Pollyanna Comes to Parker’s New Theatre
Mary Pickford stars in Pollyanna at Parker's New Theatre showing Tuesday June 29. Doors open 7, first show 7:30, second 9. Admission 55 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cahall
Henderson
Joseph Larimore
Bridgetown
Caroline County
American Red Cross
Continental Trust Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
County Commissioners
Caroline
Mary Pickford
Eleanor H. Porter
Pollyanna
Joanna
Parker's New Theatre
Pretty Ridgely weddings and social notes span week
A series of society notices from Ridgely and nearby towns recounts weddings, visits, and engagements. Miss Gladys Roberson Smith wed Dr. Charles Henry Rawlins at the Smith home, with a private ceremony and a Skyland honeymoon. Helen Marie Lynch and A Claire Dixon married at St. Benedict’s Church amid family receptions. The community notes also mention educational events, war records efforts, and assorted visits from relatives and out-of-town guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Smith
Ridgely
Gladys Roberson Smith
Charles Henry Rawlins
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Frank White
Methodist Church
Elizabeth Deyo Smith
Skyland
Blue Ridge Mountains
John K. Lynch
Mae Dixon
Lora Lynch
Esther Clark
Joseph Lynch
Quen Knotts
Sleepy Rose
Dixon
Canada
Washington, D. C
AL Norman Ward
Kansas City University
Denton M. P. Church
Western Maryland College
Thomas H. Lewis
General Conference
The
Methodist Protestant Church For the
Seaford
J Alice V. Morgan
Henry H. Morgan
West Seaford
Roland E Wright
Jesse A. ‘Wright
Caroline County
Mae Ashenfelter
DuBois
C. A. Pentz
L. A. Ashenfelter
E. Stanley Toadvine
Salisbury
Maryland War Records Commission
Denton
C. 5
Kauffman
Lillian Kauffman
Johns Hopkins University
Lyric Theatre
Lester S. Kauffman
James Long
Lula Long
Mayetta
Kan
Nellie F. Long
Baltimore
Hix Long
Louise Fisher
Eagle's Mere
Herman HH. Cade
Youngstown
HH. M. Cade
Dudley W. Davis
St. John’s College
Philip Redden
New York
Redden
Nan Taylor Smith
H. H. Webster
Louise Dukes
Amanda Pittinger
Muncie
Ind
J. A. Trazzare
Arthur Hitch
Missouri
Local Club Notes and Community Tidbits
Hobbs. Mrs. E. M. Willey and Mrs. L. H. Thomas attended the County Federation of Women's Clubs in Denton last Thursday. Prof. Shultz of Maryland Agricultural College spoke to the M. P. Church group. County clubs were represented. visits from J. Robert Starkey and others. Several attended the Denton commencement and heard Dr. Herson. Esther Willey to Eaglesmere for YWCA Convention. Miss Nuttle home from Philadelphia vacationing with her parents. Children’s Day program raised 326.71. Neals hosted Ingram and Hood visitors. Cohee sisters at home. Minerva and Miriam Todd visiting. Gravatt and Rebecca Cohee weekend guests. Wheat looks fine in this section.
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Denton
Herson
Esther Willey
Lutherville Seminary
Eaglesmere
Mary E. Nuttle
Philadelphia
H. T. Nuttle
Ingram
Hood
Milton
Jas. D. Neal
Louise Cohee
State Normal School
J. B. Cohee
Minerva
Miriam Todd
J. A. Todd
Joe Gravatt
Rebecca Cohee
Pleasant Saturday evening at Chance home near town
Mr and Mrs John L Chance hosted a large gathering last Saturday sharing religious worship then dessert in the dining room. Guests included Rev and Mrs W L Jump of Greensboro and numerous local residents with children, plus visits from Mr W E Cahall and Mrs Or EF Stafford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Chance
Town
W. LI. Jump
Billy
Greensboro
Murphy
Nichols
Jot Moore
Percy Hynson
Hobbs
Charles Elle, Wanger
Hannah
Denton
Henry Beck
Collison
Near Here
John Singer
Ruth
Catherine
Paul
David
Trene Adame
Loleta Chance
Anna Chance
Gladys Chance
Catherine Chance
Mary
Iva Moore
John W. Chance
Edward Chance
Harry Flatarty
Charlie Andrews
Paul Moore
W. E. Catall
Middleton
Marcus Hook
Pac
Raymond Morris
Henderson
We. E. Cahall
Upper County
R. Hi. Stillard
EF. Stafford
Wilmington
Federalsburg Radioed Youths in Naval School and Crops Report
Federalsburg in Caroline county shows locals in Mare Island Naval Electrical School including Calvert Williams Kemp Hackett Paul Noble and Charles R Jefferson as writers urge courses for all youths. Pea threshers harvest proceeds with price 44 cents a pound and two dollars a ton while some peas rot due to heat. Federalsburg strawberries arrive in poor quality amid weather woes with crates priced 5 to 11 dollars. George C Brower of Federalsburg graduates from Delaware College.
