Eastern Shore League To Undergo Oct. 14 Reorganization
Eight clubs are expected to join under Arthur Ehlers supervision at East on October 14. Milford becomes a Red Sox farm, with George Toporcer in charge of farm ops. A stock company forms to own and rebuild Federal Park as plans cover bleachers grandstand fence and grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Shore Baseball League
East
Arthur Ehlers
Interstate League
Baston
Federal Park
Milford
Boston Red Sox
George (Specs) Toporcer
Red Sox
Harrington Antique Show at Harrington New Century Club
The Harrington New Century Club will sponsor an exhibition and sale of antique furniture glass and other objects at its club house on Dorman Street Harrington Delaware on October 17 18 and 19 from 10 am to 10 pm Reliable dealers and collectors from Delaware and Maryland will exhibit Lunch will be served daily by club ladies Mrs Fred S Bailey is club president and Mrs E W White chairs hospitality The public is invited
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrington New Century Club
Dorman Street
Harrington
Delaware
Maryland
Fred S. Bailey
E. W. White
Two Youths Accused In Theft Of Trucks
State police near Federalsburg on Wednesday last arrested two young Negro boys, recent Ferris Industrial School inmates, and charged them with larceny in the theft of Stewart Hallowell’s truck. They also face counts for stealing two other autos and one or two bicycles. The truck, stolen Saturday night and found abandoned in a Grasonville churchyard Wednesday, had all gasoline used. Credit for recovery goes to David Mikalau, who spotted the vehicle on a bus to Baltimore and notified Hallowell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federalsburg
Stewart Hallowell
Ferris Industrial School
Hallowell
Grasonville
David Mikelau
Baltimore
Fire Prevention Week Set for October 7 to 13
The article announces Fire Prevention Week from October 7 to 13, emphasizing it as a yearly safety campaign linked to the Chicago fire’s anniversary. It highlights shocking fire stats, calls for renewed public vigilance, and credits Governor O’Conor for proclamation while urging Maryland residents to participate and help prevent fires.
Supervisors To Be Elected October 12
Farm owners in Caroline County will vote on Friday October 12 1945 for three supervisors to govern the Caroline Soil Conservation District. Polling will be open in the County Agent F M Rogers office 9 am to 5 pm. Nominees are Chris Nagel Federalsburg Clayton Roe Denton and W S Carroll Ridgely. The State Soil Conservation Committee has appointed two supervisors Harry H Rieck and Harold K Shults. Mail ballots are being mailed to voters to cast votes without entering the polling place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
F. M. Rogers
Caroline
Soil Conservation District
State Soil Conservation Committee
College Park
Rogers
Harry H. Rieck
Harold K. Shults
Mr. Rogers
Chris Nagel
Federalsburg
Clayton Roe
Denton
W. S. Carroll
Ridgely
Three Leave Ration Board Staff in Caroline County
Three members of the Caroline county ration board staff resigned their positions, effective Saturday. The exiting trio are James Clark, Mrs. Pearl McAllister, and Mrs. A. P. Atkinson, all of Denton. Remaining are George W. Beck, head of the office, and assistants Mrs. Leland T. Short, Mrs. Talmage Strong, both of Denton, and Jack Wilson of Ridgely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County Ration Board
James Clark
Pearl McAllister
A. P. Atkinson
Denton
George W. Beck
Leland T. Short
Talmage Strong
Jack Wilson
Ridgely
Business Women's Week Opens With Truman Message
Business Women's Week runs October 7 to 13 with an official kickoff featuring a statement from President Truman to Margaret A. Hickey, president of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs. The theme Jobs Enough to Go Round frames discussions. A Caroline county BPW Club group mirrors national concern over the same issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Margaret A. Hickey
St. Louis
National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Caroline County
Christmas Seals For Overseas Packages Distribution Network
