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Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1961

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Mrs Storey to Direct Dover Chorus Concert April 25

Mrs W J Storey will lead the Dover Century Club Chorus and the Chesapeake Cheraliers in a concert on April 25 at 8 15 p m in North Caroline High School. The event, under Dr Vincent O Eareckson Jr, is sponsored by the Denton Woman's Club and features a noted Dover music figure with ties to Wesley College and the Delaware Federation of Women's Clubs.

William J. Storey Dover Century Club North Caroline High School Chesapeake Cheraliers Vincent O. Eareckson, Jr Easton Woman’s Club of Denton Storey Randolph-Macon Women’s College Lynchburg Columbia University New York City Selbyville Kent County Delaware Wesley College Delaware Federation of Women's Clubs University of Delaware Delta Zeta Wesley Church WSCS Peninsula Girl Scout Council

Honor Roll Students At Denton School Named

Following are those who made the Honor Roll at Denton School for the Third Semester Eighth Grade Brooke Logan Donna Gayle Harris Corinne Harding Patsy Riley Vicki Moore Roger Hoppengardner Susan Manlove Dorothy Wright Sondra Layton Ginny Pitts Elaine Wilson Fred Sheeley David Crosson Seventh Grade Mary Kay Fount ain Suzanne Chike Doris Scott Mary Eleanor Duffey Sixth Grade Long Thompson Barbara Stubbs Sharon Ebling Carolyn Hubbard Dorothy Wood Gerald War wick Wayne Cawley Susan Brins field Sharon Lee Brown Catherine Koenig Kathleen Luff Phyllis Saat hoff Sarah Webber Robert Stempel Joanne Allston Donna Collison Carol Ann Kreigh Dorothy Petroski Karen Seese

Denton School Brooke Logan Donna Gayle Harris Corinne Harding Patsy Riley Vicki Moore Roger Hoppengardner Susan Manlove Dorothy Wright Sondra Layton Ginny Pitts Elaine Wilson Fred Sheeley David Crosson Mary Kay Fountain Suzanne Chike Doris Scott Mary Eleanor Duffey Long Thompson Barbara Stubbs Sharon Ebling Carolyn Hubbard Dorothy Wood Gerald Warwick Wayne Cawley Susan Brinsfield Sharon Lee Brown Catherine Koenig Kathleen Luff Phyllis Saathoff Sarah Webber Robert Stempel Joanne Allston Donna Collison Carol Ann Kreigh Dorothy Petroski Karen Seese

Easton District Methodists Set Day Apart

The Easton District Woman’s Society plans a Day Apart service on Wednesday April 19 at 10 am at Calvary Church Queenstown Md with Louise W Eggleston a noted Methodist leader, speaker and author as guest.

Woman’s Society of Christian Service of Easton Peninsula Calvary Church Queenstown Louise W. Eggleston

Nineteen Ladies Complete Standard First Aid Course

Under the voluntary leadership of Mr. William Wirts a ten hour Standard First Aid Course was completed by nineteen ladies at the Denton firehouse and in Ridgely and Greensboro. Certificates were awarded to the listed participants including Louise Singer Jeannette Scott Esther Larrimore Margaret Long and Grace Ellwanger. Wirts plans two more classes at the Denton fire house and in Queen Anne's County.

William Wirts American Red Cross Caroline County Denton Louise D. Singer Jeannette Scott Esther K. Larrimore Margaret O. Long Louise A. Scott Grace Ellwanger Louise W. Spencer Peggy Willoughby Elizabeth MacDonald Ruth V. Gadow Dorothy J. Morris Maxine Lewis Beverly Andrew Elizabeth Maloney Dorothy Hackett Mildred N. Irwin Greensboro LaRue Joiner Ridgely Ruth Ann Passwaters Margaret Blockston Mr. Wirts Denton Fire House Queen Anne’s County Hugh M. Gordy Board of Governors J. D. Carter Queen Anne’s Delmarva Peninsula Caroline Shore Jack Boulais, Jr Clark Quillen James Lynch Emory Dobson Harold Rathman Preston Richard Hallowell Thomas F. Poole Federalsburg National Golf Association Colonel Eckhoff Maine Florida

Rotary Public Relations Course At School Draws Attendees

Sixty one employees representing twenty six local businesses attended a half day Rotary Public Relations Course at North Caroline High School Caf torium on April five. Key speakers from Union Carbide Philco and Washington College presented on public relations and effective communications while Rotary leaders outlined a community Courtesy Contest set to begin April seventeen with awards for courteous treatment in business interactions.

