Symphonic Choir Plans Spring Concert at Caroline High
The Seaford Symphonic Choir under Dr. Webster Schmidt presents its second annual Spring Concert at Caroline High School on Monday May 9 at 8 pm. Fifty voices perform Tschaikowsky Nutcracker Suite Gounod Baylons Wave Cowen Green Vale and Vine Clad Mountain excerpts plus light operas songs and Cole Porter and Friml-Agnolucci numbers. Solos by Dr. Schmidt and piano by Mrs. Marie Schmidt accompany. Tickets on sale through Senior Guild of Christ Episcopal and First Methodist Church Denton. limited supply. Proceeds support the sponsoring churches.
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Seaford
Webster Schmidt
Caroline High School
fifty voices
Tschaikowsky
Cole Porter
Friml-Agnolucci
Schmidt
Marie Schmidt
Christ Episcopal Church
First Methodist Church
Denton
Bobcats To Play Cambridge Saturday In Denton Armory
The National Guard Bobcats, Eastern Shore champions, meet Cambridge on Saturday night at 9 15 in the Denton Armory with a 7 45 p m preliminary. This tune up precedes the April 5 playoff with Chestertown in the Mar Del League. The Bobcats boast a 24 5 record and urge fans to attend both games.
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National Guard Bobcats
Eastern Shore
Cambridge five
Denton
Armory
Chestertown
Cambridge
Bobcats
WCMD Forestry Series Teases Forest Ranger Program
WCMD presents a six episode forestry series titled Bill Scott Forest Ranger. The next Sunday episode is Storm Over the Forest. Forest Supervisor William E Seeders urges rural listeners to note the spring Forest Fire Danger classification during Farm and Home Hour to aid controlled burns and inform on weather-related fire risk.
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Bill Scott
WCMD
William E. Seeders
Pharmacists To Meet Here April 7th
Maryland pharmacists plan a spring regional meeting at the Brick Hotel in Denton on Thursday April 7. The event includes recreation and business sessions. Ladies may accompany members of the Maryland Pharmaceutical Association as guests. Visitors from Baltimore will travel by special buses to view the Eastern Shore in bloom with early spring flowers.
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Maryland pharmacists
Brick
Denton
Thur
the
Maryland Pharmaceutical Association
Baltimore
Truitt
Potomac river
Maryland Association of Druggists
Delmarva peninsula
Normal School
Salisbury
Salisbury Exchange Club
peninsula
Chamber
Denton Chamber Charter Sparks Bustle at City Meeting
Denton business leaders protested after senators moved to file a bill for a new charter that omits most Chamber proposed changes. The group demanded the bill be killed, noting the draft charter had been shaped over a year by Chamber members and delegates.
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Denton Chamber of Commerce
Denton
George Beck
Senate
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
R. ¥. Truitt
Maryland Department of Research and Education
Denton fish hatchery
Dr. G W Mead Dies After Heart Attack At 59
Dr. Gilbert Wilcox Mead 59 longtime educator and president of Washington College since 1933 died after a heart attack at Kent and Queen Anne's County Hospital Chestertown He had suffered a mild cerebral hemorrhage in 1943 but remained active at his desk until Wednesday Born in Pittsburgh May 7 1889 he held degrees from Allegheny College Columbia University and Birmingham Southern College and served as dean of Birmingham Southern before returning to teaching in public schools and higher education
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Gilbert Wilcox Mead
Washington College
Kent and Queen Anne’s County Hospital
Chestertown
Mead
Army
Pittsburgh
Dr. Mead
Southwestern Pennsylvania
Norman School
Allegheny College
Columbia University
Birmingham Southern College
Alabama
Allegheny County public schools
Bergenfield
N. J
England
France
Spanel Names Heinze President of International Latex Corp
Announcement from Dover Delaware reports W C Heinze elected to president while A N Spanel moves to chairman. Heinze joined as general manager in 1943 guiding wartime to civilian shift. Andrews named vice president of R and D and Obrow becomes assistant treasurer as the firm expands civilian production.
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A. N. Spanel
International Latex Corporation
Playtex Park
Dover Delaware
W. C. Heinze
Spanel
Heinze
Pearl Harbor
Dover
Frederick W. Andrews
Irving Obrow
Officers Elected By Cemetery Assn
The Denton Cemetery Association met on March 24 1949 and elected H Hackett Downes president Dr Dawson O George vice president Mrs Ruth Johnson secretary treasurer Dr Dawson George Mark Bryant Mrs P R Fisher Mrs Sophie Kerr Underwood Dr J Robert Rochester H Hackett Downes Mrs Harry H Nuttle J Lester Everagain and Charles W Moore as directors. The group plans to remove underbrush grade unused land hire gardeners and maintain the cemetery at little cost to owners funded by a new sizeable perpetual fund invested in U S Government Bonds. A $15 contribution is requested from each lot owner or interested party via Denton Cemetery Association Denton Maryland.
