Notes From Congress by Edward T. Miller
Edward T. Miller reports slow session activity as committees prepare measures. The House passed a contempt resolution against Sidney Buchman for defying a subpoena from HUAC. NATO admit Greece and Turkey was readopted by the Senate. A universal military training proposal gains House support with draft-end provisions debated. RFC director McDonald nomination stalled while SEC probe proceeds. Agriculture storage program waste criticized. calls to shutter wasteful storage and jail dishonest warehousemen. Lincoln Day dinner features Gov McKeldin. Henrik Carlsen guest at Capitol luncheon. Veteran lawmakers attend Congressional Banquet with dignitaries and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Sidney Buchman
Congress
Committee On UN
George VI
Greece
Turkey
House Armed Service Committee
Senate Banking Committee
Truman
Harry A. McDonald
RFC
Securities Exchange Commission
McDonald
Maybank
D-S. C
W. Stuart Symington
House Appropriations
Department of Agriculture
Jin
Georgetown University Gymnasium
McKeldin
Merchant Marine
Henrik Kurt Carlsen
Flying Enterprise
Hungary
Defense Department
Memorial Services correction and local notices in Goldsboro
Correction notes Memorial Services attendance at Grace Church last week as fifteen not thirteen. W S C S Circle No 1 met at Mrs Roland Cartwright home with Mrs Alberta Schaube co host. Seventeen members and one visitor attended. Various social visits and church related events listed along with first aid class to start Feb 18 at Goldsboro fire hall and estate administration items for Curry and Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church
W.S.C.S. Circle No. 1
Roland Cartwright
Alberta Schaube
Sallie Cole
Calvin Richards
Esther DeWitt
Lacey Orme
Nancy
Denton
Clark Smith
Orme
Phyllis Shively
R. N
Peninsula Hospital
Harvey Shively
Ray Kirwin
Preston Spence
Easton
Laura Ober
Eugene Zacharias
Laurel
Nelson Payne
Lee
New Castle
Del
Mary Carolyn Shockley
Frank Downes
Dover
Lawrence Crow
Wilmington
Joseph Larrimore
Harvey
Lud Morgan
Near Town
Sue Smith
Edmund
Goldsboro
Stonesifer
W. E. Kerns
Greensboro
Bill Wirts
Goldsboro Fire Hall
Preston family welcomes son and local society notes
Preston Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Fletcher Jr welcome a son David Mark born Thursday Feb 7 at Easton Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Max Chambers returns from Mercy Hospital Baltimore after minor surgery. Bridge and Mixed Card clubs meet. Hall family guests at Hall home. Youth Fellowship met. revival sermon planned at Bethesda Methodist Church with Comsonata organ recital. Several residents visit Baltimore for a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Fletcher, Jr
David Mark
Easton Memorial Hospital
Max Chambers
Baltimore
Mercy Hospital
H. M. Hollis
Bridge Club
Richard Hall
L. H. Hall
Princess Anne
Preston W. Spence
Bethesda Methodist Church
Two Table Bridge Club
Frank Patchett
K. E. Hurlburt
Creighton Carmine
Herman Schmick
Marydel groups host birthdays and meetings in February
Marydel residents held a seventh birthday party for Suzanne Thornton with friends Sharon Kibler Joyce Weller Elizabeth Buzenski Marlene On shak Dianne Meyer Judy Miller Pearl Foreaker and Patty Harman. Community committees met with plans for the Caroline County Firemen's Auxiliary and a Marydel Fire Company party scheduled for February 22 with refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suzanne Thornton
Sharon Kibler
Joyce M. Weller
Elizabeth Buzenski
Marlene I<onshak
Dianne Meyer
Judy Miller
Pearl Foreaker
Patty Harman
Susan Cameron
Kent General Hospital
Bill Rosenburger
Marydel
L. A. Covell
Baltimore
Marydel Civic Club
L. H. Collison
Robert Miller
Franc Bezerics
Caroline County Firemen’s Auxiliary
Mary del Fire Company
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Orphans' Court Proceedings February 11 1952
The Orphans Court met in regular session February 11 1952 with Chief Judge H. Roland Towers and Associate Judge Maurice A. Brackett present. The last will of J Frank Robinson was presented and probate set for February 26 at 10. A petition in the Edith E Bennett estate to transfer stock was filed by administrator Homer B Bennett. Proof of publication notice to creditors was filed in the Edward D Venable estate by LeRoy R Venable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
H. Roland Towers
Maurice A. Brackett
J. Frank Robinson
Edith E. Bennett
Homer B. Bennett
Miss Eva Ashton Thawley Marries Owen Dixon at Ridgely
The wedding of Eva Ashton Thawley daughter of Houston and Mrs Thawley near Denton occurred Saturday at four in St Benedict’s rectory Ridgely. Rev J Francis McDonough presided with aunt Mrs James F Stack as attendants and Marvin Ebling best man. The couple will reside on a Ridgely area farm after a wedding journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Ashton Thawley
