Editorial note on Tunney retirement and baseball shifts
The piece lauds Gene Tunney as a clean living champion who retires while young, planning new paths in life and public service for youths. It then analyzes a turbulent baseball season with Cleveland’s upsets, Philadelphia Athletics’ rise, and questions about league champions, while praising American capitalism as a stabilizing force and noting wage and price benefits through mass production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Tunney
Manly
Jack Dempsey
John L. Sullivan
Tunney
Yankees
St. Louis
Giants
Phillies
Cleveland
New York
Philaadelphia
United States
Art in Industry and Modern American Prosperity
The piece extols a vast American capitalistic program funding national growth through art in industry. It cites the International Exhibition of Art in Industry in New York as a beacon of hope showing art entering homes and workplaces. It highlights beauty in living, the skyscraper, and factories as signs of progress.
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New York
Baltimore Sun
Standardize fire hose couplings to aid neighboring cities
Many fire departments cannot assist neighboring towns due to nonuniform hydrant couplings. The National Board of Fire Underwriters promotes uniform standards for fire hose and connections. Better equipment standardization would have reduced losses in major fires, and widespread cooperation is urged to curb the fire menace and advance progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Board of Fire Underwriters
President Coolidge on public works and private enterprise
President Coolidge argues society needs common public activities like highways and drainage provided by the government, but emphasizes that overall prosperity comes from private enterprise. He says political freedom hinges on economic freedom and that people should keep their business in their own hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
International Aeronautical Conference to be held in Washington
The article notes plans for an international civil aviation conference in Washington in late 1928 with foreign invitations and a Congress appropriation of 24700 dollars. It highlights the Wright brothers flight in 1903 as the milestone for the silver jubilee celebration and recalls early aviation milestones from 649 to 1903.
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Washington
Coolidge
Congress
Secretary of State
United States
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Constantinople
Bosporus
Icarus
Wang Ping
Wilbur
Orville
Flight pioneers bridge nations on a dream of peace
A quarter century of pioneering has fulfilled wild hopes of crossing boundaries and uniting people of every nation. The dream of flight could usher in an era of brotherhood and international peace as borders fade and shared enthusiasm unites humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alf. S.C
Fruit Desserts On Summer Menu From The Icebox
The article describes a seasonable approach to desserts using chilled fruit prepared in the morning. It highlights peach filled fruit cups, baked pears with meringue, cherry moss jelly, and raspberry whip, stressing acid fruit to balance flavors and decorative whipped cream toppings.
Egg Laying Contest At College Park Sees Leghorns Lead
In week thirty nine of the Eye Laying Contest at Maryland Experiment Station College Park thousand birds show Leghorn entries still atop standings. Meadowedge Farm Sterling Junction Mass leads with 57 apps, Edw J Stallknecht Fullerton Md 56, Wim Coleman Rogers Waterbury Md 53. Marshall Farm Mobile Ala tops with 1992 eggs. T B Proctor Preston Md 1979. L R Douglas Kinsale Va 1958. Pratt Experiment Farm Morton Pa fourth with 1901. Average per bird 154.237 eggs. high and low pen values detailed with yearly totals and price-based gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Park
Maryland Experiment Station
Meadowedge Farm
Sterling Junction
Mass
Edw. J. Stallknecht
Fullerton
Pratt Experiment Farm
Morton
Homer I. Rowell
Groveland
Pratt Experimental Farm
Morton, Pa
Brooklandwood Farms
Lutherville
Pratt Experimental
New York
Old Pickard Farm
Concord Junction
Ontario
Agr’s College
Guelph
Canada
Five-County Dairy Conference at Easton
County agents specialists and representatives from Interstate Dairymen's Association and University of Maryland Extension met in Easton on Monday July 16 to plan long term dairy industry improvements across Kent Queen Anne Caroline Talbot and Dorchester counties. Discussions covered alfalfa and feed campaigns, milk quality, landlord tenant cooperation, and feeding schools with plans for landlord and tenant conferences and a joint meeting to develop a constructive tenant program. Proposals include expanding five county alfalfa outreach and initiating feeding schools from late 1928 into 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairymen’s Association
University of Maryland Extension Service
Easton
T. B. Symons
C. S. Cohee
Dairy Council
Shaugh
Philadelphia Intertate Milk Producers Association
W.G. Smythe
Kent County Farm Bureau
C. B. Rieman
Talbot County Farm Bureau
J. B.T. Merrick
Queen Anne County
William Fusselbaugh
Harbinson Dairies
Edgar Pennington
E. Thomas Massey
Kent
C. S. Boyles
J. W. Keith
E. W. Grubb
W. R. McKnight
R. S. Brown
JT. D. Holder
Symons
C. I. Cohee
Inter-State Association
Messrs
Conover and Baker
Extension Service
Inter-State Dairy Council
Farm Bureau
Grange
Choptank Women Plan Federation Picnic and Club Meeting
Choptank The Twentieth Century Club women and friends enjoyed a lively evening at the Cheezums home. They set plans for the Federation picnic on August 9 and urged attendance by club members and friends. The Ladies Aid of the M P Church met at Mrs Cox’s home and will meet next at the Whiteleys on August 11.
