Five cases of smallpox and two other cases, which are believed to be in development, were reported yesterday in Braunschweig by Dr. RB Norment, the assistant state health officer, discovered. The latter visited yesterday with County Health Officer Dr. Henry P. Fahrney the patients and placed them under strict quarantine. Those affected, all children, live in different parts of the city and those who come into contact with them are immediately vaccinated and observed.
Mayor Gilmer Schley believes that cleanliness is good for health and that the city council should work with the public on this. He has set the May 10th and May 11th clean-up days, and everyone is asked to join a crusade against dirt and disease. Property owners are asked to thoroughly clean their premises from basement to attic, including backyards, lots and alleys.
At a mayor and city council meeting last night, Frederick’s Building Inspector said he stopped building two houses on Apple Avenue on Monday because the contractor hadn’t received a permit. Building inspector Charles W. Mock said the windows were boarded up Wednesday to possibly prevent him from observing construction in progress and he contacted city police for an arrest warrant.
The Monocacy River was still 1 to 2 feet below its normal level on Thursday, despite heavy rainfall, according to measurements in the Monocacy filter system. Farther west in the state, Potomac tributaries and creeks that flow into the Antietam River were under flood watch yesterday due to more than 3 inches of rainfall.
Starting around 6 a.m. on Sunday and ending before noon, police officers with five law enforcement agencies and the district’s correctional office traveled across the district to catch men and women wanted on numerous charges – including overdue child alimony and driving while drunk were. None of the suspects arrested on Sunday opposed the arrest.
It takes a lot of good people to make Frederick County’s Big Brothers Big Sisters the successful mentoring organization it is. Even so, Gail Wood is a special volunteer. In the past seven years, the 41-year-old Urbana woman has raised more money for Big Brothers Big Sisters than any other person, according to President Liz Brady. On Sunday, during the Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser, Ms. Wood gave the local Big Brothers Big Sisters a check for more than $ 12,280.
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