Deaths From Tuberculosis Rise in Baltimore Area
In Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, and Worcester counties tuberculosis deaths run high due to sanatoriums. Baltimore 82, Carroll 24, Frederick 22, and Worcester 35 died. Anne Arundel, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Charles, Howard, Montgomery, St Marys and Somerset show increases. Dorchester holds steady. Buy Christmas Seals.
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Facts and Figures on Your Telephone Facts and Figures on Your Telephone
Edwin F Hill examines stockholder growth in the Bell system from 1881 to the turn of the century. He notes the shift from a Massachusetts light of 450 stockholders to more than 600,000 owners across the United States and about 70 foreign areas. Early holders averaged 110 shares in 1880 versus under 31 today, with many owning 1 share or less. By 1890 there were over 3,300 owners, rising to about 7,500 by century’s end.
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American Bell Telephone Company
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Christmas Seals Aid Miracle House Children in Maryland
The Miracle House at Claiborne Maryland uses Christmas Seals funds to rehabilitate undernourished children exposed to tuberculosis. Opened with 19 beds in 1910 it now houses 110 children and 30 adults in a pine grove near Chesapeake Bay. The Maryland Tuberculosis Association supports this largest institution of its kind, emphasizing nourishing food rest health habits and fresh air to build strong bodies and minds. 1600 Maryland children have received preventorium care through the program.
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Maryland Tuberculosis Association
United States
Chesapeake Bay
House of Miracles
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National Capital Welcomes Visitors at City Gates
Washington welcomes visitors via information booths run by the Greater National Capital Commission and the Washington Board of Trade. Booths are at Union Station, Laurel, Rockville, and near Hybla Valley on the Richmond Highway, with telephone service to arrange hotel reservations and sightseeing. Since opening, the booths logged over 3,000 inquiries, aided by the upcoming George Washington Bicentennial.
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Alexandria
Richmond Highway
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Music Along the Wires radio program draws praise
The Sunday 8 15 PM music series sponsored by Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone and Bell System colleagues, broadcast from WMAL and other CBS stations, features Fritz Reiner and his orchestra. The program opens with a telephone bell and a live long distance celebrity chat, engaging audiences nationwide.
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Washington
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Columbia Broadcasting System
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