Five Permits Granted After Zoning Board Hearing
The City Zoning Appeals panel granted five permits after overturning the City Engineer’s rulings. The Crown Oil and Wax Co was approved to install two 5 000 gallon or one 10 000 gallon kerosene tanks at 306 East Patrick Street in the A use district. Charles F Hartman for Clyde Estes received a permit to open an auto repair shop and garage at the old Coca Cola plant on East Patrick Street in area A. Richard B Baumgardner for Monocacy Motors Inc was authorized to store more than three cars at 13 West Sixth Street in area A. Standard Oil Co of New Jersey may install four 2000 gallon underground gasoline tanks and pumps at the Hillin g station in the 500 block West Patrick Street in area B. Jesse N Smith got a permit to build an eight car garage at East Street and Eighth Street in area A. No objectors attended. Chairman Parsons Newman and other board members presided with City Engineer W R Walter present.
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Board of Zoning Appeals
Publc
City Hall
Peter
Crown ©.1
And
Wax Company, Inc
East
Patrick Street
Ares
Charles F. Hartman
Clyde H Estes
Coca Cola Plant
East Patrick Street
Richard B. Baumgardner
Monocacy Motors Inc
West Sith Street
Compa. of
New Jersey
Hlling
West Patrick Street
South Side
Jesse N. Smith
East Street
Eighth Street
Parsons Newman
Robert B. Crothers
T. Edgie Russell
John Ed Schell Jr
Richard F. Kline
W. R. Walter
Hopkins Endowment Earned 1 414 980 For Year At Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins University endowment investments yielded 1 414 980 in the fiscal year ended June 30 1947. Treasurer Henry S. Baker reported the endowment had a market value of 940 284 908 as of June 39 with bonds 44 3 percent of total, preferred stocks 15 2 percent, common stocks 32 2 percent, real estate mortgages 19 percent, ground rents 2 percent, and undivided bequest interests in Hopkins Hospital as agent 1 percent.
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Baltimore
Johns ‘Hopkins
Henry S. Baker
Board of Trustees
The
Hopkins Hospital
Dixie Grid League Suspends Operations
The Diszo Football League, affiliate of the National Football League, suspends operations for the 1947 season. Commissioner Bert Beil and Dove League president Thomas Hanes announced the move in a joint statement, with plans to resume in fall 1948 under a new agreement between players and minor leagues. Members include the Charlotte Clippers and Greensboro.
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Philadelphia
Diszo Football League
National Football League
Bert Beil
Thomas Hanes
Dove League
Bell
Charlotte Clippers
Greensboro
Local league talks stall on major league shift plans
The Dixie League teams including Patriots Norfolk Shamrocks Portsmouth Pirates Richmond Rebels Roanoke Travelers and Newport News Builders discussed Hanes protest of Richmond’s move toward the American professional circuit. Bell said he never approved the shift and that minor leagues affiliated with the NFL were negotiating territorial agreements among themselves.
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A Patriots
Norfolk Shamrocks
Portsmouth Pirates
Richmond Rebels
Roanoke Travelers
Newport News Builders
Hanes
Withwil
Richmond
Bell
NFL
Urbana Homemakers Club Meeting Recaps October Session
The Urbana Homemakers Club met October 9 at Mrs Lightbown’s home with Mire Anna Smelser presiding. Members heard readings on paintings and a peace talk, heard a wallpaper selection demonstration, and pledged a charity mailbox to an overseas family. The next gathering is November 6 at Mrs Charlex Collins’ home.
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Urbana
Lightbown
Mire Anna Smelser
Mass Juanita Dudder
John Kiddart
A L. Derry
Kosch
Mo Fox
A. Smelser
Charlex Collins
International Saver Company to Maintain Prices Through 1947
The International Saver Company announces no price increases for the remainder of 1947. President Evarts C Stevens says the hold-the-line policy will continue as far as possible. The company marks its 100th anniversary of its 1847 Rogersi date.
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International Saver Company
Evarts
C Stevens
Remsberg
Iompany
Rogersi
Youth Fellowship Elects Officers at Calvary Methodist
The Youth Fellowship of Calvary Methodist Church elected officers for the ensuing year. President Lester Koogle, vice president Biss Janice Wickless, secretary Miss Mary Catherine Green, assistant secretary Mrs Jacqueline Lantz, treasurer Miss Yvonne [surname].
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Youth Fellowship
Calvary Methodist Church
Lester Koogle
Biss Janice Wickless
Mary Catherine Green
Jacqueline Lantz
Yvonne
Officers to Meet of Chapter 347 Women of the Moose
The officers of Chapter 347 Women of the Moose will meet tonight at the home of Mrs Dorothy Falk at 417 North. The list of officers includes Gerrick as distant treasurer and Miss Mary Roelke as Calvary Chest Day treasurer with other posts held by Burton Kester Misses Doms Lease Roxie Montgomery Shirley Kemp Mary Ann Harris Richard Sharrer Kenneth Rice Francis Young Alverna Johnson Eloise Morgan Louie Hendrickson Mary Ann Morris Janice Wickless Ruth Smith Helen Daugherty Alta Ice and Betty Schwartz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerrick
Mary Roelke
Calvary Chest Day
Burton Kester
Doms Lease
Roxie Montgomery
Shirley Kemp
Mary Ann Harris
Richard Sharrer
Kenneth Rice
Francis Young
Alverna Johnson
Eloise Morgan
Louie Hendrickson
Mary Ann Morris
Janice Wickless
Ruth Smith
Helen Daugherty
Alta Ice
Betty Schwartz
Chapter
Women of the Moose
Mass
Dorothy Falk
North
Trans-Siberian Rail Route Lengths Compared To New York Patagonia
The note compares travel distances from New York to Patagonia with the length of the Trans Siberian railway. It highlights geographic scope and logistics challenges for long distance rail journeys between distant regions.
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New York Patagonia
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Williamson
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