March 26, 1995 25 Years Ago Highway Safety Program Slated For This County - Leo F. Kuhn Serving As Safety Coordinator — To Attend Workshop April 2 - Local participation in State and community highway safety programs has gained momentum in Carroll County. Carroll R. Dell, Director of Planning and Public Works for the city of [...]
March 19, 1995 25 Years Ago Mt. Airy Firemen Vote To Purchase New Ambulance - Superior Cadillac Will replace Similar Vehicle Presently In Use — Fund Drive Planned - At a special meeting of the Mt. Airy Volunteer Fire Company held on the 12th of March, the members voted to replace the present ambulance. The new [...]
25 Years Ago $50 Deductible Being Required Under Medicare - We're starting a new year and that means a new $50 deductible is required under Medicare, W. S. King, district manager of the Hagerstown social security office, said today. Very simply, Mr. King continued, everyone covered by the Medicare program is personally responsible for the first [...]
March 5, 1995 25 Years Ago Computer Problem Solving Project - The Computer Problem Solving Project in which Frederick County is participating jointly with Allegany, Carroll, Howard, Montgomery, and Washington Counties is now in operation. William R. Hess, Supervisor of Data Processing for the Board of Education of Frederick County, is coordinator for the project which [...]
25 Years Ago MISS NINA BAZOUZI TO ADDRESS A.A.U.W. - Miss Nina Bazouzi, a citizen from the occupied part of Jordan, will speak to the Carroll County Branch of the American Association of University Women, meeting at the home of Mrs. George Bingham, 70 Ridge Road, Westminster, at 8: p.m. on Tuesday, March 3. Miss Bazouzi [...]
25 Years Ago Parallel Bay Bridge Slated To Open In Summer of 1972 - David H. Fisher, Chairman-Director of the Maryland State Roads Commission, said today that construction of the parallel Chesapeake Bay Bridge is on schedule and will be open to traffic by summer of 1972. In a talk before the Maryland Association of Engineers [...]
25 Years Ago New County Jail Will Be Built - Carroll County Commissioners Robert M. McKinney and Paul J. Walsh have officially approved the building of a new county jail in Westminster for Carroll County. The official letter was not signed by the third Commissioner, Scott S. Bair, Jr., as he was scheduled to go to [...]
February 5, 1995 25 Years Ago Carroll County's Heart Fund Goal Is Set At $12,000 - Mrs. R. V. Simpson Is Named District Chairman For Mt. Airy—Irvin Goodman Heads Entire County - Irvin Goodman, Carroll County Heart Fund Chairman, announced at the recent kick-off meeting that the goal for the 1970 campaign would be $12,000. In [...]
January 29, 1995 25 Years Ago Mt. Airy Ki-Wives Meet At Home Of Mrs. Wilson - The January meeting of the Mt. Airy KiWives Club was held at the home of Mrs. Mary Jane Wilson, Merridale Gardens. A delicious covered dish supper was enjoyed by the members. Mrs. Frances Free, president, presided at the meeting. The [...]
January 22, 1995 25 Years Ago All-State Game At South Carroll On January 26th - Faculty Team Will Play A Squad Composed Of Well-Known Professional Baseball Players - On Monday, January 26, the South Carroll Faculty All-Star Team will play a team called Gentlemen II Americans at the South Carroll gym at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are [...]