Severe weekend storms flood Caroline region causing extensive damage
Two storms lashed Caroline last weekend, knocking out Ridgely street lights and halting town services. Queen Annes County areas from Spaniards Neck to Price's Station faced hail and crop destruction, with Conquest Beach evacuees and boats driven ashore. Damage reaches $110,000 plus from a lightning fire at Bridgeville’s Quality Shirt Co. and widespread treefalls hindered Milford Milton Ellendale routes. several factories and homes suffered roof and structural damage, while telecoms and power lines were down for hours.
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Ridgely
Tolchester-Feirlee
Kent County
Tolchester
Baltimore
Queen Anne’s County
Spaniard’s Neck
Centreville
Price’s Station
Milford
Georgetown
Milton-Ellendale
James Brooks
Ellendale
Milton
Herman Brittingham
John Isaacs Canning Factory
Milton-Milford
Denton
Rehoboth
Mahoney Gains In Queen Annes Recount
The recount in Queen Annes County proceeds amid tension as Mahoney warns it will last two weeks and extend to the Court of Appeals. In court Mahoney clashed with Richard T. Earle as Joseph George and other key figures clashed over ballot initials and admissibility, with ballots initially set aside for review and witnesses summoned to resolve the dispute.
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Court of Appeals
Queen Anne’s County
George
William E. Elburn
Threeman Board
Mahoney
Byrd
Pressman
William C. Walsh
Rehoboth Art League Announces Summer Art Classes
The Rehoboth Art League will run summer classes July 5 through August 27 at the Henlopen Acres Studio in Rehoboth Beach. Walk in registration is allowed. Miss Gladys Smith serves as registrar and accountant. Classes include Drawing Painting Ceramics and a Flower Arrangement Workshop with exhibits shows and musicales planned all summer.
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Rehoboth Art League, Inc
Henlopen Acres
Rehoboth Beach
Gladys Smith
Kind Hearts By Hilda K Wiggin
A short verse extols kind hearts aiding a weary brother and guiding away from sin. It frames kindness as courage, protection from temptation, and a path to light, urging gentle acts to steady seekers on a challenging journey.
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Kind Hearts
Hilda K. Wiggin
Air Force assumes its own Recruiting Service at Easton
The United States Air Force on July 1 took control of its Recruiting Service forming the 3500th USAF Recruiting Wing at Wright Patterson Air Force Base Ohio with Brig. Gen. A H Luehman named Commander. M/Sgt Joseph A Adams Jr remains the Air Force Recruiting Officer in the Easton area while Army Recruiting will transition to SEC Ralph E Hammond around July 26.
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United States Air Force
Air Force
USAF
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
A. H. Luehman
Air Force Public Information
Army
Secretary of Defense
America
Joseph A. Adams, Jr
Easton
Ralph E. Hammond
U. S. Army
Army Recruiting Service
American Legion Home
Dover Street
Leading upward to the light and helping the weary
A short devotional note praising kind hearts that lift others toward hope. It celebrates acts of aid that bring comfort, peace, and rest to the distressed, urging generous, supportive leadership in times of need.
Camp Claiborne Opens With Girl Scout Activities
Camp Claiborne, the Peninsula Girl Scout Camp, hosted about 40 visitors Sunday enjoying canoe races and waterfront activities. Josephine Powell of Troop 94 Galena won a paddle for top points, with her canoe in both major races. Rebecca Warner is waterfront director. Fishing and crabbing provided meals for many campers. One camper hails from Trederick. two Virginia girls are registered for the second term. The next session begins Sunday July 11 with near full registration. non scouts may join if council registration remains uncapped. For info contact the Peninsula Girl Scout Council Office, Denton.
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Claiborne
Josephine Powell
Galena
Rebecca Warner
Trederick
Virginia
Girl Scouts
Peninsula Girl Scout Council Office
Denton
Hillsboro social notes feature regional visitors and guests
The Hillsboro column lists visits and holidays among residents and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Honecker Jr. and daughter from Silver Spring visited C. Kemp Stewart. Nancy and Elaine Ewing returned from Elkton. Sadye Wothers Beulah Wothers and Rodney Cummings spent holidays in Rehoboth. Visitors include Sue Pepper in Federalsburg and Kay Betty Sue Taylor in Salisbury with grandparents. Additional guests and hosts span Wilmington Easton Ridgely Laurel and Baltimore area.
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Nancy
Elaine Ewing
Elkton
Alfred Gadow
Sadye Wothers
Beulah Wothers
Rodney Cummings
Rehoboth
Sue Pepper
Woodrow Laramore
Federalsburg
Kay
Betty Sue Taylor
Salisbury
Milford Kline
John Meintzer
Easton
Wm. Brown
Estelle Meintzer
Wm. Sherwood
Wilmington
Mary Rowe
Bernice Sherwood
Frank Fleming
Henry Fleming
Ridgely
Edward Simpson
Ira Nelson, Jr
Frappe
Harry Kemp
Weldon Reeley
Laurel
Everett Murphy
Frances Murphy
Sharon Reeley
Vernon Baker
Virginia
Herbert Rice
Hamburg
N. Y
Herbert Rice, Jr
West Point
Loran Markham
Lorraine Markham
Baltimore
Oscar Rice
Smith Receives Citation For Quick Crash Response
Citation awarded to Sgt. Smith for outstanding handling of an aircraft crash emergency at the Southeast end of Hunter. Aircraft No. 344 landed minutes earlier. VHF instructions to Sgt. Smith and relay over low frequency guided crash crews, enabling rapid progress. 123rd Wing and pilot express sincere appreciation.
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Hunter
Smith
Bluegill Sunfish: Range, Traits, Habits, Value in Maryland
Maryland Game and Inland Fish Commission describes bluegill as a popular panfish found in nearly all Maryland waters. It notes the jet black ear flap, occasional two pound individuals, and nesting behavior by males. Feeding includes flies and small fish. sport fishing is strong with light tackle. Management stresses clean water and food, with limited commercial value but high recreational and esthetic value.
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Mississippi River Valley
Great Lakes
South Atlantic
Maryland
Gulf States
Industrial Arts Awards Set For August 16th Maryland Students Compete
Classroom handicraft projects from nearly 200 Maryland secondary students will vie for 45000 in prizes at the 1954 Industrial Arts Awards finals. More than 5000 entries across 14 divisions are judged July 14-16 in Dearborn Michigan. Winners announced August 16. Cash prizes total over 700 classifications, with $100 awards and a three day Ford sponsored tour for winners and instructors.
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Maryland
H. M. James
Baltimore
IAA
Journal Today
James
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn
Mich
Giant tortoise lifespan reaches three centuries
The giant tortoise is noted for potential lifespans up to 300 years, highlighting remarkable longevity among reptiles and its status as one of the longest living vertebrates.
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Caroline
Queen Anne
Rehoboth Art League
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M Renshaw
Twe Cliff
TWE Gun
WA Military
Hawaii
Renshalv
Maryland Boy Designers
Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild
Richard A. Jenkins
William C. Mason
Silver Spring
Washington, D.C
Panama Canal
Naval Reserve
U.S
Congress
Yacht Club
NAVY
Camp Claiborne
Hillsboro
Herbert Honecker, Jr
C. Kemp Stewart
William
Maryland Wildlife
Maryland Game & Inland Fish Commission
Bluegill
Bray Chiuialan
Saki
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