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| February 21, 1999 | ||||||||
25 Years Ago Customer Rush Consumes 12,000 Gallons At Exxon—Boasting a 41 percent increase in sales in 1973, Ben Grubbs has gotten an increase in his gasoline allocation over the amount initially set aside for him based on 1972 sales at Eldersburg Exxon before Mr. Grubbs took over as manager. Part of that increase arrived Wednesday morning and word spread quickly that the station was pumping from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. When Mr. Grubbs closed the pumps at 1 p.m., 12,000 gallons of gas was gone and the "regular" tank was dry. That's the most Mr. Grubbs has ever sold in a day. Sundays he used to sell 8,000 gallons. The Herald, February 28, 1974.
50 Years Ago Chambers Sued For $75,000—Whittaker Chambers and his wife, Esther, Bachman's Valley, were sued for $75,000 in Baltimore in a damage suit brought by two sons of Mrs. Maggie Thomas, Sykesville, 70, who was killed by an automobile driven by Mrs. Chambers last December 17. The suit, filed in Superior Court by David J. Markoff, attorney for William Howard and James A. Thomas, of Sykesville, charges that Mrs. Chambers was driving in a reckless, carefree manner and at a speed greater than was reasonable. Mrs. Chambers was dismissed in Traffic Court of a charge of reckless driving growing out of the accident, on January 18. Democratic Advocate, February 28, 1949.
75 Years Ago Pussyfoot Johnson to Speak At Alumni Hall—William E., familiarly known as "Pussyfoot" Johnson, because of his success as a detective in earlier days, will address a great mass meeting in the interest of law enforcement, at Alumni Hall, Western Maryland College, Thursday February 28, at 8 o'clock. Mr. Johnson is one of the livest men on the platform today. He was mobbed recently in London by hoodlums and after lionized by the English people as a good "sport". He lost an eye in the fight but called it a good investment for the cause. He has recently returned to America from an extended tour of Europe and Africa in the interest of Prohibition and Law Enforcement and is now making a tour of this country. His subject on the above date will be "The Cross and the Crescent." There will be no charge for admission and the occasion offers an opportunity to hear one of the leading figures on the American platform. Democratic Advocate, February 22, 1924.
100 Years Ago Heavy Snow Storm - Railroads and Public Roads Blockaded - Westminster Cut Off from Outside Communication - Deepest Snow for Many Years—For four days last week and three this week snow fell almost continuously and the total depth attained was nearly of quite three feet. Not only has the snow fall been unprecedented for many years, but the extreme cold has exceeded all past records in severity and duration. The snow fall on the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th amounted to about fourteen inches. The weather was moderate until the 8th, when a cold wave spread over the country and the mercury began to drop rapidly. On the 9th the mercury was 10 below zero at 7 a.m. and 12 below at 2 p.m. On the 10th 20 below at 7 a.m. and 5 below at 2 p.m. On the 11th from 14 to 27 below at 7 a.m. (the latter at Hood's Mills) and 4 below at 2 p.m. On Saturday evening another snow storm began and continued almost without cessation until Monday night, in the meantime the cold moderating somewhat, but the mercury still hovering from about zero to 15 above. Democratic Advocate, February 18, 1899.