Nursing Courses Cut to Twenty-Eight Months at Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital School of Nursing announced a new plan to shorten basic instruction from 36 to 28 months with a concurrent eight month internship. Directors Katherine Childs and Ruth Hyde said the reform aligns with state and national nursing authorities and will integrate theory with bedside practice. The program, funded by the Junior Auxiliary and donors, will admit 20 students this fall after rejecting several applicants due to capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Katherine Childs
Ruth Hyde
Maryland
National League For Nursing
Memorial Hospital
Miss Childs
HEALTH FOR ALL KEEP HEALTH AT VACATION PEAK YEAR ROUND
A health piece urges maintaining vacation level well being year round to prevent disease. It notes TB risk from weakened resistance, cites 40 million Americans with TB germs and 110000 will break down in 1954, and advocates regular sleep meals exercise fresh air relaxation and annual doctor checks as best protection against infectious disease.
Why a 3-year wait for wives of aged Social Security beneficiaries
The 3-year qualifying period prevents marriages formed solely to gain wife’s benefits. Congress sought to protect the program by ensuring payments go to those truly dependent on the wage earner, not to newly married spouses aiming for coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
$60,000 Fire Destroys Building Near Elkton
A Wednesday fire near Elkton caused $60,000 in damage to a building while the Kings were away. Investigators discounted a short circuit as likely, noting the mushroom area was not electrified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkton
Clark Family Dominates Pilgrim Holiness Church Network
The Rev. Alfred C. Clark family near Denton holds a prominent place in Pilgrim Holiness circles. Alfred Clark becomes Ridgely pastor. sons Allen and Dean serve as pastors and missionaries in Easton and Antigua respectively. daughter-in-law Bertha Davis Clark aids youth work and teaching. family continues church leadership across Maryland Delaware and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred C. Clark
Denton
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Ridgely
Allen B. Clark
Easton
Dean Phillips
Antigua
British West Indies
East
Middle West
Alfred Clark
Bertha Davis
New Hampshire
Maryland
Young People’s
Clark
Harrington
Del
Smith Memorial Church
Bethlehem
Pilgrim Holiness Tabernacle
Greenwood
Pilgrim Holiness
Glassboro
N. J
Phillips
Sunbury
Indiana
Boy Scouts of America A Real Community Asset
The Del-Mar-Va Council conducts its annual area budget campaign to expand Scouting in the region. Citizens are invited to contribute, with funds staying on the Del-Mar-Va Peninsula to support local programs and leadership training for communities’ youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of America
Del-Mar-Va
America
July Fire Report Highlights Countys Increased Alarms
Dry July with frequent lightning boosted county fire alarms to 31 with 8 town and 23 rural responses. Fires included 5 dwellings 2 chicken houses a factory 10 woods 3 barns 1 tractor 2 grass 1 automobile and 4 misc fires. Total 1850 man hours 522 traveled miles 3700 feet 1 inch hose 2550 feet 1 1/2 inch hose and 80 feet ladders. Loss estimated 47575 dollars with 23550 insured. Queen Anne Hillsboro Fire Company aided Chestertown Powder Plant blast. Denton answered 11 alarms tied for month peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Anne Hillsboro Fire Company
Chestertown
Denton Fire Company
Ed Scott
Andersontown
Burrsville
Rea
Denton
Preston man graduates at I Corps Non-Com Academy Korea
