Trolley Beheads Woman by James Rada, Jr. The Hagerstown and Frederick Railway trolley car ran north along the Thurmont line out of Frederick on the morning of October 16, 1917. The car left Frederick City heading to Montevue and Yellow Springs and onto a crossing at Charlesville. When it reached Thurmont, it would head back…

by James Rada, Jr. James E. Shankle James Shankle of Woodsboro began life behind the eight ball, as they say. He was born in Frederick on November 21, 1925. “My mother abandoned me on the streets of Frederick,” Shankle said. “I was found by a policeman and taken to the hospital.” The police officer took…