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Caroline County
Naval Electrical School
Mare Island
California
Federalsburg
Calvert FL Welliams
P. Kemp Hackett
Paul Noble
Charles R. Jefferson
Neihboring
George C. Brower
Delaware College
Baptists Begin Greensboro Revival and Tabernacle Plans
In Greensboro the Baptist congregation initiates a large tabernacle project and launches a revival series starting July 3 led by Rev. Melvin J. Morris of Baltimore. They hope to build a Greensboro church as well. A barn owned by Henry Bastian was ignited and damaged in Friday’s storm, winds damaged crops, and electric wires caused a temporary blackout. A. John Clark of Wawa, Penn., visited relatives near Greensboro this past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Melvin J. Morris
Baltimore
Henry Bastian
A. John Clark
Wawa
Edward ] Clark
Hillsboro Social Notes
Hillsboro residents report Mrs Howard Hopkins leaving for Kansas City to visit daughter Mrs Henry Owings. Mrs Win Burchinal and grandson from Wilmington visit Mrs Sarah Sparks. Mr Manning Gibbs of York Pennsylvania visits Mr Arthur Holt and sister. Mrs John Holt returns from Wilmington and Penns Grove. Misses Katie and Elizabeth Vesty visit Mr and Mrs E B Davis. Mrs fr W B Rowe and children visit a doctor at Pen Mar.
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Howard Hopkins
Kansas City
Henry Owings
Win, Burchinal
Little Grandson
Wilmington
Sarah Sparks
Manning Gibbs
York
Arthur Holt
John Holt
Penn's Grove
Katie
Elizabeth Vesty
E. B Davis
W. B. Rowe
Pen Mar
Harmony. Miss Rebecca Hurst at home for summer
Miss Rebecca Hurst a Maryland Normal School Towson student spends her summer vacation at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs 5 J Hurst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Hurst
Maryland Normal School
Towson
5. J. Hurst
Business conditions return to normal soon says students
According to students of business conditions we are surely returning to sane and normal business conditions, which are now very near at hand. This is good news for all.
Ridgely High School entertains with plays and notices
A successful student entertainment featured Uncle Sam's Daughters and The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife. Highlights include Mildred Swane and Rebecca Swing in leading parts, and several local residents in supporting roles. Obituary notes: Mrs. Harry Reininger dies at 41 after illness. Mrs. Virginia D. Stout returns from Detroit wedding trip with son John Ames. Community events, church services, school milestones, and visits across Ridgely and nearby towns are listed, with train times and local engagements noted.
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Hall of Fame
Ile
Mildred Swane
Rebecca Swing
Dorothy Mancha
Ruth Richards
Stephen Lynch
Wallace Lane
Mary Detwiler
Iris Leager
Clifton Norris
Dorothy Beaumont
Harry Reininger
Second Avenue
Reininger
Minnie Matthews
Easton
William Matthews
Baltimore
Virginia D. Stout
Daytona
Florida
Detroit
Michigan
John I. Ames
Ada Miner
Hiawatha
Kansas
Ames
West
The
Baptists
Melvin G. Morris
Christian Stewardship
Ridgely
Jumptown
A. G. Lautsbury
C. W. Jackson
Norman Wilson
J. M. Hayminker
Harey Hemmons
Virginia Hayes
Elsie Matthews
Louise White
Centreville High School
Frank White
Louise
Milton Royer
Blue Ridge
Sedalia
Missouri
Chicago
Bethany College
Methodist Parsonage
Suplee
Lyceum Bureau
Walter Hollman
Arthur Hitch
Kemper Military Academy
Boonesville
A. G Saulsbury
Lee
Catholic Church
Wilmington
PL Holsinger
Amelia Cecil
la Verne
California
Tower City
Pennsylvania
Roy Richard
Dezma
Florence Richard
Elysbury
M. FE
Beulah Marvel
Telephone Company
Hillsboro
Thomas Shannahan
Sparrow's Point
T. UL
Methodist Sunday School
Dudley W. Davis
Camp Devons
Mass
Oakley Marvel
Dorothy Virginia
Grace
Myrtle Thompson
Vergie Willis
East Freedom
Marie Ames
Preston
S. S. Stone
Barwick
William Wilson
Orphans Court Actions Outline Probate Proceedings
In Orphans Court Tuesday Judges West Harper and Shawn presided. Administrators filed releases and accounts for deceased estates including Sarah E. Thornton Moll Reese White distribution, Owen C Garey estate, Milton J Cohee final accounts, and William M Tribbett personal estate letters to Lucy E Tribbett. Appraisers named W A Stewart and Harvey Fleetwood, inventories approved, guardians appointed for George F Culver.
