City To Buy Power From Potomac Edison Studied
A Maryland Public Service Commission report urged Frederick to consider buying all city power from Potomac Edison. It compared costs of municipal generation plus purchase against full purchase from Potomac Edison, showing potential monthly savings but higher municipal generation costs overall. Mayor Culler and Aldermen discussed feasibility and possible federal Rural Electrification grants.
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Frederick City
Foremac Edison Company
Paul Welland
Public Service Commission of Maryland
City Hall
Potomac Edison Company
Lloyd C. Culler
Holland
Culler
Robert L. Grove
Elmer St C. Maxwell
Cranum Crackers Q Questions on Page Four
A fragment from Page Four shows a quiz item about the pituitary gland being attached to the brain and a line about the Quattrocento as the 15th century. It also briefly mentions Bunenis’s mint of currency and Schiaparelli. The readable text is scattered and incomplete.
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Bunenis
Flying Governor Earle Crashes Again Near Philadelphia
Pennsylvania's Gov George H. Earle, nicknamed the flying governor, crashed today after fog forced a landing on a college campus. He clipped tree branches, damaged a wing, and received painful bruises before he requested another plane to return to Harrisburg.
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Earle
Harrisburg
Geo. H. Earle
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Tydings And Lewis Meet On Platform Seaside Park
At the Maryland Tobacco Growers Association picnic in Seaside Park Md July 20 Senator Millard E Tydings and Rep David J Lewis met on stage for the first time in the campaign. Both endorsed tobacco taxes as a shared issue drawing over 2000 attendees. Lewis praised Tydings plan and endorsed it, with other Democratic candidates also speaking.
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Seaside Park
Pnge
Millard E. Tydings
Maryland
Ssenor
David J. Lewis
Ardent New Dealer
Tydings
Lewis
Maryland Tobacco Growers Association
Chesapeake Bay
Howard W. Jackson
Baltimore
Senate
Lansdale G. Lasseer
Herbert R O'Conor
William S Gordy, Jr
Herbert Brone
Walter Quenstedt
House of Correction
Braddock Heights Pool Adopts New Filtration System
A new filtration system is now in operation at the Braddock Heights swimming pool. Purchased from William B. Scaifer and Sons of Oakmont, Pa. the setup fully filters the water twice daily. Combined with a new chlorination unit it makes Braddock Heights pool one of the most modern in the state, operating similarly to Frederick City's Linganore water shed filtration.
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Teity
Braddock Heights Swimming Pool
William B. Scaifer and Sons, Company
Oakmont
Braddock Heights
Frederick City
Linganore
Farm to Market Road Work May Be Halted
In Woodsboro WPA project near Woodsboro the Holzman Ste road may be abandoned if unemployment relief workers do not report promptly. WPA district director F W Springer says about fifty notices were sent and only ten to twelve reported for work. Affected men must provide transportation about twelve miles from the city. If insufficient workers respond in days the three mile Montgomery county highway project may begin next week with transportation provided and units of one mile each. The rainbow tinted film remark is noted.
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Holzman-Stecrist
Woodsboro
WPA
F. W. Springer
Springer
Mr. Springer
Montgomery County
Frances Langford and Jon Mall Marry in June Across States
Frances Langford and Jon Mall wed in June in Arizona and were remarried in New York. The event ties to Lowell C. Mellett of the National Emergency Council and a belief that sending more to Britain gives Britain leverage in debt talks. The Paracel Islands near French Indochina are noted in relation to Japan and China.
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Frances Langford
Jon Mall
Arizona
New York
Lowell C. Mellett
National Emergency Council
True
Britain
Paracel Islands
Indo-China
Japan
China
Wage scale adopted for two city projects in Freeman
City officials approved a minimum wage schedule from 40 cents to 1 dollar for a $35,900 two project plan funded by a $16,155 PWA grant. The package includes a new Citizens Truck Company home and renovations to engine houses. A control estimate outlined expenses and land moves. funds for the city share were pledged. Plans to acquire small land strips near the truck site were noted for Friday discussion.
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Board of Aldermen
City Hall
Public Works Administration
PWA
Citizens Truck Company
Junior
United
Lloyd C. Culler
Fenton Harris
Twelfth
Thirteenth Streets
Opossumtown Pike
Pike
Twelfth Street
Sherman P. Jowers
North Market Street
Thirteenth Street
Paul Simpson
Culler
United States Housing Authority
Frederick
Noise nuisance at Everedy plant front page city actions
Residents Clarence J. M. Saull and family protested nightly noise from Everedy plant machinery causing a nuisance and asked city action. City attorney advised pursuing criminal or equity action. Everedy management pledged noise reduction. The board also denied parade permit for Roland R. Simpson, considered water and sewer line work and future maintenance, and renewed city advertisement in the Frederick Fair catalogue.
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Middle Alley
Chapel Alley
Everedy
Clarence J. M. Saull
Inet
Shull
Roland R. Simpson
Liberty
Winchester Hall
Harry L. Ebert
North Market Street Pike
East Patrick Street
Report Hints Heavy Taxation Burden on Major Firms
Washington July 20 The American Federation of Investors releases two compilations showing 1937 taxes for 150 major corporations averaging 2.62 dollars per common share versus 1.95 dollars in dividends. The group says excessive taxation hurts purchasing power of investors and workers, warning of a depressing economic reaction and rising government debt. The report notes taxes per employee averaging 514 dollars and that nearly 6.5 million individuals owned stock in 1937.
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Washington
American Federation of Investors
Federation
Absolute Divorce Suit Filed by Mrs Carter
Mrs Jeat Tammany Carter files for absolute divorce from John Milton Carer in Liberty town. Married December 21 1934, desertion alleged June 15 1935. Carter pays 122 dollars weekly alimony under prior separate maintenance. She seeks custody of a child and counsel fees. attorney is Alton Y Bennett.
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