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Showing posts with label History 1970s Westminster. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History 1970s Westminster. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 04, 2014

Streets and history of Westminster intersect at odd angles [Eagle Archives]

Streets and history of Westminster intersect at odd angles [Eagle Archives] By Kevin Dayhoff March 4, 2014 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-ce-eagle-archives-0302-20140304,0,1024009.story

Many residents today may not recall the crazy-quilt "dog leg" intersection of John, Bond and Main streets, or the equally mismatched collision of Main and Liberty streets, Railroad Avenue, and the train tracks in Westminster.

Years ago, these intersections did not look anything like they do now. Today, they form a perfect "cross."

But years ago, a motorist traveling south on John Street or Railroad Avenue had to make a 90-degree right turn onto Main Street, then hang a quick left to get on either Liberty or Bond Street and get through the intersection.

It may have worked well enough in the horse and buggy days. But by the 1970s, it was nuts.

Finally, sanity ruled and the two intersections and the bridge over the railroad tracks on East Green Street were rebuilt in the mid-1970s.

Many years ago, the area that we now know as John and Carroll streets in Westminster was known as the "space between."


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Friday, December 03, 2010

Carroll County Chamber of Commerce Gives Advice on Annoying Phone Calls

Democratic Advocate, December 2, 1971.

Annoying Phone Calls? Chamber Gives Advice

The Carroll County Chamber of Commerce has received several complaints recently about annoying phone calls and calls which involve aggressive and bothersome sales techniques, a Chamber press release reported last week.

To deal with calls which are abusive or which involve pranks, the safest course of action starts with positive identification of the caller, the Chamber said. If there is any doubt, ask to return the call which will give you the opportunity to check the number for accuracy.

Most importantly, never, never answer questions of a personal nature unless you are sure of the identity of the caller, the Chamber cautioned.

Democratic Advocate, December 2, 1971.


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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

The Community Reporter, April 19, 1974: Carroll County Plans Its Own Special Festival

Carroll County Plans Its Own Special Festival

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The Community Reporter, April 19, 1974.

Annual Festival To Be Held For One Day Only This Year, On May 11th—Plans are now being made for "Carroll County Celebrate" 1974, the third annual special festival sponsored by the Carroll County Arts Council and the Farm Museum.

In previous years the festival has been held for an entire weekend in June. This year the committee has decided to hold the event for one day only — Saturday, May 11, from 10: a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

Admission for this event will be at a special carload rate of only $3.00.

The Community Reporter, April 19, 1974.

19740419 Carroll County Plans Its Own Special Festival

Carroll County Farm Museum Cookbook

[The first ten years: Carroll County Farm Museum
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Thursday, April 01, 2010

April 1, 1974: Community Reporter Is The Mt Airy Newspaper

Community Reporter Is The Paper With The Most News Of Mt. Airy

The Community Reporter, April 1, 1974

NO MATTER WHAT OTHERS MAY CLAIM: Community Reporter Is The Paper With The Most News Of Mt. Airy—

Quite recently a neighboring newspaper, the County Courier, carried a statement that their paper had 61% more Mt. Airy news than any other newspaper, including the Community Reporter.

A close comparison with that paper, measuring inch by inch, indicates what we already knew, and that is that the statement made in the Courier is not only grossly unfair, it is definitely untrue.

It is truly quite difficult to understand why the County (Montgomery) Courier is so interested in news in Mt. Airy when it really is outside of their area and the news is already in print in the Community Reporter.

Do we really need this duplication?

The Community Reporter, April 1, 1974.

19740401 Community Reporter Is The Mt Airy Newspaper

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Monday, January 11, 2010

Community Reporter Jan. 11, 1974: Adult Ed Course offered on Alcohol

Community Reporter, January 11, 1974. http://tinyurl.com/y8v7r6m

Adult Education Course Offered On Alcohol Problem

Possibly the first course like it in the State of Maryland will be offered in the Carroll County School system through the Adult Education Division. The title of this course will be "Alcohol and Adolescents."

Its subject is a comprehensive look at the drug alcohol, its effects psychologically, sociologically and physically on humans, including an understanding of the disease of alcoholism, its effects on families and communities, plus a glimpse at its treatment.

This course will be aimed at helping parents feel more comfortable with communicating with their children around the inevitable contact the children will have with alcohol.

Community Reporter, January 11, 1974.


19740111 Community Reporter Adult Ed Course offered on Alcohol History 1970s, History 1970s Westminster, History This Day in History, Law Order Alcohol enforcement, Medicine Health Alcohol abuse

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Sunday, December 27, 2009

Crime and vagrants greeted the new year in days gone by

Crime and vagrants greeted the new year in days gone by

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EAGLE ARCHIVE By Kevin Dayhoff Posted http://www.explorecarroll.com/community/3741/eaglearchive/ 12/27/09 http://tinyurl.com/ydxpga9

As the New Year approaches and we look back upon local history, we're reminded that the good old days weren't always that good, and the more things change, the more they remain the same:

A Dec. 30, 1971, article in the now-defunct Democratic Advocate noted that, "Unknown burglars broke into the J.C. Penny department store over the weekend, ransacked the offices, and stole a $1.59 flashlight from the basement work table, the Westminster city police reported.

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Sunday, July 26, 2009

The Carroll Record, July 26, 1973 Study Recommends 10 More Troopers Carroll Record

The Carroll Record, July 26, 1973

Study Recommends Ten More Troopers For County

—Ten more State Policemen are needed in Carroll County, according to a study commissioned by the county, funded by the federal government and made by the Superintendent of the Maryland State Police last fall.

