Unemployment distress prompts public works push in New York
Editorial notes rising unemployment across the country. New York speeds up public works to aid workers amid a shift of jobless from other states. Labor Bureau cites about four million unemployed nationwide, with manufacturing and farm labor declines. Reports of bread lines, coal and cotton industry troubles, and farm cooperative marketing studies highlight widespread economic strain and calls for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York State
New York
Empire State
The
Labor Bureau, Inc
United States
Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics
Associated Press
Chicago
U. S. Senate
Evansville
Ind
Bicknell
Pawtucket
R. 1
Salem
Mass
Price Quotation Work Improves Farm Prices Across Area
Interviews with hundreds of farmers show broad support for the Price Quotation Committee and its role in securing better potato prices. The study promises to publish results once field work completes, with protections ensuring farmer anonymity and strict confidence for all respondents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manny
Eastern Shore Farmers Association
Fragmented text on character in society and commerce
Fragmentary passage discusses character as a value in traffic enforcement, sales, banking, and insurance. It contrasts personal virtue with leadership and stability, but the fragment ends mid thought without concrete events or names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Health of the School Child Health talks on pre school medical supervision
Dr. R H Riley chief of the Bureau of Communicable Diseases of the State Department of Health urges regular medical supervision from birth to school age to ensure full school readiness. He cites large scale health conferences, vaccination, toxin antitoxin, and remedial care as key, noting improvements in children after early care and the rising reach of such supervision across Maryland counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Riley
Bureau of Communicable Diseases
State Department of Health
State Bureau of Child Hygiene
Maryland
Dinner While You Wait Oven Menu Guide
A homey guide shows oven friendly meals and a baked Tomato Cheese and Rice dish. It includes step by step recipes for baked rice with tomatoes and cheese and a prune souffle with custard sauce, plus a custard sauce to finish. Recipes specify measurements and cooking times for practical kitchen use.
Smithville Club Plans Tuesday All Day Meeting
The Smithville Community Club schedules an all day session on Tuesday February 21 with morning basketry and afternoon dress cutting and fitting. Attendance urged for all interested in club work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithville
Oscar Alford
Walter Lyden
Dorsey Nichols
Earl Alford
Frank Adams
Frank Doerr
Concord
Sidney Collins
Rock
Catherine Todd
Ruth Fountain
Robert Clark
Virgil Turner
Nelson Ferrins
Charles Wright
Donald
Horace Robinson
Will Ross
American Corner
W. M. Fountain
Howard Wright
Floyd Smith
Paul Nichols
Arene
Daniel Nichols
George Dalton and Son
New Brunswick
Fritz Randolph
Elizabeth Bullock
Salisbury Normal School
Blaine Bullock
Rufus Nichols
Emmett Williamson
Near Here
Raymond Meredith
Alvin
Philadelphia
Margaret Hines
Agnes
Clementine Fountain
Mildred Scott
Milton
Chester Scott
George Tucker
Clarence
Greenwood
Orland Closson
Federalsburg
Margaret Collins
Helen
Mildred Noble
Ray
Kenneth Dew
Leon Meredith
Henry Neal
Mary Loux
Hurlock
George O'Day
Birthday gathering at Brodes home in Bethlehem
A Tuesday evening in Bethlehem celebrated Mrs. Brodes birthday with a cake, ice cream, and candy. Guests included many neighbors and family members, who departed gratefully after a pleasant night. The Ladies' Aid Society met at Mrs. F. H. Thomas's with plans to finish a quilt for church sale, next meeting at the parsonage with Rev. C. C. Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Brodes
