FHA Benefits Farmers By Explaining Loans And Rules
State FHA director Henry W. Webb explains farm financing under the amended National Housing Act. The guidance covers eligibility, loan amounts up to 90 percent of value, 6 percent interest, terms up to 25 years, down payments via land, all inclusive payments, required 15 percent labor for repairs, and differences from Federal Land Bank loans.
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Federal Housing Administration
Henry W. Webb
FHA
Federal
Federal Land Bank
Loan sources for a 4 percent, 40 year housing loan
The article notes that borrowers may seek loans at lending institutions, real estate dealers, building supply dealers, architects, and contractors and builders. It adds that preliminary inquiry can be made at the nearest Federal Housing Administration office.
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Federal Housing Administration
Best Sellers From Baker and Taylor May 1936 List
Baker and Taylor May sales show top fiction includes Free Land by Rose Wilder Lane and The Yearling by Marjorie K. Rawlings with multiple May and April releases. General titles span How To Win Friends and Influence People and The Evolution of Physics, noting recent reorders. Some titles dropped from the list as stores pause restocks, reflecting high pressure selling effects.
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Baker and Taylor Company
Rose Wilder Lane
Lisa Vale
Olive H. Prouty
Phyllis Bentley
Marjorie K. Rawlings
Gwen Bristow
Phyllis Hottone
Paomenetes C
Paul de Kruif
Dale Carnegie
Lin Yutang
Albert Einstein
Ann Curie
Eve Curie
Ferdinand
Munro Leaf
Heide
Johanna Spyri
Elizabeth Hawes
Rose Jeanne Slifer
Thornton Wilder
America
Ferdign
Lundberg
Somerset Houghn
Rene Belbenoit
William Macartney
John O'Hara
Aquilla
Hervey Allen
Cassidy of Bar 20 and Other Western Theaters Shows
Dentonia Theatre screens a westerns double feature including Cassidy of Bar 20 by Clarence E. Mulford about cattle rustling and frontier peril on Saturday June 11. Also Dangerous to Know a political racketeering tale on Saturday. Will Rogers in Life Begins at 40 plays Monday and Tuesday June 13 and 14. Romance in the Dark Wednesday June 15 stars Gladys Swarthout John Boles and John Barrymore. Doctor Rhythm June 16 and 17 features Bing Crosby and Beatrice Lillie in Paramount musical comedy.
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Hopalong Cassidy
Cassidy
Dentonia Theatre
Clarence E. Mulford
Bar 20
Will Rogers
20Th Century-Fox
America
Gladys Swarthout
John Boles
John Barrymore
Crosby
Lillie
Paramount
Bing Crosby
Beatrice Lillie
Seafood Cream Bake in Shells or Pan
Melt butter, stir in flour and milk to form a thick sauce. Fold in two cups mixed seafood and egg yolks with a splash of sherry, then heat gently. Fill shells or greased pan, top with butter and crumbs, bake at 375 for 45 minutes.
Radiant Living The Light In The Window
Rev C M Griffeth, Methodist pastor of Deal s Island Maryland, writes on how faith shines a light through daily life. The piece reflects on spiritual guidance, hopeful resilience, and moral duty for readers seeking comfort and direction.
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C. M. Griffeth
Deal’s Island, Md
The Window Light That Brings Cheer in Winter
A woman explains her habit of placing a light in her window to offer warmth and encouragement. The narrator recalls cheery home windows that seemed to reach out as welcomes on cold nights. One passerby credits the light with guiding a night of possible despair, inspiring the narrator to light their own window tonight.
Pickin' Berries Swing Outlet Heads to Ridgely Theatre
Harlem origin of Pickin Berries showcased in a Stage 6 sequence for Shirley Temple in Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. Ridgely Theatre hosts June 10 11 showings with Jones Family in A Trip To Paris June 14 15. Nurse From Brooklyn June 16 stars Sally Eilers and Paul Kelly in Universal release.
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Suzy
Harlem
Down South
20Th Century-Fox
Hollywood
Allan Dwan
Shirley Temple
Bill Robinson
Rebecca
Sunnybrook Farm
Shirley
Ridgely Theatre
Jones
Paris
Joneses
Sally Eilers
Paul Kelly
Kelly
Miss Eilers
Universal
Broooklyn
New York
Smithville Social Roundup: Local Visits and Recoveries
Smithville readers note several social visits and health updates. Elbert Turner and family from Federalsburg spent Saturday with John H. Lare family while John Meredith shows slow recovery. Althea Wheatley and Donald Lee were guests of Arthur Adams and wife. Palmer Lare hosted Greenwood visitors and dined with friends Sunday. Addie Bowdle entertained Wilmington guests, and Horace Robinson, Walter Lyden, Hildred Hitchens hosted relatives. Carrie Spence is improving at home.
