Bar Association Announces Annual Essay Contest
The Caroline County Bar Association with Maryland and American Bar Associations announces its yearly essay contest as part of the citizenship program. The topic is Our Liberties Under The American Bill Of Rights. Open to all junior and senior high students countywide with prizes: 25 dollar savings bond first, 10 dollar cash second per school, 100 dollar county winner, and 500 dollar state prize. Final date for submissions is April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County Bar Association
Maryland and American Bar Associations
Marvin H. Smith
State Farm Bureau Holds 38th Maryland Convention
Thousands of Maryland farmers gathered in Baltimore for the 38th annual State Farm Bureau convention January 6-9 to draft a 1954 state and county legislative program. The event featured speeches by Felix Morley and Norman Harrington, with governance leaders and a publicity session on public relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Baltimore
State Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
L. S. Hartley
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
General Assembly
Annapolis
Star-Democrat
Easton
Felix Morley
Washington
Haven Smith
Associated Women of the
American Farm Bureau Federation
McKeldin
John C. Lynn
AFBF
Tag Day Receipts Total For Nursing Association
The Caroline County Health Association nursing committee thanks volunteers for Tag Day efforts. District totals sum to 986.02 including Hillsboro Denton West Denton Greensboro and other locales. The Christian Comrade Class of First Methodist meets January 12 at 8 p.m. at Mrs James Cooper’s home with new hostess calendars to be distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Nuttle
Caroline County Health Association
Hillsboro
Denton
Preston
West Denton
Greensboro
Goldsboro
Ridgely
Marydel and
Henderson
Federalsburg
Unity Homemakers
Friendship-Grove Homemakers
Denton Community Club
Smithson Homemakers’ Club
Double Hills Homemakers
20Th Century Club
Tuckahoe Homemakers’ Club
Henderson Homemakers’ Club
Union
Offering
Colored
Jonestown
Lockerman
First Methodist Church
James K. Cooper
Richard Garey
Theodore Orme
Dan Crouse
Frank Lane
Jerry Huffman
James
Cooper
Pritchett Named Chief Engineer of State Roads Commission
Pritchett becomes chief engineer after a career starting as a rodman in 1928 with the State Roads Commission. An alumnus of Johns Hopkins Engineering Night School, he is known in Baltimore for playing in the Maryland Football League as an All League half back and now referees local basketball and football games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Pritchett
Commission
Johns Hopkins University Engineering
Baltimore
Murder Suspect From Federalsburg Faces Mental Evaluation
Harvey Lee Northrup 27 of Federalsburg is accused of shooting Cambridge truck driver Howard Coleman 35 near East New Market on November 19. He was sent to Spring Grove Mental Hospital for a two week psychiatric examination to determine legal sanity prior to trial for first degree murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Lee (Blackie) Northrup
Federalsburg
Howard T. Coleman
Cambridge
East New Market
Spring Grove
Baltimore
Dorchester
Waldo H. Robertson
Calvin L. Brinsfield
Northrup
Accomac
Yulee
Fla
Dorchester County
W. Laird Henry, Jr
Calvin Harrington, Jr
Groups Thanked For Help At Shore State Hospital
East ern Shore State Hospital expresses warm thanks to church groups organizations and individuals for their generous support to patients during Christmas and the past year. The spiritual guidance entertainments and hundreds of gifts are deeply appreciated and will be remembered with gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Shore State Hospital
New Year's Eve Party for Discussion Group 2 Members
A New Year’s Eve gathering was hosted by Mrs. Wm Garey for Discussion Group 2 members and families. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Martin Voss, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dulin, Mr. and Mrs. Gardner, and several Leese Listers and Gares. The January meeting will be at Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gardner’s home, and the WSCS of Hickman plans to meet January 13 at 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Garey
Martin Voss
Robert Dulin
Wm. Gardner
Calvin Lister
M. Lee Wyatt
Howard Legg
Louis Natzinger
Charles Ellwanger
WSCS
Hickman
William Croll
Town Sewer Question Comes Up Again
Denton commissioners again faced sewer needs for south and east Denton at their Monday meeting. William Murdoch and Benj F Johnson Jr cited septic drainage limits on South Seventh Street and a July 1948 petition by 33 property owners. They proposed extending the Carter Avenue sewer through Sunnyside Avenue and consider a vacuum pump to pull sewage into existing lines 500 feet away. Health issues from flooded septic tanks were noted as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
South
East Denton
William Murdoch
Benj. F. Johnson, Jr
South Seventh Street
Murdoch
Seventh Street
Carter Avenue
Sunnyside Avenue
