1954 Progress Report On 12 Year Program
Progress report outlines the 12 year road-building plan starting January 1 1954 across Caroline Cecil Kent Queen Annes and Talbot counties. Contracts totaling 11 046659 dollars cover 106 miles of road with 6 878071 dollars for a northward dual highway to Warwick Cecil County and a bypass of Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centreville
Delaware Line
upper Shore
Caroline
Cecil
Kent
Queen Anne’s
Talbot
Warwick
Cecil County
Delaware
Atlantic Seaboard
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
Easton
Shirkham road
Md. 317
Md. 313
Rising Sun
U. S. 222
Port Deposit
Church Hill
Caroline County
Tuckahoe Bridge
Chapel Branch
Preston
Bureau
Ridgely
Greensboro
Old Town Branch
Spring Branch
General Assembly To Review Integration Plan In Maryland
Gov McKheldin's Commission on Interracial Relations urges Maryland counties to begin immediate outreach on school integration through civic groups and adult education for Negroes and whites. It calls for preparatory education to ease tensions, noting rural areas face key readjustment. Baltimore City already desegregated schools and some restaurants, while the Sheraton-Belvedere opened facilities to Negroes except the bar due to liquor rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Baltimore City
Supreme Court
high court
commission
W. C. Rogers
Sheraton- Belvedere
Baltimore
160 Bushel Corn Crop Tops Maryland Club Yields
Dorchester County farmer Joseph H. Layton led 38 Maryland farmers reporting 1954 100 bushel corn club results with a 160 bushels per acre yield. University of Maryland agronomist Charles Ellington notes Dorchester had most members and most over 100 bushels, with 17 of 21 members above 100. Kent and Talbot counties also contributed, but Hurricane Hazel and drought hindered progress. Club work aims to reveal how cultural practices affect yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Layton
Dorchester County
Maryland
corn club
Layton
Charles P. Ellington
University of Maryland Extension agronomist
Talbot County club
Caroline County club
Ellington
Kent County
University of Maryland agronomy department
Weather Data January 24 1848 California Gold Discovery
Report notes a significant weather day while news focuses on California as reports confirm gold discovery news reaching traders and settlers. Observers record atmospheric conditions and temperature ranges accompanying the frontier report.
Two Critically Injured in Motorcycle Collision
Charles A. Sanger of Cordova and Wilbur G. Stinchcomb of Sherwood were critically injured when their motorcycle struck the rear of a pickup on Route 328 near New Bridge. The bike, ridden by Sanger, reportedly sped to pass Lloyd B. Harris of Denton, who drove the truck. Sanger suffered multiple injuries and Stinchcomb a double fracture with possible skull fracture. The motorcycle were total loss and Harris was unhurt. both men were taken to Memorial Hospital, Easton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Sanger
Cordova
Wilbur G. Stinchcomb
Sherwood
New Bridge
Sanger
Lloyd B. Harris
Denton
Stinchcomb
Alvin Shaffer
Harris
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Concord Chipmunks Hold January 4-H Meeting
Concord 4-H club reports two new members Marilyn Thomas and Mary Lois Adams. Plans through March discussed. Margaret Ann Todd to press a pleated skirt February 1. On February 15 a nylon stocking demonstration. project report on Laundering due. Next meeting at Margaret Ann Todd's home February 1 at 7 30. Ruth Ann Brindley Concord 4-H Reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ann Todd
Concord
Williston
Ruth Ann Brindley
Smith Resigns As Special Asst Attorney General
Marvin Fr. Smith of Federalsburg resigns as Special Assistant Attorney General of Maryland in charge of subversive activities. Attorney General C. Ferdinand Sybert praises his work on the subversive activities program. Smith will devote full time to his Denton law practice. He was appointed February 1, 1953 by former AG Rollins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Fr. Smith
Federalsburg
Maryland
Smith
C. Ferdinand Sybert
Denton
Rollins
Clothing Leaders Training Meeting in Denton
