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Auto salesman 'Bob' Bell, known for TV commercials, dies at 78
Baltimore Sun reporterRobert L. "Bob" Bell, who began his career in auto sales in the 1950s which later grew into the Bob Bell Automotive Group, died Sunday of leukemia at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He was 78. Mr. Bell was best known for his appearances in TV...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Vehicles, Ellicott City, Ford, University of Virginia
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William Pitcher, insurance firm owner, dies
William Malcolm Pitcher, an insurance firm owner, died of cancer July 5 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Towson, one of the local charities he assisted during his life. The Brooklandville resident was 83.
Born in Baltimore and raised on Bateman Avenue,...Tags: Radiation Therapy, Clubs and Associations, Wars and Interventions, Boy Scouts of America, Christianity
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Ft. Howard development will be a national model for veterans' housing
Kudos to reporter Alison Knezevich's excellent article on Ft. Howard's multi-use development project ("Fort Howard multi-use project marches on," March 18). Here are some other aspects of the future development that were left out: First, it must be...Tags: World War II (1939-1945)
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A 'hip' bar scene in Towson during the 1970s
Earlier this month, a spirited crowd of Baltimore County officials and others gathered on Pennsylvania Avenue in Towson to participate with owners Rick Bielski and Eric and Melanie Wagner in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Charles Village Pub,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Greenwich Village, Charles Village, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Georgetown
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Northern Chesapeake West Point Society celebrates Founders Day
The Northern Chesapeake West Point Society held its Annual Founders Day Celebration March 16 at the Maryland Golf and Country Clubs in Bel Air. More than 85 people representing graduates, cadets and parents of cadets, former professors and friends of...Tags: U.S. Military, West Point, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), World War II (1939-1945)
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Arbutus takes visit by Republican presidential candidate in stride
By 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nancy Ehrlich had made sure her home on Dolores Avenue in Arbutus was looking its best. After all, she wasn't sure whether former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who leads the current pack of candidates for the 2012 Republican...
Tags: Elections, John McCain, American Legion, Barack Obama, Democratic Party
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Emiline D. Lazzeri, survivor of rheumatic fever
Emiline D. Lazzeri, a Baltimore County native who as a child lived for a year in a glass-encased room at Johns Hopkins Hospital while being treated for rheumatic fever, died of congestive heart failure March 14 at her home in Largo, Fla.
She was 80....Tags: Bones and Joints, Birth Defects, Baltimore County, Dundalk, Hospitals and Clinics
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Monkton man is Maryland Country Music hall of famer
He's been in bands named "The Astronauts," "The Versatiles," "The Village Band," "The Sunrise Band," "Rock 'n' Horse," "Smokin' Guns" and "Robin and the Rhythmix."
He has sung and played piano at the Inner Harbor and at the Dundalk Heritage Fair for 20...Tags: Perry Como, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bing Crosby, American Legion, High Schools
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James K. Donahue, CEO of Industrial Shows, dies
James Keefe Donahue, former president and CEO of Industrial Shows of America Inc. who also was producer of the International Auto Show and Chesapeake Bay Boat Show, died June 23 of heart failure at Good Samaritan Hospital.
The Lutherville resident was...Tags: Elections, Penton Media Incorporated, Companies and Corporations, Chesapeake Bay, U.S. Army
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Don't ruin Mays Chapel Park for retirees
In response to letter writer Susan Brown, I would like to offer her an invitation to visit Mays Chapel Park so she can get an idea what is involved ("Mays Chapel school would be an asset to the area," March 11). First, she will not see many school... -
George Jones brings classic country to Port Deposit
A month after the original scheduled date and on a windy, but sunny day, more than 1,000 people gathered in Port Deposit's Marina Park for a salute to the "good ole' country" days.
Leading the all-day entertainment at the Cecil County Food and Wine...Tags: Merle Haggard, Port Deposit, Country and Western (genre), Johnny Cash, Entertainment Events
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Scouts light candles for veterans at Essex cemetery
On a sunny Sunday morning, dozens of Boy Scouts began carefully anchoring candles in sand poured in paper bags and placed each luminaria on a military grave at an Essex cemetery.
By dusk, more than 700 lights flickered softly in precisely spaced rows,...Tags: Armed Conflicts, World War I (1914-1918), Defense, Afghanistan, World War II (1939-1945)
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