Feb. 23, 1950
Sweet Home Active club members will launch a fundraising drive as the first step toward control and eventual elimination of mosquitos in the city. Using the slogan, “Let’s Bite ‘Em Back,” members seek to raise $1,200 to purchase enough oil-based DDT to blanket the entire area. The most prominent mosquito here is a breed that carries sleeping sickness organisms. The club plans to spray multiple times this summer, then repeat in…