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HOWARD, JOHN WESLEY, SR. (1913- ) . Honored 1984 The Brunswick Fire Company honored John W. Howard in 1983 for being the oldest active member. Joining in 1945, he is the company's first and only black driver. HUGHES, ANNA MAY WILSON (1918-1985) Honored 1985 Anna May Wilson graduated from Brunswick High School in 1935 and from Hood College in 1939. As a Frederick County drama teacher, she was a founder of the Maryland Drama Association, which presents an annual Technical Theatre Scholarship Award named for her to a high school senior. Untiring efforts as a drama coach won Mrs. Hughes the Richard Ertzman Award for Creative Teaching and awards from the Secondary School Theatre Association.

served as night supervisor at Frederick Hospital for 17 years, then became director of nursing, retiring in 1972. JONES, DR. KENNETH L. (1937- ) Honored 1983 Dr. Kenneth L. Jones earned a B.A. degree from Adelphi College, Garden City, N.Y., and a M.D. degree from Duke University (1964). He served his internship at Johns Hopkins Hospital. In 1970, Kenneth moved to California, where he pursued his career in medical research and teaching. He has written an impressive list of medical abstracts and has received the Merck Award and others in pediatrics and endocrinology, his concern being growth hormone deficiency. JORDAN, JOHN L., JR. (1847-1918) Honored 1983 John L.Jordan,Jr., became a partner in the grain and milling business of Jordan, Crampton and Co., with his father. He was elected the first mayor of Brunswick in 1890 and served a second term in 1898. He served as county clerk form 1891 to 1897 and was also justice of the peace.

JOHNSTON, A. WILLIAM (1925- ) Honored 1983 A. William (Bill) Johnston graduated from Brunwick High School in 1943, having worked on the B&O as a yard checker before graduating. After serving with the Marines, he returned to the B&O here in 1946. His rise in the managerial side of railroading during his 36-year employment was steady and rapid, ranging through Trainmaster, Division Superintendent, General Manager of Transportation, Manager of Washington Terminal Company, and lastly as General Manager of Chessie System's Western Region. After retiring from the Chessie System, he became Vice President - Operations and Maintenance at the Association of American Railroads in Washington, D. C., in 1979, and has again retired.

KAETZEL, DAVID MURRAY (1927- ) Honored 1985 David Murray Kaetzel earned his BS degree from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy after attending Brunswick public schools and a year at Johns Hopkins University. A master's degree in Naval Architecture and a Professional Naval Engineer Degree from M.I.T. followed. His major duties ranged from planning and design of all types of Coast Guard vessels to total shipyard operations and plant maintenance. He won the Meritorious Service Medal, both U.S.C.G. and Secretary of Transportation Commendation Medals, and U.S.C.G. Achievement Medal among others. After retiring in 1975 with rank of Captain, he became managing director of a shipyard in Indonesia.

JONES, HOWARD MAR.VIN (1874-1955) Honored 1984 Howard Marvin Jones' name was synonymous with real estate and insurance during most of his life in Brunswick. He was also justice of the peace and trial magistrate for 30 years. He helped the needy.

KAPLON, ABRAHAM ISAAC (1889-1987) Honored 1985 Abraham Isaac Kaplon, popularly known as Amos, the elder son of Victor Kaplon, arrived in Brunswick when his family opened a store here to sell work clothes for the expanding railroad. Amos· was an excellent baseball player and was offered a professional contract, but was unable to accept due to his responsibilities at the store. A talented inventor, he lists among his creations a pre-combustion engine, a heat indicator for autos, a double-combustion motor, a rear-axle motor, wheel balancers, a

JONES, JUNE SHEWBRIDGE, R.N. (1911- ) Honored 1983 June Shewbridge Jones graduated from BHS, and later from the Frederick City Hospital School of Nursing in 1932. Returning to Brunswick, she worked for Dr. William Schnauffer, assisted in establishing the local hospital, and became supervisor of nurses there. After the Schnauffer Hospital closed, she

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