Cumberland estates Its Famous Caves
Cumberland Maryland features revive of Fort Cumberland passages once noted by George Washington. Restoration by Emmanuel Episcopal Church lights brick caverns for Sunday family tours atop the old fort. Fort built in 1755 under Col Gener Vinnes as Braddock’s men failed to seize Fort Duquesne near Pittsburgh.
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Cumberland
Old Fort
George Washington
Britain
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Washington
Braddock
Trees and leaders' clinic dominate village scene
The piece extols trees along a village street and notes the upcoming Leaders' Clinic of the Young Peoples' Baptist Union in Braddock Heights with seventy five officers attending to discuss future Union programs. It also cites a 1940s U S census figure showing 372384 Americans with Dutch immigrant heritage or descent.
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N. A. Luyfburrow
U. S
Netherlands
Prohibitionists Claim Victory Across One Third of Nation
Prohibitionists report rapid gains with 12 000 of 20 000 local option votes resulting in a third of the country now legally dry. Kentucky leads dry counties amid revenue fears, while Alabama debates a statewide ban over lost liquor taxes. National leaders Capper Brisson push for further prohibitions.
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United States
Frederick G. Brownell
American Magazine
Kansas
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Chicago
Kentucky
Brownell
Alabama
Dros
Deets Pickett
Board of Temperance
Methodist Church
Congress
Arthur Capper
Senate
Joseph F. Brisson
South Carolina
Rsson
Capper
Townsend Proposes 3 Percent Tax Plan for Aged Aid
Dr. Francis E. Townsend unveils a plan in Cumberland to tax gross income at three percent with proceeds aiding aged and disabled recipients. The proposal targets 12 to 14 million Americans and would guarantee at least 100 dollars monthly for singles and 200 dollars for married couples under a mutual insurance framework.
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Cumberland
Francis E. Townsend
United Ae
Los Angeles
Townsend
Congress
City Employees Wage Increases Announced
Frostburg Maryland September 5 1930 The mayor and city commissioners announce retroactive to September 1 increases in wages for Frostburg city workers. City clerk salary rises from 183 to 205 dollars per month and unskilled laborers gain from 63 to 73 cents per hour.
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IES
Frostburg
Frostburg City
Optimist Club to Honor Boy of the Month in County
Frederick Optimist Club plans a Boy of the Month award for two high school boys from the county. A cup will stay in perpetual competition. Criteria include character, academics, athletics, and citizenship. School principals will submit nominees. Ernest B Stephens chairs the committee. A Boys Week is set for October 5 to 10 with one new member Austin Trout. John Kieran weds Margaret Ford in Brookline Massachusetts. American cities with populations over 100000 own 113 motor vehicles per mile of streets.
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Frederick
Optimist Committee i
Ernest B Stephens
Fred Young
Claude Fergiey
Optimist International
Optimuists
Optimist Club
Austin Trout
Baltimore beggar with pension drew 350 monthly
The judge described a man who drew a 350 monthly pension but lived in Baltimore and collected up to 350 weekly begging on the streets, and spent most of the money on drink with his wife.
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Baltimore
Joseph Sherbon
Reformatory
Sherbow
Elmer Meadows
Wooni
Tne
Meadows
Junge Snerbou
Frederick
Irontone
Discreetly: A Quiet Word of Caution
A daily page presents the word discreetly defined as cautiously and prudently. The example sentence shows Sue quickly and discreetly closed the door, illustrating careful action in a moment.
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Sue
Vocabulary note on misused words and pronunciations
A brief lesson outlines common errors in English such as eruption versus irruption and bursting forth. It discusses pronunciations of ranch and oven like terms and contrasts safety security custody with defenses.
Nightly street cleaning hampered by parked cars
Hagerstown councilman John Hellane says overnight parking blocks street cleaners and residents complained the work is unsatisfactory. The note cites nations like the United States and the Soviet Union among petroleum producers.
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Councman
John Hellane
Hellane
United States
Soviet Union
Venezuela
Iran
Netherlands
India
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