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<p>Brunswick Rotary Club 1928 - Top row (l-r) J. Henry Rinker, Joseph G. Kearfoot, Harvey S. Bickel, William A. Beatty, Harry R. Mace Middle row (l-r) Chauncy P. Nicodemus, Rev. Edward E. Burgess, W. Atlee Horine, Harry Y. George 3rd row (l-r) Abram I. El...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== Summary ==<br /> Brunswick Rotary Club 1928 -<br /> Top row (l-r) J. Henry Rinker, Joseph G. Kearfoot, Harvey S. Bickel, William A. Beatty, Harry R. Mace<br /> Middle row (l-r) Chauncy P. Nicodemus, Rev. Edward E. Burgess, W. Atlee Horine, Harry Y. George<br /> 3rd row (l-r) Abram I. Ellin, Ralph W. Manuel, Charles T. Meyer, James C. Biehl, George P. Swank<br /> Bottom Row (l-r) Oscar P. Karn, E. Presley Orrison<br /> <br /> (Credit Brunswick History Commission)<br /> <br /> Smoketown History (Brunswick, Md.) Some background on the Rotary members, who were prominent Brunswickians of the time in this photo:<br /> •Henry Rinker ran the local newspaper, called the Herald<br /> •Bill Beatty ran a meat market across from the YMCA on E. Potomac St.<br /> •Harry Mace ran a furniture store in the building where King&#039;s Pizza now resides and served as mayor in the 1930s.<br /> •Chauncy Nicodemus must&#039;ve been the founder of the Nicodemus News Agency that Claude Porter later ran. •Father Burgess was rector of Grace Episcopal Church.<br /> •Atlee Horine ran the family drug store where Book Crossing now is.<br /> •Harry George Sr. ran the hardware store, which still stands on W. Potomac and Delaware St and a coalyard behind where Litten’s garage was on West Potomac Street.<br /> •Abie Ellin was a tailor who sold clothing on 19 E. Potomac St and also offered dry cleaning and pressing.<br /> •Ralph (Pickle) Manuel was husband of Mrs. Frances Manuel the schoolteacher.<br /> •George P. Swank ran Swank’s Hardware in the building next to the former People’s Bank that was razed for the current Potomac River Bridge.<br /> •Oscar Karn was trhe last member of the Karn family to run the lumber yard.<br /> •Pres Orrison was a grocer in the brick building next to the old Reformed Church (now Beans in the Belfrey)<br /> <br /> Ann Beacht: My grandfather, Lloyd E. Roelke, ran a market later at the location of Orrison&#039;s grocery. He owned the building and converted it to apartments after my father purchased the business and relocated at the Cincotta building where there had formerly been an Acme market.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Smoketown Organizations]]</div>

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