Erosion Demonstration Areas Planned in Howard County
Farmers in central Maryland will gain access to a Soil Conservation Service erosion control demonstration in Howard County. The project spans about 37,000 acres in the Middle Patuxent river watershed and will showcase contour cultivation, strip cropping, cover crops, crop rotations, pasture and woodland management, and construction of terraces and check dams over a five year plan with cooperating farmers providing labor and equipment. The effort targets improving conditions across roughly 600,000 acres of central Maryland farmland and is coordinated with Maryland state advisory groups and the University of Maryland Extension Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Soil Conservation Service
Howard County
H. H. Bennett
Middle Patuxent River
Bennett
Maryland State Soil Conservation Advisory Committee
Experiment Station and Extension Service
Univesity of Maryland
Hagerstown
Washington County
Revival Services Led by Wade in Greensboro
Evangelist Rev. Lawrence Wade and his wife from Indianapolis will conduct a revival at the old brick church in Greensboro from August 25 to September 12 with services nightly at 7 30. All are welcome.
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Lawrence Wade
Indianapolis
Ind
Old Brick Church
Greensboro
United States Civil Service Examinations Opened for Coast Guard Job
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an open competitive exam for Anglesmith, Riveter, Caulker, Shipfitter, Galvanizer, Moulder, Sailmaker jobs in the United States Coast Guard Depot Curtis Bay Maryland. Applications must be filed with the Manager Fourth U S Civil Service District Washington DC by September 11, 1937. Competitors will be rated on training and experience. no written exam required. Full info and blanks from the Secretary Board of U S Civil Service Examiners Denton Maryland.
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Anglesmith
United States Coast Guard
Curtis Bay
U. S. Civil Service District
Washington, D. C
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Post Office
Denton
Arrangements Completed For Women's Club Meeting
The final preparations for the Eastern Shore United Democratic Clubs reception at the Plimhimmon Hotel ballroom on Sunday from 3 to 7 include committees from nine counties. Notable guests named include Senators Lansdale Lasseer and George Radcliffe and ex Governor Harrington with many others invited. no speeches planned, music by Signor Francisco Paulo.
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United Democratic
Plimhimmon Hotel
Cecil County
United
Helen Mackie
Kent County
Charles Whaland
Dorchester County
Ernestine Taylor
Wicomico County
Blanche Phillips
Women’s Democratic Club
P. E. Burroughs
Arthur Boyce
Charles Davis
Maude Toulson
Somerset
Mayne A. Collins
Worcester County
Lena H. Riggin
Snow Hill
Worcester
Caroline
Queen Anne’s
Talbot
Lansdale G. Lasseer
George L. Radcliffe
Herbert O'Conner
William S. Gordy
Emerson C. Harrington
House of Delegates
Elizabeth Manafee
Mary Duvall
United Women’s Democratic Clubs of
Maryland
Mary Wilson
Signor
Francisco Paulo
Worcester County Choral Club
Hoffman and Mendelssohn
Government Guarantees Tomato Price Program Details
The Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation plans six week purchases to raise grower returns. A record 1 987 500 tons of tomatoes in 1936, plus 1 700 200 in 1935, frame a large supply. Canners may offer 500 000 cases at 50 cents per dozen No 2 cans, with U S Grade C as minimum. Purchases target prices no lower than $9 per ton for growers.
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Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Maryland
Virginia
U. S
Delaware
F. R. Wilcox
Division of
Prest on business leader Burton Proctor dies at Easton hospital
Preston business man and Masonry leader Burton C Proctor dies of pneumonia at Easton Emergency Hospital after brief illness. Born Level Harford County he moved to Preston in 1903 entering canned goods brokerage and organized Mount Airy Canning Co in 1914. Survived by wife Theresa and children Marie Burton Jr. plus siblings and grandchildren.
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Burton C. Proctor
Preston
Easton Hospital
Easton
Mr. Proctor Was
Level, Harford County
Charles Wiley Proctor
Bel Air
S. Elizabeth Proctor
Eastern Shore
Mount Airy Canning Company
Provident State Bank
Preston Lodge
Talbot R. A
Chesapeake Commandery
Baltimore
SS. Peter and Paul’s
Father Reagan
John J. Ivan
Lorraine Cemetery
Theresa Byrne Proctor
Burton Proctor, Jr
Marie C. Proctor
Ellicott City
J. A. Proctor
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
George Simon
Chambersburg, Pa
Queen Annes County Horse Show Plans Completed
The seventeenth annual Queen Annes County Horse Show will be held at the association race track and grounds near Centrede on Labor Day September 6. Nineteen classes include nine draft and ten hunter classes plus four races. Entries from the Eastern Shore and beyond, with special prizes for best handling and best work horse. Judging starts at 10 oclock with draft classes finished by noon, followed by hunter and saddle classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Anne's Horse Breeders Association
Centrede
Delaware
Caroline County Schools to Open September 8
Caroline county schools plan to reopen on September 8 with a teachers meeting scheduled for the day before in Denton. Last year enrollment reached 3914 with 940 in colored schools. five new high school assistants join the staff and several teachers are reassigned to new subjects and schools. A revised bus contractor list includes changes in routes across Henderson, Greensboro, Denton, Preston, Federalsburg, Hillsboro, and Ridgely.
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Caroline County
Denton
Kenneth Ramsburg
Caroline High
Margaret Saulsbury
Greensboro High
Elsie Stratman
Wilson Dawson
College Park
Federalsburg
Preston
Katherine E. Wright
Myron Brown
M. A
A. W. Spiering
W. L. Jump
D. H. Ellwanger
Francis Trice
W. Murphy
Samuel Young
Raymond Fisher
Mark Hignutt
C. J. Kern
J. W. Cohee
Towers Todd
M. J. Hall
H. B. Waldron
Marie Hubbard
O. J. Morgan
Fraser Warns Vacationers Against Last Minute Rush
Dr. Robert A. Fraser of the New York Life Insurance Company urges travelers to end vacations calmly to return rested and avoid fatigue. He advises planning the trip home, packing efficiently, and arriving with time for a quiet evening and good night’s sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Fraser
New York Life Insurance Company
Uncle Jim: Acre of improved pasture worth several acres
Uncle Jim asserts that one acre of pasture improved under the Agricultural Conservation Program yields the value of several acres of worn-out unimproved pasture, stressing the program’s impact on land productivity.
First petroleum well opened at Titusville and key dates
Chronicle notes August 27 marks the first petroleum well at Titusville in 1859. It also recalls Henry Hudson entering Delaware Bay in 1609, New Amsterdam’s surrender to the English forming New York in 1664, and Frederick Douglass escaping slavery in 1838. Old records recalled by BEPHRE newspaper.
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Titusville
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Warner Bros
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Millard Tydings
T. Alan Goldsborough
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