Tom Smith

On August 13, 2005, JOHN L. SMITH, beloved husband of Ruth E. (nee Bagg); devoted father of Billy Smith and Mary Bess Helms; loving step-father of Jim and Dan Wisnieski; dear brother of Lee, Sonny, Fred, Dorcus and Tom Smith; also survived by six grandchildren. A Funeral Service will be held at the family owned Leonard J. Ruck Inc. Funeral Home, 5305 Harford Rd (at Echodale) on Thursday 9:30 A.M. Interment Garrison Forest MD VA Cemetery. Friends may call on Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M.

On December 12, 2006, ANN M. GLOVER, beloved sister-in-law of Gilbert R. Smith, loving aunt of Tom Smith and Judy Michaelides (Frank), dear great aunt of Ruhley and Chase Michaelides, devoted twin sister of the late Ruth M. Smith. Friends may call at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home Inc., 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26A) Thursday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M., where a funeral service will be held Friday at 1 P.M. Interment Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens.

On December 12, 2006, ANN M. GLOVER, beloved sister-in-law of Gilbert R. Smith, loving aunt of Tom Smith and Judy Michaelides (Frank), dear great aunt of Ruhley and Chase Michaelides, devoted twin sister of the late Ruth M. Smith. Friends may call at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home Inc., 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26A) Thursday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M., where a funeral service will be held Friday at 1 P.M. Interment Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens.

On February 8, 2006, RUTH M. SMITH (nee Moore); beloved wife of Gil R. Smith; devoted mother of Tom Smith and Judy Michaelides and her husband Frank; loving twin sister of Ann Glover; dear grandmother of Ruhley and Chase Michaelides. A funeral service will be held at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Rd (Beltway exit 26A) on Saturday at 11 A.M. Interment Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. Friends may call on Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M.

Anne Arundel Community College's women's basketball team had split its previous two games before yesterday's meeting with host Frederick, but a greater concern for coach Tom Smith is the Pioneers' health.Forward Ann Heiser, a Severna Park graduate, is playing with shin splints that are affecting her performance in the second half of games. Another forward, Southern graduate Lindee Sisk, sprained her ankle with about 18 minutes left in a 72-63 win over Potomac State on Saturday.Sisk, who is averaging 15.0 points and 10 rebounds, was expected to miss at least two more games.

Cardiff, a Harford County community first settled in 1725, will be the site of a $3.2 million strip shopping center scheduled to open by the end of the year.The 40,000-square-foot center will be on Dooley Road near Route 165. It will be anchored by an expanded Tom's Super Thrift and a new Whiteford Pharmacy.The strip center will be the result of a partnership between Tom Smith, owner of Tom's Super Thrift, and Tom Suter, owner of Whiteford Pharmacy.Mr. Smith said his new store will nearly triple in size to 26,000 square feet and will be renamed Jubilee Market.

WHO IS THE most powerful black political figure in Baltimore history? Among the elected officials: Parren Mitchell? Kurt Schmoke? Clarence "Du" Burns? Among those behind the scenes: William ("Little Willie") Adams? Larry Gibson? Thomas "Tom" R. Smith?Who is Tom Smith? Why just one of the most powerful black political bosses in Baltimore history. On election days in the 1920s and 30s, white politicians would turn to him to help roundup the black vote for the Democrats. That was at a time when most blacks were Republicans.

Thomas R. "Tom" Smith, who was once one of the most powerful black politicians in the state, has been nearly forgotten today.At his death in 1938, he was regarded as one of the wealthiest and most generous blacks in Baltimore.In 1912, he opened Smith's Hotel at Druid Hill Avenue and Paca Street, which was described as "a shrine to Baltimore's Negro population," when it was torn down in 1957."Best known as a politician, he also was one of the staunchest guardians of his race in the city," said The Sun in 1938.

Tom Smith has just one player returning from last season's Anne Arundel Community College women's basketball team. The rest are freshmen whose names are recognized easily by people who follow the sport on the high school level.Alina Smith. Debbi Dadds. Denise Perrone. All former high school standouts who are trying to produce a winning record and get the Pioneers beyond the first round of the Region XX Tournament, something that last season's team couldn't do."We're a lot more solid," Tom Smith said.

It finally happened -- after nearly 20 years.The Anne Arundel Community College women's basketball team won the Maryland JuCo championship over the weekend, defeating top-seeded and 10th-ranked Frederick CC, 76-64, in Sunday's final at Dundalk CC. The Pioneers' last won a state JuCo title in 1975.Anne Arundel (18-3), seeded No. 2, travels to Frederick tomorrow for a 5 p.m. game against seventh-seeded Garrett in the first round of the Region XX tournament. Frederick is the No. 1 seed, and Potomac State is third.

