Arguments Over Tolls Postponed To October 4
Postponement of hearings in the Public Service Commission case to regulate interstate bridge tolls, involving the Harpers Ferry and Potomac Bridge Company, the Shepherdstown bridge, and the Williamsport bridge, with details of 1930 dividends and net incomes from tolls. The case seeks to compel rate schedules and commission remutatory powers, possibly moving to federal courts.
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Charleston
W. Va
Public Berrice Commission
Supreme Court of Appesal
On & Diabde
Harpers Ferry and Potomac Bridge Company
Harpers Ferry
West Virginia
Panhandle
John Henry Lewin
Peoples’ Counsel
Maryland Pubic Service Commission
Harpers Perry Breige
Che Ineoncrasiown
Willamsport
Lewin
Harpers Ferry Bridge
Public Service Commission
Mid Bridge Company
Weldge
Weldge Company
Bridge Company
Virginia and Maryland Bridge Company
Shepherdstown Bridge
Sublie Bertice Commission
Ead Brides
Publc
Brides Company
Palite
Washington and Berkeley Bridge, Company
Williamsport Bridge
Said Bridge Company
Greasncome of Salt Bridge Company
County Commissioners Discuss State Road Projects in Baltimore
Frederick county officials led by President Joan W. Holter met with the State Roads Commission in Baltimore to outline requests for road improvements from the Public Works fund. The group, with clerk R. Bruce Murdoch, proposed first second and third highway choices and sought to maximize county use of about 74.40 dollars from the funds. The meeting aimed to settle which roads would move forward under the federal program.
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Joan W. Holter
Roscoe P. Brown
Amon Spurgee
John W. Grove
A. H. Derr
R. Bruce Murdoch
State Roads Commission
G. Clinton Whi
Chalrtias
Baltimore
Public Works Fund
Frederick County
The
Roads Commission
Frederick
Hagerstown Bank Scene: New Trust Co Opens Oct 1
In Hagerstown Maryland a new bank named Hagerstown Trust Co will open about October 1 replacing the closed Hagerstown Bank and Trust Co. All 15 000 shares are subscribed and deposits exceed half a million dollars on an unrestricted basis. A conservator will handle old assets and equitization planned.
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Hagerstown
Hagerstown Trust Co
Hagerstown Bank and Trust Co
J. Willam Ernst
Bank and Trust Department
Cotton farmers to press for price supports and tax relief
Washington dispatch reports a nine state coalition, with more than 200 delegates, pressing President Roosevelt and Secretary Wallace tomorrow to suspend the processing tax, curb currency inflation, and set minimum cotton and cottonseed prices. They call for a greenback issuance under the farm relief act and threaten a cotton selling ginning strike to lift prices.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
Sen. Thomas
Oklahoma
Resolutions Committee
Pear Tree Bloom Surprises Farm, Huradds Heights
A pear tree on G. Frank Bell’s Jefferson Boulevard farm in Haddock Heights bloomed unusually early. Bell found 10 blossoms and two pears on a twig and noted one tree in full bloom among 10 in his orchard. A local horticulturist linked the burst to seasonal weather changes and early defoliation.
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G. Frank Bell
Jeferson Boulevard
Hraddock Heights
Mr. Bell
Bell
News-Post
Pia
Alan AP
No Road Damage After Last Flood Survey Finds Roads Safe
District Roads Engineer Thomas M. Linthicum reports that a late night survey of roads and bridges after heavy rains found no damage in the county. A washed dirt shoulder near Emmitsburg was repaired, but other bridges, including at Bridgeport, remained in good condition. Weather turned cooler with near normal moisture, and hunting was light as squirrels proved scarce.
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Monocacy
Thomas M. Linthicum
Hanover Try's Creek
Washington Highway
Emmitsburg
Mardst
Linthicum
Here
Bridgeport
Uke
Streamy
Spectators Hear First Police Court Session Delayed Drunk Driving
Police court heard several minor charges Monday with benches provided for spectators marking the historic first seating. James F. Burcette of Barnesville postponed on a drunken driving charge in the absence of State Officer A F Anderson. Offenders paid fines of one dollar and court costs. some faced brief jail time, including John Rolland and Texas Smith over loud altercation, and Lester Gross with Joseph Black for drunkenness.
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Alton ¥. Bennett
A. F. Anderson
James F. Burcette
Barnesville
New Market
Surdette
Lester Gross
Walkersville
Joseph Black
Lancaster
Fred Straley
George Layman
Gross
Brust
Black
A. W. Matthews
Layman
Arthur Hoffman
Ralph Sunday
Carroll Thomas
T.T. Loud
J. ©. Toky
Harry Richardson
The
Terminal Oil Company
Horse Poisoning Cases Reach Frederick County
A poisonous fungus on hay and wheat stubble is blamed for horse deaths in Southern Maryland and the Eastern Shore. Dr. R. Smith reports several infections near Frederick including Middletown valley and one death Monday. The illness, which often kills within 48 hours, shows hollow appearance and hind leg weakness as it progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Frederick County
R. ¥. Smith
Lewistown Grange Plans September Meeting
Lewistown Lewiston Grange held its regular Thursday meeting at Community Hall with officers and four delegates presenting. Prof. Harry H. Guonett of Hagerstown and Dr. T. M. Williamson of Frederick were invited to discuss the fl degree, and plans were made for a public meeting September 28 at Common Hall Lewistown. The program featured violin soloists and refreshments. Topics covered include anti-toxin use for disease prevention, animal feed changes, and pasture safety amid flood washed fields. The report notes botulism risk in horses and the need to avoid low pastures and stubble fields, referencing an Maryland origin with severities in Southern Maryland and the Eastern Shore.
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Lewistown
Lewiston
Guoucit
Maryland
Leonardtown
New York
Middle West
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Leven
Everfast Gingham Cloth
Everfast Fabrics
Andrew Jackson
Delaware
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