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Beano Picking Crew Ready for Work in Dorchester
The State Employment Office mobilizes a 36 to 50 member farm labor crew to begin bean picking in Dorchester County this week. Hopkins Moore leads the effort to supply leaders from row bosses and encourages farmers to report their needs to the office. The push aims to ease farm labor shortages during wartime production. Capt. John Smith narrowly escaped harm when a sawed off shotgun attached to a crab pot exploded near him while enforcing crab pot laws near Hoopers Island. Investigations pursue the responsible party. Miss Jennie Sard dies after long illness at Cambridge Maryland Hospital aged 75. services held at LeCompte Funeral Home and Cambridge Cemetery. Infant Walter Powell Horsman dies at age 2 years 7 months near Vienna. funeral at home conducted by Rev. George H. Pigueron Jr. Interment in Lewis burying ground. A peace time U S Navy is established by act of Congress dated April 29 1816 with docks authorized March 3 1817.