Last summer holiday weekend drenched by rains across Maryland
A soggy Labor Day weekend kept residents indoors as 2.2 inches of rain fell Sunday and Monday. The National Weather Service traced the wet spell to a low pressure front from Pennsylvania, with easterly winds bringing continuous showers. Despite gloomy skies, few travelers ventured to Ocean City or the Maryland State Fair, while one rescue saved a family from the Potomac River island. The area faced cool, cloudy days through Thursday, with September typically averaging 4.3 inches of rain.
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National Weather Service
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
Ocean City
Timonium
Enrollment shifts push Frederick County schools to adapt
Eastern and Walkersville areas see growth from Glade Town and Discovery developments, with Middletown also rising. Fogle cites high kindergarten registrations and area development despite statewide declines, while some schools may drop enrollments in older, established buildings. The year ends June 10 for students and June 11 for teachers, with 183 and 189 required days. Easter Vacation shortened by one week. first break is Fair Day on September 19.
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Walkersville
Glade Town
Discovery Developments
Middletown
Fogle
Frederick County
Frederick County Teachers Association
Best age to start lessons at a crass ary age
A reader asks when to begin, noting opinions vary. The piece argues an ideal age to start is discussed, with comments on timing as school begins and peers’ reactions influencing early instruction and social development.
Byron to Speak at Detrick Dinner for NCO-EM Club
Congressman Goodloe Byron will address the Francis Scott Key Chapter NCO-EM Club dinner at Ft. Detrick on Sept 19. The program includes a 6:30 cocktail hour, 7:15 buffet, with dancing to Pop ’N Country after the address and door prizes. Tickets cost 4.50 advance, 5 at the door with reservations advised.
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Goodloe E. Byron
Francis Scott Key
Non-Commissioned Officers’ Association
Ft. Detrick
Byron
The
NCOA
Nco-Em Club
Charles D. Burns
Frederick
Maj. Burns
City referendum sought on downtown utility bury project
Petition efforts question the plan to bury wires from Clarke Place to Patrick as part of a downtown beautification project. Voters face a cost split where the city pays 50 percent of about 600000 dollars, with Potomac Edison and C P Telephone adding the other half as a one time assessment to city consumers.
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Board of Election Supervisors
Crawford
Maryland Public Service Commission
Potomac Edison
Young
Clarke Place
Madison Street
Patrick
Mount Saint Mary’s College Enrolls Record 1975 Fall
Mount Saint Mary’s College announces the 1975-76 academic year opens September 4 with the largest enrollment in its 467 year history. Undergraduate count hits 1,259, with a freshman class of 357 and total women at 420. Nursing degree completion program adds 25, dormitory space rises from 825 to over 900, and about 120 transfer students join. Freshmen register Sept 4, upperclassmen Sept 6, classes Sept 8.
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Mount Saint Mary’s College
Bernard
Kaliss
Mount
Guy A. Baker Jr
Memorial Gym
Dean of Students
Washington, D. C
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Frederick Towne Mall
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Detrick
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Myron Randall
Rt. 5
Braddock Heights
Ball State University
Muncie
Ind
Frederick High School
Amos L. Brown
Jnsteannics
Polye
Bagato Acqoil
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Frederick County Square
Baughman’s
Lane Valley Mall
Hagerstown
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Crice
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