The 1945 Christmas seals are available through local contacts for overseas package shipping. Denton Marydel Goldsboro Hillsboro Greensboro Ridgely Federalsburg Preston individuals listed: Mrs Wilbert Merriken Miss Maud T Hummer Mrs Louise Scotton Mrs Mary T Rowe Miss Mildred M Ginn Mrs Frank Flounders Mrs Russell Hallo well Mrs Max Chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Wilbert Merriken
Caroline County Health Department
Marydel
Maud T. Hummer
Goldsboro
Louise Scotton
Hillsboro
Mary T. Rowe
Greensboro
Mildred M. Ginn
Ridgely
Frank Flounders
Federalsburg
Russell Hallowell
Preston
Max Chambers
Rabbit Show Awards Honor Wide Delmarva Entries
Federalsburg hosts second annual rabbit show drawing 100 plus entries from Delmarva, Jersey, and Western Shore. Winners include Preston Rabbitry and Virgil Grigsby and Son in multiple classes such as Heavyweight Chinchilla and Best of Breed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federalsburg
Delmarva Peninsula
Jersey
Buck
Preston Rabbitry
Preston
Doe
Samuel Spence Jr
Easton
Virgil Grisby
Virgil Grigsby
Chinchilla
F. W. Neal
J. W. Jolly
North Brunswick
N. J
Samuel Spence
Harry C. Greenwood
Catonsville
Harry
Mrs Paul Finn Receives Army Silver Star Honor
Colonel Jesse B. Hunt presented the Silver Star to Ist Sergeant Paul W. Finn posthumously for gallantry in action during an ambush rescue. The award was accepted by his wife Mrs Elsie A. Finn of Denton Maryland. Finn, a platoon leader, died of wounds and was educated at Fork Union and Strayer's Business College. He is survived by a daughter, Susan Margaret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ist
Paul W. Finn
Cavalry
Finn
Elsie A. Finn
South 2Nd Street
Denton
Maryland
Sergeant Finn
Fork Union Military College
Virginia
Strayer’s Business College
Baltimore
Susan Margaret
Abilene Army Air Field
Abilene
Texas
Kenneth H. McIintyre
Anna McIntyre
Greensboro
Second Air Force
McIntyre
Hampton
University of North Carolina
O Conor Seeks Tax Cuts With Surplus Funds
Governor Herbert R. O Conor asks the Board of Public Works to give first consideration to reducing income taxes using any surplus funds remaining in the state's general fund after the 1945 fiscal year. He notes legal authority exists to apply the surplus to tax cuts or postwar construction and urges tax relief to stimulate business and ease wartime burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert R. O’conor
Board of Public Works
O’conor
Flat Auto Tag Fee Urged By Treasurers
At Easton meeting of Eastern Shore County Treasurers Association W Lee Elgin Maryland motor vehicles commissioner predicted House bill on motor vehicle tax payments will prompt action to set a flat car tag fee. Treasurers favor the change to simplify bookkeeping and reduce the workload of new application forms. The county building session was the third in the state to clarify provisions of the law effective June 1 1945 but not fully operative until January 1 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Shore County Treasurers’ Association
Easton
W. Lee Elgin
Maryland
House
Federalsburg Beer License Suspended for Federalsburg Owner
Caroline County Commissioners suspended the beer license of Orville Scott of Federalsburg until January 1, 1946, after a board meeting on Tuesday. The action places the license on hold pending further review by the liquor license commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Liquor License Commissioners
Caroline County
Orville Scott
Federalsburg
Caroline County Grand Jury Opens October Court Term
Judge J Owen Knotts presided at the Caroline County October term opening session with Associate Judge William Horn ey on the bench The grand jury elected Burton M Wilkinson as foreman and listed 22 jurors The petit jury was recessed until next Monday The grand jury examined 13 witnesses and returned seven true bills including a sugar theft case against William Walkley Sr from Preston Sugar bags valued at 5 75 each during wartime rationing The jail and county farm were found in fair to good condition
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Owen Knotts
Circuit Court
Caroline County
William R. Horney
