Three Killed In Auto Crash Near Preston
A head on collision on State Route 16 north of Preston at 3 50 p m last Saturday killed Miss Helen Hopkins 50 of Philadelphia and her sister Miss Katherine Hopkins 48 operator of a Preston beauty parlor and Clayton Hubbard 55 of Hurlock. Helen June Booth a Philadelphia niece survived with fractures and concussion and was hospitalized. Hubbard car westbound was on the wrong side of the highway. Funeral details note a double service for the Hopkins sisters at Moore Funeral Home with interment in Denton Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Maryland
Helen Hopkins
Philadelphia
Katherine Hopkins
Clayton Hubbard
Hurlock
Helen June Booth
Hubbard
Hopkins
Helen June
Memorial Hospital
Wallace and
Della Cleaves Hopkins
Denton
Lloyd Hopkins
Chester
Edna Hopkins
Ada O’donnell
Wildwood
Caroline Schools Close for Summer 1961
Summer vacation begins for about 4 400 students as public schools officially close for the 1960 61 term on Monday June 12. Seniors had their last day June 1 with final preparations for commencements through June 9. The new term starts September 1 for teachers and September 6 for students.
Rural Carrier Position Open At Denton P C
An examination for Rural Carrier at the Denton Maryland post office will accept applications until June 20 1961 Applicants must pass a written test and have resided within the delivery area for one year prior to the closing date They must be 18 or older with no upper age limit though those over 70 may be considered only for temporary renewable one year appointments Information and filing forms are available at the Denton post office and with the U S Civil Service Commission Washington DC Applications must be received or postmarked by the closing date
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Civil Service Commission
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Washington
D. C
Hughes on National Crime Panel in Atlantic City
Senator Harry R. Hughes of Caroline County joined a panel at the 8th National Institute on Crime and Delinquency in Atlantic City New Jersey. The discussion titled Community and Corrections Look At Each Other highlighted public misunderstanding of rehabilitation efforts. Attendance topped 1,000 from across the nation and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Hughes
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Harry R. Hughes
Caroline County
National Institute On Crime and Delinquency
N. J
Sanger Powers
Department of Corrections of
Wisconsin
Charles Shaw
WCAU
Philadelphia
Jules Plangere
Asbury Park Press
Asbury, N. J
Leon C. Laub
West Chester Citizens Committee
Scarsdale
N. Y
Francis G. Stewart
United Presbyterian Church of U. S. A
Connellsville, Pa
Sen. Hughes
Patuxent Institute
Maryland
Ambassador Hotel
Oregon
Texas
California
Canada
Pearson Wins 600 Mile Test At Charlotte NC
David Pearson of Spartanburg South Carolina won the World 600 stock car race at Charlotte North Carolina after a tire blowout with one lap to go. Glen Roberts finished second, Rex White third, in front of about 50,000 spectators on a sunny day with temperatures in the low 70s. Reds Eagle of Greenbelt Maryland was critically injured in a rail collision. Pearson’s winning speed was 111.633 mph and the purse totaled $21,200 plus lap money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Pearson
Spartanburg
S. C
Charlotte
N. C
Pearson
Glen
Fireball) Roberts
Daytona Beach
Fla
Richard
Reds) Eagle
Greenbelt
Eagle
Cabarrus Memorial Hospital
Concord
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Victory
Victor
Roberts
Rex White
Speedway
Indianapolis Drivers To Race At Langhorne Track
