Pilgrim Holiness Camp Opens July 22 in Denton
The 56th Pilgrim Holiness Camp Meeting will begin Thursday evening July 22 near Denton in an 11 acre grove. Evangelists W. F. Crown and R. W. Chatfield will lead daily services with special studies and baptism by immersion planned for July 28 at 10 30 a m in Williston Pond. Public invited to attend.
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Denton
J. D. Abbott
District Youth Society
W. F. Crown
Colorado Springs
Colorado
R. W. Chatfield
East Stroudsburg
Wesley Chatfield
Eastern Pilgrim College
Williston Pond
District Home Missionary Board
General Church Extension Department
Foreign Missionary Department
Tabernacle
E. Linwood Horseman
Greensboro
Maryland Pony Show At Timonium At Timonium July 17-18
The 10th Annual Maryland Pony Show will be held at the Maryland State Fair Grounds in Timonium on July 17 and 18. Proceeds go to the Children s Rehabilitation Institute of Reisterstown. With 85 classes and over 1100 dollars in prize money, top ponies and junior riders from eastern states are expected to compete.
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Maryland
Maryland State Fair Grounds
Timonium
Children’s Rehabilitation Institute of
Reisterstown
Billy Boyce
Martha Sterbak
Lee Levering
Peggy Koester
Sue Sherwood
Kathy Flanigan
Lee Vaughn
Billy Doolittle
Peggy Bagley
Bobby
Gary Gardiner
Teddy Johnston
Nancy Coburn
Hunter
Edgar Scott
Villa Nova
Augustus Riggs
Cooksville
Farrell J. Vincent
Montreal
Canada
Thomas Baker
James P. McKinnon
Elmira
N. Y
P. R. Corey
Columbiana
Ohio
Henry A. Dentry
Towson
Jack Piersol
Phoenix
Association of Maryland Horse Shows
American Horse Show . Association
Farm Bureau Picnic Set For Thursday July 22 Near Denton
The Farm Bureau picnic will be at Garland Lake near Denton on Thursday July 22. All farm people and members invited. Baby Contest starts at 10 30 a m with age groups for 6 months to 1 year and older divisions, boys and girls in separate groups. Queen Contest for farm girls 16 18 on farm property of at least 3 acres at 2 pm. Lunch at noon, concert by Greensboro High School Band, and recreation after. Officials from Farm Bureau and Associated Women invited. state and neighboring officers already invited.
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Farm Bureau
Garland Lake
Denton
Rudolph Coulbourne
Preston
William Lynch
Ridgely
Greensboro High School
Carl Rieck
John Schmick
Associated Women
Wilson A. Heaps
State Farm Bureau
Heaps
Street
Edward Wise
SAC Planes In All-Out Air Defense Drills
Maryland will host a series of controlled training exercises this month as SAC aircraft appear over the state to test radar and observer posts. Ground Observer Corps with 165 posts will be alerted to keep posts manned. General Curtis LeMay leads SAC, which would respond with atomic and hydrogen bomb counter-attacks if needed.
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Strategic Air Command
Maryland
Sherley Ewing
State
Civil Defense
Air Defense Command
Ewing
Curtis LeMay
Indianapolis Ace to Compete At Harrington
Auto race longtime director Sam Nunis plans a rich program at the Kent and Sussex Fair on Saturday July 31 at 2 pm. He aims to attract one or more stars from the 500 mile Indianapolis race to boost the field and interest. The event will feature top dirt track drivers and notable race cars from across the state and region.
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Sam Nunis
AAA
Kent & Sussex Fair
Speed Impressario
Indianapolis
Nunis
Wheat Referendum Polling Places Named in Caroline County
Wheat growers in Caroline County will vote on July 23 at two polling sites to decide whether to continue the 1955 marketing quotas. A two thirds vote is required to approve quotas, which carry penalties for excess wheat and affect 1955 price support. If approved, full price support applies to compliant producers. if not, no quotas and price support at 50 percent parity.
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Caroline County
J. Boone Jarrell
Caroline County Officials Finish Maryland Tax Assessors Course
Caroline County tax officials A Irvin Brumbaugh and Douglas E Fleetwood completed the ninth annual Maryland tax assessors course at the University of Maryland last week. The program, sponsored by the Maryland Association of Assessing Officers, the Maryland State Department of Education, the Maryland State Tax Commission, and the University of Maryland, aims to improve tax assessing methods across the state.
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Caroline County
School For Maryland
University of Maryland
A. Irvin Brumbaugh
Greensboro
Douglas E. Fleetwood
Denton
Maryland Association of Assessing Officers
Maryland State Department of Education
Maryland State Tax Commission
Lions Held Ladies Night at Camp Todd
The Lions Ladies Night occurred Monday evening at Camp Todd with District Governor George Dutton officiating as the new officers were installed. Guests included Past District Governor William Puncke and Mrs Puncke of Federalsburg, hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Howard Trice and Mr. Everett Townsend. The picnic was described as delicious and bountiful with all attendees enjoying the outing.