Centreville
Burton M. Wilkinson
Ridgely
W. Foster Clark
Harry L. Melvin
Harold K. Shults
Harry S. Cooper
J. Leonard Hutchins
Russell Wright
Clifford L. Stafford
J. Walter Beauchamp
William C. Greenage
Howard M. Harris
William H. Rieck
M. Heber Lane
Edward F. Pierce
Claude L. Howard
Harry M. Carroll
M. Emmitt Potts
William T. Cannon
J. Ben Colgain
W. Page Jones
Clark Murphy
Brantley H. Trice
Harvey B. Lord
William Walkley Sr
C. C. Lang and Son
Preston
Lang
Walkley
Denton
L. Clark Murphy
Death Claims Several Caroline County Citizens During The Week
A Caroline county roundup reports multiple local deaths. Denton resident Harry S. Clark, 67, died after long illness with survivors including son Everett W. Clark and three grandchildren. Erma R. Dennis, 57, Norwich-area native, died after years of ill health, with husband Frank Dennis and daughter Eva Edwards among survivors. Alfas J. Adams, 64, of Adams Cross Roads, died at Philadelphia General Hospital. John Fuchs, a Preston farmer, died at Memorial Hospital Easton. James Bayard Noble, 74, former superintendent of schools in Dorchester County, died at his Annapolis home Moss Haven. Burial details and service notes accompany each notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry S. Clark
Harry Spencer Clark
Denton
Caroline County
Mr. Clark
Robert Smith Clark
Eunice Williams Clark
Tuckahoe Neck
Everett W. Clark
William E. Travers
Dawson Roe
Robert Everett Clark
Edith Dill
New Castle
Del
Charles Wesley Clark
Chester
Clara Beauchamp
John T. Bailey
Georgetown
Thomas J. Turkington
Grace Methodist Church
Denton Cemetery
Erma R. Dennis
Moore Funeral Home
T. J. Turkington
C. H. Ror
L. T. McNeal
G. W. Beck
Samuel Nowell
Wm. Cohee
Saulsbury Sparks
Dennis
William W. Smith
Frank Dennis
Eva Edwards
Dennis W. Edwards
Alfas
J. Adams
Adams Cross Roads
Phiadelphia General Hospital
E. W. and
Mary E. Fountain Adams
Glenna Adams
Walter Adams
Lily Adams
C. R. Neal
John Fuchs
Preston
Louis M. Geiger
Linchester Cemetery
Russia
Mr. Fuchs
George and
Elizabeth Fuchs
George Fuchs
Fuchs
Memorial Hospital
Easton
James Bayard Noble
St. Anne’s Episcopal Church
Annapolis
Cedar Bluff
Noble
Dorchester County
Moss Haven
St. John’s College
Johns Hopkins University
University of Virginia
Columbia University
St. John’s
Henderson
Manchester
Carroll County
Trappe
Talbot County
Centreville
Queen Anne’s
Cambridge
Marian Blanche Moss
Hedgesville
W. Va
Dorothy E. Noble
Mr. Noble
Phillips Noble
Mary Wilhelmina Peters Noble
William R. Breeding
Federalsburg
Arthur P. Noble
Hickman
Clement F. Noble
Philadelphia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shore League
Athletics
Yankees
Pittsburgh
Salisbury
Crisfield
Pocomoke
Chicago
America
Americas
United States
England
Maryland State Firemen’s Association
Caroline County Firemen’s Association
Rosetree
William P. Cluley
Sandy Flemish
Chevior Davis
Louis S. Heim
William
L. F. Minches
Junior Buck
Truman B. Tucker
Bathmore
Stanley Michaels
Blue
Kurt P. Kuenzel
Trumanb. Tucker
Sie Iar Rex
Rex Junior
Rosetree Rabpeeys
Rosetree Rabbittry
Angoras
A. Todd
Willowshade Angora Farm
Blackbird
Arnold Higgins
Mt. Ephraim
New Zealand
Preston, Md
Minnie B. Gamper
Frederica
Herbert Leverage
Elsmere
Minnie B. Camper
Harry Vs. Greenwood
Minnie Camper
Sunburst Rabbitry
Merriel W. Proud
Marshalston
Junior Doe
L. Humphrey
Willow-Del Rabbitry
Marshallton
Bruce Meredith
Francis Hubbard
Louis Wingard
IWF
Wspa P
Paul Finn
Jesse B. Hunt
Third Service Command
Service Command
Post Office
Thomas E. Heather
Amos H. Wyatt
Luther J. Bennett
Levin Taylor
John F. Stevenson
J. E. Weaver
Willoughby Nowell
Frank D. Zeigler
Victor R. Turner
Edwin H. E. Thieroff
William W. Prettyman Jr
Luther H. Covey
Russell Andrew
Victor Dean
Melvin E. Brown
William L. Fearins
Walter R. Frampton
Walter Gibbs
Frank S. Lane
Frederick E. Keeneman
Webster Todd
William Chambers
Thomas H. Everagam
Summers Carroll
Knotts
Albert Constable
Elkton
Mrs
Erma Dennis
Alfas J. Adams
Cambridge Rotary Club
International Rotary
Vienna
Austria
Cambridge Lodge
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Capt
Dawson Orme George
D. C. George
India-Burma
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