Mary Ball Washington Mother of George Washington
Mary Ball Washington, mother of George Washington, hailed from Virginia and married Augustine Washington in 1730. She raised six children, supported her son’s midshipman dream, kept calm through his distant years, and kept a brave spirit, meditating alone at Meditation Rock. She died in 1789 at age eighty plus.
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George Washington
Virginia
Mary Ball
Rose of
Epping Forest
George Eskridge
Augustine Washington
George
Indianapolis News
Mary Ball Washington
Meditation Rock
Cornwallis
Washington
United States
News From The COC Camp D-2 Maryland Highlights
Camp D-2 notes feature visits by Dr. Lester J. Dugan and Capt. William Lepper, plus trainee selections for Fort Meade. Education programs expand with leather work, photography, sign painting, first aid, business English, and gardening plans. A major opinion piece protests Washington motor tax diversions harming Maryland and Virginia roads, urging citizen letters to officials and Congress alike for road funding reform.
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Lester J. Dugan
McRes
Washington
Ireland
Queen Anne’s
Caroline
Calvin Jenkins
White Stone
Virginia
Lepper
Fort George Meade
CCC
Fort Meade
Camp D-2
Goldsboro
Maryland
Gale
J. E. White
Dugan
Mitchell
Bennett M. Venable
Virgil Stinson
Stinson
Happy Days Publishing Co
Washington, D. C
Yale
Washington at 25 and the making of a Virginia leader
George Washington at twenty five sits for a rare miniature marking early signs of a future Virginia leader. The piece notes his 1759 marriage to Martha Custis widow and the death of half brother Lawrence lifting his wealth, while his early twenties show a soldier’s bold yet measured courage.
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George Washington
Virginia
Martha
Daniel Custis
Lawrence
George
America
Yale University Press
For Sale 15 Tons of Soybean and Straw Bale
For sale 15 tons of baled Soybean and Lespedeza straw and hay from Sunny Slope Farm Denton Maryland. Also listed is a help wanted ad seeking a reliable man to call on farmers in Caroline County with up to 12 dollars a day. Additionally wanted items include Rye Buckwheat Lespedeza Cow Peas and Soy Beans with high cash prices from Walton Owens Bridgeville Delaware.
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Caroline County
McNess Co
Dept. T. Freeport
Ilinois
Walton Owens
Bridgeville
Del
Order in Equity Sale Ratified in Caroline County Court
In the Circuit Court for Caroline county in equity No 3395 the sale reported by Wilbert L Merriken assignee is ratified and confirmed unless opposed by April 22. A copy of this order must appear in a Caroline county newspaper for four consecutive weeks before March 22. The report lists sales at $995.00.
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Circuit Court
Caroline County
Wilbert L. Merriken
Diversion of Motor Vehicle Taxes Debate in Maryland
The discussion condemns the diversion of motor vehicle tax funds and urges repeal or full allotment to Maryland by the U S Department of Public Roads. The speaker stresses Maryland as a by-pass state with a strong claim to the $2 3 million diversion funds and calls for corrective action.
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Washington
D. C
Maryland
Virginia
Baltimore
Nice
Perry
Goldsborough
Lewis
Palmisano
38Rd
Tydings
Philadelphia
District of Columbia
District of Columbian
House of Representatives
Jackson
Baltimore City
House of Delegates
Tydings and
Radcliffe
Congress
State of
U. S. Department of Public Roads
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Denton Journal
Melvin & Johnson, Inc
COC
F. D. Zeigler
Sunny Slope Farm
Denton, Md
Bridgeville, del
Niss
Martha Annie Hughes
J. Henry Hughes
T. Clayton Horsey
Ford
cOlay
SCO
Derrydale
Deldont
del Monte
California
Choice Tomatoes
Farmaale
Princess Oleo
Crisco
Rinso
Wadorf
Gorton’s
Wheaties
Marco Dog Food
Super Suds
Calif Seedlese
ASCO
Alaska
Crax
India
Pride of
Killarney
Pekoe Tea
Ube
Bhe
Ars
Borden's
Eagle Brand
Victor
ACME
Florida
Golden Rire
Swift
Bologna
Pat Aes
Denton
The
Republic
the Peoples Bank of
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
James Bins
Beerly
James F. Bure Holmes
Dodge
Dodger
Theis Motor Company
First Street
Denton, Maryland
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