26 Feb 1937
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1937
Page
1
Quality day old and started chicks including Rocks Reds and Leghorns from blood tested flocks. First hatch March 8. Custom hatching available for hen and turkey eggs. Davis Hatchery at 114 miles from Preston. Phone 8 F 11.
Eastern Shore Public Service Company awarded honor certificates to Denton Office employees for a twelve month period ending December 31 with no personal injury accidents. Two-star, one-star silver certificates were given to long service workers Maurice Hall, H. H. Smith, Harry Richardson, P. A. Croll, and J. H. McAllister for five to ten years without lost time. A special certificate recognized the Denton Office for a year without any accident causing time loss.
The following students were eligible for the Honor Roll at the State Teachers College at Salisbury for the First Semester of 1937 38. The students made an average grade of B or better in all work. Freshmen Olin Bedsworth Crisfield Richard Blackwell Salisbury Sara Bradley Mardela Mary Coughlin Crapo William Cumming Denton Ruth Harcum Salisbury Helen Johnson Cambridge June Mount Salisbury Shirley Powell Salisbury Howard Stevenson Pocomoke Kathleen Tilghman Salisbury Lila Todd Rising Sun Robert Wilkins Salisbury Barbara Willing Salisbury Marjorie Wright Hebron Sophomores Helen Adkins Salisbury William Champlin Cambridge Dorothy Delahay Oxford Charles Ellicott Tynskin Margaret Jefferson Federalsburg Mary Richardson Crisfield Carroll Speck Salisbury Dorothy Clow Sadlersville Earl Corkran Easton Elizabeth Culver Salisbury Robert Doenges Cambridge Kathryn Cross Rocks Margaret Laws Parsonburg Louise Mitchell Cambridge Elizabeth Short Salisbury Carolyn Warner Easton Dorothy Wilkins Salisbury Edna Williams Hollywood Ruth Willing Bivalve Mildred Heptinstall Salisbury Seniors Vivian Bounds Salisbury Jerome Fletcher Waldorf Carolyn Horsey Salisbury Lillian Hough Seneca Frances Parsons Salisbury Arthur Somervell Salisbury Gwynette Thompson Hurlock Florence Waters Oriole
The Orphans Court met with Judges Towers Handy and Dennis. Letters of administration on the estates of Hester R. Wyatt and George T. Shockley were granted to named heirs with bonds approved and creditors notified. Appointments included Bertha E. Moore Georgia F. Dill and Harry Jones Susie Thornton. Accounts, renunciations, appraisers named, and petitions filed in several estates.
Miss Smith the county health nurse spoke to fourth to sixth graders about colds, urging prompt care, reporting to health authorities, and home remedies. She warned that even light colds can threaten lungs and heart and advised eight hours sleep, fluids, fresh air, hand washing, and medical consultation.
A Maryland historical essay contest for high school graduates of 1938 invites submissions on The Judiciary of the Eastern Shore of Maryland Between 1787 and 1887. Prizes total 25, 15, 10, and 5 dollars. Entries due May 1 1938 to Edward D. Martin Baltimore.
A 20000 dollar blaze destroyed Elmer Bowdle’s general merchandise store in Marydel last Wednesday at 2 am. Three fire units from Hardy, Dover and Greensboro battled flames for two and a half hours, saving no contents. Three nearby rooms were damaged and service interruptions followed. Bowdle, in Baltimore for treatment, returned after the blaze.
Mary land 4 H members urged to begin farm account books by March 1, the final date to open records for the fifth National 4 H Farm Account Contest. Books must cover 12 months and may start Jan 1 or Feb 1. Contestants submit a 1000 word profit and loss analysis. Prizes range from 5 to 26 dollars, with top honors up to 500 dollars.
Beef shanks are cut into cubes and seasoned with salt and pepper then dredged in flour. Brown in a frying pan, add onion and meat sauce with tomato juice and water. Simmer for about two hours, add noodles and cook twenty minutes more. Serve with sweet potatoes and slaw.
A historical note records the charter for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad being granted in 1627, marking an early milestone in transportation development and the region's commercial expansion.
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