Choral Society Concert To Feature John McAlister
The Caroline Choral Society will present a concert at Caroline High School Auditorium next Sunday at 3 p m with guest soloist John McAlister of New York City. Soloists include Katherine Clarke Doris Spence and Allen Brumbaugh. Proceeds benefit repairs to the Denton Community Club House, formerly Denton High and Primary Schools, purchased in 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McAlister
New York City
Caroline Choral Society
Caroline High School
Katherine Clarke
Denton
Doris Spence
Ridgely
Allen Brumbaugh
Greensboro
Julia Herbert Wilson
G. H. Rue
Denton Community Club
K. T. Everngam
Denton High School
Denton Primary
Sophie Kerr Underwood
T. Clayton Horsey
Committees Named For Junior Auxiliary Coffee Event
The Den ton Unit of the Junior Auxiliary of Memorial Hospital held its March meeting at Mrs. Francis Yeoman's home. President Mrs. J. Frank Lane announced committees for the April 21 Coffee at Mrs. K. T. Everingham home, with roles for Food, Coffee, Table, Dishes, Flowers, Tickets, and Hostesses. Mr. George Olds will be the guest speaker at the April gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Francis Yeoman
J. Frank Lane
K. T. Everngam
Fred Asilton
W. Turner
R. W. Downes
James Wright
Lester Everngam
Charles V. Moore
Carville Fleetwood
Wm. Dempsey
Thompson Swing
Irvin Brumbaugh
Frank Lane
Owen Knotts
L. J. Redden
Walter Linthicum
Ann Bryant
C. P. Merrick
John Logan
Wm. Kegan
E. W. Nuttle
J. Connelly
Q. Walsh
Reese Brown
Dorothy Miller
Herman Keen
H. Hallowell
Minnie Dukes
Dawson George
Ella Carter
Dorsey Donoho
J. F. Lane
Earl Dempsey
Ormond Andrew
George Olds
Wright Files For House Of Delegates In Caroline County
Former Greensboro mayor with eight years in office, Lions Club president and Shrine Club member has filed his certificate of candidacy for the House of Delegates with Caroline County Supervisors of Elections and asks for support at the June 28 primary. He is married and has a son, Dr. R. H. Wright of Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Greensboro Lions Club
Eastern Shore Shrine Club
Greensboro Volunteer Fire Co
Boys Town
Improv Order of Red Men of
Russell H. Wright
House of Delegates
Caroline County
R. H. Wright
Cross Roads Drive In Theatre Opens April 2
The Cross Roads Drive In Theatre near town resumes after winter closure offering a double feature each evening. Opening attractions include From Here To Eternity starring Burt Lancaster Montgomery Clift Deborah Kerr Frank Sinatra and Donna Reed. Shows slated for April 4 5 6 with continuation hinted as page six continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cross Roads Drive-In
James Jones
Cross-Roads Drive-In
Burt Lancaster
Montgomery Clift
Deborah Kerr
Frank Sinatra
Donna Reed
Columbia Pictures
Mrs Crouse To Speak To Greensboro WSCS
Mrs. Clifton G. Crouse of Queen Anne will be guest speaker at the Fellowship Supper of St. Pauls Methodist Church Greensboro. Supper at 6 30 p m followed by her lecture at 7 30 p m about seven European countries, rural agriculture, and foreign living customs. WSCS members asked to bring Missionary Offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton G. Crouse
Queen Anne
Women’s Society of Christian Service
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Greensboro
WSCS
Community Club Art Program Meeting Friday Afternoon
Members are reminded of an upcoming Community Club meeting to hear about our Eastern Shore, elect officers for the coming year, hear department chairmen reports, and enjoy refreshments. The event is set for Friday April 2 at 2 p m with pleasant company.
