Dover to Be Site Of 1959 Chicken Festival
Dover will host the 12th annual Delmarva Chicken Festival and National Chicken Cooking Contests in June 1959. DPI officials headed by C Ed McCauley announced Dover chosen for hotel and festival facilities and local support after nine towns sought hosting duties. Denton Maryland hosted 1958 events drawing over 20,000 attendees.
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Dover
Delaware
C. Ed McCauley
Seaford
Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc
DPI
McCauley
BI Rodney
Laurel
Del
Denton
Don’t Over-Exercise Your Heart In Winter Storms
A public education note from the Heart Association on the Upper Eastern Shore outlines guidelines to avoid heart strain during snow shoveling. Chairman A Sydney Gadd Jr. urges those with heart disease to skip heavy shoveling unless a doctor approves, family and fit individuals to tailor effort, and to shovel with full body movement and proper warmth while avoiding exhaustion.
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The
Heart Association
Upper Eastern Shore
A. Sydney Gadd, Jr
Centreville
Closing Of Schools For Snow Broadcast In Caroline County
In case of snow or severe weather the Caroline County Board of Education will announce closings via WBOC Salisbury WCBM Baltimore WBAL Baltimore and Cambridge. Decisions aim before 7:00 am though power failures may hinder air time. If no announcement is made schools remain in session. Parents should stay tuned and assume open unless notified otherwise.
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Caroline County
Board of Education
Wilbur S. Hoppengardner
WBOC
Salisbury
WCBM
Baltimore
WBAL
Cambridge
Congressman-Elect Johnson Defends Against Republican Charges
Congressman-Elect Thomas F. Johnson responds to statements by Republican State Central Committee Chair Marvin Smith and Rep. Edward T. Miller. He defends his West Point appointment matter and the Pearson reprint, accuses Miller of politicizing defeat, and urges an end to the smear campaign. Johnson says the voters supported him and asks Miller and Smith to cooperate for constructive Congress work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Smith
Edward T. Miller
Smith
Republican State Central Committee
Caroline County
Miller
West Point
Washington Post
Drew Pearson
Congress
Cecil County
Baltimore Evening Sun
Pearson
Tom Johnson
Washington
Christmas Holidays Set For Caroline Schools
Caroline County schools close at 2:00 p m on Tuesday December 23 for Christmas holidays. Teachers and students gain eight days off before reopening Monday January 5 at 9:00 a m. Custodians will clean building interiors for winter months. Next holiday arrives Thursday and Friday February 12 and 13 for a two day curriculum workshop for teachers.
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Caroline County
VFW Christmas Party At Post Home This Sunday
The Caroline Memorial Post 7937 VFW hosts a children's Christmas party this Sunday at 2 PM at the Post Home on the Denton Greensboro Road. Santa will attend and distribute treats to every child age 12 and under. films will be shown.
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VFW
Caroline Memorial
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Denton-Greensboro
Santa
Chile
Tawes Key Figure In Baltimore Mayor Race
Governor-elect Tawes has become the central figure in the contest for the Baltimore Democratic mayoral nomination. His actions could tilt factional alignments in days before the filing deadline. D'Alesandro opponents rally behind Grady while Tawes neutrality or support may shift outcomes in the primary.
