Track Officials: Must Meet Debt
Havre de Grace Maryland on April 19 reports track management will cover the one percent state tax on pari mutuel bets. Bettors paid into the mutuel windows on opening day, with $341 482 in bets of which $3 414.82 will be paid by management to cover the tax. The change also alters the track breakage, increasing allowable pennies per dollar from five to ten, reducing track take from about 5.81 to roughly 5.60 cents per dollar.
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Havre DE Grace
The
Racing Commission
William Preston Lane, Jr
Ray Slated To Succeed Tait
Baltimore sources report J Enos Ray nominated to be collector of internal revenue for the Maryland District area and will be sent to the Senate within days. An authentic source says Galen L Tait will be replaced as Republican State Central Committee chair. Farley also eyeing Baltimore postmaster and three other federal posts.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Sun
Washington Dispatch
J. Enos Ray
Democratic State Central Committee
Maryland District of Columbia
Senate
Peay O Acinlas
Galen L. Tait
Republican State Central Committee
Evening Sun
Farley
Customs
Immigration
Mayor Wertz guest at Lions Club luncheon in Hotel Hamilton
Mayor I M Wertz spoke at the Lions Club meeting about the Babies Milk Fund the club sponsors noting its importance. W R Stevens district governor discussed the June convention and club growth with 2658 organizations and about 80 000 members and 17 000 activities.
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Lions Club
I. M. Wertz
Hotel Hamilton
Wertz
W. R. Btevens
Wilmington
22Nd District
Stevens
Thomas W. Pangborn
Hagerstown
H. E. Simonsen
Montgomery, Ward & Co
Tributes to retiring policemen from John Zang letter
John E. Zang, detective with Western Maryland Railway now in Baltimore, writes to Lieutenant Frank K. Williams praising his police service. He recalls shared experiences and hopes to match the standard Williams set. A similar letter was sent to Patrolman Jacob Sailes. Both retire May 1.
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John BH. Zang
Western Maryland Railway
Baltimore
Frank K. Williams
Williams
Morning Herald
Jenny
John E. Zang
Jacob Sailes
Zang
Forest Fire Trends Reported by State Forester
Bathmore April 18 The annual report by state forester F W Besley notes more fires in the state but less acreage destroyed in 1931 32. The average burned per fire fell to a new low in 1931 then rose to an all time 13 acres per fire in 1932. Incendiary fires increased in Garrett and Allegany counties with smoking and brush burning listed as main causes.
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Bathmore
F. W. Besley
Garrett
Allegany
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Reed Ks
McCardell Bros
Tristate Electrical Supply Co., Inc
Roney Bros
Washington St
Kaybee Peoples Store
Balto
Ray
Tait
John
Williams and
Sailes
W. Washington ST
Hagerstown, MD
Coats
Cash
SILK
Pat
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