Roads Must Be Kept Ready For War Demands
War pressures require sustaining existing highways for troop and freight use. With material, labor, and fuel shortages, maintenance must prevent rapid deterioration on urban and rural linked routes. Even after the war, highway agencies face doubled construction needs to restore 1941 conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great
Briisin
United States
Iead
Federal Works Agency
Michigan
Oregon
Watch Out For School Kids
In Maryland during August there were 1040 traffic accidents with 551 injured and 22 killed. Baltimore City had 718 accidents with 352 injured and 8 killed. counties 322 accidents, 199 injured and 14 killed. The report notes higher speeds on open highways and warns drivers to watch for school children and buses as schools reopen. The new School Bus Law requires vehicles to stop at least ten feet from stopped buses and stay stopped until children are received or discharged, with fines from 5 to 50 dollars and possible license suspension. Governor O'Conor and the Maryland Traffic Safety Commission stress conserving human lives on the home front amid world conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Baltimore City
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
Our American Flag and the Valor of Our Generals
Bud reports leaving for a distant port while Transports and Convoys guard sailors under the Red White and Blue. The poem honors Washington Pershing MacArthur and the enduring flag across valleys mountains and years as it calls for American resolve against tyranny.
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Buddy
Oll
Wanted Social Security for All Workers
Jacob works on a farm and seeks protection future. His brother John has a social security account through a tolling mill job, earning survivors benefits. Farm workers, under the current law, are largely not covered by old age and survivors insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob
John
Social Security Board
United States
Workers Excluded From Social Security Coverage Jumping At Door
The Social Security Board notes many workers such as farmhands domestic workers and certain nonprofit employees lack coverage under the old-age and survivors insurance provisions. Since war began many have shifted between farms factories and war plants, creating gaps in eligibility and benefits as they age. The board advocates universal coverage regardless of occupation and signals a forthcoming piece on disability insurance.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Social Security Board
Maryland sets wheat goal at 385000 acres for 1944 harvest
War Food Administration assigns Maryland 385000 acres of wheat for 1944, up from 304000 this year, with county plans based on that target. Farmers should reserve land for beans, potatoes, canning crops, soy and feed while maintaining sound farming practices. Increased wheat aligns with war needs and favorable digestible nutrition, aided by Maryland Agronomy and extension guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
War
Marvin Jones
WIA
Agronomy Department
University of Maryland
T. B. Symons
Extension Service
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Charles M. Upham
American Road Builders’ Assn
Washington, D. G
Gewspapere
Paphive
O'Conor
Maryland Trafic Safety Commission
Bud
Washington
MacArthur
Pershing
White House
Valley of Tears
Sam
Sinclair
Sinclair Opaline
Sinclair Pennsylvania
Cosyrights
Sinclair Refining Company (Inc
G. D. Crouse
Pascal
Greensboro
A. W. Brumbaugh
Caroline County Bank
Fox
C. C. Lord New and Used Furniture
Wm. E
Legar
James T. Butler
Raymond B. Rawlings
C. H. Stonesifer, M. D
Oscar Wyatt
Greensboro Canning Co
Burt Hobbs
Bradford Starkey
Bertha Simpson
John C. Brown
Irvin Brumbaugh
Greensboro Packers
the Enterprise Printery Commercial Printing
George A. Reach Co., Inc
R. H. Wright Poultry and Eggs General Hauling
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