State Population Drops For First Time Since 1940
Maryland’s population in the first quarter of 1944 was estimated at 1,983,000, about three percent below 1943. Birth rate fell from 22.8 to 20.9 per thousand, whites down from 22.3 to 20.1 while the Negro rate stayed at 25.1. Mortality rose to 13.3. Disease cases declined overall except for communicable diseases rising to 22,248.
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Baltimore
Maryland
State Health Department
Health Department
Spain Is Still Supplying Nazis
Roosevelt said Spain’s shipments to Germany have not been reduced enough, while Mrs. Roosevelt warned Churchill’s stance on Spain won’t bind UN policy. Churchill praised Spain for resisting German pressure and for its Gibraltar stance, but Roosevelt urged day to day management and avoided triggering an international incident.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Spain
Germany
Churchill
United Nations
Gibraltar
Straits
Shipyard strike ends as workers return in Baltimore
Pipe fitters at the Bethlehem Sparrows Point shipyards resume work after a one day idle period caused by a faction of pipefitter leaders not represented by the union. About 300 men returned to their posts after union officials reported sufficient leadership. Company officials confirmed all workers and leaders were back on the job.
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Baltimore
Bethlehem-Sparrows Point
No Fever Cases Reported Here
Washington county health officer Dr J A Mec Callum said no Rocky Mountain fever cases have been reported in the county this summer though infected ticks may be present. He noted one past case contracted outside the county and treated locally. He warned travelers in woods and tall brush to beware of ticks and described how certain ticks spread the infection via wild animals.
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Rocky Mountain
Marinland
Washington County
J. A. MecCallum
Maryland
McCallum
Travel safety note on tick prevention and removal
Guidance urges maximum body protection when crossing countries with tick exposure. Emphasize careful inspection of clothes and hairy areas after travel and prompt removal of ticks. Do not crush ticks. remove with gloved hands or forceps using safe methods for people and pets.
Engineer Doeleman Dies Aged 69 In Baltimore
Herman F. Doeleman, 69, a nationally known building engineer and member of the board of governors of the Commission on Governmental Efficiency and Economy, died today at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He was a prominent figure in public efficiency circles and had served on the commission for several years.
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Baltimore
Herman F. Doeleman
The
Commission On Governmental Efficiency and Economy
Johns Hopkins Hospital
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