Ping Station Operating Cost Proposal
A proposal cites an annual operating cost of about 600000 dollars for a ping station. The estimate outlines a funding requirement around six hundred thousand per year to run the facility.
30 Oct 1930
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1930
Page
1
A proposal cites an annual operating cost of about 600000 dollars for a ping station. The estimate outlines a funding requirement around six hundred thousand per year to run the facility.
Major Whitman and consulting engineers advised the city on a mountain water supply with filtration and pumping stations. They discussed a storage dam on Tuscarora Creek or Fishing Creek, estimating costs around 600000 for a site near Singanore and a 350000 pipe line, noting watershed limits and operator care as critical.
A fragmentary report from the inquiry into the R 101 disaster notes that engine logs showed all engines functioning properly before the crash at Brevials on October 5. The Attorney General announced the inquiry sheet found the craft remained under control during tests but crashed nine minutes after lift off, with pressure readings suggesting insufficient time to complete an entry.
The auditors record total disbursements $1 841 03 within the $2 000 appropriation despite a $501 10 park light charge and $313 62 heating costs. Circuit Court expenses vastly exceeded the trial budget at $19 519 45 against $9 100, with juror and witness costs totaling $7 689 78 and a Haover murder case trial costing $1 407 25.
AP dispatch reports 27 confirmed dead in tremors across Ancona, Pesaro and Macerata provinces with heavy damage. Five died in Ancona, 20 in Senigallia area. military units aid rescue as communication returns to some towns.
Plans for an Armistice Day parade on November 11 are announced with details on route participants and coordinating organizations. Local veterans groups and civic committees prepare for ceremonies in downtown and at community venues.
The American Legion announces Armistice Day events for November 11. The parade starts 2:45 PM on Market Street, ends at Memorial Ground with a wreath on Frederick County war dead monument. Nine divisions include Fire, Schools, Praternities, Bugepels, and Ex service men. Legion hosts the observance with a Drum Corps in new uniforms. Committee chairs listed with division duties.
Twenty five men formed the nucleus of the Glade Reformed Sunday School Men's Bible Class at Walkersville. Rev. FL A Rosenberger led devotions and the group adopted a constitution and bylaws with officers including G. Edgar RodveTiix as president and Clarion B. ZimMerman as vice president.
Unclear text fragment mentions Herbert Hoover Jr at the White House and wartime context. Source provides limited legible details. article appears to report a presidential or official event involving Hoover.
The Ford coupe owned by Edward Austin of 102 West Fifth Street was recovered near Frederick after Tuesday night theft, with gas drained. A second theft of clothing from O. B. Bunkerhoff’s Essco coach in Wil Gamaport, Pennsylvania, was found Wednesday morning. Police seek to recover a Buick coach owned by George L. Rothenhoefer and report another Ford sedan stolen from Barbers Ferry. Authorities urge locking and guarding vehicles to prevent further thefts.
Frederick Arthur E Winter Altoona district Rotary governor says water meters reduce shortages and save costs. Altoona uses about 1.5 million gallons daily for The Pennsylvania Railroad. city reservoir capacity is 2.25 billion gallons. Average daily use 4-6 million gallons. water is municipally owned from Horseshoe Curve area. Winter notes past opposition to meter sales but sees fulfillment of promises. He addressed the Frederic Rotary Club and plans to attend later meetings.
A man from Montgomery was recovered from a well and is recovering. The report notes entry at the scene and ongoing medical observation as authorities investigate the incident.
The American Red Cross will hold its annual roll call from Armistice Day November 11 to Thanksgiving November 27 in Frederick city and county. Benjamin E. Rosenstock is named roll call director, aiming to exceed a 2,000 member goal. Special observance Red Cross Sunday is set for November 9.
A brief entry notes that Lutheran conventions are in session here. The item identifies ongoing meetings and the gathering of church representatives.
The Maryland Synod and local Lutheran congregations held a convention on Reformation Day. Leaders from Baltimore, Washington, Hagerstown and Boonsboro spoke on Sunday school duties and church relations. The meeting honored Rev R S Patterson and covered plans to strengthen classes, improve schools and train teachers for about 142 schools in the region.
Authorities report two suspects arrested and two cornered in the ongoing operation against kidnapping rings. The raid spanned several streets, with officers securing the scene and seizing materials linked to the case.
Guests were awakened by smoke and flames from the laundry building attached to the Belvedere hotel. Firemen sent three alarms as the blaze threatened rooms along the hotel wall, damaging the executive offices and dining area but the hotel itself was saved. Governor Ritchie and several Democratic candidates watched from an eighth floor window as water flooded the area. Janice Wagher, a telephone operator, alerted guests to dress and prepare to leave.
A gunman riding beside a street car in Maywood shoots at Sergeant James McBride. The car window shatters as the assailants in a Wisconsin-registered auto trail the street car toward Madison Street. McBride is wounded in the jaw and hospitalized. three men were in the shooting car. McBride had been a Bellwood officer eight years and was to testify in a murder case.
The Lions Club hosts a Halloween parade starting 7 30 pm with a route from Market Street to Market House behind City Hall. Prizes include four main classes plus special awards. attendees must hold tickets at judging stands to win. Police plan plainclothes and scout aides to safeguard residents and property.
Annapolis reports test of registration suits as officials prepare lists of about 200 names from poll books in Anne Arundel. An appeal in Calvert County looms over 40 names ordered removed, to be argued tomorrow. Ralph Reed and others challenged in a high court case tied to 1973 registration rulings.
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