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Denton Cemetery Association
H. Hackett Downes
Dawson O. George
Ruth Johnson
Dawson ©. George
Mark Bryant
P. R Fisher
Sophie Kerr Underwood
J. Robert Rochester
Harry H. Nuttle
J. Lester Everagain
Charles W Moore
cemetery corporation
U. S
Denton
Maryland
Seniors to Present Play at Caroline High School
The Caroline High School seniors stage the three act farce Brides to Burn in the school auditorium on Thursday and Friday April 7 and 8 at 8 00 p m directed by Mrs Lacey Orme with a cast led by Renee Saulsbury Ormand Baker Joyce Baker Janet Pitts Mike Sharp Louis Griffith Judy Legg Charles Blades Norma Lee Carroll Jean Beaven and Jimmy Voss The action unfolds in Le titia Gundy s living room as Gil returns from Old Mexico to satisfy the aunt s will with the right marriage amid disguises and comic misadventures
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Caroline High School
Lacey Orme
Jonathan Hughes
Renee Saulsbury
Letitia “Tish
Gundy
Ormand Baker
Gilroy Carfield
Gil’ Gundy
Miss Tish
Joyce Baker
Clarice Borland
Janet Pitts
Gertrude
Trudi” Borland
Clarice
Mike Sharp
Harold “Hap” Hazard
Trudi
Louis Griffith
Frank Fulton
Fats
Happy
Judy Legg
Sue Prentis
Miss Borland
Charles Blades
Hotchkiss
Norma Lee Carroll
Sapoli Pipp
the
Ozarks
Jean Beaven
Madame
Hap
Sapola Pipp
madame Gasparilla
Dr. Jonesby
Fat Hog Show And Sale on April 12 at Centreville
The Eastern Shore 4 H and F F A Fat Hog Show and Sale will be held at Queen Anne County 4 H Club Park near Centreville on Tuesday April 12, 1949, starting at 10 00 am. Many entries are expected and buyers from Esskay Armour Cork Hill and Swift Packing Companies are anticipated to purchase hogs. The event teaches 4 H and F F A youths hog husbandry. public invited. Entries due by April 5.
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Eastern Shore
Queen Anne County
Centreville
Esskay, Armour, Cork- Hill
Swift Packing
F.F.A
Emergency Bay Bridge Move Collapse in Maryland Senate
Maryland Senate balks at a quick emergency bill to let the State Roads Commission renegotiate bay bridge contracts. Critics warn of boondoggling and excessive profits, preferring strict bidding. The cost of the bridge now sits near 37 million dollars as lawmakers clash over authority and oversight.
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Maryland Senate
Chesapeake Bay
Setheron
Prince Georges
Senate Finance Committee
State Roads Commission
commission
bay bridge
Senator Carter
Third
Baltimore
Sotheron
Carter
Balch D
Talbot
Balch
Hall Hammond
the
roads commission
State Roads
Hammond
Patuxent River
Goldstein
D. Calvert
Chesapeake Bay bridge
April Term Court Convenes Monday in Caroline County
The Circuit Court for Caroline County opens the April term with 2 civil appeals and 32 civil trials plus 15 criminal appeals, 2 criminal trials and 4 recognizances. Juror lists include eight districts with named residents such as Helen Brannock and Oscar Bishop among others.
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Caroline County
Helen Brannock
Harry H. Heather
T. Olin Ford
Harlan N. Pritchett
Margaret Smith
Alice E. Sylvester
C. Wilbur Andrew
Elva Bilbrough
Oscar Bishop
Louis Bishop
Maud P. Brumbaugh
Agnes E. Carter
Madeline C. Reynolds
John R. Ricards
Lois E. Stafford
Lawnace A. Moore
T. Carville Fleetwood
J. Norman Pitts
Marguerite A. Walston
Dorothy S. Osteen
Robin S. Harris
Nellie G. Bonner
Leonard E. Legates
Eleanor I. Rieck
Robert W
Missionary Addresses Wo man's Society of Christian Service
Miss Margaret Rue, a former China missionary, spoke at the Wo man’s Society of Christian Service meeting at First Methodist Church about her Shantung experiences. She praised Chinese Christians and Chiang Kai-Shek, while warning of Communist tactics in three stages nod the head shake the head and off with the head.
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Woman’s Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
Margaret Rue
China
Miss Rue
Shantung
Chiang Kai-Shek
Harold Andrew Dies In Illinois
Harold Andrew of Peoria Illinois formerly of Denton died suddenly at his home on a Sunday. Born near Federalsburg in 1891 he was educated at Denton High School and St Johns College Annapolis class of 1913. He later worked in manual arts and road engineering before serving in World War I with the Ordnance Department.
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Harold Andrew
Peoria
Illinois
Denton
Caroline county
Mr. Andrew
Federalsburg
Richard
Frances E. Melvin Andrew
St. John’s College
Annapolis
W. Stewart Fitzgerald
Andrew
Norfolk
Rydensward
Maryland State Roads Department
Maryland
Ordnance Department
Support Your Cancer Committee Drive Prompts Fundraising
A local appeal outlines cancer risks and urges funds for research. The message cites 18 percent of Americans alive today may die if rates persist, with 23 deaths per hour and a third potentially saved by early detection. It lists warning signs and calls for donations to support education and treatment funding ahead of an April 1 nationwide drive.
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United States
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G. W. Mead
W. O. HEINZE
Cemetery Assn
Sothoren
Kimble
R. Allegany
W.S.C.S
Support
Cancer Committee
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