Rotary District Governor Ted Wilson to Visit Denton
District Governor Ted Wilson of Baltimore will visit the Rotary Club of Denton next Tuesday August 11 He is past president of his club and serves 1953 54 as District Governor of Rotary International 267th District The educator and university president has two daughters and a son with careers in medicine and academia in Illinois North Dakota and the Navy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Wilson
Baltimore
Rotary Club of
Denton
Rotary International
Middletown
American Council On Education
National Education Association
Community Chest
Red Cross
Wilson
University of Illinois Medical and Dental School
University of North Dakota Medical School
United States Navy
7Th Fleet
Naval Hospital
Chelsea
Massachusetts
New Organ Dedication At Cordova Immanuel Church
Immanuel Lutheran Church Cordova plans a Sunday service dedication for a Baldwin Electronic Model 5 organ funded by congregation members under Pastor Rev Theo Ernst. A dedicatory concert by organist Mrs Theo Ernst will follow at 7 30 pm on August 9 with public invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Cordova
Immanuel Congregation
Theo. Ernst
Baldwin
Baldwin Piano Company
Cincinnati
Kunkel Piano Company
Baltimore
Theo Ernst
Immanuel Church
Immanuel
George Bullinger
John Fuchs
Henry Lindemann
Father Of Six Held On Charge Of Girl, 15
Emerson Bradley, 38, a farmer and father of six, is jailed in Caroline County on a charge involving a 15-year-old girl. State Trooper E C Meyers arrested him on Houston Branch Road. Bradley’s preliminary hearing is slated this week. his farm lies on the Finchville Federalsburg Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Emerson Bradley
Bradley
E. C. Meyers
Denton
Houston Branch
Finchville
Federalsburg
Maryland State Fair Set for September at Timonium
The Maryland State Fair runs September 2 to 12 at Timonium with major improvements costing over 100000 including a new electrical system portable sheep pens and a new show ring. Premiums total 91646 with 85000 from the Fair Board. New exhibits include the Board of Natural Resources soil conservation and 4-H girls contests. Stockholders Day August 29 precedes nightly grandstand shows and an aerial act led by Les Geraldo plus a police club boxing show September 3. Local 23 counties and Baltimore City supply entrants and a 1953 Farm Queen title is contested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Baltimore City
Wm. F. Schraderberg
Maryland State Fair Board
Timonium
Board of Natural Resources
University of Maryland
Baltimore County
Fair
Les Geraldo
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Baltimore Police Department Municipal Boys’ Club
County 4-H'ers Attend Club Week at University of Maryland
County 4-H members travel by bus from Denton to the University of Maryland College Park for Club Week August 3 to 8. Leader Mrs By ron Poore accompanies the group, with a Washington tour planned Friday and a Timonium Fair display in September.
