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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1958
Page
5
Greensboro beat Denton 4 to 3 on January 26 with a tight finish. Scheduled games point Hurlock at Denton and Kent Island at Queen Anne on February 2.
Caroline High School defeated Greensboro 64 to 51 with T Dutton scoring 21 and G Orme 15. In girls play C H S beat Greensboro 41 to 33. Reddy Kilowatts beat Willie Wire Hands 32 to 22 with Steve Swatik leading at 15. Price's Parrots beat Kool Kats 31 to 26 paced by Tom Ireland with 10 and Victor Williamson adding 11.
World famous auto racing classics headline Speed Weeks at Daytona Beach from February 9 to 23 featuring NASCAR events and showcase races. Local venues gauge crowds and teams prep for high speed competition across multiple days.
Bowling lanes list team points with Hi-Skor percentages and high averages. Spence Bros dominates several leagues led by L Spence with high season averages and games. Multiple duckpin leagues show standings, high scorers, and weekend pinfalls across Kent Island Denton Shorgas Lucky Strikes Patsy Five and others.
Mr and Mrs Edgar Wroten return from Philadelphia. Birth announcement for Shelly Lyn Marker born Jan 14 at Milford Memorial Hospital. Mrs Marker formerly Jean O Day, daughter of Mr and Mrs Irvin O Day. Several moves and visits noted among Federalsburg Greenwood and New York. James Foxwell and Gerald Breeding relocate. Turkey dinner hosted by Woodrow Passwaters party. Funeral for Sam Jester, formerly of Hickman, held at Bloomery Church. survivor Mrs Lillie Melvin Jester.
The obituary notice cites Leon Griffith of Greensboro and family survivors five brothers and four grandchildren. Elvinda Wright, 82, died in Sharon Hill Pa after two weeks illness. widow of Charles E. Wright. Funeral services for both are noted with church and burial details.
Maryland and county allocations for the 1958 Acreage Reserve programs for corn and tobacco are announced by the USDA. Funds for Maryland corn reserves were exhausted in two weeks of signup, prompting a halt to new county agreements where county funds are used up. Julius P. Parris, ASC chairman, said farmers requesting agreements will be listed by request order and notified if funds reopen.
The column records several birth announcements including Omer Thompson Jr.s daughter born January 20 at Kent General Hospital Dover and Ralph Biddles son born January 20 at Memorial Hospital Easton. It notes interment at Bloomery Cemetery and mentions ongoing tobacco reserve signups on a first come basis. It also lists numerous visits and family gatherings across Dover Millington Wilmington and Greensboro with names such as the Walls Montague Nichols and others, and reports on convalescence and birthdays.
The Denton Production Credit Association and the National Farm Loan Association announce their annual stockholders meeting for Monday February 10 1958 at the Dentonia Theatre Denton Md starting at 1 00 pm Secretary Treasurer Chas FE Hadaway reports a successful year and notes reports and director elections for the National Farm Loan Association.
Members in Kent Dorchester and Caroline counties will elect directors to fill three year terms of Ford and Engerman. A speaker is planned with movies and refreshments for attendees.
The Board of County Commissioners of Caroline County with Clerk Rachel Collison issues a notice dated January 24, 2021. The document announces upcoming sessions and public involvement requirements for county governance and administrative actions.
A general statement notes that any financial expert can advise another person on managing money, highlighting the role of expertise in personal finance.
The fragment suggests a reflection on authenticity and ease that comes with living true to oneself, offering no concrete events, people, or places to identify or summarize further.
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