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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1957
Page
4
County Agent Mark Miller indicates Japanese beetles likely to be mild this season in Washington County. Adults emerge around June 15 to 20 under normal weather, and past sprays have reduced outbreaks. Alfalfa stubble remains the main concern as another generation could cause trouble if not treated.
State highway contracts awarded to Potomac Construction Company of Martinsburg for two Route Nine projects in the eastern Panhandle. 3.5 miles from Ashley Bride to the Virginia line will be surfaced at 31481 dollars. 2.7 miles from Charles Town to the Virginia line will receive surface treatment at 24953 dollars. There were 24.9 live births per 1000 people in 1955.
A New York HEWIB event hosted a lecture buffet to raise money for five NYU graduate scholarships. Guests enjoyed a soup bar, casseroles, fruit and dessert, with recipes shared for duplicating the main dish. Volunteers organized committees for planning, serving, and cleanup amid a social program on food and fashion photography.
The ladies auxiliary of the Sportsmen's Farm Association of Greencastle traveled by a Potomac Motors Lines chartered bus to Washington for a day in the city. Organized by Mrs. Vera Bowman, the group planned a city tour and an evening Warner Theatre cinema visit. Twenty six members joined, including Barnes, Shaffer, Zarger, Harbaugh, Kauffman, Hoover, Bonders, Paper, Stotler, Brown, Welch, Grosh, Barnhart, McBeth, Preston Rice, Acker, Mowen, Gossard, Kennedy, Cunningham, Hicks, Thomas, Fair, Cunningham, and Sellers.
The 1956 World Series featured its highest scoring contest in game two as the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 13 to 8, marking the era's most prolific offensive output in a title game.
In Columbia Maryland transfer to Baker VA Center, Wales Finnegan retires after ten years as administrator of the facility. Ade Tulare will assume the manager role in the year, taking over leadership as the transition completes.
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