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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1923
Page
5
A report states Weed Vetere Justice Biteer, a colored individual, was charged with disturbing the peace at the Security office and fined 15 dollars by Deputy Kaylor after yesterday afternoon incident.
The Kiwanis held its weekly meeting at Willow Grove Park with a tree shaded luncheon and music by Mandella Orchestra. Rev F Berry Plummer won attendance prize. Boys Week Thrift Day progress updates noted forty four accounts with average deposits of about 52 cents per boy atop a $1 start. Wilmoth announced a Lions versus Kiwanis baseball game next Thursday at Willow Lane Park.
Dr Iya L Peters a Goucher College economist and sociology professor defends college-educated women in marriage citing a 2 percent divorce rate among women graduates. She argues college girls, once married, stay wed, countering critics of the era. Goucher College is noted as a fashionable East women’s school.
Cattle receipts today 492 head with a dull market. Steers 7.74 to 8.25 per hundredweight for common to medium, higher for choice. Heifers 7.50 to 8.50 with variations by quality. Cows 6.25 to 8.50. Sheep and lambs receipts 239, market lower. lambs 2 to 4 and tamla 6.21 to 14.50. Calves receipts today 10 head, market steady at 5.210.
Quotations for poultry and eggs show varied prices by region and weight. Maryland Pennsylvania and nearby markets quote 25 cents for firste and 85 cents for Western. West Virginia firsts around 2a2de. Leghorns 2 pounds and over around $2.85 to $2.9 per unit. Duck prices list 27 cents per pound for spring 4 lbs and over, smaller ducks 22 to 25 cents. Pigeons young pair about 30 cents.
In Harrisburg on July 20 authorities report that bears rabbits and deer statewide are blocked by a new statute approved by Governor Pinchot to curb overrun damage to orchards, farms, and gardens. Deer, now protected, are blamed for invading crops and even kitchens as agencies seek to halt these depredations.
Counties report weekly damage to young fruit trees as swarms, bees, poultry, and food supplies collide with wild habitats. Officials urge regulated honey and wildlife protection, noting rabbits cause damage and property protection steps are essential.
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