Indianapolis drivers will race the 100 mile National Championship at Langhorne Speedway on Sunday June 18. The event, first held in 1926, draws top dirt track teams and drivers, with Irv Fried and Al Gerber promoting. It will be the only Langhorne appearance for Indianapolis cars in the 1961 campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Langhorne Speedway
Irv Fried
al Gerber
Horne Circular Mile
Bucks County
Russ Snowberger
Langhorne Copromoter
Fried
Langhorne Circular Mile
Weeklong State Trooper Reports Include Fatal Crashes
The State Police log for the past week lists several accidents in Denton Federalsburg Preston Greensborough and Ridgely. Notable incidents include a fatal head on collision near Preston killing Katherine Hopkins and Clayton Hubbard and injuring Helen Booth. Other crashes involved a tractor trailer collision in Denton and an overturned car in Federalsburg. Suspected offenses include failure to keep right of center and operating under the influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln St
Denton
Harry Burton Anthony
James Robert Henry
Mr. Anthony
State Rio
Federalsburg
Roland Roach
Jas. Robinson
Easton Hospital
Preston
Clayton Leonard Hubbard
Hurock
Katherine Hopkins
Helen Hopkins
Clayton Hubbard
Hopkins
Helen June Booth
Philadelphia
Sunset Ave
Greensboro
James Louis Forman
Goldsboro
Sidney Pinder
Queen Anne
Market and
Sixth Sts
Wilmer Layton
Sixth St
John Luff, Jr
Luff
Layton
Genevieve Nichols
Ridgely
Roberts Heads District 22-B Lions This Year
Mr Earl W Roberts of Preston won election as District Governor of the forty Lions Clubs in District 22-B at the Annual Multiple District 22 Convention in Atlantic City New Jersey which closed May 27 He will succeed Robert M Webster the present executive officer of the District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl W. Roberts
Preston
Lions Clubs
Atlantic City
N. J
Roberts
Robert M. Webster
Rotary Club Presents Citizenship Certificates at Denton
Twenty five North Caroline High School students were honored Tuesday at the Community Club House as Rotary Club of Denton presented Citizenship Certificates for achievement. Three boys and three girls from grades 9 through 12 were selected by faculty using a point system emphasizing scholarship perseverance loyalty initiative cooperation and personal hygiene. Certificates were presented by Rotary President James K. Cooper and Principal Francis Ifolsinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Caroline High School
Rotary Club of
Denton
Community Club House
Carol Arndt
Richard Hall
James Irwin
James Lane
Rotary
James K. Cooper
Francis Ifolsinger
Family Work Weekend at Camp Todd June 3 4
The Peninsula Girl Scout Council schedules a Family Work Weekend at Camp Todd near Denton for June 3 and 4 1961. Families from the Eastern Shore will work on light carpentry painting and camp setup in exchange for meals and lodging with senior staff supervising children. Activities include swimming fishing and a Saturday night campfire followed by Sunday church services. Participants may attend Saturday or Sunday only and should notify the Salisbury council office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peninsula
Girl Scout Council
Camp Todd
Denton
Council
N. Division Street
Salisbury
Army training notes from Fort McClellan and Fort Bragg
Retired Carolyn L. Drummond completed eight weeks of basic training at Fort McClellan Alabama and studied Army history. she is a Greenwood Delaware High School 1960 graduate who attended the University of Delaware. Specialist Denard L. Griffith, 21, of Federalsburg Maryland, took part in Mayflower medical field exercise in Germany May 6 13, 1961 testing surgical hospitals and evacuation units, while Pvt John W. Lawton 19 of Ridgely Maryland joined 82d Airborne Division for Channel Reef parachute jump at Fort Jackson South Carolina after basic training at Fort Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Mcclellan