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Camp Todd
George Dutton
C & P Telephone Company
Denton
William Puncke
Puncke
Federalsburg
Howard Trice
Everett Townsend
Pre Club Week Meeting At Grace Church
A pre club week meeting will be held at Grace Methodist Church Friday evening July 23. 4-H Club girls leaders and parents invited. Veterans will preview what to expect during Club Week with trips to Washington DC including the Cintrama National Zoological Park Washington Monument National Museum and to the Capitol Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials.
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Grace Methodist Church
Washington
National Zoological Park
Washington Monument
National Museum
Capitol
Lincoln and
Jefferson
Auxiliary Officials Attend Convention for Maryland Unit
Members of Caroline Unit No. 29 and local officials attended the American Legion Auxiliary convention in Baltimore July 7 10. The unit won the Child Welfare Trophy for Maryland with under 50 members. Mrs Frank T Wallace received the Treasury Department Outstanding Award for Meritorious Service and bond sales support noted for 1955 54. Attendees included Mrs Harry Jopp Mrs Hamilton Hallowell Mrs Mahala Allston and Mrs Lester Love. The same week Caroline Post No. 29 earned the 1954 Membership Trophy while other locals at Lord Baltimore Hotel included Lewis McNeal Samuel Jopp George Wise Harry Jopp Hamilton Hallowell and Philip Wheatley.
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Harry Jopp
Hamilton Hallowell
American Legion Auxiliary
Mahala Allston
Lester Love
Hotel Emerson
Baltimore
Caroline Unit No
Department of Maryland, American Legion Auxiliary
Maryland
Caroline Unit No. 29
Denton
Frank T. Wallace
Department of Maryland
the Legion Auxiliary
Treasury Department
U. S. Savings
Wallace
James O. V. Hall
U. S. Savings Bonds Division
Vernon Randall
The
Legion Auxiliary
Foster B. Davis
State Legion Auxiliary Savings Bonds
U. S
Secretary of the Treasury
George M. Humphrey
John A. Leutkemeyer
American Legion
Lord Baltimore
Caroline Post
Post
Messrs
Lewis McNeal
Samuel Jopp
George Wise
Philip Wheatley
Final Session At Camp Claiborne Opens July 25
The final two week session at Camp Claiborne will open Sunday July 25 for Girl Scouts in the area. Miss Thone Schadt, director of the Peninsula Girl Scout Council, directs the camp which includes some non Scouts. Non-scouts are accepted when Girl Scout registration is not filed. For the final session campers may attend one week, especially appealing to Brownies. The two week session opened July 11 has full registration. Senior unit has been learning Red Cross Water Safety canoeing and swimming. The camp offers waterfront activities and senior girls may join the Appalachian Trail trip leaving Monday August 2. For details contact Peninsula Girl Scout Office, Denton, Md.
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Camp Claiborne
Thone Schadt
Peninsula Girl Scout Council
Red Cross
Claiborne
Camp
Peninsula Girl Scout Office
Denton
Caroline County Builds 18 Miles Of Roadway Project
The Maryland State Roads Commission reports about 18 miles of road work in Caroline County with a total of 863,486 funded. A bridge over Chapel Branch costs 127,954. The largest section covers 5.333 miles on routes 328 and 404 toward Tuckahoe Bridge at 334,020. Route 16 from Preston to Bureau covers 8.209 miles. An additional 4.558 miles on Route 480 from Ridgely to Greensboro costs 175,388.
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Caroline County
Maryland State Roads Commission
Chapel Branch
Tuckahoe Bridge
Maryland
Preston
Bureau
Ridgely
Greensboro
Soil Conservation District Supervisors To Be Elected
Caroline County voters will elect three to five Soil Conservation District Supervisors on Monday July 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Denton and Ridgely banks, Hillsboro Liberty Bank, Greensboro County Bank, Federalsburg Federal, Preston Provident State Bank, and Goldsboro Quillen's Store. Nominees include incumbents H H Rieck Harold K Shults W S Carroll Chris Nagel William Engerman and challenger Charles W Hammer. Terms of Rieck and Shults expire in 1954 and 1955. election panel includes Rieck Shults and County Agent F M Rogers.
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Caroline County Soil Conservation District
Denton W National Bank and Peoples Bank
Denton
Peoples Bank of
Ridgely
Liberty Bank
Hillsboro
Caroline County Bank
Greensboro
County Trust Company of Maryland
Federalsburg
Provident State Bank
Preston
Quillen's
Goldsboro
Board of
Caroline Soil Conservation District Supervisors
H. H. Rieck
Harold K. Shults
W. S. Carroll
Chris Nagel
William Engerman
Rogers
Caroline County
Charles W. Hammer
Messrs. Rieck
Shults
State Soil Conservation Committee
F. M. Rogers
Rotary Hears District Governor Here Tuesday
Marsh Gollner of Salisbury, governor of Rotary International District 267, addressed the Rotary Club of Denton. He compared a club president to a coxswain and praised teamwork and a youth program as Rotary’s pet project, noting Rotary’s Chicago founding by Paul Harris 50 years ago.
