Social News Highlights From Homemakers Club Meeting
The Double Homemakers Club met at Mrs. William Beers home on Tuesday June 24 with co host Mrs. Redmond Long. Plans were made for the Chicken Festival including a busy Homemaker Booth and a previous demonstration by the Unusual Refreshments group. The annual picnic is set for July 22 at Wheelers Park Harrington with assembly at the Flack home at 12 30 noon. Several local families and visitors from Salisbury Ithaca Chester town and Stroudsburg are noted for trips and milestones including anniversaries weddings and a family reunion at White Crystal Beach Manor.
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Double Fills Homemakers Club
William Beers
Redmond Long
Wheeler’s Park
Harrington
Flack
L. Stevens Browne
Mary W. Silvey
Salisbury
R. P. Agnew
Ithaca
N. Y
Palmer Wright Agnew
Pearl Wright
Canada
St. Lawrence Seaway
Stroudsburg
James C. Lee
Carol
Kensington
James Joycee
Youngstown
Ohio
Chas. Morrison
Henry Smith
Colonial Heights
O. F. Smith
Chris Biger
Beverly Smith
Sandra Siefken
Miss Smith
Lloyd Andrew
Marian
Cenneville
Helen Selin
R. W. Johnson
Wilmington
Walter G. Kerslake
Harold Kerslake
Willard Ray
David
Eldred Lord
Philadelphia
Clara M. Harris
Goatee S
Sadie F. Roe
White Crystal Beach Manor
Burton A. Roe
Denton
Shirley Love
Edgar Roe
William Cannon
Ronnie
Trainer
James K. Williams
Robert Thibault
Joyce
Billy
Tommy
Baltimore
Lacy Pepper
Joyce Pepper
John Mayer
Jack
Marsha
Malvern
Joseph Hill
Scotty
Guy
Michael Formal
Ridley Park
Earle Cohee
Exton, Pa
Federalsburg Mayor Wins Outdoor Barbecue Crown
Federalsburg Mayor James W. Shaw was crowned Delmarva's Barbecue King at the Delmarva Chicken Festival in Denton. His Caroline Special Barbecue Chicken won the men's outdoor cooking contest, with O. O. Stivers and Hamilton Hallowell placing second and third. Judge James Beard attended, praising the event as the first such competition tied to the festival. Shaw, also a local insurance agent, said the recipe and technique were backyard born and simple to prepare.
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Shaw
Caroline
Delmarva
Denton
O. O. Stivers
Arkansas
Hamilton Hallowell
James Beard
New York
Caroline County
Malinda Jimison
Delaware
J. Caleb Boggs
Alaska Set to Enter Union as 49th State Soon
Alaska poised to become the 49th state pending Eisenhower signature on enabling bill. Gov. Mike Stepovich to call a special session for referendum funds after the bill clears Congress. Territorial residents mark the historic moment with bell ringing from Point Barrow to the far south.
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Eisenhower
Mike Stepovich
Washington
Senate
Point Barrow
Arctic Circle
Juneau
Panhandle
Stepovich
United States
Alaska
Texas
Beware Of Parasites In Young Farm Animals
Ex extension animal husbandman Boyd Whittle of the University of Maryland warns farmers to guard weaned young livestock against internal parasites this season. He notes tapeworms, bloodsucking worms, and parasites that damage liver and lungs, urging preventive steps away from old pastures and contaminated water. New medicines aid prevention and treatment, but prevention remains paramount.
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Boyd Whittle
University of Maryland
Whittle
Death notices Ruth Ellen Cannon obituary near Burrsville
Ruth Ellen Cannon 19 wife of John Cannon of near Burrsville was found dead Monday June 30. A former student nurse at Peninsula General Salisbury she was active in her church. Survived by Jer man and Delia Phillips Sockriter Parsonsburg Md five brothers Mason W. Hill Jr. Salisbury Levi Lewis Richard J. Sockriter Frankford Del Thomas D. Sockriter Parsonsburg and Franklin J Sockriter. two sisters Shirley V and Christine A Parsonsburg and grandmother Annie Phillips Parsonsburg. Funeral in Calvary Baptist Salisbury with interment New Hope Cemetery.
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Ruth Ellen Cannon
John Cannon
Burrsville
Peninsula General Hospital
Salisbury
Jerman
Delia Phillips Sockriter
Parsonsburg
Levi Lewis
Richard J. Sockriter
Frankford
Del
Mason W. Hill, Jr
Franklin J. Sockriter
Thomas D. Sockriter
Shirley V
Christine A
Annie Phillips
Calvary Baptist Church
New Hope Cemetery
Funeral service held for Mrs Grace Covey Cole in Ridgely
Grace Covey Cole 72 died at home in Ridgely last Saturday. Funeral was Tuesday at Ridgely Pilgrim Holiness Church with interment in Ridgely Cemetery. She leaves husband Charles Cole four sons Ralph Henry Mark Manlove James Elmer of Ridgely Nathaniel M of Bridgeville two brothers Rev William Faulkner Ridgely Harry Faulkner Buffalo N Y one sister Mrs Mary Morris Queen Anne 13 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
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Grace Covey Cole
Ridgely
N. Y
Mary Morris
Queen Anne
Mrs Charles A Spafford obituary of Florence Sawyer Spafford
Florence Sawyer Spafford 92 died Monday at her daughter Miss Bessie Spafford s home in Moravia area born near Moravia New York to Smith and Priscilla Birnsall Sawyer widow of the late Charles A Spafford obituary notes her origins and family ties in New York state
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Florence Sawyer Spafford
Bessie Spafford
Moravia
N. Y
Smith and
Priscilla Birnsall Sawyer
Obituary of local farmer Spafford family ties noted
Charles A. Spafford, prominent farmer in the community, is remembered through surviving relatives including daughters Mrs. Glen Hoagland of Moravia New York and Miss Bessie Spafford of Denton who lived with him for 12 years. He leaves six grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held yesterday at Rounds Funeral Home in New Hope New York.
