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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1952
Page
12
A continuing history of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge project recounts key dates from 1937 to its opening on July 30, 1952. Milestones include adoption of revenue bonds, shifting the site, ferry system control, offshore work starts, and the final dedication after 6.5 million man-hours. The narrative notes delays due to World War II and funding hurdles.
M B Shryer announces the appointment of a full-time pathologist for Memorial Hospital in Easton. Dr Edward C H Schmidt will join September 1 from Doctor's Hospital Philadelphia, bringing diagnostic lab leadership and tissue analysis to improve accuracy and autopsy insights for hospital cases.
The notice lists tolls by vehicle type: passenger car and similar 1.40, two-axle vehicles 2.25, three-axle 3.50, four-axle 4.50, five-axle 5.00, bus on scheduled run 1.50, motorcycle 1.00, and unusual heavy vehicles 55.00. Commutation tickets may reduce rates by up to 50 percent.
Maryland will add seventy new picnic areas to the state highway system, capable of serving 89 groups or more. Governor McKeldin directed the State Roads Commission to select sites. facilities range from simple one to two table setups to elaborate overlooks. Planned locations include the Severn River Bridge area overlooking the river and Naval Academy, with 30 cars and eight tables plus two fireplaces, gravel surfaces, cedar post boundaries, trash receptacles, and landscaping. Distribution covers lower and upper Eastern Shore, central, south, north central, and western Maryland across routes 40 50 and 111 with additional county side roads and clear direction signs. Governor praises progress and expects Maryland facilities to rival any state.
State roads crews will perform work only when spared from regular duties, aiming to avoid extra costs to Maryland taxpayers. The plan prioritizes current responsibilities while allocating auxiliary tasks to minimize public funds.
Burrsville residents host guests from Coatesville and Houston while others relocate to Rock Hall, Md. Local church groups attend conferences in Dover and Philadelphia visits mark a week of relatives and guests. Tomato canneries Parker Hughes and H O Noble resumed operations last week.
A simple parental test to detect polio is described by Sister Kenny in a special Aug 8 feature of New American Weekly magazine in color gravure with the Baltimore Sunday American.
The Orphans Court met July 29 with Judges Towers and Moore. Actions included withholding funds from Sherman L. Tribbitt estate, final accounts for Mary C. Williamson, separate debt list, and Charles S. Newcomb real estate appraisal. Notices to creditors filed for James Albert Wright and Edna Virginia Iahler. Ancillary letters granted in William Edward Carlisle estate. Bond approved. Inventory and appraisement of personal estate filed.
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