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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1944
Page
7
The Bureau of the Census completed a survey of about 2,500 dwelling units in Hagerstown to provide an accurate check without surveying every unit. Director C. J. Capt said results are being tabulated for release early next month. The sample was selected from the total in the city.
The survey subdivided Hagerstown into wards with blocks numbered in sequence. Every fourth block was sampled, and all units in large apartment houses and new construction were enumerated. Interviews covered occupied dwellings, vacancy details, structure type, occupants, sub-renting, and unoccupied rooms for National Housing Agency data.
The annual Men's Republican Club of Washington County holds its picnic Friday at Brewer's clubhouse beside Conaco cheague Creek. Members from the county are invited to attend and enjoy social activities and refreshments.
Advertisers claim massed ad campaigns deliver rapid impact across markets. They emphasize broad reach, quick visibility, and heightened consumer awareness, citing varied sectors and platforms.
Herman L. Mills president of the Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce will speak at the Washington County Farm Bureau gathering in Boonsboro Community Park at 8 30 p m Wednesday. Roy C F Weagly Maryland Farm Bureau president will join as guest speaker. Program includes group singing and refreshments. Members and others interested in agriculture invited.
Sheriff officers opened an investigation into the theft of about 25 dollars from the Dixie Diner manager Hart Shetler’s parked car along the Potomac River. A glass was broken from a door while party members swam, wallets were searched, and fingerprints were collected.
Spokane report shows General Owens commanding the 13th Air Forces in the South Pacific says forces are months ahead of schedule against Japan. He estimates at least 1400 new boats will be required to restore U S fishing fleets to pre war strength since last June.
The local Rationing Board announced yesterday a special order for commercial vehicles in this county. Operators with certificates of war necessity from the ODT must call at the board’s office and present their certificate to receive the third quarter of commercial gasoline. The process begins June 21. Initials A-H may receive after June 21, I-P after June 26, and Q-Z after June 30. The order affects only those holding a certificate of necessity for operating a commercial vehicle.
Eric Johnston, head of the U S Chamber of Commerce, said at a Moscow press conference that Foreign Trade Commissar Anastas Mikoyan authorized him to state the Soviet Union wants to buy many billions of dollars worth of American goods on mutually advantageous purchase terms for both countries.
Johnston said Russians would pay on agreement and time, insisting they would pay in full. He could only estimate the figures as many billions. He noted vast American equipment around Moscow of the latest design and planned to visit industrial areas in the Ural mountains after touring Leningrad.
The local rationing board announced that fuel oil coupons for the 1944-45 heating season are being mailed to central heating plant applicants. Consumers are urged to service their tanks during the summer and not use this oil for hot water in the summer of 1944. Oil for hot water in summer 1944 was included in the program.
Wartime notice urges conserving oil during the summer of 1943 as military demand rises. It notes volatile oils in cedar chests kill moth larvae, highlighting practical steps to protect supplies amid the armed forces use.
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