Ala
Carolyn L. Drummond
Lawrence A. Drummond
Denton
Women’s Army Corps Center
Drummond
Greenwood, del
University of Delaware
Newark
Delaware
Seventh Army
Germany
Denard L. Griffith
Eddie Griffith
Federalsburg
Stuttgart-Munich
Griffith
274Th
Stuttgart
Army
Federalsburg High School
Fort Bragg
N. C
John W. Lawton
Lester J. Lawton
Ridgely
82D Airborne Division
325Th Infantry
Channel Reef
Fort Jackson
S. C
Lawton
North Caroline High School
Prospective Graduates For Caroline County Listed
A Caroline County High School commencement list shows graduates across Academic, Commercial, Vocational Agriculture, and General courses. The date is Monday June 5, with names organized by course, including Mary Jane Adams and many others across multiple classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Hgh
Mary Jane Adams
Larry Barton Bilbrough
Dorothy Jean Billmeier
Patrick Morris Briscoe
DeFord Brown
Janet May Cohee
Janet Arlene Conner
Rose Marie Dobraski
Sylvia Jean Fleetwood
Raymond Philip Grimes
Karen Louise Hackett
Lois Elaine Tait
Etta Mae Henry
Thomas Leroy Ireland
Edward Ernest Kibler
Mary Ellen King
William Hughes Kleinwachter
Sarah Frampton_ Lance
Nancy Ann Laramore
Ronald Mark Martin
Beatrice Ann Pine
Robert Walter Price
George Allan Reddish
Paul Henry Rittenhouse
Margaret Ruth Scudder
John Kennard Shults
James Leslie States
Elizabeth June Sutton
Stephen Swatih, Jr
Howard Charles Thompson
Jean Elaine Thompson
Wesley Everett Townsend
Thomas William Tracey
Robert Lee Aber
Leonard Francis Vogt
Zetta June Weaver
Larry J. Wise
Joseph Philip Wood
David Frederick Wooters
Arthur Allen Wright
Ernest Donald York
George Leon Zlock
Loretta Mae Anthony
Carol June Arndt
Francis Michael Blazejak
Carl Callaway Cook
Frances Margaret Good
Anita Marie Gretzinger
Joseph Lee Holland
Janet Adele Hollingsworth
Donald Hiram Hutson
Carolyn Marie Jones
Henrietta Amelia Jones
Vivian Jones
Robert Ernest Jump
Joan Lorraine Kleecan
Phyllis Ann Lane
Sharon Rae Luff
Rae Charlotte Markley
Donna Lee Morris
Marjorie Jean Myers
Victoria Virginia Neilsen
Dorothy Anne Pepper
Joan Marie Pip
Robert Jackson Dean
Jesse Frederick Gregg, Jr
James Oscar Morgan
Harold James Piper
Raymond Hursey Porter, Jr
Paul Vernon Sharp
Samuel Trice
Victor Carl Williamson
Earle Paul Wood
Thomas Julian Aden
Thomas Arnold Bennett
William Garfield Bilbrough, Jr
Donald William Blades
James Elmner Cole, Jr
Nancy Geraldine Collins
Franklin Webster Comegys
Paul Howard Coulby
Delinia Louise Dodd
Richard Alvin Edwards
Mildred Jane Garey
Pierce
Richard Franklin Bebce
Mary Ellen Coleman
Wanda Faye Craft
William Danis Dobson
Joanne Donovan
Beverly Ann Foreman
Joseph Hottle Frampton
Oscar Henrik Hoosler
Sandra Johnson
Pamela Ann Medford
Darlene Faye Meredith
Raymond Charles Nichols
Robert Edward Prouse
John Fulton Tilghman, Jr
Earl Madison Towers
Jane R. Botjer
Nancy Lee Bradley
Mary Elaine Dukes
Frank Lewis Gerardi
Darlene Hitchens
Joanne Dorothy Holland
Thomas Wayne Kelley
Joyee Marie Austin
Mary Ellen Brewington
Gloria Jean Gibbs
Shirley Mac Griffin
Madeline Christine Johnson
Anna Jeanette Jones
Joan Carolyn Maddox
Wayne Morris Magee
Elaine Ethel Satterwhite
Patricia Ann Taylor
Greta Jeanette Townsend
Regina Virginia Warner
Willie Gene Woods
William Edward Wright
James Theodore Acree
Donald Jerome Beulah
William Carol Boyce
Edward Hutchins
Mervin Eugene Stanley
Rodney Wilbert Truxon
Milford Eugene Brown
