Large Farm To Be Bought In Maryland Projected for State Food Supply
Baltimore April 17 The Board of Public Works authorized the State Department of Mental Hygiene to acquire a 2 920 acre farm in Howard County to replace land lost to new construction. The Folly Quarter Farm is to produce milk meat and vegetables to supply hospitals. The board also approved a 386 100 contract for an electric voting system in the House of Delegates chamber but called for bids on a sound system. A single bid for prison labor policy and quarry plans were discussed. The board approved purchasing Sydenham Hospital for 500 000 to relocate patients from Ritchie Chronic Disease Hospital as Camp Ritchie is taken over by the Federal government. A science building at Frostburg State Teachers College costing 179 800 was approved. low bid by George F Hazelwood Co. The report valued Sydenham at about 2 000 000. PROMOTED TO SGT Cpl Virell Lee Stambaugh Union Bridge promoted to sergeant after Korea assignment.
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Baltimore
Board of Public Works
State Department of Mental Hygiene
Howard County
Folly Quarter Farm
International Roll Call Corp
Richmond
Reformatory
Hooper S Mues
McKeldin
Sydenham Hospital
Ritchie Chronic Disease Hospital
Camp Ritchie
Frostburg State Teachers College
George F. Hazelwood Co
J. Mallard Tawes
Leesburg Garden Tour Highlights Historic Homes and Gardens
Leesburg Virginia hosts a State Garden Tour with a lineup of homes and gardens on April 21 to 23. The event showcases diverse gardens, architecture, antiques, and historic features tied to Leesburg’s colonial and early national legacy.
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Leesburg
United States
Madison
Virginias Representative Signatory and Historic Homes Mentioned
Cis Lightfoot Lee among Trustees Yearsater signed the Declaration as Virginia’s Representative. The article notes three historic houses open to visitors in town. Rebecca Harrison’s King Street home (1766–1777, Lot 32), William J. Cox’s Cornwall Street home (about 1803, Lot 42), and Mrs Ty M Fendall’s Loudoun Street home (1815, Lot No.) are highlighted, with nearby Leesburg landmarks referenced.
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Cis Lightfoot Lee
Lee
Rebecca Harrison
King Street
William J. Coxs
Cornwall Street
Ty M Fendalls
Loudoun Street
Historic Virginia Homes Open Visits Pre Civil War Era
Known houses including nowKland and Belgrove host tours showing pre Civil War life in Virginia. Jike, the Fletcher home, Morven Park, and the Westmoreland Davis mansion feature gardens admired for bloom and design. Public hours are 10 am to 6 30 pm on Sundays and 2 pm to 5 30 pm otherwise. Linganore Grange held a Monday meeting with Worthy Master Eler presiding. 52 members and guests attended. Youth Committee led the lecturer.
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nowKland
Stanley Brown
Virginia
Jike
Robert H. Fletcher
Belgrove
Westmoreland Davis
Linganore Grange
Eler
Meeting Notes On Fish Markeups And North Sea Events
A fragment describes a program with musical selections and a speaker amid 885 plaice fish marks. It mentions a meeting date May 7 at p.m. UDST, officers at 21 percent recaptured, and refreshments served within 12 months.
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North Sea
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Cpl
Virell Lee Stambaugh
Samuel Stambaugh
Union Bridge
Stambaugh
Korea
Virgil Lee Stambaugh
19Th Infantry Regiment
24Th Division
A. PF. O
c/o P. M
San Francisco
Calif
Tre News
Atlantic States Gas
Atlantic States
Atlantic State of
Pennsylvani
Philadelphia Ave
J. J. Kauffman
Sales
Is Gas CO. A, Tau
Glasser
Walter Snow
Harry Footers& CO. Cleaners
N. Market SR
Frederick, MD
Cravenette Water Repellant Footers
Sam Miller
South Market ST
Firestone
Bartgis & Zimmerman, Inc
Frederick
E. Patrick Sr
Karpen
Panay Ete
Ene
Rafus Tye
Cline’s Furniture
Ritchie Associates Finance Corp
Rockville
E. Montgomery Ave
Westminster
Carroll Theatre
Youngstown
Fisher’s Appliances
E. Patrick St
Frederick, Maryland
William S. Hood Bartholows, Maryland
Gladhill Furniture Co
Middletown, Maryland
B. S. Dorsey Co
Mt. Airy, Maryland
T. R. Saylor Co
Walkersville, Maryland
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