Col Munshower Warns on Car Hazards and Safety
Col Elmer F. Munshower of the Maryland State Police urges motorists to inspect vehicles for hazards worn tires cracked windows defective windshields and inoperative lights He notes unsafe cars and careless driving fuel highway accident risk and calls for safe autos and careful drivers Andrew Carnegie founded over 2800 libraries in the United States.
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Col. Munshower
Elmer FP. Munshower
Maryland
Tterist
Munshawer
Rinehart Named Maryland GOP Committeeman at Baltimore Meeting
Rinehart, Washington County orchardist and acting chairman, was elected chairman of Maryland Republican State Central Committee at the Baltimore convention, succeeding Joseph L. Carter who resigned to become a judge. Delegates elected Morris Bass of Hagerstown as an alternate. Bertha Adkins of Salisbury reelected national committeewoman. Governor McKeldin named national committeeman. Congressman J. Glenn Beall formally nominated as Republican candidate for U S Senate.
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Maryland
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Washington County
Baltimore
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Joseph L. Carter
Bal
Morris Rbass
Hagerstown
Bertha Adkins
Saliabury
McKeldin
Jacob Franora
J. Glenn Beall
Repubican
U. S. Senate
Maryland Tops Its Easter Seal Goal in Second Annual Meeting
Maryland and Washington County surpassed their Easter Seal targets from 1942 and 1950 goals. Dr Allen KF Washell reported at the Maryland Society for Crippled Children and Adults gathering at the Stafford Hotel Baltimore that the 1942 goal of 110 008 was exceeded by 1096 45. Roosevelt mileage noted as a historical fact.
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Maryland
Allen KF. Washell
Maryland Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Stafford Hotel
Baltimore
Washington County
Potato Acreage Dips in Washington County Farms
Washington County farmers cut Irish potato acreage from 1,463 acres in 1925 to 635 acres in 1950, with production dropping 63 percent while efficiency kept some gains. Maryland statewide figures show a 74 percent acreage decline and 60 percent production drop over 25 years. Backyard gardens and unused land suggest potential for future potato expansion.
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Washington County
Maryland
Bay Bridge Tolls Announced by Maryland Road Officials
Maryland officials announced tolls for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Motorcycles pay 1, cars 1.40 base with 25 cents per passenger, and larger trucks or buses face higher rates. A family crossing with three children would total about 2.40 plus passenger charges.
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Chesapeake Bay
State ‘Roads Commission
Ito
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Sistine Chapel
Vatican
Thea Commission
Traffic rate recommendation cited from 1948 state report
A fragment notes rates being slow and tied to recommendations outlined by state traffic engineers in their 1948 report. The item mentions official guidance and vehicular flow implications without detailing locations or figures.
Station Wagon And Car Collide On Summit Avenue
No injuries reported after a station wagon and a car collide on Summit Avenue near the telephone building Sunday morning.
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Summit Avenue
Car Crash Involving Betty Grant and Daniel Maginnis Jr
Police said a station wagon operated by Daniel W. Maginnis Jr. struck while turning into a parking lot. Betty J. Grant of 424 North Street was in the vehicle at the time of the collision.
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Betty J. Grant
North Street
Daniel W. Maginnis, Jr
Buons Vista Avenus
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