Singapore High School addition planned amid inflation concerns
The board of education approves preliminary architectural studies for a Singapore High School addition costing about 1 million. Inflation fears, county commissioners' funding stance, and a Citizens' Advisory Committee review shape the path forward as the community weighs library expansion and a new vocational unit.
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Singanore High School
Board of County Commissioners
Nixon
Baltimore
Singapore
Citizens’ Advisory Committee of
Singapore High School
Eisenhower Memorial Highway Proposed for I 70 Name
Area lawmakers propose renaming Interstate Highway 70 the Eisenhower Memorial Highway to honor Dwight D. Eisenhower. The route runs from Bethesda through Frederick and Washington Counties to the Midwest and Abilene Kansas, with Beall and Gude sponsoring in the House and Mathias and Tydings in the Senate.
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Ike
Gettysburg
Bethesda
Frederick
Washington
Midwest
Utah
Abilene
Kansas
J. Glenn Beall
Frederick County
Gilbert Gude
Montgomery County
Senate
Charles McC. Mathias
Joseph E. Tydings
Frederick County Heart Association Dinner Speaker Dr John J Curry
The Frederick County Heart Association will host its annual dinner on Monday evening May 26 featuring Dr John J Curry director of the Coronary Care Unit at Holy Cross Hospital Silver Spring as guest speaker on The Future of Teaching and Research in Heart Disease. Dr Curry also serves as consulting physician at Arlington Memorial Montgomery General and Suburban Hospitals and has held medical faculty posts at Tufts University Boston University Evans Memorial and Georgetown. He advocates regular exercise to prevent heart disease, promoting stair climbing as an efficient, accessible routine demonstrated by his own eight-story hospital workouts.
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John J. Curry
Holy Cross Hospital
Silver Spring
Tufts Medical College
Boston University
Evans Memorial Hospital
Georgetown University
Frederick County National Bank Announces Expansion Plans
The Frederick County National Bank announced plans to expand its facilities. Preliminary work will begin before year end to raze buildings at 5 and 7 North Market Street for the expansion. The move makes it the second local bank to plan enlarged facilities as Fredericktown Bank and Trust Company proceeds with its own expansion.
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Frederick County National Bank
North Market Street
Fredericktown Bank and Trust Company
Poison frog and DDT attack in a mixed editorial view
An NA editorial columns discuss the Kokoa frog venom used by Colombian tribes for darts and its guarded research by NIH, noting the futility and danger. It contrasts with pesticide debates as conservationists stay silent on human health impacts from DDT residues in food and milk, with a jab at EPA policy and a brief Capitol Hill fossil anecdote.
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Environmental Defense Fund
Wisconsin
Robert Finch
Birthplace Doubt Clouding U S President Andrew Jackson
A quiz item questions the birthplace of President Andrew Jackson, noting he may have been born in North Carolina or South Carolina. The text hints at a family farm near Waxhaw settlement and mentions an indistinct reference to a 21 year old winner in November with unclear names and dates.
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South Carolina
Jackson
Waxhaw Settlement
Fifty Years Ago Hems From The Newsdust Files
Yesterday’s recap notes the Republican convention nominating a major and five alderman candidates, all unchallenged. Frederick County forms and Utica Mills join progressive towns by building power lines Lewistown to town. Braddock Neights Casing appoints Charles Opel manager of Braddock Park and Novelty Orchestra for summer dances. Vernon Rhoderick finds a bag with a pig and several dead chickens near his Chapel Alley stable, suggesting theft booty.
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Lewistown
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Charles Opel
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Vernon Rhoderick
Chapel Alley
Fourth
Fifth Streets
May 29 1919 mayoral vote on traffic ordinance
In a special session the Frederick mayor and aldermen enacted an ordinance to ease the city traffic problem. The plan, urged by the mayor, includes recommendations from the Chamber of Commerce. Mount St. Mary's College will award diplomas to 122 graduates in a ceremony led by Archbishop Francis P. Keough of Baltimore. The event marks the largest graduating class in the school's history. A mystery surrounds an abandoned baby found on West Second Street. police suspect the child was born outside the county and abandoned by a passerby. Water purification plant improvements pass final inspection by city engineers.
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Aldelmen
Frederick
Chamber of Commerce
Francis FP
Keough
Baltimore
Mount St. Mary’s College
Emmitsburg
Ther Y
West Second Street
Birthday party for Ira and Leslie Stull noted at Walkersville home
The 80 year old Leslie and 90 year old Ira Stull celebrated with 47 relatives and friends at the Walkersville home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stull. Ira, a former West Maryland rider and farmer, had been a wheelchair patient at Western Maryland State Hospital after a stroke but returned home for the event. Flowers were placed at Faith United Church of Christ in Charlesville, a longtime worship site for Ira, as pastors and a guest speaker led hymns, scripture, prayer, and a benediction.
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Leslie Stull
Leslie
Walkersville
Paul Stull
Frederick
Mountaindale
Western Maryland State Hospital
Faith United Church of Christ
Charlesville
Mary Wenck
Faith Church
Bruce Ramsburg
Edward Wenck
Joshua Rice
Effie Ramsburg
Paid Fire Chief Seen as Solution for Frederick City
A column argues Frederick City should appoint a single paid fire chief to unify the four volunteer departments, oversee training and fire prevention, and improve coordination. The piece notes such a chief would operate under civil service, direct on scene operations, and act as liaison between officials and crews to avoid wasteful equipment purchases. It lauds both volunteer and paid members as capable but stresses modern needs demand a full time, trained leader.
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Frederick City
Civil Service
Ile
Frederick
Letters Against Minority Rule On Sex Ed
Letter writers urge parents to counter what they call minority influence on education arguing prayers and Bible reading were removed and schools should not teach sex education. Clyde Lawson of Route 6, Frederick, Mo, signs the piece.
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