YMCA Expansion Gift From M Robert Ritchie Jr
M Robert Hitchie Jr of Holly Hills Country Club presents a stock certificate to the YMCA Expansion Drive. Joseph Baker and Al Shockley accept on behalf of the Y. Ritchie, Frederick native, founded Investors Loan Corp in 1946 and Eastern Life in 1952. The 1963 fund drive led to the North Market Street building and the Aquatic Center bears his name.
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Robert Hitchie, Jr
Holly Hills Country Club
YMCA
Joseph D. Baker
Pattern Gifts
al Shockley
Ritchie
Frederick
Investors Loan Corporation
Eastern Life Insurance Company
Planning staff unveils Pinpoint Information System in Frederick County
The Frederick County Planning Commission showcased the Planning Information System at the Seventh Annual Planners Meeting. Funded by the federal public service jobs program, PINS records about 40,000 parcels on a grid, noting land use zoning structures and utilities, enabling rapid queries for barbershops or commercial areas. The system, not yet public, aims to save staff time and may become a revenue source if expanded to Realtors and marketing firms.
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Frederick County
Shaw
Watson's Family
Planning Commission
Federal Public Service
County Economic and Community Development Commission
Pine Point
Larry Johnson
Johnson
Dear Abby letter offers tips to support a friend with depression
A reader recovering from months of low mood shares how sustained contact, cheerful notes, encouragement to leave home, social invites, and seeking medical help aided recovery. The letter urges sensitivity to avoid dismissive advice and emphasizes that care from friends matters. A second reader asks how to handle missing coins from a rare coin collection, suggesting to confront the boy directly and keep parents uninvolved.
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Abby
Worman's Mill Annexation Talks May Be Moot After Condemnation
The Worman's Mill annexation push stalled as the county condemned the mill on March 2 for severe structural decay. Plans reviewer Mark Reid warned of dangerous cracks and rotted lintels with nearby power lines. The Kline Corporation promised to board up and raze within 30 days, or pursue stabilization, while officials weighed options.
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Gov
Thomas Johnson
Worman
County Department of Ferme
Mark Reid
Reid
Krline
Kline Corporation
Thomas Kline
A. F. Kline, Inc
Richard
Petition backs Linganore crowding plan by parents
A 63 name petition from Linganore district parents urged support for a temporary overcrowding solution at Linganore High School next year. The plan directs seventh graders to Singapore West at Walkersville to ease 1678 79 enrollments while a new New Market Middle School opens in 1979.
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Gordon M. Anderson
Linganore
Linganore High School
C. R. “Mac’" McCalla
New Windsor
Democratic Committee
McCalla
Anderson
Liberty Elementary
Singapore
Walkersville
Green Valley
Liberty
New Market
Singanore West
County Board of Education
Frederick
Abnapolia
Frederick County
Maryland
Baltimore
Washington
Board of Education
Linganore High
Linganore West
Singanore
Singapore West
Walkersville High School
Walkersville Middle School
LeGore Outlines Service Goals in Annapolis Bid
LeGore says his work as a student and delegate will focus on studying issues, attending hearings, and gathering facts to benefit Frederick County residents. He stresses time and effort to do the job right and hopes to prevent local divisions by encouraging unity among residents. He notes prior roles at IBM, Cybernetics, Frederik Electronics, social work, and teaching, along with community involvement in JC's, Moose Club, historic society, Boy Scouts, and Young Republicans.
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Ment
Annapolis
Frederick County
LeGore
IBM
Cybernetics
Frederik Electronics
Victor Cullen School
Jc's
Moose Clvic
The
Historical Society
Boy Scouts
Young Republicans
Bethlehem loses Navy contract at Key highway shipyard
Bethlehem Steel says it bid to repair 10 Navy frigates at its Key highway shipyard, proposing 350 local jobs and 98 million in salaries and benefits. The Bath shipyards in Maine won the contract. spokesman M. Hamilton Whitman said the company filed its best offer.
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Baltimore
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Key Highway
Bath
Maine
M. Hamilton Whitman
McClellan Runs for Delegate in Washington County District 3B
McClellan, who led five winners in 1973 Frederick City votes, announced over a year before the 1977 city contest that he would not seek reelection to the Board of Aldermen. He plans to campaign in District 3B from his West Patrick Street veterinary clinic, supported by his wife Betty and campaign manager Robert P. Marendt Jr. He stressed tax relief, limited government spending, and forging a coalition of small counties to secure fair share for Western Maryland. He remains active in veterinary circles and local organizations while preparing to meet constituents across the district.
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Washington County
McClellan
Frederick City
Board of Aldermen
West Patrick Street
Betty
Robert P. Marendt Jr
Marendt
James R. McClellan
Maryland
University of Maryland
University of Georgia
Francis Scott Key Bank and Truat Co
State Board of Veterinary Examiners
Frederick County Agricultural Society
State Veterinary Medical Associatation
Western Maryland Veterinary Medical Association
Farm Bureau
Lions Club
Democratic Club
V.F.W
American Legion
Amvet
Commissioners Agenda Administrative Business General Items
The Frederick County Commissioners discuss Civil Defense to hold an April exercise and review Mt Airy Post Office location. They seek bids for a Rose Hill Manor mall building, approve road guarantees, discuss landfill engineering services and conservation budget amendments, and consider Public Works items including aluminum sulfate price rise and a new inspector position. A special committee will work with the City of Frederick, and at 11 45 a m commissioners attend the Council of Governments meeting at Bettys Restaurant.
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Civil Defense
Earl Bartals
Mt. Airy
Lawrence W. Johnson
Rose Hill Manor
Gilbert Kingsbury
Parks Department
Board of Funcation
School Conservation Fund
Boawea
North Frederick
Department of Public Works
Donald J. Kunski
City of
Frederick
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Council of Governments
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