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Tawes
Baltimore
D’alesandro
J. Harold Grady
FBI
Grady
United States Senate
Heaven and Earth
Mr. Tawes
Mr. Grady
McKeldin
Maryland
General Assembly
Social Security Represen tative To Be Here Monday
Mr. Robert F. O'Regan of the Social Security Administration will be at the Fire House in Denton next Monday December 22 starting at 10 a.m. to assist residents with social security matters and inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. O’regan
Social Security Administration
Denton
Inter-State Milk Producers Seek Unity at 23rd Meeting
Dairy farmers from four states gathered for the Inter-State Milk Producers Cooperative 23rd annual meeting at the Benjamin Franklin Hotel December 11 and 12. Delegates urged unity between Federal and State milk regulations as industry shifts to larger farms, with leaders predicting tougher years ahead and outlining plans on pricing labeling and school milk programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inter-State Milk Producers’ Cooperative
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New Jersey
Maryland
Benjamin Franklin Hotel
O. H. Hoffman, Jr
Philadelphia
Ervin L. Peterson
Brice M. Mace, Jr
U. S. State Department
A. R. Marvel
Easton
J. Lin Huber
St. Thomas
Mr. Hoffman
Florence Schultz
Clara Gallagher
Howard E. Jamison
Tarl P. Bechtel
Collegeville
J. J. Camp
Roaring Springs
Marvel
Hoffman
Inter-State
Burbage Elected Secretary Treasurer of Shore Utility
Luther T. Burbage was elected secretary treasurer of Eastern Shore Public Service at a board meeting, filling the vacancy left by J. M. McGrath's death. A Berlin Md native and Berlin High School graduate, he began as a wireman’s helper in 1927 and rose through accounting roles, serving as assistant secretary treasurer since 1942.
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Luther T. Burbage
Eastern Shore Public Service
J. M. McGrath
Mr. Burbage
Berlin
Berlin High School
The
Electric Company
Ocean City
Rehoboth
Del
Denton
Delaware Power & Light Company
Burbage
Mary Dennis
Clairmont Drive
Salisbury
Bethesda Church
N. Weaver Wolfe
Laurel
Laurel High School
University of Delaware
Wolfe
Howard Hitch
Weaver Wolfe
Greensboro Youth Choir to Sing in Goldsboro Cantata
The Greensboro St. Pauls Youth Choir directed by Miriam Butler will perform The Herald Angels Sing at Trinity Methodist Church Goldsboro on December 21 at 7 30 pm. Other holiday events include Dec 19 community Christmas program Dec 21 morning worship Dec 24 MYF caroling and candle service Dec 28 morning worship and Dec 31 Holy Communion with chancel choir.
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St. Paul's Methodist Church of
Greensboro
Herald Angels
Trinity Methodist
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Weather Data
Niagara River
the Falls
Mayflower Society
Federal Reserve Bank System
William Makepeace Thackeray
Concord Camp
T. F. Johnson
Senator Beall
Thomas F. Johnson
Ist
Cong
Benson
Pennsylvania Milk Control Commission
J. Lawson Crothers
North East
Clayton Reynolds
C. Stanley Moore
Elkton
Calvin W. McCleary
Ray van Sant
H. B. Crowley, Jr
Alfred Crothers
Rising Sun
John Co. Miller
Nottingham
J. S. Reisler
Lloyd Balderston III
Richard Sutton
Georgetown
Edgar Price
Middletown
Robert Baker
Bertha Gravell
Ray Mueller
William Price III
Cecilton
Guy McGrady
Maryland State Dairymen’s Cooperative, Inc
F. Bennett Carter
W B. Hastings
Marion R. Leaverton
Queenstown
Lewis P. Davis
S. Grayson Chance, Sr
J. R. Whaley
John H. Reinhold
T. Roe Leaverton
Wilson Seager
William A. McFarland
Chester M. Cissel
Queen Anne
Cissel
Mack A. Newton
W. T. Morris, Jr
Chestertown
John L. Freeman
John Carvel Sutton, Jr
Galena
Howell Crew
J. Albert Sutton
William H. Wessel
Worton
C. Harvey Freeman
James A. Bigelow
William Sutton
John M. Wright
Albert T. Nicholson
W. B. Hastings
Charles FE. Barton
Henry A. Spies
Bedford C. Milby
Cordova
Roscoe S. Brown
Talbot County
Herman <A. Rhue
Hurlock
Lloyd Poole
Williamsburg
W. Collins
L. T. Burbage
Shore Utility
Goldsboro
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