Antique And Flower Show At Dover College
An antique and flower show will be held at Wesley Junior College on April 7 to 9. Fourteen dealers from Baltimore, Washington and Philadelphia will display items for sale. A new flower exhibit features Dover florists Vane's Greenhouses, Cool and Smith, and Edgehill Florists. Proceeds support the Wesley student activities fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Junior College
J. Paul Slaybaugh
Richard Titus
Baltimore
Washington
Philadelphia
Dover Florists
Vane’s Greenhouses
Cool and Smith and
Edgehill Florists
Slaybaugh
Titus
Troy Neves
V. R. Kilby
van Bryant
Decker Buys Jarrell Hardware in Hillsboro
Joseph M. Eaton announces the sale of the Charles Jarrell Company Hardware Store in Hillsboro to John N. Decker who has been with the firm since 1944 and will operate as The Hillsboro Hardware Company. Decker plans to expand wallpaper paint and hardware lines and continues as Queen Annes town commissioner and Kent-Queen Annes Volunteer Firemens Association president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Eaton
Charles Jarrell Company
Hillsboro
John N. Decker
Mr. Decker
Hillsboro Hardware Company
Eaton
Tri-County
Decker
Eastern Shore
Queen Anne
Board of
Kent-Queen Anne
Covell Attends National Broiler Convention in Cincinnati
Edward H. Covell Jr of Willis and Covell Co Denton led a Delmarva delegation at the First National Broiler Convention held at the Netherland Plaza Hotel in Cincinnati. Covell urged national broiler production planning, warned against regional overproduction dumping, and cited current chicken prices and expansion of flock placements as keys to future prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward H. Covell, Jr
Willis and Covell Co
Denton
Delmarva
Maryland Tax Due April Fifteenth Reminder Issued
Maryland Comptroller J Millard Tawes issues final reminder on April 15 1954 filing deadline for state income tax returns. 1953 income thresholds require residents with over 1000 single or over 2000 married to file. Marriage combines household income for liability. Two filing methods offered optional method for simpler cases and regular method with schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Maryland
J. Millard Tawes
the Treasury
Mr. Tawes
Denton By-Passed By Direct Route To Ocean
Maryland's 12-year 568 million highway program plans major route upgrades in Caroline County. Route 404 will be straightened widened and resurfaced from Hulls Corner bypass to the Delaware line with a new Choptank River bridge near Denton. Route 328, Federalsburg corridors and related by passes will follow with widening resurfacing and by passes to connect to Route 13 and the Bay area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Ocean
Caroline County
Maryland
Caroline
Hullsboro
Delaware Line
Choptank River
Wye Mills
Tuckahoe Bridge
Preston
Federalsburg
Caroline-Dorchester County
Reliance
Seaford
Ridgely
Bridgetown
Baltimore Corner
Goldsboro
Cancer Society Crusade Opens Here April First
The American Cancer Society launched its nationwide 1954 crusade for 20 million dollars with the drive opening in Caroline yesterday. Campaign chairman Mrs. William F. Wolf named district chairmen for numerous towns including Marydel Henderson Goldsboro Greensboro Burrsville Ridgely Hillsboro Hobbs Andersontown Williston Preston Federalsburg and Denton with Lula Ward heading Colored Groups. The month long crusade aims to raise funds and raise cancer awareness in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cancer Society
Caroline
William F. Wolf
ACS
Marydel
Amos Wyatt
Henderson
Richard Roden
Goldsboro
Phyllis Stubbs
Greensboro
Zeth Weaver, Jr
Burrsville
Calvin Lister
Ridgely
Elsie Matthews
Hillsboro
Clifton Hicks
Hobbs
John Rouse
Andersontown
Dallas Neal
Williston
Gus Koste
Preston
H. B. Plummer
Federalsburg
Norbert Radtke
Denton
William Wolf
Lula Ward
PTA Meeting To Be Held Next Monday Night
The program for the next PTA meeting on April 5 will be presented by the Girl Scout Troops of Den ton. Intermediate Scouts of Troop No. 15 will lead the pledge and promise. Brownies will sing and repeat the Brownie promise with numerous named scouts and troop members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teachers Association
Girl Scout Troops
Denton
Susie Cooper
Martha Jane Orme
Dottie Lee Fleetwood
Jeanne Towse
Martha Kegan
Lois Slaughter
Sandra Lord
Elaine Willis
Joan Cadmus