Chestnut Grove Couple Mark Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Bannister S Meredith of Chestnut Grove celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with an open house at their home. Married December 30 1903 in Chestnut Grove Methodist Church by Rev T S Holt their attendants were Dr Edwin Dixon and Miss Bertha Dixon. Their children include Mrs Roland Lane and Mrs Frank Tyson and sons Leon William Robert Everett and Henry with 21 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. The Rev and Mrs Meredith sent a cross later placed in the church to honor the milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meredith
Chestnut Grove
Roland Lane
Preston
Frank Tyson
Rehoboth Beach
Del
Leon
William
Robert
Federalsburg
Everett
Middletown
Henry
Duncan, Ariz
Henry Meredith
Duncan Methodist Church
Arizona
Chestnut Grove Methodist Church
Goldsboro Fire Company Elects Officers For 1954
Goldsboro Fire Company at the January 4 meeting elected officers for 1954: Robert Gibson president, Glenn Smith vice president, Howard Brown secretary, Noble Jarrell Jr treasurer, David King fire chief, Garland Turner assistant fire chief, Carlton Smith chief engineer, Clark Quillen Allan Luff Howard Shockley directors. The year 1953 saw 20 fires, 137 miles traveled, 3066 man hours. Insurance losses totaled 50 dollars with 7 brush fires 3 house fires 7 chimney fires one automobile fire one woodshed fire and one corn field fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldsboro Fire Company
Robert Gibson
Glenn Smith
Howard Brown
Noble Jarrell, Jr
David King
Garland Turner
Carlton Smith
Clark Quillen
Allan Luff
Howard Shockley
Christmas Dinner Marks Fire Company Auxiliary Meeting
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Denton Volunteer Fire Company held a Christmas dinner meeting at the Fire Hall on Tuesday December 29. A personal gift was presented to president Mrs Winnie Cohee for her services last year. 1954 officers include President Mrs Winnie Cohee Vice President Mrs Sasbel Beers Recording Secretary Mrs Jeanette Scott Corresponding Secretary Mrs Elizabeth Maloney Treasurer Mrs Louise Singer Trustee chair Mrs Ella Henry Trustees Mrs Sara Allston Mrs Emma Good Mrs Viola Alburge Mrs Eunice Schuyler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Volunteer Fire Company
Winnie Cohee
Sasbel Beers
Jeanette Scott
Elizabeth Maloney
Louise Singer
Ella Henry
Sara Allston
Emma Good
Viola Alburge
Eunice Schuyler
Weather Data Chief Childs Retires From State Roads
William I F Childs Jr retires as Chief Engineer of the State Roads Commission after 36 years service aged 67 He remains as Advisory Engineer until compulsory retirement He led the Chesapeake Bay Bridge project and helped launch the 12 year highway program beginning January 1 1954
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childs
State Roads Commission
William I F. Childs, Jr
Mr. Childs
Commission
Chesapeake Bay
Town Commissioners Offices To Be Larger
Denton town commissioners will enlarge their quarters in the firehouse after an addition is finished. The new offices will have two rooms with an entrance on Gay Street, one room already used by the Denton Volunteer Fire Company ambulance. James M. Clark will collect town taxes in the room facing Gay Street after the transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners of
Denton
Commissioners
Gay Street
Ambulance of Denton Volunteer Fire Company
James M. Clark
Board of Town Commissioners
Lawnace A. Moore
George W. Beck
G. Daniel Crouse
William Finn
Harold Towers
Denton Volunteer Fire Company
G. Linden Duffey
T. Frederick Towers
Auto Collision Near Oakland Last Week
A head-on crash on an unmarked county road near Oakland, north of Ridgely, involved Clark Woodward of Ridgely and John Cannon of Centreville. Both cars skidded about 35 feet after a head-on approach on a slight curve. skid marks showed center-lane travel. Each driver was charged with failure to keep right. Estimated damage was $800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Ridgely
Clark Woodward
John Cannon
Centreville
E. C. Meyers
Ladies' Firemen's Auxiliary To Meet Greensboro Hall
The Caroline County Firemen's Auxiliary will hold their meeting in Greensboro Fire Hall on Friday evening January 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Greensboro
Salvation Army Captain Addresses Lions Club
The Denton Lions Club met January 4 at the Brick Hotel where Capt. Clevet of the Salvation Army spoke on the organization’s work from skid row in London to Chicago, noting members helped in youth later attaining prominence. Lions secretary O. O. Stivers awarded 16 members pins for five years of perfect attendance, naming Roy Adams through Calvert C. Merriken. District 22B plans its annual Armory meeting February 17 with representatives from 43 clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Lions
Brick Hotel
Clevet
Salvation Army
Skid Row
London
Chicago
Capt. Clevet
O. O. Stivers
Lions International
Messrs
Roy Adams
Harold Allfather
Earl M. Crouse
Emmett Hignutt
Norman Irwin
Walter G. Kerslake
Winfield T. Nichols
Norman L. Raleigh
Layman J. Redden
Harold Towers
Everett C. Townsend
George W. Dutton
L. Tayloe Lewis
