Soil's 'Soft Spots' Delay Airport Work
Serious delay hits Frederick City's airport construction as soft spots and weak soil halt runway paving. The T Edgie Russell Co has faced costly pauses while City, CAA, consultants, and engineers clash over fixes and responsibilities. A Thursday conference aimed to resolve funding, engineering, and a resident engineer issue, with reports of possible CAA directions to excavate and stabilize foundations.
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Frederick City
T. Edgie Russell Co
CAA
William B. Burall
Board Meeting Called To Discuss Airport Problem
A meeting of the board has been called to discuss the problem. As soon as I am in possession of the facts concerning the airport, I will advise the public, Mr. Burall declared.
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Burall
Boxwood Estate Sold For 45000 In Urbana District
Mr and Mrs J Tyson Lee bought Boxwood estate in Urbana District from Mr and Mrs Frederick Reqnardt for 45000 The 139 acre farm with stone mansion and outbuildings sits along Route 240 opposite the Dennis home Possession date not set The Reynardts bought it in 1940 and a 1940 remodel added a new cow barn and dairy house Representing the sellers were Charles McC Mathias and buyers Gordon Spurrier of M Dr Harp Agency
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J. Tyson Lee
Boxwood
Urbana
Frederick Reqnardti
George R. Dennis, Jr
Byron D. White
Poolesville
Frederick
Rudolph M. Ray
Rockwell Terrace
Lee
Reynardt
Frederick W. Springer
Francis H. Markell
Charles McC. Mathias
Reynardts
Gordon W. Spurrier
M .Dr. Harp Agency
Shortest Washington Subway In Capitol Tunnel
The world’s shortest subway runs in a 760 foot tunnel between the Capitol and the Senate Office Building in Washington D C.
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Capitol
Senate
Washington
B.C
July Fourth Weather Outlook and Rainfall Records
The Weather Bureau predicted sunny and cooler conditions for July fourth with possible heat and scattered storms by weekend. Baltimores rainfall records for June show 9.16 inches after a 3.17 inch shower, surpassing the previous record and marking a record wet month. May rainfall reached 6.41 inches, nearly doubling the normal 3.54 inches.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Maryland
Truman Proposes Voluntary Steel Cooperation Plan
President Truman announced a plan to test voluntary cooperation to secure steel for the armed forces. The new draft law authorizes him to allocate steel for military needs, and he said he is prepared to exercise this authority if necessary.
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Washington
Truman
Steel Allocation Plan Aimed at Small Firms Bid
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer is ordered to draft a voluntary allocation program. President Truman cites Defense Department advice that armed services will take about two percent of this year’s steel output and under three percent next year. The plan seeks industry cooperation to ensure small businesses can bid on military orders on equal terms with larger producers, ensuring steel supply for defense needs.
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Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Indus
Tr. Truman
Secretary of Defense
Armed Services
Transport Ship To Return American War Dead From Italy
New York on July 4 reports an Army transport ship due Tuesday with 4 800 American war dead. The ship will bring the first returns from Italian battlefields of World War II, including many buried at the US military cemetery at Nettuna near Anzio.
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Anzio
US So
Netiuna
Doctor Thorning invited to Gallegos reception during Venezuela visit
Washington July 1 President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela visiting the United States invites Dr Joseph F Thorning associate editor of The Americas and World Affairs to a reception at the Venezuelan Embassy Saturday evening July 3 The ceremony marks both a greeting from Washington and the diplomatic corps and a celebration of Venezuela independence July 5 Thorning previously was the only ecclesiastic invited to Caracas for Gallegos inauguration and is to write the preface for Thorning's new book Miranda World Citizen on General Francisco de Miranda the precursor of independence movements
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Washington
Romulo Gallegos
Venezuela
United States
Joseph F. Thorning
the Americas
World Affairs
Gallegos
Dr. Thorning
Caracas
Maryland author studies Miranda folio in Caracas archives
A Maryland author and educator examined the folio volumes of Miranda's archives at the National Academy of History in Caracas to aid a book. Dr. Cristobal de Mendoza, president of the Historical Academy, is a friend of Dr. Thorning, rector of St. Joseph's Church in Carrollton Manor Maryland.
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Mary-land
Miranda
National Academy of History
Caracas
Cristobal de Mendoza
The
Historical Academy
Thorning
St. Joseph's Church
Carrollton Manor
Ambergris Market Notes Record Find At 248 Pounds
Perfumers pay about 250 dollars per pound for ambergris. A single recorded find weighed 248 pounds, signaling a substantial haul and potential price impact for the trade.
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Ambergris
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