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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1983
Page
2
Frederick County Library Board voted 4 to 1 Wednesday night to eliminate five Bookmobile stops Amber Meadows Stonegate Farms Frederick Alliance Kindercare and 201 Fairview Ave citing proximity to the main library and a shift toward serving rural areas. Board members debated policy guiding future route decisions and requested budget impact data.
Mary Marshall, Bookmobile librarian, says five staff would not suffice to serve all Frederick County readers. Attempts to add stops, including Araby Road in Urbana, were rejected. Circulation near Amber Meadows fell by three books from two years ago and no other areas can be served. The Bookmobile policy remains to go where needed and be guided by usage. The telegraph line introduced in 1844 linked Baltimore and Washington, with Morse delivering the first message What hath God wrought.
The Frederick Jaycees event praised active seniors as nominators cited the people they work with daily. Frederick Community College President Jack B. Kussmaul addressed aging virtues, noting patience, respect, and class. Judges Margaret Kline, Anita Stup, and Lloyd Hoover joined the ceremony, with Kline and Stup holding notable public roles.
Vance Allen Snook, 30, of Patrick Road and a City of Hagerstown employee, died after a 2400 volt power line contacted his aerial bucket in the 200 block of East Washington Street. He was rushed to Washington County Hospital where he died. Officer Joseph Gunter leads the investigation.
The National Weather Service forecasts showers on Friday for New England and Iowa Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Cool weather is expected in the Northeast and northern Plains. Most areas will be mild.
A compact Frederick MD newspaper snippet lists staff positions at the Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing Company with addresses in Frederick and Rockville. It includes pricing for subscriptions by mail and motor route or carrier, detailing monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly rates for within and outside the marketing area.
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