Heber Lane
Ralph’ Brodes
Robert
Paxton Ledman
Ann
Gifford Bowdle
Joseph Pritchett
Layton Thompson
Claude
Charles Christopher
Wesley
Mary Agnes
John Sands
Allan
W. T. Carroll
F. H. Thomas
John W. Christopher
Ruth Layton
Cliffford Carroll
Ladies’ Aid Society
Preston
C. C. Harris
Adams' Floating Theatre to Resume 1928 Tour Locally
The James Adams Floating Theatre will return to Caroline county in 1928 as usual. Agent Carl E. Neel reports the boat has been raised after sinking at Thimble Shoals Chesapeake Bay last November, then fully rebuilt with new equipment. The remodeled craft promises greater comfort and capacity, continuing the tradition of clean, wholesome plays for local patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Adams
Caroline County
Carl E. Neel
Floating Theatre Company
Elizabeth City
N. C
Adama Company
Thimble Shoals
Chesapeake Bay
Winter Quarters
North Carolina
Ridgely Social Notes and Upcoming Events
Ridgely residents host visitors from Denton and Baltimore while others attend illness lists, club meetings, and family visits. The Community Club gathers at Lawrence Lynch’s home next Monday. the Ladies Aid plans a March 6 supper. annual Minstrels Show is slated for April 2 3 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Holsinger
Wright Gorton
Denton
Blanche Croll
Lawrence Lynch
Charles Fleckenstein
George
Baltimore
Ridgely
Lizzie Davis
Wilmington
Charles Starkey
J. F. Moore
Philadelphia
J. T. Moore
The
Ladies’ Aid
Robert ,Dean
Culver
Bryan Turbitt
A. W. Thompson
W. F. Porter
John Davis
Elma Wilson
Newport
Del
Mary Emma Porter
Stellan Diefenderfer
Templeville
Enigma Puzzle From A Historic Newspaper Clue
A cryptic puzzle lists numbered clues with phrases like a listening ear flowers allied to asters and a Maryland city. Solve by assigning one letter per number, keeping letters consistent, to reveal definitions such as an officer and a title of address. The answer references a tobacco warning phrase from a prior issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Congress
Adams Cross Roads Social Roundup and Visits
Adams Cross Roads reports visitors from Adams and Wright families near Smithville. The Dukes arrive on the R. F. Adams place. Charlie Adams from Wilmington spends two weeks with relatives. Epworth Aid meets at Lonza Steward’s home. Janie Cannon visited by Mrs Charlie Steward. Walter Adams hosts relatives in their new home. Several residents suffer flu symptoms. a Sunday School and Bloomery preaching concluded the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ormond Wright
Kemp Adams
Madaline
Arthur Adams
Smithville
Roland Dukes
R. F. Adams Place
Charlie Adams
Wilmington
Lonza Steward
Epworth Aid
Tribute to Mrs Elizabeth Dukes Faithful WCTU Member
In Denton on February 16 1928 a tribute notes the death of Mrs Elizabeth Dukes a faithful WCTU member always ready to do her part The writers MAY L FISHER JENNIE CROUSE GERTRUDE M WHEATLEY offer a prayerful reflection on her consistent Christian life and fidelity to the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Dukes
May L. Fisher
Jennie Crouse
Gertrude
M. Wheatley
Denton
Orphans Court in Caroline County Tackles Estates
The Caroline County Orphans Court met last Tuesday with Judges West Harper and Shawn. It approved letters of administration for Mary W Taylor deceased to Hezekiah Wisher and appointed appraisers Josiah A Beck and Samuel G Nuttle. Various executors and administrators filed releases and accounts for estates including Ellen Trice William Rhodes Catherine Duffey James McBride Agnes Waddell Elizabeth Dukes Annie Swain David Kinder Charles Wiggins Harry Sparks William Spies and others.
