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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1933
Page
7
A shooting event announced for December 23 at 12 noon at Dam No 4. Prizes include turkeys geese and chickens. Twelve gauge shotguns used on full targets with ammunition supplied on site. Everyone invited. D W Milburn.
Frederick Md December resolution urged using the one and one half cent gasol line tax as sole revenue for road maintenance and retirement of road bonds. The Freder ick County Farm Bureau meeting with about 200 farmers adopted the plan and called for control of roads and bridges to rest with the county engineer, non political, under policy control of county commissioners.
A sanitary survey will be conducted under City Health Department direction with Civil Works Administration funds. The survey, approved by the Maryland state administrator, will inspect toilets water supplies and sewerage. local men will be employed and data from Dr W Ross Cameron will guide site selection. Unsanitary conditions will be corrected to prevent epidemics.
Local merchants display a versatile toy selection with many American made items. Trends show imitations from comic strips and growing emphasis on tool chests and benches, aviation sets, model planes, electric cars, trains, fire equipment, and unbreakable dolls. Smithsburg Firemen's Xmas Dance on Thursday December 21 with Dixie Ramblers Orchestra and 35 cent admission.
Shipp's Fish Market offers holly wreaths and loose holly with phone 2470. Roy H Forsythe of Clearspring advertises turkeys for sale, corn fed and free range, with phone 22F13.
City taxpayers are reminded that all 1933 city taxes unpaid by January 1 1934 will incur 6 percent interest from September 1 1933. The tax office will be open Saturday evenings in December from 7 to 9 PM to receive tax and sewer payments. Chase Fry, Adv Tax Collector and Treasurer.
The North End garbage collection will start at 12 01 A M instead of 7 00 A M on Monday December 25 and January 1. Residents are asked to have trash ready by 12 00 A M on those two days.
Leon Eckman who sells ice and volunteers as a fireman rushed his ice truck to the fire house after a general alarm. He boarded the engine unaware of the blaze location and found himself arriving at his own home engulfed in flames.
Christmas Day event at Hillside Gun Club Funkstown Maryland scheduled for 1 PM. Features to win turkeys for Christmas with both corn fed and free range options. Contact at Clear Spring 23F21 Mrs L S Moore.
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