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Newspaper
Cambridge Tribune
Location
Cambridge, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1941
Page
5
Commerce Department reports February shows Latin America with exports of 62 million and imports of 82.6 million, yielding a 2.6 million favorable balance. Trade with the British Empire dominates overall, while Japan trade declines.
The funeral for Mrs. Willie L. Hubbard who died Monday at 2 P M was conducted Wednesday at the Cabin Creek Church with Rev Kelso and Rev Eckhart officiating. Burial followed in Cambridge Cemetery. She would have been 82 in June and had been active until late. She was twice married first to Samuel Merrick and later to Thomas Hubbard. Survived by sister Mrs Merrick several nieces and seven step children. Pallbearers included Hollie Lee Harold and Russell Phillips nephews and Robert Vincent Wilbur Clifton.
The Cambridge Civic Commission hosts Chesapeake Bay Fishing Fair Association officials for an April meeting in Cambridge. Directors will dine at the Cambridge Yacht Club before a business session about the 6th annual Fishing Fair at North and Chesapeake Beaches on September 5 6 and 7.
Maryland waterworks urged to guard vulnerable points against sabotage. George L. Hall of the State Health Department called for plans to be restricted to trustworthy officials. He advised inventories to ensure continued service amid heavy defense program demands.
The speaker warns that heavy defense program demands strain waterworks supply chains and urges communities to stock essential replacement equipment. He recommends pooling resources, central stockpiles, and regular gate valve inspections to keep systems operational and assess pump capacity under increased load.
Sales Management magazine reports American buying power at a historic high and expected to rise further this year, signaling strong consumer capacity and continued economic optimism.
Maryland draftees are undergoing group medical examinations in hospitals to reduce later rejections. Cities like Cumberland Hagerstown Frederick Annapolis Salisbury Cambridge Princess Anne and Baltimore participate. Johns Hopkins and South Baltimore General Hospital in Baltimore host specialists, consolidating the first examination while preserving the three-board draft system.
Japanese beetles were deemed safe for now from airplane attack as the Maryland State Law Department announced the state cannot use an autogiro offered by the U S Department of Agriculture in the fight against the pests.
The state entomologist warns that dropping any object from aircraft is forbidden by law and could invite trespass complaints. Milky white disease, mixed with chalk and talc, targets Japanese beetle grubs underground with tests showing significant mortality. other methods include traps, dusts, and sprays by various government and private actors.
The Sailors Union of the Pacific reports requests for crews to man windjammers including former gambling ships Rex and Tango. With a shipping shortage, old sailing hulks are being kept in service, reviving practice once common in Alaska salmon fisheries and San Francisco Bay as late as 1925.
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