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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1944
Page
2
Henry L. Pree outlines methods to combat garden pests such as asparagus beetle, Mexican bean beetle, and flea beetles. Recommendations include rotenone dusting, calcium arsenate with hydrated lime, cryolite spray, and Bordeaux mixture, with practices like deep cutting of shoots and targeting eggs and larvae for control.
The excerpt describes caterpillar and worm pests on cabbages and lettuce, including smooth dark green and striped cabbage worms and diamondback moths. It recommends calcium arsenate or cryolite before heads form, then rotenone after heads reach baseball size, and suggests rotenone for green measuring worms and a nicotine sulfate syrup for onion thrips, with precise mixing instructions.
Union Bridge residents report farm sale near Union Bridge to Frank Lowman with possession next spring. Visitants include Mrs John Wolfe and daughter Elizabeth with family from Hagerstown, plus Mary and Margaret Wolfe of Baltimore. Miss Carrie Garner visits Tyrone area while Mr Garner attends conference. churchgoers from the Church of the Brethren attend Juniata College in Huntingdon Pa. Mrs Donald Six returns home after appendicitis operation in Frederick City Hospital. Monroe Harmon and Bradburn Hess noted as locals connected to the union community.
Elmer Wolfe High School graduates Hess Amon Bridge enlist in the US Navy and will report for training soon. Mrs Harry Reese, Sr, recovering from appendicitis at Frederick City Hospital, expected home in Union Bridge Tuesday. Local residents ill or visiting families in York Pa, Baltimore, Emmittsburg, and Gettysburg. Navy enlistments, furloughs, and community events noted. Barlow Home Economics Club picnic draws 175 at Sheffer’s Park. Amanda Lau of East Berlin receives orchid from Tom Breneman. oldest mother honored. Lon W. Edwards on ten day furlough returns to base in Wilmington Delaware.
List of attendees from a St Pauls Lutheran Children Day program includes Mrs George I Shriver Patricia Eekenrode Audrey Yingling Nancy Bowers Mary Catharine Shildt Ronald Shriver Mary Catharine and Florence Oneida Beaver Doris Thelma Koontz John Fream Lake Ridinger Shirley Patterson Damiel Ridinger Verna Stambaugh Ruth Ridinger Doris Conover Betty Fream Delores Frock Agnes Koontz John Frock Arlene Moose Maxine Fream John Ridinger George Shriver Jr and others.
A birthday party was held at Mr and Mrs Elwood McKenzies home in Chester Pa for their son David turning one. Attendees included Mrs Edward Boone Mrs Lola McKenzie Mr and Mrs Stanley Blank and son Lacey Mrs James Herbstant and son Ralph Rev and Mrs Batton Chester Pa William Gregor Mrs George Whipp.
About 200 service men and women were treated to the first summer USO dance at Braddock Heights pavilion. The event featured Wacs and Waves in summer uniforms, 55 USO hostesses, Paul Jones numbers, and solos by Betty Ellin and Donald Davis, both Frederick High School seniors. Joe Stephens and his orchestra provided the music. A Camp Detrick picnic is planned for Gambrill State Park next Sunday.
A Fredericksonian of MIT led the light varsity crew to a decisive victory over Harvard on the mile and five sixteenths Henley course on the Charles River. It marked MIT’s first light crew win over Harvard in ten years with about five lengths separating the boats and the lightweights finishing five seconds ahead. Apprentice seaman Dwight Collmus of College Park pulled the No 3 seat on the 150-lb crew.
Apprenticeship Seaman Collinus joins the Navy V-12 engineering program after rowing on the Freshman crew and achieving varsity status this year. The piece notes recruitment for the Women's Army Corps with the WACmobile visiting Market and West Patrick streets from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, with American Women's Voluntary Service volunteers selling bonds and Pvt. Margaret Manley informing women in Frederick and nearby areas about WAC functions.
AWYS and the local WAC recruiting unit from Hagerstown will join forces in Frederick to boost the Fifth War Loan by selling war bonds this week. The effort aims to raise funds and support for national war efforts through targeted community outreach and bond drives.
Luis Hamlin and Joe Rulle excel as Athletics blank Yankees with four hits by Hamlin and a perfect three for three by Rulle. White Sox beat Indians 3-2 in 10th as Moses homers and Schalk drives in Moses after a ninth inning triple. Doerr homer helps Red Sox top Senators 9-6. Sullivan singles in run for Nationals 1-0 win in nightcap. Newhouser holds Browns as York's ninth inning homer completes Tigers sweep. Seward relieves early. Melton wins 7-1 in second. Bragan and Northey spark Dodgers Phillies split. Musial doubles and two triples pace Cardinals 12-2 win. Ostermueller ends Cards streak in 3-1 loss. McCormick drives Reds with three hits in opener. Nicholson hits two homers in nightcap to tie Cubs at 6-6.
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