Slow Down And Live Labor Day Week End
The Maryland Traffic Safety Commission and safety coordinators urge motorists to slow down during Labor Day weekend. Executive director Paul E. Burke stresses personal responsibility for speed control and lists checks and precautions for safe travel including avoiding night driving, obeying traffic signals, keeping distance, not drinking and driving, and extending courtesy on the road.
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Maryland Traffic Safety Commission
Paul E. Burke
The
Ten Enlistments And One Re-Enlistment Reported
SFC Ralph E. Hammond of the U S Army Recruiting Station in Easton Massachusetts reports ten enlistments and one re-enlistment in the Regular Army during the week of August 23. Enlistees include Buddy C. Dillon in Infantry for three years and Norman A. Clough and John W. Melvin in Artillery for three years. Eight men chose the Corps of Engineers for three years: Ernest T. Harris Walter M. Patton Charles H. Dennis Earle R. Cohee James L. Todd and others from Denton Greensboro Preston and surrounding areas.
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Regular Army
SFC
Ralph E. Hammond
U. S. Army
Easton
Buddy C. Dillon
William R. Dillon
Infantry
Norman A. Clough
Paul R. Clough
Ingleside
Artillery
John W. Melvin
Wilbert Melvin
Corps of Engineers
Ernest T. Harris
Denton
Walter M. Patton
Walter A. Patton
Charles H. Dennis
Helen B. Cherry
Greensboro
Earle R. Cohee
Mary In Cohee
Preston
James L. Todd
Elsie A. Todd
Chesapeake Bay Portrait: Bodine Photographs Book Release
The first photographic document ary of Chesapeake Bay titled Chesapeake Bay and Tidewater by A Aubrey Bodine will be published October 2. It draws on twenty seven years of Bay country images, features 220 of about 3000 photos, and is printed in Unitone. The book includes an introduction by Mark S Watson and end papers by Richard Yardley. Bodine is acclaimed for newspaper photography and holds fellowships from the Photographic Society of America and the National Press Photographers Association.
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Chesapeake Bay
Mediterranean
America
A. Aubrey Bodine
Tidewater
Hastings House of
New York
Maryland
Richard @. Yardley
Sun
Bodine
Sunday Sun
Photographic Society of America
National Press Photographers Association
Bodin
Baltimore Museum of Art
Bay Country
Delaware
Virginia
District of Columbia
Eastman Exhibition Hall
Grand Central Galleries
New York City
New Bay Bridge
En Listees Re-enlistment Notices From Preston and Denton
Paul R McNeal son of Mr and Mrs Herbert McNeal Preston Walter W Todd son of Mr and Mrs Powers Todd Preston reenlisting for the Corps of Engineers veteran of over six years service Sgt Allen T Green son of Mr and Mrs William H Green Denton also reenlisting in the same notice
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Paul R. McNeal
Herbert McNeal
Preston
Walter W. Todd
Powers Todd
Corps of Engineers
Sgt
Allen T. Green
William H. Green
Denton
Class To Meet The Concord Christian Comrade
The Concord Christian Comrade class will meet at the home of Mrs. Arthur Nuttle on Thursday afternoon September 9 at 1 30. Mrs. Geo Wheatley will be co hostess.
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Concord Christian Comrade
Arthur Nuttle
Geo. Wheatley
Pretty wedding ends in church at Denton Saturday
Miss Mary Ann Hignutt daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Hignutt Denton and Mr Paul Adams son of Mr and Mrs F E Adams near here were married at 8 p m by Rev T J Turkington at the local church. Guests included Mr and Mrs Lee McMahan Federalsburg. The couple went to Niagara Falls after the ceremony.
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Mary Ann Hignutt
Harry Hignutt
Denton
Paul Adams
F. FE. Adams
Near Here
T. J. Turkington
Lee McMahan
Federalsburg
Adams
Niagara Falls
David Reich
Janice
Haddonfield
N. J
Lewis Butler
Ellen
Ann Butler
Reich
Marvin Butler
Tuckahoe Neck
Harold Scott
Frank Wright
Doris Perry
Wesley Stafford
Scott
Stafford
George Johnson
Wilmington
Jimmy Chaffinch
Roland Towers
Hattie Peters
Frank Fountain
Rehoboth
Collingdale
Edgar Fisher
Wm. Collins
Andersontown
Trappe Pond
C. V. Clarke
Artley
University Hospital
Norwood Melvin
Carlton Seward
Charles Davis
Grasonville
Democratic Convention Nominates Dr. H. C. Byrd
The Democratic convention nominated Dr. H. C. Byrd for governor of Maryland. A telegram from Poconos lauded the nomination and extended best wishes to Byrd and Maryland Democrats. Byrd expressed gratification upon receiving the message.
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Dr. H. C. Byrd
Thirty to a newspaperman means end of story
A concise statement notes the phrase used by editors to signal completion of a news item. The quip reflects newsroom shorthand, with the expression implying that no further updates are needed beyond the closing line.
Griffiths Seek License To Sell Beer In Caroline County
Ruth and Olin Griffith filed for a beer and brewed beverages license to operate at Midway on Greensboro Road in Caroline County's 2nd Election District. The Caroline County Board of License Commissioners will hear objections and grant licenses at the County Office on Sept 7, 1954, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.. objections must be filed by 10 a.m. Sept 7, 1954 with the Board or its Clerk. Rachel Collison, Clerk. 8-27-21.
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General Assembly of Maryland
Ruth
Olin M. Griffith
Midway
Greensboro Road
2Nd Election District
Caroline County
Maryland
Board of License Commissioners
Court House
Denton
Board of License Commissioners of
Board of County Commissioners of
Rachel Collison
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