Experts View Soil Project Demonstration Near Funkstown
Washington county visitors assessed a partly finished pasture irrigation demo on R. Paul Smith’s farm near Funkstown. Three one acre plots will test sprinkler contour furrow and leak hose irrigation using Antietam Creek water, with County Agent Miller tracking yields versus non irrigated pastures. The study spans several seasons to gauge benefits for dairy farmers statewide.
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Soil Conservation Service
Washington County
R. Paul Smith
Funkstown
Wilbur H. Stevenson
SCS
Grice
Stevenson
Smith Farm
Antietm
Mark Miler
S. Slater
College Park
R. P. Thomas
State Experiment Station
R. W. Carpenter
State Extension Service
Edward M. Davis
John Paul Jones
Upper Darby
Schwellenbach Confirmed as Labor Secretary by Senate
Washington June 1 Lewis B Schwellenbach former Senator and jurist was confirmed today by the Senate as Secretary of Labor succeeding Frances Perkins original Roosevelt cabinet member of 1933 The confirmation was by voice vote without dissent.
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Washington
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Senate
Schwellenbach
Frances Perkins
League Letter Pleasing Many From Far Flung Posts
The Washington County Letter League reports monthly mail from troops overseas in the Philippines Burma Germany Okinawa and France. Soldiers like Fireman First Class Robert Howard and Pfc B James Snyder describe reading the letters as a morale boost and a link home from Camp Lejeune Camp Pendleton and a few hundred miles from Tokyo. recipients note surprise and appreciation while wondering when they’ll return home and about team and local news. The June bulletin ties Hagerstown and Washington County to servicemen abroad.
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Imgerstem
Iits
Truman
Cerseny
Jepar
Washington County Letter League
Washingto County
Lester Teague
Hagerstom
Edward J. Byron
Roger N. Dorsey
Sharpsburg
Elwoat Burbaugh
Llewellyn Eyler
Highfield
Ictenstaff
Tyr
Earl
Becusboro
Mar
Thyre
Robert P. Gee
St. George Stentz
Joseph L. Leren
Illiarsport
Pre. S
Ami
Thomas
Clopper Jr
John B."sauls
Gilert Plotner
Robert
Vernon N. Jenkins
Arthur T Cooper
Haserstom
Mont
E. E. Bredley
Officiel
Harold F. Bester
Clyde Stan
Lond Hagerstown
Tow
Ames
Pangoorn Corporation
Amy-levy
Fairchild Aircraft
Pvt
Rovdwell B. Meson
ASF
Tejen L. Eckhardt
H. L Mills
Isoponic Devel
Ib Sumey
Hazerstom
Fred
Dutch" Dormen
Posuler Genesser
Hes
Clup
Hagersrom Eigh
Frost
Pisnaing Memoriels
Fimkstom
Smithsourg
Charles J. Taylor
Meyer
Keedus—ville
U.S
Philippines
Burma
Germany
Okinawa
France
United States
Fleet Post Office
Robert ©. Howard
Letter League
Tom
Pfc
B. James Snyder
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Tokyo
Earl W. Black
Richard Myers
Hagerstown
Black
Fic
Joseph J. Barron
Elmer Myers
Edward A. Stowell
Washington
Bulletin invites service personnel to join mailing list
Relatives and friends of overseas service members are urged to use the local paper coupon to join the free mailing list. The notice explains how service members can receive the bulletin and stay connected with news at home.
Ringworm Clinics To Continue Here In Hagerstown
Ringworm control among local children will continue after schools close next week with no more than three clinics to be run later this month in different town areas. Health officer Dr. J A McCallum said the aim is to finish treatment for those not yet cured. A new count of current cases among school boys and girls is under way, with the total now believed to be under 290. Clinics have operated in several public schools and in the health department building for preschool children.
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Hagerstown
J. A. McCallum
McCallum
Health Department
Aid to prisoners carries severe penalties in wartime
Cumberland Md June 1 The Green Ridge prisoner of war camp was advised by the Third Service Command Headquarters in Baltimore that persons convicted of aiding prisoners of war or interned enemy aliens to escape, or harboring them after escape, face heavy penalties. Maximum fines reach 10000 dollars and imprisonment up to ten years, or both.
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Cumberland
Green Ridge
Third Service Command
Baltimore
Washington County Historical Society Reports Progress
The Washington County Historical Society met at City Hall to hear reports on old home histories and local journalism. Simms Jamieson announced progress gathering facts on historic houses, the society received an ancient hand press from the Herald-Mail Company, and Mrs. W H Blunt Jr contributed old local newspapers. An A W Atwood piece on the Potomac River between Cumberland and Washington will appear in National Geographic. The Florida coastline fact appears as a separate note.
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Washington County
Washington County Historical Society
City Hall
Simms Jamieson
Old Homes Committee
The
Historical Society
Herald-Mail Company
Washington
Hagerstown
W. H. Blunt, I Jr
Gaithersburg
Potomac River
Cumberland
National Geographic Magazine
A. W. Atwood
Society For Accuracy
Know Aspirin Demand St Joseph Aspirin Now
Advertising copy touts St Joseph Aspirin as faster and stronger than rivals. Claims 100 tablets for 35 cents and urges readers to request the brand.
Curran Backed For State Attorney General Nomination
A group of prominent Baltimore lawyers sent a letter to Governor O Connor urging the appointment of William Curran as Maryland Attorney General. The signatories include former presidents of the Bar Association of Baltimore City and a former Maryland State Bar Association leader. Philip B. Perlman helped prepare the letter and noted others wrote individually.
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Baltimore
O'Conor
William Curran
Maryland
The
Bar Association of
Baltimore City
Maryland State Bar Association
Philip B. Perlman
Governor urged Curran to replace Walsh as Attorney General
A governor’s recommendation supports selecting Curran to fill the Attorney General post, replacing William Walsh whose resignation becomes effective June 15.
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Curran
William ©. Walsh
Actress Responds To Transfusions
New York June 1 Stage and screen actress Mary Martin, who received five blood transfusions after premature birth, was off the critical list at the Lying-in Hospital. Her husband Richard Halliday said the appeal for blood donors drew widespread response. He noted her recovery followed a dog attack on their daughter Mary in Huntington, West Virginia, two weeks earlier.
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New York
Mary Martin
Richard Halliday
Mary
Huntington
W. Va
Halliday
Miss Martin
Belief in Sacred Fat Cures Ailment in Western Siberia
In western Siberia people rub the fat of sacred animals onto the brow and limbs of a diseased person believing it holds magical powers to heal. The practice reflects traditional folk remedies and spiritual beliefs in healing.
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Western
Siberia
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Blackheads
Harry S. Myers
Cloverdale
Canada
Cloverdale Spring CO
Newville Pa
Baker Distributing Co
Cloverdale Soft Drinks
Athey
Co. M. Athey Paint Co
Baltimore, MD
the McPhail Paint CO
McPhail
Hom
Josten
Thomas W. PancBoai
Wranghorn
Thomas W. Fangtorn
Neill Bayion
Nees
Brakile’s Shoe Sros
Ma Geritowr, MB
Kryocide
R. D. McKee
Adyvanany
Arthur Dorsey
Self Service Market Corp, Leenat & Randolph
Florida
State
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
USMC
Icodemus
Bankagerstowr, Ee A
Renee
Lobell’s
W. Washington St
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