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Elbert Turner
Federalsburg
John H. Lare
John Meredith
Althea Wheatley
Donald Lee
Arthur Adams
Palmer Lare
Greenwood
Georgetown
Addie Bowdle
Roland Bowdle
Wilmington
Horace Robinson
Walter Lyden
Hildred Hitchens
Carrie Spence
Ferries boost summer schedule Annapolis to Claiborne
Annapolis Matapeake Romancoke Claiborne ferries announce June 17 summer timetable with twenty round trips daily Annapolis to Matapeake and six round trips Romancoke to Claiborne. New Gov Harry W Nice motorship joins fleet enabling 3000 vehicles daily Annapolis Matapeake and 480 daily Romancoke Claiborne plus thousands of passengers.
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Annapolis-Matapeake
Romancoke-Claiborne
Annapolis
Matapeake
Romancoke
Claiborne
Harry W. Nice
Claiborne-Annapolis Ferry Company
Maryland
Tilghman’s Island
Freiert Re-Elected President Ad Club Baltimore
W K Freiert, director at Esskay Meat Products in Baltimore, was unanimously re-elected president of the Advertising Club of Baltimore for the third year. He has long been active in the meat packing industry and serves on multiple local boards. New officers include First Vice President Frederick P Stieff Jr and Second Vice President Raymond S Tompkins along with treasurer Abraham Warneer and secretary Victor P Skruck. Governors named: J C Bondurant, Wm T Childs Sr, S Carle Cooling, J Herbert Gaston, William H Gideon, A W Johnson, C Maryland Kelly, E H Landauer, Benjamin F Litsinger, J Thomas Lyons, Jacob G Moses, Edward F Reynard, S L Mummerman, Erwin Huber, E Lester Muller.
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W. K. Freiert
Wm. Schraderberg-T. J. Kurdle Co
Esskay
Baltimore
Advertising Club of
Freiert
Buffalo
N. Y
Jacob Cold Packing Company
Esskay Company
Advertising Club
Frelert
Baltimore Association of Commerce
Gavel Club of
Frederick P. Stieff Jr
Raymonds. Tompkins
Abraham Warneer
Victor P. Skruck
Louis S. Ashman
J. C. Bondurant
Wm. T. Childs
State Teachers College awards degrees ceremony
Miss Margaret Black directs the Mages and the Women's Glee Club as achievement awards are presented by Dr. Blackwell for scholarship and leadership. Senior honorees include Vivian Loraine Bounds Carolyn Horsey Alfred Jerome Fletcher Louise Gwynette Thompson from Wicomico Charles and Dorchester counties. Fletcher has received the achieve
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Women’s Glee Club
Margaret Black
Dr. Blackwell
Vivian Loraine Bounds
Carolyn Horsey
Wicomico County
Alfred Jerome Fletcher
Charles County
Louise Gwynette Thompson
Dorchester County
Mr. Fletcher
College award recipients named for four years
Miss Hough earns the key for two consecutive years while the junior and sophomore class recipients include George Doenges and Lillian Hutchison among others. The highest ranking students are Lillian Elizabeth Hough senior, George Robert Doenges junior, Carroll Speck sophomore, and Harold Richard Blackwell freshman.
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Miss Hough
George Doenges
Dorchester County
Lillian Virginia Hutchison
Queen Anne’s County
Helen Esther Adkins
Charles Lee Elliott
Wicomico County
Dorothy Anne Delabay
Talbot County
Harold Richard Blackwell
Ruth Kennerly Harcum
Kent and Sussex Fair Adds New Races This Year
The Kent and Sussex Fair unveils new races with a list of participants and nominations across multiple stables and states. Notable entrants include Eyler Stables Thurmont Md Elisha Parker Salisbury Md and Harry B Sloan Wellsville N Y with ongoing contests and cross state representatives.
