Jefferson Septemberfest draws crowds to bicentennial celebration
Jefferson hosts its 11th annual September Celebration this weekend with two days of entertainment and food. About 35 artisans set up booths at the Raritan Community Center for free admission and parking. The Country Music Show airs 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday and a Saturday talent show highlights the event.
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Jefferson
Frederick
Catharine Remsberg
Jefferson Ruritan Club
Raritan Community Center
Primary vote in Frederick for mayor and aldermen
Voters in Frederick face a city primary Tuesday with both Democratic and Republican parties selecting candidates for mayor and five aldermen. Mayor Ronald N. Young and Republican Donna Lane are unopposed for their parties, while aldermanic nominees include a slate of Democrats and Republicans. Polls open 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. A feature notes poet Tom Kolb's new book Take Time Out and his weekly church page poems in The Frederick News-Post.
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Frederick City
Ronald N. Young
Donna Lane
Frederick County League of Women Voters
Frederick News-Post
Allen Merchant
James Murphy
Arlene Phillips
Tom Summers
Elizabeth Burkett
Burkett
Calvin
Cy” Bartgis
Hoffmans Community Sale hosts lifelong auctioneer Eddie Hoffman
Eddie Hoffman, born Eston Howard Hoffman in Frederick County, built a career as an auctioneer after three weeks of home study and a first sale in 1977. He works with his father at the Penton Community Sale off West Fifth Street, drives a bus, collects cars, and enjoys helping families stage private estates while calling numbers rather than words at sales.
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Eddie Hoffan
Eddie Hoffman
Seliing
Hoffman’s Community Sale
West Fifth Street
Hoffman
Frederick County
Eston Hartman
Mildred Quinn Hoffman
Eston Howard
Eston H
Eddie
Sycamore Flats
East Frederick
West Frederick Junior High
Frederick High School
Fort Detrick
Detrick
Fearly
Judy
Navy
Vietnam
Rosemary Fogle
Montgomery County Board of Education
the Transportation Department
North Market Street
Frederick
Eric Clinton
Alen
Penton Community Sale
Kansas City
Montgomery County
Items From Files of the News-Post 50 Years Ago
Government agents seized two large stills and 10,000 gallons of mash near Brunswick. Three men were charged with possession and manufacture of unlicensed liquor as a crowd watched the destruction. Read's Drug Store in Frederick was acquired by People's Service Drug Stores with staff retained. Frederick County 4-H showed strong results at Timonium Fair with top teams advancing to state and national events. An emergency occurred at North Market Street Elementary when a 6-year-old wandered off and was found after 15 minutes. The top 4-H dress revue seamstresses are listed with towns represented. The FRENP crew sent gifts to county teachers with 760 principals receiving briefcases.
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Brunswick
Read's Drug Store
Market St
Frederick
People’s Service Drug Stores
People’s District
Harry A. Leighton
Frederick County
Baltimore
Henry R. Shoemaker
Dairy Club
North Market Street
Gary Hanson
Bard St
Charlotte K. Smith
Frederick Towne Mall thanks volunteers for Child Safety Days
Letters to the editor thank volunteers for Child Safety Days at Frederick Towne Mall August 17 1985. About 1140 children received vital statistics height weight fingerprints photos and dental records plus information on missing child prevention. Community support and parental participation were praised as crucial to the program’s success.
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Frederick Towne Mall
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Claude R. DeLauter Jr
Artie R. Esworthy Jr
James S. Grimes
David Grove
Bertha J. Kennedy
Keith Alen Kelley
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William Q. Lee Jr
Steven T. Swank
Robert H. Tracey
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Sue
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Full Gospel Tabernacle
B.A. Nunley
Timomum
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Cattle Congress
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Thomas Keilholtz
Rocky Ridge
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Emmitsburg
John DeLauder
College Park
Ellen Boston
Woolford
Regina Lindemann
Ridgely
Karen White
Mount Airy
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Glenmont
Sarah Dorrell
West Tatra Strent
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