Attitude On Dams Changes in Potomac River Survey
County planner Arthur Hatton reports a shift in Army Corps of Engineers stance toward small and large dams on the Potomac. The Corps collaborates with multiple federal agencies. 29 dam sites identified, mainly for water supply. A spring 1950 goal foresees a full report on Potomac water needs for 50 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur B. Hatson
Army Corps of Engineers
Thetomac River
Department of Labor
Potomac River
Forium
Washington
Hatton
George B. Summer
Corps
U.S. Fish and Wild Life Service
U.S. Geological Service
U.S. Par Service
Pubrec Health Service
Soil Conservation Service
Potomac
Harry Schwartz
Army Engineers
Upper Potomac
Harpers
Fer Hatton
Frederick County
Monocacy River
Corps of Engineers
Upper
Congress
Army
Haion
River Bend
Building Permits Issued in Winchester Hall Districts
Building permit office in Winchester Hall approved 11 new construction projects worth 64050 in nine county districts on Wednesday. Projects include a 24000 brick and shingle eight room house on Maryland 17 by James E. Ferrell of Knoxville and several residences, a bulk fuel tank, and a concrete block silo among others with mostly completions planned next year and earlier applications dating from 1958 to 1959.
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Winchester Hall
Haw Bottom Road
Waynesboro Road
Emmitsburg
Fred J. Hobbs
Bethesda
Charles F. Stouter
Doris L. Stouter
Maryland
Hawaiian Club
Tae
James E. Ferrell
Knoxville
Mount Pleasant
Linganore Road
Jaz Bridge
Harry R. Shafer
Richard LL Shafer
Frederick
Walkersville
Daysvile Road
Charles L. Soper
Hanvers
State Hospital
C. D. Wachter
Baltimore
Catoctin
Gene C. Lewis
Myersville
Johnsville
Sunday sales crackdown and state employe fines rise
Government moves to raise penalties for Sunday sales while reporting shifts in fruit and produce markets. Officials discuss higher fines up to 200 dollars for repeat offenses and tie proposed changes to state employee lists and eligibility.
Showdown Near as Little Rock Schools Open Stall
Segregationists and Negro leaders fuse a push to reopen Little Rock public high schools amid forced integration. The school board moved up the No term start from September 8 to September 3, signaling a tight confrontation as Governor Faubus faces the crisis.
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Horace Mann High School
Little Rock
Ark
Orval E. Faubus
Policy Proposal Aims to Broaden State Promotions
Baltimore AP Russell S Davis commissioner of personnel urged adoption of a policy to broaden state promotions. He asked the Legislative Council Finance Committee to approve changes in law that would move beyond selecting only the top five scorers on written tests to consider other qualified employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore (Ap
Russell S. ‘Davis
Legislative Council Finance Committee
Davis
MILWAUKEE JET CRASH KILLS GUARD OFFICER AND RADAR OPERATOR
The deputy chief of staff of the Wisconsin Air National Guard Col. Seymour Levenson age 39 and radar observer Lt. Robert Gahan age 25 both of Milwaukee were killed when their Fat Scorpion jet crashed into a steel hull work ship in Milwaukee Harbor during an instrument approach to Mitchell Field. The Coast Guard called the explosion terrific. Gold mines of Ontario milled 799,178 tons of ore containing 227,981 ounces of gold and 32,976 ounces of silver last January.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin Air National Guard
Air National Guard
Col
Seymour, Levenson
Robert Gahan
Millwaukee
Lake Michigan
Mitchell Field
Coast Guard
Ontario
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Wasque
Freéch County
Noah E Weiauver Jr
Planning Commission
Farm Bureau
Austin Bean
Adamstown
Grange
Carron Aa Frederick
Edward Seidling
Mercomatic
Moyers
Moyer's Mercury
Edsel, Lincoln
Rambles
West South ST
LEX
Lawson Motor Sales
LeSaire
Electra
The
Ideal Garage Co
Harrisburg
Carolinas
David L. Lawrence
Sylvania
Pennsylvania House of Reputy
Cs Faubus
Faubus
Chamber of Commerce
Iarnold
Thomas Mm.eichelberger
Robert L. Arnold
Arnold
Thomas D. Arnold
Verlin A. Kernbill
Martinsburg
W. Va
Appalachian
Johnson
Safeway Peoples Drug
Williamson’s
White Sell’s
Modern Pharmacy
Allen’s
S. Market St
Dr. Clean
Pontiac
E.M
Mercury
Cher
Pontiac Spt
Cpe
Cadillac Spt
Renn Pontiac
Studebaker
Hillman Minx
Aya
GMC
Ridgevilte
Aristocrat Dairy
Winchester St
the News
Wright
Philco
Excelle
Melvin M. Engle
Good Housekeeping
Bowers Lumber
Patrick St
Frederick, Md
Monument
the Glass & Mirror Shop, Inc
East Street
Now
Pittsburgh’ Paints
Frederick, Maryland
America
Re Gallon
Res ‘Aterspi
Pitese
Galion
Plymouth Belvedere
DR. Sed
Chevrolet
East Patrick St
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