Reckless Driving Charge Made In 3 Accidents
Four reckless driving charges filed after four weekend accidents. Frank Duncan of Darby Pa. hit Melvin Nichols of Greensboro when Duncan turned left on Route 311 causing $200 damage. Leroy Tingle of Greenwood collided with Hall Morris near Denton on Route 404. Tingle charged after his car rolled into a ditch with $300 damage. George Hignutt of Denton struck James Edge of Smyrna on Route 313. Hignutt charged for reckless driving and failing to stop. Alfred Tunnell of Millsboro caused a ditch on Route 404 after improper passing. $500 damage.
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Gus Koste
Marydel
Frank Duncan
Darby
Melvin H. Nichols
Greensboro
Duncan
Nichols
Denton
Leroy Tingle
colored
Greenwood
Hall L. Morris
Huntington
N. Y
Tingle auto
Tingle
George O. Hignutt
James B. Edge
Smyrna
Edge
Hignutt
Alfred H. Tunnell
Millsboro
Clifton Wright
Wright
Tunnell
Maryland-Delaware Award Winning Churches
The Maryland Delaware Rural Church of the Year award goes to Baptist Church of LaVale near Cumberland for Outstanding Progress. minister Rev C F Frith. The church earned a 300 cash prize plus 200 as runner up in the six state Middle Atlantic area. Other MD Delaware winners cited for commendable progress include St Mary's Evangelical Lutheran Silver Run Hancock Methodist Downsville Christian. Citations and smaller awards went to Ebenezer Mt Airy Hart's Northeast Hopewell Port Deposit St John Seaford and Broomes Island Pilgrim Holiness Church.
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Baptist Church
LaVale
Cumberland
Middle Atlantic
La Vale
C. F. Frith
Maryland-Delaware
Middle Atlantic area
St. Mary’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Silver Run
Frederick R. Seibel
Hancock Methodist Church
Lorne W. Burton
Downsville
Broomes Island
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Nellie FE. Holden
Pet Milk Plant Passes Thirty-Fifth Milestone
The Pet Milk Company's evaporated milk plant in Greensboro marks 35 years of continuous operation since beginning receipts on July 5, 1920 totaling 5,000 pounds. Current capacity reaches 750,000 pounds of milk processed daily.
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Pet Milk Company
Greensboro
4 H Girls Hold Dream of Fashions Style Revue at School
Caroline County 4 H Girls presented their annual Style Revue at Caroline High School in Denton last Tuesday evening. The Dream of Fashions theme featured a program of performances, pageantry, and 52 garments judged for construction by local volunteers. Seventeen girls participated in the display under guidance of leaders from the Little Homemaker’s Club, with Ruth Ann Wharton ill and Betty Sutton serving as Dreamer in the narrative.
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Caroline County 4-H
Caroline High School
Denton
Russell Hall
Lois Fuchs
Beth Pinder
Nick Pinder
Dale Palmer
Rosemary Marquardt
Fearing
Janet Neal
Steve Chike
Nancy Rice
Everngam
Harry Rieck
Preston
Ruth Ann Wharton
Denton Little Homemaker’s Club
Betty Sutton
Nelson Covey
Sharon Brooks
Nancy Cooper
Nancy Pratt
Barbara Fuchs
Betty Eveland
Connie Stoops
Federalsburg
Mary Emmons
Girl Scouts Set Annual Fund Drive Across Peninsula
The Peninsula Council led by Ogden Briggs of Oxford announces an August 28 to September 10 campaign with a $30,110 goal to fund expanded field staff camp sites and leadership training. The council covers seven counties with 150 troops in 35 towns and about 2414 members. A July 26 meeting at the Denton council office at 8 p.m. will organize district plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peninsula Girl Scout Council
Ogden Briggs
Oxford
Denton
Butler Bypasses Miller for Baltimore Federal Vacancy
Senator John Marshall Butler announced he will urge President Eisenhower to nominate a Marylander to the Baltimore federal judgeship, bypassing Rep. Edward Miller who is ineligible until 1957 due to a pay raise. Beall pledges to Miller, while observers note a third judge bill could delay Miller’s appointment.
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John Marshall Butler
Eisenhower
Baltimore
Representative Miller
Senator Butler
Miller
William C. Coleman
Sen
Beall
Butler
Rep. Miller
Sen. Butler
Sen. Beall
Congress
Department of Justice
W. Calvin Chesnut
Maryland
Roszel C. Thomson
Coleman
Mr. Miller
Edward T. Miller
United States District Court
Attorney General
House of Representatives
Judicial Council of the Fourth Circuit
Congressman Miller
Ted Miller
United States
Senate
Dr Wheatley Jr Occupies Father's Pulpit in East Visit
After twelve years as a California minister, Rev Dr Melvin Ernest Wheatley Jr visited the East and preached at North East Methodist Church where his father Rev Melvin E Wheatley is pastor. The elder Wheatley had held pulpits in Caroline for years and now serves Westwood Community Methodist Church in Los Angeles.
