Groundhog Facts and Maryland Range Summary
Maryland wildlife summary covers marmota monax range across Maryland with northern abundance, from St. Lawrence River to Louisiana and west to Nebraska, details physical traits, size about 25 to 27 inches, weight 8 to 12 pounds, breathing breeding in spring with 2 to 8 young, hibernation patterns, nocturnal activity, and Groundhog Day on February 2. It notes habits such as tree climbing, alarm whistles, and diet of plants with occasional insects, plus management concerns due to overabundance in some areas, crop damage from burrows, no legal protection in Maryland, fur value limited, and flesh edible.
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Maryland
St. Lawrence River
Louisiana
Nebraska
Alaska
The Manhattan One of America's Notable North Atlantic Liners
The Manhattan and its sister ship Washington were among the first American North Atlantic liners in decades. The ship, famed for its red white and blue stacks, served in war and was rebuilt as a troopship. After peace, it served as a mothball transport. The American Merchant Marine Institute notes only twelve American passenger ships have been built for the North Atlantic since the Civil War and calls for new deep sea liners amid high costs and a vanishing domestic fleet.
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Manhattan
United States Lines
America
Washington
Halifax
Navy
American Merchant Marine Institute
North Atlantic
One-Handed Drivers Fear On Highways
Keystone Automobile Club warns that many motorists favor cooling left arms outside windows. Safety Director Edward Curran says one handed driving is risky in emergencies and confuses others who misread signals. The club notes arm protrusion can look like signaling and urges using voice for passenger interest.
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Keystone Automobile Club
Edward P. Curran
Death by Hilda K Wiggin Love
Poem reflecting on death as a doorway to eternity and reunion with loved ones. Emphasizes a peaceful view of death, the idea of leaving this world to do good, and the belief that one does not truly die but moves to another day.
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Hilda K. Wiggin
Donkey of God at Santaland in Wanamakers PA
A velvet cross on a tender eyed donkey draws visitors at Santaland near Wanamakers. The legend ties the Donkey of God to Jesus and Calvary, with Jill the direct descendant featured for weekends starting July 31 alongside Santa Claus and his reindeer in a Summertime Christmas display.
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Santaland
Wanamakers
Jesus
Jerusalem
Mary
Joseph
Bethlehem
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Calvary
Donkey of God
Jill
Santa Claus
North Pole
Warning to Wives About Driving on Long Trips
Paul FE Burke director of the Maryland Traffic Safety Commission and Northeastern States Safety Coordinators warns wives not to let husbands do all the driving on motor trips. He suggests drivers spell each other on weekends to improve safety.
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Paul FE. Burke
Maryland Traffic Safety Commission
Burke
Highway funds diverted cost 125172 miles lost since 1934
The National Highway Users Conference reports 125172 miles lost to diversion since 1934 as 25 states redirected highway revenues to non highway uses. About 3685 miles beyond 1952 were lost due to misused funds, with Kansas and Texas holding the most road mileage among states.
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America
National Highway Users Conference
Kansas
Texas
First American agricultural society formed in 1785
The Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture organized on March 1, 1785, marking the first agricultural society on the American continent. The date and founding body anchor the early agricultural reform movements in the new nation.
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Agricultural Society
Philadelphia Society For the Promotion of Agriculture
Highway hypnosis dangers and avoidance tips
An expert warns that monotony heat and featureless highways can lull drivers into a trance. Regular breaks, fresh air candy or gum, radio with engaging commentary, and passenger conversation help maintain alertness and prevent dangerous mental numbness on long trips.
Weekend visitors and local greetings in Hillsboro area
A sequence of social call reports from Hillsboro and surrounding towns lists Mr. and Mrs. Urban Bowman visiting Westminster, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Eaton visiting Deershead Hospital in Salisbury, and several other local pairs and individuals visiting relatives in Salisbury Greensboro Tilghman and beyond. The item closes with a note on Pennsylvania community school operated recreation programs benefiting about 6 million residents across 764 communities.
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Russell Eaton
Edgar Blades
Deershead Hospital
Salisbury
Vernon Baker
Roanoke
Jean Pinder
Queen Anne
Donna Todd
Meredith Griffith
Towson
Rufus Hutchison
George Eaton and Son
Easton
Pennsylvania
Three Judges Named for 1954 Homemaker Contest
Three national figures will judge America's Most Successful Homemaker of 1954 with a top prize of 2500 dollars. Mrs Eugenia Van Landingham of North Carolina leads the panel joined by Mrs Raymond T Sayre of Iowa and Miss Alice C Sanderson of New York. The contest is open to any homemaker and closes October 15, 1954. Readers can submit entries via the newspaper entry blank or a nomination letter.
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U. S
Alice C. Sanderson
New York
Girl Scouts of America
America
Mary Kerber
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Ruway
Lyscoll
Marshall Teague
Daytona
Fla
Vincent Bryan
Gus Edwards
Grant Clarke
Henry
Walter O’keefe
Automobile Manufacturers Assn
Key West
Turnpike
Parkway
Germany
Army
Miguel J. Pomar
Nurnberg
Kelvinator
Perfection
Coleman Space
Odd
Denton Home Supply
Dentonia Theatre
J. Norris Coulby
Lawrence Legates
Denton Journal
Denton, Maryland
Hillsboro
Urban Bowman
Westminster
Frank Fleming
Brown Eaton
Judy Thornton
Florence Thornton
Greensboro
Sadye Wothers
Wm. Cummings
Tilghman
Betty Sue Taylor
Milford Kline
Eugenia van Landingham
North Carolina
National Home Demonstration Agent Association
North Carolina Home Economics Association
Raymond T. Sayre
Iowa
Associated Women of American Farm Bureau Federation
Eisenhower
Advisory Board On Agriculture
Mrs. Vanlandingham
Miss Sanderson
Mrs
Sayra
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