Mary Lane
Beverly Eaton
Ruth Heinel
Suzanne Orme
Jeanne Cole
Carol Ann Love
Brownies
Sandra Bunney
Sharon Brooks
Jane Crouse
Susan Dempsey
Melinda Hallowell
Margaret Kerslake
Carol Ann Koenig
Betty Merrick
Sharon Sharp
Judy Siefken
Carol Lynn Stivers
Sharon Stockley
Beverly Towers
Margaret Towse
Sarah van Dyke
Bronwyn Walsh
Ann Billmei
April Term of Circuit Court Convenes Monday
A spring term of the Circuit Court opens next Monday, April 5, with an arson case moved from Talbot County to Caroline County. The docket includes unlawful sale of alcoholic beverages, motor vehicle violations, desertion, and carrying concealed weapons. Four civil trials and three civil appeals are listed. Robinson Chase, charged with murder, will face the grand jury. Jurors are named by district from John J. Richards to Mary E. Adams, covering eight districts with six jurors each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talbot County
Caroline County
Robinson Chase
First District
John J. Richards
William B. Collier
Harvey Bridles
Harry L. Melvin
T. Noble Jarrell, Jr
Betty W. Councell
Harry S. Hubbard
Leonard Hutchins
Bertha Miller
Margaret G. Ellwanger
Hannah E. Price
Harriett W. Garey
Lois R. Natzinger
Lelia M. Crouse
William G. Wooters
Addison Stanford
Lawnace A. Moore
Mary Ann Walsh
Lloyd J. Mezick
Olin Thomas
Dorsey W. Banning
Howard M. Harris
Dorothy Osteen
Lewis H. Johnson
Louise B. Dean
Henrietta M. Medford
Leroy J. Nichols
Lelia M. Towers
Eleanor R. Merriken
Carl Werner
Letha G. Clendaniel
W. Leslie Wright
I. Ruth Crouse
Paul
Caroline Primary Race Gains Momentum Fast
The June 28 Democratic Primary in Caroline County gains momentum as the filing deadline of April 19 nears. Incumbent and new candidates vie for county commissioner seats, House of Delegates, sheriff, register of wills, State's Attorney, county treasurer, and circuit court clerk, with no applicant yet for the clerk position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Board of County Commissioners
Emmett Hignatt
Denton
Edward D. Sparks
John W. Eveland
Ridgely
Clinton S. Poole
Federalsburg
John S. Legates
Bethlehem
C. H. Wood
Greensboro
House of Delegates
Orland B. Blades
Preston
Calvert C. Merriken
Russell H. Wright
Dorsey Banning
Harry R. Hughes
Banning
William E. Andrew
Howard Trice
Carlton V. West
Register of Wills
Saulsbury Sparks
James A. Wise
William S. Orme
Layman J. Redden
D. Ralph Horsey
Delmarva Contest Promotes Year Round Chicken Promotion
The Delmarva Chicken Festival and Delaware State Poultry Commission run an ongoing campaign in New York area media led by Miss Susan Adams. The promotion offers prizes and recipe booklets to encourage chicken consumption and showcase Delmarva poultry. Winners from New York will later compete with entrants from Delmarva and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmarva
Adams
Festival and Commission
New York
Carvel Hall
Miss Adams
Delmarva Area
New York Area
Yutzi
Legates Files For County Commissioner
John L. Jack Legates, Preston resident and poultry producer, filed this week for Caroline County Commissioner in the Democratic primary on June 28. A 20 year veteran of Gen Patton's Army, he served as staff sergeant in the 87th Infantry in Europe earning three battle stars. He is married to Miriam Ingram, with twin sons, and lives on Highway 331 near Bethlehem. He is a VFW member and part of the Preston Volunteer Fire Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L
Jack” Legates
Preston
Caroline County
Legates
Earl L. Legates
Preston High School
Bridgewater College
Golden College
Gen. Patton
Army
87Th Infantry
Miriam Ingram
Highway 331
Bethlehem
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Preston Volunteer Fire Company
Evangelistic Services Underway at Ridgely Church
Special evangelistic meetings began last Tuesday at Pilgrim Holiness Church Ridgely and run nightly through April 11 Evangelist Coyt York of Hamptonville NC preaches each service with music by nearby pastors and their wives Rev and Mrs Charles Engrem of Cedar Grove and Rev and Mrs William hosting or participating in the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Ridgely
Coyt York
Hamptonville
North Carolina
Charles Engrem
Cedar Grove
William
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Dover College
Jarrell
Covell
Broiler
Cincinnati
Cancer Society’s Crusade
PTA
Delmarva Contest
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