Drainage tour highlights Caroline County needs
County and state officials and Soil Conservation technicians conducted a drainage tour in the First and Second Districts of Caroline County on June 5. They reviewed urgent drainage needs, examined ditches, discussed maintenance to prevent erosion, and noted hundreds of acres of submarginal land awaiting cultivation. A luncheon at Blue Top Restaurant in Ridgely followed the tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
State Soil Conservation Committee
Gordon M. Cairns
Edward Davis
Fred Bull
Emmitt Hignatt
John W. Eveland
Edward Sparks
H. H. Rieck
Caroline Soil Conservation District
W. S. Carroll
William Engerman
Chris Nagel
H. K. Shults
George Swartz
Kent
Queen Anne’s
Caroline
Dorchester
C. V. Layton
William Darling
Soil Conservation Service
C. P. Merrick
Blue Top
Ridgely
New Interest Rate on 1952 Price Support Loans
Maryland farmers using price support loans for corn wheat rye oats barley and Kobe lespedeza seed will pay 3.14 percent interest for the life of the loan up from 3 percent. The rate split changes banks receive 2 percent and CCC 1.34 percent. Local bankers previously shunned the program due to low interest. Banks may obtain loan forms from their PMA county committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
James A. Cottman
Maryland Production and Marketing Administration Committee
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Cottman
PMA County Committee
Towers Takes Purina Feed Course at Key Hotel
Granville Towers, a Purina feed salesman from Frederick, enrolls in a four session course plus field projects conducted by Ralston Purina to train men from Purina stores in farm management and disease control. Upon completion he becomes a Graduate Breeding Advisor working with farmers on poultry and livestock production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purina
Francis Scott Key
Frederick
Granville Towers
Ralston Purina Company
Towers
Why I am Proud to Be an American Citizen Essay
Federalsburg High School wins first prize in a contest funded by local Rotary Clubs, American Legion post, and Chamber of Commerce. The essay praises American heritage, liberty, equality, freedom of speech and religion, and contrasts with other nations, quoting forefathers and the Constitution. It emphasizes gratitude for the Founding ideals and rights enjoyed in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federalsburg High School
Caroline County Bar Association
Denton and
Federalsburg
Denton, Greensboro and
Preston Lions Clubs
Caroline Post No. 29
The
American Legion
Ridgely
United States of America
United States
Faith and freedom echo in early American beliefs
The text asserts religious liberty as essential to the United States and cites a belief in God guiding worship. It references founders and Abraham Lincoln, emphasizing a moral frame: free worship, devotion to God, and the nation’s formation, with a note that the continuation appears on another page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Abraham Lincoln
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Tle Lumber Co
Denton
Wood
G. Emory Gottwall
M. V. Filbert
Mrs. Filbert
Patel A
Anes
Katherine Bradley
England
Mike Malott
TV & Ratio Service
Ueed KY
Colorado
Southern States Farmers’ Supply Cooperative, Inc
Denton, Maryland
GALE
Gale Electric Company
Philco
Tel
W. T. Lockerman Company
Ogden
Black Wilson
Purinachows
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