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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1983
Page
1
Former CCC members recount life in the Mountain Dale watershed camp, detailing training, work, and community impact. Elders describe camaraderie, meals, backfires that halted wildfires, and the post camp lives including 21 years at Fairchild Industries. The pair reflect on era, discipline, and nostalgia.
The town reports a total of 5280 with Bourland noting this remains nearly $1,000 below last year’s premium. A bid of 4500 was accepted for a second coat on the water tower. Parking restrictions on part of Pennsylvani a Avenue near George Street aim to ease congestion hindering fire trucks on Sundays. Final storm-water bid decisions set for July 13 at the town meeting. Two monthly meetings in July and August are canceled. Admissions and discharges lists follow for the June 24 25, 1983 period.
State police investigated two thefts in Frederick County. Patricia S. Harrison reported an AM FM stereo auto radio and a gold watch stolen from her Walkersville home, value 160 dollars, the Thursday, June 10 incident reported later. A shed at Glenn T. Runkles Knoxville residence lost over 630 dollars in lawn tools including a Hechinger mower a Genie PC22 weed chopper and a JC Penney 27 inch 10 speed girl’s bike.
The National Weather Service predicts today’s showers for parts of Michigan and North Dakota the Pacific Northwest and extending from Kansas to the gulf coast. The brief forecast notes scattered rain across these areas with no major storm system specified.
Mrs Pat Flanagan Fellows earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Shepherd College in Shepherdstown West Virginia. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Bernard W Flanagan of Walkersville and wife of James M Fellows of Mason Michigan. The couple has joined him in Adana Turkey where he serves at the Veterinary Clinic USAF Hospital. Mr and Mrs Ralph Holler of Frederick announce their 23rd wedding anniversary set for Saturday June 25.
Mrs. Godin recounts brutal life in occupations and deportations with hangings killings and selections. She describes forced abortions and a father deported to Dachau killed in a gas chamber. Escaping to the United States after five years in refugee camps, she now belongs to Shalom.
Frederick observers note the 50 year milestone since the Civilian Conservation Corps set up at Fishing Creek Dam. Maryland men arrived June 8 1933 to build camp facilities and clear forests, blaze fire trails, widen roads, and plant trees. The 1933 1939 period saw 20 miles of watershed roads and 75 miles of fire trails created. A 50th reunion is planned July 16 at Fort Frederick with Gov. Harry Hughes issuing a proclamation and Louis Goldstein delivering the keynote.
Frederick County Commissioners will consider a bill to double the marriage license fee from 10 to 20 dollars. The move follows a prior hike from 3 to 10 dollars on July 1, 1982. The additional 10 dollars would fund domestic violence programs, with Hartley House highlighted as a likely beneficiary if approved.
The Daily Numbers drawing in Maryland Friday produced the winning sequence 3 2 8. The Pick 4 result is 5 2 0 1, announced in Baltimore.
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