Building Permits Reflect Slowing Construction In Frederick
A monthly report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond shows a notable drop in major building activity in Frederick and surrounding counties. March permits total $27,765 in Frederick versus $61,650 in March 1948, with Cumberland Hagerstown and Salisbury also down. Baltimore posted a jump, while city and town projects include Amvets Memorial Home in Middletown and multiple dwellings and expansions listed by City Engineer W Raymond Walter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
A. Lamar Barrick
Federal Reserve
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Salisbury
Baltimore
W. Raymond Walter
Melvin P. Oden
Lee Place
George A. Fisher
Oak Street
James C. Biehl
West Thirteenth Street
Middletown
Amvets
Paul K. Shafer
Barrick
Thomas E. Lidie
Butterfly Lane
Irvin and
Maxine Fossett
New Market
John C. Brown
Gas House Pike
Dennis Lee Cooper
Knoxville
Melvin Baker
Brunswick
Leroy M. Masser
Rocky Springs
Annie £. Caldwell
Woodsboro
Kaempt and Harris
Asa P. Stottlemyer
Wolfsville
Frank W
Emmitsburg
O. S. Gilson
Mt. Airy
Woodrow Wynkoop
Loy N. Wolf
Harvey Albaugh
Rocky Ridge
Clarence William Lantz, Jr
Jefferson Pike
Howard B. Smith
Thurmont
Clinton F. Bell
Forest Grove
14 Unionists Are Fired By Ford Co
Ford Motor Company fired 14 unionists amid a 60,000 worker strike and mass picketing at the Dearborn plant gates. Dearborn officials refused Ford’s request for more police protection, with Mayor Hubbard asserting gates remained open. The firings followed wildcat walkouts before yesterday’s general strike and included four CIO United Auto Workers committeemen, including Mike Donnelly, chairman of the B building unit central to the speed up dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn
Ford
Orville L. Hubbard
Hubbard
CIO
United Auto Workers
Mike Donnelly
Negro Actor Rex Ingram Pleads Guilty in Kansas Case
Rex Ingram a 54 year old actor pleaded guilty in Federal Court to transporting a 15 year old girl from Salina Kansas to New York for immoral purposes and to sending a lewd letter through the mails. He faces sentencing at the October term in Kansas City. Ingram is known for De Land in The Green Pastures.
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Topeka
Kas
Rex Ingram
Kansas
New York
Jeannette Ann Hughes
Salina
New York City
Ingram
Uncle Sam Keeps GI Home Loans Flexible Yet Firm
The Veterans Administration outlines a system to aid veterans with defaulted GI loans through reduced payments and extended terms. Committees at regional and central levels determine waivers and compromises for debts, with strict timelines, statements of financial condition, and final appeals to a central committee. The program covers loans under GI guarantees and aims to prevent foreclosures while protecting veteran rights.
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Washington
Sam
Veterans’ Administration
Central Office
Mittee
Regional Committee
Central Committee
More Responsibility For Japan Proposed By U.S.
The United States proposed granting Japan limited responsibilities in fields like trade promotion citizenship culture and technical exchanges to speed economic recovery and prep for the end of the occupation. The plan would allow Japan to attend international conferences with MacArthur approval as part of broader reassurances to the pacific region.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Family of Nations
State Department
Far Eastern Commission
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Soviet
Russia
Bonn delegates push toward constitution completion
Delegates in Bonn, May 6, pressed to finish a West German constitution by Sunday marking the Nazis defeat anniversary. A second formal reading occurred as leaders aimed for a third and final reading, seeking a basis for a central government across zones despite Soviet rejection. Rebels attacked Neon Petrutsion near the Bulgarian border, with 4,000 fighters looting and abducting residents before retreating toward Bulgaria, also reported by AP.
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Bonn
Germany
Berlin
Soviet Zone
Assembly
Athens
Greece
Neon Petrutsion
Safety Patrol Parade May 14 in Frederick area
Frederick city and county will be well represented in the annual Safety Patrol Parade staged by schoolboys and girls at Washington on Saturday May 14. About 25,000 to 30,000 participate in the Washington parade and local plans include transporting 365 students from at least 18 area schools. The group will travel by bus with Frederick High School Band, escorted by state police, plus a Red Cross mobile unit and two nurses aides. Local sponsors include many civic and business groups. luncheon noted this will be the last Advisory Board meeting until September.
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Frederick
Safety Patrol
Washington
Automobile Club of Maryland
Francis Scott Key Hotel
American Automobile Association
Mississippi
Frederick High School
North Market
Elm Street
St. John’s
Brunswick
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
Sabillasville
Sandy Hook
Urbana
Jefferson
Libertytown
Maryland State School
New Midway
Woodsboro
Walkersville
Middletown
Adamstown
Frederick High
Maryland State Police
Red Cross
M. J. Grove Line Company
Frederick Iron and Steel, Inc
Potomac Edison Company
Detrick and Gambrill
St John’s Council Knights of Columbus
Rotary
Kiwanis
Lions
Civita
Leonard Kolmer
Col
Harry W. Spraker
Congress Opens At St. Joseph's
Hundreds of young women from 20 states gather at St. Joseph's College Emmitsburg for a three day Marian Congress marking the 100th anniversary of the Association of the Children of Mary. Archbishop O Boyle will celebrate a high mass and the event will be broadcast on CBS Church of the Air.
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Emmitsburg
St. Joseph's College
United States
Association of the Children ‘of Mary
St. Joseph’s
Elizabeth Seton
Indiana
Florida
California
Michigan
New York
Virginia
Baltimore
Washington
Mary Sullivan Installs as New Member at The News
The News of Frederick Maryland reports Mary Sullivan was installed as a new member with bene diction by Mrs. Sullivan and a brief adjournment. Thirty three members were present at the meeting held Saturday May 7 1949 as listed in the regular business proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civinettes
Frederick Civinette Club
Francis Scott Key
Margaret Strawsburg
Peggy Evans
Raymond Evans
Granville
Ohio
Virginia Thomas
Mabel Cecil
Miss Georg
Health Department of
Maryland
Georg
Frederick County
the News
Frederick, Md
Mary Sullivan
Ruth Singer
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William the Conqueror
England
Normandy
Grand Canyon
Yosemite
Calfornia
Canadian Rockies
West
International Travel Dept
American Automobile Asa
Tilt & Pennsylvania
Uncle
U.S
Commission
Jaycees Salisbury
Elbert N. Carvel
Delaware
Maryland Junior Chamber of Commerce
Bethesda
Silver Spring
Frostburg
Cambridge
Easton
David Kauffman
Baker
Araby Farm
William G. Baker, Jr
Route 240
Office of Register of Wills
Harry D. Radcliff
Safe Deposit and Trust Company of Baltimore
Portland
Eng
English Channel
Fredericktown
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Ates
U. A. Lough & Son
South Market St. Fhone
Hagerty
Tokyo
Communist Party
Moscow
Communist Party of the
Soviet Union
South Market ST
Ainsptins Ae Power
Tyler
Jewelry
North Market St
Albert C. Palmer
N. Mkt
St. Or
Shipley's
Pf. Shipley
Thres
Mars Opticians
N. Market Street
Williamson’s Drug Store
Venetian Blind Service
Prescription
Pearre
THE
Medford
Medford Grocery Company
Farmer & Son
Mtmdee Federal Russaye System
Eloirag
Iisurance
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