Public sale of farm goods at Jim Chirk farm near Denton Bridge
Sale commences at 10 oclock sharp on the Jim Chirk farm located 14 miles from Denton Bridge on River Road from Denton to Ridgely opposite Gootee Roe home. Household furniture includes five bedroom suites, beds, bedding, living room set, dining room suite, kitchen furniture, range, oil stoves, glassware, china, tools, 300 baskets of white potatoes, and many other items. Sale will occur rain or shine as the owners must leave the next day. Earl C Barber James Temple Trustees.
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Jim Chirk
Denton Bridge
Denton
Ridgely
Gootee Roe
rome
Administrators sale of Martha A Noble estate
Under and by virtue of an Orphans Court order in Caroline County the administrator will offer public sale at Martha A Noble late home Mickman at 10 o'clock a m sharp. Household goods include stove set, tables chairs dishes lamps kitchen utensils rockers victrola piano sofa beds carpets linens sewing machine bureaus clock and more. Cash on day of sale. Philip I Noble administrator W Brewster Deen attorney John L Stevens auctioneer.
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Orphans’ Court
Caroline County
Martha A. Noble
Mickman
PHILIP IE NOBLE
W. Brewster Deen
John L. Stevens
Farmers To Fight For Income Parity
C F E Wise Jr Maryland Farm Bureau secretary reports at Pasadena meeting delegates pressed for national program continuation and revision to ensure farmers gain a fairer share of national income. They backed a managed currency tied to basic commodity prices, urged continued soil conservation administration, and favored delaying gas tax road fund diversions while improving market roads. Federation membership rose by over 70 000 to more than 350 000 with Illinois Iowa New York Indiana and Alabama among leaders.
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American Farm Bureau Federation
C. F E. Wise, Jr
Maryland Farm Bureau
Pasadena
California
Illinois
Iowa
New York
Indiana
Alabama
tates
Static Sleuths Find Noise Fix Canada Radio
Radio noise detectives in Canada locate and fix faults causing disturbances. Mounted in major cities, they trace static from faulty electrical equipment along power lines to aerials, enforced by the new Radio Act. The program reduces complaints and saves power companies money through pinpointed trouble finding.
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Canada
Ottawa
James Montagnes
Rotarian
Montagnes
United States
Dear Santa Claus Edwina Breeding’s Christmas Request
Eight year old Edwina Breeding writes from Denton Maryland on December 18 1936 asking Santa for a puppet show a dog bone a blackboard a bathrobe bedroom slippers clothes for her Shirley Temple doll a small Christmas tree a doll telephone and a bracelet She adds she has been good and asks Santa to remember her father mother and two sisters in her sincere letter to Santa Claus.
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Santa Claus
Tam
Edwina
Federalsburg Flood Control Hearing Highlights Local Losses
Federalsburg held a flood control hearing with about 700 attendees after a two and a half hour business suspension. Col. E J Dent opened the meeting with a film of the flood disaster and outlined federal policies on right of way and maintenance. Attendees included Rep T Alan Goldsborough, local officials, county agents, and residents from Federalsburg, Dorchester, and Kent counties. Reports estimated town losses over 500000 in property and business, plus about 1000000 in railroad damages.
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Federalsburg
Dent
Congress
Dorchester County
Kent County
Delaware
T. Alan Goldsborough
Denton
Thomas N. Chambers
Americain Red Cross
C. R. Snyder
Sussex County
George M. Ciendaniel
Caroline County
l. B. Messenger
H. B. Messenger
0. C. Booth
Maryland
United States Conservation Committee
Russell Wilson
W. S. Tottman
Col. Dent
Earl Brown
War Department
Norfolk
Virginia
Board of Engineers of Rivers and Harbors
Flood Control Committee
Give Yourself A Check-up Once A Year
Dr. R. H. Riley, director of the State Department of Health in Maryland, urges adults to schedule annual physicals with a doctor and dentist. He compares health resources to a bank account, stressing regular audits, hygienic living, and prompt treatment to prevent degenerative diseases, especially in middle and older life.
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R. H. Riley
State Department of health
Maryland
Riley
Dr. Riley
Beatrice Adams Personal Christmas Wish Letter
A five year old girl in Denton Maryland dated December 21 1936 writes a Christmas wish list to Santa Claus requesting a big elf doll a weapon bedroom slippers candy nuts and oranges and asks Santa to also bring presents for her little cousin Ormond Wright describing the girl and her cousin and signing as Beatrice Adams.
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Santa Claus
Ormond Wright
Beatrice Adams
Good Food For Sound Thinkers Returns From Mountain Prayer
Christ Jesus came down from the mountain after praying all night to God and, in this exalted experience, healed many as reported by the Christian Science Monitor.
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Christ Jesus
Christian Science Monitor
Christmas Traditions and Celebrations Across The World
A festive survey traces Christmas origins from Saint Nicholas to Santa Claus, noting customs in Belgium Germany and the U S. It mentions the Virginia Sun letter inspiring Yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus and lists holiday items and books.
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Bethlehem
Oliver Cromwell
Myra
Nick
Belgium
St. Nicholas
Germany
Santa Claus
America
United States
George Radcliffe
Virginia O'Hanlon
New York Sun
Francis P. Church
Virginia
Lewis Carro
Kris Kingle
Indiana
Maryland
Delaware
Maine
yad al millad
Joyeux Noel
Frohliche Weihnachten
Felices Pascual
Felicissiman
Domini et Salvatoris Nostri
Kusisuto Kotano Shikuso
Ault
W. M
Rudd
J. M
Seehrist
Storyland
Van Buren
Wilkinson
In Memoriam Otis O'Day Dear Son 1923 Loss
In sad remembrance, I remember Otis O Day who departed this life December 24, 1923. Safe in the arms of Jesus, free from care and temptations, his spotless soul ascends. His mother writes of his triumph and heavenly home.
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Otis O’Day
Jesus
Paradise
Horticultural Society Plans January Meeting in Hagerstown
The Maryland State Horticultural Society announces its 39th annual gathering from January 6 to 7 in Hagerstown at the Alexander Hotel. President C. E. Bryan lists invited speakers from U S Horticultural Field Station Purdue University and several land grant institutions, with sessions on fertilizer diagnostics, fruit handling, pruning, and cane fruit disease control. Educational exhibits by the Extension Service and University of Maryland Experiment Station will accompany the program.
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Maryland State Horticultural Society
Hagerstown
Alexander Hotel
C. E. Bryan
Havre de Grace
J. H. Weinberger
D. F. Fisher
U. S. Horticultural Field Station
Beltsville
H. S. McConnell
I. C. Haut
University of Maryland
W. S. Hough
Winchester
H. W. Thurston
G. L. Zundel
Pennsylvania State College
F. J. Schneiderhan
C. R. Miller
W. Va
L. C. Carey
U. S. Department of Agriculture
H. E. Klingaman
Alfalfa and Clover Seed Care Urged by Maryland Farmers
Maryland farmers are urged to choose alfalfa and clover seed carefully for 1937. Seed supplies are below normal nationwide, with imports rising. Holmes of the Maryland State Seed Laboratory warns against using imported alfalfa and red clover seed, notes home-grown seed testing is free, and suggests alsike clover or a mixture as safer alternatives.
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Maryland
Forrest S. Holmes
University of Maryland
Ile
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U. S
State
Holmes
College Park
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