Death Without Honor compares WWI losses to Maryland road tolls
On April 6, Maryland marked 39 years since entering World War I. The piece notes 2,601 wounded and 1,752 dead among Maryland service members, then starkly contrasts that with road injuries and deaths in Maryland. Paul E. Burke of the Maryland Traffic Safety Commission urges motorists to slow down and live.
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United States
Woodrow Wilson
Fine Medical
France
Maryland
Paul E. Burke
Maryland Traffic Safety Commission
General Pershing
Flanders
Mr. Burke
WSCS to Hold Mother's Day Bake in Community Hall
The WSCS will hold its annual Mother's Day bake on Saturday May 12 at 10 30 a m in Community Hall. Members enjoyed a Progressive Dinner Tuesday night. Nearby visits include Mrs Marjorie Williams guest of Miss Marguerite Griffin in Washington and families from Dover and Greensboro visiting relatives in Sherwood Park and Rock Hall. The Sewing Circle plans a May bus trip to Mt Vernon and Washington with details via Mrs Roland Cartwright or other members.
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WSCS
Community Hall
Marjorie Williams
Marguerite Griffin
Washington
Albert Schaub
Carvel Schaub
Dover
Baltimore
Augustus Schaub
Wayne Cannon
Laurel
Del
John Milby
Elbert Cannon
Linda
Wayne
Roland Cartwright
Buddy Spiering
Greensboro
Kenneth Barnes
Sherwood Park
Virgie Wooleyhan
Walter Parsons
Rock Hall
Wallace Hutson
Longwood Gardens
John Sylvester
Sewing Circle
Mt. Vernon
Baltimore Colts to play softball in Ridgely May 26
The Baltimore Colts meet Eastern Shore Softball under lights at Ridgely Community Park on May 26. Denton Federalsburg Greensboro Queen Anne Centreville Kent Island and Ridgely players form the All-Star team. Colts pitchers include Tex Hendon of Dover and Guy Farmer of the Martin Bombers. Admission 50 cents adults 25 cents students. Proceeds support the athletic association.
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Baltimore Colts
Eastern Shore
Ridgely
Colts
Denton
Federalsburg
Greensboro
Queen Anne
Centreville
Kent Island
Guy Farmer
Martin Bombers
Tex Hendon
Dover
Del
Colt
Pellington
Rechichar
Sandusky
Campanella
Donovan
Coltergahn
Starkey
Mutschellar
Eggers
Spinney
Keith Molesworth
Fred Shuback, Jr
Herb Wright
Ray Gilland
Cordova
All Boys
Wallace Wroten
James Lynch
Martin Sutton
Sol Hoke
Athletic Association
Darkest Hours of Adlai Stevenson Revealed in May American Weekly
A color gravure feature traces Adlai Stevenson's public and personal setbacks and his resilience during stormy times, as presented in the May 13 issue of The American Weekly magazine in color, distributed with The Baltimore Sunday American.
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Adlai Stevenson
American Weekly
Baltimore Sunday American
Six More Radio Mobile Units Arrived This Week
Caroline County Civil Defense Director John S Legates announces six additional radio mobile units for county fire companies. The program has added eighteen units and two walkie talkies over three years, plus prior 1953 purchases of sirens, a Federal control unit, start stop stations, and a wheel lock relay.
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John S. Legates
Civil Defense
Caroline County
Civil Defense Organization
Resolutions of Respect for Sister Georgiana L. Kimmel
A committee presents resolutions of respect for Sister Georgiana L. Kimmel who died March 25, 1956. The resolution notes comfort in her transfer from earthly suffering to a life beyond, expressing sorrow at her absence yet solace in the spiritual transition.
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Georgianna L. Kimmel
Earth
Beginning of Day by Hilda K Wiggin Lowe
A short poem celebrates dawn as the day begins with quiet silence giving way to light. The sky brightens as the sun rises over the hill. Birds sing and flowers perfume the air, praising the onset of morning.
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Hilda K. Wiggin Lowe
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Miss Miami Beach
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Charles Ruggles
Harold Lloyd
Gilda Gray
Walter Brennan
Mary Pickford
Caroline
Sister Kimmel
Denton Journal
C. Elsie Billmeier
Clara FE. Wright
Ethel R. Moore
Eros
Love
J. Virgil Moore
Charles V. Moore
J. C. Bantam
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Helen Harper
Berkshire Hose
Alice Stuart
Schrank’s Wash & Wear
Frergam’s Denton
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