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Lionel L. Bass Jr., Beth Steel foreman
Lionel L. Bass Jr., a retired Bethlehem Steel general foreman and decorated Korean War combat veteran, died of cancer complications Dec. 2 at his Timonium home. He was 82.
The son of Lionel L. Bass Sr. and Barbara Ellen Grebner, he was born in...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Highlandtown, Timonium, Tuberculosis, Washington, DC
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J. Dennis Carper, marina owner
J. Dennis Carper, a Baltimore County marina owner and yacht builder who was a decorated World War II veteran, died of stroke and dementia complications Dec. 25 at his Essex home. He was 91.
Born near New Castle, Va., he worked on the family farm at...Tags: Boats, Dundalk, Brunswick Corp., Heavy Engineering, Manufacturing and Engineering
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The end of steelmaking but not of Sparrows Point
The great steel mill of Sparrows Point is gone, and it's never coming back. Local, state and federal officials, along with union leaders, made a valiant attempt to find a new operator who would restart production there, but it was not to be. The plant's...
Tags: Highlandtown, Barack Obama, Unemployment Benefits, Fiscal Cliff, Barbara A. Mikulski
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Wonderful holiday tradition at Highlandtown firehouse
When I heard that Highlandtown had rolled out another holiday train garden, I hailed a cab and told the driver to take me to the Conkling Street firehouse. What I found was the authentic thing. Train gardens in firehouses are a wonderful tradition....
Tags: Morgan State University, Highlandtown, Patterson Park, Mount Vernon, Ellicott City
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'Star of Bethlehem' lights up steel mill one final time
The five-pointed star, made of stainless steel and dozens of heavy-duty light bulbs, looks deceptively simple. Its symbolism is anything but.
Not long after Bethlehem Steel built the Sparrows Point steel mill's massive "L" blast furnace in 1978,...Tags: Auction Service, Bankruptcy, Explosions, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Emergency Incidents
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Saying goodbye to the Baltimore (Tech) community
Today is my last day at The Baltimore Sun. It's been an amazing 12 years at this newspaper. I started here as an editorial assistant on the business desk. I covered business news for years -- from the fall of Bethlehem Steel to the rise of Millennial...
Tags: Media Industry, Johns Hopkins University
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Living with historical quirks in Havre de Grace
Ron Browning enjoys showing off his historic Havre de Grace home to visitors, and when he has the room, they are invited to stay in his 1868 mansion-turned-bed-and-breakfast.
Once the home of Harrison Hopkins of the Johns Hopkins family, Browning well...Tags: Hobbies, China, Catonsville, Havre de Grace, Transportation
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Roland V. Danielson, naval architect
Roland V. "Danny" Danielson, a retired Bethlehem Steel Corp. naval architect and avid outdoorsman, died Nov. 17 of renal failure at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium. He was 92.
The son of Swedish and Danish immigrants, Roland Victor Danielson was born...Tags: Timonium, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Shipbuilding, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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The Interview: Roxie Herbekian of Unite Here
Getting fired propelled Roxie Herbekian into three decades of work as a labor organizer. The president of Local 7 of Unite Here, an international union that represents workers in the hospitality industry, was working as a non-union waitress and room...
Tags: Collective Contract, Companies and Corporations, Unions, Baltimore Hotels, Food Industry
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Albert Richard Baines Jr., tool designer and WWII veteran
Albert Richard Baines Jr., a retired tool designer for Westinghouse Electric Corp. and World War II veteran, died Tuesday at his home in Arnold. He was 92.
According to the funeral home handling his service, his death was due to "natural causes."
Born...Tags: NASA, U.S. Army, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Johns Hopkins University, Boy Scouts of America
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John O. DeVries II, real estate salesman
John Oliver DeVries II, a retired real estate salesman and former lacrosse player, died July 7 of complications after surgery at Gilchrist Hospice. He was 83 and had lived in Roland Park.
Born in Baltimore and raised on Keswick Road, he attended the...Tags: Lacrosse, College Sports, Loyola University Maryland, Real Estate, Football
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Company town is gone, but it lives on in its residents
Elmer Hall grew up in a small town with tree-lined streets, stores, churches and schools — and the largest steel mill in the world, which ran it all. Now that company town exists only in photographs and memories. Forty years ago, the then-owner...
Tags: Bars and Clubs, Bankruptcy, Companies and Corporations, Dining and Drinking, Mining
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