Fatal head on crash near Seaford claims Federalsburg woman
Mrs. Martha Reed, 76, of Federalsburg was killed in a head on collision on Route 20 three miles west of Seaford. Mrs. Helen Hassett, 54, also of Federalsburg, and Wilmer Magee Jr., 22, of Federalsburg, were injured. Police said Magee may have fallen asleep. both cars were demolished. Reed’s death raises Delaware highway toll to 39 for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federalsburg
Martha Reed
Seaford Reliance Road
Seaford
Helen Ruth Hassett
Harrington Stock Car Race for Camp Barnes Set Aug 13
Police chiefs expect a record crowd for the 8th annual stock car race at Harrington Fairgrounds to raise funds for Camp Barnes. Proceeds support Delaware’s only boys camp, offering two weeks free camping to over 400 boys yearly. 600 reserved seats sold through state troopers. general admission $1 for adults and 50 cents for children. reserved seats $1 extra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware Association of Chiefs of Police
Camp Barnes
Harrington Fairgrounds
Delaware
Jane Lister Crowned '58 Caroline Farm Queen
Jane Lister sixteen a Ridge Ly High School junior daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry B Lister of Ridge Ly is Caroline County s new farm queen She was chosen from eight contestants at the Caroline County Farm Bureau picnic at Garland Lake near Denton The new queen will represent the county at the Maryland Farm Queen contest at Timonium she receives fifty dollars Zeigler Jr Denton was master of ceremonies and Mrs Kennard Holden Denton presided over the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Lister
Ridgely High School
Henry B. Lister
Ridgely
Caroline County
Caroline County Farm Bureau
Garland Lake
Denton
Miss Lister
Carol Ann Kileinwachter
Preston
Maryland
Timonium
Frank Zeigler, Jr
Kennard Holden
Associated Women of the
Social Security Represen tative To Be Here Monday
Mr. Robert F. O Regan of the Social Security Administration will be at the Fire House in Denton next Monday July 28 beginning at 10 a m July 27 1868 Alaska organized as a Territory July 28 1868 Fourteenth Amendment ratified Civil Rights July 30 1918 Joyce Kilmer American poet died July 31 1882 Carlisle Indian School established by Act of Congress
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. O'Regan
Social Security Administration
Denton
Alaska
Joyce, Kilmer
Carlisle Indian School
Congress
Memorial Hospital Association Set to Meet July 30
Arrangements are complete for the first meeting of the Memorial Hospital Association to be held July 30 at 12 30 p m at Tidewater Inn Easton. Robert E Cox will chair pro tem and Judge C Elliott Wheeler will moderate. The group will elect officers and select six board members to fill vacancies with terms starting in October. The guest list includes county and civic leaders from Talbot Caroline and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital Association
Tidewater Inn
Easton
Robert E. Cox
C. Elliott Wheeler
Board of Directors
Memorial Hospital
Tri-County Association
Talbot County Board of County Commissioners
Omer S. Dulin
Talbot County Bar Association
John Cannon North
Talbot County Farm Bureau
J. Marion Bryan
Easton Rotary Club
Z. H. Stafford
St. Michaels Rotary Club
Phillip Dunn
Kiwanis Club
Norman Leese
Easton Lions Club
Joseph Anderson
Trappe Lions Club
W. Merrick Saulsbury
Oxford Lions Club
William H. Myers
Nurses Alumnae Association of Memorial Hospital
Mary C. George
Memoria Hospital
United Fund of
Talbot County
Morgan B. Schiller
Denton Rotary Club
J. Carlton Mandrell
Federalsburg
Caroline Leads In E And H Bonds For Half Year
W. E. Unger, Caroline County Savings Bond Chairman, announced first half 1958 sales of FE and H Savings Bonds at $207,005, up 27.1 percent from 1957, with Carroll County leading Maryland at 65.7 percent of its $315,000 yearly goal. Maryland total sales reached $32,120,876 for the period, and national FE and H Bond sales rose 4 percent from 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Unger
Caroline County
Wicomico
Queen Anne
Frederick
Dorchester
Maryland
America
Old Fiddlers Picnic at Lenape Park Pa 30th annual event
The 30th Annual Old Fiddlers Picnic will be held Saturday August 2 at Lenape Park on the Brandywine four miles from West Chester and fifteen miles north of Wilmington. The event runs from 10 AM to midnight with fiddlers musicians singers and dancers of all ages invited. Christian Sanderson chairs the day Ben Kelly handles dancing Daisy Kelly is secretary of the Lenape Old Fiddlers Association and The Three Musical Clowns and Lew Kent on the organ will perform. All are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenape Park
Brandywine
