State's Attorney Convictions in Caroline County Cases
On Thursday July 6 in Circuit Court Caroline County Arraignments included Elsworth Adams 16 charged with statutory burglary with James A Wise assigned as counsel. Willard Dehorty 40 charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and grand larceny. FBI agent Travis Lynch to prosecute in federal court. Norma Schulman handed to Delaware State Police. forged charge. Adams trial set for October 1961. Earlier July 3 magistrate convictions included Osmond 30 days petty larceny Williams 55 days disorderly conduct Best $100 drunk driving Bolden $25 disorderly conduct. July 10 Denton trial court sentences included Wilson fined 10 for disorderly conduct Williams 3 days. Elliott non support $25 weekly. three suspended motor vehicle convictions for Waddoff Douglas and Greenwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Elsworth Adams
Carter
James A. Wise
Adams
Willard Homer Dehorty
Maryland
Cecil County
Deherty
Travis Lynch
FBI
Doherty
Norma Lee Schulman
Federalsburg
Delaware State Police
Charles Dolan
Joseph Aaron Adams
John Tilghman
Donald Bruce Osmond
Robert Williams
Floyd Best
Sylvester Bolden
James Waddoff
John Donald Douglas
Baltimore
William E. Greenwood
Hyattsville
Denton Uses Power To Condemn Town Property
Denton invoked its power of condemnation to seize a 35 foot by five foot land strip blocking a Market Street widening between Fifth and Sixth. A jury valued the right of way at 581 dollars with Leo Dulin of Sadlersville the defendant seeking over 1,000 dollars. Other nearby property owners affected include Minnie Dukes G A McDaniel Judy Dike J Frank Wright Nuttle Lumber Co Mike and Joe Seiler and Mr and Mrs J Wilbur Stafford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Denton
Leo Dulin
Sadlersville
Market Street
Fifth
Sixth
Federal Building
Minnie Dukes
G. A. McDaniel
Judy Dike
J. Frank Wright
Nuttle Lumber Co
Mike
Joe Seiler
J. Wilbur Stafford
Choptank Electric Co-op Expands West Denton Office Wing
Construction of a 40 by 100 foot addition to the Choptank Electric Cooperative office in West Denton will add meeting space for up to 100 people. The wing will house Denton District staff, engineers, and relocated kitchen facilities, with separate AC units for demonstration and practical use. D. F. Quillen & Sons of Rehoboth are the contractors, and completion is expected in about six months. The project aims to create a versatile venue for the cooperative and local organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choptank Electric Cooperative
Denton
F. E. Yeoman
Cooperative
D. F. Quillen & Sons
Rehoboth
County Board Approves 24 New Teachers for 1961 62
The Board of Education approved 24 new teachers for the 1961 62 term. Superintendent HoppenGardner noted 9 vacancies remain and praised the staff as excellent. Of the 24 hires, 14 are beginners with bachelor degrees and two hold master degrees. Names and assignments span Greensboro Denton Preston Jonestown and other schools with grades and subjects listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Wilbur S. Hoppengardner
Maryland hosts eleven day traffic law training for officers
Supervisory law enforcement officers from six states will convene on the University of Maryland campus for an eleven day program beginning July 17. Sponsored by the university with University College, in partnership with the Traffic Institute of Northwestern University and IACP field services, the course covers patrol techniques, violator apprehension, officer contacts, enforcement actions, and management through lectures, conferences, discussions, and field exercises from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Faculty include representatives from Maryland, Metropolitan, Wilmington Delaware, Delaware State, and Ohio State police, plus staff from the National Safety Council, Northwestern, and IACP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Maryland
University College
Traffic Institute
Northwestern University
Field Services Division
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Metropolitan Police
Maryland Police
Wilmington
Del
Delaware State Police
Ohio State Highway Police
National Safety Council
International Association of the Chiefs of Police
Two Counties Share Librarian for Kent and Caroline
Two Eastern Shore counties begin public libraries sharing librarian William WN. Rairigh of Ridgely, named for Kent and Caroline Counties on July 1. Rairigh, a St John’s College graduate with advanced degrees, previously worked at Enoch Pratt Free Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William WN. Rairigh
Ridgely
O. K. Rairigh
Kent
Caroline Counties
Raleigh
St. John’s College
University of North Carolina
Drexel Institute of Technology
University of Maryland
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Baltimore
Mr and Mrs Clyde Thomas Celebrate 30th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Clyde Thomas of Nottingham Pennsylvania recently marked their 30th wedding anniversary. They have five children and two grandchildren. Mr Thomas serves as Master Mechanic at the Chester Municipal Authority. He previously taught Mechanical Engineering at the Pennsylvania Military College in Chester. He is Past Commander of the U S Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 14 in Newark Delaware. Mrs Thomas, nee Addie Lord, formerly of Denton, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Harvey Lord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Thomas
Nottingham
Thomas
Chester Municipal Authority
Pennsylvania Military College
Chester
U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Newark
Del
Addie Lord
Denton
Harvey Lord
Maryland's Farm This Week: CRP Compliance Cautions
Farmers with Conservation Reserve contracts are reminded to avoid grazing or harvesting the designated Soil Bank base acreage and to plant only within permitted zones. Failure to comply with any contract obligation most often leads to loss of the annual CRP payment. The notice outlines CRP basics including land removed from production for conservation uses such as trees grasses and wildlife beneficial plantings.
