Denton Becomes Complete Toll Center With Expansion
Denton will handle all long distance calls from Denton, Hillsboro, Ridgely and Greensboro as the C. and P. Telephone Co expands its Denton switchboard with a $6,000 equipment addition and an extra operator. Three new direct lines to Baltimore are added, signaling further growth of Denton’s long distance capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
G. W. Dutton
C. and P. Telephone Company
Dutton
Easton
Hillsboro
Ridgely
Greensboro
Baltimore
Unity Homemakers Picnic At Garland Lake
Unity Homemakers Club held a picnic at Garland Lake on Thursday evening August 7 despite threatening weather. Guests included Mrs Kenneth Holden and her grandson, plus numerous members and families. The next meeting is slated for September 17 at 2:00 PM at Mrs George Clendaniel’s home with Mrs George Lowe assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unity
Garland Lake
Unity Homemakers Club
D. Ralph Horsey
Herbert Craft
Geo. Lowe
Kenneth Holden
Lee Walston
Albert Leese
E. F. Sherry
Charles Ellwanger
Walter Fountain, Jr
Walter and
Eddie
Oron F. Smith
George Lowe
Otis Seese
James Henry
Barbara
Lois
Geo. Shaffer, Jr
Thomas Ellwanger
Wm. F. Towers
Anne Voss
George Clendaniel
Good Sells And Repairs Clocks And Jewelry In Denton
Gustav Good, jeweler, opened in March 1931 at Griffith Wallpaper on Third Street and moved locations several times before settling in a new store across from the Methodist Church in February 1951. He offers watches clocks silverware and jewelry with a repair department. Mrs. Dorothy Browne assists customers. Good was born in Plymouth Pennsylvania and lives in an East Market Street apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustav Good
Griffith Wallpaper
Third street
Journal
Market street
Carter
Methodist Church
Dorothy Browne
Plymouth
East Market street
Weather Data Maryland and Delaware End Week Showers Approaching
Weather data for Maryland and Delaware indicates showers toward the end of the week. Temperatures for the period are expected to run a few degrees above normal for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Delaware
U. S. Mail Schedule for Denton Maryland An
Postal notice outlines the U S Mail schedule for Denton Maryland with service times and routing details. It lists stations, delivery windows and possible changes to the daily timetable affecting residents and businesses in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
DENTON, MARYLAND
Court Upholds Maryland Tax Against Delawarean
Baltimore Superior Court Judge S Ralph Warnken upheld Maryland two per cent use tax in a case tied to seizure of a Miller Brothers station wagon in Baltimore. Maryland can require out of state merchants to collect tax when delivered in Maryland by dealer trucks or common carrier. Delaware group led by Howard A Miller may appeal. About $1,000,000 in tax was involved. First hearings were May 27. William Poole of Wilmington and the law firm Piper and Marbury represented Miller Brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
S. Ralph Warnken
Baltimore
Maryland
Miller Brothers Company
Wilmington furniture concern
Warnken
furniture dealers
Delaware Chamber of Commerce retail merchants section
Howard A. Miller
Miller Brothers
Delaware
Pennsylvania
William Poole
Wilmington
Piper and Marbury
Auto Liability Rate Boost In Effect In Maryland
Auto liability premiums rose in Maryland as part of a seven state move by the National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters to reflect higher accident rates and rising claim costs. Passenger cars see increases of 2 to 19 dollars for bodily injury and property damage, while commercial cars gain 5 to 28 dollars. The changes apply to basic limits coverages offering up to 5000 dollars for one injury, 10000 dollars for two or more, and 5000 dollars for property damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters
Democratic Meeting At Ocean City Sunday
A Democratic meeting will be held Sunday August 17 from 2 to 5 p m at the Atlantic Hotel Ocean City Md It is the annual meeting and tea under the Eastern Shore Division of the United Democratic Woman's Club Members of the Legislative Council on an inspection tour of the lower Eastern Shore counties are expected to attend together with Congressional and Senatorial candidates Democratic leaders of all Eastern Shore counties are also expected to attend this yearly session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Hotel
Ocean City
Eastern Shore
United Democratic Woman’s Club
Legislative Council
Pilgrim Holiness Church Ordains New Ministers
The Eastern District annual conference near Denton ordained ministers Lida Brasure Edward T Storey and Joseph Uhrig and deaconess Mrs Victor Bateman. District officers include H D Dukes Greer Baker Allen Clark O L Ewell P F Bean Dudley Abbott and two new board roles. Territorial reorganization and zone rallies follow with pastoral changes announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Denton
W. H. Neff
Greensboro
N. C
Lida Brasure
Millsboro
Del
Edward T. Storey
Crisfield
Jos. Uhrig
Arlington
Victor Bateman
Dover
H. D. Dukes
Greer Baker
Allen Clark
Easton
O. L. Ewell
Cape Charles
P. F. Bean
Goldsboro
William R. Dudley
J. D. Abbott
Cambridge
Alfred Clark
Charles Ruark
Kingston
Etta Clough
Mary Garrett
Charles Baker
Mudford
First Church
Baltimore
William Miller
Gumboro
Harrington
L. W. Savage
Roxanna
Smith Memorial
Bethlehem
Edward Stetser
Donald Watson Receives Golden Beacom Award
Donald L. Watson, graduate of the class of ’52, is honored with the first Golden Beacom Award at Golden Beacom College. A Caroline High School ’51 alum, he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Watson of Denton, married to Joanna Sculley, and resides in Wilmington where he works with Storm's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Beacom College
Donald L. Watson
Donald
Caroline High School
M. C. Watson
Denton
Joanna Sculley
Ridgely
Wilmington
Storm’s
Holstein Field Day Draws 40 Dairymen to Garland Lake
Forty dairymen have filed to exhibit at the Eastern Shore Holstein Field Day to be held at Garland Lake near Denton on Saturday August 16 1952 at 11 00 a m DST. The event organized by county agents and farm groups includes a judging by Dr Joseph Pou and trophies donated by local firms. Lunch will be served and a large crowd is expected from Caroline Dorchester Queen Anne's Talbot and Dorchester Counties.
