Two Surprises for Frederick Taxpayers This Week
Frederick taxpayers will receive two surprises tomorrow. One is their tax bills mailed before September 1 for the first time in history. The other is a lower discount rate of 2 percent for prompt payment in September, with 1 percent in October and net taxes starting November 1.
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Eicheltberger
Frederick
Board of Aldermen
Board of Equalization
Eichelberger
City Register
Ray Spurrier
Hey
Eichelberger, Jr
Thomas Schelberger
Thomas Levering
O Conor to Stay in Counties Until September 5
Baltimore August 30 AP Harry Korrell, manager of O Conor for Governor, said today that Attorney General Herbert R. O Conor would campaign in the counties until about September 5 and would spend the last week of the primary fight in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Harry Korrell
O'Conor
Herbert R. O'Conor
Hopkins proposes placing WPA under Civil Service
In an AP report dated August 30, Harry Hopkins, head of the Works Progress Administration, said he would place the WPA administration, about 30,000 workers, under Civil Service if he had the authority. He indicated this as a bold reform plan for the agency.
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WPA
Harry Hopkins
Works Progress Administrator
Roosevelt plan for Maryland Labor Day trip outlined
White House aides released a tentative schedule for President Roosevelt over Labor Day weekend in Maryland. He will ride with Governor Nice to Morgantown to inspect a ridge site, then board his yacht to Crisfield, travel to Denton to speak, and return via Matapeake ferry to Washington. Representative Goldsborough met the President and downplayed any Maryland political impact.
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White House
Roosevelt
Maryland
United States
Nice
Morgantown
Crisfield
Denton
T. Alan Goldsborough
Lewis
Tydings
Merrlanders
Fallen Leaders Come Back To Make Gains
New York market steadies after Monday slide as leaders recover fractions to two points. Volume remains light at about 700,000 shares with light selling and slight firming toward close. Steel, motors, rubber and specialties receive support while brokers adopt a wait and see stance amid overseas tensions and ample dynamite supply. Corporation bonds improve while federal loans ease and grains tilt lower though other commodities rise.
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New York
Weather Record for 24 Hours End 7 A.M
Precipitation none in 24 hours. August to date 29% inches. Yesterday high 0, year ago 0. Low last night 57, year ago 69. Sun sets 6.46 p.m. today, rises 5.37 a.m. tomorrow. Moon rises 12.15 p.m., sets 10.22 p.m. Streams Monocacy and Potomac generally clear though dirty and low.
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Monocacy
Potomac
Frederick High enrollment expected to top twelve hundred
Frederick High School faces a larger than last year enrollment with over 1,200 students anticipated. Freshmen count projected near 450 as principal A L Leary announces extended registration for returning students and transfers to smooth reorganizing efforts.
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Frederick High School
Freshthen
A. L. Leary
Leary
Frederick County
STATE HIGHWAY PROGRAM READY IN BALTIMORE AREA
Baltimore announces the 1939 highway plan with a $3.407 million budget. Seven projects are definite and 11 are under consideration, all to use Federal aid. Big items include the Sinepuxent Bay Bridge and the Easton to Trappe route.
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State Road Commission
Washington
Wicomico
Worcester
J. Glenn Beall
Allegany
Anne Arundel
Montgomery
Prince Georges
Somerset
Talbot
Sinepuxent Bay Bridge
Easton
Trappe
Baltimore County
Edmondson ‘Avenue
Baltimore City Line
Wilkens Avenue
Washington Boulevard
Winans
Nice
Golden Ring
Cowenton
Washington County
National Pike
Great Tonoloway Creek
Wicomico County
Mardelaio
Roosevelt seeks defeats in primaries and Schultz raid case
President Roosevelt presses for liberal legislators in August primaries on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts with Smith and McAdoo up for renomination while Johnston gains. In New York, a policeman demoted after raiding a Schultz policy bank is called to testify in Hines conspiracy trial as defense questions witness identification and past meetings emerge along with stories of a riding master and prohibition days.
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Roosevelt
Atlantic
Pacific
Ellison D. Smith
South Carolina
William G. McAdoo
California
Smith
Olin D. Johnston
Senate
Georgia
Maryland
George
Tydings
New York
Dutch Schultz
Tammany
James J. Hines
Hines
Shultz
Raymond B. Stilley
Connecticut
Schultz
Larry Carney
Dudley Brothwell
Brothwell
Liguor
National Councilor to Visit S and D of L in Mountain City
Members of Mountain City Council No 12, Sons and Daughters of Liberty, plan a September 26 meeting with State Councilor Charles Mercer of the local lodge in attendance. National Councilor Lloyd Sayers of Baltimore is also expected. The county’s large five year membership gain will receive special mention. A social evening will accompany the regular business session after Kemp Hall meeting.
