Short Course For Firemen To Be Held Again
The fourth annual short course for Maryland volunteer firemen will run September 5 6 and 7 at the University of Maryland under Dean A N Johnson and G F Pollock with Sherwood T Bredkwell as presiding officer. A three day program will cover firefighting salvage first aid gas mask chemical work ventilation of fires oil burner gas station and electrical hazards. Certificates will be awarded by the University and the state firemen's association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Maryland
A. N. Johnson
College of Engineering
G. F. Pollock
Sherwood T. Bredkwell
North Carolina
Maryland State Firemen’s Association
State Firemen’s Association
R. J A. Pearson
Eugene J. C. Raney
Howard Travers
Baltimore City Fire Department
Walter R. Waugh
Baltimore Safety Council
Edward A
Farmers to cut wheat acreage under national program
Farmers in Caroline county will cut wheat acreage for 1934 and 1935 as part of a national wheat production plan. Reductions will be announced by Secretary Wallace and will not exceed 20 percent of the base period average from 1930 to 1932. The plan bases compensation payments on these reductions to align supplies with demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Henry A. Wallace
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
America
Keep Your Eyes On Denton Event Preview
Denton prepares for a major upcoming event with committees working to generate buzz. The paper promises further announcements as the community awaits this historic moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Wilmington Dollar Day Set for August 9
The Mercantile Section of the Chamber of Commerce announces Wilmington Dollar Day will be held on Wednesday August 9 with participating stores displaying the official emblem. Shoppers from the Peninsula and surrounding areas can expect Bargains across a wide range of merchandise as stores stock up for the event. Attendance is a longtime habit for housewives from Maryland Pennsylvania New Jersey and beyond and traffic control is sometimes arranged to manage crowds. The event will proceed rain or shine with no advance Courtesy Days.
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Wilmington
Mercantile
Chamber of Commerce Land Affiliated
Local Social Notes Highlight Berea Visit and Guests
Mrs Dora Trice and daughters Sara and Anne with grandchildren and son in law George Culver enjoyed a trip to Berea Kentucky as guests of the former Miss Moore of Harrington who taught at Berea College before marriage Mrs Bessie Disch of Wilmington and her sons visited Lewis Slaughter Sr and family Mr and Mrs Finch entertained their daughters from New Orleans and New Jersey John O Connor of Philadelphia spent a few days with friends here.
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Dora Trice
Sara
Anne
George Culver
Berea
Kentucky
Miss Moore
Harrington
Marriaages
Berea College
Bessie Disch
Wilmington
Lewis Slaughter Sr
Finch
New Orleans
New Jersey
John O'Conner
Philadelphia
County Wheat Plan Committee Formed in Caroline County
A special advisory committee has been appointed by County Agent W H Evans to organize Caroline County wheat growers for the Wheat Production Control Program. Members include Linwoods Q O Jarrell Irvin Brumbaugh H G Greensboro H H Nuttle Luther Short W A Cawley Harry Sullivan Denton Roland Towers Preston Albert White Ridgely Roland Handy and W H Evans. The temporary panel will aid in education and districting the county into communities that will elect directors and local committees. Public meetings are scheduled August 9 to August 17 in Ridgely Preston Federalsburg Greensboro American Corner Denton Hillsboro Henderson with the aim of informing growers about benefits and requirements before participation.
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Caroline County
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
W. H. Evans
Linwoods QO
Caroline County Wheat Production Control Association
County Control Association
National Wheat Administration
Ridgely
Fire House
Preston
Federalsburg
Temple
Greensboro
American Corner
Wheatley
Denton
Court House
Hillsboro
Henderson
Eden Hall
Smithville Social Notes From Last Monday’s Visit
Smithville hostesses entertained friends from Philadelphia and Wilmington as well as local family. Mrs Thelma Kent and daughter stayed with Mr and Mrs Do R Neal and family. Little Dan Horsey returned home from Wilmington. Elizabeth Bullock visited Denton while Altha Lare vacationed in Lewes.
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Smithville
Palmer Lare
Thelma Kent
Little Daughter
Philadelphia
Elizabeth Bullock
Louise Bowdle
Little Dan Horsey
Do. R. Neal
Addie Bowdle
Wilmington
Sherman Neal
Bridgeville
Denton
Altha Lare
Lewes
Denton Youth Dies After Early Morning Crash
Wilson Dennis 20 son of Bailiff Frank Dennis of Denton was killed when the car he drove collided with a Victor Lynn truck on the Denton Hillsboro road near Hillsboro. Raymond Beauchamp and James Temple and Miss Helen Roche were unhurt. the driver Preston Rogers held on his recognizance. Funeral services for Dennis were held Thursday at 2 p m with Rev. Turkington officiating. Burial in Denton cemetery. He is survived by his mother, father, and sister Eva Dennis.
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Wilson Dennis
Frank Dennis
Raymond
James Temple
Denton
Helen Roche
Ridgely
Miss Roche
Victor Lynn
Beauchamp
Dennis
Hillsboro
Grand Jury
Preston Rogers
Milford
Del
Young Dennis
Fred R. Owens
Carolinacounty
Wesley E. Thawley
Victor Lynn Company
Rogers
Thawley
J. L. Hicks
Thomas Turkington
Methodist Protestant Church of
Eva Dennis
Sheriff driver wounds self in leg accident near jail
Jerome Skaggs of Townsend Delaware, chauffeur for Caroline County Sheriff Guerney Tarburton, was severely wounded when a pistol dropped from a shelf and discharged. The bullet tore through his calf and thigh, requiring a transfusion after a hospital transfer to Easton. Skaggs, paroled two years earlier in the Ridgely Bank Robbery case, has since married but his wife lives out of Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome Skaggs
Townsend
Del
Ichauffeur
Guerney Tarburton
Caroline County
Easton
BE. Paul Knotts
Denton
Skaggs
Tarburton
Hickman Girl Struck By Auto
Daisy Voss a 15 year old near Hickman is in Milford Emergency Hospital with possible broken back after being hit by a car driven by Jennings Wroten of Harrington. The incident happened at 5 30 Saturday afternoon as she stepped from behind a parked car onto the road. Wroten was jailed on a $1000 bond for assault and battery with an automobile while the girl is treated for injuries including possible broken pelvis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Voss
Walter Voss
Hickman
Milford
Harrington
Jennings Wroten
Wroten
Milford Emergency Hospital
W. H. Cahall
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George’s Sanitary Market
Denton, MD
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Loretta Young
Heroes For Sale
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Mary Brian
James Dunn
Joan Bennett
Arizona
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Wednes, & Thurs
Clyde Beatty
Anita Page
Frederic March
Cary Grant
Carole Lombard
Eagle and the
Hawk
Ken Maynard
King OF the Arena
M. K. Newnam
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Centreville
A. W. Sisk
Borge H
Denig Denton
Calvert C. Merriken
Stieff
E. D. Sturmer
Fifth and Gay Sts
G. A. Timmons
Federal Theatre
Maryland
Zane Grey
RAW
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Jimmy Dolan
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Guy Kibbee
Aline MacMahon
Jack Sharkey
Primo
Robert Montgomery
Ann Harding
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Myrna Loy
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