Bridge to 1.1 Million Yearly Crossings Seen for Bay Span
Rotary Club briefing by G Joseph Hubert of J E Greiner Company outlined the planned Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The $44 million project, begun after Maryland enacted revenue bonds in 1938, will span 7.72 miles with 1,500 foot main clearance and a 28 foot roadway. Projections show traffic rising from 1.1 million in year one to over 8.5 million annually within a decade, with the design accommodating future growth.
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Rotary Club
G. Joseph Hubert
J. E. Greiner Company
Baltimore
Service Club
Francis Scott Key
New England
New York
Washington
Maryland
Miller's Island
Tolchester
Aberdeen
War Department
Bay
Hundert
Hundret
Warner L. Brittain
Daniel E. Wight
Nevin Smith
Hanover
Clarence Shaffer
Danbury
Conn
Emory Frye
W. L. Lloyd
Brunswick
R. Fay Staith
Hagerstown
Gues
A. A. Caldwell
Taneytown canvass committees named for fire company drive
Taneytown volunteers appoint canvassing committees for the fire company fund drive with a general committee led by Kenneth Hawks Raymond Feeser and Eugene Eyler. The rural town districts list delegates for areas from Center Square to Sharrer’s Service Station and beyond including Fairview avenue, Mill avenue and other streets with assigned coordinators such as George Kiser Thomas Eckenrode and Roy Smith among others.
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Cannery
Jas. Turner
Lester Kidd
David Smith
Fairview Avenue
Middle Street
Wendell Garber
Carroll Hahn
Howell Royer
Wilbur Miller
Wilson Biffle
Center Square
George Street
George Kiser
Charles Baker
George
Mill Avenue
Antrim Street
Broad Street
Thurston Putman
Thomas Smith
Scott Smith
Clarence Wilson
Charles Smith
Baltimore Street
Fair Grounds Avenue
Montgomery Chapter formed for Maryland Municipal League
At a Maryland Municipal League meeting in College Park the Montgomery Chapter will be formed with Mayor Irving L. Mc Cathran presiding. Mayors councilmen and other officials from Montgomery County towns will be invited to a May dinner to organize the chapter and address municipal problems and county cooperation. Francis Pickens Miller announced his candidacy for the U S Senate in Virginia promising a hot fight against Byrd in the July 15 Democratic primary in Richmond.
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College Park
Maryland Municipal League
Irving L. McCathran
Washington Grove
Montgomery
Montgomery County
Byrd
Richmond
Francis Pickens Miller
U. S Senate
Sen. Byrd
Virginia
Brengle Honored For 40 Years Service At Frederick Lunch
Elmer Brengle of Brunswick received a 40 year service pin at a luncheon honoring his long tenure with the C. and P. Telephone Co. at the V F W Country Club in Frederick. The event was hosted Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Brengle and G. Elmer Brengle among the guests.
Merger Opens Reisterstown Glyndon Bank
The Glyndon Bank merges with the Reisterstown Savings Bank of Baltimore county to become the Reisterstown Glyndon Bank. Offices will be maintained at both Reisterstown and Glydon. Officers include President William J. O'Meara and Executive VP J. Edward Heines with several vice presidents, cashiers, and attorneys named. Present staff keep their positions.
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Reisterstown
Glyndon Bank
Reisterstown Savings Bank
Baltimore County
Reisterstown-Glyndon Bank
Glydon
William J. O'Meara
J. Edward Heines
Lester S. Wheeler
Charles A. Forbes, Sr
Damascus 4 H Club Reorganized At Bell Home
The Damascus 4 H Club re organized Monday at Donald and John Bell home with 14 members and four adults present. County agent assistant storeve Whipp outlined 4 H activities and five new members were admitted. Officers elected included John Bail president James Welsh vice president Harold Mullinix Jr secretary Leroy Johnson treasurer Donald Bell reporter and Harold Mullinix Sr A R Freysz Douglas King and William Bell as leaders. The next meeting is set for 8 pm May 12 at James Welsh home.
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Damascus
Donald
John Bell
Storeve Whipp
John Bail
James Welsh
Harold Mullinix, Jr
Leroy Johnson
Donald Bell
Harold Mullinix
A. R. Freysz
Douglas King
William Bell
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Westminster Road
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Herman L. Mills
Frank L. Bentz
Maryland Inland Fishing and Game Commission
William Hertstein
Glen Echo
Ross Beville
Takoma Park
J LaMar Kelly, Jr
Rockville
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