Countywide drive targets rats amid Rat Death Week kickoff
Officials from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the University of Maryland Extension Service, county schools and farmers met at the Hotel Alexander to launch a campaign against rats in Washington County. County Agent Mark Miller ordered 2000 cans of Antu poison and will set up purchase points across the city and county for residents at cost. The effort, tied to Rat Death Week in March, aims to cover farms and urban areas to prevent rats from finding safe havens.
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Washington County
Alexander
United States Iair and Wildlife Service
University of Maryland Extension Service
Mark Miller
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Hagerstown
Miller
Rats blamed for grain losses and disease spread to farms
County Agent Miller warns that rats raise grain losses as prices stay high. Rats are known germ carriers and can transmit diseases to humans and domestic animals on area farms. While exact annual damages in Washington county are not recorded, estimates run into thousands of dollars due to feeding waste and reduced livestock feed intake.
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Washington County
Miller
Weather and highway weight limits across states
The nation warms with a 64 degree reading while Los Angeles hits 82 as snow melts from Mim noig westward to Nebraska and the Gulf. The Maryland and Delaware limits align on axle weights, Virginia sets gross load caps, and weigh crews will check trucks suspected of violations. Grand Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron nears Rhode Island in size.
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Washington
Kansas City
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Miami
Mimnoig
Nebraska
Gulf
Weather Bureau
Pennsylvania
Ohio Valley
State Roads Commission
Walter C. Hopkins
Commission
Hopkins
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
Old Antietam Battle Pages Highlight Maryland Town Ties
The article recounts two editions from Sharpsburg datelines around the Antietam battle era. It notes Hagerstown links, McClellan’s anticipated moves, and visits to Lee’s headquarters. Advertisers and local figures such as Dr Fechtig and Rev Eyster are cited alongside period politics and trade details.
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Hagerstown
Sharpsburg
Lee
Williamsport
Harrisburg
Virginia
McClellan
Helgerstown
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Adams
Hagerstown Herald
Mittag and Sneary
Antietam
Forts
Hatteras and Clark
North Carolina
Augustus W. Bradford
Baltimore County
Samual S. Moffit
Cecil County
Edward Shriver
Frederick
George Fechtig
South Jonathan
Fish
F. D. Herbert
A. H. Hager
Hager
Rev. W
Eyster
Hagerstown Female Seminary
Warm Weather Fails To Allay Fuel Worries
The piece outlines plans for a synthetic liquid fuel industry to address civilian oil shortages and military needs. Pilot plants use coal, natural gas, and shale, with costs and timelines: coal at Library PA costs 17 to 22 cents per gallon. gas at 9 to 11 cents. shale oil potential exceeds known western fields.
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Eers
Pittsburgh Consolidated Coal Co
Jersey Standard
Library
Texas
Kansas
Bureau of Mines
Bureau
West
Abandon Search For Missing Men Continues
The French naval station at Port Ponthau reports that the boat Mid-Three departed after 11 p m Monday in rough seas. Shore launches reduced their loads from 135 to about 60 men to return. About 15 minutes later the Mid- continued the action as crews pressed the search effort.
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Port Ponthau
Navy log records seven missing as Midway aids search
Ensign J E Murdock aboard the destroyer Gearing spotted the distressed vessel named Mid-Three with men clinging to gunwales. Navy launches from the Midway and French forces joined the search as Washington named the seven missing sailors, including Harold Oakley Williams and Fred C Williams.
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J. E. Murdock
Gearing
Murdock
Midway
W. S. Naval Headquarters
Washington
Harold Oakley Williams
Fred C. Williams
Princeton Av.e
Princeton
W. Va
Reservists to Meet at Washington County City Hall
The Regular meeting of the Reserve Officers Association Washington County chapter will be held this evening on the fourth floor of City Hall. The meeting will follow Roger Harmon's illustrated lecture on Radar and Its Uses scheduled for 7 pm.
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Reserve Officers Association
Washington County
Oger Harmon
Embroidered pinafore pattern 7221 from The Hagertown
Pattern 7221 offers a cute pinafore with rabbit in pocket design. Includes transfer of motifs cutting chart sizes 2 4 6, with improved visual charts photos and complete directions. Send twenty cents for pattern to The Hagerstown MD Household Arts Dept Box 151 Station F Rockville 26 MD.
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Eaay
Hagerstown
Household
Srocklen
Friction Reported Over U N Palestine Commission
Tensions rise as private sources signal conflict in secret meetings despite UN officials confirming unanimous approval of the commission reports to the Security Council. The Feb 18 report from Lake Success notes friction developing within the Palestine Commission.
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Lake Success
United Natine Palestine Commission
U. N
Commission
Security Council
Grain and Hog Price Declines Press Markets
Elevators here again buy grain with May delivery finishing 236 percent. Corn slipped to 2 percent lower, wheat and oats fell across United States markets. Some brokers saw a late price dip stabilizing. Hog prices fell about 25 cents per hundred pounds in Chicago, while wholesale pork rose modestly in New York and jumped in Chicago. Cattle prices edged higher on some strength but wholesale beef declined in New York and Chicago.
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United States
Chicago
New York
Stocks Mixed on Narrow Market for Rails and Oils
The New York stock market held a narrow, uneven course today with some rail and oil shares retreating.
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New York
Trainmaster Charged in French Rail Crash Death Toll
Lille reporting shows Station Master Albert Dufour of Thumeries jailed on involuntary manslaughter charges after a wreck last night that police say killed at least 24 people. A second wartime briefing notes that one quarter of Western captives died or were mistreated by Japanese forces per Lt. Col T F Mornane at the International War Crimes Tribunal.
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Lille
France
Albert Dufour
Thumeries
Tokyo
Occidentals
T. F. Mornane
Australia
International War Crimes Tribunal
Maryland Veterans Housing Survey Planned in Washington County
The Maryland Veterans Housing Commission will study veteran housing needs in Washington County. James Lazzati will lead cooperation with county vets groups to map rental and purchase demand, with up to 2500 county funds approved for administration.
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Maryland Veterans’ Housing Commission
Washington County
James Lazzati
New
Exservicemen
Lene
fThe Board of County Commissioners
Hagerstown
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Ralph Tagg
Maryland Veterans’ Commission
Esterday
Veterans Housing Listings Seen Before Maryland Inauguration
Before the Maryland Veterans Housing Commission inauguration Tagg kept listings of housing available for rent to veterans.
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Maryland Veterans’ Housing Commission
Tagg
Historical Society Receives Pre-Drive Donations
The Washington County Historical Society reports early donations for the Jona thon Hager house restoration drive. Judge William M Beard of Westfield New Jersey sent $25 with a note to use the funds as seen fit and Mrs William Alexander Miller of Washington DC sent $25 with congratulations and a request to apply the gift as an award of merit.
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Washington County Historical Society
Jonathon Hager
the Historical Society
William M. Beard
Westfield
N. J
William Alexander Miller
Washington, D. C
Washington County Historical Society Ee
H P Still Missing Despite Paint Store Action
After a thorough check, the report notes that house paint remains missing in most cases at four dollars and twenty nine cents per gallon, but not at Howard's Paint Store where stock is available.
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Howard's
Memorial subscription noted for late husband in Williamsport
Mrs. Miller records a subscription to the fund for the restoration of Hager's Fancy in memory of her late husband, a Williamsport native. The note ties to broader trivia about 1922 electric railways carrying 15.3 billion passengers and 1940 figures of 8.5 billion. Grapes are produced commercially in 44 states.
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Williamsport
U.S
United States
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