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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1938
Page
7
The U S Housing Authority for Frederick led a Monday night discussion on a long range slum clearance and low rent housing program. A follow up Thursday will finalize survey results and feasibility, with $450000 earmarked for improved housing and a full time secretary treasurer to be appointed.
Cumberland Maryland July 25 The Works Progress Administration prepared to investigate relief wages and working conditions in the region at the request of Representative David J Lewis A WPA investigator was ordered to Cumberland by Deputy WPA Administrator Aubrey Williams The Western Maryland Industrial Union Council demanded action to reclassify Maryland into Region 1 with a $10 monthly wage increase for WPA workers The Bureau of Internal Revenue reported fiscal year 1938 receipts totaling 5658383125 dollars
Nord meer catapulted from its mother ship Friesenland at 6 p m EST on the return leg of its Azores to United States round trip. Norduiad, sister ship, landed on Long Island Sound at 1 35 p m completing Germany s second trans Atlantic flight since Friday. Mercury Heads Home: the British pick a back plane landed at Botwood Newfoundland at 5 28 p m from Boucherville Quebec concluding the second leg of a return trans Atlantic flight over 1000 miles in 4 hours 38 minutes. Odd But A Spider: Norman Karn displays a small spider found in Mrs Ethel Rice s yard. body half inch long with tri angular shape and horn like appendages.
Melbourne report says J. Pearson found a huge marlin stranded in shallow water and dragged it ashore by its tail with a rope. The catch reportedly weighed 1,226 pounds.
The war department is the largest single user of motor trucks and trailers in the country. It now operates 28,169 trucks and 2,190 trailers.
A court column lists marriage licenses for couples from Owega Middletown Woodsboro Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Lynchburg and other towns plus remarriage details. It also records property deeds transferring parcels to multiple spouses across counties and cities with nominal sums.
Breeding raised the average annual fleece weight from two to eight pounds and moved wool production from the North Atlantic states toward Texas, the Far West, and Ohio, reshaping regional farming patterns.
A brief field note describes a spider with a black body and a nearly solid yellow upper side fading toward the posterior. The report questions whether the spider is of poisonous variety, noting uncertainty about its venom.
Maryland boards approve budgets showing total fixed relief costs for the quarter ending September 30 at 1 654 222 dollars, up 7 851 dollars from the June 30 budgets. County allocations include Carroll old age pensions 11 739, aid to dependent children 3 995, aid to the blind 569. Frederick old age pensions 24 500, aid to dependent children 21 229 35, aid to the blind 692 65. Montgomery old age pensions 23 672 92, aid to dependent children 16 537 02, aid to the blind 1 122. Washington old age 39 960, aid to dependent children 31 589, aid to the blind 1 400.
Hankow July 25 The U S S Monocacy took part in heavy shellfire and air bombardment as eight Japanese warships sailed up the Yangtze past Kinktang, anchoring 1,500 yards downstream from the waterfront.
Report describes an American ship Monocacy and nine supporting vessels shelling Chinese shore positions southwest of Huiukiang and Keukang while Japanese aircraft pound troop concentrations near the Monocacy. Fog and limited visibility hindered coordinated action.
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