New Hall Dedication Planned at Camp Pecometh
A new assembly hall at Camp Pecometh near Centreville will be dedicated September 10 at 4 pm by the Peninsula Conference Board of The Methodist Church and others. The event caps a laymen weekend retreat with speakers including Rev James Hughes and Rev F Douglas Milbury. The 250 seat knotty pine building features a wooden cross and porch facing the river, and will host worship, classes, and recreation with proceeds toward building costs.
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Camp Pecometh
Centreville
Peninsula
William Kesmodel
Richardson Park Methodist Church
A. J. Jackson
James Hughes
Aldersgate Methodist Church
Granville Hooper
F. Douglas Milbury
Board of Education
Conference
William Hemphill
Sadlersville
Wilkins
Chester River
United Christian Youth Movement of
Chesapeake Area
Give God a Chance Now Attend Church Sundays
A faith based promotion urges readers to attend church every Sunday. It touts mass participation as part of a broader message encouraging spiritual engagement and community involvement. The piece references the idea of widespread support among believers and links church attendance with positive personal and social outcomes.
Local Life Insurance Man Honored For Sales Record
Ormond L. Andrew of Denton a field representative with Continental American Life Insurance Company Salisbury Agency has been invited to the Presidents Club meeting at Whiteface Inn Lake Placid New York September 7 to 10 The club comprises top Continental American representatives whose 18 month records show high client service quality The event will feature conferences on life insurance and the latest revisions in the U S Internal Revenue Code.
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Ormond L. Andrew
Denton
Salisbury
Continental American Life Insurance Company
Wilmington
Delaware
Whiteface Inn
Lake Placid
New York
Buckingham Fountain Night Display Described in Vivid Color
The poem celebrates Buckingham Fountain with waters shooting high and colors changing like a rainbow. It notes red and green lights, pink and purple sprays, sea horses spouting bright mist, and a nightly cycle where lights fade and return. The fountain remains beautiful in both day and night.
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Buckingham
Buckingham Fountain
Gardner Family Reunion at Todd's Lake
The Gardner family reunion was held at Todd's Lake on Sunday September 4. Present were six children and most of the grandchildren and great grandchildren including Mrs William R Gardner Mr and Mrs J Richard Gardner and children Dickie Jimmie Mary Frances Anna Mae Ward and many others. Several family members listed attended with multiple generations represented.
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Gardner
Todd’s Lake
William R. Gardner
J. Richard Gardner
Dickie
Jimmie
Mary Frances
Anna Mae Ward
William L. Gardner
Billy
Jackie
Jane
Tommy
Farle Korrrumphs
George Breeding
Ray
Marvin
Carolyn
Rose Mary
Richard
Bobby Corkell
Bobby
Merle Lister
Deborah
Kate Bishop
Charles Ellwanger
Hab Hvye
Landy’s Naval Reserve Commission Refused Over Mother’s Past
Eugene Landy and his mother faced a commission denial at U S Merchant Marine Academy graduation since his mother was identified as a Communist in 1945. The decision highlights postwar security screening of applicant backgrounds and concerns over loyalty disclosures.
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Eugene Landy
U. S. Merchant Marine Academy
Landy
U. S. Naval Reserve
Wizard Hair Spray keeps longer hair in place on travels
A new cosmetic hair spray called Wizard Hair Spray with lanolin is designed for season long protection amid heat humidity and outdoor activity. It holds waves and curls with a natural sheen and comes in a leak proof push button container suitable for home or vacation use.
Great Horned Owl Sits as North American Predator
Range covers wooded regions across North America south of the Arctic with west Maryland prevalence. The bird measures about 238 inches in length with heavy wing span and ear tufts, brown with white throat patches and yellow eyes. It nests in old nests or caves, lays 2 to 5 dull white eggs, incubation 25 to 30 days. It preys on poultry, game, rats, mice, and occasionally cats, active at dusk though see well in daylight. Management calls for control rather than extermination, noting 31 of 127 stomachs contained poultry or game birds.
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North America
Arctic
Maryland
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