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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1969
Page
2
The Frederick newspaper page contains a dense jumble of ads notices and brief items from The News established printing house and local businesses on Patrick Street. It references postage services bread prices and community notices as part of a midweek Frederick edition.
Frederick and Montgomery County leaders join a statewide protest led by Charles E. Collins to veto two General Assembly measures. The plan would require counties to supplement state salaries for assessors and repeal the six percent transfer tax on farm land. Officials warn the farm assessment law will not replace tax revenue.
Frederick County faces a growing crime problem prompting the State Department of Parole and Probation to add a second officer and open an office in Frederick City. Basil Day previously carried about 125 cases, far above the 50 considered efficient, and Durward W. Kettells is transferred from Hagerstown to assist. The workload rose after Trial Magistrate Courts gained parole services parity with the Circuit Court last June.
Senator Charles Smelser told Emmitsburg parents that every new school program increases costs and taxes. He urged restraint on spending and a return to discipline and common sense in education and government, urging citizens to write to officials about controversial legislation.
Gordon Wilson of Bethesda takes the helm as branch director of Monocacy Valley Goodwill Industries effective May 1. He oversees vocational rehabilitation services sheltered employment for the disabled and the Goodwill Store on South Bentz Street during Goodwill Week observed May 4 to 10 nationwide.
Frederick County breeze prompts debate as Mrs. Baugher recalls denial of aid during husband’s illness and six children to raise. Geneva Barthel of the Social Services Dept defends a self-help goal while noting limited local autonomy and a shift from outright denial to cases of special necessity for car and telephone.
A garbled excerpt discusses a plant worker named Johnny and a series of odd terms while noting misprints and missing context. It resembles a fragmented local notice or column with no coherent event or facts to report.
Dr Edward Homard Griggs in his final Hood College Seminary lecture argues no fear of long term harm from Bolshevist revolution calling it a vile epidemic. A bolt of lightning struck George S Bopst home in Pearl wrecking the hallway wiring and rendering Bopst's 16 year old daughter unconscious. Woodsboro added to Frederick County towns with new street lights turned on last night. Preliminary Salvation Army drive planning held at the City Hotel with a $13000 goal. County Treasurer Roger G Harley named campaign chairman.
A monthly report from the supervisor of assessments cites a drop in issued permits during March and April. Planning commission approves proposed highways through Frederick to be added to the master plan. Seven county high school graduates due to a shift from eleven to twelve years of schooling. A referendum on legalized pari mutuel betting on harness races is slated for next year.
Maryland starts a July 1 bounty program to scrap abandoned vehicles with a $10 bounty for processors and a $5 fine for old cars kept too long. DMV workers, police, and private owners will aid in locating, tagging, and removing cars as Maryland aims to curb the 160 000 to 500 000 junked vehicles and curb open burning after July 1 1970.
The fragment mentions grudges and neighbors in a tense community atmosphere. It notes rumors about newcomers, parishioners, and financial concerns. References to a medical center and a dentist hint at local services affected by broader strain.
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