75 Years Ago

Herald of April 14, 1949

Morrisons Cove’s lyric poet Mrs. Martin Croft, who wrote under the pen name of Mary Ellen Jackson received a complimentary note from the 90-year-old Irish playwright, George Bernard Shaw.

“Homeless Hector,” the truant hawk being trained by Edward Henry of Martinsburg returned home after a lively pursuit from a dozen Martinsburg boys. The hawk had escaped from its young master a week earlier.

David M. Adams, Herald columnist, published a book, “A Historical Summary of Southern Morrisons Cove Towns.”

Williams H. Burket was to be installed as commander of D. Merl Tipton P...