Bay Stewardess Killed At Hillsboro
A 25 year old bay ferry stewardess identified as Bessie Elizabeth Green of Chester Maryland was shot and killed at a Hillsboro area gas station Tuesday evening after fleeing from a car that stopped to buy gasoline. Alfred Grimes also of Chester was arrested at the scene and jailed for investigation.
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bay ferry
Hillsboro
Bessie Elizabeth Green
Chester
Alfred Grimes
Set
Andrew
Harold Weir
Denton
Don Fleming
Grimes
Mr. Fleming
Willis and Covell Co. Progress Highlighted in Seven Years
Willis and Covell Co. established in Denton 1945 and incorporated 1946. Edward H. Covell Jr. is president with J McKenney Willis Jr. as vice-president. The firm, on the railroad near the ice plant, runs four trucks and two service cars, provides grinding and mixing services, and operates a modern grain elevator with a new addition under construction to boost sheller and truck lift capacity for ear corn. They supply livestock and poultry feeds, dairy cattle nutrition, farm and field seeds, and Purina advisory services through John Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis & Covell Co
Denton
Edward H. Covell, Jr
J. McKenney Willis, Jr
Easton National Bank
J. McKenney Willis & Son, Inc
Easton
Grace S. Andrew
Harry Harrison, Jr
Granville Towers
John Ireland
Harry Vickery
Fred Schlegel
Joe Collins
Carl Fortney
Ormond Henry
Ralph Murphy
Harry Hignutt
Howard Brooks
John
Judy
Ireland
Purina
Civic Clubs To Meet At Camp Todd
The Rotary Club of Denton and the Denton Lions Club will hold a joint meeting at Camp Todd near Williston as guests of the Girl Scouts next Tuesday evening June 17. A delicious menu is promised by the girls and all members are urged to attend.
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Rotary Club of
Denton
Denton Lions Club
Camp Todd
Williston
Weather Data Maryland and Delaware Mostly Fair and Warm
Mostly fair and warm with scattered thundershowers mainly in the afternoons or evenings. Activity becomes more general toward week’s end then cooler air moves in. Temperatures averaging above normal for the season.
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Maryland
Delaware
Caroline Post No 29 Elects 1952 53 Officers
Caroline Post No 29 elected officers for the 1952 53 year in the American Legion of Caroline County on June 5. Officers named include Commander Harry Hubbard and 1st vice commander Paul Shoemaker. Delegates to Baltimore convention July 9 12 were Steve Brown Harry Jopp Samuel Jopp and others. Only 40 of 229 members attended urging wider support for the Legion.
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American Legion of
Caroline County
Harry Hubbard
Paul Shoemaker
George Chapis
Leroy Phillips
Robert Hill
L. T. McNeal
Robert Taylor
Hamilton Hallowell
King Southerland
Harry Jopp
Marvin Smith
Philip Wheatley
Harold Allfather
Baltimore
Steve Brown
Samuel Jopp
Lewis McNeal
Francis Yeates
Maurice Brackett
Hackett Downes
Stanley Woodward
Frank Kopen
Frank Twist
Herbert Martin
Legion
American Legion
Bird Club Story Praises Starling As Farm Helper
A Caroline County Bird Club meeting highlighted benefits of starling to farmers. Mrs Voss objected to a starling nesting on Martin Voss’s perch, leading to the bird’s death. Dissection revealed nine cutworms in its stomach, underscoring the nuisance’s unexpected value to agriculture.
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Caroline County
Bird Club
Washington
Martin C. Voss
Voss
Health Center Dedication Slated For July 11th
Harry H. Rieck of the Caroline County Health Association announced that the new Health Center will be dedicated on July 11 at 7:00 p m. Dr H A B Dunning will be guest speaker. Funds came from Caroline Mountains donors, County Commissioners, and the Federal Government. Under Mr Rieck the building program is complete with modern equipment.
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Harry H. Rieck
Preston
Caroline County Health Association
H. A. B. Dunning
Caroline Mountains
Ricck
Denton Commissioners Outline New DDT Spraying Plan
The Denton commissioners announce extensive spraying of the town with DDT to combat flies and mosquitoes, stating the current solution is stronger than before and that spraying will continue throughout the summer. Contributions will be credited.
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Denton
X ray Unit To Be in County This Month
Mrs. Wilbert L. Merriken announces a county tuberculosis X ray survey by the State units. The mobile unit will visit Greensboro Denton Marydel Henderson Mount Zion with three day per month coverage for six months. The program stresses regular x rays to detect TB earlier.
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Wilbert L. Merriken
Caroline County Health Association
Caroline County
Roy Slaughter
Denton
mobile
State Tuberculosis Association
State Health Department
Pet Milk Company
Greensboro
Railroad Avenue
bank
Marydel Community House
Henderson
Mt. Zion
Merriken
Special Defense Course At University Of Delaware
The University of Delaware and the State Department of Civil Defense offer a Summer School course on the Survey of American Rights and Responsibilities with emphasis on Civil Defense. Scheduled June 16, evenings 7 30 to 10, nine periods plus six more, three credit hours. Open to teachers administrators executives and others. approved for continuing certificates by Dr. George R. Miller Jr. Enrollment via Dr. Carl Rees, Summer School Director.
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University of Delaware
State Department of Civil Defense
University
George R. Miller, Jr
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Federal Civil Defense Administration Staff College
Carl Rees
Newark
Delaware
Model Plane Club Demonstrates for Kiddies Day
The Model Plane Club of Denton will demonstrate model plane flight technique and control during the American Legion Carnival’s Kiddies Day. Flights begin at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday June 14 and 21 as members operate several aircraft for all to see. a thrilling display of speed and daring for young and old.
