Bethesda to Open 40 Million Clinical Center This Summer
Federal Security Administrator Oscar Ewing announced start of construction on a 40 million Washington Bethesda clinical center this summer. The facility will house the National Institute of Mental Health and hospital spaces for the National Cancer Institute the new National Heart Institute and the National Institute of Dental Research. Bids will be sought next month with completion in three years. The project funds come from Congressional appropriations later approved by President Truman. The center aims to study major causes of death and common health issues with no hospital segregation and patient access nationwide.
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Washington
Federal Security
Oscar Ewing
Bethesda
Ewing
National Institute of Mental Health
National Cancer Institute
National Heart Institute
National Institute of Dental Research
Congress
Truman
Home repair spending to reach record national level in 1948
A Tile Council of America report projects 1948 non farm home improvements in Frederick county totaling 1 306 000 with major spending on painting carpentry roofing and plumbing. Nationwide outlays for home repair are forecast between 2 6 and 3 3 billion dollars marking a record level for such work.
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Frederick County
Tile Council of America
Malcolm Schweiker
Maryland
Schweiker
State Board moves to study Sandy Point park option
Annapolis June 29 The State Board of Public Works votes to take first step toward land transfer for a Sandy Point State park. Governor Lane names a three member committee to work out a short term option on a 725 acre Chesapake Bay roadside parcel. Opponents warn acceptance could affect Navy plans for a Naval Academy airport.
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Annapolis
State Board of Public Works
Sandy Point
Lane
Chesapeak Bay
Navy
Naval Academy
Wiliam HO Labdrot
Labrot Increases Park Acreage and Price For Negotiated Tract
Labrot raises park area to about 725 acres with a $10,000 price tag for the new tract after previously offering 110 beachfront acres at $150,000 and pledging 400 more. Attorney General Hal Hammond State Engineer John Funk and Director Joseph Karlor to negotiate an option as officials review land ownership and necessary dredging and improvements.
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Labrot
Lane
Hal Hammond
John B. Funk
Joseph M. Karlor
Department of Forests and Parks
Second Play Opens Tonight at Braddock Heights
Mountain Theatre presents Heavy. Men Can Wait a comedy fantasy directed by James Decker at Braddock Heights Playhouse opening tonight at 8 and running through Saturday. Harry Segall wrote the piece known to film fans as Here Comes Mr. Jordan with cast including Tyler Carpenter Don Koll Adele Fortin and others in a resident company production.
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The
Mountain Theatre Tonight
Braddock Heights Playhouse
Harry Segall
Hearen
Mr. Jordan
Robert Montgomery
Claude Rains
Mountain Theatre
James Decker
Tyler Carpenter
Mr. Sycamour
Alex Jordan
Heavenly Messengers
Don Koll
Adele Fortin
Asone
Barnet Biro
Kathryn Eames
Brad McCall
Jerry Ellis
Irma Severin
Jean Osborn
Patricia Grube
Sherry Roberts
Ned Clarke
Yellow Springs Homemakers Club Meeting Notes
The Yellow Springs Homemakers Club met June 22 at Mrs. Carroll H Kehnes home with ten members and two visitors. The program included a Bible reading, prayer, reports from the secretary and treasurer, a hymn titled The Church in the Wilderness, and a talk by Miss Lou Davis on The Relations of Families and Child Development. Mrs. R Paul Burhman spoke about a short course at College Park. refreshments followed. The next meeting is set for July 27 at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Alan Long.
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Yellow Springs
R Paul Burhman
Alan Long
Retirement of Hagerstown electric plant chief announced
Hagerstown June 28 Maurice E Miller retires after 38 years as superintendent of the city's municipal electric light plant. The street board has not announced his successor.
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Hagerstown
Maurice E. Miller
Municipal Electric
Speeding on New Route 40 Draws City Hearings
State License Examiner W. Dana Rudy held hearings on Route 40 west where speeding was common. One driver arrested and fined $100 faced a Hagerstown hearing. others received suspensions and reprimands. Ban on drive excesses included 30 day suspensions for several offenders and probation for three. Two women cited for failing to stop for a school bus were reprimanded. The report also notes a 1933 British mint output of 17 million coins with only four bronze pennies.
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W. Dana Rudy
Hagerstown
Rudy
Cyrus Upton
Thomas Edward Lidie
South Carroll Street
Joseph Allnutt Darby
West South Street
Richard Leroy Hahr
Water Street
Thurmont
Juanita Dudderar
Urbana
Marjorie Hawley Wright
Lee Pl
Austin B. Brachey
Buckeystown
V . Martin Coffman
Sabillasville
Abdiel Ridgles Albaugh
West Patrick Street
Four Inches Of Rain At Clear Spring
Thunderstorms across Maryland brought relief from heat with cooler air moving in. A cloudburst hit Clear Spring Washington County with 4.28 inches in 1 hour 37 minutes, a record for 22 years of data. Other areas logged 1 to 1.5 inches as lightning knocked WJEJ FM off air for about four hours.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Weather Bureau
Clear Spring
Washington County
Wjej-Fpm
Hagerstown
Mt Quirault
Baltimore
Anne Arundel
Harford
Citizens' Committee Cancels Summer Meeting Tonight
Executive Secretary Warner L. Brittain adjourned the county wide Citizens Committee for Better Schools for the summer. Rain cancelled a meeting and Camp Detrick members could not attend as educational committeemen of the local Junior Chamber of Commerce met with only a handful present.
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Camp Detrick
Warner L. Brittain
Bible Club Guests Attend Frederick Event
CE Essie Hoftmaster Shirley Myers Leva Darr Mary Darr Josephine Darx Kathran Fauble Certidend Henretty Tilyan Coulter Mancy Nuice Connie Tribby Janice Reynolds Beverly Reynolds Nancy Myers Shirley Knight Patsy Grim James Holder Eugene Kronk Roger Everhart Frank lin Hoffmaster attended a Bible club gathering. Guests included Mr and Mrs John Coulter Jr and daughter Veona and Mr Harold Ferguson. Mrs Martha Coulter, president, served as chaperon. membership now surpasses fifty.
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She News
Frederick
Essie Hoftmaster
Shirley Myers
Leva Darr
Mary Darr
Josephine , Darx
Kathran Fauble
Certidend Henretty
Tilyan Coulter
Mancy Nuice
Connie Tribby
Janice Reynolds
Beverly Reynolds
Nancy Myers
Shirley Knight
Patsy Grim
James Holder
Eugene Kronk
Roger Everhart
Franklin Hoffmaster
The
Bible Club
John Coulter, Jr
Veona
Harold Ferguson
Martha Coulter
Secretary James C. Biehl Joined Fidelity Building and Loan
James C. Biehl, long serving Thurmont High School principal who retired at year end, has been elected full time secretary of the Fidelity Building and Loan Association. He began duties at the Freder icktown Savings Institution office.
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James C. Biehl
Thurmont High School
Fidelity Building and Loan Association
Fredericktown Savings Institution
Britain’s Prewar Food Self Sufficiency
A historical note states that before World War II Britain produced only about one third of its food. The period reflects heavy reliance on imports and evolving agricultural policy.
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Britain
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