Special Session To Get Raffle Bill Maryland to meet May 25
Maryland's General Assembly will convene a special session May 25 to decide on a $2,101,654 ten percent cost of living increase for State employees. Governor Lane will also seek a $500,000 emergency Welfare Department appropriation. Senate President Byrnes says the Legislative Council has bills ready and will be introduced. Lane notes 6,429 employees would be affected. A committee led by Treasurer Miles proposed the ten percent raise after study. Patterson, head of Welfare, will discuss the emergency funds and is prepared to seek more than $500,000. The council will likely screen proposals within a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
General Assembly
Lane
Welfare Department
Senate
Joseph R. Byrnes
Fifth Baltimore
Legislative Council
Byrnes
Hooper S. Miles
Miles
Bureau of Revenue Estimates
Budget Bureau
Patterson
standard salary board
J. Milton Patterson
State Welfare Department
Baltimore Man To Again Head Optometrists In Salisbury
Maryland Optometric Association nominated Dr. G William Seabold of Baltimore for a fourth term as president with no opposition. Eastern Shore nominees included Dr. Alton G Billmeier of Denton and Dr. Clifton G White of Salisbury to the executive council. About 50 optometrists and wives attended the banquet and conference at the Wicomico Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. William Seabold
Baltimore
Maryland Optometric Association
Eastern Shore
Alton G. Billmeier
Denton
Clifton G. White
Salisbury
association
Wicomico Hotel
ESPS Open House At Vienna Plant Attracts 400
The Eastern Shore Public Service Company hosted an open house at the Vienna Generating Plant in Vienna Maryland drawing about 400 visitors. Tours explained electricity production and distribution from Cape Charles Virginia to Smyrna Delaware with most municipal plants excluded. Attendees viewed the plant sectioning system allowing automatic switches between sections. Two new sections are in operation another nearly finished and a final section expected before 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Shore Public Service Company of Maryland
Vienna
Maryland
Cape Charles
Virginia
Smyrna
Delaware
Cancer Clinic Dates By City With Early Detection Message
In Salisbury May 26 at 1 p.m. call 620. In Denton May 20 at 1 30 p.m. call 56. In Elkton May 19 at 2 p.m. call 255. Surgery X ray and Radium are the only recognized cancer treatments. Cancer can be cured through early detection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Denton
Elkton
Hartly and Camden-Wyoming tied for Mar Del lead
Denton and Chestertown jumble the standings as Hartly and Camden-Wyoming share the league lead after Hardy and Camden-Wyoming’s wins. Denton, Chestertown, Houston and Greensboro sit 1 1, Felton and Rock Hall still wait for their first win. Next week Hartly visits Camden-Wyoming and Denton travels to Greensboro while Rock Hall visits Chestertown and Felton hosts Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden-Wyoming
Denton
Hartly
Greensboro
Chestertown
Felton
Houston
Rock Hall
Hardy
Stan Mikell
Camden
L. Everett
Hummell
Abrams
Bilbrough
Daniels
Massey
Weaver
Hummel
Bob Everett
C-W
Hughes
Boykin
Charley Rich
McCullough
Jack McKallen
Lane
Kardis
Reds
Dick Lynch
Bob Knight
Cliff Chambers
Mungan
Doc Tully
Tommy Robinson
Lord
Garey
Graham
Smith
Willey
Benjamin
Jerry Lemans
Houston Libby
Ciccone
Vincent
Jim Clark
Owen Porter
Jones
Zanger
Brownie Coleman
J. Strong
Dyer
H. Sipples
Delaware
Ed Strong
Robertson
Legion
Harry Hughes
Griffith
Cupids
Wyoming
Joe Vodvarka
Jack McGillen
Camden-nyoming Denton
Souston
All-Star Base Ball Team Chosen by Eastern Shore Writers
President Harwood Strange announces plan for the Eastern Shore Baseball League all-star team. Selections are in the third week of August, public August 26, with a new town ballot system. Balloting handled by Elbert Liden Federalsburg Pat Knight Dover Dave Hugg Milford Roland Raught Rehoboth Roy Burris Seaford Ed Nichols Salisbury Rex Shaw Easton Ed Walter Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harwood Strange
Eastern Shore Sports Writer’s Association
Eastern Shore Baseball League
association
Elbert Liden
Federalsburg
Pat Knight
Dover
Dave Hugg
Milford
Roland Raught
Rehoboth
Roy Burris
Seaford
Ed Nichols
Salisbury
Rex Shaw
Easton
Ed Walter
Cambridge
Liverpool Reds Sign Albert Stubbins For 65 Thousand
Albert Stubbins, the great center forward of Liverpool Reds, was bought from Newcastle S C for 65000 dollars. The Liverpool squad, British champions, may be seen in Baltimore next Thursday night May 20 at Bugle Field facing a picked All Star team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Stubbins
Liverpool Reds
England