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Eastern Shore
Garland Lake
D.S.T
F. M. Rogers
Denton
E. L. Kindleberger
Pet Milk Company
Dorchester
H. W. Beggs
Norwood Collins
Sidney H. English
Ernest Handy
Cambridge
Queen Anne’s
J. Walter Eby
Bennett Carter
Roe Leaverton
Centreville
Talbot County
R. S. Brown
Easton
Frank T. Covey
Queen Anne
Maryland State Fair Board
Holstein Friesian Association
Maryland Extension Service
Jos. Pou
University of Maryland
Caroline
Talbot
Willis and Covell Co
Irwin Feed Co
Croll Feed Co
Federalsburg
Water safety record shows multiple wrecks across region
A string of traffic incidents near Denton and Greensboro results in injuries and extensive property damage. Notable crashes involve John H. Ellwanger Jr and passengers, with wet roads and speed cited as factors. Other collisions span Delware, Maryland, and Virginia drivers, highlighting reckless driving and failure to stop. A separate note reports Denton town plans a test water well to address a regional shortage, with officials and geologists invited to advise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Ellwanger, Jr
Denton
Charles Sharp
broiler
Ellwanger
Robert L. Werner
E. C. Myers
Wm. Sunkins
colored
Eastville
Jarrell’s Cannery
Goldsboro
Rufus A. Spencer
Greensboro
Isaac Handy
Bloxom
Gilbert D. Segar
Spencer
George W. Warren
Frederica
Del
Market Street
6th Street
Alex R. Noble
Warren
County Girls Win Awards At College Park
Twenty six girls and six boys with four county leaders attended Boys and Girls Club Week at College Park. The theme Share and Care guided Five Glorious Days with active Caroline County exhibits and contests. Awards were given in Dress Revue Yeast Bread Dress and various food and home craft categories to several named participants including Rita Anne Rogers Barbara Fuchs Barbara Dean Joan Morgan and Barbara Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Park
Caroline County
Rita Anne Rogers
Barbara Fuchs
Barbara Dean
Doris Towers
Joan Morgan
Joanna Baynard
Barbara Butler
Sandra Coulbourne
Martha Harrington
Barbara Henry
Mary Ellen Richardson
Dorothy Ann Quillen
Nancy Schall
Naomi Fuchs
Fire Destroys Dover Auto Company
A fire at Dover Auto Company caused $200,000 in damage. Clyde Nafzinger of Denton enrolls at Bridgewater College in the Class of 1956. Freshmen report Sept 12 for four days of orientation and testing. classes begin Sept 17. A planning conference for upperclassmen and faculty meets at Rawley Springs, Va. Bridgewater’s 1952 enrollment on Sept 17 is expected to exceed last year. in 1951 the first day enrollment was 385.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Nafzinger
Denton
Bridgewater College
Bridgewater
Rawley Springs
Fire at Grouse's Station Destroys Matthews Motor Co
Dover fire crews answered a Monday alarm at Earl M. Crouse's Filling Station and battled a four hour blaze that consumed the Matthews Motor Co building in South Dover. Spontaneous combustion sparked tires outside. a Pontiacs showroom and one parked car were lost. One Dover firefighter was injured. nearby volunteers aided Robbins Hose Co. The fire originated in a pile of used tires and spread to the roof, with damage estimated around 200000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Volunteer Fire Company
Earl M. Crouse
Matthews Motor Co
South
Dover
Robbins Hose Company
Pontiac agency
Governors Avenue
South Street
David J. Lewis Dies At 83 In Cumberland
David J. Lewis former Maryland congressman father of the parcel post system died at Memorial Hospital Cumberland at age 83 after months of illness. A self educated attorney and six term U S representative he rose from coal mine worker to top Maryland legislator and rail mediation board member. He was born May 1 1869 near Osceola Mills Pennsylvania and lived a life shaped by the early industrial era and New Deal policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Lewis
Memorial Hospital
Cumberland
Lewis
Tydings
Roosevelt
Senator Tydings
Supreme Court
Mr. Lewis
National Railroad Mediation Board
Osceola Mills
Pennsylvania
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Julia Smith
Violet Manning
Frances Holden
Betty Taylor
Catherine Lane
Mary Rost
Shirley Trice
Good
Weather Data
Donald Watson
Beacom
Hobbs Cannery
Douglas Bennington
William Meredith
Ross Robinson
Andersontown
Wm. Beauford
Easton Memorial Hospital
Beauford
Wm. E. Poulton
Washington
Poulton
Bridgeville
Denton Volunteers Fire Co
Beauford auto
Bernice Boone
Wm. Miller
Boone
Thomas Ober
Charles E. Gleaves
Gleaves
Ralph O. Barnes
Whiteleysburg road
Gerald Jarvis
Hartford
Frank Willis
Cpl
Gus Koste
Meyers
Thelma Washington
West Denton
Fleetwood
Beck
Crouse
Moore
Maryland Broiler Industries
Joseph T. Lingewald
State Department of Geology, Mines and Water Resources
W. C. Rasmussen
U. S. Geological Survey
George L. Hall
State Department of Health
Dover Auto Company
Grouse’s
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