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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1944
Page
8
A calf that escaped on December 17 from the Pennsylvania Railroad stockyards was found yesterday in a quarry hole behind the Caskey Doolittles fakery area. The animal was killed and turned over to a butcher. The article notes that nickel was first used by warriors of ancient China and Peru.
Red Cross surgical dressing room and office open New Year’s Day from 1:30 to 5:00 PM. Classified ads seek girl for artisanal cashier, entries labeled Help Wanted with various duties, early farm work, child care, and general labor. Includes addresses and names such as Montgomery Warn & Co and ARC Welders, with mixed, partially readable lines and OCR fragments.
Fragmented old classifieds show male help wanted ads mixed with products for sale and services. Listings mention jobs in shipping, mechanics, and general labor alongside items like rugs, stoves, radios, and baby carriages with addresses and contact hints in Potomac Street and Maryland towns.
Merchandise EE R. A. McCTNE 700 Thomis The ad lists farms and lands for sale with a 83 MN reference and pricing or terms. It highlights available properties and contact points for buyers seeking farm acreage and associated amenities.
Major General Russell P. Hartle, a Chewsville native, bought a $1,000 war bond through the Chewsville School during the Sixth War Loan campaign. The school sold six $7,000 bonds, totaling $8,385 since September, with fifth and sixth graders leading in sales.
Trucks will start the milkweed on its way to the processing plant next Tuesday morning. Officials said the drying milkweed at the Fairgrounds will be picked up on January 2. The material was gathered by Hagerstown and Washington County schoolchildren as a substitute for kapok used as life jacket filler.
Autowanted autos and trucks pay top price bring your car to Hoffman Chevrolet Sales 13 W Washington and Mad. Glass sold and replaced auto glass mirrors windows. Also notices about animal control and job offerings plus items for sale and miscellaneous services in the ad section of the paper.
Keller Shank of Leitersburg led a Maryland State Grange executive meeting at the Lord Baltimore Hotel in Baltimore. The committee set December 4 as the date for the annual Grange session likely in Annapolis. A February 2–3 deputies school will be in Baltimore with Grange leaders attending. A January 6 meeting in Baltimore will align the 1945 program.
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