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University of Maryland
College Park
Caroline
Denton
Byron Poore
Greensboro
Washington
Timonium Fair
Jimmy Richard
Henderson
Wayne Bradley
Federalsburg
Stewart Coulbourne
Jackie Saunders
Preston
Frances Fisher
Barbara Hager
Peggy Callahan
Nancy Schall
Rita Ann Rogers
Lois Ann Butler
Fay Butler
Joanna Baynard
Janice Pippin
Ann
Mary Virginia Kerns
Nancy Lane
Kay Noble
Lois Fuchs
Peggy Sutton
Patsy Lister
Jane Ringgold
Ridgely
Connie Stoops
Hillsboro
Fana Jones
Alice Richard
Ruth Turner
Nancy Rice
Betty and
Ann Moore
Joanne Jackson
Furman’s Grove Club
Electric Fans Missing From First Church
First Methodist Church reports missing electric fans valued at 125 dollars, likely taken last week. Investigation ongoing. Also notes local registrants inducted from Caroline County in July: Carl Atwood Watson, Otho Benjamin Smith of Federalsburg, James Darius Pippin of Marydel, and Elwood Deweese Rich of Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Caroline County
Carl Atwood Watson
Otho Benjamin Smith
Federalsburg
James Darius Pippin
Marydel
Elwood Deweese Rich
Denton
Farm Demonstration At Coulbourne Farm Draws Big Crowd
A large attendance is expected for the Norris Coulbourne farm demonstration on Friday August 14 1953 from 9 30 a m to 4 p m DST. Spectators will see dragline ditch digging bulldozers leveling spoil banks plowing seeding pasture and lime and fertilizer application. A ditch will be dynamited at 9 30 a m and 12 noon lunch will be available. At 3 p m ryegrass will be seeded by airplane and at 1 p m Dr H C Curly Byrd will address the audience with officials from Maryland counties and national soil conservation leaders in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris Coulbourne
Coulbourne
H. C
Curly) Byrd
University of Maryland
State Board of Agriculture
State Soil Conservation Committee
School of Agriculture
Soil Conservation District
Maryland
Walter S. Davis
National Soil Conservation Association
Soil Conservation Service
C. V. Layton
Caroline County
Discussion on Wheat Referendum in Caroline County
County meeting set for Tuesday night August 11 at 8 p m in Denton Fire Hall to discuss the August 14 wheat referendum. Attendees include wheat growers and representatives from State extension and PMA offices to explain the Congressional act rules and wheat marketing quota program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
PMA
State Extension Office
State
Denton
Denton 4-H Club Wins Big At Harrington Fair
Denton 4-H members claim 19 firsts and 9 seconds with six girls exhibiting. Two club brothers won four firsts and one second across 4 entries. Frances Fisher led with eight firsts and one second in baked goods and canned items. Jo an Morgan earned several firsts in needlework and desserts. Ellen Carter Nichols noted for pumpkin pie. Frances Faulkner and Norma Clopper also claimed top places. Continued on page 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Jr
Harrington Fair
Frances Fisher
Joan Morgan
Ellen Carter Nichols
Frances Faulkner
Norma Clopper
Denton Free Library Receives Five New Books
The Denton Free Library received five new books from Sophie Kerr Underwood of New York City. Titles include Evil Root Parson Austen's Daughter Date With Death The Prodigal Brother and The Parson Takes A Wife. The gift boosts efforts to rejuvenate the library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Free Library
Sophie Kerr Underwood
New York City
Open House at Choptank Electric Cooperative
Choptank Electric Cooperative invites members and friends to an Open House at the Denton Office on Monday August 17 from 10 a m to 5 p m. A new seven office Board room and Demonstration Kitchen addition will be shown with door prizes and refreshments. Home Economists from appliance makers will demonstrate kitchen use and answer questions. The cooperative serves 10 673 members across nine Maryland Eastern Shore counties and operates about 2700 miles of line.
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Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc
Denton
Board of Directors
Maryland
Choptank Electric
Electric Cooperative
Denton Soldier Wounded in Korea Reported Not Serious
Henry Baker of Denton received War Department notice that his son Pfc. James Ormond Baker was wounded in Korea. The 21 year old said the wound in his right hand from shrapnel on July 23 is not serious. Baker enlisted May 31, 1982 and served after training at Camp Meade Indiantown Gap and Fort Benning before sailing June 1 and landing June 19 in Korea. He is a Caroline High School graduate who attended Salisbury Maryland State Teachers College for one semester and later worked for DuPont in Seaford.