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Orphans’ Court
West, Harper and Shawn
T. Alan Goldsborough
Sarah E. Thornton
Reese ‘St
White
Arria Ve Garey
Owen C. Garey
Linwood Cohee
Milton J. Cohee
William M. Tribbett
Lucy E. Tribbett
W. A. Stewart
Harvey Fleetwood
C. Fulton Noble
Fannie Jenkins
W. O. Galdsborough
Amanda Seward
William L. Jump
William C. Jump
Sarah Elizabeth Jump
Mary Gruwell
Bertha Melvin
Anna Cooper
Caroline S. Messick
Arthur J. Messick
Pendente Lite
John W. Willoughby
Sarah F. Willoughby
Josiah A. Heck
George F. Culver
Lewis W. Kinder
Charles Hf. Kinder
Bond
Ernest G. Cooper
J. W. Funk
Commencement Exercises at Caroline Elgh School
The class of tgio wanhell held commencement at Masonic Hall Tuesday evening with an artistic state display and a large crison cramblers border. Rev J J Verson gave the opening prayer. the glee club sang. Elias Nuttle led the salutatory. Dr MM LB Stephens presented diplomas to twelve graduates. Rev Dr Hercan delivered the address. Mary Melvin presided over the valedictory by Harris Thomas. Principal Norstedt announced top averages: Mary C Melvin 96 Thomas Harner 95 Helen P F Skirven 93 and Elias Nuttle 90.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Elgh School
Tgio Wanhell
Masonic Hall
Crison Cramblers
J. J. Verson
Salisbury
MM. LB. Stephens
Hercan
Mary Melvin
Harris Thomas
Norstedt
Mary C. Melvin
Harner Thomas
Helen PF. Skirven
Elias Nuttle
Pocahontas Pageant Impresses Caroline High Students
Several hundred spectators attended the Monday pageant at Kerr meadow presented by Caroline High School seniors and other students. The Indian maiden Pocahontas portrayed by Miss Helen Skirven drew praise alongside Captain John Smith and the Medicine Man. Senior girls acted as Indian maidens, junior boys as braves, and younger pupils as Indian children, with junior girls as squaws. The Robin Hood play was repeated, and sophomores led The Spinning Wheel while seventh graders performed folk dances in colonial attire.
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Caroline High School
Kerr Meadow
Helen Skirven
Hugh Clark
Jolio Smith
Elias Nuttle
Harris Thomas
Fountain's Capture Naar Escapes Jail Again on Eastern Shore
Hundreds of officers scour the Eastern Shore and beyond for Isaiah Fountain also known as Charles Seymour after he fled Easton jail Monday night. A jail watchman let Fountain drink water then Fountain bolted. an awaiting car drove him away. A prisoner with a file helped Fountain cut through a window. Bloodhounds may track him. sightings place him near Hambleton and Norman Taylor's property, with farmhand John E. Turner identifying him. Taylor reportedly aimed to load shells for a shotgun before Fountain vanished.
