Court issues wide set of warrants and sentences
Last Friday Judge Wright issued four burglary warrants and four larceny warrants in Denton Magistrate Court. Charges include break‑ins at Black Kettle Restaurant, Fleming’s Service Station, Ellwanger’s Tavern, and three Delaware incidents with 37 burglaries cited. Roosevelt Thomas received a two year sentence for assault near Denton. others faced fines for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. S. Wright
Denton
Helen T. Miller
Tuckahoe Neck
Thomas S. Collier
Easton
Charles William Schmitt
Tpr
Emil C. Myers
Maryland State Police
Russell Powell
Millsboro
Del
Herbert Lee Donohue
Dagsboro
Caroline County
Preston
Fleming
Hillsboro
Ellwanger
Burrsville
Delaware State Police
Georgetown
Delaware
Maryland
Myers
Black Kettle
Vernon Bledsoe
Roosevelt Thomas
Greensboro
Maryland State House of Correction
Joseph Tyler
New Bridge Road
Tyler
Thomas
John Tilghman
Louise Chance
Sammy Lee Wilson
Brooks Simms
Confidence in Buying Chicken Remains High Says Maryland Expert
Extension poultryman Wade H. Rice asserts over 99 percent of dressed poultry is stilbestrol free. He notes FDA found residues only in skin, liver, and kidneys and that the 1 percent treated will be removed from shelves under USDA diversion efforts for consumer safety and market stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade H. Rice
Extension Poultryman
University of Maryland
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Arthur S. Fleming
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Food and Drug Administration
USDA
Franklin P Medford to retire after 32 years on Seaboard
Franklin Pierce Medford Jr a longtime Ft Lauderdale railway official will retire December 31 after 32 years with Seaboard Airline R R Co Born May 13 1894 in Marydel Md he started with the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1911 served in World War I later moved to Fort Lauderdale in 1924 He helped build the local rail network and weather service earning a place in Who's Who in Railroading He plans to study for a real estate salesman license and continues to operate as Fort Lauderdale weather observer for 21 years
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Ft. Lauderdale
Franklin Pierce Medford,, Jr
6Th Ave
Seaboard
R. R. Co
Medford
Florida
Andrews Ave
Marydel
Pennsylvania Railroad
Yydian
Franklin Pierce Medford III
Theological Seminary
St. Louis
Washington, D. C
Weather Bureau
Seaboard Tracks
Hallandale
West Palm Beach
Franklin Pierce Medford, Jr
Maryland Wool Production and Prices Rise This Year
A Department of Agriculture report shows U S wool production up five percent in 1959 from 1958 and prices to growers higher, with the world wool industry recovering from 1958 textile recession. Christmas Eve service at Christ Church, Denton, 11:30 p m features choral eucharist and carols. Christmas Day mass at 10 a m with no music, public invited.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
William L. Dudley
Maryland Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Christ Church
Denton
Father Brien
Herbert G. Lovenay
Noma Butler
Judith Dike
Anne Hope Brien
Man of Year Clarence R. Pierce Dies at 54
Clarence R. Pierce 54 of Boothwyn Pa former Lions Man of the Year dies Tuesday afternoon at Philadelphia Naval Hospital after treatment at VA Hospital for an old knee injury He was a long time Boy Scout leader and community volunteer earning the 1959 Silver Beaver Award and Eagle Scout status He served in World War II medical corps and held multiple local lodge and church positions Surviving wife and three brothers are listed Services were held Friday at Maxwell Funeral Home Burial in Lawn Croft Cemetery Also includes a call to support Christmas Seals for tuberculosis fight.
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Clarence R. Pierce
Boothwyn
Marcus Hook Lions Club
Philadelphia Naval Hospital
Veterans Administration Hospital
Philadelphia
Pierce
Lions Club
Valley Forge Council
Boy Scouts of America
U. S
Australia
Austria-Hungary
California
John McKenna-Sun Oil
American Legion
Upper Chichester
Memorial Presbyterian Church
Boothwyn Fire Co
Linwood Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
the Knights of Pythias
Scottish Lodge 667
FAM
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Nur Temple of the Shrine
Wilmington
Delaware County Historical Society
Har-Ho-Sun Stamp Club
Sun Oil Co
Rachael Downes Pierce
Fred Pierce
Frank
Ogden
Howard
Zeigler heads Burrsville Ruritan Club presidency stated
Frank Zeigler Jr of rural Denton was elected president of Burrsville Ruritan on Tuesday evening Dec 15 at the club’s organizational meeting in Burrsville Community House. Off icers named include vice president Douglas Bennington secretary Robert Holloway treasurer William Parks and directors James Larrimore Winfield Willis Lowell Needles all of Harrington.
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Frank Zeigler, Jr
Denton
Burrsville Ruritan
Burrsville
Douglas Bennington
Robert Holloway
Harrington
William Parks
James Larrimore
Winfield Willis
Lowell Needles
Bill Parker
Russell Bowdle
Robert Stafford
Caroline County Names Five to Economic Development Commission
Five Carolineans were chosen to serve on the newly created Economic Development Commission. A. T. Blades of Preston, Henry C. Poole of Federalsburg, H. Coursey Edwards of Ridgely, Russell H. Wright of Greensboro, and Emory Dobson of Denton will serve without pay, at the pleasure of the County Commissioners. The panel aims to foster economic growth and provide better contact with opportunities, signaling to state agencies Caroline County’s commitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Economic Development Commission
A. T. Blades
Preston
Henry C. Poole
Federalsburg
H. Coursey Edwards
Ridgely
Russell H. Wright
Greensboro
Emory Dobson
Denton
Caroline County
Maloneys Observe Golden 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs William H Maloney of Williston celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Sunday December 20. Married December 22 1909 by Rev JL B Morgan at the bride’s parents home in Denton they later lived in Claymont Delaware for 21 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Maloney
Williston
JL. B. Morgan
Concord Methodist Church
James Lord
Denton
Denton Fire Co Elects Officers For 1960
The Denton Volunteer Fire Company re elected all officers for another year and named a new Board of Trustees. President John Palmer and vice president George W Lowe will continue in their posts along with secretary Jack Quillen assistant secretary Francis Ireland and treasurer Tom Baynard. Trustees are Theodore Manlove Henry Trice Bob Taylor William M Finn and Rodney Holsinger. Christmas gifts were distributed to underprivileged children on Christmas Eve.
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Denton Volunteer Fire Company
John Palmer
George W. Lowe
Jack Quillen
Francis Ireland
Tom Baynard
Theodore Manlove
Henry Trice
Bob Taylor
William M. Finn
Rodney Holsinger
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Magistrate’s Court
Weather Data
St. John the Divine
New York
Woodrow Wilson
Staunton
Andrew Johnson
Raleigh
Bank of North America
Congress
Canada
Niagara Falls
Sun
Franklin P. Medford
William Penn
Scouts
Ruritan Club
Raritan
Virginia
Women
Union Methodist Church
Herbert Ewell
Bloxom
Delmarva
R. E. Thompson
Oceana
Robert F. Bundick
Accomac
Holland District
Irving Guy
Rufus Gardner
Norris Twilley
Rockawalking Club
Salisbury
Olin Gooden
Camden
Ray Collison
Merry Christmas
Nelson Horton
Gloria Horton
Claymont
Bill Crothers
Newark
Harold Spedden
Concord Church House
Mrs. Maloney
Denton Fire Co
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