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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1943
Page
2
About thirty Frederick retailers announce a city wide midweek half holiday closing on Wednesdays at 4 p m for the summer to aid Victory Garden work and farmer volunteer efforts. Four large grocers support the move, with other merchants joining in to ease labor strain amid war conditions.
With the 1942-43 oyster season ending tomorrow Crisfield shows a highly profitable year. Shell stock oysters sold near 275 dollars per bushel at times with packers noting the highest local price ever. Demand outpaced supply as oysters moved to the preferred food class. Dredgers and tangers reaped strong returns while shuckers were paid 40 cents a gallon. Crab meat also fetched good prices throughout the season.
The 123 acre Roy L and Roland Selby farm near Germantown Montgomery County hosted a large public sale. Livestock and farm machinery sold well with prices ranging from 35 to 195 per head and 675 for a tractor. real estate brought 33000 and went to Roy L Selby.
A public sale at Camelion C Kebre on the prem ises in Lane featured Norman Hames Adamstown bidding 2100 for real estate. Auctioneer Ernest Bowler and clerk R L Kelly handled the sale. Items included an outboard motor and boat for 8509, winter merchandise 34, two boxes of 22 caliber bullets 160, a kerosene range 140, and a farmer's plow sold for 0.
A person sustained injuries to the lower jaw face and scalp in a shed. They were treated by Dr Legg at Union Bridge and later brought to Frederick City Hospital for x ray examinations.
AFL Street Car and Motorcoach Operators Union members in Cleveland voted to end a 17 hour walkout and return to work. About 1,200 strikers attended a two hour meeting and the ballot was nearly unanimous. The stoppage halted most city street cars and buses and affected about 400000 residents. Negotiations will resume tomorrow afternoon.
A social gathering at Mrs Alice Cookerys Kemptown residence Sunday April 25 includes Mr and Mrs Cookerly and family from Baltimore Ellicott City Poolesville Gibertytown and Poolesville plus guests Frederick Moxley and others. Also a note describes bomber trainer equipment a high platform on a skeletal frame using rubber tires to simulate flight conditions.
Patient testimonial from D Jarees of Fourth St St Albans WV recounts relief from heartburn gas and bloating after using Worlds Tonie. He reports improved appetite strength and fewer headaches with continued use after meals and attributes benefits to the product sold at Williamson Proples and other drug stores.
Washington and Mexico announce a plan to form a two nations committee to study international payments and stabilize Mexican production of strategic material. The panel will include two representatives from each country and aims to prevent inflation tied to US war purchases.
The Foreign Office announced a committee will begin May 15 and conclude June 15 to raise purchasing power and secure imports. It will study measures to ensure Mexico can increase strategic material production without harming itself, with United States cooperation deemed essential for stability and development. Meetings will be held in Mexico City or Washington.
A joint statement says the committee will study difficulties in the international balance of payments and Mexico's economic situation amid war economy. Eduardo Villaseñor notes that favorable trade and foreign capital inflows have deranged the economy as Mexico runs a trade surplus with the United States while buying less.
Allied air forces reported a P Liberator raid on the Japanese seaplane base at Amboina in the Moluccas with fires and explosions. Additional bomber strikes hit Koepang on Timor while three Zeros attempted interception and two were damaged. all Liberators returned.
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