Affluent Montgomery County Housing Crisis and Segregation Debate
A 1970 housing survey shows Montgomery County with a high median price for new homes at 41 342 and older homes at 31 068, while only four new homes sold for 25 000 or less. The report highlights barriers to black Washingtonians moving to the county, limited access to mobile homes due to zoning, and a tax and affordability squeeze threatening the suburban ideal.
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Montgomery County
Washington
FHA
George Romney
Department of Housing and Urban Development
America
Housing Authority
Upper County
Germantown
Frederick Line
Gaithersburg
Board of Zoning Appeals
Upper
Frederick County
Clarksburg
Board of Appeals
King David Lodge celebrates twenty third anniversary in Frederick
On January 12 1921 King David Lodge No 50 ICOF Frederick marked its 23rd anniversary with large attendance led by Grand Master H Dorsey Etchison. The lodge noted 936 admissions in its history as its early days were reviewed. A Frederick Furniture Company stockholders meeting voted to double capital stock from 15000 to 25000. A beef marked for execution escaped but was killed after being chased by six to seven men through the state road into William C Hann’s bus.
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King David Lodge
ICOF
Frederick
H. Dorsey Etchison
Frederick Furniture Company
J M Cronenburg and Company
H. L. Cross
William C. Hann
Prospective Appointees, Milk Increase and March of Dimes
Reported planned magisterial appointments to Frederick County go to Shoemaker Sheffield and Fout under Governor Meacheldin. A one cent milk price rise will cover higher material costs for dairies. The 1951 March of Dimes drive aims for 12,000 with Frederick County participation, following a 10,200 drive last year and retaining half locally.
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Frederick County
Theodore R Mecheldin
H. Reese Shoemaker Jr
Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr
M. Holmes Fout
Frederick
Return of the privy as ecological panacea gains traction
A Washington official argues the flush toilet harms water quietly urging a modern reuse of outdoor privies or dry chemical toilets. He envisions sealed indoor canisters collected weekly and landfilled as fertilizer, promoting a loop from waste to nutrient. The piece mocks the idea yet invites reader reaction.
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Washington
Environmental Science
American Chemical Society
Harold H. Leich
Bureau of Policies and Standards
Civil Service Commission
Mr. Leich
Fael
Leich
Maine
America
Sears and Roebuck
Army bungling spied on public during riot readiness
Ray Cromley notes Army attempts to prepare for civil unrest led to broad data gathering on cities, locations, and protesters. He argues the effort produced sloppy intelligence collection, including people profiles, without clear aims, risking misuse in a democracy. No political motive found. it was plain bungling.
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Washington
NEA
Department of Defense
United States
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
National Anthem Should Remain Unchanged, Letter Writer Says
In a letter from Maryland, Donal d ward of Frederick recalls Fort McHenry and Francis Scott Key, urging that The Star Spangled Banner keep its words and tune unchanged as the nation’s anthem. He links the fort’s defense to patriotic sentiment and notes his emotional reaction to the anthem.
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Park School
Baltimore
Maryland
United States
Charles McC. Mathias
Mathias
Fort McHenry
Francis Scott Key
Baltimore Harbor
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Montgomery
Chamber of Commerce of the
Congress
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
F. Ritter Shumway
News-Post
Ray Cromley
Washington Correspondent
Berry's
Anthem
Donald E, Ward
Master Ave
Frederck
Osaka
Japan
Flagstaff
Ariz
Thessaly
Achilles
Troy
U.S
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