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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1950
Page
17
Four H and FFA hogs are to be tested for Bangs disease today as a preliminary to the Great Hagerstown Fair. Assistant County Agent Raymond Mueller and Robert Way will conduct tests on animals ticketed for showing in the week of September 18.
Helmstedt has long stood as a pivotal center in German communications, reflecting its historic role in trade routes and correspondence networks through early times. The town’s strategic position contributed to developing regional exchanges and information flow across northern Europe.
Martinsburg West Virginia residents approve lower city license fees after doctors protest $100 annual fees for physicians and $150 for surgeons. The four motion picture theaters see their levy reduced from $14 000 to about $3 900 as the city boosts its depleted treasury with a broad license system.
The council finalized a revision to the retail merchants levy. Merchants will pay a minimum 25 dollar fee plus one dollar for every 1900 dollars of business over 25000. The prior rule charged 25 dollars up to 25000 and 50 dollars for 25000 to 50000.
Frederick Maryland August 24 Twenty five percent of what we eat is grass A Soil Conservation Service speaker Maurice Heath Big Flats New York said meat and livestock products make up about half of the average American diet More than half of livestock feed comes from grasslands Other speakers included C H Lloyd Gail W Eley James A Seaman and William W Nace District conservationists from several areas.
The Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce issued a new blue book listing members by business type with addresses and phone numbers. It includes city and county official facts and was authorized by the board due to member requests for a ready reference buyers guide. Members of the roster committee are Joseph Foltz Yale C. Hanks Dr. O. D. Sprecher Jr. and C. Vernon Stone.
A feature shows an M-46 Patton tank spinning on its treads to outmaneuver a Sherman. It mounts a 90 mm gun and carries five crew, with a weight listed as 4745 tons and a speed of 30 miles per hour.
Labor Day will be a full holiday in Hagerstown as most businesses close for Sept 4. The Retailers Bureau lists September 4 as a closing day with factories in some cases open Saturday. Stores will reopen the following Wednesday, September 6, as a four day span leads into two more long weekends.
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