Roy Slaughter
Ulrich Towers
Calvert C. Merriken
A Stengel Marine Dies At His Daughter’s Home
A. Stengel Marine prominent attorney and lifelong Republican of Cambridge died of a heart attack at his daughter Mrs. J Edward Peters home in Easton Md at 4 am Saturday He was 77 and had served Dorchester and Maryland for 42 years including roles as public schools superintendent county census supervisor state labor and statistics commissioner state attorney and bank counsel He was born Oct 28 1876 and attended Washington College after teaching in Dorchester County He later moved to Baltimore to study at the University of Maryland and pursue law duties continued to page 4
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Stengle Marine
Cambridge
J. Edward Peters
Easton
Marine
Dorchester County
Harry W. Nice
Maryland
U. S. Congress
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank of
Mr. Marine
Upper Dorchester
John H
Mary English Marine
Washington College
Chestertown
Baltimore
University of Mary
Auto Mortality Declines In Maryland
The Maryland Traffic Safety Commission reports 15 fewer traffic deaths in 1953 than 1952. Across the state 521 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 1953, down from 536 in 1952, with 151 pedestrians among the fatalities. Baltimore City recorded 104 deaths, 19 fewer than 1952, including 72 pedestrians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Traffic Safety Commission
Baltimore City
Queen Anne Couple Conclude Europe Relief Tour
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton G. Crouse of Queen Anne wrap up the St. Nicolas Tour aboard the Maasdam, returning Jan. 20 from England. Their mission included visiting the Brethren Haus in Kassel and assisting Brethren Service Commission relief efforts across Europe, distributing Christmas food packages to about 100 families daily. They shared refugees stories of hunger and hardship, including a nine-person Hungarian family living in one room and an 84-year-old bedridden grandmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton G. Crouse
Queen Anne
New
Brethren Haus
Kassel
Germany
Brethren Service Workers
Merle Crouse
Switzerland
Italy
Greece
Turkey
Austria
Brethren Service Commission
World Council of Churches
Mrs. Crouse
United States
Moroivek
Fletcher To Address Denton Women's Club
Elbert L. Fletcher, superintendent of Maryland Training School for Boys, will be principal speaker at Denton Community Club meeting on January 8. Mrs. T. Carville Fleetwood will introduce the speaker. Mrs. IX. Thomas Everngain, club president, will preside. Tea hostesses include Mrs. Ek. Alan Armstrong and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert L. Fletcher
Maryland Training School For Boys
Denton Community Club
T. Carville Fleetwood
Department of Youth Conservation
IX. Thomas Everngain
Alan Armstrong
Jay Kitchen
Roland Hitchens
Elmer Shoemaker
Thomas Reilly
Theodore Manlove
New Club To Be Formed At Greensboro
A meeting hosted by Mrs. Thomas Wright at 1:30 p.m. Friday January 8 at Bern ard Avenue Greensboro aims to plan a new Homemakers Club for the area. Interested residents should contact Mrs. Wright. The Concord Christian Comrade Class schedules a calendar dinner January 14 at Community House noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Thomas Wright
Bernard Avenue
Wright
Concord Christian
1954 Ford Has Big Car Ride Says Hallowell
Ford dealer Hallowell touts the 1954 Ford with a new ball joint front suspension and updated frame shocks rear springs engine mounts and stabilizer as the greatest chassis advance in 20 years. He notes easier steering quieter ride lower maintenance costs and improved handling with a new symmetrical steering linkage and stabilizer while King Pin suspension remains in use by others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Stewart FE
Hallowell
Ford Engineers
Jess
Flallowell
Nichols Heads Greensboro Firemen For 1954
At the Greensboro Fire Company annual meeting officers for the ensuing year were elected. Nichols is president, Asilton and Wyatt are directors, Dill is vice president, Pippin secretary, Pritchett assistant, Jarvis treasurer, Morris assistant. Frank Asilton is fire chief with Paul Dill and Byron Poore as assistants. Captains Walls Blades, Lieutenants Walls Cohee Balderson Pearson, engineer Wilbur Carroll with Alvin Simpson as assistant. Custodian Charles Jarrell Sr. Janitor Charles Jarrell Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro Fire Company
Frank Asilton
Leslie Wyatt
Lacy E. Nichols
Woodie Dill
Marvin Pippin
Jack Pritchett
John Jarvis
David Morris
Paul Dill
Byron Poore
Norman Walls
Vernon Blades
Edward Walls
Dawson Cohee
Irving Balderson
Clarence Pearson
Wilbur Carroll
Alvin Simpson
Charles Jarrell, Sr
Charles Jarrell, Jr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bar Assn
State Farm Bureau Holding Convention
Norman M. Pritchett
William F. Childs, Jr
Shore State Hospital
Fire Company Auxiliary
Weather Data
Thomas E. Cahall
Marie Cahall
Mr. Cahall
Kindleberger
Lions Club
A. Stengel Marine
Europe
Fletcher
Denton Women’s Club
Nichols
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