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California
Melvin Ernest Wheatley Jr
North East Methodist Church
Melvin E. Wheatley
Wheatley
Caroline
Westwood Community Methodist Church
Los Angeles
Henderson Rural Route stays unchanged for now
Congressman Edward T. Miller reports that the Baltimore District Office of the Post Office Department has reviewed the possible consolidation of the Henderson Maryland rural route with nearby points and decided no consolidation action will be taken at this time.
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Edward T. Miller
Baltimore
Post Office Department
Henderson
Maryland
Officer Killed In Rear End Collision Near Harrington
Lt Col Robert L Jimison a Fort Meade Maryland officer 41 died after a rear end collision on US Route 13 near Harrington Delaware. His wife Catherine 39 survived with head and arm injuries. Arthur Burd 39 of Wilmington Delaware faced a manslaughter charge with bail set at 1500 dollars.
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Harrington
Fort Meade
Robert L. Jimison
Denton
Milford Memorial Hospital
Delaware
Catherine Jimison
Bridgeville
Arthur Stanley Burd
West Sixth St
Wilmington
Jimison
Milford hospital
Burd
Jimisons
Gooden Calloway
Black and White Show Set for August 4 in Federalsburg
Holstein breeders from Dorchester Talbot and Caroline counties prepare 60 top animals for a Black and White Show at Chambers Park Federalsburg on August 4. Twenty five exhibitors, adult 4 H and F F A classes, a fitting contest, and trophies plus model Holsteins are planned with Allie Messer Montgomrey County as judge. Entries due July 23 at county agents offices. Lunch available on grounds.
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Dorchester
Talbot
Caroline
Chambers Park
Federalsburg
William E. Meredith
Douglas C. Bennington
Denton
Allie Messer
Montgomery County
Step Father Shoots Girl Then Ends Own Life
A 17 year old Federalsburg girl Elizabeth B Kelson was shot in the right side by her step father George R Westbrook 52 a former New Jersey police man who then killed himself in their home on Denton Road Two miles north of Federalsburg The girl was taken to Memorial Hospital Easton Westbrook died from a personal safety related wound The shooting followed a quarrel over the girl s intended marriage Westbrook and Kelson were alone in the house Mrs Westbrook was tending a new gift shop The couple had been dating for about three months A marriage license had been issued to Miss Kelson and Leroy Hill 22 of Federalsburg No motive was given Westbrook had lived in Federalsburg about three years He was born in Branchville New Jersey and had 18 years on the police force He also led musical bands Burial took place in Branchville New Jersey
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Denton Road
Federalsburg
Elizabeth B. Kelson
Memorial Hospital
Easton
George R. Westbrook
New Jersey
Dawson O. George
Caroline County
Westbrook
Floyd Medford
Chestertown
Westbrook house
Medford
W. E. Lennon
James Farrer
Miss Kelson
Leroy Hill
Branchville
N. J
George A
Katherine van Auken Westbrook
Frampton Funeral Home
Branchville, N. J
Wilmington Pastor To Be At Vesper Service Sunday
The Rev. Paul E. McCoy, pastor of St. Pauls Methodist Church Wilmington, will speak at the Harmony Mill Pond Vesper Service on July 24. Sponsored by Harmony Methodist Church this marks the third year at the site with musical offerings from Zion Cambridge soloist Mrs Steele Webster and a Cambridge quartet led by Thomas H Maguire Sr. Local youth groups from Harmony Church join in with trumpets and strings for the event. Ministers from nearby areas also participate, including Dr John E French of Den ton First Methodist and H C Jeffers of the continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul E. McCoy
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Wilmington
Harmony Mill Pond
Harmony
Harmony Methodist Church
Vinton D. Shufelt
McCoy
Ebenezer Methodist Church
St. Mark’s Methodist Church
Eugene Streagle
Thomas H. Maguire Jr
Reginald Maguire
Cambridge
Harmony Church
Baird Corlett
Yvonne Sinclair
Teddy Wright
Vernon Corlett
Steve Gehring
David Nagel
Jimmy Williamson
John E. French
First Methodist Church
Denton
H. C. Jeffers
Caroline County Clerks Arrives In North Africa
Chaplain Lloyd B. Troutman former pastor of Caroline County Methodist churches has arrived at Nouasseur Air Depot French Morocco to assume new duties. He resides at Fedala twelve miles from Casablanca and entered service on March 22 1953 after attending the USAF Chaplain School at Fort Slocum New York.
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Lloyd B. Troutman
Caroline County
Nouasseur Air Depot
French Morocco
Fedala
Casablanca
Methodist Church
Ridgely
Hillsboro- Queen Anne Methodist Church
USAF
Fort Slocum
N. Y
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