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  USN Ships--USS Frankford (DD-497)
USS Frankford, a 1630-ton Gleaves class destroyer built at Seattle, Washington, was commissioned at the end of March 1943.
Frankford operated briefly in the Mediterranean, then served on anti-submarine and escort carrier screening duty in the western Atlantic.
Frankford's torpedo tubes have been removed and she has been refitted with twelve 40mm guns (2 quads on the after deckhouse and 2 twins amidships).
www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-f/dd497.htm   (676 words)

  
 Frankford Yellow Jackets: Reminiscences of Gordon Mackey, 1931
Frankford is a textile center, and when looms are not humming and cotton and other staples not produced, the prosperity of the community is seriously endangered, and sport suffers along with other things.
It was the first time a community the size of Frankford dared brave the wrath of the gods and dared to launch a project of such size and moment.
Frankford’s place in pro football was firmly and definitely established.
www.geocities.com /ghostsofthegridiron/Yellowjackets_reminiscence.htm   (754 words)

  
 Frankford
In preparation for the invasion of Normandy, Frankford escorted transports and other ships to training in Scottish waters and to the assembly points in the south of England, until 5 June, when she sortied from Plymouth for Omaha Beach.
Three days later, Frankford sailed from Plymouth to screen a group of landing craft to the Mediterranean, and on 6 August 1944, she arrived at Naples for the invasion of southern France.
Frankford reached Pearl Harbor 8 August 1945, and after exercising in the Hawaiian Islands, sailed to the western Pacific for occupation duty.
www.history.navy.mil /danfs/f4/frankford.htm   (506 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: FRANKFORD, TX   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Frankford was nine miles northwest of Richardson in extreme southwestern Collin County.
In 1904 the Frankford post office was closed, and in 1907 its lodge hall, which had served as a nondenominational church, was moved to Addison.
All that remained of the community in 1990 was the Frankford Church and Cemetery, adjoined by residences on three sides and by the Bent Tree Country Club to the south.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/FF/hvf82.html   (369 words)

  
 FRANKFORD ARSENAL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Frankford Arsenal serves as one of the principal research and development and industrial engineering agencies of the Army Materiel Command, and its staff of approximately 6000 engages the efforts of 1200 engineers, scientists and technicians.
Frankford was heavily involved in research and development work in the commodity areas of fire control instruments and small arms ammunition, and to some extent artillery ammunition shell and cartridge cases.
Frankford was responsible for inventing the pilot ejection system for aircraft, developing a system of catapults, thrusters, initiators and other propellant actuated devices, which were coupled together to perform the timed sequence of operations that allowed many pilots to escape safely from damaged aircraft or, later, space vehicles.
www.frankfordarsenal.org /FAHistory.html   (4925 words)

  
 Docket No. 961
Frankford, as appears from the foregoing, in addition, takes issue with the facts alleged in the citation and in the complaint and with the reasonableness of the penalties proposed in the NPP (P-2) in connection with Items #2 (Compl.
The premises used by Frankford at the workplace identified in the citation consisted of one 3 story building devoted to offices and final processing of manufactured materials, one 5 story building devoted to manufacturing the materials and a 1 story structure   used as a boiler room.
Frankford has conceded that the load plates required by the standard were not supplied and affixed by the owner of the building.
www.oshrc.gov /decisions/html_1973/961.html   (4060 words)