Army Pte. James C. Bennett son of Mr and Mrs Morgan Bennett of Preston recently graduated from the I Corps Non-Com Officer Academy in Korea He served as a welder in Service Battery 7th Infantry Div 49th Field Artillery Battalion and received instruction in leadership map reading and other military subjects He entered the Army in August 1953 and arrived in Korea last May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I Corps
Korea
Army
James C. Bennett
Morgan Bennett
Preston
7Th Infantry Division
49Th Field Artillery
Bennett
Social Roundup From Hobbs Area Gatherings
Mrs. Clara Stafford hosted relatives from Red Bank New Jersey and several local families over the weekend. Emma Clark returned home from a visit with Mrs. B B Allen and others visited in Denton and Philadelphia for a funeral. Master Tommy Lee Thomas visited grandparents J H Thomas, and other transfers noted with the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Stafford
Red Bank
N. J
Wm. Lindle
Milford
Albert Shields
Greensboro
Russell Stafford
Wesley Stafford
Paul Stafford
Emma Clark
B. B. Allen
Denton
W. G. Holbrook
M. A. Brackett
Monumental City
W. B. Reynolds
L. H. Thomas
L. N. Murphy
Dawson Fountain
J. R. Ricards
Marvin Butler
Tuckahoe Neck
Lewis Butler
B. B. Lawless
Frank Fountain
George Fountain
C. H. Meloney
Edward Pippin
Susie Noble
Willie Noble
Philadelphia
Orville Morgan
Federalsburg
Roland Towers
Tommy Lee Thomas
Easton
J. H. Thomas
Thomas Connecy
Elmer Butler
Adams Cross Roads Family Social News
Mr and Mrs Orrie Adams hosted Mr and Mrs Edward Adams and family. Mr and Mrs William Dennis with daughter visited Lewes relatives. Mr and Mrs Raymond Fitzgerald and family spent Friday with Dover relatives. Palmer Lare and son attended the Willin Family Reunion at Tolchester. Little Nancy Lee Dennis of Lewes stayed with her grandmother Marian Robinson. Mrs Orrie Adams enjoyed Rehoboth Beach sea breeze Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrie Adams
Edward Adams
William Dennis
Lewes
Earle Robinson
Raymond Fitzgerald
Dover
Palmer Lare
Willin
Tolchester
Nancy Lee Dennis
Marian Robinson
Rehoboth Beach
Local folks note vacations and a new baby
Preston reports the Batemans returned from a week at Ocean City. Charles Kenton Jr. and wife are proud parents of John Alan born Sunday August 22. Jesse Hitchens vacationing in Ocean City. Harry Hollis spent a long week end in Rehoboth. Cornelia Cannon tours Connecticut antique shops. W E Bonner and children visited Laurel Maryland. R W Hall hosted William Hall in Rockville Maryland. Bert Hastings of Greensboro was a weekend guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Bateman
Ocean City
Charles Kenton,Jr
John Alan
Jesse Hitchens
Harry Hollis
Rehoboth
Cornelia Cannon
Connecticut
W. E. Bonner
Laurel
Bonner
Talkative Driver a Deadly Safety Hazard
The Keystone Automobile Club declares head turning to look at passengers a major road hazard. Safety Director Edward Curran says many drivers engage in it, driving blind for 58 to 73 feet at 40 to 50 mph, prompting calls for rules to keep eyes on the road and even suggests a back seat observer may help curb the habit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone Automobile Club
Edward P. Curran
Legion
Keystone Safety
New Poultry Firm Will Open Snow Hill Plant
Maryland Chicken Processors Inc a newly organized firm announces the idle Snow Hill Md dressing plant will reopen within thirty days. It will process live chickens for New York markets in dressed and eviscerated form. The plant aims to meet PMA and Army Vet standards and will employ about 150 people. Directors include Senator Ralph L Mason and Bernie Bogage with a local board of poultry industry leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Chicken Processors, Inc
Eastern Shore Poultry, Feed and Hatcherymen
Snow Hill
New York
Ralph L. Mason
Newark
Bernie Bogage
Mason
Worcester County
Home Bank of
Mason Canning Co
Bogage
Diamond State Poultry Company
Lewes
Delaware
Allied Poultry Syndicate
Frankford
Del
Allied Staff
Eastern Shore
Eastern Shore Poultry Growers Exchange
