Conway Twitty Tops Loretta Lynn Night at Great Frederick Fair
Conway Twitty headlined the Great Frederick Fair replacing Loretta Lynn who canceled for health reasons. About 4,000 fans filled the crowd as Twitty delivered a hits mix including Julia and Linda on My Mind, with attendees praising his performance and noting Loretta Lynn’s absence.
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Conway Twitty
Loretta
Great Frederick Fair
Loretta Lynn
Frederick Fair
Fair Board
James “Dor McClellan
Welton Lang
Conway
Nashville
McClellan
Shirly Derflinger
Brunswick
Julia
Linda
Linda Everhart
Louise Prior
Burkittsville
Linda Millard
Annette Levi Conway
Twitty
Quilting Contest Draws Crowds at Local Fair
In a busy display area, 95 quilters compete as residents admire pieces by Grossnickel and Erma Robertson. Judges note flawless quilts, straight seams, and varied patterns while pencil markings show careful planning. Retirees favor quilting, with many hours invested by dedicated crafters like Agatha Lantz.
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Ms. Smith
Grossnickel
Jenny Garrett
Erma Robertson
Ms. Garrett
Ms. Garrett. Ms. Smith Said, “It’s A Lot of Work To Sit All the Time,” Ms. Smith
Garrett
Agatha Lantz
Smith
Evelyn Murray Fox
Pat Ward
Ms. Ward
Ward
Howard County
Garrett County
Belgrade party head ousted amid Serbian power struggle
Serbia's Communist Party dismissed Belgrade chief Dragija Pavlovic after a two day Central Committee debate that revealed a feud between Slobodan Milosevic and Ivan Stambolic. The ouster came as Yugoslavia faces deep economic crisis with inflation and strikes across the republics.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Serbia
Communist Party Today
Dragija Pavlovic
National Party
Pavlovic
Slobodan Milosevic
Ivan Stambolic
Kosovo
Albania
Milosevic
Dusan Catovic
Central Committee
Catovic
Livestock Sale Tops Prices Across County 4-H Shows
The sale saw many entries from Frederick County 4-H clubs with steers lambs and hogs fetching varied prices. Notable buys included Jim Miller’s steer by Giant Food Inc at 3.00 per pound and Lynette Ediger’s Shorthorn steer at 2.15 per pound bought by Frederick County National Bank. Additional sales line items include a 230-pound reserve hog bought by Main's Meat Market owner Jim Boone at 6.75 per pound and multiple clubs such as Johnsville and Walkersville represented in the listings.
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Frederick County
Maryland and Virginia Land Co
RF Kline
Jim Boone
Main’s
Middletown
Chris Crum
Johnsville
Boone
Robert Dinsmore
Jefferson Co-eds
Lamb
Ceresville New Holland
Giant Food Inc
Jim Miller
Miller
Rocky Ridge Progressive
Adam Cramer
Unionville
Wachter
Angus
Frederick
Mark Shoemaker
Walkersville 4-H Club
Rockville Crush Stone
Kelly Miller
Rocky Ridge Progressive 4-H Club
Kirstie Hevner
R.W. Warner Inc
Hevner
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Fennifer Andrews
Ms. Millard
Deva Natural Clothes
Ms. Prior
Belgrade Party
Communist Party
Georgije Jovicic
Jovicic
Borba
Josip Broz Tito
Tito
S & BB
Bacx
General Motors
Renn Kirby
Pontiac
Ea Coeurs
Metro So
Etere Ld
England
American Newspaper Week
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Frederick News-Post
East
Patrick Street
Frederick, Maryland
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