Miss Lavonia Hilbert University of Maryland Clothing Specialist will hold a Training Meeting for the Clothing Leaders of the 17 Caroline Homemakers Clubs on January 28 from 1 30 to 3 30 p m in the Fellowship Room of the Church of the Brethren in Denton She will discuss selection and care of fabrics in the family wardrobe and provide help in methods for presenting this topic at the February meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavonia Hilbert
University of Maryland
Caroline
Church of the Brethren j
Denton
Deer Hit By Autos Warnings From Maryland Commission
The Maryland Game and Inland Fish Commission warns of high deer fatalities on highways at night. It notes 74 deer killed by cars and 2 by trains in Maryland over six months, and over 1,400 hit by autos in Michigan in 1953. It highlights that Maryland law does not allow keeping a deer carcass after accidental collision unless reported promptly to a game warden with evidence, and urges motorists to drive cautiously to protect both people and the deer herd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Game and Inland Fish Commission
Maryland
Michigan State Commission
Commission
Caroline County Bird Club Meeting January 24
The January meeting of the Caroline County Bird Club will be held at 7 45 PM in the Ridgely Methodist Church meeting room. Miss A May Thompson will recall her West Coast and Hawaii trip experiences. A film titled The Woodcock and a new bird song record by Miss Margaret Butenschoen will be presented. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Bird Club
Ridgely Methodist Church
A. May Thompson
West Coast
Hawaii
The Woodcock
Margaret Butenschoen
Denton
The Barefoot Contessa at Reese Theatre
Hollywood names Bogart and Ava Gardner star in The Barefoot Contessa at Reese Theatre Harrington. The film plays Sunday Monday and Tuesday January 23 24 25 as a dramatic season highlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey Bogart
Ava Gardner
United Artists
Reese
Harrington
Contessa
Prof Thomas Baucom Receives Columbia Diploma
Denton resident Thomas Victor Baucom earned a professional diploma as Supervisor of Mathematics in Secondary Schools from Teachers College at Columbia University New York City on December 27 1954. Dr Hollis L Caswell announced the diploma among the first earned during his inaugural semester as president, having taken office on July 30 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Victor Baucom
Denton
Teachers College
Columbia University
New York City
Hollis L. Caswell
Caswell
graduate school of education
United States
Naomi and Lois Fuchs Report At Maryland 4-H Meeting
Naomi and Lois Fuchs report on two discussion groups at the joint Maryland 4-H Older Youth and Associated Farm Bureau Young People meeting at the Lord Baltimore Hotel in Baltimore on January 13. Topics covered include farming as a career, getting started, staying vs leaving farming, insecurity from price swings, high costs, disease, weather, and crop failure. The women highlighted better seed, crop rotation, drainage, soil improvement, conservation, and stronger insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi
Jois Fuchs
Denton
Maryland
Associated Farm Bureau
Lord Baltimore
Baltimore
Naomi Fuchs
FSPS Honors 40-Year Service Pins Recipients
FSPS presents 40 year service pins to long serving staff members including Bill Lank foreman at Steele substation in Denton and Perry Willey line foreman at Cambridge. Harrison Parsons, nicknamed Smoke, praised for miles of service patrolling lines. current operator at Lake Street station in Salisbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Moore, Jr
Eastern Shore Public Service
Harry Wilson Lank
Bill Lank
Steele
Denton
Vienna
Wilmington
Georgetown
Del
Perry Willey
Cambridge
Perry
electric company
Harrison Parsons
Harrison
Mill Street
Salisbury
Lake Street
Caroline County Fire Report for December
Caroline County volunteer firemen answered 27 alarms in December with 19 in rural areas and 8 in towns. They logged 403 man-hours, traveled 184 miles, used 2130 feet of 1 inch hose, 300 feet of 1 1/2 inch hose, and 274 feet of ladders. Losses totaled 11000 with 4200 insured. Denton led with 12 fires, Federalsburg followed with 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Denton
Federalsburg
Bentenia Presents White Christmas at Dentonia Theatre
