Motion Picture Representative Speaks To Rotary Club
Denton Rotary hears Sam Mellits describe CinemaScope numbers and influence. Fox official Mr Marshall outlines CinemaScope differences while Mr Sichelman notes Denton’s place among 60 of 680 theatres in MD DC VA. Six of eight CinemaScope films booked. The Robe leads week of April 18 at the Dentonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Denton
Sam Mellits
Dentonia
Mr. Mellits
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
Mr. Sichelman
Mr. Marshall
Rotary Club of
Marshall
Fox Film Corp
Mellits
Samuel Mellits
Dentonia Theatre
Ira Sichelman
Washington Exchange
Hal Marshall
Robert W. Downes, Jr
E. Kindleberger
VFW Post 7937 Installs Officers In Maryland
At Caroline Memorial Post 7937 the Veterans of Foreign Wars installed new officers led by Commander John E. Wilding and Senior Vice Commander Paul Crouse. The post aims to grow membership 15 percent before the National Encampment and has earned citations for top group gains. A shrimp feast is set for Friday April 16 at 1.00, with meetings on the first and third Tuesdays at 8 p.m. for more joining information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Memorial
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
the United States
John E. Wilding
Paul Crouse
James D., Perry
John V. Biffle
Edward Virsack
Robert Robinson
William Bailey
Robert Wright
Frank Zareo
Norman Walls
Joseph
Sun Oil Unveils Premium Like Gasoline at Regular Prices
Sun Oil Company announced a new high anti knock gasoline that matches or surpasses premium fuels but will sell at regular prices. The fuel is available now at Sunoco stations across 18 eastern states and DC, with Cox Distributing handling Delmarva Peninsula. The plan counters rumors of a second premium fuel and launches a major ad campaign centered on Sun’s single price policy and manufacturing savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun Oil Company
Sun
Sunoco
District of Columbia
Delmarva
Cox Distributing Company
Easton
Maryland
Denton Artist Mrs Asher Wins Second in National Portrait Contest
Nance Hall Asher received second place at the 1954 National League of American Pen Women Biennial Convention in Washington DC for an oil portrait of a living person titled Joe. The winning entry was by Countess Opie Lucie St George of Chicago. The exhibit runs in the Smithsonian Administration Building through April 29 1954 and features 248 entries with nearly a thousand attendees. Asher recently moved to Denton from Alexandria VA where she contributed to the local Pen Women group and has opened the Denton School of Art at 6th and Franklin with four classes and 40 students. She plans an additional adult evening class if interest continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nance Hall Asher
National League of American Pen Women
Washington
D. C
Countess Opie Lucie St. George
Chicago
United States
Asher
Denton
Alexandria
Virginia
The
Pen Women
Joe
Smithsonian Institute
Denton School of Art
6Th and
Franklin
Local Cancer Society Doing Good Work
Dr. Edwin G. Riley lauds the Caroline County Maryland Cancer Society chapter chaired by Mrs. William Wolf of Denton. Contributions fund national cancer research and support Memorial Hospital authority Dr. Cornelius Rhoades notes optimism on finding cancer causes, signaling progress from ongoing American Cancer Society projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin G. Riley
Caroline County
Maryland Cancer Society
William Wolf
Denton
Cornelius Rhoades
New York Memorial Hospital
Rhoades
American Cancer Society
Miss Spafford to Retire After 30 Years Service
Miss Bessie Spafford retires from the Maryland Extension Service on June 30 after 30 years as Caroline County home demonstration agent. Director Dr. James M. Gwin announces the departure. A Locke Cayuga New York native, she came from Georgetown Delaware and previously taught at Farmington Maine and a State Normal School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Spafford
Maryland Extension Service
Caroline County
James M. Gwin
Miss Spafford
Locke Cayuga
New York
Maryland
Georgetown
Del
State Normal School
Farmingham
Maine
Miss Spa
Violent Wind and Hail Storm Hits Caroline
A violent northwest storm swept through the Delmarva Peninsula causing heavy property damage. In Queen Anne's County near Wye Mills, barns, silos, and outbuildings were destroyed or damaged, a car was hurled into a ditch, and windows along with a service station roof were shattered by hail. Local C P Telephone lines suffered outages but were repaired by the next day. The Jump T hardware sale was disrupted, but no injuries were reported. Estimated losses ran to thousands of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmarva Peninsula
George Dutton
C & P Telephone Company
Denton
Wye Mills
Queen Anne
Bernard Messix
Walter Rowe, Jr
Hillsboro
Jump Tardware and Implement Company of
Good Friday Service At First Church Denton
A three hour Good Friday devotional at First Methodist Church runs noon to three with seven twenty five minute parts, theme The Seven Last Words From The Cross. The Rev. Turkington, McWilliams, Shufelt, and Todd assist. organist Mrs G H Rue leads. solos by Mrs Clarke, Mrs Johnson, and Mrs Kerslake. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord
First Methodist Church
Thomas J. Turkington
Grace Church
Denton
Guy McWilliams
Concord Methodist Church
Vinton Shufelt
Harmony Methodist Church
Omro Todd
Burrsville
G. H. Rue
James M. Clarke
Benjamin F. Johnson
Walter G. Kerslake
Sunrise Services at Garland Lake Easter Morning
The Caroline County MYF sponsors Sunrise Services at Garland Lake on Easter Sunday morning April 18 at 5 15 a m. Officers of the MYF oversee the event with Rev. Preston W Spence District Superintendent Easton District as guest speaker Burrsville MYF will provide a selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