Newcastle S. C
Stubbins
Liverpool
Baltimore
Bugle Field
Girl Scouts Banquet Highlights Denton Troops Event
Denton Girl Scout troops held a Mother and Daughter Banquet at Fellowship Hall First Methodist Church with about seventy guests. Stella Williams presided as Toast mistress, a play titled The Brownie Story was staged, and Mrs. Austin Roberts spoke on Lone Scout Troops and Camp Winooski located near North East Maryland. Camp runs July 11 to 30 with fees of 15 dollars per ten days plus a 3 dollar registration. Registrations are first come first served and parents may visit Sundays 3 to 5. Contact Mrs. Theodore Orme for inquiries. girls must be at least ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Fellowship Hall
First Methodist Church
Stella Williams
Austin Roberts
Camp
Winooski
North East
Maryland
Theodore Orme
Flood Control Hearing Planned at Federalsburg High School
Congressman Edward T Miller was informed that a hearing will be held by the District Engineer Army Balto Md on plans for flood control of Marshy Hope Creek. The meeting in Federalsburg High School auditorium is set for May 18, 1948 at 1 00 pm. All interested parties may attend and express views on the extent and need for improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward T. Miller
Department of the Army
Baltimore
Maryland
Hope Creek
Federalsburg High School
Federalsburg
Time To Buy Party From Friehofer Baking Co
The William Friehofer Baking Co launched its Time to Buy selling program with a Gay Nineties party attended by about two hundred employees and wives. Men wore derby hats and mustaches while each woman received a corsage. Miss Freihofer sang Stephen Foster pieces in period attire as Mr. Ross Miller and associates delivered remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friehofer Baking Co
William Friehofer Baking Co
Stephen Foster
Freihofer
Firemen Parade Ends Denton Convention Milestone
Denton hosted the Delmarva Volunteer Firemen Association as more than 200 firefighters and auxiliary members gathered for meetings and a gala parade ending the nineteenth annual convention. Maryland Delaware and Virginia crews participated with 55 companies in a large parade. Awards honored bands corps and auxiliaries with Smyrna Laurel Seaford Cambridge and Onancock among top winners. Mayor Finn led the events and a memorial service was held for former firemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Del- Mar-Va
Annette Potter
Harrington
E. Landon Walston
Preston
J. DeWeese Carter
Board of Town Commissioners
Howard Link
John W. Bamberger
Cheswold
Del
Landon Walston
C. R. Adkins
Cape Charles
Joseph L. Ross
George Mayer Jr
Easton
J. Harper Jones
Smyrna
James Willing Jr
Pocomoke City
Milton Brown
E. B. Daugherty
Delmar
James Core Jr
Parksley
Josephine Ioris
Wilmington
Paul Woerner
Maryland National Guard
Maryland State Police
Virgil Dukes
Magnolia
National Guard
J. Carroll George
J. Owen Knotts
E. Theodore Orme
Charles Hadaway
J. Lester Everngam
Sam Mellits
John H. Emerson
L. A. Moore
Dr. M. A. Brackett
I.R.Fleetwood
J. T. Heather
Marydel
Jos. M. Eaton
Hillsboro
G. L. Duffey
Greensboro
B. M. Wilkinson
Ridgely
H. M. Holis
C. J. Brown
Federalsburg
Armory
Seaford
Milford
I'll-Get-By Boys In For Trouble On Maryland Highways
Maryland State Police will begin selective patrols on state highways starting May 8 1948 to curb willful drivers who use mirrors to spot patrols and risk safety. Plainclothes troopers will work with marked cars via radio to intercept violators, aiming to prevent chases and improve night operations while gaining support from motor groups.
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Maryland
Beverly Ober
Colonel Ober
Ober
Maryland Motor Truck Association
Automobile Club of Maryland
Keystone Automobile Club
W. F. Kneip
Scholarship Tests Scheduled At Denton Balance of Maryland Scholarships
Applicants for scholarships at four Maryland schools will take an examination led by W Stewart Fitzgerald superintendent of Caroline County schools. The test will be at the board of education office in Denton on May 22 at 10 a.m. Scholarships include two for boys at Johns Hopkins School of Engineering one for a girl at Western Maryland College two for boys at St Johns College and one for a girl at St Marys Seminary in St Marys County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
W. Stewart Fitzgerald
Caroline County
board of education
Denton
School of Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
Western Maryland College
St. John’s College
St. Mary’s Seminary
St. Mary’s county
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Cancer Clinic
Dentonians
CAMDENWYOMING
MARDEL
Girl Scouts
Ross Miller
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