Farm Labor Camp Closure Impacts Caroline County Harvests
The Caroline County Farm Labor Camp or Preston Labor Camp closed for 1955 after providing almost 4,000 man days for truck and canning crop harvests. Drought and Connie rains reduced demand, though farmers spent about twenty to thirty thousand dollars in wages. The camp was moved this spring to a six acre site between Bethlehem and Harmony. It is run by the Caroline Farm Labor Cooperative Association, with fees on workers and yearly five dollar memberships. The board of directors governs operations. Sudan grass caution: avoid pasture after first frost due to prussic acid risk. options include cutting for hay, making silage, or plowing under for early winter and spring pasture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Preston
Bethlehem
Harmony
Bethlehem-Harmony
Grove Store
Windsor O. Wright
Caroline Farm Labor Cooperative Association, Inc
William H. Kleinwachter
Pierce Adams
Conrad Fuchs
John T. Milby
Lester K. Everngam
T. Sidney Collins
William Trengerman
Maryland Employment Service
Sudan
Maryland's Farm This Week Right To Measure Wheat
United States District Court in Maryland upheld the right of county Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee reps to enter farms and measure wheat acreages for quota compliance. The June 17, 1955 ruling found measurement necessary to determine acreage within quotas and exemptions for 15 acres or less, with constitutional rights not violated. An appeal is listed for the Fourth Circuit Fall calendar. Reeves noted the defense raised 20 defenses, but the court sustained the government's evidence and exhibits.
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United States District Court For
District of Maryland
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
George B. Reeves
United States of America
Carroll County
Maryland
United States Court of Appeals For
Fourth Circuit
Reeves
Motoring boom signals economy in mid-1975 sales
Report No 32 notes Americans buying 650000 cars monthly by mid year and total 6.7 million vehicles for 1975. It cites optimism for expansion and tech progress in industry and predicts the one car family may fade as many households could own three or more cars.
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America
United States
Traffic trends and infrastructure notes from mid-century media
The item notes more women drivers than in 1940 and predicts men will outnumber them at wheel 7 to 3. It cites Yale special traffic library with about 11 000 volumes, 10 states enacting turn signal laws, Arthur Godfrey praising truckers, and ten million gallons of farm fuel used yearly. It mentions a Potsdam motorist with 1936 plates and the Lincoln Tunnel third tube cost of 17 million dollars. It ends with reference to a safe driving slogan of the year.
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Yale University
Arthur Godfrey
U.S
Potsdam
N. Y
Lincoln Tunnel
New York City
New Jersey
Accord
Admen Survey Notes Highway and Market Trends
A fragment from a New York survey notes advertising attitudes and transport patterns. It cites over half of fruits and vegetables reaching wholesale markets by truck or trailer and about 80 percent of livestock arriving by rubber tires at 63 major markets. It also mentions more than 280000 workers in highway and street construction and maintenance.
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New York
America
Save with every rent or mortgage payment plan
Advice urges buying a savings bond with each rent or mortgage payment to build equity and secure a future. It promotes consistent investing through regular obligations to create financial stability.
United States Ranked Fourth in World Population
The United States holds the position of fourth in global population with an estimated 160 million people. The figure reflects demographic data from the language of the source and highlights population scale relative to other nations.
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United States
Creative Cream Sauces For Fresh Vegetables
Colorful vegetables appear ready for the table with bright orange carrots green asparagus ruby beets and more. The article explains quick imaginative methods using condensed cream soups and milk to make ready sauces and offers simple ideas like crushed almonds pimiento bits olives and celery variations to dress up chicken or mushroom and celery sauces.
Description of the Continental Flag Featuring Thirteen Stripes
The flag described combines thirteen alternating red and white stripes with the British Union Jack in the upper left corner, identifying a historic design associated with colonial and union era symbolism.
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Jay Scott
U. S
Denton
Augusta
Chicago
Ill
Los Angeles
Cal
Miami
Fla
The
C & P Telephone Company
Baltimore City
Horner
Elzie Horner
Met
Denton, Md
West Denton
E. T. Orme & Sons
Denton, Maryland
Rye
Horace M. Morgan
Eastern Shore
Hillsboro
Queen Anne, Md
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