Wartime rationing and gifts programs exceed 1942 limits
Office of War Information outlines red and blue ration stamps validity for meats fats processed foods and sugar with stamps remaining usable through summer. Facial tissues usage by war plants rises while general supplies remain adequate with conservation. Overseas servicemen may order Christmas gifts via Army exchanges Navy ship services with orders filled in U S. Hospitals in over 1,000 sites become penicillin depots for civilian distribution, shipments began May 10.
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East Coast
Office of Price Administration
War Production Board
United States
Office of War Information
Army
Navy
WPB
Army Exchange Service
Watch Your Strawberries Watch Your Strawberries
County agent G. W. Clendaniel urges strawberry growers to monitor fields twice weekly for the strawberry clipper and damage. Apply 15 percent arsenate of lead dust at 30 pounds per acre if found, and repeat during bloom. With 2800 acres planted versus 4100 in 1943, prices may rise this year. protect crops to ensure maximum yield.
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G. W. Clendaniel
Maryland
Clendaniel
Slats Diary entry with comic family life and war notes
An eccentric diary fragment records daily events from a family scene including a Lodge admission, small errands, a milk spill at a Rotary club, and odd offers. It blends mundane domestic detail with a wartime safety message about Maryland road habits and elm beetle control guidance, noting fatalities and public warnings.
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Munday
Grosery
Rotary Club
Evry
Noose
Accident Rates Rise with March Traffic Toll in State
The state logged 1120 traffic accidents in March injuring 587 people and causing 29 deaths, an increase from both the previous month and March last year. Baltimore City recorded 8 fatalities and 395 injuries in 798 crashes, while counties had 21 fatalities and 192 injuries in 322 crashes, with two county deaths noted.
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Baltimore City
Elm Leaf Beetle Prevalence Report in County
County residents report widespread elm leaf beetle activity with small yellowish to brownish-green 3/4 inch insects. County Agent G W Clendaniel cites Dr E N Cory of the University of Maryland confirming the Elm Leaf Beetle as a destructive elm pest in the eastern United States. Adults overwinter in protected sheltered spots, often inside buildings, awaiting warmer weather.
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G. W. Clendaniel
E. N. Cory
University of Maryland
United States
Plant Corn To Avoid Japanese Beetle Damage
Plant Corn To Avoid Japanese Beetle Damage urged farmers to act now to shield crops from beetle damage by timely planting strategies and pest management practices. The advisory emphasizes proactive field planning and monitoring to reduce losses.
Planting dates offered to reduce corn beetle injury
University of Maryland researchers show late planting can cut beetle damage in field and sweet corn. Six years of entomology and agronomy studies indicate silking after peak beetle activity lowers injury and mold. Suggested windows: long season May 25 to June 1, medium season June 1 to 7, short season June 7 to 14.
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Clendanier
University of Maryland
Entomology and Agronomy
E. N. Cory
George S. Langford
R. G. Rothgeb
Departments of Entomology and Agronomy
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Frederick
Maryland Traffic Safety Commission
Barred Rocks
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J. H. Quillen
Preston, MD
Denton
Sinclair Refining Company (Inc
G. D. Crouse Denton
New Hampshire
Newhampshire
West Denton Hatchery
C. H. S. Ball Park
Denton, Maryland
Nuttle Lumber Company
Ft. Miles
R. B. Baker & Son
Grasonville
Queenstown
Niewsyvar
Pernabhive
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