City Hall dedication plans and costs outlined
The council voted to underwrite reasonable expenses for the City Hall dedication program. Estimated dedication coats run about 700 dollars with souvenir programs at 10 cents to defray costs. Building will be temporarily flood tightened around the ceremony with city buying agent handling details. no date set.
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City Hall
Halland
Merand
Minto Othe
J. Bullivan
Ha ‘Gerstown Nursery Company
Woman jumps ten stories to death in Washington
A 49 year old clerk Mrs Mertia Li Haiman leaped from the tenth story of the Transportation Building in Washington Monday. Police say she left a note asking for forgiveness and informing a Dr Levy in Jackson Tennessee, her brother. Authorities identified the deceased as a widow working in the Veterans Administration.
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Washington
Mertia
Li Haima
Veterans. Administration
Transportation
H Streets
State officials weigh license reform to fund conservation
State Game Warden B Lea Le Compte discusses proposals to unify license costs for hunting and fishing. The plan would abolish county hunting licenses, set a statewide fee around 2 to 2.50 dollars, and raise funds to support the State Game and Inland Fish Commission. Some Garrett County residents oppose higher statewide licenses due to deer hunter access concerns.
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B. Lea LeCompte
State Game -and- Inland Fish Commission
LeCompte
Sportsmen‘s
Garrett County
Garrett
Relief costs rise in Maryland amid 1939-20 season
Maryland welfare data show total relief expenditures for the five fall and winter months lower than the 1939 period, while the single month of February reached 865 542 dollars. Old age assistance and needy blind support rose from February 1939 levels, with Patterson predicting annual roller costs near six million for the current biennium.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Department of Welfare
J. Milton Patterson
Public Welfare Department
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Aid Digestion And Bowel Cleansing
An Ohio physician Dr F M Edwards praises Olive Tablets as a vegetable laxative and liver bile aid. The product promises gentle bowel cleansing and better digestion. Sold by druggists in 15¢ 30¢ and 60 grain sizes.
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Ohio
F. M. Edwards
Edward A
Five-Month Welfare Expenditure Totals Tallied
The report shows five month spending of $1,579,659 with aid to dependent children at $1,147,608 and aid to the blind $70,085 plus general public assistance $1,035,067. Federal government, counties and cities contributed to the funds.
Lightest Shad Run In Years Reported
Annapolis reports a light shad run with pound netters taking their catch in Chesapeake Bay. The Maryland State Conservation Commission was told the Carolinas run was the lightest in years and watermen say cold weather slowed the migration. Captain Amos Creighton planned a Potomac check before returning to Annapolis, noting the season’s delay.
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Annapolis
Chesapeake Bay
State Conservation Commission
Carolinas
Middle Atlantic
Amos Creighton
Maryland Conservation Fleet
Potomac River
Creighton
Floating Drydock Sails to Pearl Harbor
The Navy moves toward stronger Pacific defense as 4 tugs begin hauling a 6,500-ton floating drydock from New Orleans down the Mississippi to Pearl Harbor Hawaii. The 40 year old dock will service ships at Pearl Harbor except the largest battleships, ending coast overhaul transfers.
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New Orleans
United States Navy
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Mississippi
Panama Canal
Uncle Sam
Roosevelt's Earlier Action Cited Amid Congressional Protest
A historical note recalls President Roosevelt took action last year in response to Congressional protest. The reference implicates executive measures and legislative resistance shaping policy, with emphasis on the ongoing constitutional interaction between the White House and Congress.
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Roosevelt
Youth Injured in Auto Accident in Madison Avenue Area
Four year old James Howard Palmer of Madison Avenue suffered a broken right leg and other injuries after being struck by a west bound car on West Washington Street near Madison last night. The boy was rushed to Washington County Hospital by the driver. Patrolman Robert Schaub said the youth darted into the path of the car. No charges were filed pending his condition.
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James
Howard Palmer
Madison Avenue
Washington Street
Madison
Young Palmer
Ross Grossnickle
Washington County
Robert Schaub
Backache and Leg Pains Signal Kidney Trouble
A public health style warning links persistent backache and leg pains to possible kidney issues. It notes kidneys filter waste from blood and outlines symptoms like puffiness and fatigue. The ad promotes Doan's Pills as a long used solution.
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Nature
Dean
Doan
Big Aircraft Firms Plan $165 Million Merger
New York reports Curtiss-Wright Corp and Atlas Corp announce a $165 million merger. Floyd B. Odium joins George N. Armsby and Guy W. Vaughan in the news release. Plan goes to stockholders within three weeks for approval. Merger aims to boost wartime aviation and fund peace time development. Odium is married to famed pilot Jacqueline Cochran.
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New York
Curtiss. Wright Corp
America
Atlas Corp
Floyd B.’ Odlum
Auss Corp
George N. Armsby
Guy W
Vaughan
Curtiss-Wright
Ff Aviation
Odlum
Jacquéline Cochran
Asa Aeeee Ee
Travinger Hospitalized After Broken Arm Incident
Lawrence Travinger of the 400 block McDowell avenue was admitted to Washington County Hospital with a broken arm. State Police and sheriff’s officers continued a drive in the Halfway section to catch speeders, where speeds up to 60 mph were observed despite a 30 mph limit.
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Lawrence ‘Travinger
McDowell Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Sherif
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