Pet Milk Haulers Contest Banquet in Greensboro
Pet Milk Company held a 1952 Haulers Contest banquet at Nokomis Hall in Greensboro on January 21 with seventy three people. Teams Blue and Red competed for patronage and production gains plus neatness of trucks. Master of Ceremonies Ilad Fieldman FE L Kindleberger welcomed guests and introduced team members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pet Milk Company
Greensboro
Nokomis Hall
Ilad Fieldman
FE. L. Kindleberger
Carlton Porter
D.R. Link
Harrington
Delaware
Delmarva Chicken Festival moves to Harrington this year
The sixth annual Delmarva Chicken Festival will be held in Harrington June 22 to 24 at the town fairgrounds with Britton Holloway named general chairman. The event, since 1948, features the National Chicken Cooking Contest, junior cooking contest, parade, Miss Delmarva, chicken fry in a large frying pan, equipment show, street dance, and other attractions as Harrington civic groups help organize.
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Delmarva
Harrington
Pocomoke City
Britton Holloway
Kent and Sussex County
Wonder Bar
Peninsula States
Holloway
Georgetown
Del
Denton PTA Meeting Plans Founders Day Program
The Denton Parent Teachers Association holds its regular meeting Monday at 5 pm in Caroline High School auditorium. Wm A Kegan will chair a brief business session before a film Faces of Youth and a discussion led by Dr Elizabeth Winiarz of the Easton Mental Health Clinic on child psychiatry and youth training. Parents and interested residents are invited to attend.
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Denton
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Caroline High School
Wm. A. Kegan
National Council of Parent and Teachers
Elizabeth Winiarz
Easton
Winiarz
Caroline County
Utility Employees Receive Service Pins in Denton
At a January 27 meeting in Denton Eastern Shore Public Service awarded pins for years of service. Safety Director J. S. Flannery presented honors to Tylerbert McAllister for 35 years, J. P. Subhers for 25 years, and William G. Baker and Earl Bottomley for 5 years each. McAllister began as a wire man in Salisbury and moved to Denton in 1920 to serve as lineman and utility man.
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Eastern Shore Public Service
Denton
J. S. Flannery
Tierbert McAllister
Salisbury
J. P. Subhers
Millington
William G. Baker
Oxford
Earl Bottomley
Rider Pinned Five Hours in Car
Two men remained in critical condition at Memorial Hospital Easton after an overturned automobile stalled in a stream near Wye Mills for five hours. Emerson White and Samuel Johnson of Queen Anne suffered serious injuries with multiple fractures and internal damage. White was thrown clear with two broken legs while Johnson, pinned in the front seat, had a fractured left leg and internal injuries.
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Memorial Hospital
Easton
Wye Mills
Emerson White
Samuel Johnson
Queen Anne
White
Johnson
Strange fiery object seen over Denton Saturday morning
On Saturday morning January 17 a fiery object was sighted over Denton. Mr Bur ton Roe and others including Harry Jones and Paul Bickling reported seeing the phenomenon. Several witnesses described the same sight while some dismissed it as an illusion. Roe invites explanations and additional witnesses to contact him or the Journal Office.
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Denton
Burton Roe
Harry Jones
Paul Bickling
Greensboro
State Roads
First County Fatality Near Denton
Leroy R. Lelates of Bridgeville died when his car left the road near Denton and overturned. Driver Donald E. McCauley, also of Bridgeville, suffered minor injuries and was charged with manslaughter by motor vehicle. FuneraI services for Lelates were held at Union Methodist Church with burial in Bridgeville Cemetery. Surviving relatives include his mother, a sister, a half sister and three half brothers.
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Leroy R. Lelates
Bridgeville
Denton
Donald E. A McCauley
Seskates
McCauley
Memorial Hospital
Easton
S. C. Myers
Union Methodist Church
Pentz To Speak On European Rotary Trip
Mervin A. Pentz of the Denton Rotary Club will address the club next Tuesday February 3 about his recent voyage to Europe. He will outline trip arrangements ship travel passenger interactions and onboard entertainment with color slides from his journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mervin A. Pentz
Denton Rotary Club
Europe
Tie
Community Club Polio Party Benefit in Denton
The Denton Community Club sponsors a Polio Party at the Club House Friday evening February 6 at 8 o clock. There will be Bridge 500 Pitch and Canasta. Mrs William G Towers is chairman of the event to support a worthy cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Community Club
William G. Towers
Girl Scout Board Of Directors To Meet Here
The Peninsula Girl Scout Council board will convene in Denton on Wednesday February 4 at 8 pm. The new office on the second floor of the Carter Building at Market and Third Streets will also host all committee and board meetings, with open hours 9 am to 1 pm from February 2. Mrs K Thomas Everngamn announced the arrangements and Mrs Edward Turner led staff setup.