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Orphans’ Court
Caroline County
West
Harper and Shawn
Register of Wills
Mary W. Taylor
Hezekiah Wisher
Josiah A. Beck
Samuel G. Nuttle
Walter Trice
Ellen M. Trice
Lewis Trice, Sr
Edith Laigneil
Carrie McMahan
Mattie Rosser
Fannie Trice
Lewis H. Trice
Edna A. Connelly
George W. Rhodes
William Henry Rhodes
Sarah E. Rhodes
Charles Jarrell
Oscar Clark
Catherine Lee Duffey
Marie Vandoren
Guardian
J. Virgil Moore
James McBride
Richard Casson
Agnes H. Waddell
Ella B. Ward
Agnes H. George
Rose Madeline Cope
Scott Waddell
Harvey M. Parrott
Charles H. Kinder
David B. Kinder
Howard Grace
Charles Lewis
Renal
County Extension Meeting Notes Cantaloupe Growers Growers Attend
County Extension News reports a Del Marva Marketing Bureau meeting led by Dr F B Bomberger with about twenty Caroline county cantaloupe growers and Greensboro Fruit Growers members. It lists varieties Hearts of Gold Pearly Pink Meat Perfecto Hale s Best Pollock s 10 26 Rocky Ford and notes planting spacing manure and fertilizer recommendations for Wicomico county melons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Bomberger
Del-Mar-Vo Association
Caroline
Greensboro Fruit Growers
Hale's
Rocky Ford
Wicomico County
Melon harvest standout from 1927 Greensboro grower
Mr A C G Bilbrough of Greensboro and a Cooperative Cantaloupe Marketing member marketed over 7500 melons from one acre in 1927. Brumbaugh grew Hearts of Gold. rows 34 by 65 on light loam after white potatoes. Fertilization used broadcast manure, 800 tbsp 2 8 5 in row, and 80 tbsp nitrate of soda top dressing. Poultry flock notes warn against crowded houses lice worms drafts and other issues with guidance from Maryland Poultry Association for certified breeding flocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. CG. Bilbrough
Greensboro
Cooperative Cantaloupe Marketing Association
Brumbaugh
Maryland Poultry Association
Denton
Maryland
Aaron Fell
Bethesda
My Maryland at Maryland Theatre in Baltimore
The Shubert organization brings My Maryland back to the Maryland Theatre Baltimore for one week starting February 20 with the acclaimed cast. The operetta blends American history romance and music around Barbary Fritchie with a strong theme song Maryland My Maryland. The production features Donnelly Romberg music and a high standard of staging and performance. Additionally Ben Hur returns to New Dover Opera House February 20 and 21 in a grand motion picture stage version starring Ramon Novarro with hundreds of supporting players running through a famed historical epic portrayed with modern film artistry.
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America
Maryland
Frederick
Hagerstown
Romberg
Miss Donnelly
Mr. Romberg
Prince
Lew Wallace
Dover Opera House
New York
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
United States
Bethlehem
Judea
Hur
Asia
Antioch
Jesus of Nazareth
Ben-Hur
Esther
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Ramon Novarro
Keep Your Dogs Under Leash In Maryland Game Propagation
The Game Division of the Maryland Conservation Department urges dog owners to leash hounds and keep house cats at home to protect 14 000 rabbits and 6 000 bob white quail set for propagation. Roaming dogs and cats threaten these species, undermining restocking efforts funded by hunting licenses. Cooperation of sportsmen and the public is vital to sustain upland game for future seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Game Division
The
Conservation Department of Maryland
In loving remembrance of Allie H Satterfield
A mother memorializes her son Allie H Satterfield who died February 18, 1926 marking two years since his passing. She expresses enduring sorrow and pledges to keep his memory alive until they meet again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allie H. Satterfield
Allie
Emity Satterfield
Assignee's sale of valuable real estate in Caroline county
Public sale of a farm in the Third Election District Caroline county Maryland authorized by a 1912 mortgage from Josiah and Etta Holland to Alfred Gelletly and assigned to Wesley Thawley for collection. The property includes a 1½ story four room dwelling with barn and outbuildings. Sale set between 2 and 4 pm in front of the Denton Court House door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah Holland
Etta Holland
Alfred G. Gelletly
Liber J. K. S
Caroline County
Maryland
Wesley E. Thawley
Court House
Denton
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United States Department of Agriculture
Virginia
Theodore B. Manny
Federal Department
Del-Mar-Va
Eastern Shore Association
National Crime Commission
Public Service Commission
United Railways
Charles D. Emmons
Gamble Concert Company
Pearson
Adams’ Floating Theatre
Enigma
Ber
Adams Cross Roads
Orphans’ Court Proceedings
Grace L. Bowdle
Frederick L. Bowdle
Isaac H. Morris
Margaret J. Morris
T. Noble Jarrell
Charles H. Wiggins
Edith T. Sparks
Harry W. Sparks
H. Archie Spies
William M. Spies
William Earl Spies
County Extension News
Salisbury
WRC
Lord Calvert Quintette
Henri Sokolov
Feramors, Rubinstein
You Penn
Rubinstein
Moszkowski
Gioconda
Ponchielli
Plaza
Plaza Tobrederick
California
Itter, R. F. D
Hobbs
Journal
Pealiquor
Williston
Long Branch
Penliquor
Ieah Feod Mee
Age Fae
Adi Ee
Heberling
G. C. Heberling Company
Bloomington
Ill
W. H. Nuttle
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