The Vista Vision Paramount musical comedy White Christmas stars Irving Berlin songs and romance. It opens at Dentonia Theatre on Saturday January 22 and runs through January 23 24 and 25 with dance and humor throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vista Vision
Irving Berlin
Dentonia Theatre
Evening Courses At Salisbury State Teachers College
Dr J D Blackwell announces second semester evening courses at Salisbury State Teachers College. On Mondays: Play Production, Teaching of Art, Guidance, English Literature, Biological Science, Marriage and Family Relations. Tuesdays: Introduction to Philosophy, Physical Science, Health of the School Child. Wednesdays: Reading Disabilities, Mental Hygiene. Thursdays: none listed. Classes run 7 to 9 30 pm, three semester hours each except Art two. Eight or more students to organize, register Jan 31. Auditing free. Open to beginning and advanced students. 21 new students admitted, many men returning after military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Blackwell
Salisbury State Teachers College
MacCurdy Burnet
Henrietta S. Purnell
James R. Focht
Francis B. Fleming
M. C. Fleming
Helen L. Jamart
T. J. Caruthers
Allen D. Weaver
Miss Jamart
Anne H. Matthews
John B. May
Marydel Fire Company Elects Officers For 1955
The Mary Del Volunteer Fire Company installed new officers at its January meeting led by President A L Harman and Vice President A F L Wyatt. Fire recorder Earl Starkey reports 26 alarms in 1954 with 11 members average attendance and about 3800 man hours of service. Members attended county and State firemen's parades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary-Del
James Walker
A. L. Harman
Amos EH. Wyatt
C. J. Phillips
Edgar Harman
Louis Antal, Jr
Frank Bezerics
Phillip DiRocco
Fmer Sutton
Elvin Phillips
Earl Starkey
fire recorder
Fountains Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Frank Fountain marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a surprise party on December 21 hosted by their children. Relatives included sister in law Mrs Clem Melaney and husband celebrating fifty years since June 29. The couple, with five children and seventeen grandchildren, were joined by Mr and Mrs Elon Wright and daughter Peggy. Refreshments featured homemade ice cream cake and candy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fountain
Clem Melaney
Fountain
Elon Wright
Peggy
Relaxed Rules For Allotments Explain 1955 Program
Maryland farmers ask how dropping cross- compliance for price support affects operations. Geo B Reeves explains: stay within corn allotments for price support loans and purchase agreements. If a marketing quota exists, penalties apply for exceeding allotted acreage. ACP cost sharing requires compliance with all crop allotments for eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Geo. B. Reeves
ASC
Commodity Credit Corporation
Department of Agriculture
Reeves
Red Cross Calls Meeting for All Caroline Members
At a January meeting Dr. Riley outlined a February 10 gathering at 8 p m in the County Health Building. The Caroline County Red Cross will approve new by laws, elect four directors for three years, and discuss any other items from National Headquarters. All chapter members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
American Red Cross
Riley
Red Cross
Caroline County
Chapter of
Homemakers Clubs Training Meeting In Denton
Miss Margaret Loar of the Maryland University Extension Staff will lead an Officers training session for 17 Caroline County Homemakers Clubs today in the Church of the Brethren Fellowship Room Denton. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. attendees bring lunch and Mrs JD Ralph Horsey will serve coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Loar
Maryland University Extension Staff
Caroline County
Church of the Brethren
Denton
JD. Ralph Horsey
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ake
General Assembly
Weather Data
California
Edison
Sun
Concord Chipmunks
our
4-H
Marilyn Thomas
Mary Lois Adams
Caroline County Bird Club
Thomas Baucom
Columbia
Naomi And
Lois Fuchs
Wilson H. Elkins
James Sanders
Thelma Hackett
Ruth Turner
Furman’s Grove
Nancy Rice
Betty Moore
Beth Pinder
Furman’s Grove Club
Maomi Fuchs
Martha Harrington
Clifton G. Crouse
Hansen Hoffman
FSPS
Bentenia
Marydel Fire Company
Homemakers
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