In an era when "crowd-pleasing" has become a disparaging term because of smash hits content to push sadistic or sentimental buttons, Seabiscuit dares to be great. This adaptation of Laura Hillenbrand's nonfiction best seller will move large audiences to applause and tears while deepening their feelings for the mysteries of character, the majesty of athletics and the thrill of our democratic culture at its best, when figures from nowhere become true popular champions. Boldly echoing the trajectory of the legendary racehorse who learned how to channel his herky-jerky energy into a fierce and indomitable running style, the movie starts out with an unusual gait, cutting among the individual stories of three men who took an unlikely animal from neglect to acclaim as a four-legged hero of the Depression.

Thomas R. "Tom" Smith, who was once one of the most powerful black politicians in the state, has been nearly forgotten today.At his death in 1938, he was regarded as one of the wealthiest and most generous blacks in Baltimore.In 1912, he opened Smith's Hotel at Druid Hill Avenue and Paca Street, which was described as "a shrine to Baltimore's Negro population," when it was torn down in 1957."Best known as a politician, he also was one of the staunchest guardians of his race in the city," said The Sun in 1938.

WHO IS THE most powerful black political figure in Baltimore history? Among the elected officials: Parren Mitchell? Kurt Schmoke? Clarence "Du" Burns? Among those behind the scenes: William ("Little Willie") Adams? Larry Gibson? Thomas "Tom" R. Smith?Who is Tom Smith? Why just one of the most powerful black political bosses in Baltimore history. On election days in the 1920s and 30s, white politicians would turn to him to help roundup the black vote for the Democrats. That was at a time when most blacks were Republicans.

It finally happened -- after nearly 20 years.The Anne Arundel Community College women's basketball team won the Maryland JuCo championship over the weekend, defeating top-seeded and 10th-ranked Frederick CC, 76-64, in Sunday's final at Dundalk CC. The Pioneers' last won a state JuCo title in 1975.Anne Arundel (18-3), seeded No. 2, travels to Frederick tomorrow for a 5 p.m. game against seventh-seeded Garrett in the first round of the Region XX tournament. Frederick is the No. 1 seed, and Potomac State is third.

Cardiff, a Harford County community first settled in 1725, will be the site of a $3.2 million strip shopping center scheduled to open by the end of the year.The 40,000-square-foot center will be on Dooley Road near Route 165. It will be anchored by an expanded Tom's Super Thrift and a new Whiteford Pharmacy.The strip center will be the result of a partnership between Tom Smith, owner of Tom's Super Thrift, and Tom Suter, owner of Whiteford Pharmacy.Mr. Smith said his new store will nearly triple in size to 26,000 square feet and will be renamed Jubilee Market.

Tom Smith has just one player returning from last season's Anne Arundel Community College women's basketball team. The rest are freshmen whose names are recognized easily by people who follow the sport on the high school level.Alina Smith. Debbi Dadds. Denise Perrone. All former high school standouts who are trying to produce a winning record and get the Pioneers beyond the first round of the Region XX Tournament, something that last season's team couldn't do."We're a lot more solid," Tom Smith said.

In an era when "crowd-pleasing" has become a disparaging term because of smash hits content to push sadistic or sentimental buttons, Seabiscuit dares to be great. This adaptation of Laura Hillenbrand's nonfiction best seller will move large audiences to applause and tears while deepening their feelings for the mysteries of character, the majesty of athletics and the thrill of our democratic culture at its best, when figures from nowhere become true popular champions. Boldly echoing the trajectory of the legendary racehorse who learned how to channel his herky-jerky energy into a fierce and indomitable running style, the movie starts out with an unusual gait, cutting among the individual stories of three men who took an unlikely animal from neglect to acclaim as a four-legged hero of the Depression.

Anne Arundel Community College's women's basketball team had split its previous two games before yesterday's meeting with host Frederick, but a greater concern for coach Tom Smith is the Pioneers' health.Forward Ann Heiser, a Severna Park graduate, is playing with shin splints that are affecting her performance in the second half of games. Another forward, Southern graduate Lindee Sisk, sprained her ankle with about 18 minutes left in a 72-63 win over Potomac State on Saturday.Sisk, who is averaging 15.0 points and 10 rebounds, was expected to miss at least two more games.