Helen Marie Cannon
Charles Edward Flamer, Jr
Elizabeth Madeline Fletcher
Lawrence Wayne Fletcher
Charlotta Ann Henry
Theodore Robert Jones
Margaret Louise Lake
Shirley Ann Nichols
Leon Seth
Shirley Mae Stanford
Cancer Crusade Was The Most Successful Ever
Mrs. William Wolf, chairman of Caroline County Cancer Committee, reports the 1961 Crusade for Funds in April was the most successful since she began her service, totaling $4911.58. Contributions included $160 to Baltimore Division, $150 from Holt Oil Co of Federalsburg, and a $10 personal gift. Hobbs community gave over half as a memorial to Mr. Manning Merriken. The report lists by locality totals: Templeville-Marydell 841.50, Henderson 69.50, Bridgetown 26.58, Greensboro 372.62, Hillsboro 128.94, Federalsburg 954.38, Williston 31.05, Andersonsown 30.00, Tuckahoe 51.00, Burrsville 136.55, Preston area 453.65, Colored Citizens 301.70, Baltimore Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wolf
Caroline County Cancer Committee
Baltimore
Holt Oil Company
Federalsburg
Hobbs
Manning Merriken
Coimsdorg
Greensboro
Sitsecans
Hillsboro
Moe Easier
Williston
Andersontown
Tuckahoe
Burrsville
Preston
Smithson
Choptank
Grove
Tanyard
Linchester
Poplar Neck
Baltimore Division
Clerics Elect Officers In Caroline County
The Caroline County Ministerium named church leaders. Rev. B DeFrees Brien of Christ Episcopal Denton was chosen chairman, succeeding Rev. Arthur Bebee of First Church of God Federalsburg. Rev. A J Foreman of Bethel AME Denton is vice-chairman and Rev. Richard Smith of Denton Church of the Brethren is secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
B. DeFrees Brien
Christ Episcopal Church
Denton
Arthur F. Bebee
First Church of God
Federalsburg
A. J. Foreman
Bethel A. M. E. Church
Richard Smith
Medical Care Of Aged Available As Of June 1st
Caroline County Welfare Board begins accepting Kerr Mills based aged medical care applications for residents age 65 plus. Eligibility uses a means test with income and resource limits. single applicants may earn up to 90 dollars monthly with assets under 300 dollars, or no income with assets under 2500 dollars. couples may have up to 125 dollars monthly income with the same asset limits. Residence in Maryland not required beyond home in state. Applications may be filed at the Caroline County Welfare Board Office in Denton on behalf of the applicant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County Welfare Board
Kerr-Mills
State of
Maryland
Denton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Caroline
P. C
Weather Data
Dutch West India Company
America
Henry Ford
Detroit
Centennial Exposition
R. E. Peary
Mary Pickford
Cremona
Frank Lloyd Wright
Richland Ctr
John Howard Payne
New York City
Arnold K. Weber
Radio Corporation of America
Camden
Ephraim R. Gamberg
Crime Commission of Philadelphia
Charlotte, N. C
Langhorne Track
Rotary Club
Ervice Horts
Preston High School
India
Ruth Flaharty
Raymond Edward Harding
Barbara Lee Hopkins
June Gwendolyn Hopkins
Jean O’dell Ledmann
James Edward Plutschak
Wilbert Olin Thomas, Jr
Michael Robert Todd
Ronald Colin Gehring
Patricia Ann Perry
James Edward Price
Judy Ann Quidas
Betty Ann Thomas
Sharon Lee Wooters
James Lester Christopher, Jr
Samuel Clark Harrison, Jr
Albert George Rosebrook
David Wrightson Wooters
Betty Lou Boss
Vernon Baird Corlett
John Calvin Gadow
Robert Lee Price
Ann Isabel Sanders
Lockerman High School
Eleanor Virginia Chambers
Reginald Downes
William Howard Fisher
Deanna Rebecca King
Charles Calvin Mollock
Lillian Fayetta Potts
Estelia Roy
Diane Marie Sampson
Albert Dennis Thomas
Cancer Crusade
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