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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1946
Page
15
A page of handwritten Santa letters from Denton Maryland dated December 1946. Child寄 Joyce Marie Redden asks shoes sweater dress hat wheelbarrow truck and treats for siblings. Other letters request dolls sleds books bicycles trains and various toys for multiple girls and boys plus family members.
Eastern Shore Broadcasting Company plans to establish a Preston radio station on 13870 KC by day with 1000 watts. President Harry H. Rieck and Treasurer Max Chambers lead the effort after more than two years of waiting.
A Cambridge Tomato Bowl football game is planned as a post season contest between two high school level teams. Emmett Andrews urged the idea in a letter to the Daily Banner and Fred Lucas of the Cambridge Dodgers offers the ball park facilities. Net proceeds will go to charity. The event aims to be a modest but spirited season finale with potential growth next year.
Senator Tydings and Representative Roe announced that the Rural Electrification Administration allotted 350,000 to the Choptank Cooperative in Denton to extend electric lines. Army engineers schedule two Eastern Shore waterway hearings on December 17 at North East and Betterton. Roe to attend both.
Since 1925 costs for service have risen, yet earnings remain low. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Baltimore plans to spend 75 million dollars in Maryland over five years. The company says rate relief is needed to cover rising costs and provide immediate financial relief.
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