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Twentieth Century Club
D. M. Cheezum
M. P
Choptank
Willie Cox
William Whiteley
Ith
Aid
Enigma to the Young Dream Makers
A readers enigma puzzle outlines coded phrases and wordplay about absorbing knowledge and making the world’s dreams come true. The answer credits young people as the ones who must bring those dreams to life.
Tam OShanter Golf Club Founded by Al Wallace in 1926
The Tam O Shanter Country Club, favored by Detroit men, was organized by Al W Wallace in 1926. He bought 200 acres about 25 miles from City Hall, built an 18 hole course and a clubhouse, and barred women from membership. The club plans to limit to 200 members, with 150 already joined and the rest to be admitted over ten years. Memberships have risen from 2000 to about 5000. The Baltimore Sun notes it as a top Detroit club.
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Detroit
Tam O'Shanter Country Club
America
al. W. Wallace
Detroit Stock Exchange
Wallace
City Hall
Tom O’shanter
Baltimore Sun
Safe milk urged by state health director
Dr. I. I. Riley, director of the State Department of Health, urges milk producers and households to take precautions for safe milk from cow to consumer. He stresses healthy workers, clean cows examined for tuberculosis, clean handling, small milking pails, thorough straining, and prompt cooling to prevent contamination and disease.
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I. I. Riley
State Department of Health
A. L. Sullivan
State Bureau of Food and Drugs
Milk Safety Rules for Bacteria Control
A historical note explains that all milk carries bacteria but must be kept clean and chilled to slow growth. It warns that improper utensils and inadequate cooling are major factors in bacteria increase, urging washing, sterilizing, thorough scalding of bottles, and prompt cooling to protect milk.
Social Roundup Reads Like Local Family Album
A week end of visits and hospitality across Denton Clear Spring and Centreville features greetings between Cloppers Eichelbergers and Ankenys. Notable get togethers include Wrights Kern family and Reeds hosting, and Chincoteague Island outings with Roe Reed Garey and others.
Inside Homemaking Tips From an Old Column
Practical advice on sewing for girls without matching bloomers and making dresses two inches longer. Guidance on bread with milk and using dried milk in baking. Tips on embroidery tension, fastenings, and stitching on the wrong side. Cooking notes cover broiling lamb chops in oven and serving hot. Stain removal cautions urge water first for soluble fabrics and prompt handling.
Kitchen guidance for carving, garnish, and bean prep
The excerpt gives practical tips for serving meats on ample platters with proper garnishing, and instructs on a method to cook string beans by shredding and cooking in lightly salted water. It notes removing bean tips and strings, cutting lengthwise, and aiming for tender, bright green beans in 15 to 20 minutes.
Local Social News Brief from Ridgely and Surrounding Areas
Mrs. Sarah Pippin tents at Denton Camp with sister Mary Moore of Marydel as guest. Will Smith hosts Herman Baxter of Dover and family from Chicago, plus Henry Wilkinson and Catherine Burton at Oyster Shell Point. Charles Stevenson entertains nieces Eileen and Vivian Keeneman of Upland PA. Fred Flounders Jr. leaves Baltimore for Boston by water. George Slaughter and Charles Starkey groups visit Denton Camp. Rampmeyer hosts brother from New York. Paul Temple returns from Rehoboth with a broken finger. Elmer Biddle and son Ralph of Rising Sun visit Stella Diefender. Gardens badly need rain as Ridgely misses two good rains Denton enjoyed. H M McQuade of Silver Spring visits parents J D and wife. William Barry of Philadelphia spends weekend with Harvey Holsinger. Amos Walls family visit sister in Petersboro Del. Madeline Snowberger visits Claude Towers Collingdale PA. Ed Pearsaul and grandson Clinton Robert son of Oxford. Frank Long and son Armel of Selbyville visit Ridgely. Lydia Wilson in Dover hospital for operation. Arthur Scully hosts Claymont guests last week. Rev L S Matthews ill early week but recovering. Carlile Bennington of Centreville in town Wednesday. A W Saulsbury and wife welcome newborn Ruth. Many Ridgely residents visit Rehoboth Sunday. Miss Mary Laird returns from summer school.