West Chester
Wilmington
Christian Sanderson
Chadds Ford
Brethren Youth Prepare for Lake Junaluska Conference
About 25 youths from the Mardela District Church of the Brethren plan to attend the National Youth Conference at Lake Junaluska North Carolina August 25 to 29. District delegates from Bethany Farmington Ridgely Westover Immanuel Elkton Fairview Cordova and Green Hill list their participating youths and churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mardela
Church of the Brethren
Lake Junaluska
N. C
Bethany Church of the Brethren
Farmington
Del
Easton
Lois Walbridge
Ann Cober
Diane Minster
Kenneth Fike
Leroy Miller
Dale Fike
Charles Gunther
James Lohr
Norma Lee Fike
Denton
Nancy
Roy Schall
Bethany
Carol Ann McDaniel
Edith Hamstead
Ridgely
Peggy Ringgold
Karen Covington
Evelyn Harrington
Green Hill
Westover
Anna Flattman
Betty Lee Pilchard
Immanuel
Elkton
Toni Jones
Fairview
Cordova
Assault Charge Wanted In Breeding Indictment
State's Attorney James A. Wise said he would seek an indictment of assault with intent to rob in the case of Walter E. Breeding of Federalsburg accused of beating and robbing Charles Arney and leaving him in a water-filled ditch during the night of April 12 13 Breeding was jailed April 15 posted bond and released April 16 A preliminary hearing in Federalsburg was moved to Circuit Court since magistrates cannot try such charges Breeding is father of Clayton E. Breeding held in connection with Ruth Cannon murder cases
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Wise
Walter E. Breeding
Federalsburg
Charles Arney
Concord
Breeding
Caroline County
L. Claude Howard
Circuit Court
Clayton E. Breeding
Ruth Cannon
Stevens Smith Share Short Georgetown Meet
A short Georgetown Speedway meet began with two ten lap heats before a technical failure halted racing. Tom Stevens won the first heat in 5 minutes 17.3 seconds after passing Stu Smith. George Hughes took third with 8A, and Jim Hayes led the second heat before Paul Walker took over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Tom Stevens
Gilbert Shane
George Hughes
Stevens
Stu Smith
Jim Hayes
Paul Walker
Rotary Committees Announced For '58-'59 Denton Club
The Rotary Club of Denton announces new officers led by President J. Carlton Mandrell and Vice President James Chaffinch Jr. Committee lists cover attendance classifications bulletin membership program public information and many others with members named across every group. Special committees include Fathers Sons and Daughters Night and Ladies Night with designated representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club of
Denton
J. Carlton Mandrell
James Chaffinch, Jr
Sam Johnson
Reese Brown
Harry R. Hughes
George Beck, Jr
Byron H. Nuttlie
Mandrell
Gerald Pine
Joe Harrington
E. Theodore Orme
al Billmeier
Francis Yeoman
Frank Lane
Charles Layton
C. L. Stafford
Charles Hadaway
W. L. Merriken
John Asher
Frank Dur
Kemp Newnam, Jr
Ormond Andrew
Jack Logan
Edward Vandegriff
Louis Butler
Ed Covell
Caroline County Health Association
H. H. Nuttle
Frank D. Zeigler
Social Security's Impact on Maryland Farmers
Farmers weigh social security benefits against early investment needs as proposed tax changes threaten net income. Current levy 3.38 percent on earnings up to 4200 with a 141.75 cap, lumped with income tax. Legislation would raise rates to 44 percent in 1959, then 74 percent by 1975 on 6000 earnings, prompting Farm Bureau opposition. Co. IE. Wise Jr. reappointed to Hospital Construction Advisory Council for a three year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Farm Bureau
House Ways and Means
Co. IE
Wise, Jr
Maryland Farm Bureau
McKeldin
Advisory Council On
Tri County Holstein Day Held At Chambers Park
Plans are complete for the Annual Black and White Field Day Show at Chambers Park Fed eralsburg on Thursday July 31 1958 at 11 am Dairymen from Dorchester Caroline and Talbot Counties with 4 H Boys and Girls will show their Holstein animals in competition with other breeders Prizes and trophies will be awarded first place in each class A fitting and showing contest for 4 H members Judge Win I Buddy Hill Jr manager Logwood Farms Reisterstown Md Approximately 60 animals entered Judging begins at 11 am All animals on grounds and checked in by then Lunch will be available on grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers Park
Federalsburg
Dorchester
Caroline
Talbot
Buddy” Hill, Jr
Logwood Farms
Reisterstown
Twister Hits Queenstown Area Killing One Man
