Railroads wrestle with time changes amid daylight saving
Railroads including Pennsylvania Baltimore and Ohio and Western Maryland scramble to adjust schedules as Washington weighs standard time versus daylight time. Maryland counties and city officials monitor the decision, with trains shifted and new morning services planned to bridge the time gap.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Maryland
Prince George's
Montgomery
Anne Arundel
Wington
Hagerstown City Hall
Washington County
Ts Deeran
Hagerstown
Walter Bromley
Pomona
B. and C
B and O
Washington
Western Maryland Railroad
AAA Opposes Betting On Auto Racing In Maryland
Washington April 4 The American Automobile Association AAA today telegraphed Gov William P Lane Jr of Maryland opposing a bill to legalize pari mutuel betting on midget auto races in Prince Georges County The telegram signed by Russell E Singer AAA vice president urges the governor to refrain from signing the measure until it is clarified and reviewed by the association
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Washington
American Automobile Association
William P. Lane, Jr
Maryland
Russell E. Singer
AAA
Par
Prince Georges County
Automobile racing bans on betting supported by association
Thoroughly investigated all potential ties and concluded that pari mutuels in auto racing are neither practical nor advisable for mechanical and other reasons. The American Automotive Association opposes any race with focalized betting. Louise Overell, a Santa Ana freshman, is granted bail and faces trial May 25 for alleged murders of Walter and Beulah Overell aboard a Newport Bay cabin cruiser.
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American Automotive Association
Santa Ana
Calif
Louise Overell
Blonde University
Taddite
George Gollum
Grand Juro
Walter Overell
Beulah
Newport Bay
Manchester Elects Mayor and Council Members
Daylight time election held at Manchester Mayor and Council office in Firemen's Church on March 3. Harold C. Frankforte elected mayor. Charlies W Fridinger Charlies E Beck win council seats as town votes 4 to 1 for das.
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Manchester
Manchester Corporation
Harold C. Frankforte
Manchead Charlies W. Fridinger Charlies E Beck
Das
Black Cumberland fiscal results and spending updates
Gibson said all returns are in for the 1946-37 fiscal year and that income exceeded expectations while appropriations had not been spent. The report notes the Black Cumberland line item and comments on fiscal proprieties and budget execution.
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Gibson
Seek Thief Who Wrecked Large Bus
Annapolis April 4 police hunt a trio of men after a 45 passenger bus was driven from a terminal by an unknown driver and later found overturned on the road. Patrolman Morland described the scene with a damaged windshield and shattered windows.
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Annapolis
Leecs
State Pole
Baltimore
Ideas
Morland
Corn Planting May Be Short This Year in U S
Joseph H. Blandford, state director of the Production and Marketing Administration, said corn planting nationwide may fall about four million acres short of the 1947 goal. He indicated Maryland plantings are around 95 percent of the target.
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United States
Joseph H. Blandford
The
Production and Marketing Administration
Maryland
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