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Sarah Pippin
Denton Camp
Mary Moore
Marydel
Will Smith
Herman Baxter
Dover
Chicago
Henry Wilkinson
Catherine Burton
Oyster Shell Point
Charles Stevenson
Eileen
Vivian Keeneman
Upland
Fred Flounders, Jr
Baltimore
Boston
George Slaughter
Charles Starkey
Charles Rampmeyer
New York
Paul Temple
Rehoboth
Elmer Biddle
Ralph
Rising Sun
Del
Stella Diefender
Ridgely
Denton
H. M. McQuade
Silver Springs
J. D. Davis
William Barry
Philadelphia
Harvey Holsinger
Amos Walls
Petersboro
Madeline Snowberger
Claude Towers
Collingdale
Ed Pearsaul
Clinton Robertson
Oxford
Frank Long
Armel
Selbyville
Lydia Wilson
Arthur Scully
Claymont
L. S. Matthews
Carlile Bennington
Centreville
A. W. Saulsbury
Ruth
Mary Laird
Local Notes: Visits and Returns In Hickman
Hickman society round up reports Miss Hester Wroten has returned to Philadelphia after two weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs C H Meluney. Mr and Mrs F T Peters of Darby spent the weekend in town. Mrs Mary Meluney returned from Philadelphia where she had been visiting. Mrs Wm Croll hosted her sister Mrs Kate Drummond from California.
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Hester Wroten
Philadelphia
C. H. Meluney
Mary Meluney
Wm. Croll
Kate Drummond
California
F. T. Peters
Darby
Careful Drivers Live Longer Says Study Insight
A concise assertion states that careful driving leads to longer life, without relying on insurance statistics. The claim emphasizes safer behavior and risk avoidance as the core factors behind extended longevity.
Wonder Drama of Stageland to Appear Soon
Joel Brown the world famous stage comedian stars in The Hit of the Show at the New Dover Opera House on August 8 and 9. The film scene shows a Broadway dreamer, with two chorus girls moved to tears, showcasing Brown’s poignant acting amid a cast including Olmstead, Shumway, Astor, Ness, Norton Bailey, Holmes, Dugan, Mason, Mills, Pollard and Kyrle Bellew. Ralph Ince directed and Enid Hibbard adapted from Viola Shore’s novel Notices.
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Joel Brown
FBO
Backstage Life
New Dover Opera House
Vine Street Theatre
Hollywood
Brown
Broadway
New York
Gertrude Olmstead
Lee Shumway
Gertrude Astor
Ole M. Ness
William Norton Bailey
Iane Holmes
William F. Dugan
LeRoy Mason
Frank Mills
Bethlehem News Sees Local Visits and Ocean City Outing
Esther Harrington Rebo Legates and Florence Legates return home after a pleasant visit in Wilmington. Elizabeth Christopher of Baltimore visits her parents James and Elizabeth Christopher. Mary Blades of Centreville visits grandparents Harry and Mrs Hubbard. A number of residents enjoyed Ocean City on Thursday.
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Wilmington
Esther Harrington
Rebo
Florence
Elizabeth Christopher
Baltimore
James R. Christopher
Mary Blades
Centreville
Harry Hubbard
Ocean City
Denton Firemen’s Carnival Dates Set for August to September
The Denton Firemen carnival will run from August 23 to September 1. Denton hosts a live organization worthy of community support.
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Denton Firemen
Denton
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Auditor’s Order
Nisi
Ida J. Mellvaine
Circuit Court
Caroline County
Equity
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Preston
State Road
James H. Pollard
Preston, Md
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Bryant
Denton, Md
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Luther L. Blades
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