Sunny week ahead for farmers as planting resumes
Sunshine and warm temperatures are forecast through the week with a chance of rain late Tuesday. Farmers, still behind from last week’s six inch rainfall, welcome drier days to finish corn planting. Kenneth Shifflett, Frederick County extension agent, says 7 to 10 days of good weather are needed to plant the remaining corn acreage, with nationwide and local implications. Last year by now 90 to 95 percent was planted locally. this year only about half is in due to rain. Crops such as clover and timothy grew 10 to 12 inches during the downpour, and hay crops have since grown similarly.
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Kenneth Shifflett
Frederick County
Shifflett
Shiffiett
PSC affirms June 12 fuel cost hearing for PE in Frederick
The Maryland Public Service Commission ruled that Potomac Edison must proceed with the June 12 public hearing in Frederick on fuel rate adjustment charges. PSC hearing examiner Kirk Emge rejected PE’s claim that 1978 General Assembly changes and prior hearings negate the need for the June session. Maryland law requires public utilities using automatic fuel cost pass-through to justify charges every six months.
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Baltimore
Maryland Public Service Commission
Potomac Edison Company
Frederick
Kirk Emge
PSC
Commission
General Assembly
Maryland
Assembly
Frederick Fair to Host All Star Week of Shows
Frederick Fair has announced September 19 to 23 with an all star line up. Wartyafer and Stella Parton open the week on Tuesday, demolition derby on Wednesday, Conway Twitty and Charley Pride perform Thursday and Friday evenings, and Jack Kochman and Hell Drivers close Saturday with two shows. Dr James E McClellan says catalogs are printing and grounds have new improvements.
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Frederick Fair
Wartyafer
Stella Parton
Conway Twitty
Charley Pride
Jack Kochman
Hell
James E. McClellan
Board of Managers
Weather and quotes mix in narrow European Congress notes
A fragmented clipping notes French free Europeans congress activity and a class experiment failing amid a forecast of a cloudy day with a chance of afternoon rain. Highs reach the low to mid 70s as Fair tonight gives way to cooler, unsettled conditions tomorrow. William Hazlitt quote appears.
Crowds Attend Family Festival and Fort Detrick Open House
Warm weekend drawing large crowds with 8 000 to 10 000 attending Baker Park Family Festival and Fort Detrick open house for Armed Forces Day. Jousting event postponed due to wet grounds and tentatively rescheduled for Sunday June 1 at 1 p.m. Festival features bathtub race sack races hayride petting animals and a poster contest. Wind prevented balloon rides around the city.
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Baker Park
Fort Detrick
Frederick Association of Life Underwriters
Power of Armed Forces
Festival Day
Russell Thompson
Culler Lake
Sunrise Sertoma Club
Three Drown In Potomac In Weekend Boating Accidents
Weekend Potomac River tragedy near Williamsport and Hancock left three men dead after their boats capsized in swift waters. Victims: Thomas W. Lewis 37 of Silver Spring Robert L. Hanson 24 and James S. Shatzer from Falling Water West Virginia. Rescue efforts hampered by rocks and strong current. Divers, grappling hooks and a state police helicopter search continued as authorities warned against river use.
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Potomac River
Washington County
Thomas W. Lewis
Silver Spring
Robert L. Hanson
James S. Shatzer
W.V
Robert Buckley
Maryland Natural Resources Police
South Cumberland Water Rescue Group
Buckley
Williamsport
Hagerstown
Hanson
Shatzer
William B. Beeton
Becton
Lewis
Boy Scouts
Tne
William Wilson
Wilson
George Wachter
Wachter
Brunswick
U.S. 340
Shenandoah
West Virginia
Edward C. Fox
Martinsburg
Nine named to special panel on library site
County commissioners appointed a nine member committee to report within 90 days whether the Warfield property on West Patrick Street can host the new county public library cost effectively. The panel is led by Commissioner Edgar C. Virts Jr and includes Sona Smariga Lila Wenner George Callan Jr. David Smith Jack Stan Lem Keller Carl Culler and Join Helms.
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Board of County Commissioners
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Warfield
West
Patrick Street
New County Public Library
Sterling E. Bollinger
Donald L. Lewis
Bollinger
Lewis
Sagner
Edgar C. Virts Jr
Sona Smariga
Lila Wenner
George B
Virts
Elliott Haines
Myersville
City Historic District Commission
Wirts
Whitmore enters race for County Treasurer nomination
Mrs Mary Whitmore a longtime county employee in the Accounting Office announces her bid for the Democratic nomination for county treasurer with an $18000 a year post. She follows deputy treasurer Martha Ann Brittain as a Democrat candidate while Republican Robert D Owen runs in the primary.
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Mary Whitmore
Buyet
Whitmore
Charlotte Kerrigan
Martha Ann Brittain
Robert D. Owen
Frederick
Mikulski Urges Hood Grads to Take Risks in World
Maryland Congresswoman Barbara Mikulski addressed Hood College graduates urging women to take risks and pursue their beliefs. She cited Sojourner Truth Marian Anderson and Eleanor Roosevelt, noting history's defenders of rights. The ceremony honored Dr Estelle R Ramey and actress Jean Stapleton with honorary degrees. The stock market in New York showed little movement as Dow slipped to 646.15 in early trading.
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Hopa College
Barbara A. Mikulski
D.-Md
Ms. Mikulski
Estelle R. Ramey
Jean Stapleton
Sojurner Truth
Marian Anderson
DAR Constitution Hall
Eleanor Roosevelt
Daughters of the American Revolution
Miss Anderson
New York
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