  
 Frankford, Philadelphia -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Frankford is a neighborhood in (The largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania) Philadelphia, situated about 6 miles northeast of Center City.
It was an early suburb of the town of (The largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania) Philadelphia.
That trail would come to be known as "Frankford Pike" (later Frankford Avenue) and was the town's main street.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fr/frankford,_philadelphia.htm   (258 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The inhabitants of the Town of Frankford, in the County of Sussex, State of Delaware, are hereby constituted a municipal corporation and body politic.
In case the owner or lessee of such poles or erections shall refuse or neglect to pay the taxes that may be levied thereon, the said taxes may be collected by the Collector of Taxes as in case of other taxes and the Council shall have authority to cause the same to be removed.
The council of the Town of Frankford may pledge its taxing power to the payment of the bonds without limitation as to rate or amount and the bonds may be payable at a place approved by the agency making the loan.
www.state.de.us /research/Charters/frankford.shtml   (8881 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Frankford, Philadelphia
Frankford is a neighborhood in Philadelphia, situated about 6 miles northeast of Center City.
Philadelphia's public transportation company, SEPTA, has one of its main bus depots there and the Frankford Transportation Center is the neighborhood's mass transit hub.
Although its borders are disputed, the neighborhood runs from Frankford Creek to the Roosevelt Boulevard, to Cheltenham Avenue, to the Delaware River, to the banks of the old Frankford Creek to the present-day Frankford Creek.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Frankford,-Philadelphia   (1059 words)

  
 Philadelphia Hospitals Online .. Frankford Hospital   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Frankford Campus lies in the Lower Northeast section of Philadelphia at Frankford Avenue and Wakeling Street.
Frankford's Health Center Clinic -- with nine outpatient clinics that handle more than 11,500 cases for low-income residents each year -- is also located at the Frankford Campus.
Frankford Hospital serves Northeast Philadelphia and nearby Lower Bucks and Montgomery counties -- a 21-zip-code primary service area with a combined population of approximately 800,000 potential patients.
www.philadex.com /philadelphia/hospitals/frankford.asp   (220 words)

  
 Frankford Hospitals - Orthopedic Surgery
The orthopedic staff at Frankford Hospital is committed to the highest quality of both surgical and non-surgical care.
As part of this sophisticated team, Frankford's orthopedic surgeons are involved in stabilizing patients who have been involved in high-energy injuries, car crashes, industrial accidents, and violent assaults.
The team approach at Frankford Hospital between the orthopedic and rehabilitation departments is unique and allows Frankford Hospital to stand out as a center of excellence in joint replacement surgery.
www.frankfordhospitals.org /orthopedics   (1111 words)

  
 Tacony Frankford Watershed Historical Timeline 1799 to 1956   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
On August 18, 1932, “flood waters of Frankford Creek cut a channel through land of American Pile Fabric Co. north of dam and west of Wingohocking Street.” In a flood on July 2 and 3, 1933, “fifteen feet of the dam across Frankford Creek west of Wingohocking Street failed.
A newspaper article about the plan features a drawing of the creek, with the caption, “A snake that will be straightened out.” (400Kb) The first part of the plan to be completed, in 1949, was the removal of the horseshoe bend in Juniata Park.
A series of newspaper articles in 1899 highlighted “the increasing unsanitary condition of Frankford and Little Tacony Creeks, by reason of the extension of branch sewers in Frankford” that emptied their sewage into these creeks; and while the public was promised some solution, no work was yet undertaken.
www.sewerhistory.net /Tacony_Frankford/!!!TFTimeline.html   (3566 words)

  
 Frankford Delaware Real Estate Agent Vacation Houses Sales Homes Property Realtor
Founded in 1808, Frankford was at one time a thriving mercantile town with its own hotel, strong business community and opera house.
Frankford is just one of his preferred real estate areas.
Frankford condos, vacation homes and river front properties are available to you today through Jeffrey Fowler, Ocean Atlantic Agency.
www.jeffreyfowler.com /frankford_real_estate.htm   (667 words)

  
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Frankford’s condemnation did great harm to former comrades, like Kopp, who was arrested, imprisoned, and tortured, and Orwell, who was hunted down and threatened with execution.
Frankford’s accusations were forcefully refuted by Orwell’s article in the British New Leader of September 24, which was signed by fourteen members of the British contingent.
Frankford maintained that just before he was shot Orwell “was telling us of his experiences working in a Paris brothel”—unlikely, since he had worked in a restaurant.
www.newcriterion.com /archive/17/apr99/meyers.htm   (1925 words)

