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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1952
Page
13
The article notes growing interest in portable outdoor living gear for relaxation and recreation. It highlights simple folding tables and benches as popular items, with references to lightweight Masonite furnishings for patios and decks as improving comfort during leisure outings.
A home service offer explains using Presdwood for beach shade and yard playhouses. Free construction drawings Drawing No. A190 and AK-171 are available from the Home Service Bureau Chicago. Kids and parents are urged to enjoy outdoor craft and shaded play areas in summer.
A trimmed approach suggests hanging short dark green awnings with seals to eliminate laundering of curtains. Hoped arches above each window work down, ceilings painted the same shade with scalloped edges to echo the awning design. Walls and woodwork receive a pastel wash to harmonize the room.
The article blends home maintenance for power mowers with a note on rising social security benefits. It details oil changes, air filter care, carburetor cleaning, valve and piston protection, proper starting, and winter storage. A second piece explains a new social security formula affecting early retirees and how monthly wages determine benefits.
Mr Fix cannot reply directly to individual reader questions. In Fix It Forum he answers the most interesting and most frequently asked questions received during the week.
Towson Maryland January 27 Cir cuit Judge John B Gentrum questioned how much trouble a saboteur would face at the Army Edgewood Chemical Center if teen archers could pilfer from the ammunition storage area The juvenile court heard five days of hearings for five youths accused of stealing a box of 20 rifle grenades The judge noted the ammunition supply appeared loosely guarded and warned that any saboteur could exploit the lax security The youths were released to their parents after a reprimand from the bench Two of them remained in custody?
Windstorms are believed spreading Dutch elm disease in this city. University of Maryland pathologist notes broken elm limbs are highly susceptible and recommends pruning, removal, and burning of infected trees. Beetles carry the fungus, which blocks water movement and causes leaves to wilt and fall, especially from the top of trees.
The Mayor's Safety Committee backs the Safe Vacation Driving program for July. At the American Legion Home, Leroy Metz the newly elected commander presided with the Legion Safety Committee. The slogan Alert: Today Alive Tomorrow appears in the campaign. Members include Halph S. Tage as chair and Robert C. Alquist with Clarence Larson from Public Roads.
Mr and Mrs Frank Price of Little Orleans face loss from a recent fire with little aid initially. After the Herald reported no donations, several individuals and groups called to offer help, though many potential donors struggled to locate Little Orleans along the Western Maryland Rail line.
All-American Airways received a National Safety Council aviation safety award for safe air transportation. The Chicago announced honor cites 64,468,000 passenger miles with no fatal accidents since operations began March 7, 1949 through 1951. In May, AAA carried its half-millionth passenger.
The article notes that the panther or mountain lion inspires fear, but fewer than twelve verified records exist of mountain lions attacking humans, highlighting the rarity of such incidents.
William Price of Little Orleans leads relief efforts for a burned man and his invalid wife, aiding residents living well past the Hancock boundary in Allegany County.
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