Goldsborough Secures Large Share of Waterway Projects
Maryland lawmakers win approval for seventeen Waterways projects totaling 1.529 million in the War Department civil functions bill for FY 1989. Eleven Eastern Shore projects include 710,000 for the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. six Western Shore projects total 182,000. Major Eastern Shore item is the Little and Big Choptank rivers canal linking Cambridge Harbor to Choptank points, with about 13 miles of saved water distance and $9,000 yearly fuel savings.
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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 the House in 1938
Representative Goldsborough announced his candidacy for reelection to Congress from the First District. He noted the possibility of a Senate bid, but said his immediate goal is re election to the House. Now in his tenth term, he backed Roosevelt and secured major appropriations for Eastern Shore projects.
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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 Post 29 Plans Public Meeting in Denton
Caroline Post No 29 American Legion will hold a public meeting in the Courtroom Denton on Friday May 6 at 7 00 p m A State Commander Bruce T Bair and other state officers along with local legion officers will address the gathering The War Veteran activities twenty years after will be discussed by speakers The meeting aims to explain the aims and purposes of the American Legion and is non political.
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Caroline Post
American Legion
Denton
Bruce T. Bair
Diverting Road Funds Opposed by County Officials
Eastern Shore counties at a spring meeting in Easton urged restoration of county roads control to the counties and opposed diverting highway revenues. Debates on direct relief reached no consensus as funds run out. Dr. E. Parker was elected president with L. Tosh and others named to key posts. The group plans a fall session in Salisbury and a possible Ocean City summer meeting.
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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 settlers in Virginia reach Henry in 1607
Fragmentary historical notes list pivotal dates including 1607 Virginia arrival at Henry, 1521 Magellan death in the Philippines, 1900 Pillsbury blindfold chess record, and 1878 Gilbert Elevated Railroad New York first train, reflecting a rough chronology of events.
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Virginia
Henry
Gilbert Elevated Railroad
New York
Denton Armory bids come in higher than cap
Bids for the Denton Armory in Baltimore were opened Wednesday morning and all exceeded the $45,000 construction cap with $60,000 appropriated. Architectural work and furnishings would leave about $6,000, as thirteen bidders were listed and the architect will seek new plans to be opened again within ten days for the lowest bidder.
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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
The World Federation Educational Association delegates in Tokyo viewed Japan as an aggressor in China. H E Stahl of Claymont Delaware described his six week Japan visit and said delegates from 38 nations judged Japan’s program unjustified. N Y A leader Max Chambers spoke on hobby education. Over 125 federation members attended. New officers were elected for two years: Mrs Max Chambers, Preston president. Mrs Talmage A R Strong, Denton, first vice president. Mrs Alvin Smith, Greensboro, second vice-president. Mrs W Nelson Pusey, Federalsburg, recording secretary. Mrs Burton Proctor, Preston, corresponding secretary. Mrs Harry H Nuttle, Anderson Town Hobbs Club, treasurer. Mrs Harry M Hollis, Preston, parliamentarian. An invitation from Preston Community Club to hold the fall meeting there 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 Estate Actions and Admin Orders
The Orphans Court met with Judges Towers Handy and Dennis approving records across multiple estates. Filings include sales, inventories, orders to sell, guardianship accounts, and administration actions for 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 Winnie B Fountain Tsaae Dukes Claude Wheatley William R Ross Alexander Nichols Ephraim Seese and related debts and releases.
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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
Students Warned About Many Common Fire Hazards
A University of Maryland demonstration by Professor Criswell used miniature apparatus to illustrate common home fire hazards. The show covered matches, electricity, oil mops, flour, gasoline, and more, with cautions about safe handling and the role of the fire department.
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Criswell
University of Maryland
London Bridge
great Wanamaker
Professor Criswell
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