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Mountain City
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Charles Mercer
Lloyd Sayers
Baltimore
Maryland
Kemp Hall
Phoebus Delays Court Action Against Nice
Baltimore Aug 30 AP State Senator Harry T Phoebus candidate for the Republican gubernatorial nomination said he was delaying his court challenge to Governor Harry W Nice’s bid for a second term while he and advisors study and plan He will base the test on Maryland constitution language warning that long continuance in executive power is dangerous to liberty.
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Baltimore
Harry T Phoebus
Harry W. Nice
Phoebus
Grants by PWA Approved in Washington Area
The Public Works Administration approved grants to PWA projects in several cities. Hagerstown Maryland comfort station receives 6525 dollars Berkeley West Virginia street improvement 22900 dollars Lancaster Pennsylvania schools 23315 dollars and Washington District of Columbia municipal building 2565000 dollars.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
PWA
Hagerstown
Comfort Station
Berkeley
W. Va
Lancaster
Washington, D. C
Largest Mobile Guns To Visit Baltimore
A two mile long caravan of the world’s largest mobile artillery will visit Baltimore on September 6 with the 62nd Coast Artillery unit staying overnight. The tour will stop in Wilmington before moving on to Washington. Alan J. Gould promoted to executive assistant at the Associated Press to aid in supervising personnel and small departments.
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Baltimore
62Nd Coast Artillery
Wilmington
Washington
Alan Gould
New York
Alan J. Gould
Kent Cooper
Associated Press
Imall
Britain and France Move For Peace But Make Ready For War
Britain and France take emergency steps to deter Germany over Czechoslovakia while preparing for possible war. Cabinets in London and Paris approve measures from foreign ministers and hint at a coordinated approach, including a firm demand on Berlin and expanded French defense production. A German protest over Czech newspaper insults adds tension, as a Japanese general warns of possible clashes with Soviet forces on the Siberian frontier.
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Great Britain
France
Europe
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Britain
Czechsolslovakia
Far East
Siberian
Grade Crossing Reopenings Sought in Montgomery County
Baltimore Aug 30 The State Roads Commission faced whether to reopen grade crossings cut off by barricades in Kensington and Rockville after business leaders and residents urged relief. The Kensington group said barricades split the town, while Rockville residents cited a fatal bus train crash linked to an eliminated crossing. The panel also approved a traffic light for Routes 15 and 240 near Frederick at about 12000 dollars.
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Baltimore
State Roads Commission
J. Glenn Beall
Kensington Businessmen's Association
Rockville
Commission
Kensington
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
City Waterworks and Sewer System Valuations Rise
Frederick city finances show only small changes in bonds and capital fixed properties as sewer expansion boosts the sanitary sewerage valuation from 764 718.80 to 986 229.90. The sinking fund stands at 23 609.51 with 60 000 bond due 1953, while the dustwater department tops assets at 1 318 338.14 and total city assets near 2.94 million.
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Frederick
George G. Scott and Company
Charlotte
N.C
United States Treasury
Frederick Reunty
First Year Pupils Must Be Vaccinated
The Board of Health reminds parents to send vaccination and birth certificates for children entering first grade this fall. Teachers will inspect certificates and return them to parents. Children arriving unvaccinated will be turned away until vaccinated. Eligibility requires six before December 1.
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Board of Health
Board of Education
Democrats Will Ignore Roosevelt At Potomac Bridge Site
Aloysius F. King editor of the 74 Mary's Beacon says many Democrats plan to skip Mosgastown next Sunday when President Roosevelt visits the Potomac bridge site. He recalls 1934 plea to attend tercentenary, noting 25 000 people gathered in St. Mary's City but the President went fishing.
Sharpsburg Prepares for Annual Homecoming Celebration
Sharpsburg Australia resident reports the historic town festively ready for its homecoming event starting tomorrow and running through Sunday. The festivities echo last year’s tie to Antietam's 75th anniversary with participants and local celebrations planned.
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Sharpsburg
Aus
Antietam
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