County Firemen Plan Field Day at Lockerman High
Caroline County volunteer fire companies sponsor a Field Day at Lockerman High School Denton on Sept 12 with host chief Emory Walston in charge. University of Maryland Fire Extension Robert Byrns will be master of ceremonies demonstrating liquid foam resuscitation fog and first aid. Fire companies will show oil fire control automobile fire hay baled fire portable pump ladders and relay techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Lockerman High School
Denton
Emory Walston
Denton Volunteer Fire Company
Robert Byrns
Fire Extension Service
University of Maryland
Marydel
Hillsboro-Queen Anne
Greensboro
Preston
Goldsboro
Federalsburg
Ridgely
Denton Junior 4-H Club Wins All Prizes At Show
The Denton Junior 4-H Club swept the prizes at the recent 4-H Style Revue. Lois Fuchs Connie Stoops and Joan Morgan were selected to represent Caroline County at the State Style Revue at the University of Maryland. Club leaders praised the girls and credited Mrs Mason Clopper and Mrs Earl Crouse for their guidance and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Fuchs
Connie Stoops
Joan Morgan
Caroline County
University of Maryland
Denton
Mason Clopper
Earl Crouse
Oscar Morgan
Salisbury TV Station Now On The Air
Salisbury TV Station began broadcasting last week from 5 p m to 1230 a m daily on Channel 16 making it the first television outlet on Maryland's Eastern Shore Manager Charles J Truitt said the ultra high frequency station will reach 40000 receivers within 42 miles It will air Baltimore Oriole baseball games and carry ABC and Dumont network programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Maryland
Explosions Wreck Chestertown Fireworks Plant
A series of blasts at the Kent Manufacturing fireworks munitions plant in Chestertown killed 11 and injured over 50. About 200 residents evacuated as Army demolition teams prepared for controlled blasts and FBI and Army probes investigated the cause. Mayor Philip G. Wilmer and plant officials described extensive damage to Building B and multiple nearby structures, with destruction of 30 of 65 buildings on the five acre site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent Manufacturing Co
Chestertown
Kent
Aberdeen Proving Ground
FBI
Army
Eva L. Fisher
Nelson Lord
Mary E. Fallowfield
Nellie Starr
Lina Mae Taylor
Mirs
Ida Benton Mench
Magdalene Seiler
Seiler
Henderson
Mench
Rock Hall
Philip G. Wilmer
Wilmer
B Building
Mary Bullock
Denton
Grace Nolan
Bessie Brice
George Weise
Maryland
Charles E. Eshman
Centreville
Caroline To Elect Three Soil Conservation Supervisors
Caroline County farmers vote July 26 to elect three of four candidates to the Soil Conservation District Supervisors for a three year term. Polling places open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at nine locations including Greensboro Denton Ridgely Federalsburg Hillsboro Preston Goldsboro and Denton banks and stores.
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Caroline
Soil Conservation District
Caroline County
Soil Conservation District Supervisors
State Soil Conservation Committee
Harry H. Rieck
Preston
H. K. Shults
Marydel
W. S. Carroll
Ridgely
William Engerman
Clayton Roe
Christian Nagel
Federalsburg
Board of
Charles Hammer
Greensboro
Caroline County Bank
Denton National Bank
Denton
Peoples Bank
County Trust Co
Liberty Bank
Hillsboro
Provident State Bank
Clark Quillen’s
Goldsboro
Ridgely Horse Show To Be Held August 1st
The Ridgely Chamber of Commerce presents the annual Ridgely Horse Show at Ridgely Community Park on Sunday August 1 beginning at 10 a m EDST. Edward D Sparks chair promises a top event with 28 classes including Ponies Hunters Jumpers Fine Harness and Gaited horses. Prizes trophies and cash awards from the Association of Maryland Horse Shows and Eastern Shore Shows will be awarded. proceeds support local charitable and community enterprises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgely
Association of Maryland Horse Shows
Denton Free Library Receives New Book Shipment
The Denton Free Library announces a new shipment featuring adult and youth titles. Youth selections include Mr Bell Invents The Telephone and The Wind in the Willows among many others. adult arrivals include The Royal Box and Away All Boats. Also arriving are titles from the Library Extension Service in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Dolmaker
Library Extension Service
Baltimore
Wheat Referendum Polling Places Set in Caroline County
Caroline County voters with more than 15 acres of wheat harvestable in 1955 will cast ballots on marketing quotas on July 23. A 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. polling window applies at Caroline Supply Company in Preston for districts 4,5,8 and at the ASC office in Denton for districts 1,2,3,6,9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Caroline Supply Company
Preston
ASC
Denton
Shore Boys And Girls To Attend Club Week
The Choptank Electric Cooperative will sponsor a 4-H Club boy and girl from each Eastern Shore county to attend Club Week at the University of Maryland from August 2 to 7. recognition day for scholarship winners was held at the cooperative in West Denton with a luncheon and remarks by local officials.
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The
Choptank Electric Cooperative
Eastern Shore
University of Maryland
College Park
West Denton
Julia H. Wilson
H. A. Moore
Queen Anne
H. H. Nuttle
Denton
F. Ix, Yeoman
O. O. Stivers
Gordon Wilson
Alice Wilson
East New Market
Dorchester County
Henry Comegys
Ruth Hart
Centreville
Queen Anne’s
Caroline County
James Sanders
Preston
Frances Fisher
Talbot County
John Clark
Easton
Wicomico County
Woodrow Adkins
Salisbury
Cecil County
Anne Burton
Elkton
Kent County
Somerset
Worcester
State Income Tax Share Distributed in Caroline County
Maryland distributed 6.98 million dollars to its counties and cities from income taxes collected on 1953 returns. Baltimore City led with 3.75 million, Baltimore County 1.53 million, and Montgomery County 1.45 million with Caroline County receiving a portion of the instalment distributions as part of the fiscal year July 1, 1953 to June 30, 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
J. Millard Tawes
Comptroller of the Treasury
Baltimore City
Baltimore County
Montgomery County
Caroline
Caroline Guard Unit Heads to Pennsylvania Encampment
Caroline Guard Unit of the 115th Regiment 29th Division National Guard will convoy from Denton to Indiantown Gap Pa for a two week summer training. Capt. G T Warwick and Lt R Dale Palmer accompany the enlisted men who depart from the Denton armory early Saturday and return August 7. In prior years the company trained at A P Hill Reservation in Virginia.
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Caroline County
115Th Regiment
29Th Division
National Guard
Denton
Indiantown Gap
G. T. Warwick
R. Dale Palmer
A. P. Hill Reservation
Virginia
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Legionnaires
Ladies Auxiliary
American Legion
Shamrock Inn
Kent Island
Legion
Marvin Smith
Legion Post
Caroline Post No
Weather Data
Wed
Sun
Elizabeth Baker
Ada Scott
Hilda Bennett
Mary Younger
Sudlersville
Sally E. Hurd
Michael Reed
Ella Thompson
Worton
Henry Jones
Nelle Nickerson
Lillian Atwell
Morning News
Ridgely Horse Show
Total
Pennsylvania
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