Great Frederick Fair Brings Family Fun and Local Cheer
The Great Frederick Fair opens at East Patrick Street, featuring agricultural judging, crafts, photography, and midway rides. Education Day and Children Day attract thousands of students while daily concerts and harness racing highlight a bustling schedule through Saturday.
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Frederick
Farmers Toy Sedan
Cardengers Doe
East Patrick Street
Great Frederick
Frederick County Agricultural Society
Fair Board
Frederick Fair
Readers urge REACT cutoffs cross to aid emergencies
Open letter to Maryland readers complains that state law blocks REACT Mobile Assistance Units from using emergency highway cutoffs, forcing long detours and wasted gas. Letter argues crossovers would shorten response times, save lives, and asks lawmakers to permit emergency crossing. Includes calls to action for greater public safety and notes past incidents and potential conflicts.
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REACT
Maryland
Maryland Coult
MD 26
Frederick
MD 2
Powell performance fuels Washington press clash
Washington columnist Jack Anderson portrays Jody Powell as a smooth manipulator in a tense row over Vesco stock and justice department moves. Anderson asserts high level efforts to influence coverage and extradition strategy, naming Hamilton Jordan and Charles Kirbo, while detailing Powell briefings and White House pushback.
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Carters
White House
Hamilton Jordan
Atlanta
Charles Kirbo
Justice Department
Griffin Bell
Jody Powell
Camp David
Strauss
Jordan
Washington
Edward Bennett Williams
Williams
Justice and State Department
Robert Vesco
Justice
Costa Rica
Tam
Bell
Powell
Jimmy Carter
Community plans span six week training at Calvary church
Plans are underway for a six week training school to be held at Calvary Methodist church under Frederck County Council of Relief Education. Rev Dr G Ells Williams, city’s department education chief, will oversee. The Ladies Aid Society of Lewistown ME church met at Mrs John Kelly’s home with Mrs C C Green presiding. Maude Long read the secretary’s report. James H Gamsbeill Jr spoke on hobbies with emphasis on the outdoors at the Frederck Automotive Dealers Association meeting in Peter Pan ton, featuring Berne Winkle. Hyattstown Woman's Club opened its year with Mrs Lia Davis as president and Miss Dorothy Dudtow on piano. Livestock entries for the Frederck Fair were at capacity with space nearly filled. Walkersville-Woodsboro teachers numbered fifty-six attending a Lions Club dinner at Woodsboro Fire Hall. Middletown Playground Association named Robert Haupt chair for 1958, with Kenneth Shater as assistant and Mrs Weatherwax as secretary. JAR AIWANSS CLUB to attend 1958 Capital District Kiwanis International convention in Norfolk Va with Dr Howard Ash and Richard R Khne named as Frederick delegates.
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Frederck County
Cownodf Relievas
G Ells Williams
Hs City
Department of Education Council
Ladies Aid Society
Lewistown ME Church
John Kelly
C C Green
Maude Long
JAR Aiwanss
Norfolk Va
Howard Ash
Ash
Richard R Khne
Frederick
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Lung Association of Mid
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Blue Ridge News Agency
Freneric Champiin
Coles
Pawnbrokers
Enterprise Pacing Co
Holly Alls Country Club
Osburn & Winters
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Volkswagen-Audi-Honda Inc
E Ray Wachter
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Fredenck Automotive Dealers Association
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Lia Davis
Paul Benson
Dorothy Dudtow
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Woodsboro
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