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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1946
Page
2
Fourty one youths will be offered camping at Camp Algawa near Bittinger Garrett County from July 15 to July 20. Raymond Muvelier, assistant county agent, announced the plans and said letters will go to Washington County 4-H clubs next week with full details for a week at the Garrett site.
A wide range of crafts amusements and sports will be provided for a camping week under capable leaders. Youths may take part in photography nature study life marksmanship swimming electrical experiments and handi crafts. A sizeable group of boys will leave July 14 for Camp Algana with a 7.50 fee covering food and services. Transportation to the Garrett County camp is being arranged. Eligible are HZ boys aged 11 or older, with some younger attendees allowed if they attended last year. Assistant County Agent Mueller requests prompt replies from planning attendees to gauge county participation for the three county camp.
College ParkMd June 20 University of Maryland announces summer school opening registration will occur tomorrow and Saturday for both graduate and undergraduate students from across the state. Classes start Monday with promised housing for a large enrollment. Pony Express riders expected to cover 75 miles in one day.
Sharpsburg reports a June social scene with Mrs. John Callahan hosting the Ladies Bible Class and many guests from Hagerstown Washington and Shepherdstown visiting relatives, attending summer schools, and sharing family events. The column lists numerous residents at churches, schools, and hospitals, with several travel and visiting notes across Maryland and West Virginia communities.
Officials of the Railway Express Agency report freight shipments from Hagerstown by air have risen since Columbia Air Lines began air express service months ago. They note daily shipments from Hagerstown Airport and expect a larger volume if Columbia serves more eastern cities and other airlines gain classification. The Henson Flying Service says charter freight is underused as many firms are unaware of the service.
The notice mentions 108 202 miles of urban transit in the U S with 89 240 sub ways street cars and buses. It lists local visits including Mr and Mrs Grafton Smith in Gerstown Mr and Mrs Brian Hoffman and daughter in Walkersville George Howard hospitalized in Washington County Hospital and Patsy Tabler visiting grandparents R T Howard. Also mentions Mr and Mrs C W Easterday with relatives in Reading and Mr and Mrs Hubert Stine in Martinsburg. Allen Wilson of Washington spent weekend at home Pvt Bobby Clipp of Parris Island on furlough and the Women’s Guild of the Reformed church to meet at Mrs Charles Lowe’s home with Boonsboro guild members as guests.
Berlin authorities train patrol dogs to guard vegetable patches feeding Berliners. Breeds include dobermans and boxers with trainer Konst Voss leading the effort. Dogs leap walls sniff trespassers and bark until police arrive, without attacking unless necessary.
Market list shows onions heavy hens country ham guineas and bacon with prices. Turnips rhubarb wheat and berries offered as home grown at varying rates. The passage notes Sir Francis Drake as the first Englishman to circumnavigate the earth.
A terse reflection notes that cold exists universally across the world affecting all races and classes in every climate. The statement emphasizes the omnipresence of winter weather and its indiscriminate reach.
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