Grading Advances on Frederick Hagerstown Highway Relocation
Baltimore reports the Maryland State Roads Commission has nearly completed grading on the 21.74 mile relocation of the National Pike from Frederick to Hagerstown. The new two lane road cuts distance to 118 miles, removes hilltop blind spots, and bypasses Middletown Boonsboro and Funkstown. Paving begins in 1929 after roadbed settlement.
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Baltimore
Frederick
Hagerstown
State
Commission
Atin
Hiie
Bridgtes
Antieum
Hagertown
Smith
Anticotam Creek
Governor Nice
Governor Ritchie
Actors
Middletown
Boonsboro
Funkstown
Stamps Highlight Sun Yat Sen Mausoleum Memorial
A 1929 stamp issue depicts Sun Yat Sen mausoleum on Purple Mountain China. The tomb, begun 1925 after his death, stands 80 feet high with gray granite halls and white Italian marble floors. A grand staircase, marble balustrade, and glass dome overlook the Yangtze valley and Ming tombs as a $2 million boulevard leads to the site.
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China
Nanking
Purple Mountain
Sun Yat-Sen
Sun
Chinese Republic
Dr. Sun
Lincoln
Washington Memorial
Yangtze Valley
Ming Tombs
NYA Service, Inc
Youll Be Wearing Stripes At The Beach Next Summer
Fashion notes from ADELAIDE KERR describe beachwear trends for the coming season. Stripes return in bayadere cuts and rainbow prints, with satin and novelty fabrics like dotted Swiss and seashell motifs. Multicolor stripes, Mexican pottery motifs, and softer muted colors mark updated resort styles for summer living.
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Liana
South
North
New York
Pfiner
Maryland’s National Pike modernization raises gas line income claims
The article notes strong local opposition to the Pike relocation in 1935, but the State Roads Commission advanced the project with Dr. Worner E. Tabler as chairman. Major improvements from Hagerstown to Hancock and beyond Cumberland were completed, with Tabler calling the Pike a money road vital for gasoline tax revenue in Maryland.
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State Roads Commission
Worner E. Tabler
Hagerstown
Hancock
Cumberland
Maryland
Baptist Union Elects Officers in Rockville Md
The Seneca Baptist Training Union, uniting youth and adults from Washington Frederick and Montgomery counties, met at a Rockville Baptist church and chose Charles Ward as director C K Moyer as associate director Mrs Guy Watkins as secretary treasurer Mrs J P Richard as adult leader Mrs C W Gregory as intermediate reader and Ralph Bart as junior reader. The passage notes that the visual sense uses more energy than other senses.
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Baptist Union
Rockville
Seneca ‘ Baptist Training Union
Washington
Frederick
Montgomery
Baptist Church
Charles Ward
C. K. Moyer
Hagerstown
Guy Watkins
Cedar Grove
Airs
J. P. Richard
C. W. Gregory
Ralph Bart
Bethesda
Alabama's Choice Margaret Fac Named Rose Bowl Luck Charm
Alabama University selects Margaret Fac as luck charm for the Rose Bowl game on New Year's day. Early, age 27, hails from New Orleans and is noted for a jab envied by Hollywood starlets as he takes on the role.
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Margaret Fac
Alabama University
Trick On Finesse In Four Spades Contract
South plays four spades doubled facing West overcalling diamonds. West refuses opening trump. South forces discards to set up a diamond king and clubs, then executes the club finesse to secure the tenth trick. The line improves chances even if the entries mislead.
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South
West
Declarer
East
Nils Hand
de Carer
Bridge Problem Solution From AGS2 and AQ Systems
The fragment shows a duplicate bridge problem with vulnerable sides South West North East. Opening 1a leads to a sequence where 20 points or 2am appears and passes follow. The text is garbled but indicates an opening lead and a contract progression with passes from North and South and a final pass by West or East.
State Quotas For COC Camps Announced In Maryland
Baltimore December 26 Restricted quotas for Maryland permit enrollment of only 545 eligible men in COC camps next month. The Board of State Aid and Charities said about 247 vacancies will be filled with priority to counties with relief problems. Counties listed include Allegany Washington Garrett and Frederick with specific vacancy counts. Enrollment begins January 4 in all counties except Carroll and Somerset.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Board of State Aid and Charities
J. Milton Patterson
CCC
Patterson
Somerset
Allegany
Washington
Garrett
Frederick
Carrol
Whitel House Noted Misprint Spurs Confusion in Report
A garbled OCR line about a United States figure and a Japanese context led readers to debate whether the text referred to White House coverage or a foreign event. The fragment hints at a political or diplomatic focus with unclear subject names and timing.
Knights Templar Christmas observance held at Thaoa
The Knights Templar Christmas observance at Thaoa on Christmas Day drew large attendance. Addresses, toasts, and remembrances highlighted the event with members from related bodies attending and speeches by Grand Commander Edwii S. White and others.
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Knights ‘Templar
Teagan
Thaoa
Karment
Mark Norris
Albert
Coadblente
Consitander
al Athen
Charles St. Dent
Inger
Edwii S. White
G. Winter
Ad Lynch Lodge
Sea
Enoch Royal Arch
Enoch Counei
Hoyat
Frederick Lodger
Mand
Warren Tlos
Weown
Ohn
J. Good
Joseph Wo Loui
Cam Lander Ho Ames
Hendrickson
Weaver
Rew Ds
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Frederick-Hag
Heshrine David
Adelaide Kerr
AYP
Cotton Textile Institute
Bates
Harizontally
Bayadert
Alabama
WM. E. McKenney
American Bridge League
Dewhker
Nona
wWhtel
Ifeadie
The
United States
Thar
Gremind
Japan
Storm & Shipley
McCleery
Jewelry
North Market
Eon Crea
Homer
L. B. Nicodemus Trederick
Appleance
Frederick, Md
R&r
Alaska
Santa Clara
Krift
Philadelphia
Borden
Tokit Nor Food
Kellogg's
Evans
Chojee Mwand
Wicked Soup
Aumus
Florida
ATV
Smithfield
Frederick and Vicinity
Farmers & Mechanics National Bank
Second Streets
Frederick, Marsland
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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