Ridgely Notes Honor Guard Appointment and Local Visits
Eugene W. Slaughter, stationed in Iceland, is named to the Honor Guard for President Eisenhower’s Geneva visit. Local residents and relatives travel and host gatherings across Ridgely and nearby towns, including family visits in Lincoln Nebraska and Rehoboth Beach, weddings, camp news, and church activities.
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Eugene W. Slaughter
Frank L. Slaughter
Iceland
President Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Geneva
Switzerland
Henry B. Lister
Jane
Mr. Lister
Sedna Gray
Lincoln
Nebraska
Jane Garey
A. Orrel Saulsbury Jr
Bethany Beach
Patrick Briscoe
Garland Lake
Carolyn H. Jones
Berkeley
California
Thomas W. Jones
Belfast I Farm
Baltimore County
T. W. Jones Jr
Wayne, Pa
W. R. Jones
Timonium
J. Landers Jones
Cal
Eugene Allanson Arnold
Atlanta
Georgia
Irwin T. Saulsbury
J. J. Williams
Lansdowne, Pa
Modified Champ Scores Triumph In Georgetown Stock Car Competition
Ralph Moody of Dania Florida, visiting Georgetown Speedway, wins the 25-lap main event and the 10-lap heat, leading NASCAR Modified Division in a near-record 11:41. He battles Johnny Martin and Paul Walker amid axle failures and spins, with Ellingsworth and Norris Reed also placing in the top five.
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Georgetown
Ralph Moody
Dania
Fla
Paul Walker
Johnny Martin
Horace Williams
Moody
Nascar
Tom Brown
George Harrison
Paul
Norwood Ellingsworth
Norris Reed
Lawrence Tucker
Elwood Tucker
Jr. Parker
Bob Maddox
Bob Hanna
Ford Brewington
Dick Maddox
Sandy Montello
O. K
Reed
Tucker
Maddox
Jerry Jenkins
Earl Bryant
Russ Townsend
Bryant
Bill Elliott
Ralph Tucker
Ray Steele
Buddy Wagner To Stomp 55 Fords At Dover Tonight
Buddy Wagner headlines a Dover Speedway show featuring 1955 Ford thrills. Townsend Tomlinson, the speedway owner, promotes the act as among the finest in the country with new stunts. The event starts at 9 p.m. on Route 13, five miles north of Dover, promising two hours of spine tingling automotive thrills.
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Buddy Wagner
Dover
Del
Townsend Tomlinson
Weekend Visits Tie Baltimore and Pennsylvania Families
Hillsboro notes show Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jewell of Baltimore visiting relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Blunt and later at Grasonville. The Blunts hosted guests from Essington Pennsylvania and Riverview New Jersey. Other entries mention Bernard Todd and Bernard Allen Jr visiting and a vacation at Fairview Lake in the Poconos with the Decker and Eaton families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger R. Ringgold Jr
Carlton Mandrell
Denton
Richard Blackburn
Richard Rogers
Pennington
N. J
Walter Miller
Coursey Hemmons
Wilmington
James Stack
Ennis Ferrick
Aiv
Roland Tountain
Maplewood
Emil Rosenast
Merchant
Everett Noble
Princess Anne
Ronald R. Lane
Phelan BE. Robinson
Mobile
Alabama
Fort George G. Meade
Mary Robinson
Leonard Sparks
David Siite
Margaret Sparks
Virginia Sparks
Philadelphia
Arthur Bryson
Oxford
Larry Abbott
Edward Pearsaul
Baltimore
Charles T. Dean
Dean
Leelan Jackson
Robert B. Phillips
Walter Ressler
Long Island
Herman Sander
Betty Lou
Cordova
Phillips
Peggy Marie Pollard
James Alvin Mitchell
Methodist Parsonage
Ridgely
Wilson Davis
Joyce Roe
John Glover
Ridgely Methodist Church
Calvin C. Covington
Barbara Covington
Richard McNamee
Irvin Griffith
Hansen Hoffman
Carolyn Mullikin
Thomas Reed
Paul Schoenfelder
Robert Smith
Otis Wharton
Ruth Ann Wharton
Martin Williams
Barbara Williams
Wallace Wroten
Thawley’s
Bridgetown
D. Thompson Swing
Timelen Williams
Clifton Hicks
Elwood Fieming
Barton Butler
Rehoboth
Lacy Pepper
Malvern
Victor Pepper
Robert Cowman
Freehold
Irwin Spark
William Sherwood
Jimmy
Mary Rowe
Charles Rathell
Randy
Francis Fleming
Dan Hodgman
Charles Jewell
Wilmer Blunt
Walter Jewell
Grasonville
Wm. W. Blunt
Essington
Freddy Thornton
Riverview
Bernard Todd and Son
Hanover
Oliver Todd
Bernard Allen Jr
Pikesville
John N. Decker
Long Point Farm
Fairview Lake
Poconos
J. M. Eaton
Soldier Harris picked for NATO marksmanship event in Cologne
Private Er nest T. Harris Jr. of Denton parents is chosen to compete in NATO Prix General LeClerc small arms matches in Cologne Germany on July 28. Harris from the 2d Infantry Regiment 3d Battalion helped win the Army European tournament at Grafenwohr and the International shoot in the Netherlands. He finished basic training at Fort Jackson and is an 1954 Caroline High School graduate aged 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cologne
Gerimany Pvt
Ernest T. Harris Jr
Denton
NATO
Germany
Harris
2D Infantry Regiment
Grafenwohr
Netherlands
Fort Jackson
S. C
Caroline High School
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Grace Vernon Smith
Frank R. Flaunders
Frank R. Fieunckers
William Rieck
Preston
Helen Ringgold
Camp Peeometh
Wallace Hammond
Charles Bechtel
Camden
Lawrence Thornton
Mary Alice Sherwood
Frances Murphy
Allwyn Whitby
Warren Thomas
Richard Murphy
Camp Pecometh
Joseph L. Knott
Jo Ann
Roanoke
N. S. Knott
W. L. Merrick
Marion Runkles
Mt. Airy
Knott
Granville Towers
Sherman and
Linda
Elizabeth Bowman
Percy Allen
Wye Mills
Mrs. L. G. Laramore
Gurney Tarburton
John Fisher
Milton, del
Roy Hopkins
Queen Anne
Ocean Downs
Ocean City
Jenepaprre Abel
Hillsboro
Gustav
Maryland
DelMarVa
Peninsula
E. W. Jackson
Market St
Pew
Betwen
Berlin
Red
Chestertown
Andelot, Inc
Worton, MD
W. Henry Brown
James A. Jim Quick
West Denton
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