Miss Todd Appears On American Legion Program
Miss Mary Elizabeth Todd daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles D Todd appeared on the TV program To Promote Good Will sponsored by the Department of Maryland American Legion in Denton last Sunday evening. She was one of three Girl Staters with Dave Brigham and ministers of Roman Catholic Protestant and Jewish faiths. Todd was sponsored to Girls State by Caroline Unit No 29 American Legion Auxiliary and co sponsored by the Denton Rotary Club as part of their Youth Program. She was elected Attorney General in the Maryland Girls State election of over 200 participants. Other Caroline County girls at Girls State in Annapolis included Miss Dorothy Fearins Miss Carole Ann Ixoenig Miss Patsy Morris and Miss Shirley Meredith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Maryland, American Legion
Denton
Mary Elizabeth Todd
Charles D. Todd
Dave Brigham
Maryland
Caroline County
Girls State
Annapolis
Dorothy Fearins
Caroline Unit No
Carole Ann Ixoenig
Denton Women’s Club
Patsy Morris
Greensboro Town and Country Club
Shirley Meredith
Federalsburg Pta
Story Hour At Club House By Denton Woman's Club
The Story Hour for kids 4 6 and grades 1 3 meets at the clubhouse each Wednesday at 10 am in July and August. Mrs David Nollis and Mrs Frank Zeigler Jr lead telling while Mrs Harry Hubbard selects and checks out books with help from Miss Madge Jump. Mrs Wilbur Hoopengardner directs the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Club of
Denton
David Nollis
Frank Zeigler, Jr
Harry Hubbard
Madge Jump
Wilbur Hoopengardner
102nd Birthday For Denton Pioneer Florence Perry
Mrs. Florence George Perry, Denton’s oldest resident, marked her 102nd birthday on Friday July 7 at her daughter’s home. Despite weeks in bed she welcomed more than 50 friends and relatives who called to wish her well. Pastor T J Turkington visited, and tokens of affection included flowers and gifts from numerous relatives ranging from Arlington to Wilmington. A Smyrna native, she moved to Caroline County at age five with her parents. She was married to the late John Wesley Perry who died 25 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence George Perry
Denton
William Wolf
Perry
Walter George
Melvin Bennington
Beverly
Wesley Reese George
Arlington, Va
Stanton Clark
Baltimore
Harwood George
Bridgeville
Edward Wilson
Carroll Norris
Rehoboth
Charlie Coulby
Easton
Ethel Fore
George Markell
Beulah Stevens
Cordova
Emory Kimmey
Carroll George
John Conway
Wilmington
Smyrna
Delaware
Caroline County
John H. George
John Wesley Perry
Pilgrim Holiness Church Bible School This Week
The Vacation Bible School at Pilgrim Holiness Church runs July 10 14 daily 6 30 to 8 30 pm with about 53 children enrolled for five lessons from the Wordless Book The closing exercises and children's day theme will be shown Sunday morning July 16 Staff includes Mrs Mark Bowman teacher Mrs Powell Martin memory work Mrs Martha Butler art work Mrs Ann Jester refreshments Mr George F Culver director Mrs Earl Redden assistant director and secretary Miss Lois Ann Butler pianist and assistants Mrs Dorothy Coulby Mrs Mary Martin Mrs Sharon Jester Mrs Elmer Trice and Mrs Alfred Clark
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Mark Bowman
Powell Martin
Martha Butler
Ann Jester
George FE. Culver
Earl Redden
Lois Ann Butler
Dorothy Coulby
Mary Martin
Sharon Jester
Elmer Trice
Alfred Clark
Foreign Student Will Attend School in Denton Next September
The American Field Service chapter in Denton reports a foreign student will live with Denton hosts Dieter Fricke 17, from Dusseldorf Germany, arriving New York July 26 via SAS Charter from Frankfurt and joining Tayloe Lewis Jr and family at 105 Fifth Avenue. He will have two American brothers David and Larry Lewis. The Service describes him as a community child and explains its non profit educational mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Field Service Chapter
Denton
Dieter Fricke
Tayloe Lewis, Jr
Fifth Avenue
Dieter
Dusseldorf
Germany
David
Larry Lewis
New York
SAS
Frankfurt
American Field Service
Service
July Feeder Pig Sale Draws Buyers From Four States
