Write-In Campaigns Spark Maryland Town Elections
Two unexpected write-in campaigns energized town elections in Emmitsburg and Myersville. Incumbents largely held seats as Burgesss and council members won with solid margins. notable counts include Spurrier and Myers in Mt. Airy, and Rodgers re elected in Emmitsburg. Ballots in Myersville favored Eldridge over Hoffmaster by about half, while Mt. Airy saw Spurrier win with 83 votes to 83 for Myers, among others. New terms begin June 1.
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Emmitsburg
Myersville
Paul Hoffmaster
Burgess
John W. Eldridge
James T. Hays
Wales E £. Rightnour
Burgess Thornton W. Rodgers
Spur
Dawson
Herman Gillis
Preston Brown
Mark Leatherwood
Don Grigsby
Burgess Rodgers
Righthour
Hays
Burgess Eldridge
Hoffmaster
R. Avery Browning
Elmer Harp
Paul F. Bittle
Moyersville
Walkersville
William D. Powell
John V. Nicodemus
George L. Barrick
Burgess Powell
Elroy Grimes
John H. Stauffer
Maryland Eyes Buy of Navy Solomons Base for $1
Maryland conservation officials want to purchase the Navy abandoned Solomons base for a nominal $1. The Board of Natural Resources authorized exploration of a deal with the Federal Government, noting the site covers 117 acres with an operating permit tied to naval needs. Attorney Emory cautioned against optimism for outright sale despite the nominal price.
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Annapolis
Maryland Conservation
Navy
Solomons
Board of Natural Resources
David H Wallace
R. V. Truitt
Maryland
Richard W. Emory
Emory
Painxent
Ernest A. Vaughn
State Game and Inland Fish Commission
Patuxent
Lee Bowen
Aquarco
Attorney General's
Joseph F. Kaylor
Department of Forests and Parks
Gathland State Park
Frederick County
New York Nations
Patapsco State Park
Baltimoore
Landmark Rapidan home moved from Frederick County to Urlans
The Landon house near Fredericksburg Virginia was dismantled in 1846 and moved piece by piece to Urlans by river boat ship and bullock cart. Its 100 foot long design features a corridor free layout with rooms opening into each other. Current owners Mr and Mrs Ivan Standoff bought in 1947 and restored a large living area and second floor corridor. The cradle roll program and Civil War era sketches remain on plaster walls. The site opens May 7 for a house and garden pilgrimage and public tours.
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Landon
Fredericksburg
Rappahannock
Urlans
Frederick County
Ivan
Standoff
Bulgaria
Standrott
Arden
J. E. B. Stuart
Lincoln
Grant
Jefferson Davis
Tractor-Trailer Damaged On Turnpike Collision
A W Staley Hahn tractor trailer from Frederick collided with a parked truck on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Sideling Will tunnel early Thursday. Driver Edward G Creighton 42 of Dun daix suffered a compound fracture of the right foot and was hospitalized in Everett PA. The Hahn truck en route from Wisconsin to Philadelphia with new automobiles sustained 3000 in damage. the parked truck and the new cars were undamaged. The crash was the truck’s first run.
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W. Staley Hahn
Frederick
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Sideling
Will Tunnel
Edward G. Creighton
Dundaix
Everett
Hahn
Wisconsin
Philadelphia
Sid
PURCHASE HOTEL IN HANOVER AREA MAY REPORT
Hannover Pa May 2 Ray Zwiebel manager of the Richard Me.
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Purchase
Hannover
Ray Zwiebel
Richard Me
East End seeks new elementary school in Frederick
East Frederick Civic Improvement Association urged County Commissioners to back a new elementary school in the eastern city. Spokespersons cited expected closure of North Market Street school and long, hazardous walks for 6 to 10 year olds to existing campuses. Several sites were proposed though not disclosed, with emphasis on reducing winter travel and traffic risks for young children.
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East Frederick
Washington Street
North Market Street
Frederick
Frederick Area Growth Plans Deliberated By Officials
Eastern areas are developing and a large portion of Frederick's population sits east of Market Street. The Board of Education and the County Commissioners will give thorough consideration to the request in the future planning agenda.
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Frederick
Market Street
Board of Education
County Commisssioners
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Kiwanie Club
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Gettysburg
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Henry Reindollar, Jr
Raymond J. Perry
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York
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First Baptist Church
Dium Avenue
Last Thrurs
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Humphrey Bogart
STRAW
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Wurlitzer
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Damascus
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James Stewart
Lionel Barrymore
John Hodiak
Valentina Cortesa
C. E. Cline & Son
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Charles E. Nichols
Monroe
WM. H. K. Leggett
South Main St
Boonsboro
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Ask For
News School
East End
City
William Holden
Delphey’s
West Patrick ST
Harry Tinney
Hamilton Ave
Allen
Market & Second Sts
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H. Schell
Sherman Ave
Frederick, Md
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Paris
ALT Film Productions, Inc
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Franchot Tone
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Robert Hutton
ANSCO
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Belita
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Fredericktown
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