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Peninsula Girl Scout Council Board of Directors
Denton
K. Thomas Everngamn
Carter Building
Market
Third Streets
Edward Turner
Centreville
Neo Red Allowed On Front of Cars
Thomas B. R. Mudd the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles warns owners that red reflectorized material on bumpers may only be placed on the rear under the Motor Vehicle Law. The State Law Department agrees noting red reflects to the front and indicates the rear. This could confuse drivers about the vehicle’s direction and create a danger.
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Thomas B. R. Mudd
Motor Vehicles
State Law Department
Maryland Frozen Food Locker Association Holds Winter Meeting
Representatives from five states attended the Maryland Frozen Food Locker Association quarterly meeting in Denton on Monday January 19 with delegates from Cumberland Clear Spring Hagerstown Frederick Ellicott City Baltimore Manchester Chestertown Sadlersville Centreville Easton Federalsburg Salisbury Pocomoke and Seaford. Host G H Rue of Shad Owlawn Frozen Food Lockers presided as Gordon Cutterer of Manchester led discussions on serving home lockers and promoting processing at lower cost, noting strong current business. A Sheraton Belvedere representative suggested and the group accepted a next meeting date of March 15-16 at the Baltimore hotel with plans for program and entertainment.
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Maryland Frozen Food Locker Association
Denton
Piedmont
Martinsburg
W. Va
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
Cumberland
Clear Spring
Hagerstown
Frederick
Ellicott City
Baltimore
Manchester
Chestertown
Sadlersville
Centreville
Easton
Fed
Eralsbury
Salisbury
Pocomoke
Seaford
G. H. Rue
Shadowlawn
First Methodist Church
Gordon Cutterer
Sheraton- Belvedere Hotel
W. C. Parseley
W. S. Ledbetter
Mr. Kraft
Ted Block
S. B. McCune
Paul V. Torek
George M. Saufley
J. R. Chaffinch
W. D. Dryden
James Reynolds
D. W. Rue
Wm. McShane
Philadelphia
Lang
Pocomoke City
Paul Short
H. M. Watkins
Willis
Charles Cropper
Clearspring
J. L. Messick
Kenneth Harrison
Federalsburg
Mary North
G. D. Bull
R. M. Bowes
Walter Riker
Mel Stockwell
Peoples Bank Reports Best Year in History at Denton Meeting
The Peoples Bank of Denton Maryland held its fifty-fifth stockholders meeting January 27 at the Denton Community House. President absent, Vice President presided. Cashier Orme presented a report showing net earnings after taxes and dividends rose fifty percent despite higher costs and taxes. Directors were re-elected and the same board and officers will serve for the new year.
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The
Peoples Bank of
Denton
Maryland
Denton Community House
Ruth FE
W. R. Price
Harry H. Nuttle
H. Earle Smith
E. Theodore Orme
Layman J. Redden
Edmond Neal
Wilbert L. Merriken
C. Percival Merrick
Mary Behlke
Mervin A. Pentz
Southern States Conference at Salisbury
About fifty local representatives of Southern States Cooperative attend a two day farm service conference in Salisbury. Sessions are at the Wicomico Hotel January 29 and 30. Agency managers and top distribution staff from Richmond guide the event for Southern States 250000 members across six states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern States Cooperative
Salisbury
Wicomico Hotel
Wing Sutherland
Southern States Farmers Supply Cooperative
Denton
Richmond
Virginia
Shore Bank Tellers Meet At Brick Hotel
The Eastern Shore Chapter of the National Association of Bank Auditors and Comptrollers met at the Brick Hotel in Denton on Jan 26 at 6 30. After dinner President Lacey R Orme introduced a panel on Commercial Teller Operations featuring Sidney Gadd Centreville National Bank Aden Moore Seaston National Bank and Arthur Anthony Kent County Savings Bank. Secretary James W Merriken reported 39 members present. The next meeting will be in March at Millington Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Shore
National Association of Bank Auditors and Comptrollers
Brick Hotel
Denton
Lacey R. Orme
Sidney Gadd
Centreville National Bank
Aden Moore
Seaston National Bank
Arthur Anthony
Kent County Savings Bank
James W. Merriken
Millington
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Greensboro Lions Club
H. L. Hunt
Greenville
Tennessee
Jay Black
Milford
Daniel R. Link
E. J. Vandegrift
E. L. Kindleberger
Edward Laramore
Lester Blades
Robert Seamans
Link
Rufus Hutchins
U. S
Parent-Teachers’ Assn
Mary A. Manlove
Oil City
Wm. T. Baker
Manlove
James E. Manlove
Denton Volunteer Fire Co
Baker
E. Paul Knotts
Wm. A. Truxon
W. E. Weir
Truxon
W. A. S. Wright
Pentz
Girl Scout Board of Directors
de. Asper
Samuel Asper
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Upper Eastern Shore Medical Society
Asper
Paul Knotts
Robert Wright
Edwin G. Riley
Caroline
Talbot
Queen Anne’s
Kent
E. Kindleberger
Peoples Bank
West Virginia
Kentucky
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