  
 Frankford Yellow Jackets: Team spirit
Over in the big town called New York they don't know that Frankford is to Philadelphia what the Bronx is to their city -- a part of the whole of which we are very proud.
Frankford, as every reader knows, has that wonderful football company called "The Yellow Jackets." The whole community is behind the team with all the enthusiasm that is found in colleges.
In Frankford, a suburb of Philadelphia, "Yellow Jacket" is synonymous with one word, "God"---a sarine [sic] at which they worship.
www.geocities.com /ghostsofthegridiron/Yellowjackets_spirit.htm   (944 words)

  
 Frankford Hospitals
Frankford’s health professionals will be on hand at this FREE event to provide the community with helpful health tips and safety information.
Frankford Hospital – Bucks County is pleased to offer a FREE monthly “Senior Social” Morning Health Lecture Series to the Bucks County senior citizen community.
Frankford Hospital - Torresdale Campus was named as one of sixteen area hospitals, in collaboration with Gift of Life Donor Program, the region’s nonprofit organ procurement organization, who was recently awarded Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Medals of Honor for outstanding rates of organ donation..
www.frankfordhospitals.org   (283 words)

  
 Frankford Delaware -- Sussex County Online, Delaware
Located on U.S. 113, Frankford, population 666, was founded in 1808 and incorporated in 1937.
The town was named Frankford Village in 1848 upon the acquisition of a post office.
Frankford is in the Indian River School District.
www.sussexcountyonline.com /towns/frankford.html   (155 words)

  
 Thanks for the Frankford Memories, on film
Frankford Memories is a personal tale of five older adults, between the ages of 79 and 89, who share their recollections of life in the community when they were growing up.
Old pictures of Frankford Avenue -- the industrial mills and the schools -- are shown throughout the film to complement the interviews.
Other Frankford natives, who were unable to be interviewed, spoke in the film about being invited to an affluent neighbor's Victorian house at Christmastime for cookies, and what it was like being served by a maid.
www.northeasttimes.com /2001/1219/thanks.html   (1131 words)

  
 USS Frankford   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Frankford (DD-497) was launched 17 May 1942 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, WA; sponsored by Mrs.
Along with rescuing survivors of mined ships and downed pilots, Frankford drove off enemy E boat attacks with her fire.
Her task force sortied 13 August, and Frankford patrolled off the invasion beaches during the landings of 13 August and the days that followed.
www.destroyers.org /DANFS/h-dd-497.htm   (513 words)

  
 Restaurants in Frankford Ontario Canada Restaurant Reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The group cited Frankford Hospitals' announcement last week that it was closing it maternity unit next year as the latest example of access to care problems...
Frankford Hospitals dropping maternity carePhiladelphia Business Journal, PA - Oct 21, 2005Frankford Hospitals announced Friday it is discontinuing maternity services and related obstetric care, effective next July 31, to provide additional space...
Frankford's fourth graders will serve as tour guides informing guests of all the attractions.
www.diningguide411.com /restaurants/Canada/ON/Frankford   (349 words)

  
 Frankford's images making headlines (phillyBurbs.com) | Courier Times
The surprise for the Frankford staff is that their hospital takes its place among such prestigious facilities as UCLA Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital.
Frankford is the only hospital in Lower Bucks that has digital imaging for ordinary X-rays.
In the old days at Frankford, the doctor would have had to order an X-ray, wait for the film to be processed, then leave his department to go to radiology.
www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/111-11212003-200093.html   (982 words)

  
 Frankford
Frankford is the 84,985th most popular last name (surname) in the United States; frequency is 0.000%; percentile is 90.119 [SourceCBN]
Frankford, Delaware, United States [Town]; population was 591 in 1990; housing units was 241 in 1990; location is 38°31'N 75°14'W; land area is 0.70 square miles (451 acres); FIPS code is 28310 [SourceCBP]
Frankford, Missouri, United States [City]; population was 396 in 1990; housing units was 191 in 1990; location is 39°30'N 91°19'W; land area is 0.47 square miles (301 acres); FIPS code is 25552 [SourceCBP]
www.placesnamed.com /F/r/frankford.asp   (178 words)

