1950 Westminster Sammy Safety traffic safety reminder

1950 Westminster Sammy Safety traffic safety reminder

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Throughout the history of the city of Westminster, the community has felt strongly about traffic and pedestrian safety. Much of the early history of the police department was full of stories about enforcement matters involving speeding horse and buggies and pedestrian safety. In this picture, from around 1950, a sign character we called “Sammy Safety,” at the corner of Liberty Street and West Main Street at the railroad tracks, proudly proclaims “No traffic deaths since Sept. 3, 1949. Although I have long since forgotten, oral history used to recite the story of the Sept. 3, 1949 traffic death as a cautionary tale. 

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Phone number listings for Western Maryland College – McDaniel in the 1954 phone book

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Listings for Western Maryland College, now-McDaniel College, on page 61 in the Westminster Maryland C&P Telephone Company directory.

Phone number listings for Western Maryland College – McDaniel in the 1954 phone book

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Santa Claus is greeted by Westminster mayor in undated old picture

Santa Claus is greeted by Westminster Mayor Mathias and community leaders at Santa’s house on Locust Lane in downtown Westminster in this undated photo from either the late 1950s or very early 1960s. http://tinyurl.com/yb26gow

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This is an undated photograph from the very early 1960s or 1950s, from old family papers. The photographer is unknown.

The gentlemen in the picture have been identified as best as possible. If someone believes that anyone has been misidentified, please be in touch. And of course, if any one knows the names of any the folks who are unidentified, that would be great.

Left to right in the front: 1 unidentified child; 2 immediately to Santa’s right, our left, is Andy Dietrich, the manager of Coffman Fisher; 3 Santa Claus was probably Kale Mathias; 4 Mayor Joseph L. Mathias is shaking hands with Santa Claus; 5 behind the handshake is Paul Wimert, the husband of Gladys Wimert and the manager of Mather’s.

In the back is 6, Harry Starr, standing behind Andy Dietrich. He was the manager of Gorsuch and Little. 7 is the gentleman who is pictured with glasses, but without a hat and he is unidentified. 8 the gentleman who is almost obscured by Santa Claus is, unfortunately also unidentified; and 9 is Atlee Wampler, representing the Retail Merchants Association.

Up through at least 1947, the city’s Christmas festivities took place at the forks at West Main Street and Pennsylvania Avenue; which at the time was considered to be the center of the downtown business district.

Mayor Mathias died in office on December 3, 1963 after serving in office continuously since May 18, 1942. Santa’s House in this picture is located on Main Street in what was then-Locust Lane, beside 41 East Main Street.

A portion of this information came from an interview of Mr. David Babylon, Jr., by Kevin Dayhoff on January 20, 2002. Mr. Babylon served on the Westminster Common Council from Westminster City Council May 11, 1964 to May 19, 1989.

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