Best sellers and garden books featured this week
The week’s top sellers include All This and Heaven Too with 225000 in print and Rebecca close behind. Non fiction highlights list With Malice Toward Some, Listen, The Wind, Alone by Byrd, and Days of Our Years by Pierre van Paasen, with Garden Book Week March 5 to 11 and a catalog of garden titles for readers and young gardeners.
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Rebecca
Three Harbours
American News Co
Admiral Byrd
Pierre van Paasen
Holland
MacMillan
Adam
Amateurs
Garden Dictionary
Soiless Growth
Creative
Gardener’s Omnibus
Peter
Penny
America
England
Seventh Grade News Sends Get Well Basket to Sick Student
The 7B group sent a George Washington basket with fruits and items to Burton Warren who has been ill for two weeks. The note expresses hope he returns to school soon as volleyball teams played through the recent cold snap.
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Burton Warren
Boys and Girls Basketball Meet In Auditorium
In the athletic period series of games the boys dominated Wednesday and Thursday with high scores such as 7-1 while the girls after two days of practice improved and won Friday 29-26. Both teams show good prospects but need practice as spring abilities have not yet begun and many players may try out for other activities.
Norma Shearer and Clark Gable star in Idiot's Delight
Norma Shearer and Clark Gable lead the cast in Robert Sherwood's Idiot's Delight, a screen adaptation of the Pulitzer prize winning stage play, coming to the Dentonia Theatre Friday, March 3, with a notable supporting ensemble. Benny Plays Hoofer in Musical Comedy.
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Norma Shearer
Clark Gable
Robert Sherwood
Dentonia
Jack Benny
Dentonia Theatre
Benny
Joan Bennett
Lew Ayres
Dr. Kildare
Centonia
Lionel Barrymore
Lynne Carver
Jane Withers
Arizona
Rita Hayworth Stars at Ridgely In The Renegade Ranger
Rita Hayworth appears opposite George O Brien in The Renegade Ranger at Ridgely Theatre Friday and Saturday March 3 and 4. She braved 103 degree heat filming in Santa Susana Mountains near Chatsworth and rode through dust clouds, remounting each time. Also showing Going Places a musical with Dick Powell on March 6 7 and 8, in Swing Time style.
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Rita Hayworth
George O’brian
Ridgely Theatre
Santa Susana Mountains
Chatsworth
California
Miss Hayworth
Warner Bros
Dick Powell
Ridgely
Farmer submits tax relief as the solution to agricultural policy
Denton Maryland February letters discuss opposing government guaranteed profits for farm crops. ALG Gelletly argues against subsidies and tax burdens, urging no changes to avoid waste and unfairness, noting AAA subsidies yet criticizing tax policy and calls to stop fed pay not to grow.
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Denton
G. D. Neavitt
AAA
Nea
Tive
Legislaion
Federa
Gre
AAS
Alg
Gelletly
Orphans Court Proceedings and Governor Appointments
The Orphans Court for Caroline County gathered in regular session with Judges Handy Dennie and Fooks. The session approved multiple estate matters including administrations for Esther L. William and Mary E. Storey, with appraisers named and notices to creditors issued. Governor’s nominees for Parole Commissioner and Liquor Board positions were announced, highlighted by Herman Mosep and Charles LeViness with C Delwo Ames as aide, stressing enforcement of liquor laws in Baltimore.
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Caroline County
Handy
Dennie
Fooks
Annie Isabelle Downes
Esther L. Wiliam
John Elmer Hoffman
Sarah M. Fletcher
Joseph SS. Edward
Mary E. Storey
Charles B. Piwhisen
Bone
H. Roland Towers
HH. Paul Craft
Rudolph M. Tismar
Theatte
Board of Liquor Licence Commissioners
Baltimore City
Herman M. Mosep
Ritchte
People’s Counsel
Public Service Commission
Board of Liquor Commissioners
Charles T. LeViness
C. Delwo Ames
Baltimore Criminal Justice Commission
Liquor Board
LeViness
Ames
Baltimore
Maryland camps face health permits before spring
Dr. BR O H Riley, head of the Maryland Tourist Department of Health, orders camp owners to secure sanitary permits before opening. All Sumner camps must be inspected and meet state standards. last year’s permits expire. Applications must state location type recreational or labor, capacity, and season duration. Twenty camps met requirements last year and were placarded.
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BR. O H. Riley
Maryland Tourist Department — of Health
Sumner
Ora
Conety Health Departments
Ye State Department of Health
State Department of Health
Qhy
Nnet
Count of licensed camps by county and purpose
The report lists 90 camps for tourists 79 for recreational use 384 as picnic grounds 2 labor camps and 2 for religious gatherings across 21 counties. Anne Arundel led with 60 camps 29 recreational 25 picnic 1 religious and 5 tourist. Harford 17 total 14 tourist. All counties include Howard Prince Georges 8 Frederick 9 and others scattered.
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Anne Arundel
Harford
Allopany
Worcester
Frederick
Howard
Prince Geoge
Anne Arundel and
Cecil
Crow Under Scrutiny Among Farmers In Our Dumb Animals
Aletha M. Bonner notes in Our Dumb Animals that crows are viewed as undesirable neighbors in agricultural communities. Farmers accuse crows of pulling up sprouting corn pecking holes in melons and other mischievous destructive acts, but they lose patience with the birds.
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Aletha M. Bonner
G Man Bird Saves Crops Amid Field Insect Plague
The article praises the bird's work in destroying field mice larvae flies and many pests that threaten crops. It notes the bird’s important role in orchards gardens and fields while lamenting that no law protects it and some communities offer rewards for its death.
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Denton Journal
Melvin & Johnson, Inc
By Graham Watson
Benny Plays
Hoofer
Geo. O'Brien
Mag Wert
THE
Creadick & Raughley
Farmers Supply CO
WSAL
Bridgeville
GU Pond
Grasselli Agricultural Chemicals
Newton Chemical Company
Del
Grasselli
Tapper’s
Queen Anne
Cordova
Cordova, MD
P. O. Bex
Denton, Md
Ortho
O. A. Newton & Son Co
Bridgeville, Delaware
Homewood
Strett
Sturmer
Nheowsrap
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