Selbyville
Raymond C. Dryden
Teagle Mills
Pocomoke City
Otis G. Esham
Parsonsburg
Melvin W. Fell
Murray’s Feed Service
H. Lynn Hollenbeck
Milford
E. Bowen Quillin
Perlin Milling Co
Berlin
Louis W. Shockley
Farm Talent Round-Up Amateur Contest Sept. 21
Southern States Farmers Supply Co of Denton sponsors a Farm Talent Round-Up for amateurs from member families. Local committee includes Mrs Zeigler chair and Mrs Stewart vice-chair with Denton members. Winners advance to district elimination with cash prizes and ribbons, plus trips to Richmond and New York for final rounds on Original Amateur Hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern States Farmers Supply Cooperative
Denton
Zeigler
Stewart
Lewis Natzinger
Kenneth Shaffer
George Wood
Southern States Cooperative
Souther States Farmers Supply Co
Radio City
New York
Richmond
Wedding Bells At Methodist Church In Goldsboro
Miss Olive Margaret Lobban of Dixon Illinois wed Mr Henry Medford Marvel in a candlelight ceremony Saturday at 7 p m at the Goldsboro Methodist Church. Congratulations and best wishes to the couple. Numerous local residents and guests attended including Mrs Jean Reed of Claymont and Mrs Lucy Cole. A WSCS rummage sale was held successfully and will continue. Weekend visitors included Mrs Harvey Shively and Mrs Marjorie Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Margaret Lobban
Dixon, Ill
Henry Medford Marvel
Jean Reed
Claymont
John Sylvester
Ross Cahall
Kent General Hospital
Dover
George Rea
Glenolden
W. H. Paxson
Clifton Melvin
Wilmington
Chance
Price
Lucy Cole
E. W. Johnson
Baltimore
Edward Jarrell
Ted Jarrell
Chincoteague Naval Base
WSCS
George B. Hughes
Atlantic City
Messrs
Wayne
Larry Bishop
Kenneth Grant
Wilmington Manor
Raymond Hughes
Felton
Wilmer Jackson
Esther DeWitt
Howard Brown
White Crystal Beach
Harvey Shively
Carolyn
Jean Shively
Preston .Evans
Salisbury
Jean
Marjorie Williams
Hack's Point
Wm. Koch
Bur rs ville weekend visitors and church notices
Bur rs ville residents hosted guests from Washington D C and Salem N J including Mr and Mrs Will Smith and Mary Princeton. Rita Collison accompanied relatives to Washington and Mary Princeton for visit. A party honored Charlie Welch on his seventy six birthday. church services at Wesley and Union canceled Aug 29 and Sep 5 due to vacation. locals share visits with families and relatives and announcements on training and hospital stays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Smith
Washington, D. C
Mary Princeton
Salem
N. J
Clarence Collison
Rita Collison
Washington
R. H. Stafford, Jr
Ridgewood
Charles Harvey
Charlie Welch
Roy Phillips
Rock Hall
Manuel Buarque
Seaford
Catherine
Wesley Church
Union
Reginald Wheatley
Myrtle Mitchell
Chester
Roland Draper
Paul Butler
Dee
Houston Thawley
National Guard
Virginia
Ray Stafford
Easton
Austine Stafford
Henry Stafford
Fred Welch
Baltimore
Wheatley
Donald
David
Delmar
Rosalie
Union Memorial Hospital
Nancy Eike
Union Memorial
Byrd to Get Party Nomination On Monday
In Baltimore the Fourth district nomination fight centers on attorney general hopefuls. Dorsey won a court order to examine voter cards and compare signatures with registration books to contest fraud claims. Mahoney could join a suit if invited, possibly altering the Fourth district outcome. The Democratic State Convention meets at Hotel Emerson in Baltimore at 10:30 a m with platform adoption in the morning and nominations in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mate
Dorsey
Baltimore City
Mahoney
Emerson
Baltimore
World’s Active Volcanoes Count Reaches Seventy
A global tally identifies seventy volcanoes presently considered active. Scientists note ongoing eruptions and periodic lava activity at sites across multiple continents, highlighting diverse geological settings and monitoring efforts aimed at hazard assessment and early warning.