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Kent and Sussex Fair
D. C
Samuel I. Unger
Shoemakersville
Neal H. Martz
Pottsville
Eyler Stables
Thurmont
Elisha P. Parker
Salisbury
Sumner Smith
Parkerford
J. Elwood Hinkle
Reading
James Hamer
Little Rock
S. C
Harry B. Sloan
Wellville
N. Y
John A. Turlington
Melfa
Smith
Berwick
Cobb Brothers
Wellsville
Harry S. Gould
Freehold
N. J
Ralph Cummings
Lancaster
Clauss Pace
William E. Miller
Washington, D. C
Edward Stegmaier
Wilkes-Barre
Samuel Stokes
Philadelphia
A. C. Beekman
Cranbury
Eskha P. Parker
William H. Simmons
Cambridge
Mahlon N. Haines
York
Caroline Stables
Tarboro
N. C
Freenoe N. J
E. A. Koons
Millersburg
W. G. Cowgill
Paulsboro
Samuel E. Unger
Eastern Shore Baseball League Scores and Schedule
Eastern Shore Baseball League week results show Pocomoke 11 Centreville 5 amid rain delays. Centreville 9 Pocomoke 8. Milford 9 Federalsburg 6. Easton 4 Cambridge 2. Dover 9. Upcoming games list Centreville at Cambridge, Salisbury at Easton, Milford at Pocomoke with daily matchups through Thursday.
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Centreville
Cambridge
Salisbury
Easton
Milford
Pocomoke
Dover
Federalsburg
Salisbury-Dover
Local Baseball Scores Across Four Days
Pocomoke and Salisbury dismissed opponents with varied results from Monday through Thursday. Notable games include Cambridge routing 16 to 16 in a marathon 16 innings that ended at midnight and Easton posting several wins while Centreville and Dover also posted multiple victories.
May Weather in 1938 Maryland and Delaware Regions
May 1938 brought cooler than normal temperatures with above average rainfall in Maryland and Delaware. Mean temperatures hovered around 60.8 to 61.5 degrees, with highs reaching the mid 90s in Cumberland and Millsboro recording a 85 degree high, while Oakland and Bridgeville saw lows near 23 to 37. Rain totals varied, peaking at 7.66 inches in Lincs and 4.49 inches in Delaware totals, with the month’s sunshine down about six percent.
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Maryland
Crisfield
Mt. Lavare Summit
Frostburg
Cumberland
Oakland
Delaware
Delaware City
Wilmington
Millsboro
Bridgeville
Lincs
Solomons
Weather totals show Bridgeville leads monthly rainfall
The report records rainfall reaching 6.78 inches in Bridgeville and 2.91 inches in Dover for the month, with 1.56 inches as the 24-hour peak on the 24th-25th. Overall totals show 1.17 inches above normal and 136 percent of normal, as compiled by J. R. Weeks, Meteorologist.
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Bridgeville
Dover
J. R. Weeks
Orphans Court Approves Estates in Caroline County
The Caroline County Orphans Court met with Judges Towers Handy and Dennis. Actions recorded include release in A T Reichman estate and sales accounts in Francis Loomis estate. Administration granted for Clifford Bailey. appraisers named for Louise Downe. caveat responses ordered for William Starkey. real estate sale filings in Joseph Edwards and James Williamson estates.
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Orphans’ Court
Caroline County
Towers
Handy
Dennis
A. T. Reichman
Francis E. Loomis
Louise M. Downe
Joseph S. Edwards
Clifford F. Bailey
Bertie Wroten Bailey
John Noble
Emma D. Corkran
William Crittenden Starkey
James E. Williamson
Public Auction of Maryland Real Estate for Mortgage Foreclosure
Mortgage foreclosure sale by assignees Wesley E. Thawley and W. Brewster Deen on two parcels in Caroline County. Parcel 1, about 37.5 acres with a 1.5 story dwelling, barn, outbuildings. Parcel 2, 10 acres unimproved. Sale at Denton courthouse door between 2 and 4 pm. Terms: one-third cash day of sale, balance in six months or all cash. Purchaser bears documentary stamps and title costs.
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John H. Johns
Josephine Johns
Charles J. Gallagher
Caroline County
T.C.H
Wesley E. Thawley
W. Brewster Deen
Court House
Denton
Maryland
Church Grove
John C. Fisher
Sampson Johns
Linchester
Friendship Church
George Williams
John C. Fuchs
Thomas F. Williams
L.H.G
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Eastern Shore Baseball League News
West’s Department Store
Denton, HD
S & Boys
Batiste
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Children’s New
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Main Street
W. H. Rathell
Denton, Md
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Hynson
Isaac L. Noble
William Noble
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Toohn H. Johns
James Temple
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