Acute Housing Crisis Expands Across Frederick County
A rising housing shortage in Frederick City and surrounding towns tightens with moving day April 1. Eviction notices spark alarm as rent spikes and some landlords push tenants out for higher rates. County towns Emmitsburg Walkersville Middletown and Brunswick report similar strain with possible federal rent controls looming. Transfers in the Clerk of the Court show unusual real estate movement as people seek housing. The first night airmail light in 1921 is noted.
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Frederick City
Sailors and Soldiers Relief Act
Edward J. Smith
Hush ¥. Gittinger
Frederick
Emmitsburg
Walkersville
Middletown
Brunswick
Keystone Paints Dependable Products for 116 Years
Nicodemus Paint Store at 38 N Court St advertises 116 years of dependable product quality for painting needs. The message urges customers to buy now while supplies last, and provides contact by phone 425.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone
Nicodemus Paint Store
N. Court St
Conservation program for state livestock education conference
A Maryland conference of livestock growers, packers, dairymen, poultrymen and educators advocated a statewide educational program to conserve livestock feed and reduce mortality. Dr T B Symons of the University of Maryland urged the plan to boost production and animal product value. Dr T H Leinbach noted waste in feeding diseased or immature livestock and cited conservation potential across 40 states.
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Baltimore
Central
Maryland
T. B.’ Symons
University For Maryland
T. H. Leinbach
U. of Md
Sho
Relief At Last For Your Cough Ad Let Creomulsion Help
An old advertisement urges relief from chronic bronchitis and coughs with Creomulsion. It claims fast action to loosen phlegm, soothe inflamed bronchial membranes, and aid rest, promising a money back guarantee if the user dislikes its effects. It emphasizes non narcotic ingredients and beechwood creosote in its blend.
Marauder Tail Gunner Sees Many Combat Missions
Jefferson youth Sgt John R. Coran Jr on 40 combat missions in the Mediterranean aboard a B 26 Marauder. He describes German fighters avoiding parachutists, notes American fliers who are shot down then escaped, and recalls firing about 800 rounds in one Naples raid. Coran entered service in 1942 and flies from Pantelleria to Anzio with a crew that survived a heavily damaged mission.
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Sergi
John R. Corun, Jr
Jefferson
Martin Maraudera
Sergt
Coran
Sergt. Coran
Naples
Messerschmitts
Pantelleria
Sicily
Sardinia
Italy
France
Anzio
Kellogg’s All Bran touted as gentle constipation aid
An unsolicited letter from Samuel D. Blank of Brooklyn extols Kellogg’s All Bran as a natural, non purgative remedy for years of constipation. It claims the cereal supplies cellulosic elements to nourish colonic flora and promote regular elimination, recommending daily use and plenty of water.
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Samuel D. Blank
Kings Highway
Brooklyn
New York
Kellogg
Kellogg's
Battle Creek
War veteran Sergt Coran recounts Africa Sicily raids
Sergt. Coran, who joined February 4, 1942, after working at a local chain store, served in a bomb group that flew 30 missions in the same ship. He trained in the U S and shipped overseas April 29, 1943, to Sedrata, Africa, first mission May 28, then Tunis and Sardinia where based until recent return. He expects to report to Atlantic City, New Jersey, on April 10 for further assignment. Sardinia was described as pretty and the unit as comfortable in tents with steady mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergt. Corus
Sedrata
Africa
Tunis
Sardinia
Atlantic City
N. J
Coran
Homecoming Air Hero Recalls War and Bombed Towns
Sergt Corun returns home to Jefferson after five missions earning the Air Medal Plus the Silver Cluster and two Bronze Clusters for 25 and 30 missions. He finds his hometown quieter, parents addressed, and notes few familiar faces among age peers now in service. He spoke to the Middletown Lions Club about his wartime experiences. Also reported, German civilians and officials retreating east to Hungary from the Red Army as thousands flee across the Carpathians, complicating Northeast Balkans defense.
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Raymond Coran
Jefferson
Sergt. Corun
Middletown
RED Army
Madrid
Carpathian Mountains
Hungary
Balkans
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Charles Town
W. Va
Albert J Boyle
Charles Town Jockey Club
R Ccharity
Charlestown
News-Post
E. M. Shook
Mountaindale
Poland
Sergi. Corun
Kemp
Meath
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Nineveh
Karl Jacobson
Sears
Panne
Fons AS
America
Gears
Rochucik and Co
Ape
West Patrick St
Frederick, Md
Renuzil Cleaner
Renuzil
Gali
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