West Virginia Monument Fund Opens for Land Purchase
West Virginia will make 36000 available July 1 for land acquisition in the Harpers Ferry National Monument. The bill passed its final session with Gov. Okey Patteson favoring the proposal. After purchase, the land will be handed to the National Park Service for development as a park. Maryland lawmakers consider 340000 for land to complete the Harpers Ferry project.
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West Virginia
Harpers Ferry National Monument
Okey Patteson
West Virginia Conservation Commission
National Park Service
Maryland House
Senate
Maryland
Harpers Ferry
Final Lyseum Series Event in Hagerstown Tonight
Tonight's final Lyceum series event in the Washington County Teachers Association runs at 8 p.m. in the Hagerstown High School auditorium. Ray Carter presents an unusual program featuring the film The Mountain, touted as a new travel adventure approach, preceded by a portrait in music of the Teterate in Wyoming where the film was made.
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Washington County Teachers Association Lyceum
Hagerstown High School
Ray Carter
Teterately
Wyoming
Frederick prisoners can cut jail time for road work
Governor McKeldin signed a law allowing Frederick city inmates to reduce their sentences by one day for every five days worked on county roads and city streets. The policy aims to accelerate road and street projects while offering inmates first hand labor opportunities.
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Frederick City
McKeldin
Occupation Forces Donating Blood in Tokyo
Soldiers and civilians on occupation duty in Japan donate whole blood to be flown to injured fighting men on the Korean front. Many have given up to three pints since the blood bank of the 495th Medical General Laboratory opened in Tokyo last July.
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Tokyo
Japan
495Th Medical General Laboratory
Free Rheumatic Pain Treatment Offer from Paul Case
Paul Case of Stockton Massachusetts offers free samples of a combined method for rheumatic and arthritic pain relief. Send your name and address to 98 Dept HM Brockton 4 Mass for the complimentary treatment.
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Stockton
Mass
Paul Case
Talent Contest Open to Amateurs in Hagerstown Area
Amateurs living in Hagerstown or within 60 miles of Chambersburg may enter a talent show sponsored by the Charles Nitter house Post 1599 Veterans of Foreign Wars. Finals set for 8 p m Friday April 13 at the Rosedale Theater. eliminations held two weeks earlier if entrants exceed finals capacity. Any form of talent including vocal and instrumental performances eligible.
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Hagerstown
Chambersburg
Charles Nitterhouse
Rosedale Theater
Prize Breakdown Reveals Top Payouts for Local Event
Prizes total 175 dollars with 75 to the top winner, 50 for second place, and 25 for third. The text notes a petronel described as an ancient clumsy platol.
1950 U S crop markets and cash receipts overview
Western farmers produced most marketable crops while total cash receipts reached about 22 billion dollars. The text notes the budworm threat invading eastern states and lake region areas, affecting farmers in 1950.
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U. S
Lake
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