Eleventh Festival hailed as best organized yet in Delmarva region
A Delmarva Chicken Festival committeewoman praised the eleventh festival for best organization and ground layout as Denton hosted the event. Letters of thanks to John W. Asher Jr. and John Hargreaves, signed by local officials and festival organizers, highlighted the community pride and success. Junior Miss Delmarva crowned in Denton with Sarah E. Phillips winning. runners up and prize details noted among Delaware and Berlin participants. Masters of Ceremonies included Chuck Maillet from WJWL.
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Delaware
Delmarva
Denton
John W. Asher, Jr
John Hargreaves
Harold C. Towers
Robert W. Downes, Jr
J. F. Lane
W. 5S. Hoppengardner
J. D. Carter
P. W. Becker
S. Gil Hall
Gerald Huffman
H. R. Hughes
C. T. Baker
D. Potter
E. W. Nuttle
Berlin
Denton Armory
Wanda Sue Fitzgerald
Delmar
Del
Francis Fitzgerald
Debby James
Georgetown
Richard C. James
Chuck Maillet
WJWL
Caroline Schools Offer Summer Band Instruction
Mr. Earl Roberts leads six summer band classes in Caroline Federalsburg and Greensboro schools for beginners and advanced students with a $2.50 tuition. Sessions run June 23 to August 12 on Wednesdays Thursdays and Tuesdays with times for each location listed. Students may enroll if they missed initial meetings.
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Earl Roberts
Caroline
Federalsburg
Greensboro
Board of Education
Roberts
Miss Georgetown Crowned Miss Delmarva XI at Denton
On opening day of the 11th Delmarva Chicken Festival a torrential downpour and wind gusts toppled a 200 foot tent in which about 300 people stood. No injuries reported though exhibits were damaged. Helen Lee Pittard, 16, Miss Georgetown, won the pageant over 11 rivals from Peninsula towns and plans to attend the University of Delaware.
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Baltimore
Helen Lee Pittard
Georgetown
Delmarva
Armory
Pittard
University of Delaware
Janice Pippin
Greensboro
Greensboro High School
Golden Beacom School of Business
Virginia Jefferson
Delmar, del
Navy-Marine Recruiting
Delmar
Miss Pittard
Miss Pippin
Miss Jefferson
Navy-Marine
Bennett
Summer Story Hour Opens At Club House July 9
All children ages four to nine are invited to the Woman's Club House on Wednesday morning July 9 at 10 o'clock for a weekly summer story hour. The program runs each Wednesday through August 20 under the direction of Mrs. Oron Smith, with children split into two age groups.
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Woman’s Club
Woman's Club
Oron Smith
Chicken Festival Parade Draws 15 000 People in Denton
More than 15 000 spectators lined Denton streets for the 11th Annual Delmarva Chicken Festival parade, a mile and a half long that capped three days of events. Judges and contestants in the National Chicken Cooking Contest watched as nearly 20 marching bands and about as many fire companies accompanied 16 floats. Winners across multiple categories were announced with cash prizes from $10 to $100 and trophies, honoring 4-H clubs, bands, fire departments, and civic groups.
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Denton
Delmarva
Poultry and Allied Industries
Beacon Feeds
Caroline Poultry
Purina Chow
Snow Hill Processors
Wayne Feed
Denton National Bank
Delmarva Electric Coop
Peoples Bank of
Southern States
Caroline County Farm Bureau
Georgetown Chamber of Commerce
Denton Chamber of Commerce
Delmarva Lions
Lewes Chamber of Commerce
Caroline County
Smyrna Fire Co
Rock Hall Fire Co
Seaford Fire Co
Galena High School
Cambridge High School
Milford High School
Rescue Fire Dept
Cambridge
Harrington Fire Co
Smyrna Fire Dept
Berlin Fire Co
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Fruitland Fire Co
Veterans Organizations
Seaford V. F. W
Sons of Union Veterans of Civil War
Wilmington
Del
Mason and Dixon V. F. W
Selbyville
Greensboro
Boy Scouts
Berlin
Charles Merrick
Ray Collison
Harrington
Jock’s
Esskay
Cordova
William Baker
Goldsboro
John Cantwell
Ernest Gill
Baltimore
Gladding Chevrolet
Glenburnie
Denton Town Tax Rate Raised to $1.00 on July 1
Denton voters are told the town tax rate increases to 1.00 per 100 dollars of value starting July 1 due to higher service and labor costs. The statement notes tax hikes are unpopular but argues for better services after a recent Chicken Festival highlighted a cleaner, efficient town image.
