Fueling concerns and rail talk amid a gasoline crunch
Amid a gasoline shortage, Frederick area residents weigh fuel supply worries and ways to save. AMTRAK boosts ridership and seeks old cars as trains stay in service while DOT trims passenger routes. Tourism leaders from Frederick County plan to press state officials in Annapolis to protect jobs and revenue in a fragile economy.
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Frederick
Frank Higinbotham
Department of Transportation
DOT
National Railroad Passenger Corp
California
Midwest
Amtrak
Brunswick
Frederick County
Annapolis
State of Maryland Tourism Task Force
State Department of Economic and Community Development
Thurmont Hello Girls recall early telephone days
In Thurmont, Maude Prendergast and sisters remember 1916 to 1910s when the Hobbs sisters operated the town switchboard. They describe no lights and a buzzing drop system, handling calls, messages, fire alarms, and community life before the dial era. The exchange moved from homes to a building on Water Street by 1930.
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Maude Prendergast
James K.) Gray
Pauline Firer
Thurmont Bank
Morris) Birely
Mary Buhrman Myers
Hobbs
Thurmont
Hobbs Sisters
Mary Martin Freeze
Boblitz
Lucy
Nellie
Della Walter
Creager
Water Street
Dr. Gray
Raymond Creager
Hagerstown
Mrs. Prendergast
Frederick
Lattle Gaul
Stottlemyers
Rogers
Mrs. Myers
Myers
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Firor
Niky
Frederick County club notes and local events in brief
May 19 1928 report lists T E Russell elected president of the Francis Scott Key Council Boy Scouts succeeding Prof Bjorlee. Braddock Braddock Heights Hotel Braddock opens 22nd season with events. Hood College track success. Frederick County 4H Girls Clubs elect officers Julia Schaffer president. Grace Curfman vice president. Nellie Witter secretary treasurer. Middletown beats Williamsport 5 to 5 in county league. May 18 1959 Past President's Day at Calvary Methodist. Amvets Little League defeats Elks 17 0 with Hahn Markey Harding Staley among hitters. Alumni Association plans scoreboard clock funds. Frederick Historical Society names Charles McC Mathias Jr. president. Frost timeline and Hello Girls reminiscences complete with member profiles and phone-number memories.
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T. E. Russell
Frederick
Ignatius Bjorlee
Francis Scott Key Council
Boy Scouts
Frederick County
State Armory
Julia Schaffer
Grace Curfman
Nellie Witter
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B.A. Shinnick
Knoxville
Virginia Beach
Maryland
Shinnick
Ed Thomas
Sonia Maher
FCTC
Perry Beckley
Onc
Thomas F. Grimes
Gaithersburg
Scott
Elizabeth Simkins
Charles Crain
Carroll County
Kimmey House
Carroll County Historical Society
Peters
Amos
Andy
Ann
Burnside
James K. Gray
Toma
Biles
Hotel Braddock
Braddock Heights
Favre
Hood College
Middletown
Williamsport Wildcats
Calvary Methodist Church
Nelson Bohn
Charles V. Main
Main
Amvets
Elks
Hahn
Markey
Harding
Staley
Frederick High School Alumni Association
the Historical Society of
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Hello Girls
Sisters Pauline Firor, Maude Prendergast and
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