Maryland Farm Front This Week Champions to Be Named
The state Greener Pasture Contest winner will be announced September 15 at ceremonies in the State House Annapolis with Governor Lane presenting certificates to county area and grand champions. Chairman Blandford notes four regional winners and urges attendance. The event follows judging led by Extension Agronomist Stanley Stabler. The piece also discusses farm prosperity job impacts from price supports and outlines conservation practices needing county approval such as cover crops pastures lime terraces and drip of other measures with emphasis on value received and maintenance to avoid deductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
State House
Annapolis
William Preston Lane, Jr
Joseph H. Blandford
PMA
Free State
Stanley Stabler
Extension Agronomist
Charles F. Brannan
Brannan
Blandford
Captain Billy's Show Boat Captain Readies Dramatic Tales
Dramatic highlights from the last Mississippi showboat captain feature thrilling adventures. A bank bandit capture tale and a daring self sacrifice to save his sinking ship are recounted, marking September 11 in The American Weekly and Baltimore Sunday American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Billy
American Weekly
Baltimore Sunday American
Blaine Loses 1884 Election by Narrow Margin in New York
Blaine failed to capture the 1884 presidential race by 1,149 votes in New York, denying him the state’s electoral votes and the overall win to Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine
New York State
Cleveland
Regional Social Notes From Marydel And Vicinity
Marydel and nearby families hosted guests from Quantico Washington D C and New York City including the Dulaks Hutsons Cloonans Nevins Cloonan and others over the weekend. Local events included a camp horse show in Fort DuPont and a Marydel Fire Company auxiliary meeting. An elder resident Alphonso Purnell died at 96 at his daughter’s home in Marydel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Pinder
Ernest Cannon
Robert Voras
Flushing
N. Y
Walter Burkins
Clarke
Carney’s Point
H. B. Logan
Mary- del Fire Company
Pansy McDougall
Carl
Panama Canal Zone
Mrrs. McDougall
Marydel
Robert Miller
Alphonso Purnell
Blanch Cook
Wilmington
Burtrand W. Purnell
Point
Purnell Funeral Obituary Update
Mr. Marvel Purnell of Clayton New Jersey and Mrs Blanche Cook of Nartly Delaware survive with twenty grandchildren ten great grandchildren and two sons. Mrs Hilda Nickerson former Hart ly wife of the deceased preceded him in death. Funeral services were held at Temple vile Methodist church with burial in Templeville Cemetery at 2 p m on Saturday Sept 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester Purnell
Hilda Nickerson
Hartly
Pleasant
N. J
Marvel Purnell
Clayton
Blanche Cook
Nartly
Del
Templevile Methodist Church
Templeville Methodist Cemetery
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Lewnox
Lennox
G. D. Crouse
Bott
Newspaper
Radhive
Kiekhaefer Meencoe
Supa Io
Will’s Sporting Goods Store
Franklin Street
Denton
Ernest Chapman
Media, Pa
Owen T. Hughes
Cca
Chevrolet
Gay Streets
Denton, Maryland
Call Howard Land & Gravel CO
Greensboro
Sale
R. J. Conner
E. Division
ST. Dover, Delaware
Ayer
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