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Isaiah Fountain
Easton
Fountain
Charles Seymour
Seymour
Lountiin
Talbot
Baltimore Star
Norman Taylor
Hambleton
John E. Turner
Taylor
Sermon to the Graduates at Caroline High School
Rev Harris B Thomas preached to Caroline High School graduates in the Court House auditorium with Christ Church choir. He urged a single lifelong purpose inspired by Christian ideals, citing Saul of Tarsus and embracing duty, courage, and service for the good of others and God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Harris B. Thomas
Caroline High School
Christ Church
William P. Draper
Edith G. Norman
Margaret Swing
Ridgely
Harry LE. Otto
Newman Dy Richards
Norman C. Strauphn
Jesus
Alexander the Great
Alexander
W. J. Dawson
Calvary
Damascus
Saul
Tareus
Jesus Christ
Tennyson
Emerson
Contac
God
Christ Jesus
Tle
Palestine
Africa
China
Carlyle
Prohibition Regulation Clarifies Home Page cider Rules
The Bureau explains Section 29 allows non intoxicating cider from home apples without a permit but restricts sale or delivery to permit holders for vinegar. Cider may be made at a mill and used at home or sold to permit holders, or sold to the public under certain sections, as long as alcohol content stays under one half of one percent. Vinegar can be sold if no added fermentable substances are used to raise alcohol.
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Bureau
Air Plane Burned In Denton Field Wreck
Sergeant Roy O Neal of Balling Field with Corporal Lloyd Fox landed near the ice plant in Denton on Saturday. They tried to take off with Mr. Leland T Short as pilot but grounded by terrain and space issues. a wing struck a fence, the plane exploded and burned beyond salvage. Occupants escaped with minor burns and bruises. Lieutenants McGinness and Woodward later viewed the wreck and salvaged the engine before destroying the remainder.
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Denton
Roy O' Neal
Balling Field
Washington
Lloyd Fox
Towers Park
Leland T. Short
O' Neal
McGinness
Woodward
Murder near Felton details tragedy of farm killing
Isaac Hammond was killed at his farm two miles west of Felton by a gunshot about 3 am on Wednesday. Clarence Broadered, a 16 year old from a New York colored orphans' home, fled after firing then wounded himself. He surrendered as a crowd pressed and is jailed in Dover under guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Hammond
Felton
Clarence Broadered
New York
Hammonds
Broadered
Dover
Parcel Post Trucks Busy Carry Strawberries Easton
Easton motor trucks are moving about ten loads daily of strawberries to Washington and New York. Asparagus remains plentiful and will be shipped for the rest of the month. Blackberries, peaches, cantaloupes, and sweet potatoes are expected to follow, with spring chicks also sent to city markets, affecting local supply.
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Parcel Post
Easton
Washington
New York
Easton Star-Democrat
Ayerly
Hopkins Child Injured In Carriage Accident
Smithson reports Howard Hopkins, little son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hopkins, met with an accident Saturday night when a carriage struck him, injuring his arm and bruising his head. Mr. Harold Collins visits his parents. Mrs. Coulbourn to preach Sunday afternoon June 20. Francis Friedly visiting his parents. Miss Mamie Reese of Chester visiting local friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hopkins
Philip Hopkins
Harold Collins
Frank Collins
Night headlight laws urged for safer highways
A state official urges motorists to adopt approved headlight lenses and medium candlepower bulbs, citing data that glare from high power or unadjusted lights increases night crashes. He notes new law requires approved lenses and promises education over arrests, with inspectors ready to help motorists adjust and replace lenses.
Telephone Company Seeks Higher Maryland Rates
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company plant in Maryland is valued at 17 million dollars and operates at a loss in the counties. The Public Service Commission weighs a request to charge 3.50 per month for business phones and 2.75 for residential phones, up from current rates. A large legal team represents the company, local groups, counties, and other cities in the state at the hearing. The key issue is whether Baltimore's rates should be set on city capital expenditures separate from county costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great People’s Court
the Sun
Baltimore
Juniors Entertain at Caroline High School Prom
On Thursday evening June 17 the Junior Class of Caroline High School hosted a successful prom in the high school Assembly room in honor of the Class of 1920. Faculty and some parents served as chaperones as friends from outside the school attended. Lathework, pine, wild ferns and red roses adorned the decor while Bray's orchestra from Easton provided lively music. The moon dance and a cap dance with maroon and black or blue and gold caps were featured. A delicious collation followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline High School
Bray
Easton
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Empire Tires
Maryland Queen
Farmers Supply Company
Baughman
den- Mar Mobile Co
H. L. Cooper
Hobby
Fosee W. Porter
T. W. Smith
Nuule Milling Co
M. PL
Journal
Builing
Ars
Soe
Afiti
Burrsville
Ridgely News
Naar
Smithson
Commissioner Baughman
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