Rotary Club Denton England Sends Greeting Letter
At the regular Rotary meeting in Denton Maryland on December 10 1954 President A G Billmeier read a letter from the Rotary Club of Denton England. The letter expressed goodwill and praised Rotarian M A Pentz for his 1952 London visit and linked the two clubs for future fellowship. The Denton England club will toast Rotary and wishes a very happy Christmas and Jubilee Year 1955.
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Rotary Club of
Denton
A. G. Billmeier
Rotary Club
England
M. A. Pentz
London
Pentz
Alton G. Billmeier
Brick Hotel
Maryland
Billmeier
Rotarian Pentz
Rotary
Eric Parkington
Glee Club Sings as NAM Reels Pearl Button Story
Greensboro High School Glee Club stars in a NAM News Reel about raw materials turning into buttons. Denton plant of B Schwanda & Sons ships shells from Tahiti to be cut into blanks then finished at Connecticut and New York plants. Filmed under Steve Svatik supervision, the sequence airs on WBAL Channel 11 and other stations nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro High School Glee Club
B. Schwanda and Sons
National Association of Manufacturers
Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Denton
B. Schwanda & Sons
Tahiti
New Guinea
Fiji Islands
Macassar Straits
Connecticut
New York
Steve Svatik
NAM
Mercel Rebiere
Wbal-Tv
Baltimore
Salisbury
Wdbl TV
Wilmington
Wfil-Tv
Philadelphia
United States
Betty Walters
Glee Club
Music Appreciation Taught By Symphony
The Baltimore Symphony under Massimo Freccia educates future audiences with fifteen school concerts each season. Tickets cost 25 cents, with City Grant funding free admission for underprivileged children. Pre concert classes prepare kids as records, melodies, and instrument demonstrations spark interest. Continued on page 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Symphony
Massimo Freccia
Midshipman Love Home On Christmas Leave
ANNAPOLIS MD December 18 to January 2 marks Christmas leave for U S Naval Academy midshipman Philip F E Love, son of Mr and Mrs William E Love of Denton, ending his freshman term. Courses this term include engineering drawing mathematics chemistry composition literature and foreign language. The academy aims to supply the Navy with officers capable of directing men ships and planes to uphold national defenses.
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Annapolis, MD
U. S. Naval Academy Midn
Philip FE. Love
William
E. Love
Denton
Annapolis
U. S. Navy
Weather Data Merry Christmas To Dentons Weather Man Jim Cooper
Denton records a festive Christmas weather update as Jim Cooper, the city’s weather officer, shares latest patterns. forecast highlights include seasonal temperatures, light winds, and a brief chance of showers near holiday night.
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Merry
Denton
Jim Cooper
Daylight Robbery Targets Western Auto in Denton
A Negro man is sought by State Police for a daytime robbery at the Western Auto Associate Store in Denton. He entered via the rear while Mrs. Gil Hall assisted a front customer and fled with about $100 after being surprised by Mr Hall’s daughter. A $5 bill dropped during escape was recovered. Trooper Myers and Cpl. Koste pursue substantial leads.
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Western Auto Associate
Denton
Gil Hall
Hall
E. C. Myers
Gus Koste
Household workers become Social Security taxable
A reader asks if wages from domestic work must be reported. It states that currently wages in a woman’s home are not taxed, but starting January 1, 1955 all workers in households earning $50 in a three month quarter become taxable for Social Security. Employers must file quarterly reports.
Delmarva Chicken Festival renamed to Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc
Delmarva Chicken Festival, begun in 1948 to promote poultry on the Delmarva Peninsula, will be renamed Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc. The change, approved by the executive committee in Onancock Virginia, aims to ensure year round promotional work. The festival remains titled Delmarva Chicken Festival for the three day events. Plans for 1955 include committees for contests parades and publicity with tentative festival dates set for mid June.
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Delmarva Chicken Festival, Inc
Delmarva Peninsula
Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc
Onancock
Virginia
Salisbury
Otis Esham
Ernest Matthews
Frank Gordy
Ray Murphy
Delmarva Poultry
Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc
T. B. Scarbergh
Eastern Shore
C & P Telephone Co
Roland Taylor
Tasley
Peter Gray
Horsey
Frank Swain
Meira
Six Youths Arrested In Theft Of Delaware Corn
Six youths were arrested by state police in Bridgeville in a case involving the theft of 72 baskets of corn from Henry Wesley Everline’s farm near Farmington. Three young men and three juveniles were charged with petit larceny, and Clifford Knotts 19, Charles Ivins 18, and William Lofland 23, all of Burrsville or near Farmington, were fined $75 plus costs.