  
 News Gleaner - News - 02/25/2004 - Frankford to meet U.City in semis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Frankford advances to the semifinals on Sunday at La Salle's Tom Gola Arena to play University City, a very unlikely participant.
Frankford entered the playoffs with an 11-2 regular season record, by winning their final 7 games.
In Frankford's first eight Public League wins, the average margin of victory was 14 points.
www.newsgleaner.com /site/news.cfm?BRD=2340&dept_id=488594&newsid=11023930&PAG=461&rfi=9   (891 words)

  
 Frankford Delaware Resource Guide, City or community of Frankford, Delaware Facts, Information, Relocation, Real ...
The population of Frankford is approximately 591 (1990).
The distance from Frankford to Washington DC is 104 miles.
Frankford is positioned 38.52 degrees north of the equator and 75.23 degrees west of the prime meridian.
www.usacitiesonline.com /decountyfrankford.htm   (212 words)

  
 Young Women's Christian Association of Philadelphia, Frankford Branch, Manuscript Collection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Established on November 7, 1920, the Frankford Branch of the YWCA of Philadelphia grew from a storeroom at 4330 Frankford Avenue to a brown stone mansion at 4704 Leiper Street.
Frankford Branch staff and members served as delegates to committees of the national board of the YWCA.
News clippings of particular interest are a set on the early ecology movement and a file on the Frankford area's response to the possibility of a nuclear reactor being built on the Delaware River in Bucks County.
www.library.temple.edu /collections/urbana/ywca-555.htm   (5080 words)

  
 Transit-Oriented Development case study on Frankford train station
In Frankford, people have to pinch themselves to believe that the transportation center is done, after nearly two decades of discussion, planning and construction.
The new terminal building is meant to bring order to the chaotic Frankford hub, where 16 bus routes converge and transferring to the train was often a life-threatening exercise.
As with much in life, the final few steps of the Frankford project were the hardest.
www.pecpa.org /_final_pec/html/TOD_case_study_Frankford.htm   (1093 words)

  
 Frankford High School - Welcome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The mission of Frankford High School, a diverse presence in the community, is to provide each student the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to become a productive citizen.
There is no question that the success of the athletic programs at Frankford are a direct result of the continuation of dedicated student athletes and a coaching staff that goes the extra mile.
Administratively, Frankford is part of a region of schools formally known as the East Area.
frankfordhs.phila.k12.pa.us   (724 words)

  
 Frankford Hospitals Successfully Activate Eclipsys IT Solution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Frankford's physicians and nurses played a major role in the successful implementation of Sunrise Clinical Manager.
Frankford Hospitals is a not-for-profit regional health system based in Philadelphia, PA. Founded in northeast Philadelphia nearly a century ago, Frankford added its Torresdale Campus in 1977.
Frankford is a member of Jefferson Health System, a not-for-profit regional health system founded in 1996.
www.eclipsys.com /News/PressReleases/04-03-17_Frankford.asp   (598 words)

  
 Frankford Creek--Little Tacony Creek Intercepting System 1896   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Frankford, one of the most populous and important portions of the City, is girdled by open streams receiving all the drainage within its own territory and suffering from (page 80) the drainage poured out from the eastern districts of Germantown.
All of this sewage reaches the Delaware river through Frankford creek, which is a tidal stream, and considerable objectionable matter is carried backward and forward by the tides and left on the mud flats to decompose, and is offensive to the surroundings.
The system is expensive, but is for the relief of a large area, and a delay in making an appropriation sufficient (page 81) to begin the construction of the system will be a hardship to those who have for many years waited for the improvements.
www.sewerhistory.net /Tacony_Frankford/LittleTaconyCk1896.html   (326 words)

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