The July feeder pig sale at the Denton Sales Building moved 545 pigs from ten swine producers with buyers from Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York and Maryland purchasing all stock. The article extols sound swine practices, profit potential, and cautions against poor management and unhealthy stock, urging breeders to use quality boars and sows, manage feeding and marketing, and avoid practices that reduce profitability. It also includes a cautioned critique of poor hog-raising methods and a humorous warning about careless breeding and disease risks, plus lawn care advice from local specialists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
New York
Maryland
State Trooper Activity During The Past Week
The State Police report for the past week notes arrests for operating on a revoked license and a high speed auto crash on Nagel's Road near Harmony. A teen driver, Ronald Daffin, faces reckless driving charges with minor injuries to passengers and a $200 car damage estimate. The Ridgely hardware store and Edward Green Corp were burglarized on July 8 with tools and merchandise stolen, total losses around 37 and 25 dollars respectively, under police investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthews Hackett
Marydel
Harmony
Nagel's Road
Ronald Francis Daffin
Federalsburg
Tilghman
Ronald Williamson
Ridgely
Edward W. Green Corp
W. Bell Street
Camp Mardela Resumes Week-Long Camps July 16
Camp Mardela restarts its week long age group camps with Junior boys and girls next week under Oscar Man kamyer of Easton. 12 and 13 year olds begin registration on Sunday July 16 as camp runs through Saturday July 22. About 80 county 4-H girls attend this week and more sessions follow for 9 to 11 year olds later in July and early August. The camp is owned by the Mardela District of the Church of the Brethren with Mrs. Clifton G. Crouse as manager in its 13th year of camping activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Mardela
Oscar Mankamyer
Easton
Camp
Mardela
Church of the Brethren
Clifton G. Crouse
Queen Anne
Annual School of Missions and Christian Service set at Wesley College
The Wesley College in Dover hosts the annual School of Missions and Christian Service for Methodist women of Delaware and the Eastern Shore July 17 through July 21. Courses cover local church studies, Christian citizenship, foreign missions, and home missions with leaders including Elsie Harper and Dr Orlo Strunk Jr. Volunteers and officers gain training while a daily Bible Hour is led by Rev Ronald W. Starnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Missions and Christian Service
Wesley College
Dover
Delaware
Maryland
Del
Peninsula Conference
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Elsie D. Harper
Pleasantville
N. Y
The
YWCA
Council of United Church Women
Orlo Strunk, Jr
Buckhannon
W. Va
New Times
Miriam Parsell
New York City
Methodist Woman’s Division of
Christian Service
Ronald W. Starnes
Dagsboro
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Wilmington
Daily Bible Hour
O. EF. Mangum
Arthur Benjamin
Port Deposit
M. M. Keen
Horace MM. Morgan
Queen Anne
Also Mentioned on This Page
Choptank Electric Co-op
Greensboro
Ida Ray Carter
Macon Holloway
Lenoir
N. C
James Donald Phillips
Mooresville
Nancy Ellen Schlicker
Clarksburg
Denton School
Sandra Hagzerty
Lumberport
Norma Carol Parham
Hickory
Lockerman High School
Gaynor Greenage
Charles M. Harris
Preston
Lindley O. Roberts
Rhodesdale
Jonestown
Catherine Gloria Selby
Salisbury
Caroline
Kent County Group
Terry Haggerty
Amelia N. Bledsoe
Hillsboro
Gloria M. Scott
Ruby Toney
Arlington
Edward A. Evans
Meridian
Miss
Bishop A. Wayman
North Caroline High School
Joseph D. Boone
Charles R. Dent
Montgomery
Mary Ann Fleetwood
Englsh
James J. Hadaway
Robert S. Johnson
Wilkesboro
South Caroline High School
Earl Reddish
Alpine
Texas
Reddish
Federalsburg High School
South Caroline
Nancy Stackhouse
Bay_ville
N. J
Stackhouse
Preston High School
Renzile R. Foxwell
Pricipal
Wicomico County
Miss Todd
American Legion
Club House
Florence G. Perry
Pilgrim Holiness Church Bible School
F. M. Rogers
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Florence Hooper
Latin America
Hooper
Peninsula
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