Sussex publishers form press association in Seaford
Representatives from nearly all Sussex county weekly newspapers met in Seaford to organize the Sussex County Press Association. Houston heads the new group with Ralph Grapperhaus as vice president and W Wright Robinson as secretary. The four-class membership includes publishers, independent printers, employed printers, and honorary members. The association plans meetings, lectures, papers on advertising and circulation, and programs for newsmen and rural correspondents. Two drilling projects were found dry with no oil at the Worcester and Wicomico sites. results are with the state geology department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaford
Sussex County
Houston Heads Association
Houston
Ralph Grapperhaus
Delmarva News
Selbyville
W. Wright Robinson
Seaford Leader
Eugene Hayden
Delaware Coast News
Rehoboth Beach
Sussex County Press Association
Worcester
Wicomico
Danner
State Geology Department
Crisfield Hears DDT Spraying Of Town Killed Flies
The U S Fish and Wildlife Service officials report no noticeable fly increase a month after DDT spraying at Crisfield seafood center. About 75 percent of flies disappeared citywide after the disinfectant spray, aided by wall and ceiling residue and careful screening in fisheries establishments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crisfield
P. C
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D. C
Fish and Oyster
Wildlife Service
Rockford
Oil drilling on Eastern Shore costs reach $500000
The Ohio Oil Company and Socony Vacuum spent $500000 in drilling dry holes to bed rock in Wicomico and Worcester counties. A diamond ring belonging to H. Danner, a Socony well supervisor, went missing in Salisbury in June, with Danner arriving last week to verify details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Ohio Oil Company
Wicomico County
Socony Vacuum
Worcester County
Danner
Socony
Milford Hallowe'en Parade to Feature Ten Divisions
Milford plans a Tuesday night Hallowe'en parade and victory loan celebration with ten divisions, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce retail wholesale and industrial division. Prizes in mummers a comical entrants and costumes. best floats in the commercial division and best decorated entries in the farmers division. Rain date is Thursday November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Chamber of Commerce
Community parade awards list highlights floats and bands
The report notes prizes awarded for the parade including two best school floats two fire company prize three band prizes and two drum and bugle corps awards with participants from local groups receiving recognition.
First Naval Academy Head Rested in Talbot
Talbot Countians take pride in the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis as it marks its 100th anniversary. Commander Franklin Buchanan, its superintendent and a longtime resident here, married from Wye House and established a home called The Rest on Miles River. He later became an admiral and opened the academy on Oct 10, 1845.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Talbot
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Franklin Buchanan
Catherine Lloyd
Wye
Miles River
Buchanan
Perry
Academy
Man Wanted In Stabbing Of Mother And Baby Arrested
State police announce the arrest at St Michaels of Child Smith on an assault charge. He allegedly stabbed Beulah Bunting 27, and her 1 year old daughter Beulah May Bunting, about a month earlier in a Negro section of Queen Annes county. Arrested by First Sergeant Randall, Sergeant Serman, and Trooper Earl Lewis.
Peninsulans at Capital Pick Offic ers for 1916 Chestertown
The Eastern Shore Society of the Washington Area has elected officers for the coming year. President Leonard I. Amos, Pungoteague, named as president with a vice president to be announced. The organization comprises former Delmarva Peninsula residents now living in Washington D. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chestertown
Eastern Shore Society of
Washington Area
Delmarva Peiisula
Washington, D. C
Leonard I. Amos
Pungoteague
Winners Named in Swift Advertisements Letter Contest
Hundreds of letters arrived for the Swift ads letter contest. First prizes of 50 dollars went to 2nd Lt. Carroll M. of the 33rd Infantry at Camp Livingston Louisiana. Other prizes included 25 dollars to Mrs. Carl J. Bachmann of Barberton Ohio 15 dollars to Mrs. Charles W Voorhees of Trenton New Jersey 10 dollars each to Virginia Jeannee Philadelphia Pennsylvania Harold E Marsh Winona Minnesota Daisy McCutcheon Dillon District of Columbia Doris Reim Covin Oklahoma Mrs Edward Seigel Wheat Ridge Colorado Mrs Paul Norris Grinnell Iowa and Mrs James Lennox Indianapolis Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift
Carroll M
33Rd Infantry Regiment
Camp Livingston
Carl J. Bachmann
Barberton
Ohio
Charles W. Voorhees
Trenton
N. J
Virginia
Dillon
D. C
Doris Reim
Covin
Okla
Edward Seigel
Wheat Ridge
Colo
Aul Norris
Grinnell
Iowa
James Lennox
Indianapolis
Ind
Local Society Announces Washington Meeting Details
A. Hughlet Mason of Pungoteague serves as secretary and Malcolm Roberts of Oxford as chairman of the publicity committee. Miss Virginia Dashiell of Tysaskin joins as treasurer and Miss Janet Lingle of Queenstown as membership chair. The society’s next meeting will be at the Fairfax Hotel in Washington on November 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Hughlet Mason
Pungoteague
Virginia Dashiell
Tysaskin
Malcolm Roberts
Oxford
Janet Lingle
Queenstown
Sue H. Knott
Onley
A. Hughlett Mason
Fairfax Hotel
Washington
Idle land in the south yields cattle and calves gains
The report notes Idle land in the south produced beef evident by calves from Hostetler with an average gain of 120 pounds in May after being turned into reed pasture. They then gained 140 pounds by November on reeds alone. In a separate 80 day North Carolina trial 90 pound pigs fed self‑fed corn and mixed meals averaged 1.77 pounds daily gain and 100 pounds gain per 415 pounds of feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NCE
America
George Washington
Swift & Company
North Carolina
Coastal Plain
Agricultural Experiment Station
Eee
Broward
Story of Soil and Story of Plants booklets ad
A promotional notice offers Swift's Elementary Science Booklets The Story of Soil and The Story of Plants, inviting readers to print their name and address on the page margin and mail it to F M Simpson at the Agricultural Research Department Swift & Company Chicago Illinois for copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift & Company
Chicago 9
Illinois
Swift
F. M. Simpson
Agricultural Research Department
Chicago
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Sussex Newspaper Publishers
Sherwood
Maryland
Baltimore
Sherwood Brothers, Inc
G.d.crouse
Bethelene Motor Fuel
Sinclair Petroleum Products
Denton
Milford Hallowe'en Parade
FIRST
Naval Academy
Easton Rehoboth
Centreville
Globe
Maryland Airlines, Inc
M. L. Wathaway
Arshoty
the Peoples Bank of
Federal Deposit Insurance
U. S
OPA
United States
Volunpackers
EM. Simson
South
Hostetler
Martha Logan
Union Stock Yards
Nene
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