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Model Plane Club of
Denton
Fitzgerald Named To New Four Year Term
W Stewart Fitzgerald who succeeded Benjamin Willis as superintendent of Caroline County schools about 12 years ago has been appointed to another four year term. Since reappointment he has bought a home on Second Street in town. The board reorganized with Marvin H. Smith of Federalsburg as president and Howard Harris of Preston as vice president. Fitzgerald serves as secretary and treasurer. Other board members are David W. King of Goldsboro who succeeded G Linden Duffey of Denton, Roger R. Ringgold of St Michaels, and Thompson Swing of Ridgely.
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W. Stewart Fitzgerald
Benjamin Willis
Caroline County
Fitzgerald
Second Street
Marvin H. Smith
Federalsburg
Howard Harris
Preston
Mr. Fitzgerald
board of education
David W. King
Goldsboro
G. Linden Duffey
Denton
Roger R. Ringgold
St. Michaels
Thompson Swing
Ridgely
Legion Sends Two Boys To Boys State In Annapolis
The American Legion in Caroline County will send two youths to the Maryland Boys State education program at St. John's College in Annapolis from June 22 to 29 to promote Americanism and civic understanding among youth.
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Legion
Boys State
Annapolis
American Legion
Maryland
Caroline County
St. John’s College
The Farmer Takes A Hand a Book By Marquis Childs
Marquis Childs presents The Farmer Takes A Hand detailing the Rural Electrification program with readable prose. He spent months studying cooperatives to report on farmers obtaining electric service and highlights Choptank Electric Cooperative and its 1951 annual meeting.
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Marquis Childs
Francis E. Yeoman
the
Coopera
The Man to Be Father’s Day Son of Tomorrow
A devotional meditation on fathers guiding sons and the future hero who may be the reader’s little boy. It envisions a future male servant of divine will formed by daily teaching, urging fathers to nurture virtue as the world awaits a great man born in humble beginnings.
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earth
Denton Rug Hooking Champion Honored by Sunpapers
Robert G. Breen of the Baltimore Sunpapers reported on Denton clerk James A. Trazzare, rug hooking champion of the Kent and Sussex Fair at Harrington, who creates own designs and draws steady demand. He also does chair caning and ages well in public regard, with The Journal congratulating him as a fine citizen.
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Robert G. Breen
Baltimore Sunpapers
James A. Trazzare
Brick
Denton
Harrington
Delaware Twister Destroys Chicken Houses In Sussex
A freak twister in Sussex County Delaware demolished three chicken houses owned by John A Williams and damaged farms of Grace Dennis and Emory Williamson. Hundreds of chickens died, with over 500 broilers killed as houses collapsed. No injuries occurred and farms suffered minor damage to outbuildings and trees. Weather also brought heavy rain and hail to nearby areas with no casualties.
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Sussex County
Del
New York City
Wilmington
John A. Williams
Grace Dennis
Emory Williamson
Williams
Leolan Jackson to preach at First Methodist Church
Dr Leolan Jackson will preach at the morning service at First Methodist Church on Sunday June 15 in Rev John E Frenchs absence. Jackson has served for years and is now associate minister at Asbury Methodist Church in Salisbury. French attends the Peninsula Annual Conference delegation to the Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference meeting in Harrisburg Pa this week.
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John E. French
Leolan Jackson
First Methodist Church
Jackson
Asbury Methodist Church
Salisbury
Lewes Firm Manager Hurt in Crash Near Denton
Abner Konick manager of Sportscraft Manufacturing Company of Lewes Del home in New York was injured in an automobile accident near Burrsville Wednesday night last week He was treated by Dr E Paul Knotts then sent to Memorial Hospital Lewes The station wagon he drove was wrecked and struck a horse owned by Cloyd Geisel which was killed in the crash
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Abner Konick
Sportscraft Manufacturing Company
Lewes
Del
New York
Burrsville
E. Paul Knotts
Memorial Hospital
Jurors Recalled for Five Postponed Liquor Cases
Caroling County Circuit Court recalled petit jurors for five liquor law cases postponed in April due to illness of defense attorney W. Brewster Deen.
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Caroling County
W. Brewster Deen
Doctor Gibson urges graduates to make art of work at Caroline High
Dr Daniel Z Gibson president of Washington College addressed 23 Caroline High School graduates in Denton last week stressing the art of living and pursuing ideals. He compared ditch digging and study to art and urged students to uphold a set of blue china as a goal. Principal T Conover Crouse awarded medals for scholastic achievement and Roger Ringgold presented diplomas. The service included invocation, prayers, a glee club performance and solos by Janet Hoffman, Jean Fleming and Peggy Callahan.
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Daniel Z. Gibson
Washington College
Caroline High School
Oscar Wilde
Oxford University
Dr. Gibson
Rodin
DaVinci
T.Conover Crouse
F. Edward Wright
United States Naval Academy
Janet Hoffman
Rosalie Todd
Rita Ann Rogers
Verna Bacsak
Roger R. Ringgold
St. Michaels
board of education
Caroline County
T. J. Turkington
Glee Club
Walter Palmer, Jr
Jean Fleming
Peggy Callahan
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Willis And Covell Co
Weather Data
Caroline Post
Bird Club Story
Starling
Denton Nonagenarian
Sunpapers
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
State Roads Commission
Sandy Point
Adamsville
First Church
Gibson
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