Roberts sets Daytona 500 speed record in chaotic finish
Glenn Fireball Roberts won the Daytona 500 in a record 3 hours 10 minutes 41 seconds, averaging 152.529 mph. Richard Petty finished second amid a protest over pit crew size, Elzie Buck Baker was hospitalized after a guard rail crash, and Junior Johnson retired on lap 72.
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Glenn
Fireball
Richard Petty
Randieman
N. C
Roberts
Daytona International Speedway
Petty
Chunky
Joe Weatherly
Norfolk
Jack Smith
Spartanburg
S. C
Fred Lorenzen
Elmhurst
Ill
Elzie
Buck) Baker
Charlotte
Marvin Panch
Daytona Beach
Pontiac
Junior Johnson
Ronda
Johnson
David Pearson
Rex White
Edwin (Banjo) Matthews
Asheville
Ned Jarrett
Newton
Bunkie Blackburn
Fayetteville
Henry (Smokey) Yunich
New Wing Announced For Methodist Country House
The Country House in Wilmington Delaware plans a late summer 1962 occupancy for a new infirmary wing raising capacity to just over 200 residents. The project is funded by a Wilmington donor and marks private fundraising success. The facility opens doors to nonrestricted public visits and features a chapel dining room library and social spaces aimed at senior care.
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George N. Piqueron, Jr
Methodist Country House
Olin E. Oeschger
General Board of Hospitals and Homes of
The
Methodist Church
Wilmington
Delaware
Peninsula
Danby Memorial
Brinton Memorial
Woodcock Memorial
District 22 B Ladies Night Banquet in Salisbury
The District 22 B Lions will host a Ladies Night banquet and dance honoring District Governor Earl W. Roberts at the Wicomico Youth Center Salisbury Md at 7 pm Saturday March 3 1962. Guest speaker will be Lion Claude M DeVorss Wichita Kan Third Vice-President Lions International. An orchestra will provide music for dancing. All Lions Lionesses and guests are invited.
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Earl W. Roberts
Preston Lions Club
Wicomico
Salisbury
Lion Claude M. DeVorss
Wichita
Kan
Lions International
Denton Honor Roll Leaders Named in School List
Honor students are listed for the Denton School on the second term. Sixth Grade rooms 30 34 37 show A students Stephen Krabill Edwin Newnam Linda Nuttle Jean Shaffer Patsy Stivers Barbara Pruett Nancy Orme Linda Krabill Brenda Hulliger William Davis Michael Kopen James Wood. Seventh Grade rooms 32 33 include Barbara Stubbs Carolyn Hubard Sharon Ebling Long Thompson Archie Cawley. Eighth Grade rooms 8 9 20 include Larry T Lewis Denwood Butler Linda Hallowell Suzanne Chike Doris Scott Mary K Fountain Robert Bunney Larry A Lewis Astronaut John H Glenn Jr. noted for orbital flight with Kennedy announcing a tribute in Washington.
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Stephen Krabill
Edwin Newnam
Linda Nuttle
Jean Shaffer
Patsy Stivers
Barbara Pruett
Nancy Orme
A’s
Linda Krabill
Brenda Hulliger
William Davis
Michael Kopen
James Wood
Karen Wheatley
Elizabeth Thornton
Bonnie Rhodes
Janet Adams
Charles Maloney
Francis Breeding
Barbara Stubbs
Wright Seeks Caroline County Commissioner Seat
Russell H. Wright a Greensboro civic and business leader has filed for the Democratic primary May 15 for County Commissioner. A former Greensboro town official and longtime party activist he heads local fund drives and serves on the Caroline County Bank board and development commission.
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Russell H. Wright
Greensboro
Wright
Caroline County
Caroline County Health Center
United Fund
Masonic Lodge
Moose, Red Men
the
Caroline Historical Society
Caroline County Economic Development Commission
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
R. H. Wright Trucking Co
Caroline County Bank
Mr. Wright
Florence
Robert H. Wright
Heart Sunday Observed with Feb 25 Campaign Update
Heart Sunday will be observed in Caroline County on February 25 as volunteers complete the door to door drive. The Heart Fund effort under Dr. M. A. Brackett seeks to raise resources for research and education, with envelopes left at homes and mailed gifts encouraged through local headquarters.
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Heart
Heart Fund
M. A. Brackett
Heart Sunday
Caroline County
Heart Association
The
Heart Association of
Upper Eastern Shore
American Heart Association
voluntary health agency
Formal Opening Of County Library To Be Held Feb. 24
The Caroline County Public Library opens at Headquarters 212 Market Street Denton with hours 12 to 4 pm. A bookmobile, capacity 2,400 volumes, will begin service in April. Trustees and staff listed. library stock includes 2,000 new books and 5,000 used from local libraries. Borrowing limits set per adult, school age, and preschool child rules.
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Caroline County Public Library
Market Street
Denton
Kent
Caroline Counties
J. Dallas Blades
J. DeWeese Carter
J. K. Cooper
J. M. Ledman
J. R. Hargreaves
Irma G. Nichols
Mary Katherine Porter
William N. Raleigh
Gene R. Engels
Dorothy Miller
Ridgely Community Library
Denton Public Library
Federalsburg Woman's Club Library
Historical Society To Show Films Tonight
The Caroline Historical Society will host an educational meeting Friday February 23 at 7 30 pm in the Episcopal Parish House Denton. Two films, Mayflower Story and The Pilgrims, will be shown with no admission. The event invites the public to attend.
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The
Caroline Historical Society
Episcopal Parish
Denton
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