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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1949
Page
4
The article argues price rises were not fixed by government but by supply and demand. It notes meat prices stopped rising late last year and then declined about 19 percent from the summer peak. It credits a better balance of supply and demand for the drop, with plentiful meat moving through the market from farms to butcher shops.
The National Security Act of 1947 establishes three military departments for the Army Navy and Air Force and seeks coordinated direction under civilian control not merger. Naval aviation remains a distinct, essential Navy component. Hoover Commission rejects merging Naval aviation with the Air Force. Citizens should seek accurate public issue information on unification debates.
The commentary surveys Mr. Truman's legislative program and budget, noting broad approval and stiff disapproval. It argues the President seeks to centralize power, appointing Dean Acheson to shape policy while he sets the aims. Domestic policy dominates, with calls for old age security, higher minimum wages, compulsory health insurance, public power, steel plants, and housing, to direct the economy and sustain employment. The piece contrasts pro and anti views, warning such statism could test the nation's moral fiber and constitutional balance, yet emphasizes the program's cumulative impact.
A series of land transfer deeds dated between 1948 and 1949 involve multiple parties: Mark Hignutt and Myrtle A Hignutt to Agnes R Breeding in Federalsburg. May F Gelletly and others to Theodore F Gelletly in Third Election District. Henry German and Sarah P German to Rachel Collison in the Eighth Election District. Rachel Collison back to Sarah P German in the Eighth Election District. S Walter Lyden and others to Smithville Farm Machinery Company Inc.. Roland Wheatley and Daisy E Wheatley to J DeWeese Carter on the Todds Mill to Williston road. John H Haddaway and Vina B Ege to Edward L Ege Jr and Vina B Ege. Jesse S Fifer to Helen L Brown in Ridgely. Calvert C Merriken and Jessie S Merriken to Albert Crouch in Fifth Election District. and Raymond H Bartel and Evelyn E Bartel to Elwood Knotts and Elsie May Knotts.
A dated February 7 1949 entry records a parcel landing on the north side of the Federalsburg Preston state road.
A Denton County notice emphasizes state law requiring plat approval and water and sewage plans before subdivision sales. It urges officials to inform developers, builders, and residents about mandatory health safeguards, offering copies of the law and requesting cooperation from county commissioners clerks and municipal authorities to enforce provisions.
The document outlines that before land is platted for subdivision and before any permanent building is erected, a plat and water and sewer plans must be filed with the State Board of Health. The Board can require plans within a set time and order installation of water and sewer systems as needed. Penalties for noncompliance include fines from ten to five hundred dollars plus daily penalties, payable to the State Treasury.
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