Houston Thawley
Denton
Owen Lynch Dixon
A. C. Dixon
Dixon
St. Benedict’s Catholic Church
Ridgely
J. Francis McDonough
James F. Stack
Marvin Ebling
Greensboro
Virgil Carter
Hillsboro
Caroline County Welfare Board
Womans Society of Christian Service
Ronald R. Lane
Wilmer Ulish
Grace Vernon Smith
Altoona
Victor Konaski
Philadelphia
Mark Hignutt
Social visits and gatherings through Hobbs town notices
Mrs F N Smith and daughter Miss Sue and Mr Francis S Archer of Greensboro were in town recently. Nelson Newry hosted friends for a birthday gathering last Saturday. L H Thomas visited Mrs James C Hardesty and son Carlton in Harrington last Sunday. Other guests included Mr and Mrs Clarence Beauchamp and daughter Mildred of Denton. Elmer Butler and children stayed with Edward Pippin Wednesday night. Teen Henry attended the funeral of his sister Mrs George Vincent at Boyer Funeral Home Harrington. interment in Harrington cemetery. Nick Henry joined Ed Henry, Clyde White, and Norris Reed on a Daytona Beach trip. Frank Willoughby visited his parents J A Willoughby last Saturday. Artley Clarke of Newark Del spent last weekend here. Chas Sewell and children Larry and Janice Lee of Queen Anne were guests of Cleveland Henry Friday night. Thomas Swann and three sons spent Friday with her parents Harry and wife near Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Thomas
James C. Hardesty
Carlton
Harrington
Clarence Beauchamp
Miss Mildred
Denton
Elmer Butler
Edward Pippin
Teen Henry
George Vincent
Boyer Funeral Home
Harrington Cemetery
Nick Henry
Ed Henry
Clyde White
Norris Reed
Daytona Beach
Florida
Frank Willoughby
J. A. Willoughby
Artley Clarke
Newark
Del
Chas. Sewell
Larry
Janice Lee
Queen Anne
Cleveland Henry
Thomas Swann
Harry Wooters
Hickman Church Plans Sunday Services and Quarterly Conference
Hickman NM EE Church schedules Sunday worship at 3 p m with Sunday school at 2 p m and announces the last quarterly conference on Monday Feb 25. Local families share visits and gatherings including Torberts Fearing Crolls Nobles and Breidings with relatives and friends across nearby towns. Lt Barbara Brown reports arrival in Yokohama while nursing duties loom in the Far East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickman
W. S. Torbert
Jessie Fearing
Fred Torbert
Richard Wilson
Williston
William Croll
Isaac Noble
Ida Hollis
Fred Messick
Douglas
Larry Breeding
Ella Breeding
Ola Wroten
Seaford
Sallie Wroten
Annie Wilson
W. IF. Torbert
Wilmer Nagel
Margaret Breeding
Federalsburg
Bruce Bowdle
Milford
W. F. Torbert
Norman Breeding
Chester
Walter Harrington
Wilmington
Lina Harrington
Sam Andrew
Clayton Brown
Barbara Brown
Yokohama
Japan
Brown
Far East
Bill Tull
William Tull
Near
Bridgeville
Weekend Visits and Hospital Update
Mrs Wesley Breeding hosted Saturday afternoon visitors while Mrs Anderson Redden remained a patient at Easton Memorial Hospital. Accompanying her were Mrs Leonard Sparks, R N, and reports note Mr and Mrs Frank Flounders called on Mr and Mrs Charles Hobbs in Wilmington Delaware last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Breeding
Anderson Redden
Easton Memorial Hospital
Leonard Sparks
R. N
Frank Flounders
Charles Hobbs
Wilmington
Del
Adams Cross Roads Sunday School and visitors at Bloomery
Adams family and friends are listed as callers in the Adams cross roads area with church events at Bloomery Methodist Church. Rev Knicely directs the Sunday program with 2 pm Sunday school and 3 pm preaching. Several local residents from Cambridge Wilmington Lewes and Smithville are noted as visitors and callers. The Smithville Homemakers Club plans a covered dish dinner Tuesday at noon at the Community House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knicely
Bloomery Methodist
Earle Robinson
Virginia Lee
Adams Homestead
Alden Hopkins
Lewes
Smithville
Fluorescent Lights Fail at Low Temperatures or Voltage
Fluorescent lighting underperforms when environments are cold or voltages are reduced. Experts advise ensuring adequate ambient heat and stable power to maintain brightness and efficiency.
Romans Used Asbestos Wicks in Oil Lamps
Ancient sources indicate Romans employed asbestos fibers as lamp wicks to sustain clean, steady flames. This practice reflects early material science and daily life in antiquity.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edward T. Miller
Maryland
James EF. Curry, Sr
James EF. Curry, Jr
Edith I. Bennett
Preston
Hobbs
F. N. Smith
Sue
Francis S<archer
Nelson Newry
Nelson
Clover Farm
Ole
Corkhill
Chuck Roast
The
Cates
Prunes
Mane Et Eee
Uncle Greens
Armour
Kelloggs
Hershey
Fleetwood’s Clover Farm
Denton, Md
Gotham
Mrs. Day
Denton, Maryland
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