A twister struck two Queenstown area estates last Tuesday night, wrecking a 125 foot shed, tearing roofs, and uprooting trees. Linden Brittingham, 54, a trouble shooter for Eastern Shore Public Service, died at Memorial Hospital Easton after injuries from repairing damage at Bolingly. He arrived about 3 am, was struck by a falling limb, and died Wednesday at 5 15 am. The My Lord's Gift estate suffered the worst damage including a 125 foot shed, a torn roof, and scattered lawn furniture. An autopsy will determine the death cause. Brittingham leaves a daughter Mrs Barbara Ginn of Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queenstown
Linden Brittingham
Eastern Shore Public Service Company
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Irvin Hoyt
Hoyt
Denton
Public Utility Company
Brittingham
Barbara Ginn
Washington, D. C
My Lord
Chester River
Thomas Marsalis
Breeding Is Captured At Newark And Jail Move Ordered
Clayton Breeding a 26 year old ex convict returned to Easton Monday after capture at Newark Delaware to face a murder charge in the death of Ruth Ellen Cannon 19 Burrville Maryland State Police said he will be kept in Talbot County Jail for personal safety not returned to Caroline County where the crime occurred Breeding was questioned for six hours with no statement given Breeding was arrested after attempting to flee a Veterans of Foreign Wars club surrendering to two Newark patrolmen He waived extradition and was handed over to Maryland authorities The Cannon case triggered a major manhunt involving Maryland and Delaware police the FBI volunteers and a Navy helicopter Breeding has a long criminal record including a 1955 Denton trial for breaking and entering He claimed to have lived off the land and stolen produce He appears worn and tired after losing about 20 pounds since the search began The Caroline County grand jury will hear the indictment on Breeding for the murder of Mrs Cannon whose body was found June 30 near her home with a fractured skull strangulation and no evidence of sexual assault He last was seen June 28 by her husband John Cannon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Edward Breeding
Easton
Newark
Del
Talbot County
Caroline County
Maryland
Breeding
Ruth Ellen Cannon
Burrsville
Easton Barracks
Earl W. Reich
Reich
Veterans of Foreign Wars Club
Clayton J. Trumbull
Ronald O. Bramble
Clarence S. Foster
Cannon
Delaware
FBI
Denton
University of Delaware
Chrysler
Wise
Dent
William Levitt
Patuxent
Accidents Cause Damages On Route 404 Twice
On July 11 at about 7 p.m. John E. Dorrell Sr. of Virginia Beach ran off Route 404 near Denton and overturned his auto. Cpl. Koste charged him with failure to drive to the right of center. vehicle damage about 150 dollars. On July 18 Claude Cecil of Centreville hit a parked tractor trailer on Route 404 west of Log Cabin, claiming the trailer appeared moving. Walter J. Riley of Mt. Airy was the truck driver. Cecil was charged with reckless driving. Cecil’s car damage about 1,200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Dorrell, Sr
Virginia Beach
Denton
Cpl
Koste
Dorrell
W .A. S. Wright
Claude Cecil
Centreville
Cecil
Walter J. Riley
Mt. Airy
N. C
W. A. S. Wright
Reds Eagle First In Delmar Races Saturday
Delmar Raceway on the Eastern Shore hosted a bumper night as Reds Eagle of Baltimore won the feature race. Glen Guthrie of Silver Spring and Russ Warrington of Georgetown followed, with Johnny Martin Lewes and Eddie Anders also placing. multiple crashes occurred including Clifford Downes going through the fence. 49 Jr. driven by Gene Lovelace flipped twice but he was uninjured. A 5 lap match race saw Pee Wee Pobletts win, Guthrie second, Reds Eagle third after a spin on the second turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmarva
Delmar Raceway
Reds Eagle
Baltimore
Glen Guthrie
Silver Spring
Russ Warrington
Georgetown
Johnny Martin
Lewes
Eddie Anders
Gene Lovelace
Newport News
J. R. Jones
Russ
Jones
Clifford Downes
49 Jr
Gene
Pee Wee Pobletts
Pee Wee
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Martha Ree
Harrington
Caroline Farm
Weather Data
Sun
Ridgely Lions Club
Robert Smith
Greensboro Lions Club
Thomas Ober
Federalsburg Lions Club
Lee James
Preston Lions Club
James L. Gannon, Jr
Maryde! Lions Club
Herman Trice
H. Coursey Edwards
Second Judicial Circuit of
J. DeWeese Carter
Caroline County Medical Association
E. Paul Knotts
M. D
Parley
Smith
Rotary
Club Service
Yea
C. P. Merrick
Ben Johnson
Herman Keen
T. J. Turkington
Howard Mezick
Dan Crouse
H. Hughes
Tom Turkington
Sam Nowell
Walter Palmer
Steve Swatik
Earle Smith
J. Virgil Moore
John Haycock
Wesley E. Thawley
Community Service
James Voss
Francis Rogers
W. S. Carroll
George Clendaniel
Clayton Reynolds
John W. Logan
Frank Gerhardt
E. W. Nuttle
James Cooper
Alfred Reddish
Melvin Pentz, Jr
Charles Moore
Sam Mellits
Twister
Delmar
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