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Charles A. Spafford
Glen Hoagland
Moravia
N. Y
Bessie Spafford
Denton
Rounds Funeral Home
New Hope
N.Y
Rev George W Goodley Named Head of Pensions
Rev George W Goodley pastor of First Methodist Church Denton was elected president of the Peninsula Annual Conference Board of Pensions at a Dover reorganization meeting held last week Rev John E French former pastor at First Church and now Salisbury district superintendent convened the meeting on behalf of the Peninsula Conference Cabinet Dr Fresch previously served as president of the Pensions Board while pastor at Denton The board administers the pension program of the Peninsula Conference
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Goodley
First Methodist Church
Denton
Peninsula Annual Conference Board of Pensions
Dover
John E. French
First Church
Salisbury
Peninsula Conference
Fresch
Pensions Board
Board of Pensions
Peninsula
Federalsburg Woman Anna Kinder Dies at 77
Anna E Kinder longtime Federalsburg resident died at Memorial Hospital Easton after about a month of illness. Born in Federalsburg she was 77, daughter of John T Elliott and Lydia Davis Elliott. Survived by daughter Helen D Kinder and nephew J Elliott Noble. Funeral services were held at her home with Rev Donald O Clendaniel. burial in Hill Crest Cemetery.
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Anna E. Kinder
Federalsburg
Memorial Hospital
Easton
John T
Lydia Davis Elliott
Obituary of Wilbert W. Griffin 81 Easton Memorial Hospital
Wilbert W. Griffin 81 died at Memorial Hospital Easton on Wednesday of last week. A retired storekeeper he was. Funeral from Rawlings Funeral Home Greensboro on Saturday. Interment Greensboro Cemetery. Survived by wife Mary Griffin a son Roy Griffin Baltimore a daughter Martha Wilkinson Greensboro two grandchildren three brothers Charles and Oram Griffin Henderson Walter Griffin Cleveland three sisters Amanda Fountain Burrsville Cora Stevens Denton Mary Simons of (text incomplete).
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Cora Galvin
Chester
W. F. Nichols
Robert
Dianna
Jennie
Ridgely
Burton A. Roe
Lester Love
Shirley
William
Jimmy
Richard Prahl
Denton
William Murphy
David
Wildwood
N. J
R. Norris Reed
Jack Bogies
Monroe G. Crouse
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Robert L. Meyer
Elkins Park
Mirs
Robert A. Smith
Levittown
James P. Hill
Walter B. Palmer
Acorn
Wilbert W. Griffin
Rawlings
Greensboro
Greensboro Cemetery
Mary Griffin
Roy Griffin
Baltimore
Martha Wilkinson
Charles and
Oram Griffin
Henderson
Walter Griffin
Cleveland
Amanda Fountain
Methodist Ministers Pension Board Elects Officers
The conference for retired ministers and widows in the area elected Mr. Goodley as leader with Willard Heisler as vice-president and Rev. William O. Hackett as secretary. Ira S. Pruitt was chosen treasurer and several other members from Delaware and nearby states were named to serve on the board.
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Methodist Conference
Mr. Goodley
Willard Heisler
Northast
William O. Hackett
Seaford
Del
Ira S. Pruitt
Wilmington
John T. Holt
Salisbury
Otho G. Brewer, Jr
Princess Anne
Granite Hooper
Cambridge
Ira Doyle
Rehoboth
William J. Story
Dover
Preston W
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Koenig Apartments
Denton-Greensboro Road
William B. Middlemas
Cristobal
Canal Zone
Here
Mary
Malcolm A. Shipley
Norristown
Gladys Faulkner
Betty Faulkner
Raymond C. Roberts
Chestertown
Rigby Hotel
Betterton
W. B. Middlemas, Jr
Fort Sherman
Middlemas
Fork Union Military Academy
Fork Union
Miriam Todd
Andersontown
William Friedel
M. G. Friedel
Mrs. Norman Irwin
Pocono Mountains
Louise Collier
Jack Boulais
George A. Butler
West Coast
James W. Shaw
Urban Studio
Wheatley Neal
Concord Methodist Church
HPL
Charles Cole
Calypso
6Th St
Stockley’s
Walls’ Pure Oil Service
N. Sixth ST
Mrs. Henry Kinder
Rogers
Will’s Sporting Goods Store
Mercury Outboard Motors—Skipper Craft Boats
TEE Nee Trailers
Interlux Marine Paint
Franklin ST
Dollay
GOD
George Montgomery
Allied Artists
Dracula
Paty
Racu Ry
Sierra
Young & Wild
Alan Ladd
Desert Legion
Pancho Villa
Wednes. & Thurs
Brothers With Guns
Vert Taylor
Sutton
Lyewspaper
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