Delaware Power And Light Expands Chestertown Service
Delaware Power And Light agrees to serve the Chestertown area extending power from Wilmington across the Delmarva Peninsula. The 66,000-volt line will link Wilmington to the eastern shore, with Salisbury Md through its subsidiary supplying Chestertown. Contracts also cover Dover and Milford as lines, plants, and facilities are built to meet industrial and domestic demand.
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Delaware Power and Light Company
Chestertown
Delaware
Chestertown Electric Light and Power Company
Delmarva Peninsula
Wilmington
Cape Charles
Dover
Milford
Salisbury
Eastern Shore Public Service Company of
Maryland
Pure Bred Cattle Sale Set for April 20 in Centreville
Queen Anne's County Dairy Consignment sale returns to Pioneer Point Farms near Centreville with 39 animals 29 Guernseys 14 heifers 15 bulls and 10 Holsteins 4 heifers 6 bulls Exhibits open from 9 a m sale starts 1 p m Luncheon served Catalogs available from J Walter Eby Centreville Md Consignments include Blakeford Farms Churn Creek Farms Mt Ararat Farms Spencer's Landing Farms McDonogh Schools Rolling Knoll Farms and University of Maryland inspection notes say quality higher than last year with strong demand for affordable foundation dairy stock.
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Queen Anne’s County
Pioneer Point Farms
Centreville
Maryland
Eastern Shore Guernsey Breeders Association
Eastern Shore Holstein Breeders Association
Poultry House Fire At Oil City
A fire at Oil City destroyed about 100 feet of a chicken house owned by Roland Lord. The overheated brooder stoves sparked the blaze. No chickens were in the house, which was heated in preparation to receive new chicks.
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Roland Lord
Oil City
Late Orders For Farm Workers To Be Accepted Until April 16th
Caroline county farmers planning to use Jamaican and Bahamian labor for 1946 crops must place orders by April 16th at 5 p.m. No orders after that date. County allotment is 250 workers, prorated by orders and crop needs. Farmers must meet biweekly wage compliance and pay $30 per worker upfront, credited if all terms are met.
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Caroline county
F. M. Rogers
Dorchester - Caroline
Roosevelt Anniversary Remembrance Calls for Renewal of His Work
A Great American April marks the anniversary of Franklin D Roosevelt's death. The text honors his leadership and ideals, urging continued effort to realize a just peace and equal opportunity, and pledges steadfast administration effort to advance his programs.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Soil Supervisors To Meet At Henderson
Caroline County Soil District Supervisors will hold their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday night April 16 at 8 p m in Eden Hall Henderson. Chairman H H Rieck says the aim is to inform farmers about duties and aims of soil supervisors and how they can help drain problems. The March meeting was at Preston Fire Hall. A movie on Soil Conservation Practices by John Cotton Extension Conservationist and a du Pont film on drainage will be shown. Public invited.
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Caroline County
Soil District
Eden Hall
Henderson
H. H. Rieck
John Cotton
University of Maryland
duPont
Field Trials Sunday on Everett Farm Coon Hunters
Eastern Shore Coon Hunters hold old dog field trials Sunday April 14 1946 at Everett Farm one mile north of Cecilton route 218. Two dollar entry at the gate with 100 percent pay off. Fox race at 11 o clock and a consolation race. Information by Ed Lusby Chestertown Md.
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Eastern Shore Coon Hunters
Everett Farm
Cecilton
Lusby
Chestertown
Southern States To Hold Meetings in Maryland
Growers of canning crops in Woodbine and Hillsboro Maryland are invited to two meetings on April 17 and 18 under Southern States Hillsboro Queen Anne Marketing Cooperative. The Ellicott City session at 7 pm features Ray Brown presiding and topics on seed and harvesting, with F A Weller and R C Ewing discussing future problems. An audience discussion will be led by Howard H Gordon and O P Bunting. Prizes include a 50 pound bag Southern States flour and an Aerosol bomb.
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Woodbine
Hillsboro
Southern States Hillsboro
F. A. Weller
Ellicott City
R. C. Ewing
Howard H. Gordon
Richmond
Usa
Southern States Marketing Services
O. P. Bunting
Baltimore
Southern States
Hillsboro-Queen Anne
Howard F. Streaker Jr
Howard county
Maryland
Guernsey Breeders To Hold Show On June First
The Eastern Shore Guernsey Breeders of Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne, Caroline, Talbot and Dorchester counties plan their annual Field Day on Saturday June 1. The event is sponsored by the Maryland State Fair Board and The American Guernsey Cattle Club. Entry blanks will be mailed to all Guernsey Breeders soon, said Oliver C. Jones, chairman.
