Goldsborough Secures Lion's Share of Waterway Work
Maryland gains seventeen waterway projects totaling 1.529 million dollars under the War Department civil functions appropriation bill for fiscal year 1989. Eleven Eastern Shore projects led by Rep Goldsborough and six Western Shore projects led by Rep Gambrill, including a 710,000 canal item for the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. Major Eastern Shore project is Little and Big Choptank rivers canal to cut travel 13 miles, boosting regional commerce. Wicomico River improvements to aid Salisbury shipping. Goldsborough and Gambrill pressed for years. several projects approved after appeals to the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors.
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Maryland
War Department
House
Representative Goldsborough
Gambrill
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Board of Engineers
Chesapeake and Delaware
Baltimore
Julian L. Schley
Army Engineers
Chesapeake Bay
Elk River
Crisfield Harbor
Annemesick
Cypress Creek
Anne Arundel
Fishing Bay
Dorchester County
Fishing Creek
Chesa Peake Beach
Island Creek
Talbot County
Nanticoke River
Wicomico County
Neal Sound
Charles County
Northeast River
Cecil County
Rock Hall Harbor
Kent County
Jerome’s Creek
St. Mary’s
Wicomico
Little
Big Choptank
Cambridge Harbor
Little Choptank River
Wicomico River
Salisbury
Webster Cove
Goldsborough Seeks Return to House Seat in 1938
Representative T. Alan Goldsborough announced his candidacy for reelection to Congress from Maryland's First District. He said he may consider a Senate run in the future, but emphasized a current bid for the House. A Roosevelt ally, he has secured major Eastern Shore drainage and channel appropriations.
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T. Alan Goldsborough
Congress
Millard F. Tydings
Eastern Shore
House of Representatives
O. Straugh Lloyd
General Assembly
Wicomico County
Roosevelt
Goldsborough
American Legion Open Meeting at Denton Courtroom
Caroline Post No 29 American Legion will hold a public meeting in the Denton Courtroom on Friday May 6 at 7 00 p m A State Commander Bruce T Bair and other officers will address the gathering Topics include war veteran activities twenty years after and the aims of the American Legion The meeting is non political and open to all members and the public
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Caroline Post
American Legion
Denton
Bruce T. Bair
Diversion of Road Money Opposed at Eastern Shore Meeting
Eastern Shore County Commissioners Association met in Easton to discuss roads relief and revenue. The group voted to restore county road control to counties and oppose diverting highway funds. They could not agree on direct relief once state funds run out. Officials reported counties face critical conditions and urged state cooperation.
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Eastern Shore County Commissioners Association
Easton
E. Parker
Wicomico County
Association
L. C. Tosh
Cecil County
Charles I. Boyles
Queen Anne’s
C. E. Bounds
Wicomico
State Roads Commission
Kent County
Wilmer F. Davis
Caroline
Eastern Shore
Baltimore City
Harold E. Cobourn
Cecil
Clyde Squire
Salisbury
Parker
Ocean City
First Virginia settlers reach Henry in 1607
A fragmented historical note lists key milestones with dates and events including 1607 Virginia settlement at Henry, Magellan’s death in the Philippines in 1521, Pillsbury’s blindfold chess feat in 1900, and the Gilbert Elevated Railroad’s first run in New York in 1878, though wording is fragmentary.
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Virginia
Henry
Gilbert Elevated Railroad
New York
Denton Armory bids too high in Baltimore
Thirteen bidders submitted offers for the Denton Armory project in Baltimore but none met the $45,000 construction cap after allocating $60,000 total funds. Bids ranged from about $49,600 to $68,900, with $6,000 slated for architectural work and furnishings. a new round of bidding will occur within ten days after the architect reviews plans and reopens bids.
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Denton Armory
Baltimore
George E Lane
Lang Brothers
Charles E. Brohawn
Cumming Con. Co
C. W. Schmidt
J. L. Whittington
Samuel Nowell
Carlstrand Engr. Co
Robert Wilson & Co
John Ruff Co
Frank Maxa
McIntosh Co
Spear Jones Co
County Federation Met Wednesday
Delegates at the World Federation of Educational Associations meeting in Tokyo criticized Japan as an aggressor in Asia. Claymont superintendent H E Stahl described his August six week Japan visit and noted delegates viewed Japan's program as unjustified and aimed at annihilating China to promote imperialism. Max Chambers of the National Youth Administration spoke on hobby education. Over 125 members from nine federated clubs attended. New officers were elected for a two year term including Mrs Max Chambers as president and Mrs Talmage A R Strong as first vice president. An invitation to hold the fall meeting in Preston was accepted.
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World Federation Educational Association
Tokyo
Japan
China
H. E. Stahl
Claymont
Del
Ridgely
Stahl
Max Chambers
National Youth Administration
Preston
Talmage A. R. Strong
Denton
Alvin Smith
Greensboro
W. Nelson Pusey
Federalsburg
Burton Proctor
Harry H. Nuttle
Anderson‘town
Preston Community Club
Orphans Court Orders Sale and Admin Actions Across Estates
The Orphans Court meets with Judges Tow ers Handy and Dennis approving and recording multiple estate actions. These include sales, inventories, guardianship petitions, creditor notices, stock assignments, and administration accounts for estates such as Wiley Roe Fooks Corkran Welch Noble Nagel Poole Fountain Ross Nichols Seese and related debt and mortgage items.
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Orphans’ Court
Towers
Handy
Dennis
William M. Wiley
Sallie S. Roe
Nelson H. Fooks
Algie J. Corkran
William Addison Welch
John Elliott Noble
Ferdinand Nagel
Florence Poole
William R. Fountain
Caroline County
Winnie B. Fountain
Tsaae Dukes
Claude Wheatley
William R. Ross
Alexander Nichols
Ephraim Seese
Fire Hazard Demonstration Warns Students at Maryland University
Professor Criswell of the University of Maryland led an assembly on Wednesday showcasing miniature apparatus that depict common home fire hazards. The demonstration covered matches, electricity, oils, flammable powders, cleaning fluids, gasoline, and safe handling, with historical notes and cautionary tips.
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Criswell
University of Maryland
London Bridge
Great Wanamaker
Professor Criswell
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