City weighs airport paving plan cost and grants
City engineers estimate a combined drainage and paving project for the municipal airport at about 130000, with CA A paying 65 000 and the state 27 500 making aid total 92 500. The city’s share would be 37 500 after already committing 15 000 of drainage costs.
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W. Raymond Walter
Pets
Walter
Elmer F. Munshower
Thomas B. Bourne
Civil Aeronautics Administration
T. Edgie Russell
Amercan Airways
C A. A
Aldermeh
R. Brooke Maxwell Associates
M. J. Bles Construction Co
City airport drainage and paving funding plan outlined
The city seeks $23,804 from CA A and State funds toward drainage and paving for the airport project with a November 1 1950 completion target. The CSA and State split contributions differ by condition and timing, while a separate $589 rotating beacon change is also due. Approval and application steps were completed last week.
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State Aviation Commission
Rolo Rhapsody Tops 365 Day Dairy Test in Vermont
Brattleboro Vermont reports Rolo Rhapsody a registered Holstein Friesian co owned by Ray H Smith Frederick Maryland completed a 365 day production test in the official Herd Improvement Registry She produced 708 pounds of butterfat and 19562 pounds of milk milking twice daily at age 10 years 11 months when the test began
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Brattleboro
Rolo Rhapsody
Ray H. Smith
Frederick
Maryland
Waterwheel Rhythm Linked to Host Music, Britannica Says
Britannica notes the waterwheel’s melodic rhythm influenced Host music, highlighting how rotating blades and consistent cadence shaped early musical patterns and perhaps inspired rhythms in the Host’s compositions.
Four Crashes Cause $650 Damage in Frederick
Property damage exceeding $650 occurred in four auto accidents Saturday night in Frederick. No injuries were reported. A hit-and-run by an out of town motorist is being sought. Damaged vehicles include Johan Lee Ponton’s parked car on North Bentz Street, Mary E. Geisbert’s parked car near Third Street and Middle Alley, and Austin Morgan’s Route 3 car. Two other collisions damaged cars parked on East Patrick and Monroe streets. The presiding officers are Lieut. Dorsey, Sergt. Swomley, Officers Kanade and Trump.
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Frederick
Lieut
Dorsey
Sergt. Swomley
Kanade
Trump
Johan Lee Ponton
East Seventh Street
North Bentz Street
Maurice L. Messersmith
Madison Street
Vernon F. Summers
East Patrick Street
East Patrick
Monroe Streets
Summers
Collision at West Patrick and Jefferson Streets
James Moore, colored, of 137 West All Saints Street, posted collateral of 643 for a hearing on a citation for failing to yield the right of way. The charge alleges failure to keep to the right of the highway caused a collision with Mathias Bartgis Miller’s car and a third vehicle driven by Herbert Wesly Sheppard. Damages to three cars were not serious. The crash occurred at 820 pm at the West Patrick and Jefferson streets intersection.
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Omer
James Moore
West All Saints Street
Mathias Bartgis Miller
West
Herbert Wesly Sheppard
Middletown
West Patrick and
Jefferson Streets
Retired Navy Man Heads State Legion
Lemuel N Stevens a retired Navy captain and veteran of two World Wars was elected commander of the Maryland American Legion at the department convention in Baltimore. The Snow Hill resident was unopposed, succeeding Kenneth Ro Ham. Delegates adopted a resolution favoring voter submission.
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Baltimore
Lemuel N Stevens
Maryland
American Legion
Stevens
Snow Hill
Department
Kenneth Ro Ham
Question of Bonus for World War II Veterans Debated
The News notes a Frederick Maryland discussion on granting a bonus to World War II veterans, referencing past resolutions from 1948 and 1949. It mentions Goester F. Naumowelcz of Silver Spring as leading a Legion funeral branch and cites Albania as a place where ninety square feet of cloth yields a single pair of trousers.
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Frederick
Mary
Peilow
Kingdom of
Albania
Luf's Stuff Say But True
As prices rise the dollars shrink and problems grow in size. The piece argues dollars are only helpful means of handling our exchange amid rising costs and broader economic strain.
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Luf
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Inkham
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Henry Distributing CO
West Patrick St
Sever
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Burtner Bros
Cue Mobilies
Frederick, Md
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