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Cecil
Kent
Queen Anne
Caroline
Talbot
Dorchester
Oliver C. Jones
Maryland State Fair Board
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Guernsey
Mr. Jones
Legion Recreation Hall Opens April 10 in Denton
At the Caroline County Post 29 meeting, Amer ican Legion reports the Legion Recreation Hall on Market street will open April 10 for Post members daily 8 am to 11 pm. The hall offers games and reading material. The 1946 carnival is set for June 24–30 in Denton with a new four door Ford sedan to be given away. Next benefit dance is April 23. Next meeting May 2. Women’s Auxiliary serves refreshments after the social.
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Caroline County Post
American Legion
W. A. Stewart Wright
Recreation Committee
Legion Recreation hall
Post
Wright
Market street
M. A. Brackett
Denton
Legion
J. Ernest Downes
Armory
Women’s Auxiliary of the Legion
County Republicans Rally Saturday In Denton
County Republicans of Caroline county held an open meeting at the Court House last Saturday afternoon nominating a partial ticket and planning a county wide rally and mass meeting Saturday evening at 7:30 at the Fire House in Denton to nominate a complete slate for the fourteen elective offices. Refreshments will be served. Sherman Tribbitt of Denton was nominated for treasurer Marvin Smith of Federalsburg for State's Attorney Dorsey Christopher of Bethlehem for the House of Delegates H S Cooper of Greensboro G A McDaniel of Federalsburg James Olson of Harmony were named delegates to the State Republican Convention.
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Caroline county
Court House
Denton
Sherman Tribbitt
Marvin Smith
Federalsburg
Dorsey Christopher
Bethlehem
House of Delegates
H. S. Cooper
Greensboro
G. A. McDaniel
James Olson
Harmony
U S Third As Air Power Expert Urges Expansion
Dr Frank J Maher the final speaker at a Den ton Rotary Club institute urged expanding commercial air transport to widen business frontiers and support world peace He ranked the US as third in air power behind Russia and Britain and called for more aviation research and global educational outreach He proposed sending top high school students around the world by air to spread democracy and counter foreign youth views.
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Frank J. Maher
institutes of international understanding
Denton Rotary Club
Maher
Russia
Britain
Dr. Maher
Caroline County to survey public school system
The Caroline County Board of Education plans a county wide survey of the public school system to re study the entire program from grade one through twelve. The study will be directed by Dr W G Eckles with consultants from the National Education Association and Cornell, plus Maryland educators.
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Caroline County
Board of Education
Maryland
G. Eckles
Mississippi
H. A. Dawson
Department of Rural Education
National Education Association
Shirley Cooper
Cornell University
Maryland State Department of Education
424 Foot Poultry House Burns Near Dover Del
A 424 foot long two section poultry house burned to the ground on the Danner farm near Dover Delaware. The loss, estimated at 10000 dollars, stemmed from a defective brooder stove during preparations for 26000 day old chicks. No birds were in the building. Firefighters from Dover Magnolia Army Air Field and neighboring towns battled the blaze, preventing spread to nearby structures while aiding in keeping 16000 remaining chicks in other houses.
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Frank A. Danner
Dover
Frank A
Magnolia
Dover Army Air Field
Snow Hill
Smith Orchards
Cheswold
air field
Robbins Hose Company
Camden- Wyoming
Candidates file papers for county and senate seats
More candidates, C Jerome Brown and Edward Sparks, have filed papers with the Supervisors of Elections for the office of County Commissioner, Calvert C Merriken and George W Beck, for Senate.
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C. Jerome Brown
Edward Sparks
Supervisors of Elections
office of County Commissioners
Calvert C. Merriken
George W. Beck
Senate
Tuckahoe Homemaker Meeting Advised On Labels
The Tuckahoe Homemakers Club met at Mrs. Howard Gannon’s home where Mrs. Frank Zeigler spoke on Consumer Education. She urged examining labels, considering service, operating costs, and guarantees when buying appliances and products. The group planned to meet May 2 at Mrs. Henry Fisher’s home.
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Tuckahoe Homemakers Club
Howard Gannon
Frank Zeigler
Henry Fisher
Edward Tripp Joins Army Air Forces For Three Years
Edward Tripp seventeen year old son of Mrs. Nettie Tripp of Cordova Md has enlisted in the Regular Army Air Force for three years. He plans to study Aircraft Mechanics at top schools during service and may travel to Panama or the Caribbean. After training he may attend college or trade school for four years under the G I Bill.
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Edward Tripp
Nettie Tripp
Cordova
Regular
Army Air Force
Army
Easton
Tripp
Panama
Caribbean
Air Force
G. I
Veterans Representative To Visit Denton Office
Mr William Dew Jr Veterans Administration Representative will be in the Caroline Draft Board Denton Maryland on Thursday April 18 from 1030 am to 230 pm to interview any veteran or dependent about GI Bill rights and benefits.
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William Dew, Jr
Veterans Administration
Caroline Draft Board
Denton
Maryland
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U. S
Del
Tuckahoe
Army Air Forces
Veterans
Py peas
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