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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1956
Page
2
A cluttered miscellany of housing ads lists many properties for sale or rent in various towns. Descriptions include brick ranchers, farm homes, and multiple rooms with details on heat, garages, basements, and lots, along with agent names and phone numbers.
Multiple property listings from Brewer Lindsey and others describe brick bungalows and frame homes with modern kitchens, gas heat, and garages. Prices range from near 4 000 to 12 000 dollars with dow payments and quick sale offers. Also included are public notices and creditor notices relating to estates and foreclosures.
Meteorology notice states rain will impact the Middle Atlantic states the lower Mississippi Valley Washington Oregon and nearby regions with showers extending into the Laker area central Plains and eastern Washington and Oregon an eastern Ohio corridor also cited for storm effects.
The Washington County Board of Education invites sealed bids for addition to Clear Spring High School including a gymnasium with showers and dressing rooms and remodeling. Bids must be received by 2:00 PM December 2, 1856, at the Board offices. Plans and specifications are obtainable from Architect McLeod and Perara or the Board of Education after December 10, 1856. A 5 percent bid security is required. bids may be rejected for informalities, and bids may not be withdrawn for 30 days after opening. John J. Baer, President. Willa L. Brish, Secretary.
LiquideHen of The White Sleigh Antique Shop announces a large nonreserve sale starting Monday at 10 AM in Funkstown Frederick area. The lot features over 2000 pieces of furniture, china and glass including lamps, dining room suites, beds, chests, tables, brass and iron pieces, books, cut glass and porcelain patterns from various origins. The event lists numerous antique items, upholstery, and decorative items with broad catalog and limited commentary.
A dense listing of Saturday and Sunday radio programs from WJEJ Hagertown includes Texaco News Reporter segments, Speaking of Sports and Vincent Lovez features, music blocks, religious services, and various broadcasts such as Old Fashioned Revival, Back to God, The World Ovar, and Rhythm on Parade. The scanned page aggregates numerous time slots and program titles, reflecting a busy regional station lineup.
Notice is given that the regular annual stockholders meeting of Second National Bank of Hagerstown will be held at the banking house on Tuesday January 8 1957 at 10 oclock a.m. to elect a Board of Directors and for other business as may come before the meeting. Claude M Potterfield cashier.
In North Vassalboro Maine volunteers recruit 10 incal householders to burn grass land to raise funds for new helmets for the volunteer fire department as smoke eaters seek to bolster equipment and manpower.
The Greencastle market lists cattle calves hogs and lambs with varied prices. Trade includes butcher steers heifers cows and stockers, calves from 16 to 34 dollars, hogs ranging about 14 to 18 dollars per hundredweight, and lambs in the mid teens to early twenties.
Market prices show bulls heifers cows and steers listed per head with weights 100 lbs and up. Calves hogs and shoats priced by weight with ranges for various categories and grades.
Poultry specialist Carl Dossin of Pennsylvania State University says hens perform better when kept in comfortable quarters and tend to be more profitable with confinement rather than range. In sports news, the University of North Dakota teams feature brother pairs: Mike and Ray Castellano on hockey and Dean and Geen Koon on basketball.
Pimlico race results show a field of older horses running furlongs with Worth A Wig guiding Nichol Our Fi and Archie's Sled among leading contenders. Other noted entries include Elton, Duke Aumar, Air Monarch, and Arrowette with various placements and times recorded.
A parsed roundup of eighth races shows multiple horses like Zatla Love Arava and Time-tid leading in 13/16 mile sprints with finishes noted. Winners earned purses from 400 to 2,500 dollars amid dead heats and close showings, while off-track names like Ming Med and Easy Nae appear among the field.
A garbled crossword like entry lists scattered clues such as Chatter, Trouble, Periods, and Feathers amid stray fragments. The text hints at quiz style wordplay with several illegible items and a final line referencing yesterday’s puzzle solution abbr.
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