Weather and Crop Conditions Report This Week
This week was sunny and moderately warm with light to heavy showers on two nights. Rain totals ranged from 0.99 to 2.71 inches across several stations. Crops and grasses improved with widespread threshing and haying. Wheat and rye yields and weights are reported, and various crops from corn to potatoes show good growth and harvest progress across Maryland towns and counties. John R. Weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore City
Airport
Dundalk
Homeland
Baltimore
Keedysville
Marriottsville
Queen Anne
Washington County
Lincoln
Del
Easton
Highland
Maryland
Farm Bureau Picnic at Garland Lake in July 1942
The Caroline County Farm Bureau Picnic will be held at Garland Lake on Tuesday July 21 1942. Entertainment and recreation include softball horse shoe pitching and swimming. Attendees are urged to come early bring lunch and eat with the group in picnic style. A short informational program will follow and refreshments will be served.
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Caroline County Farm Bureau
Garland Lake
Dentonians To Play Single Game At Greensboro Sunday
The Denton Baseball Club travels to Greensboro for a single 2:30 contest against Bill Snowberger's nine. Manager Neal aims for a fifth win as Thawley and Tribbitt flash infield magic and Vodvarka and Orme supply timely runs while Thawley and Hughes pace the mound staff.
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Dentonians
Greensboro
Denton Baseball Club
Bill Snowberger
Neal
Wes Thawley
Tribbitt
Vodvarka
Orme
Thawley
Hughes
Smith
Felton
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Moore
Brown
Willis
Denton
Wright
Davidson
Schaube
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Downes
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Roe
Greet
Wimbrow
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McCoy
If. Godwin
Dill
Killen
W. Roe
Godwin
Senator Roe Announces Run For Congress on Eastern Shore
Senator Roe pledges to serve Eastern Shore Maryland voters if nominated and elected. He cites 20 years in the Maryland Senate, wartime and postwar aims, opposition to nondefense waste, and opposition to pension bills. He emphasizes economy, tax fairness, and public trust while appealing to watermen and local constituents.
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Roe
Maryland
Congress
Maryland Senate
Caroline County Tops USO Navy Relief Drive
Caroline County communities exceeded the set quota by contributing 2554.04 dollars against 2050.00. Chairs Marydel Henderson Bert Kaler Greensboro Clark Quillen Denton DeWeese Carter Preston Heber Lane Federalsburg Sewell McIlvaine Hillsboro Joseph Eaton Ridgely Dr Jesse Fifer led local efforts. Communities Marydel Henderson Greensboro Ridgely Denton Hillsboro Preston Federalsburg raised varied amounts with Hobbs Harmony Bethlehem American Corner and Bridge Town among contributors.
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Navy
Caroline County
Caroline
Pple
Marydel
Henderson
Bert Kaler
Goldsboro
Clark Quillen
Greensboro
Raymond Rawlings Denton
DeWeese Carter Preston
Heber Lane
Federalsburg
Sewell
Amt
Rsd
Ridgely
Denton
Hillsboro
Preston
Federalsborg
Hobbs
Harmony
Bethlehem
American Corner
Bridgetown
G. Linden Duffey
Pilgrim Holiness Camp Meeting Opens July 24 in Denton
Plans for the Eastern District Pilgrim Holiness Camp Meeting at Denton announce July 24 through August 2 with Rev. Thomas S. Dixon as host and district VP. Rev. R M Raycroft and Rev. P C Carpenter will lead services. youth rally starts July 24. a missionary program is set for July 30. General Assembly sessions begin August 3. All cottages in the grove are occupied, two new ones added this year.
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Denton
Thomas S. Dixon
R. M. Raycroft
New York
P. C. Carpenter
Kentucky
E. H. Marshall
Salisbury
Etta Hoffman
Philadelphia
Winifred Ewell
Cape Charles
Mamie Mills
Cambridge
H. D. Dukes
Dover
Walter L. Surbrook
Detroit
General Conference
The
General Assembly
Easton
Army seeks sailors for Engineer Amphibian Command
The Army announces enlistments for men aged 18 to 45 for direct assignments to the Engineer Amphibian Command at Camp Edwards Massachusetts. Qualified candidates with experience in boatswain, coxswain, deckhand, fisherman, yachtman, oysterman, riggers, motorboat operator, signalman, cook, blacksmith, first mate, plumbers, radio operator, welder, mechanic, auto shop foreman, ship carpenter, draftsman, ship fitters, electrician and other trades are urged to apply at the District Recruiting and Induction station in Baltimore. Promotions are described as rapid for capable enlistees, with quotas limited and positions limited.
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Army
Engineer Amphibian Command
Camp Edwards
Mass
D. M. Cheston
Baltimore
Tte
Equitable
Woodland Values Soar as Forests Fuel War Efforts
Maryland authorities report woodlands worth 60 to 100 percent more than prewar levels due to defense needs. Timber prices rise, rail ties fetch high prices, and plywood and curves for military use boost demand. Foresters urge farmers to use 26 state and federal experts to guide cuts, protect future value, and organize wood-sawing bees to meet shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Davis
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Davis
Maryland
South
Sweden
Finland
Norway
Will Run For Associate Judge In Second Circuit
Albert Constable Esq of Elkton announces candidacy for the Cecil County seat of Maryland’s Second Judicial Circuit. He is son of the late Chief Judge Albert Constable and nephew of Associate Judge James F. Evans. Constable attended Elkton Public Schools, Randolph Macon Academy, Front Royal VA, Virginia Tech, and earned law degree at the University of Maryland. He practices in Cecil County, married with a son.
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Elkton
Cecil County
Maryland
Mr. Constable
James F. Evans
Constable
Randolph Macon Academy
Front Royal
Virginia
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
University of Maryland School of Law
Annual Tournament at Old St. Joseph's Aug 6
The annual Old St. Joseph's Church tournament near Cordova will be held Wednesday August 6. Morning features a horse show with riding and jousting in the afternoon. queen of Love and Beauty crowned for top points. Parish ladies offer country dinners. Governor Herbert R. O'Conor may deliver the coronation address. Don Riley to address Knights.
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Old St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Cordova
Harry D. Slaughter
Old St. Joseph’s
Herbert R. O’conor
Knights
Don Riley
Gasoline as Measure of War and Life Expectancy
The piece reflects on wartime fuel use, estimating life expectancy indirectly and comparing prewar gasoline consumption. It notes 15,000 gallons to drive an Army mechanized division 100 miles, juxtaposing civilian driving ranges with strategic targets such as Rotterdam and Dusseldorf.
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Pearl Harbor
Rotterdam
Dusseldorf
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