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Marsh Gollner
Salisbury
Rotary International
Rotary Club of
Denton
Gollner
Rotary
Paul Harris
Chicago
Ill
Rotary Clubs
Shore Poultry Exchange Branch Opens in Preston
An Eastern Shore Poultry Growers' Exchange branch will open in Preston in the old drug store building, enabling local growers to list and sell flocks without traveling to Selbyville. Growers must call Selbyville, Delaware, for listing before selling, then may go to Preston the sale day to represent their flock.
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Eastern Shore Poultry Growers’ Exchange, Inc
Preston
Exchange
Selbyville
Eastern Shore Poultry Growers’ Exchange
Delaware
National Democrats Stay Hands Off In Maryland Vote Wrangle
National Democratic Party chief Stephen A. Mitchell urged Maryland leaders to resolve the governor nomination dispute between Byrd and Mahoney. Byrd leads 80 to 72 in convention votes, with recounts requested by both sides in multiple counties and districts. Action includes recounts in Queen Anne's Talbot Calvert Garrett and machine rechecks in Baltimore districts, while talks among Mitchell Rayburn and Clements aim to broker peace with Tawes and nominees.
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Democratic Party
Maryland
Byrd
Mahoney
Baltimore
Queen Anne’s
Talbot
Calvert
Garrett
Worcester
Philip Dorsey
Ferdinand Sybert
Mitchell
House
Sam Rayburn
Senate
Earle C. Clements
J. Millard Tawes
Byrd and Mahoney
County 4 H Clubs Present Fashion Style Revue Here
Caroline County 4 H Clubs staged a Prelude To Fashion Style Revue at Caroline High School to a large audience. Participants showcased training across Music Narration Dress Sport School and Afternoon and Party Clothes with awards to Joanne Jackson and others. Leaders judges and club representations from Denton Ridgely Furman s Grove Preston Twigs and Learn by Doing clubs were listed along with a talent program featuring solos sermons and piano pieces.
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Caroline County
4-H
Caroline High School
Ann Moore
Furman’s Grove Club
Mervin Cohee
Ridgely
Joanne Jackson
Furman's Grove Club
Betty Eveland
Ruth Ann Wharton
Vickie Cook
Ruth Turner
Nancy Rice
Peggy Stafford
Sandra Coulbourne
Naomi Fuchs
Norma Clopper
Ann Decker
Lois Fuchs
Joan Morgan
Connié Stoops
Rosemary Marquardt
Joyce Harrison
Shirley Cowgill
Janet Hopkins
Nancy Lane
Nancy Cooper
Frances Fisher
Mason Clopper
Patsy Lister
Marcia Dobson
Barbara Fuchs
Nelson Covey
Kathryn Higgins
Denton
Denton Little Homemakers
F. M. Rogers
Furman’s Grove
C. G. Crouse
William Cooper, Jr
Preston Twigs
Kenneth Lane
Karen Sue Bailey
Greensboro
Jack Horner
Ellen Wheedleton
Preston Twigs Club
Beth Pinder
Barbara Adams
Concord Chipmunks Club
Lois Ann Butler
Peggy Lou Stafford
G. H. Rue
Elsie Billmeier
Oron Smith
4-H Girls Federation
Man Arrested In Rural Box Mail Thefts
Willie B. Hodge of Albany Georgia and Route 2 Denton was arrested after a complaint by George L. Crossgrove about items missing from his mailbox. Corporal Gus Koste spotted Hodge near the Crossgrove home and learned the Donoho mailbox was involved. Hodge jailed for transfer to federal authorities.
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United States
Willie B. Hodge
Albany
Denton
Hodge
George L. Crossgrove
Cpl
Gus Koste
Crossgrove
Dorsey Donoho
Caroline County
Hottest July 14 on record in Baltimore
Last Wednesday July 14 brought a 101 degree high with low humidity easing the heat. Weather Bureau records show only two days hotter in Baltimore history, including August 27, 1948 at 102 degrees and July 28, 1941 at 103 degrees.
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Baltimore
Weather Bureau
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Pilgrim Holiness Camp
Weather Data
Bull Run
Max
Min. Raineo
I. Robert Fleetwood
Denton National Bank
Frank L. R. Nuttle
Dawson O. George
J. Roland Chaffinch
SAC
Ace
Grace Church
Caroline
Soil Conservation District
Shore Poultry Exchange
National Democrats
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