Weather and crop update from Maryland and Delaware farms
Cool dry week with mean temp about 6 degrees below normal and heavy nightly dews. Crops pastures and grasses mostly good to excellent. oats and grains being thresh ed, haying and plowing for fall sowing progressing. Potatoes tomatoes peaches apples and grapes being harvested or prepared. some fields rotted or losses noted. signs of late-season crop development across Allegany Washington and regions including Joppa Delmar Ridgely Hurlock and Marriottsville. John R Weeks.
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Allegheny Mountain
Maryland
Grantsville
Highland
Joppa
Ridgely
Lincoln
Del
La Plata
Oakland
Allegany
Washington
Hale
Belle of Georgia
Chewsville
Clarksville
Newark
Delmar
Sharpsbury
Smithsbury
Rock Hall
Marriottsville
JOHN R. WEEKS
Church Hill Defeats Denton In Play-off At Centreville
Church Hill beat the Denton boys 8-7 in a thriller to force a playoff with Bridgeville after leading 6-4 in the ninth. Walls starred with a single in a bases loaded tie, plus a triple and a home run. Denton opened the tenth with a run on Nuttle, Willis, and Hoop Thawley bunt. Willis and Wimbrow had three hits each. Wimbrow drove in 3. Denton eliminated from playoffs. Bridgeville to meet Church Hill for the title.
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Church Hill
Denton
Centreville
Denton boys
Walls
Nuttle
Willis
Thawley
Wimbrow
Bridgeville
Felton
Wallis
L. Stubbs
N. Mason
Cole
W. Plunmer
T. Moore
Plummer
Tribbitt
W. Thawley
H. Thawley
W. Plummer
Stubbs
Roe
Hughes
Brown
Coleman
Felton Church Hill
Protection of foods from war gases and contamination
Dr. William F. Reindollar outlines non-technical guidance on protecting foods and drinking water from chemical warfare agents. He explains gas types, how foods absorb contaminants, and practical measures such as sealing foods, using gas-tight refrigeration, and decontamination methods for mustard and Lewisite, while noting that open containers contaminated with certain agents should be destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Reindollar
State Bureau of Chemistry
R. H. Riley
State Health Department
War Bonds Buy Beds for Army Medical Care
The Army Medical Corps and Red Cross need thousands of surgical beds for field and base hospitals on every front. Beds cost about 22 dollars each and features include elevating springs and surgical cots. Purchase War Bonds and Stamps to fund these beds and support servicemen’s hospital comfort. Invest ten percent of income as urged by the Treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Medical Corps
Red Cross
Angels of Mercy
U.S. Treasury Department
Maryland Seeks tax cuts for low income brackets
Governor Herbert R. O'Conor proposes a 20 to 25 percent income tax reduction for Maryland. An analysis is under way to determine exemptions for taxpayers with under five or ten dollars. The state surplus stands around 8.33 million to 9.2 million, with higher receipts in 1941-42 than in 1940-41, supporting the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert R. O’Conor
O’Conor
Oil and trucks share fate in wartime petroleum push
The piece argues oil is vital to U S life citing its wide use from ships to cars and war plants. It explains how rail tank cars were displaced by trucks to move about 200000 barrels daily to the East and praises truckers for keeping fuel flowing to war industry and civilians alike.
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America
United States
railrheads
Whiting
Ind
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
Atlantic Seaboard
Middle West
middle United States
impor
Social Security Rules For Cannery Workers
Norman P Foster of the Salisbury Social Security Office notes farm and domestic workers often take short canning plant work in summer. Each worker should hold a social security account number card as wages go to that account. A single number must be kept at all times. Duplicate cards available if lost. Benefits may attach at age 65 or to survivors after death. This short employment period can affect future entitlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman P. Foster
Salisbury Field
Social Security Board
Mr. Foster
eanning
Foster
the
Salisbury
Maryland
Sinclair ODT conservation meeting here on Sept. 10
Truck operators and drivers can view new slide films on preventive maintenance at a meeting sponsored by the ODT truck conservation campaign. G D Crouse, Sinclair Agent of Denton, says the films offer helpful tips for meeting ODT requirements and keeping fleets in top condition.
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G. D. Crouse
Sinclair
Denton
Crouse
Sinclair Refining Company
Mr. Crease
America
School Starts Be fore Long, Watch Out For The Kids
Keystone Automobile Club urges drivers to cooperate with School Safety Patrols to protect children returning to school. Despite wartime traffic drops, drivers must be extra cautious as youngsters adjust to safety rules and crossings. Patrols keep children on sidewalks and do not direct traffic.
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Keystone Automobile Club
Edward P. Curran
Sam Browne
Curran
Keystone
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JOHNNY MACK
FUZZY
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HUMPHREY, BOGART
HELE
HELL
NZACS
Lake MORSEMEN
PENNY SINGLETON
ARTHUR LAKE
LARRY SIMMS
Dead End
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G-MEN OF THE AIR
Thurs
Cary Grant
Jean Arthur
Ronald Coleman
EL CSU
Journal
FBI
Tarzan
New York
Johnny Weissmuller
Maureen O'Sullivan
Craig
Stevens
Trene
Manning
ROBIN & RAINGER
MARTURE
LIONEL BARRYMORE
Rachel
PHILIP DORN
DONNA REED
MURPHANNE
Richard ML Ly
Denton National Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
CHARLES M. UPHAM
American Road Builders’ Assn
Sinclair ODT
LIBERTY
Texas LaGrange
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