Rotary Club North Caroline High School Thomas C. Fetherston Union Carbide Fetherston Frank Duryea Duryea

Child Burned In Car Fire In Denton Parking Lot

On Monday April 10 at 3 50 p m in the rear Acme Market Denton five year old Mary Alice Carter colored daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Carter of Wye Landing was badly burned. The child and siblings were left in the car while the mother shopped. The dress caught fire when a lighter was used. Denton Fire Co and ambulance responded and Mary Alice was taken to Memorial Hospital Easton with second degree burns to the stomach and upper legs. Police investigated.

Acme Market Denton Mary Alice Carter Richard Carter Wye Landing Mary Alice Acme Denton Fire Co Memorial Hospital Easton Denton Town

Social Security Rep to Visit Denton Fire House

Mr. Robert Allen Snedeker of the Social Security Administration will be at the Fire House in Denton next Monday April 17 starting at 10 a m to assist residents with Social Security matters.

Robert Allen Snedeker Social Security Administration Denton

Miss Denton Pageant Slated For April 29

The Rotary sponsored Miss Denton Pageant will be held April 29 with nine senior contestants and 21 little Misses competing for prizes and a chance to represent Denton in the Miss Delmarva contest at Seaford. The event supports the Denton Rotary Club scholarship program funded at $250 per year for four years, with four students expected to receive aid by 1962, requiring $1,000 yearly.

Marshel Cooper Saundra Joan Davis A. W. Reddish Francis Holsinger Denton Denton Rotary Club North Caroline High School

Methodist Conference To Meet In Wilmington Del

The Peninsula Annual Conference of The Methodist Church will meet May 18 21 at Grace Methodist Church in Wilmington about 500 ministers and laymen from 208 charges and 80 000 Methodists on the Eastern Shore and in Delaware Bishop John Wesley Lord will preside Local arrangements are led by Rev R Jervis Cooke Wilmington District Superintendent and Rev Dr William F Dunkle Jr Grace Church pastor The opening Holy Communion and Memorial Service will be followed by talks by the Bishop and district superintendents The agenda includes ministerial recognitions retirements budget adoption and reports District superintendents reporting are Rev Roy L Tawes Dover Rev J Leas Green Easton Rev John F French Salisbury and Rev R Jervis Cooke Wilmington

Peninsula The Methodist Church Grace Methodist Church Wilmington Eastern Shore Delaware John Wesley Lord Washington Episcopal Area Jervis Cooke William F. Dunkle Grace Church Roland W. Scott Europe North Africa Division of World Missions Methodist Board of Missions Roy L. Tawes Dover J. Leas Green Easton John F. French Salisbury R. Jervis Cooke

Literacy Expert at First Church Denton April 18

Mrs Louise Eggleston former World Literacy Foundation president will speak at First Methodist Church Denton on Tuesday April 18 at 8 pm. A Virginia Conference WSCS spiritual life chairman and noted lecturer author and Prayer Group leader she also chairs the Koinonia Foundation in Baltimore aiding training for workers in underdeveloped areas worldwide. The public is invited to attend this unusual occasion.

Denton Louise Eggleston World Literacy Foundation First Methodist Church Eggleston Norfolk Virginia WSCS United States Koinonia Foundation Baltimore

County club for Caroline County moves forward

An enthusiastic crowd of about 100 voted unanimously to pursue a $150,000 family type country club for Caroline County at North Caroline High School. The plan includes a 9 hole golf course, swimming pool, tennis courts, playground and activity area with site options near Williston Pea Landing and fronting the Choptank River. Financing would mix non interest bearing bonds, initiation fees, and bank underwriting to cover land, clubhouse, and facilities.

Caroline County North Caroline High School Recreation Committee Economic Development Commission Martin Sutton Ridgely Sutton W. A. S. Wright Williston Caroline Club Jack Smith Preston

Knox retires after 36 years with Chesapeake & Potomac

James N. Knox veteran telephone line foreman retires from The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co of Maryland after 36 years in the Construction Department. He started as a lineman in 1925 earning 18 dollars a week, later becoming Construction Foreman in 1946. He lived in Harmony and worked at Easton, plans hunting and fishing in retirement with wife Anna Willey, at 301 South Seventh Street Denton.

James N. Knox Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company Maryland Jim The Telephone Company Harmony Easton Mr. Knox Anna Willey Mrs. Knox South Seventh Street Denton

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W. J. Storey Weather Data Lincoln Confederacy Luray San Francisco Indiana Grand Canyon Colorado River Denton Volunteer Fire Co Rotary Emily R. Miller C & P Telephone Co John F. Spangler Philco Corp Philadelphia Roland Gibson Washington College National Park Gen. Houston San Jacinto County Economic Development Association Jim Cooper John Asher Methodist Conference Del First Church F. E. Yeoman Choptank Electric James H. Knox
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