Blue and Gray Division carries wartime burden and glory
The Famous U S Army Blue and Gray Division earned one of the war’s largest European casualty totals, fighting from D-Day at Omaha through St Lo and Brest to Aachen and the Roer. Formed from Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania and D C National Guard units, it logged 20 668 casualties by May 30 1945 and included units like the 115th 116th 175th Infantry and 110th 111th 224th 227th Field Artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Omaha Beach
D-Day
St. Lo
France
Aachen
Roer
Blotze Forest
Germany
National Guard
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Confederacy
Meuse-Argonne
Camp Meade
Omcha Beach
Isigney
Normandy
Brest
Muenchen-Gladbach
St. Laurent-sur-Mer
Vire
Charles H. Gerhardt
Union
Community Club Meeting Notes and Local Updates
The Preston Community Club met October 2 at Mrs. C. C. Cousins home with twelve members present. Topics included Status of Women with readings by Mrs. W. J. Bonner and Mrs. Lloyd Brodes. Various visits and illnesses are noted, including Mr. Purnell Cannon’s illness and Mrs. N. H. Fooks leaving for Providence for the winter. Mrs. Davis suffered injuries in an Easton collision. others hosted guests and traveled, with several local visits recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Cousins
Picture Hill
E. J. Harris
Lloyd Brodes
W. J. Bonner
Amos Russell
Robert C. Todd
Michael
H. C. Todd
Purnell Cannon
N. H. Fooks
Providence
Rhode Island
Robert Stanton
Louise Todd
Washington
B. Erving
Cambridge
Elmer Donoho
Harlan Davis
DDT Kills Bedbugs Says USDA In Strong Recommendation
The U S Department of Agriculture endorses DDT for bedbug control with 5 percent or 10 percent formulations. Proper application to mattresses, beds, and chicken houses can keep areas bedbug free for six months or more. Wettable powder in water leaves residue. a 5 percent solution requires about 3 ounces per full bed for thorough treatment.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
DDT Bed Bug Treatment Guidelines
Federal entomologists advise using per cent DDT powder on full size beds only, focusing on bed locations rather than walls. Wear a mask during application to avoid kerosene irritation, provide ventilation, and avoid oil sprays near fire or gasoline.
Milford Eyes Walnut Street Upgrade for Postwar Boom
Business leaders and town officials in Milford aim to straighten Walnut Street and widen its roadbed, signaling a shift from horse and buggy days to a postwar industrial boom as the main thoroughfare is planned for modernization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Walnut Street
Milford considers widening Main Street to ease traffic
Town leaders deem the current Main Street too narrow for Milford's size and traffic. A survey tests the feasibility of pinching off sidewalk sections to widen the street curb to curb. The sidewalk line is found uneven and crooked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Public Auction Sale of Valuable Dairy Cows and Equipment
Public sale at the farm on shell road from Hurlock to Federalsburg starts at 1 pm. Includes seven grade Guernseys, six Holsteins, six heifers with one soon to calve, one large Holstein bull, most cows fresh with calves, plus milking gear like a Delaval machine and Wilson cooling box. Auctioneer Iva Y. Wheatley notes herd is top quality, TB and blood tested with no reactors. All dairymen and dealers invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurlock
Federalsburg
Public Sale of Personal Property on Henderson Farm
Public notice of a Wednesday October 24 1945 sale at 1:00 p m on the Henderson Md farm road to Mud Mill. Items include one horse two cows a hog wagon hay equipment tools household goods and farm implements totaling a full moving sale led by auctioneer Wm. Andrew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Mud Mill
Preston Motor Company
M. Heber Lane
Frank Brauchle
Wm. E. Andrew
Farm stock and equipment sale at Sigler farm near Whiteleysburg
Jean S Gordon owner announces a 10 a.m. sale at the Charles Sigler Farm known as the old Whiteley farm on the road to Harrington. Items include Holstein and Guernsey cattle with calves and heifers, a horse, brood sows and hogs, Massey Harris and John Deere tractors, plows, cultivators, mowers, binders, a corn cutter and planter, a Conde milking machine with attachments, and assorted farm tools. Barley also offered. No property moves until terms are met. Auctioneer J L Stevens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sigler
Old Whiteley Farm
Whiteleysburg
Harrington
Massey Harris
McCormick-Deering
John Deere
Conde
Notice To Creditors True Copy Carlton V West Register of Wills
A court notice directs that creditors appear or file claims as part of estate administration. The true copy identifies Carlton V West as Register of Wills overseeing the process and sets deadlines for filing claims.
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Harry S. Clark
Caroline County
Denton National Bank
Denton
Maryland
Carlton
Carlton V
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U.S. Army
Preston
Rived
Portsmouth
William D. Uhler
Jack & Dirt Service A
Salisbury
Lincoln Street
Denton, Maryland
Coleman Brothers Quintette
New York City
Columbia Broadcasting System
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Wm. Truxon
J. H. Williams
Chesapeake Bay
Sandy Point
Matapeake Ly
Matapeake
Claiborne
Romancoke
Claiborne Ly
Potomac River
Richmond
Williamsburg
Yorktown
Jamestown
State Roads Commission
Chesapeake Bay Ferry System
Lexington St
Favorite
Baltimore Sunday American Order
Coca-Cola Company
Delaval
Wilson
CASH
Fred Hubbert
Iva Y. Wheatley
Syracuse
T. H. Gough
Wm. Andrew
Guernsey
Jean S. Gordon
J. L. Stevens
Sat
Covey & Williams
Hillsboro
Wed
Kline
Greensboro
Ridgely
Caroline Sun Ofee
Bradley's
Amn. Corner
Daffin’s
Porter’s
William S. Orme
H. Earle Smith
Masonic Bldg
Denton, Md
FORD
Preston, MD
Ford Tractor
Pittsburgh
Morton’s
Barker’s
Ford Motors
Hickman
Wlonday
New Hampshire
John J. Friesse
John L. Stevens
Orphans’ Court
Joseph A. Thomas
Mary E. Harris
Erle Stanley Gardner
Perry Mason
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