Maryland Christmas trade tops 1938 level in state centers
Maryland merchants report a brisk Christmas season with total savings club distributions above 5.5 million dollars and trade volumes up to 20 percent higher than 1938. Cities highlighted include Baltimore Cumberland Harve stown Frederick Salisbury Silver Spring and Cambridge among others.
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Maryland
Baltimore
Cumberland
Harverstown
Frederick
Salisbury
Silver Spring
Bethesda
Cambridge
Takoma Park
Crisfield
Ellicott City
Federalsburg
Oakland
Emmitsburg
Ridgely
Hillsboro Cemetery Death Notice and Anderson Family Obit
The obituary notes the death in Hillsboro Cemetery, mentioning surviving family including wife Lulu Jones and eight children. The list includes Mrs. Dulin, Mrs. Collier of Easton, Mrs. Sparks of Royal Oak, Mrs. Dukes of Centreville, Beatrice Anderson of Queen Anne, Calvin Anderson Jr. of Cordova, William Sumner Anderson of Hurlock, and Chester D. Anderson of Queen Anne.
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Queen Anne
Chester Anderson
Here
Calvin Anderson
Louis A. Welty
Talbot County
Anderson
Fifer
Ridgely
Easton
Beatrice Anderson
Young Anderson
William Reddie
John P. Scott
Paul Jandall
State Police Office
A. W. Strickland
Hillsboro
Lulu Jones
W. Dulin
James Collier
Ruth Sparks
Royal Oak
Wilson Dukes
Centreville
Calvin Anderson Jr
Cordova
Willian Sumner Anderson
Hurlock
Chester D. Anderson
November state receipts rise sharply in general fund
State receipts in November credited to the general fund totaled 1 395 028, up from 779 150 in October, with broad gains across classifications. Racing receipts at Pimlico and Bowie reached 381 319, more than double October’s 178 934, while alcoholic beverage excise tax rose to 357 280 from 816 819. Beer tax climbed to 78 000 from 27 438, and gasoline taxes to 916 678 versus 931 740 in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pimlico
Bowie
Letters To Santa from Denton in 1939
A child writes to Santa from Denton on December 18 1939 listing wanted gifts including a wagon tricycle Bible story book toys candy oranges and mentions her teacher Miss Morgan and her life friend Betty Bareford in the second grade. The letter ends mid sentence with a plea to Santa.
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Denton
Santa
Miss Morgan
Betty Bareford
Denton, Md
Tam
Papa
Morgan
Florence Turner
Christmas Wish List From Young Readers in 1939
A collage of children voices from 1939 requests for gifts including coats shirts sweaters toys dolls and tricycles. Wilmer Trice Ninae Saneas Janet Baker and Florence Turner ask for clothes food candy fruit and family items plus toys like a Dy-dee doll a football a wind up racer and a baby carriage for Sara.
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Sara
Mama and Papa
Wilmer Trice
Christmas Wishes From Denton Children 1930 1980
A Denton Maryland Christmas letters page lists children Isabel MacDonald Jean Turkington Harry Tarkington Tam four years old Paul Turkington and Charles Werner requesting toys such as a doll, tricycle, wagon, skates, train set, police suit, sled, tractor and plow, plus candy nuts and fruit for their mothers and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton, Md
Santa
Isabel MacDonald
Harry Tarkington
Tam
Paul Turkington
Denton
Charles Werner
Missing School Items Request for Miss Morgan
A note from Barbara Croke requests a sewing kit, xome books and games for a seven year old girl in second grade who attends school daily and asks that Miss Morgan be remembered.
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Denton, Md
Santa
Miss Morgan
Barbara Croke
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Babe” Ruth
Eastern Shore
Izaak Walton League
Babe
John P. Corcoran
Pioneer Point
Swat
Dawson Coursey
Anne of England
Vivien Carroll
All Trinity Episcopal Church
Church
America
Carroll
Farmer
Son
Va Dar
Cy. Krith Shoe
the Peoples Bank of
TNS
Fox
WNHPA
Phyee
Peninsula
Fox Hunting
Bay of Hounds
Chestertown
Delmarva Peninsula
Cecil
Kent
Talbot
Queen Anne’s
Delaware
Reynard
Kent County
Essex Hunt Club
Far Hills
N. J
Annapolis
Millard
Tninae Sanéas
Janet Baker
West's Dept. Store
Christ
Tennyson
Tiny Tim
Eastern Shore Public Service
Jean Turkington
NPR
Deenart “Sea
Our
C. H. Bullock
Sie
Watchmaker & Jeweler
Denton, Maryland
Bours
Calif
Brazil
Menor Chocolates
Repp
van Dyk
Clicquot Club
Rob Roy
Rob Fi
Vlas
Gola
Wilson
Cain Hams
Chuck Roast
California
Florida
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Boz Jaine
Dole
SCO
Victor
Ida Natley Allens
WBAL
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