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Henry Baker
Denton
War Department
James Ormond Baker
Korea
Baker
Ikumsong
Camp Meade
Indiantown Gap
Fort Benning
Japan
Caroline High School
Maryland State Teachers College
Salisbury
DuPont Company
Seaford
Caroline County Exhibits Capture Many Fair Prizes
Caroline County contestants swept prizes at the Kent and Sussex Fair in Harrington last week with top honors in crafts sewing and baking. Notable winners include Mrs O W Turner Preston in multiple home sewing and culinary classes, Sallie E Wroten Denton earning several textile awards, Lois Fuchs Ridgely taking cakes and jams, and Lois Webb Goldsboro placing in weaving Luncheon set. The event highlighted broad talent across Crocheting, Hooked rugs, culinary items and preserved foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Kent and Sussex
Harrington
B. H. Johnson
Denton
O. W. Turner
Preston
Sallie E. Wroten
James A. Trazzare
Lois Webb
Goldsboro
Lois Fuchs
Ridgely
John Fuchs
Herbert Grimes
Federalsburg
Sloan Appointed County Chairman for Handicapped Program
Mr. David Sloan of Excelsior Pearl Works in Federalsburg was named Caroline County chairman for the Governor's Committee to Promote Employment of the Physically Handicapped. He heads a county committee including Ray Murphy Walter Truitt Allen Smith and Frank A Tarburton to coordinate counseling training and placement efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Thompson
D. L. Fringer
David Sloan
Excelsior Pearl Works
Federalsburg
Caroline County
Sloan
Ray Murphy
Walter Truitt
Allen Smith
Frank A. Tarburton
Tourists Pause on Courthouse Green in Denton
Tourists enjoyed lunch on the Courthouse Green facing Market Street in Denton last weekend as they pass through from the Bay Bridge to the seashore. Picnic areas are planned along Route 404 but not yet built.
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Denton
Courthouse Green
Market Street
Bay Bridge
Denton Traffic Survey Recommends Signals at Market Third Fifth
Results from surveys at Market intersections with Second through Sixth Streets on June 26 and July 3 show heavy pedestrian and vehicle flow. Signals are recommended for Market and Third Streets and Market and Fifth Streets. no delay at Market and Sixth Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Street
Journal
Layman J. Redden
Denton
Senator Redden
J. L. Mintiens
State Roads Commission
Market
Sixth Streets
Sixth and
Greensboro
Ian To Face Court On Assault Charge
A. J. Judge, an exterminator, will be tried in Car oline County circuit court in the fall term starting Oct. 5 on two assault and battery charges. State's Attorney Wise appealed after Judge was fined $50 and costs per charge and given suspended six and twelve month House of Correction terms. Witnesses say Judge struck Erwin Wendt and Elizabeth Hower after a protest over passing a car on the right. Wendt, an official with the U. S. State Department, and Hower were en route from Rehoboth Beach. Denton attorney W. Hyland Van Sant represents Judge. Five assault cases have yielded $170 in fines plus costs in two weeks.
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A. J
Caroline County
Washington
Denton
James A. Wise
W. A. Stewart Wright
House of Correction
Erwin W. Wendt
U. S. State Department
Elizabeth Hower
Rehoboth Beach
Judge
W. Hyland van Sant
W. A. S. Wright
West Denton
Nurses Needed To Care For Polio Patients In Baltimore
Graduate nurses are needed to care for polio patients at Baltimore City Hospitals. Contact Miss Mattie M. Smith, County Health Department, Denton 56, for complete information. All graduate and practical nurses are urged to contact Miss Smith if interested in nursing activities of any kind. County Health Dept., Denton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore City
Mattie M. Smith
County Health Department
Denton
Miss Smith
Public urged to read Collier's panic article
Peter Lawson-Johnston announced an article on panic by Val Peterson to appear in the August 21 Collier's edition. He stressed he did not endorse a commercial venture and urged readers to consider the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier
Peter Lawson-Johnston
Civil Defense
Val Peterson
Collier’s Magazine
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Rotary
Theodore Halbert Wilson
Weather Data
Sun
First Church
Tri-State Dusting Company
c/o C. Brooks Nagel
Finiss Gelletty
Denton and
St. Michaels
M. J. Manzer
C. & P. Telephone Company
Bertha Caulk
G. W. Dutton
Grace Gelletty
W. O. Mills
D. L. Jones
Manzer
Ian
County Health Dept
Newspaper
Nach
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