MYF
Garland Lake
Preston W. Spence
Easton
Burrsville
Salisbury Antiques Show At Armory Opens April 21
The Women's Association of the Wicomico Presbyterian Church hosts the fourth annual Antiques Show at the Armory in Salisbury on April 21 22 and 23 with daily hours 10 a m to 10 p m except Sunday close at 5 p m. Twenty six dealers from Maryland Delaware Pennsylvania Washington and Virginia display furniture china glass primitives and more including Craisey of London and Baltimore fine prints and imports of china. Margaret Pillsbury chairs the event forecasting the finest exhibits yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Armory
Women's Association of the
Wicomico Presbyterian Church
Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Washington
Virginia
Craisey
London
Baltimore
Margaret Pillsbury
Greensboro Leads School Attendance Record
Greensboro High School led Caroline County high schools last month with 313 students enrolled and 94.4 percent attendance. Caroline High School at Denton ranked second with 339 students and 93.98 percent attendance, Federalsburg High School had 302 students and 93.14 percent attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro High School
Caroline County High Schools
Caroline High School
Denton
Federalsburg High School
Junior Auxiliary In First TV Appearance
The Junior Auxiliary debuts on WBAL TV Channel 11 NBC on Wednesday April 21 at 2 30 p m The Prudence Penny Show will devote the half hour to the Junior Auxiliary with hostess Frances Trippe and editor Aldine Bird coordinating the program under Society news pen name Bill Bachelor for the Baltimore News Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wbal TV
NBC
Prudence Penny
Frances Trippe
Aldine Bird
Baltimore News-Post
Trippe
Bill Bachelor
Society News
Five Criminal Cases Tried In Week Of Carroll County Court
Five criminal cases were tried in the circuit court for Caroline County this week including perjury contributing to the delinquency of a minor embezzlement murder and arson. Leroy Cecil Betts a Delawarean was indicted for perjury Howard Hubbard of Federalsburg for delinquency of a minor Thomas DeVage of Salisbury for embezzlement Robenson Chase of Preston for murder and William E Marshall of Talbot County for arson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Leroy Cecil Betts
Howard Hubbard
Federalsburg
Thomas DeVage
Salisbury
Robenson Chase
Preston
William E. Marshall
Talbot County
County Spelling Champions to Represent at Delmar Bee
Three winners from Caroline County were chosen to represent it at the Delmar Spelling Bee in Salisbury on April 29. John Meredith, 14, Federalsburg High, son of Mr and Mrs Russell Meredith, clinched top honors by spelling sabotage and malaria. Susie Cooper, 13, Denton, eighth grade, daughter of Mr and Mrs Gail Cooper, placed second and is active in glee club and orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Salisbury
John Meredith
Federalsburg High School
John
Russell Meredith
Susie Cooper
Denton
Gail If’. Cooper
Glee Club
Ridgely High School
Federalsburg
Ridgely Brown
Caroline Sun
Four Accidents Across the County Investigated
Cpl. Gus Koste investigated four crashes in ten days across the county. At Henderson’s Route 311 Mt Zion intersection Allie Hudson of Goldsboro was cited for failure to yield after colliding with Howard Jones of Chester Pa. Damage $253.00. A Stevensville driver George Smith wrecked on Route 480 north of Ridgely with $250.00 damage and reckless drunken driving charges. A Kenton Del. man John T. Lister Jr. collided with a trailer at Mud Mill Road causing $2,150 damage. Lister charged with reckless driving while trailer operator Medford Porter and Harvey Knester cited for related offenses. Samuel Clark of Cambridge, speeding on Route 16, hit a construction barricade, $250 damage, charged with reckless drunken driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Gus Koste
Allie Hudson
Goldsboro
Mt. Zion Road
Henderson
Hudson
Mt. Zion
Howard L. Jones
Chester
Ridgely
George Smith
Stevensville
Tie
Mud Mill Road
John T. Lister, Jr
Kenton
Del
Medford Porter
Samuel Clark
Cambridge
Preston
Optometric Congress Attended By Dr Billmeier
Dr Alton G Billmeier of Denton returned from New York City where he attended the Fifth Annual Eastern States Optometric Congress April 11 12 13 at the Commodore Hotel The event drew participants from 15 states with lectures by noted experts in vision and education Greensboro PTA elected officers and approved funds for an outdoor basketball court youth recreation parking lot upgrading and band and glee club performances by the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton G. Billmeier
Denton
New York City
Commodore Hotel
H. Ward Ewart, Jr
Pittsburgh
A. M. Skeffington
St. Louis
N. C. Kephart
Purdue University
Bruce Wolff
Cincinnati
Ohio
Greensboro Pta
Thomas Wright
Walter Fountain
Nolan Sylvester
Dana McClung
Greensboro Athletic Association
Death of Dorchester County farmer Lee F Holloway
Lee F Holloway aged 73 a well known Dorchester County farmer died suddenly at Memorial Hospital Easton on Monday evening He was born in Berlin the son of the late Alfred and Lucinda Morris Holloway and had lived in Dorchester County most of his life His wife Lucy L Holloway died in 1939 Surviving children are listed though text is cut off
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee F. Holloway
Dorchester County
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Berlin
Holloway
Alfred
Lucinda Morris Holloway
Lucy L. Holloway
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VFW
Sun Oi
Local Cancer Society
Caroline
Owen Dickson
Ridgely- Greensboro
First Church
Submisre
Weather Data
Greensboro
Junior Auxiliary
Dr. Billmeier
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