Citing a rising crime rate and overall county growth, the study intended to survey the opinions of people in the county and make recommendations for improvements. Local police forces were evaluated in the report.

Though all of the municipal forces, with the exception of Westminster, were termed inadequate, the study felt they all work well with the State Police force in the county.

Town officials frequently felt their local forces were beneficial as a deterrent to crime and most wanted a marked police car around even if their overall effectiveness was inadequate.

The Carroll Record, July 26, 1973.


19730726 Study Recommends 10 More Troopers Carroll Record
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Saturday, July 05, 2008

19730705 The Carroll Record: Old Time Market Again In Carroll County

Old Time Market Again In Carroll County

The Carroll Record, July 5, 1973

You can find historical lore aplenty in Carroll County, in the heart of northern Maryland's agriculturally oriented Piedmont area.

Another plaque marks the location of "Corbit's Charge" on June 29, 1863, which slowed up a Rebel cavalry division on its way to the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War, some 20 miles up present highway 140 in neighboring Pennsylvania.

And a cultural spill-over from north of the old Mason-Dixon Line is in Pennsylvania Dutch influence with its tradition for thriftiness and home gardening.

It's this latter heritage which helped make a success of the county's first old-time farmers market last year during an 11-week run on summer Saturdays at the Carroll County Agricultural Center, according to Robert L. Jones, County Extension agricultural agent.

That success has blossomed into plans for a 13-week resumption this year, beginning Saturday (July 7) at the same location, Jones has announced on behalf of the farmers market committee. It is located adjacent to the Farm Museum, south of Westminster on Smith Avenue, off U.S. Highway 140 and between state highways 32 and 27.


The Carroll Record, July 5, 1973.

Agriculture Carroll County Farmers' Market

19730705 The Carroll Record: Old Time Market Again In Carroll County

Sunday, April 24, 2005

Westminster Common Council Member Ray Riley

Ray D. Riley, 86, Of Westminster

Ray D. Riley, 86, of Westminster, died Saturday evening, April 23, 2005, at Copper Ridge in Sykesville.

Born March 6, 1919, in Adams County, Pa., he was the son of the late Norman E. and M. Alice Martin Riley. He was the husband of Lalia Scott Riley, whom he married on November 9, 1941.

He graduated from Emmitsburg High School in 1935 and was a 1937 graduate of Blue Ridge College in New Windsor. He then was employed as a manager of Westminster Cooperative Poultry Products Auction.

In November 1942, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, 76th Naval Construction Battalion (Seabees), serving in the Pacific Theatre until the end of World War II.

Upon his return home, he joined Beacon Steel Products Co. of Westminster, retiring as vice president of sales in 1984.

He was a 63-year member and former deacon of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Westminster, and served on the Westminster City Council from 1969 to 1983, serving as police committee chairman.

He was a life member of Westminster Kiwanis Club, joining in 1946, and serving as past president and Lt. Governor in the Capitol District and was named George Hixon Fellow in 1999.

He was also a member of the Forest and Stream Club of Westminster, Door to Virtue Masonic Lodge No. 46, the Boumi Temple Shrine, the Western Maryland Shrine Club and the Scottish Rite.

He was also a member of the American Legion Carroll Post No. 31 and VFW Molleville Farm Post No. 467.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are son and daughter-in-law Arthur and Vickie Riley of Westminster; daughters and sons-in-law Janet and Allen Colburn of New Windsor and Marjorie and Frederic Lohnes and Donna Riley of Westminster; sister Della Riley Rasmussen of Carroll Lutheran Village; grandchildren Keith and wife Lisa Colburn of Ellicott City, Amy and husband Theodore Cook of Severn, Aileen Riley of Rockville, Kimberly Riley of Odenton and Eric Lohnes and Kevin Riley, both of Westminster; and great-granddaughter Elizabeth Cook.

He was predeceased by an infant brother, Ernest M. Riley.

A graveside service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Westminster Cemetery, followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. at St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Westminster, with his pastor, the Rev. Terri L. Young, officiating.

The family will receive friends from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home, 91 Willis St., Westminster, and prior to the service at the church on Wednesday. A Masonic service will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Westminster Kiwanis Foundation, P.O. Box 1551, Westminster, MD 21158, to the Shriners Children's Hospital, c/o Boumi Temple Shrine, P.O. Box 9695, Baltimore, MD 21237, or to Copper Ridge Institute, 710 Obrecht Road, Sykesville, MD 21784.


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Friday, March 27, 1970

19700327 Highway Safety Program Slated For This County

Highway Safety Program Slated For This County

Community Reporter, March 27, 1970

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 Westminster, reports that within the past month the city has submited an application for Federal funds to prepare a feasibility study to connect Bond Street and John Street into one common intersection.

Also, Chief of Police, Leroy Day, submitted a preliminary draft of a police application for the purpose of adding a foot patrolman and an additional vehicle to the city's police force.

As Safety Coordinator for Carroll County, Leo F. Kuhn has the responsibility for coordinating all the highway safety projects within the geographic area of Carroll County and to administer the details of proposed programs.

At present, only the city of Westminster has projects being considered. However, the Mayor and members of the Town Council of each municipality in Carroll County has been contacted and encouraged to make inquiry with that particular geographic jurisdiction to determine if any needs exist relative to the National Highway Safety Program standards. Kuhn explained that he is available to answer questions and to further explain the implications of the safety standards.

Community Reporter, March 27, 1970.