Delaware Legion Chaplain Speaks Here
Mr Paul R Hadley of Rehoboth Beach Delaware Chaplain of the State of Delaware for the American Legion spoke at Caroline Post No 29 Post Home Thursday evening. He and Educational Committee members outlined 70000 unused college scholarships open to high school graduates with examples from Yale Oxford and state universities urging eligible students to apply for next school year.
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Paul R. Hadley
Rehoboth Beach
Delaware
The
American Legion
National Committee On Education of the
Caroline Post No
Post
Hadley
United States
Yale University
Oxford Teacher’s College
University of Washington
University of Illinois
Hog meeting highlights hog feeding and sow products
Twenty five farmers attended a Monday Hog Meeting at The Willis and Cowell Company in Denton, sponsored by Consolidated Products Company. The program covered Synthetic Sow's Milk for piglets, Special Milk for sows to boost litter size, and Pig Emulsion to improve feed efficiency, noting protein digestion increases from 35 percent to as high as 65 percent. The Willis and Cowell Co. sell these feeds and offered to assist hog growers with services.
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Willis and Cowell Company
Denton
Consolidated Products Company
Junior Auxiliary Met With Mrs J C Knotts
The Denton Unit of the Junior Auxiliary of Memorial Hospital Easton met November 29 at the home of Mrs J Owen Knotts with Mrs Hamilton Hallowell presiding. Co hosts were Mrs Frank Lane Mrs Fred Asilton Mrs Walter Linthicum and Mrs William Orme. Reports on the Thanksgiving supper dance noted its success and proceeds for the hospital. Members volunteered to help decorate the hospital for Christmas December 17 and 18. Contributions to the Easton Bazaar were recorded.
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Denton
Memorial Hospital
Easton
J. Owen Knotts
Hamilton Hallowell
Frank Lane
Fred Asilton
Walter Linthicum
William Orme
Tuberculosis Association Appeals for Annual Support
The Tuberculosis Association asks yearly financial help to sustain its programs while committees work year round to reduce the disease’s danger. Tuberculosis can be prevented and curred, and with cooperative effort can be eradicated. In the U S there are about 150000 unknown cases spreading the disease unless the chain is broken.
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Tuberculosis Association
United States
Lions Football Program A Great Community Triumph
The Denton Lions completed their first football season with a 31-0 loss to an All-Star team from Virginia after an undefeated year for the community. Only one wrist sprain occurred, and organizers plan a stronger program next year with junior varsity teams from nearby states, seeking adult leadership to sustain youth football amid limited recreation options.
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Caroline County
Salisbury Blue Devils
Saliisbury
Salisbury
Atlantic
Virginia
Denton
Denton Lions
Black Knights
Green Terriers
Blue Devils
Terrapins
Blue Devil
America
Lions
Maryland
Delaware
Allan Reddish
Alfred Reddish
Robert Downs
Jack L. Adams
Lee Coulby
Eddie Sutton
Dickie Towers
Francis Schuyler
Wayne Schuyler
John W. Asher III
Edward Hall Asher
Harvey L. Quick
Milton Greenlee
Dukie Stafford
Billy Holloway
Tommy Everagain
Robert Skinner
Ronnie Skinner
Roger Trice
Orville Layton
Donald Moore
William Phelps
Franklin Perry
Denton National Club Christmas Club payout announced
Denton National Bank pays 6289 members of its 1954 Christmas Club a total of 62899 dollars. Members simply sign the back of their membership card and, after December 1, the card becomes a negotiable check usable at the bank stores or elsewhere. If fully or partially paid up, the first unstamp ed block shows the due amount.
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Denton National Bank
Tenderfeet Investiture Ceremony For Denton Scout Troop 165
Tenderfeet Investiture Ceremony was held for Scout Troop 165 of Denton with parents attending. Easton district commissioner John Kyle spoke on scouting benefits, while Percy Scudder and Jerry Fletcher led the ceremony. Terry Dutton earned Star Scout, his mother pinning the emblem.