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Denton
Greensboro Trio Wins First Prize In Chicken Festival Talent Show
A Greens boro trio of singers won first prize at the 11th annual Delmarva Chicken Festival talent show in the Denton Armory Friday night. Sonja Biffle Emily Robb and Betty Ellen Dean performed with Patsy Edwards on piano for $100 cash and an ice chest.
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Greensboro
Denton Armory
Delmarva
Sonja Biffle
Emily Robb
Betty Ellen Dean
Bennett
Mrs. Wolf Receives Cancer Crusade Plaque in Caroline County
Caroline County chairwoman Mrs. William F. Wolf received an engraved plaque on June 27 from Howard M. Smith and other officials for leading the 1958 Cancer Crusade. The drive raised 3647.90 with 276 volunteers assisting. additional memorials added. Also noted: Social Security official Mr. Robert F. O'Regan will hold a session at the Denton Fire House on July 7 at 10 a.m.
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William F. Wolf
Cancer Crusade
Caroline County
Wolf
Howard M. Smith
C & P Telephone Co
Donald Bladen
Maryland
American Cancer Society
Clarence Kern
Clifford Stafford
Smith
Robert F. O’regan
Social Security Administration
Denton
New York Housewife Wins National Chicken Cooking Championship
Barbara Marks of Wantagh Long Island, a first time entrant, won the National Chicken Cooking Champion title from 186 entries across 17 states and two foreign countries. She received $500 cash and a kitchen range worth $500, with the crown presented by Senator J. Glenn Beall and a silver tray from Lloyd Geil.
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New York
Barbara Marks
Wantagh
Long Island
Marks
U. S
J. Glenn Beall
Maryland
Lloyd Geil
Chicago
Poultry and Egg National Board
Woman found murdered near Delaware line in Caroline woods
The half clothed body of 19 year old Ruth Ellen Cannon, a three month bride from Burrsville, was found in Stave Mill Woods near Route 404 south of the Delaware border. Police charged nearby resident Clayton Breeding with kidnapping and murder after his car upholstery was washed and a tip led to the scene. The medical examiner said death was by strangulation. Breeding's wife and others associated with him are questioned as investigators search the woods, with the FBI and a helicopter aiding the manhunt.
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Route 404
Stave Mill Woods
Delaware Line
Earl Ramsey
Denton Police
Police Fire Co
Caroline County
Ruth Ellen Cannon
Burrsville
Clayton Edward Breeding
Hickman
Breeding
Dawson O. George
Denton Graduates Among Goldey Beacom Class of 198 Students
Four graduates from the Denton area joined 198 graduates at Goldey Beacom School of Business Wilmington exercises held Friday June 27. Named are Virginia Ellen Bishop Emily Rebecca Longfellow James Allen Mandrell and Connie Monroe. Twenty five veterans attended under the Korean Educational Bill with principal speaker Charles H Doerger president of Electric Hose and Rubber Company Wilmington.
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Denton Area
Goldey Beacom School of Business
Wilmington
Virginia Ellen Bishop
Edgar Bishop
Greensboro
Emily Rebecca Longfellow
Paul Longfellow
James Allen Mandrell
Carlton Mandrell
Denton
Connie Monroe
Fred Monroe
Charles, H. Doerger
Electric Hose and Rubber Company
Caroline County
A. Raymond Jackson
Golden Beacom School of Business
Del
Jackson
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