Invitation Athletic Meet To Be Held Soon
An Invitation Athletic Meet for high school students is set for Saturday May 15 at State Teachers College Salisbury. Miss Helen Jamart and Mr Benn Maggs lead, with badges for top three in each event and a banner for the school with the most points. Eligibility restricts entries to 20 girls and 20 boys per school, with limited event participation and substitutions by excused absence. Girls compete in Run and Catch Relay 50 Yard Dash Broad Jump High Jump and Volley Ball. Men enter 100 220 and 440 Yard Dashes 880 Run Medley Relay Speed Ball Pole Vault Discus Javelin Running Broad Jump Running High Jump Shot Put.
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State Teachers College
Salisbury
Shore
Helen Jamart
Benn Maggs
Jamart
Maggs
Old Chestertown Day Sets May 22nd Public Tour
The Literary Club of Chestertown sponsors Old Chestertown Day to raise funds for the public library. On May 22 from 12 to 5 30 p m visitors may tour numerous colonial mansions, view relics from Maryland and the Eastern Shore, with hostesses from Washington College and Chestertown in colonial dress guiding guests. Local officials, civic groups, and Chestertown residents cooperate for a red letter Kent history event.
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Literary Club of
Chestertown
Kent County
Kent
Newcastle
Dover
Delaware
Baltimore
Lift Your Life by Lifting Thoughts
A concise exhortation on mental attitude. It contrasts dwelling on woes with cultivating uplifting thoughts, arguing that persistent negativity creates misery while disciplined thinking can transform one’s life into a hopeful, Edenic realm of joy and fellowship with God.
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Despond
WPA To Con struct Federal Ball Diamond
Congressman T Alan Goldsborough received a May 4 1937 WPA Maryland letter confirming deed receipt for the Federalsburg Baseball Park Project Application 10219 and that work would begin to have the grounds ready for the season. The project had Presidential approval on April 22 and was sent to the Baltimore WPA office.
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T. Alan Goldsborough
Washington, D. C
Congressman Goldsborough
Federalsburg
Harry D. Wilbiar, Jr
Congresman Goldsborough
Washington
Baltimore
Works Progress Administration
Federal Intervention In State Affairs Debated In Supreme Court
The April 10 1937 open session on the Social Security Act probed how far federal grants allow federal standards in state unemployment insurance and schooling. Justice Butler pressed whether Congress can set school operation rules, with Robert H Jackson noting federal money can come with specific conditions. The discussion touched on Harrison Black Fletcher Bill proposals tying federal funds to state education spending and school days.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
Justice Butler
Butler
Congress
Mr. Jackson
Musical at the Denton M. E. Church
The Girls' Chorus of the Methodist Church presents a program Friday evening May 7 at eight in the main auditorium. Old and new songs will be performed including Trees To A Wild Rose Moonlit Meadows and Pilgrim's Chorus. Mrs. Dorothy Rue accompanies and directs as part of National Music Week celebrations.
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Methodist Church
Dorothy Rue
County Track Meet At Caroline May 12
A county athletic meet will be held here on May 12 with events in boys and girls divisions. Orange leads boys 190 to Black 186. Orange girls 85 to Black 70. total Orange 275 Black 256. The event follows a April 29 meet that yielded no records but strong performances.
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Caroline High
School Cafeterias Meet Pressing Need in Caroline County
Caroline county consolidated schools including Federalsburg, Caroline High, Denton Primary, Greensboro, and Ridgely operate daily cafeterias guided by a faculty committee. Principals appoint managers who oversee food purchasing and prep, with a home economics teacher advising on nutrition and menus. Student aides assist without disrupting classes, serving wholesome lunches at prices near cost to prioritize care over profit.
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Caroline County Teachers’ Association
Greensboro High School
Wilson Cahall
Clement Noble
Stephanie Ford
Elva Butler
Greensboro
Caroline County
Federalsburg
Caroline High
Denton
Ridgely
Soil erosion control measures pass heavy rain tests near Hagerstown
Measures established by the Soil Conservation Service in Maryland near Hagerstown Harwood and White Hall withstood severe rains. O C Bruce state coordinator notes 4.07 inches fell April 26 from 3 am to 3 pm with high intensity. Fields with terraces or strip cropping showed very little runoff while plowed fields without controls washed soil away.
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Soil Conservation Service
Hagerstown
Harwood
White Hall
O. C. Bruce
Maryland
Bruce
Bryce
Quotes of Hugo and Franklin Echo a Timeless Adage
A compact reflection on productivity and foresight echoes from Victor Hugo and Franklin with enduring maxims about seizing the present and feeding thoughtful minds. The lines highlight urgency and practical wisdom across eras.
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