State Gasoline Tax Take Hits New High
The Gasoline Tax Division reports gross receipts topped 30 million for the last fiscal year, reaching 30,274,441.97 after refunds. Distribution totaled 28,050,070.12 to the State Roads Commission 5,610,014.04 to counties and municipalities and 8,415,021.02 to Baltimore City. Administration costs rose slightly but remain under three tenths of one percent. Revenue mostly from motor-vehicle fuel dealers while refunds declined from 2,088,503.30 to 2,064,796.13. New tax sources rose with reciprocal motor carriers and diesel users, yet 98.4 percent came from fuel dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Comptroller’s Office
B. F. Nossel
J. Millard Tawes
State Roads Commission
Baltimore City
Roads Commission
Maryland
State Teachers Assn Plans Baltimore Convention and Open House
The Maryland State Teachers Association outlines a large October convention in Baltimore with 33 departmental meetings from October 16 to 18. Open sessions, a Newport headquarter reception at 5 East Read Street, and public access mark the event with clinics lectures tours and demonstrations. Dr Leland Bradford and Byron T Shaw headline departmental programs at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and the Agricultural Research Administration meeting at RARER.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland State Teachers Association
Fifth Regiment
Baltimore
State Teachers Association
East Read Street
Leland Bradford
National Education Association
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Byron T. Shaw
Agricultural Research Administration
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
County Democrats Organize For Campaign
County Democrats outline an intensive campaign with plans for touring Democratic Senatorial and Congressional candidates George P. Mahoney and Dudley Roe, as well as Stevenson and Sparkman. Mrs Eugenie Anderson may address the Democratic Women Voters. John Wood Logan named publicity chairman. Caroline County Young Democrats Club to play a major role with Mrs Douglas Fleetwood leading women voters group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. Mahoney
Dudley Roe
Adlai E. Stevenson
John J. Sparkman
Eugenie Anderson
Denmark
John Wood Logan
Denton
Democratic State Central Committee
George Clendaniel
E. Landon Walston
Paul Croll
Early Harris
Martin Sutton
Douglas Fleetwood
Young Democrats Club
Caroline County
Club
Women Voters Group
Burning Car Death Plan Confessed by Three
Delaware troopers report that Harrington man Collins and Harrington man Lankford arranged a staged crash near Felton. Collins slept at the wheel and was fined. Lankford paid him ten dollars to wreck the car owned by William D Lankford. David Rittenhouse Jr followed in his car as the wreck was staged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Gooden Calloway
Harrington
Collins
William D. Lankford
Denton
Felton
Lankford
Delaware
David Rittenhouse, Jr
Ridgely
John Jarvis
Greensboro
Jarvis
Volunteer Fire Officials To Hold Maryland Meetings
Maryland volunteer fire company leaders will meet with University of Maryland Fire Service Extension officials for 14 conferences starting October 29 in Galena and touring Cambridge Walkersville Ellicott City Waldorf Annapolis Oakland Corriganville Hagerstown Aberdeen Leonardtown Princess Anne Denton Hampstead. Led by Robert C Burns these sessions cover administrative issues and ways to boost volunteer participation. Enrollment in home-town fire training courses remains voluntary with about 4000 enrolled last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
University of Maryland
Fire Service Extension
Galena
Robert C. Burns
Byrns
Cambridge
Walkersville
Ellicott City
Waldorf
Annapolis
West Annapolis
Oakland
Corriganville
Hagerstown
Aberdeen
Leonardtown
Princess Anne
Denton
Hampstead
University
Bankers Set Fall Meeting in Easton on October 23
Banks across Caroline Kent Queen Anne's and Talbot counties will meet in Easton for the Maryland bankers association group 5 fall gathering October 23 at the fire house. Rear Admiral Frederick J. Bell of McCormick & Co. Baltimore will speak on human relations. Officers and members from Easton Centreville Chester Town Cumberland and other areas are listed along with 1952 53 association leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
Kent
Queen Anne’s
Talbot
Easton
Fire House
Frederick J. Bell
McCormick & Co
Baltimore
Maryland Bankers. Association
J. Porter Matthews
Easton National Bank
Charles .F. Wheatley
Peoples Bank of Chestertown
Harold Fulton
A. Sydney Gadd, Jr
Centreville National Bank
Centreville
Charles A. Piper
Liberty Trust Company
Cumberland
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By Dick Shaw
the Travelers Safety Services
Federal Land Bank
Walter A. Anderson
Department of Administration and Supervision
New York University
Emerson Hotel
Paul Witt
Columbia University
Western High School
Willard E. Goslin
School System of
Bankers
Journal Classifieds
Police
Denton Journal
Salisbury
Fuller Brush Co
Lincoln Ave
Blue Bird Beauty
S. State St
Dover
Del
T.V
Nuttle Lumber and Coal Co
Alton Ewing
Cordova
Hillsboro
Denton P. O
Aretha Stanford
River Road
Shadowlawn F. F. Lockers
Clarke
Caroline Home & Auto Supply
Merriken
Calvert C. Merriken
M. A. Brackett
Kimmey Apts
Franklin St
E. D. Kimmey
Victoria Hicks
Breeding & Nichols
Noble Motor Co
Easton 245
R. R. Avenue
O. BE. Roberts
Strout Realty Agency
Joe Schneider
Hillsboro Road
P. O. Box
Gulbransen
Everything Musical
Alexander’s Music Store
Race St
H. P. Mercury Rocket
Rocket
Will’s Sporting Goods
Newton’s
O. A. Newton and Son
Bridgeville
Preston
Parker W. Stone
Glad Gardens
George R. Willey
Greenwood
Ricards
Robert White
Oil City
Guernsey
Lou Hayes
Oxford
G. Emory Gottwall
N. R. Harrison
Federalsburg
Griffith
Third Street
Willis & Covell
G. C. Cohee
Irwin Feed Co
Southern States
D. Maloney
Williston
Ridgely Supply Co
Russell Townsend
Denton National Bank
Denton, Md
I. R. Fleetwood
Circle 4
First Methodist Church
Townsend’s
Circle of Grace Church
Denton Community Club
Good’s Jewelry
Market St
Fellowship Hall
Circle No. 3
Walter G. Kerslake
Ladies of
Hickman
Todd's
Denton Volunteer Fire Co
Armory
Jeanie
Concord Wscs
Eugene Laramore
Carroll Laramore
Laramore
Robert Maloney
Oscar Willey
John Bacsak
Board of Drainage
Cooper
Cooper’s
Cooper’s Carpet Center
Cooper Furniture CO
Social Security
Ridgely, Greensboro
Nnttle Lumber Companies
7Th
Lincoln Streets
W. C. Dillow
Ben Franklin
Market Street
Railroad Ave
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