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Denton
Troon
John Kyle
Easton
Tri- County
Boy Scouts of America
Percy Scudder
Jerry Fletcher
Terry Dutton
Kyle
U of M Dean Chosen to Lead Salisbury State Teachers College
Dr Wilbur Devilbliss, 50, dean of University of Maryland College of Education, will become president of Salisbury State Teachers College, succeeding Dr J D Blackwell who will retire July 1. Devilbliss, a Frederick native and Western Maryland College alum, has a long career in Maryland education and higher education administration.
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Wilbur Devilbliss
College of Education
University of Maryland
Salisbury State Teachers College
Devilbliss
J. D. Blackwell
Blackwell
Dr. Devilbliss
Wicomico County
Mardela High School
Salisbury
Frederick
Western Maryland College
State Teachers College
Baltimore
Join In Singing Christmas Carols On The Green
Community invites groups to take part in the Annual Christmas Carol Singing on the Court House Green. Contact Mr. Sam Mellits to arrange an evening for your group.
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Court House Green
Sam Mellits
Letters To Santa Published By December 10 1954
Residents are urged to submit letters to Santa for publication by December 10 1954. The deadline ensures inclusion in the circulating edition.
Local Teacher Wins 4-H Alumni Honor
Amanda E. Fisher, local school teacher, receives a Certificate of Recognition for County Honors in the 1954 National 4-H Alumni Recognition Program. Her 4-H journey began in Ridgely Junior Club and spans canning, sewing, cooking, gardening, and dairying with prizes and ribbons. She has taught, homemaker work, dentistry reception, and now teaches again, serving as president of the Tuckahoe Homemakers. Daughter of John S. Ebling and Mrs. Ebling of Ridgely.
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Lord Baltimore
Ridgely
Harrington Fair
Timonium
Tuckahoe Homemakers
John S. Ebling
Washington College Students Awarded Coveted SS O Key
Nine Washington College students win the Sigma Sigma Omicron key for high scholarship. Seniors Stan Kaufman Todd Stapleton and John William Hunter lead a class of three seniors and six juniors with strong academic indices. Hunter will represent Maryland at the Congress of American Industry in New York.
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Washington College
SS O
Stan S. Kaufman
Morris Kaufman
Fairmont Heights
Omro Todd
Goldsboro
Gordon Stapleton
Trappe
John William Hunter
Sparrows Point
Richard McGrory
New Castle
Del
Geraldine I’. Henry
R. J. Funkhouser
Pioneer Point Farms
Centreville
Emily Dryden
George E. Dryden
Stockton
Sondra Duvall
E. Saunders Duvall
Annapolis
Hunter
Maryland
Congress of American Industry
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
Sparrows Point High School
Lowell S. Ensor
Western Maryland College
Westminster
Association of Independent Colleges In
Seaford Choir to Present Christmas Concert Tonight
The Seaford Symphonic Choir directed by Miss Julia H. Wilson will perform its annual Christmas concert at Seaford High School tonight at 8:15. The program features carols, Christmas anthems, and Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors with Marie Parker as Amahl and Virgini a Duffett as the Mother. Tickets are available at the door.
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Seaford
Julia H. Wilson
Denton
Seaford High School
Amahl
Night Visitors
Menotti
Marie Parker
Virginia Duffett
Warren James
William James
Benjamin Hurley
Playtex Community Chorus Christmas Concert
The Playtex Community Chorus sponsored by International Latex Corp presents its annual Christmas Concert at Elizabeth Murphey School Auditorium on Sunday at 8 o'clock. It features sacred and secular pieces, a first time Community Carol Sing, and soloists including Anthony Clavio, Barbara MacGregor, and Ruth Wiltshire. The Male Chorus debuts with several numbers, directed by Evelyn Bleeke with George Wiltshire at the piano. A repeat performance is planned at the Veterans Hospital in Elsmere with further engagements at Air Base Harrington Century Club and Kent General Hospital.
