Wilmer Fell Davis Heads 1961 Heart Fund Campaign
Wilmer Fell Davis of Federalsburg will chair the 1961 Heart Fund Campaign for the Heart Association of the Upper Eastern Shore. The drive runs in February across Caroline Cecil Dorchester Kent Queen Annes and Talbot Counties to fund cardiovascular research and public education. Davis brings long service to the organization including previous Heart Fund leadership roles and community positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmer Fell Davis
Federalsburg
Heart Fund
Heart Association
Upper Eastern Shore
Caroline
Cecil
Dorchester
Kent
Queen Anne’s
Talbot
Maryland
Caroline County
Public Service Commission
Davis
Wilmer Fell Davis Co
Princeton Alumni Association
Eastern Shore
Denton National Bank
Wesley College
Dover
Board of
Maryland AAA
General Board of Education
The
Methodist Church
Grand Lodge
Knights Templar
Bonnie Blink Masonic
Cockeysville
Deer kill tally grows in Caroline County report
Horner reports twenty more deer killed in Caroline County bringing season total to 58 at the Deer Checking Station. The list includes Harold Scott Bridgetown Donald Porter and others with weights and points noted, followed by a weather and historical calendar entries for December dates and anniversaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horner
Caroline County
Dr Dawson O George Elected President of Denton National Bank
Denton National Bank directors elected Dr. Dawson O George as president and James R Chaffinch Jr as executive vice president and cashier after the death of longtime president J Roland Chaffinch. George, a physician since 1912 and a bank director since 1928, will chair the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson O. George
Denton National Bank
James R. Chaffinch, Jr
J. Roland Chaffinch
Denton National
George
Chaffinch
Hugh M. Gordy
Consumer Credit Department
Denton public schools
Dickinson College
Carlisle
bank
Irma Hibbs
Melinda
Susan
Candace
Jane O
Nativity Story concert at First Church Denton Sunday
On Sunday evening December 18 at 730 o clock First Church in Denton will present The Nativity Story a musical program with Scripture readings. Three church choirs Junior Intermediate and Youth directed by Carman Leggett Bennington and Walter Palmer Jr will perform separately and together. Rev O G Brewer Jr pastor will deliver the readings. A violin solo The Holy Season by Fat Bennington and soprano duos by Beverly Tow ers and Betty June Sutton accompany the program drawn from The Heavenly Child Childe Jesus and carols public invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church
Denton
Carman Leggett
Douglas Bennington
Walter Palmer, Jr
O. G. Brewer, Jr
Grace Church
Fat Bennington
Beverly Towers
Betty June Sutton
Heavenly Child
Childe Jesus
Maryland Driver Licenses to Be Renewed Every Two Years
John R. Jewell announces a new law effective January 1 1961 requiring Maryland operators licenses to renew biennially by birth month and year odd or even. Applications mailed to January odd-born holders with licenses over one year old, with $2 fee and no notary. Misleading statements on the application are a misdemeanor. Full instructions and return envelope to accompany each application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Jewell
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
Maryland
Department of Motor Vehicles
Second Judicial Circuit Gets Another Judge
Governor J Millard Tawes appointed Geo B Rasin Jr to the second circuit bench created by the 1960 General Assembly and approved by voters. Rasin a Kent County Democrat and State Senator since 1956 will serve Cecil Kent Queen Annes Caroline and Talbot Counties until the 1962 general election with a potential 15 year term thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Millard Tawes
General Assembly
Geo. B. Rasin, Jr
Kent County
John Jewell
Washington College
Maryland Law School
Cecil
Kent
Queen Anne’s
Caroline
Talbot
J. DeWeese Carter
Denton
VFW Children's Christmas Party Set for Sunday
The annual children's Christmas Party will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Post Home of Caroline Memorial Post No. 7937 Veterans of Foreign Wars on the Greensboro Denton road. Movies will be shown and Santa will distribute a treat to each child.
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Post
Caroline Memorial Post No
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Greensboro-Denton road
Santa
Mrs. Margaret Carroll Dies In Philadelphia
Margaret Carroll formerly of Denton died Tuesday December 13 at her daughter Edna Flynn’s Philadelphia home. She was 102, former Miss Margaret Vining Toughes of New Castle Delaware. Survived by daughter Oscar Flynn’s wife and two grandsons Jack and Billy Flynn, plus nephews Carroll George and John Emory. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm Moore Funeral Home with Rev Otho G. Brewer Jr. interment in Denton Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Carroll
Denton
Edna Flynn
Webster St
Philadelphia
Carroll
Margaret Vining Toughes
New Castle
Del
Joseph Carroll
Register of Wills
Caroline County
First Methodist Church
Good Cheer Bible Class
Woman’s Society
Carroll George
John Emory
Penn’s Grove
N. J
Moore Funeral Home
Otho G. Brewer, Jr
Denton Cemetery
State Trooper Activity During The Past Week
The State Police report covers a week of incidents. Dec 7 near Federalsburg a Rosser vehicle struck a deer causing about 150 dollars in damage. Dec 11 a Denton area crash involved a Atlantic City driver, multiple injuries, and a suspect who fled. Dec 11 near Harmony two drivers caused 125 dollars in damage with no injuries. Dec 11 near Greensboro a two vehicle collision caused 200 dollars in damage with no charges due to weather. Dec 9 a man from Jonestown was arrested for larceny. later tried and fined fifty dollars and thirty days in jail.