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Bridgeville
Henry Wesley Everline
Farmington
Clifford Knotts
Charles Ivins
Burrsville
William Lofland
Local Paratrooper Completes Jump School
Fort Campbell Ky 2nd Lt Samuel W Patrick Motor Pool Officer Headquarters Company 2nd Battalion 503d Airborne Infantry Regiment 11th Airborne Division has completed a three week course at the 11th Airborne Division Jump School He is the son of Mrs Elwood R Layton of Denton RD 2 The training included a week of 34 foot tower exits ground wind recovery and five qualifying jumps from a C 119 Flying Boxcar at 1000 feet securing paratrooper qualification.
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503D Airborne Infantry Regiment
11Th Airborne Division
Patrick
Elwood R. Layton
RD 2
Denton
Heaps Honored By National Farm Magazine
Wilson A. Heaps a 98 year old Harford County dairy man from Street Md is named Man of the Year in Service to Maryland Agriculture by a national farm magazine Heaps is the third Marylander to win the honor following Dr T B Symons and Homer Remsburg The Maryland Farm Bureau president born December 1896 in Pylesville married Maria Stokes has four children and five grandchildren Heaps has held roles at Delta National Bank Harford County Farm Bureau and Maryland Farm Bureau earning Meritorious Service to Agriculture in 1951 The award will be presented at the Maryland Farm Bureau banquet January 14 in Baltimore during the convention January 12-15 1958.
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Maryland Farm Bureau
Maryland Agriculture
National Farm Magazine
Wilson A. Heaps
Harford County
Street, Md
T. B. Symons
University of Maryland
Homer Remsburg
Maryland- Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative
Sleaps
Pylesville
I. Wallace Heaps
Annie L. Heaps
Maria Jane Stokes
Heaps
Delta National Bank
Delta
Maryland Line
Harford County Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau Federation
Baltimore
Denton Cub Scouts Christmas Party Welcomes Friends
Denton Cub Scouts held a December Pack Meeting Christmas party at First Methodist Church on Friday December 17. Den Chief Randy Price led opening exercises and Cub Master Gerhardt and Assistant Rob Bins awarded Lion and Bob Cat pins and arrows to Sandy Wright David Lewis John Heinel Jimmy Lane and Richard Hill. Cubs decorated a tree and sang carols with Buddy Andrews at the piano. Each Cub gave parents a handmade gift, then the Living Circle ceremony closed the party with cookies punch and exchanges. The next Den Mothers meeting is January 3 at Mrs Fred Usilton’s home.
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Denton
First Methodist Church
Randy Price
Gerhardt
Robbins
Sandy Wright
David Lewis
John Heinel
Jimmy Lane
Richard Hill
Mr. Gerhardt
Buddy Andrews
Den
Fred Usilton
Caroline County Fire Report For November
Caroline County firemen battled 13 fires in November including 5 town and 8 rural blazes. They logged 140 miles and 317 man hours, laid 1,550 feet of 1 inch hose and 200 feet of 1 4 inch hose, and set up 134 feet of ladders. Losses were about 1,775 with 975 insured. Federalsburg led with 5 fires. Denton and Greensboro tied at 3 each. Rev Wilson Davis of Ridgely offers fire prevention demonstrations.
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Caroline County
Federalsburg
Denton
Greensboro
Wilson Davis
Ridgely
Negro County Agent Resigns Post Here
Elliot Robbins resigns as Negro agricultural agent in Caroline County effective December 31, 1954. He joined the University of Maryland Extension Service February 1, 1950, served Caroline and Dorchester Counties, then Caroline alone after July 1, 1954. He plans graduate study in landscape architecture at Harvard University. A successor is expected soon.
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Elliot Robbins
Caroline County
James M. Gwin
University of Maryland Extension Service
Gwin
Robbins
Caroline
Dorchester
Department of
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
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Kindleberger Photo
Weather Data
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Kindleberger
William G.towers
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West Denton
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Preston Marydel
American Corners
Hillsboro
Henderson
Denton Cub
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