Baltimore Oriole: Maryland official bird and nesting marvel
The Baltimore Oriole ranges from northeast Canada to Georgia, winters in Mexico and Central America. It is 8 inches long with a black head and upper back, reddish orange underparts, and white edged wing coverts. Nests are exquisite twigwoven hanging structures, built by the female, with 4 to 6 white eggs. The species helps control tree pests but faces likely declines. little management is feasible for this migratory bird.
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Canada
Atlantic Coast States
Georgia
Mexico
Central America
Baltimore
Maryland
Death notices and society items from Denton area
Mrs. Annie Stack of Baltimore died May 23 of paralysis at home. Survived by husband Frederick Stack and daughter Mrs. Warren Culbertson, plus siblings and extended family. Funeral at Loudon Park Cemetery. Local society updates include visits, entertainments, graduations, and a Denton high school baseball game against Harrington with a late two-base hit by Towers Irwin. Mary DeWeese, Ruth Culver, Miss Frances Lee Cooper, and others featured in social notes.
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Annie Stack
Baltimore
Stack
John T
Annie Rutter
Queen Anne’s County
Frederick Stack
Warren Culbertson
Samuel Wallen
Near Crumpton
Thomas Swann
Queenstown
Walter Rutter
Denton
Harry Rutter
Queen Anne
Frank Rutter
Odenton
Loudon Park Cemetery
Ernest G. Cooper
Frances Lee Cooper
Mercersburg
Mercersburg Academy
Ernest
Academy
Mary DeWeese
Louise Fisher
Clara Slaser
Ruth Culver
W. A. Culver
Baltimore City College Evening High School
Mary Jones Fisher
Philadelphia
P. Roland Fisher
Jennie Stafford
Edward Porte
Mechanicsburg
Fred Stack
James H. Nichols
Hattie
Myrtle Dukes
Reyner Dukes
Cecil Blake
Snow Hill
Ridgely
Elizabeth Reed
G. L. Reed
Henderson
Thomas Robb
Darius Pippin
Thos. Robb
C. D. Sharpless
Chesapeake City
W. L. McClintock
Wye Mills
M. E. Church
Messrs
Ada L. Beck
Marion L. Beck
Third
Gay Streets
J. W. Kirk
Methodist Protestant Church
Denton Cemetery
Harrington
Towers Irwin
Caroline County 4-H selects members for State Camp
Colored Farm Activities 4-H Club boys chosen to represent Caroline County as individuals and as a team demonstrators for the State 4-H Camp and Short Course. A county-wide demonstration contest is set for Thursday June 24 at 8 p m at Bethel AME Church in Denton with Rev. L M Menefee as pastor. The event aims to foster self-expression among participants.
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Caroline County
Bethel Ame Church
Denton
L. M. Menefee
Primary Election Notice and Property Auction in Caroline County
Public notice details a primary election across Caroline County districts with polling hours from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and lists the districts and polling places. It also describes an attorney in fact sale of three parcels in the Third Election District totaling about 7 acres, including a ranch style home, outbuildings, pond, and 60 fruit trees, with inspection contact in Denton.
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Caroline County
Maryland
Williston
Denton
Denton-Williston
Elizabeth MacDonald
Frederick C. Brown
Gelletly Land
Gelletly
Emmit Hignutt
Baynard Land
Theodore F. Gelletly
Edna F. Brown
Frigee Freeze Aims to Refresh on Hot Days
Lovely Terry Moore demonstrates a frosty drink on a broiling day and promotes Frigee Freeze a new scientific development claimed to keep beverages ice cold and food fresh for 24 hours in a one quart can. The device supposedly reuses by returning to the refrigerator and is marketed for fisherman's catch and picnic baskets.
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Terry Moore
Earl Scheib
New Drug From Asian Tree Root Aims to Treat Hypertension
A new drug derived from the root of an Asian tree is reported to help treat high blood pressure. The discovery is featured in the June 18 issue of The American Weekly, a color gravure magazine section of the Baltimore Sunday American.
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American Weekly
Baltimore Sunday American
Office of the Supervisors of Elections for Caroline County
Denton Maryland June 1 1954 indicates local election administration action by the Caroline County supervisors of elections with date and official origin in a public notice style.
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Denton
Maryland
Voters Registration Notices for Caroline County
The Board of Supervisors of Elections for Caroline County Maryland announces registration sessions in each district and precinct. Voters may register in person between 9 AM and 9 PM at listed locations including Eden Hall Henderson Greensboro Fire House Denton Community Center Fourth Election District Fire House Preston Hillsboro School House Ridgely Fire Alton Messer's Store American Corner and related precincts.
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Denton
Williston
Denton-Williston
Andersontown
Alfred G. Gelletly
Frederick C. Brown, Jr
Caroline County
Maryland
Board of Supervisors of Elections For
Hillsboro
John T. Schmick
Oscar L. Lord, SR
Claude D. Liden
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Maryland Wildlife
The
Maryland Game & Inland Fish Commission
Oriole
Cterus Galbula
Journal of
Holland Downes
California
Philip Downes
Washington
Mt. Vernon
the Strawberry
Hilda K. Wiggin Lowe
Robert W. Downes, Jr
Warry
Eden Hall
Greensboro
First Precinct
Second Precinct
Preston
Federalsburg
Extension Service
Frank L. Bentz
Caroline
Dorchester
Andrew Kelley
Harmony
Boston
Liverpool
Birmingham
Cohee’s Warehouse
West Denton
Alton Messer
United States
the Treasury of Maryland
House of Delegates
Marvin H. Smith
Paul S. van Dyke
Denton-Williston State Road
Theodore Gelletly
S. G. Bye and Son
Main and
Fourth Streets
William E. Andrew
Church Street
Coles
Columbia Treadle
Charles Travers
Charles H. Messick
Luther Bennett, Sr
A. E. Fletcher
Office of the Supervisors of Elections
Virgil Moore
Charles V. Moore
Sherwood Brothers, Inc
G. D. Crouse
Registration of Voters
Fire House
Cohee’s
Alton Messer’s
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