Deaths of Thomas Mason Baxter Sr. Milford native 66
Thomas Mason Baxter Sr a Crumpton native and former Denton resident died Wednesday at Milford Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was 66, lived in Milford 20 years, and worked for Wharton Barnard Co prior to disability. Survived by wife Myrtle, daughter Annie Turner Milford, and two sons Lt Col Samuel Baxter Governor's Island NY and Capt Lloyd Baxter Dover AFB. A son Lt Thomas Baxter Jr. was killed in 1950 in a Gulf of Mexico training flight. Funeral Saturday at 2 from Lofland Funeral Home Milford with ministers Wildly and Hungerford. Interment Odd Fellows Cemetery Milford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Mason Baxter
Crumpton
Denton
Milford Memorial Hospital
Baxter
Milford
Wharton & Barnard Co
Hearn Oil Co
Cox Distributing Co
Grace Methodist Church
Myrtle S. Baxter
Greenwood
Del
Annie Turner
Samuel F. Baxter
Govenor’s Island
N. Y
Lloyd M. Baxter
Dover Air Base
Thomas Baxter, Jr
Gulf of Mexico
Lofland
Denzel C. Wildly
Calvary Methodist Church
Hungerford
Georgetown
Odd Fellows
Samuel Rich 78 Dies in New Jersey Hospital
Samuel Rich aged 78 died Sunday at Cooper Hospital Camden New Jersey after a short illness He was a Cheswold Delaware native living with daughter Thelma Manney in Glendora New Jersey Survived by daughter two sons Earl and Samuel Rich of Cheswold a brother Charles Rich Greensboro and sister Mrs Katie Corkran Atlantic City Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 pm from Rawlings Funeral Home Greensboro Interment Greensboro Cemetery Rev Grayson Wheatley officiated
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Rich
Cooper Hospital
Camden
N. J
Cheswold
Del
Thelma Manney
Glendora
Mr. Rich
Earl
Charles Rich
Greensboro
Katie Corkran
Atlantic City
Rawlings
Grayson Wheatley
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Orphans Court Proceedings Updated on Probate Actions
The Orphans Court, led by Chief Judge H. Roland Towers with Judges Moore and Brackett, examined and ordered probate actions. Wills for Lena Murphy and Marie Thomas admitted. Wilbert L. Merriken named executor. Notices to creditors ordered. various estates including Duffey Lewis Breeding Green Downes and Sullivan processed with sales and releases. adjourned to special session August 25, 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
H. Roland Towers
C. V. Moore
M. A. Brackett
Lena Murphy
Wilbert L. Merriken
G. L. Duffey
Eleanor Towers Duffey
Lena A. Lewis
J. Redden
Wesley E. Thawley
Frank Andrew Breeding
Mae Bishop
Marie Thomas
Alexander Green
DeWeese Green
Reatha Green Turpin
Harry L. Sullivan
Grace W. Sullivan
Lulu J. Downes
Robert W. Downes, Jr
Clatre Trice
Negro Hospitalized After Cutting Spree
Courtland Hines of Denton, a colored man, was driven to Memorial Hospital Easton by the Denton Volunteer Fire Co. ambulance after a knife attack blamed on George Henderson, another local colored resident. Sheriff Andrew, Deputy Andrew, and Troopers Myers and Weir detained Henderson, who remains jailed in Caroline County under $750 bail on assault and battery charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtland Hines
Denton
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Denton Volunteer Fire Co
George Henderson
Hines
Wm. E. Andrew
I. F. Andrew
E. C. Myers
W. H. Weir
Henderson
Caroline County
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Newspaper
AliHive
Hobbs
L. I. Thomas
Rfd 2
Community Club
Edna Carmine
R. W. Hall
William Hall
Rockville, Md
Bert Hastings
Goldsboro
Roland Cartwright
Byrd
Negro
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