Police Recover Antiques From Prentis Mansion Break‑in
State Police recovered four of nearly 30 heirloom antiques stolen in a $20 000 break in at the Prentis mansion near Thurmont last Thursday. Baltimore police aided in locating the silver items on Pennsylvania Avenue. Investigators say suspects are known criminals and the case was pre‑planned with the mansion cased days earlier.
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Prentis
Thurmont
William F. Davis
Baltimore
Pennsylvania Avenue
Davis
Garnett Prentis
Thurmont Plans Water Sources Tour
The Thurmont mayor and town commissioners will inspect possible water sources next Tuesday. A meeting with Buchart and Horn of York Pa defined the survey needs and confirmed the consultant role after shelving a three year new water system project by a Baltimore firm. Carl Gudat and Charles F Kauffman represented Buchart and Horn.
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Thurmont
Pennsylvania
Buchart and Horn
Buchart and Horn Engineering
York
Carl Gudat
Charles F. Kauffman
Better Policing as Square Corner Call Box Moves
Frederick city officials move the Square Corner police call box from the northeast corner to the southwest for improved officer visibility. Mayor E Paul Magaha says the change aims at better policing and denies Routzahn's Department Store influenced the decision. The box, in service about 42 years, was rebuilt by Sgt Sherman Boone in colonial style.
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Frederick
E. Paul Magaha
Routzahn’s
Police Department
Magaha
Sherman Boone
Ruling Sought On Racing Slick Tire Safety
Magistrate Byron W. Thompson asked the Maryland Attorney General for guidance after Chauncey P. Cramer Jr. was charged with operating an unsafe vehicle for driving oversize racing slicks on East Street. The case centers on tire width and fender clearance beyond standard safety limits.
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Byron W. Thompson
Maryland Attorney General’s Office
Chauncey P. Cramer Jr
Frederick
John B. Wheeldon
City
Wheeldon
Cramer
East Street
Pros pect Park Plaza Expands with New Apartment Blocks
The City Engineer issued a permit to Fehr and Kroll Construction Co. for two more 30 unit buildings at Prospect Park Plaza. Two buildings already exist with some occupancy, and future plans call for seven 30-unit structures totaling 210 apartments. Each building measures 240 by 42 feet and stands three stories high with electric kitchens heating and air conditioning.
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Prospect Park Plaza
Prospect Boulevard
Fehr and Kroll Construction Co
van Kirk Fehr
Fall Institute Discusses Teachers Duty Freedom To Teach
Frederick County Teachers Association hosts its Fall Institute at Mar La Ridge with a Friday dinner and panel on teacher freedom and responsibility. Moderated by Karl Manwiller, panel includes a minister judge doctor and a State Teachers Association representative.
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Frederick County Teachers Association
Mar-La-Ridge
Arnold Fieagle
Walkersville High School
Karl S. Manwiller
Frederick County
State Teachers Association
Carroll Boyer
Patrick N. Schnauffer
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
Voter Roll Clean Up Campaign Proposes City Charter Change
City regulators discuss removing inactive voters from rolls after five years of no city elections. The amendment aims to align city and county books and cut duplicates. Officials say effects depend on the charter change, which would take effect after November unless opposed.
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Board of Election Supervisors
James Messersmith
E. Paul Magaha
Health Department
County Board of Election Supervisors
Messersmith
Narcotics theft hits Peoples Drug Store in Frederick
Thieves stole about 355 dollars of narcotics from Peoples Drug Store in the Prospect Shopping Center. More than 1,700 tablets and barbiturates were taken in the latest break in a string of narcotic robberies across Frederick in the past year and a half. Police say the culprits are likely nonlocals and the U S Treasury Narcotics Division is notified in each case.
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Frederick
Peoples Drug Store
Prospect Shopping Center
Peoples
Medical Art
Toll House Avenue
Mercer
North Market Street
South Market Street
Whitesell
Paul W. Mossburg
Mossburg
Narcotics Division
U. S. Treasury Department
King Farm Sold For 551 500 In Frederick County
The King Farm along Ballenger Creek Pike sold for 551 500 per a deed in the Frederick County Clerk’s office. Joel Kline and Irene Kline of Washington purchased the 18314 acre property, also known as Rocky Creek or Ideal Farms, with a nearby 1 1/2 acre tract along U S 240. The sale involved Catherine A Thomas and Mary E King and Helen I King of Frederick County. A separate deed records Ralph E Kemp and Barbara D Kemp selling 0 55 acre to Ebert Ice Cream Company for 14 500 on the east side of North Market Street near Frederick Emmitsburg road.
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King
Ballenger Creek Pike
Circuit Court
Rocky Creek
Ideal Farms
Joel Kline
Irene Kline
Washington
Catherine A. Thomas
Mary E. King
Helen I. King
Frederick County
U.S. 240
Ralph E. Kemp
Barbara D. Kemp
North Market Street
Ebert Ice Cream Company
Frederick To
Emmitsburg
Frederick County Zoning Appeals Board Sets Two Hearings Next Week
The Frederick County Board of Zoning Appeals schedules eleven public hearings, with seven cases listed for Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Circuit Courtroom including trailer residence on Old Frederick road, dog kennel land use on Md 75, an outdoor advertising signboard, two Beckley motel signboards, and a variance for a car port on Md 153. A second hearing is planned for Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Circuit Courtroom.
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Frederick County Board of Zoning Appeals
Appeals Board
Percy W
Mary G. McKay
Frederick Road
Appold’s Crossing
Gilmore R. Flautt II
Hayward Road
US. 15
Biggs Ford Road
Walter E
Elizabeth B. Barkdoll
MD. 153
Wolfsville
Principals Meet To Shape Frederick County Education Budget
Frederick County principals will join an all day meeting at the School Board offices to begin crafting the 1965 66 budget. Dr C Edward Hamilton John E Tritt and William R Hess will outline new budget plans and each principal will prepare an individual school budget aligned with the system budget. Additional meetings run through December with state approval targeted by March 1 1965 for the July 1 1965 fiscal year. Stocks rise as steels airlines and electrical equipment lead gains in New York trading.
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Frederick County
East Church Street
C. Edward Hamilton
John E. Tritt
William R. Hess
Frederick County School Board
Hoover Laid In State At St Bartholomews In New York
The nation mourns the death of Herbert Hoover age 90. Hoover lies in state 9 am to 3 pm today and Thursday at St Bartholomew's Church New York with public tribute, guard detail, and a memorial service planned. Burial set for Iowa. President Johnson to attend memorial in Washington.
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New York
Herbert Clark Hoover
St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church
Park Avenue
Hoover
Washington
Capito Rotunda
John F. Kennedy
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Army
Iowa
Mississippi
White House
St. Bartholomew's
Lou Henry
John Adams
Johnson
Capitol Rotunda
LBJ Campaign Trip Delayed to Saturday Night
In Baltimore the Democratic leader said President Johnson postpones his Maryland campaign stop from Thursday to Saturday night. The White House canceled all Thursday and Friday appearances to pay respects to former President Herbert Hoover who died Tuesday. Maryland coordinator Herbert R. OConnell Jr. promised an updated time and venue for the Saturday rally.
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Baltimore
Johnson
Maryland
White House
Herbert Hoover
Civic Center
Herbert R. O'Conor Jr
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Robert Y. Dubei
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Marvin Spencer
Robert Haugen
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J. Rolfe Castleman
Fort Detrick
Herbert C. Hoover
Pol Eco
Ben
Hunting Creek
Lawrence Richey
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