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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1956
Page
7
In Baltimore on October 16 taxi owners petitioned the Public Service Commission for higher fares. Seventeen groups representing about 151 cabs seek a first fare of 35 cents with five cents per extra third of a mile. They argue costs of supplies and efforts to attract better drivers justify the increase.
Leo Paul Little 23 and Mary Elizabeth Hewitt 20 both of Thurmont obtain a marriage license. Property deeds include Franklin B. Reese et al to Cletus William Fox and wife for $5 in county and George K. Winebrenner to Leroy Boone Jr and wife for county. Edwin F. Nikirk trustee et al to Harold G. Horne for $10 in county. Charles D. Fisher and wife to Noah E Kefauver and wife for $10 in county.
A public sale at Pen Mar offered items from the late William H. Bowers including Penny Post cards showing Pen Mar Park’s miniature train sold for seven cents and a wide array of housewares, park gear, and collected curios. The auction drew 350 to 400 attendees under Leslie A. Boon. some items fetched surprising sums, with glassware, dishes, and furniture selling into the tens of dollars. The event started at 10 a.m. and ran to 6 p.m., with sales continuing the next Saturday.
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