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Playtex Community Chorus
International Latex Corporation
Elizabeth Murphey School
Fred Waring
Anthony Clavio
Barbara MacGregor
Betty Jane Griffin
Ruth Wiltshire
Frances Heinold
Robert Collins
Donald Bleeke
Ray Belcher
Alice Scudder
Mary Sokoloff
Evelyn Bleeke
George Wiltshire
Veterans’ Hospital
Elsmere
Air Base
Harrington Century Club
Kent General Hospital
Gen Woodcock To Speak To Community Club
General Amos W W Woodcock will address the Community Club on December 10 about The Holy Land He is noted as a wartime prosecutor of Japanese war criminals and has held posts including director of the U S Bureau of Prohibition and special assistant to the Attorney General Local music will be provided by Mrs de Ponceau with the Religion Committee coordinating the program Hostesses include Mrs J F Connelly Mrs E A Armstrong and others This item notes the afternoon event and the arranged social details
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Holy Land
Amos W. W. Woodcock
Woodcock
U. S. Bureau of Prohibition
U. S
St. John’s College
Annapolis
The
O. F. Smith
J. Ff. Connelly
E. A. Armstrong
Robert Blackistone
J. E. French
Louise Gray
Roy Adams
W. A. Cawley
Irving Chaney
W. G. Towers
Lucien Reinhart
State Hospital Christmas Gift Drive Urges Support
Red envelopes circulate on the Eastern Shore appealing for gifts to aid 625 patients at the Eastern Shore State Hospital. Seventy gift ideas include a TV, furniture, and Canteen dollar cards. Auxiliary President Mrs. C H Watson Jr named Salisbury Good Neighbor of 1954 for hospital and local charity work. Gift drive aims to have gifts delivered before December, with a party set for December 14 from 2 to 4 pm chaired by Mrs. George D Todd and co chaired by Mrs. Maurice Sadick.
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Woman’s Auxiliary
C. H Watson, Jr
Salisbury
Eastern Shore State Hospital
Shore Hospital
Wicomico County
George D Todd
Cambridge
Maurice Sadick
Cochairman
Scott Meekins
Five County 4 H Committee Sets December 8 Meeting
The Five County 4 H Committee meets at Easton Auditorium on Wednesday December 8 at 7 30 p m to finalize plans for the Christmas Party at Centreville High School Saturday evening December 11 from 8 to 11 for Older Youth readers and parents Admission is 50 cents Each county will bring party game ideas Connie Stoops Hillsboro with Nancy Rice Furmans Grove as alternates will represent Caroline 4 H Girls and J Kemp Todd Jr Federalsburg will represent Caroline 4 H Boys Mrs Nelson Covey Federalsburg a Caroline 4 11 Girls Committee member will also attend
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Easton Auditorium
Centreville High School
Connie Stoops
Hillsboro
Nancy Rice
Furman
Junior Cotillion Christmas Dance in Denton
The first Caroline County Cotillion Dance for teenagers will be held on Monday evening December 27 at the American Legion Home near Denton. Donald Wood and his orchestra will provide the music for this formal cabaret event. Refreshments will be served at intermission and Coca Cola sold by Cigarette girls. Sponsored by the Denton Community Club, the dance aims to become an annual affair with strong membership prospects.
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Caroline County
American Legion
Denton
Donald Wood
Letters To Santa At Holiday Bazaar Feature
The Holiday Bazaar at First Methodist Church Fellowship Hall adds a Santa letters mailbox designed by Marvin Chambers at the Candy Booth. Children are invited to mail letters to Santa during the event this Thursday and Friday.
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Santa
Fellowship Hall
First Methodist Church
Marvin Chambers
Notice: Third Street roller skating discontinued
The roller skating on Third Street has been discontinued until spring. NiowsparprrRGHly
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Third Street
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Delaware Legion
J. C. Knotts
Weather Data
Thomas Pearl Harbor
F .Rt
Wed
Sun
Denton National Club
U. of M
Shore Teachers College
Amanda E. Fisher
Russell Parsons
Melvin Hastings
O. E. Roberts
Duke Stafford
Billy W Holloway
Mike Everagain
Steve Reddish
Herman Wharton
Wayne Wharton
Charles Ireland
Philip Parsons
Kindleberger
Seaford Symphonic Choir
Gen. Woodcock
State Hospital
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