Wyngate Flood Erosion Meeting With City Leaders
About a dozen Wyngate residents met with Mayor Magaha State Senator Thomas and Engineer Pue Jr to address backyard erosion from flood waters. Residents blame drainage from Prospect Shopping Center for widening a small stream behind homes and raising flood risk. They urged action, noting Magaha has sought relief for 12 years and pledging to involve owners of the center Holmes Oil Realty Co and developer Ausherman to relieve the problem.
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Wyngate
E. Paul Magaha
Edward Thomas
Michael Pue Jr
Prospect
Dorothy Stevens
Magaha
Thomas
Prospect Shopping Center
Holmes Oil & Realty Co
Ernest Ausherman
Ausherman
Conditional Okay Given Site Plan For Brigadoon Area
Frederick City Planning Board grants conditional approval for Maryvale Townhouses at Brigadoon, with walkways between clusters and a 42 inch fence along open space drainage. Next steps include metes and bounds plat and HOA covenants, amid flooding concerns from residents. The next planning board meeting on July 31 will review signs for Frederick Towne Mall.
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Frederick City
Maryvale
Brigadoon
Larry Johnson
city board
planning board
planning commission
Maryvale Homeowners Association
Frederick Towne Mall
Johnson
Frederick Officials Thank Workers For Fine Flood Effort
City leaders led by Mayor E. Paul Magaha commend Frederick residents and city workers for their response to tropical storm Agnes. Police and fire crews along with public works staff and citizens labored to mitigate flood damage after streets flooded and cellars and homes were affected.
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E. Paul Magaha
Frederick
Agnes
Frederick City
Frederick Fire Department
Public Works Department
Hiltner Denies Closing as Frederick Flood Damages Store
Donald Hiltner, owner of Hiltner’s Furniture in Frederick, denies reports he is closing. He notes a million-dollar fire last fall and $450,000 in flood damages, plans to reopen in a week, and temporary premises at the Frederick Fair Grounds while a new Highland Street building is finished.
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Frederick
Hiltner
East
Cedric H. Smith
Donald Hiltner
Hittner
Highland Street
Carroll Creek
Fast Street
Hitner's
Frederick Fair Grounds
Downtown pair revives city building with preservation aid
Frederick businessmen M. Dunbar Ashbury Jr. and Ted Mercer renovate their 23 E. Patrick St. building, using Frederick Preservation Advisors for design guidance. They strip sandblast the exterior to expose brick, plan to restore doors to natural wood, and estimate total costs around 5000 dollars. Mercer cites civic duty and says improved appearance boosts productivity and new business.
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Frederick
M. Dunbar Ashbury Jr
Ted Mercer
E. Patrick St
Mercer
David Bork
Frederick Preservation Advisors
Fredericktowne Bank
dow
City Officials Struggle to Estimate Flood Losses
Frederick city leaders race to estimate flood damages after last week's disaster. Mayor E Paul Magaha says a figure by Wednesday is possible but not yet. City Engineer Michael Puelr Civil Defense Director George J Stup and Chamber of Commerce official Richard Hammond note no totals available.
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E. Paul Magaha
Michael PueJr
Civil Defense
George J. Stup
Chamber of Commerce
Frederick City
Richard Hammond
Car Sinks Into Garage After Floor Gives Way
Paul Greff parked his car in his Clarke Place garage last night and the floor dropped out. The car rested on its front bumper with a five foot hole beneath, and Greff speculated a former well may be involved. He plans to tow it out if a jack fails, expecting to fill the hole with dirt.
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Paul Greff
Clarke Place
Greff
Jury Frees Fraley Before Completing Eight Year Term
A circuit court jury found George B. Fraley Jr. not defectively delinquent, ending an eight and a half year incarceration for a 1963 armed robbery conviction. Fraley, 26, had spent most of the time at Patuxent Institution in Jessup as a defectively delinquent, delaying his release despite his seven year sentence. He was 17 at sentencing in 1963 to three years at the Maryland Institution for Men.
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George B. Fraley Jr
Catpetin Furnace
Clarence R. Reeder
fraley
young Fraley
Patuxent Institution
Jessup
Patuxent
Maryland Institution for men
Mathias Beall Favor Dam At Sixes Bridge
Maryland Senators Mathias and Beall testify before a Senate Public Works subcommittee in support of funding for the Sixes Bridge Dam and Reservoir on the Monocacy River in Frederick County. The project aims to assure Washington area water supply during peak dry periods by storing and releasing water to boost Potomac flow.
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Maryland
senate public works
Sixes Bridge
Washington
Charles McC Mathias
J. Glenn Beal
Potomac River
Monocacy River
Frederick County
Potomac
Frederick City Sisters Lose Snowball Stand Fight
Frederick city planners rule 1964 law banning retail outlets in residential districts applies to snowball stands. Richard Freed seeks reopening to keep daughters busy. board praised effort but cited law. Neighbors cite eyesore and conflict over residential use.
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Frederick City
Richard Freed
city planning board
Freed
Frederick
Damage losses climb in Frederick County bridge damage
Frederick County officials report bridge and bridge approach damage estimated at over 7 million with ten bridges out. Army Corps of Engineers assessing the Devilbiss Bridge near Route 15 and Walkersville for irreparable damage while Roads Commission inventories other roads. Total county damage could reach 20 million with crop and private property losses, farmers hit by rebuilt entrances and fences. Congressman Byron to discuss federal relief and possible low interest loans at Winchester Hall Friday morning.
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Frederick
John A. Derr
Army Corps of Engineers
Devilbiss
Route 15
Walkersville
County Roads Commission
Derr
Goodloe Byron
Winchester Hall
Thomas M. Fox
Frederick flood disaster aid center opens Wednesday
Frederick County Civil Defense and Emergency Planning Agency with Maryland and federal partners will run a flood disaster assistance information center at West Frederick Junior High School room 108. It runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with bus transportation from flooded areas and help on available assistance and questions. Federal state and county agencies present include USDA farm damages, Labor unemployment, HUD housing, SBA and FmHA loans, Red Cross and Social Services emergency needs, Tax Assessments re-evaluation.
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Frederick County
U.S.D.A
Dept. Labor
HUD
Small Business Administration
Farm Home Administration
Red Cross and Social Services
Half Way House Centers Sought to Treat Addicts
Daniel Roff of Frederick County Mental Health Services urges creation of mid level residential centers for alcohol and drug addicts. He cites 600+ county addicts with 200 hard core heroin users and 300 heavy pill users, warns zoning blocks housing such facilities, and notes detox services may shift to local hospitals and jails.
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Frederick County Mental Health Service
Daniel Roff
Roff
Frederick County Comprehensive Health Planning Council
Health Planning Council
Frederick
Market Narrow Rise After Sharp Slide in New York
Stock prices steadied in New York as concerns over the international monetary situation cooled slightly. Trading was slow with the Dow Jones Industrial Average edging up to about 158.82, based on a 10:30 a.m. average across 30 industrial stocks.
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NEW YORK CAP
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Zimmerman
Michael Pue
Elizabeth Bur
Hiltners
Michaels Mill
J. Rolfe Castleman
Mathias
Beall
Favor
Crabbe
Neiman Brunk
Springfield
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