Frederick Fair Highlights From the 133rd Annual Show
The week long Frederick Fair closed September 24 with strong 4 H and FFA displays and top entertainment. A Headless Woman and a 100 pound rat drew crowds, while a 244 pound pumpkin and a hubbard gourd showcased oddities. Booths sold Oysters and crabs, yardsticks and fly swatters as politics and vendors buzzed. Machinery row offered lavish displays including H B Duvall's 90 by 120 foot exhibit with lamps, mulch paths, flowers, benches and a water wheel.
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Frederick Fair
FFA
Hubbard
Democratic Party
Dr. Bartlett
Roscoe
Lewistown Fire Dept
Vigilant Hose Co
H.B. Duvall
Fred Hering
Central Maryland Farm Equipment Dealers Association
Composting toilets as a water pollution solution in Maryland
John Hanson argues in the News-Post editorial that composting toilets prevent fecal coliform contamination at the source, offering a cheaper, sustainable alternative to traditional sewage. He cites costs, regulatory impacts, and Maryland usage, including 200,000 state park users, as evidence of effectiveness and broader benefits.
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T* News-Post
Frederick County
Maryland
Maryland State Park System
John Hanson
Jefferson
Slow climb to top shows frontier for women in corporate life
A Scripps Howard News Service analysis notes that women hold only 5 percent of top management ranks in the United States, with 77 percent of 3,000 women seeing discrimination as serious yet subtle. The piece cites global gaps and lifetime earnings losses, arguing the progress is too slow and optimism wanes.
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America
United States
Roper Starch Worldwide
Philip Morris USA
Col T
Jeagues
Betty Crocker
U.S Department of State
Ruth Leger Sivard
World Priorities
Beijing
Teresa Amott
U.S. Department of Labor
Scripps Howard News Service
Exhlbition by Andrew Ponzi at Camp Detrick
Local military base visitors report a billiards exhibition by former national champion Andrew Ponzi for officers and enlisted personnel at Camp Detrick. Sgt Elmer E Long Jr. returning from Japanese captivity is en route home. PFC Maurice L Tilghman completes 30 days leave and heads to Camp Edwards. Eloise storms flood roads in Frederick, Montgomery and Carroll counties. Monocacy River forecast warns of sewage discharge if water rises. Burnis D Barrett cites risqué preacher remarks at Lions Club meeting.
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Andrew Ponzi
Camp Detrick
ARMY
Maurice L. Tilghman
Arthur Tilghman
W. All Saints St
Camp Edwards
Mass
France
Belgium
Germany
England
Holland
Eloise
Frederick
Montgomery
Carroll
Metropolitan Commission
Donald J. Kunkoski
Ceresville
Burnis D. Barrett
First Baptist Church
Lions Club
Ladies Literary Society
Little Mothers” Club
Little Mothers
Apology Letter From Alder Sally Murphy
Sally Murphy, alderman of Frederick, apologizes for remarks about William O. Lee and for implying segregation advocacy. She cites a phone talk after the letter and plans a post October 1 discussion after visiting her mother.
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William O. Lee
Sally Murphy
Frederick
Columnist has a plan plan Roy Meachum
George Hamm of Jefferson endorses a plan to flood readers with half truths and innuendo. He predicts Meachum will be exasperated readers demand funds for investigative training and that a large fund will enable Meachum to depart quietly to a distant land.
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Roy Meachum
Debating the Brady Bill and gun rights
The writer questions the Brady Bill's impact citing four felon gun purchases nationwide and argues self defense, noting criminals ignore laws. They challenge assault weapon restrictions and suggest laws harm law abiding citizens while criminals disregard legal limits.
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United States
Letters on gun rights and research integrity
Catherine M. Ditman of Mount Airy argues that felons lose rights and calls for enforcing existing laws. She criticizes biased studies and suggests Dr. Gary Kleck’s research failed to prove gun control benefits, reaffirming support for Second Amendment rights.
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Gary Kleck
Recall push over Curran seeks cleaner Maryland elections
A call to remove Maryland Attorney General J Joseph Curran Jr over sworn‑oath violations tied to voter purge policy in Baltimore. Critics accuse Curran of defending federal motor voter law to shield illegal Baltimore registrations, while corruption charges against election officials loom. A 1996 legislative review by a Beall task force will address the broader election law reform.
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Maryland
J. Joseph Curran Jr
Curran
Baltimore
State Administrative Board of Election Laws
State Election Board
Margarette E. Crowder
Daniel J. Earnshaw
Parris Glendening
Maryland General Assembly
U.S
George Beall
Annapolis
Stop Motor Voter Election Fraud Rally Call in Gaithersburg
A brief note from Gaithersburg cites calls to curb election fraud with a push to repeal the 17th Amendment, highlighting Timore style rhetoric and a stance attributed to John C. Webb Jr.
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John C, Webb Jr
Gaithersburg
Cat ordinance should stay as it is in Monrovia letter
Letter writer Maryann Ashbaugh of Middletown argues against repealing a cat control ordinance. She cites her experience with nuisance cats damaging flower beds and odors from untrained felines. She suggests fines for loose cats and urges neighbors to keep cats contained.
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Gloria Hagy
Monrovia
Frederick News-Post Letters to the Editor Policy
The Frederick News Post invites letters from readers and requires name address and a phone number for verification. Due to high volume not all letters will be published and some may be edited for space or taste. Poetry religious verse or letters addressed to others are not published. Send to Letters to the Editor Frederick MD or fax 642-8299.
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Frederick
Frederick Newspeat
E. Patrick St
Frederick, MD
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Elmer E. Long Jr
George Hamm Jefferson
Catherine M. Ditman
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Maryann Ashbaugh
Middletown
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