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Smithville Road
Federalsburg
Clayton D. Rosser
James Wayne
Atlantic City
N. J
Oil City
Denton
Gilbert Rue
Leroy Stanford
Bertha Stanford
Clarence L. Stanford
Myrtle L. Wilson
Evonne Wilson
Stanford
Joseph W. Marquardt
Preston
Lawrence E. Smith
Harmony
Marquardt
Smith
Boyce Mill Road
Greensboro
Clayton R. Hutson
William H. Fleming
Donald Maurice Butler
Jonestown
Preston Motor Co
Butler
John F. Tilghman
Caroline County
Christmas Program At Pilgrim Holiness Church
The annual Christmas Program at Pilgrim Holiness Church Denton will be held Wednesday December 21 at 7 30 p m A candlelight service features recitations dialogues and songs by the churchs young people Rev George Culver and the congregation invite the public to join for an evening of seasonal offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Denton
George Culver
Worst Autumn Storm On Record Paralyzes Coast to Coast
A historic autumn snowstorm hammered the East Coast from Sunday into Monday, cutting power and delaying travel. Widespread snow 11 to 20 inches with gusts up to 46 mph disrupted roads, schools, and services from Maryland to New York, causing at least 130 deaths nationwide and extensive property damage.
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seaboard
Texas
Friendship
Chesapeake Bay
Weather Bureau
Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc
C & P Telephone Company
Talbot
Caroline County
Hillsboro exchange
Denton
Hillsboro
Queen Anne's
Baltimore City
Baltimore County
Maryland
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Cleveland
Ohio
New Jersey
Atlantic Coast
Baltimore
Rehoboth Beach
Delaware
United Nations
New York Stock Exchange
Georgetown
Wheeler brothers
Charles
Donald
Bridgetown
Centreville
Bishop Miller to Visit Greensboro Church Christmas Service
The Right Reverend Allen J. Miller, Bishop of the Diocese of Easton, will celebrate Holy Communion at Church of the Holy Trinity in Greensboro on December 25 at 11 a.m. He will be assisted by Mr. A Taylor Ewen, who led Morning Prayer and Sermon at Holy Trinity on Sunset Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen J. Miller
Diocese of
Easton
Church of the Holy Trinity
Greensboro
A. Taylor Ewen
Holy Trinity
Sunset Avenue
Church Street
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Donald Porter
Wilton K. Porter
Marvin Breeding
Glenn Fleming
Marvin Baker
Burrsville
Ralph Wothers
Garland Turner
Goldsboro
Hubert Warren
Richard A. Rostein
Emory F. Walston
Williston
Francis Kinnamon
Baltimore Corner
Geo. Neighbors
Joseph Simons
Weather Data
U. S
Rio Grande
Mexico
Plymouth Rock
Esek Hopkins
Continental Congress
Ghent
DR. DAWSON O. GEORGE
JAMES R. CHAFFINCH
State Roads Commission
Commission
Court House Green
Wilbert L. Merriken
Second Judicial Circuit
VFW
Eastern Shore Public Service Co
Saundtown
Denton- Greensboro
Boyce Mill
Bennett Point Road
Queenstown
Trailway
Brick Hotel
By Lawrence Witte
Jack Benny
Don Knotts
CBS
Andy Griffith
United Artists
Archie
Robert Mitchum
Jack Webb
Knotts
Fred MacMurray
Frank DeVol
Columbia Records A&R
DeVol
Columbia
Manny Wolf
Chophouse
Yale
Lynn Duddy
Benny Venuta
Rome
Maxwell Hyman
Broadway Palladium
Miami Beach
the Palladium
Ezra Stone
CBS-TV
Henry Aldrich
Witte
Charles H. Schneer
Forum Theatre
Jonathan Swift
Kerwin Mathews
Jo Moraw
June Thorburn
Lee Patterson
Farade
Bob Cummings
Bess Myerson
ABC-TV
Harpo Marx
Bill
June Allyson
Ernest Truex
Jonathan Winters
Jean
Bishop Miller
Greensboro P. E. Church
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