Denton Banker George Duffey Dies in Collision
Funeral services for George Linden Duffey 47 a banker grain dealer and former educator were held at his Denton home with Rev John E French burial followed in Denton Cemetery He was killed in a collision on a dirt road three and a half miles northeast of Denton Friday afternoon the driver being Mrs Isabelle Barden of Lebanon NH Duffey a St Johns College Annapolis graduate served Greensboro High principal taught graduate work at Columbia and Maryland was Caroline Bank director and Greensboro Lions Club president He left a wife Eleanor Towers a son George and a daughter Mary Eleanor with two brothers Alvert and James Duffey surviving
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Linden Duffey
Denton
John E. French
First Mehodist Church
Denton Cemetery
Duffey
Isabelle Barden
Lebanon
N. H
St. John’s College
Annapolis
Greensboro High School
Columbia University
University of Maryland
Caroline County Bank of
Greensboro
C. Percival Merrick, Jr
Greensboro Lions Club
Board of Education
Caroline County
Temple Lodge
No. 128
Af&am
First Methodist Church
A. Linden Duffey
Mr. Duffey
Eleanor Towers
George Duffey
Mary Eleanor Duffey
Alvert Duffey
James Duffey
Hannibal
Missouri
Greensboro Boy Killed On Whiteleysburg Road
Robert Nelson Evans, 16, of Greensboro, was killed when thrown from a speeding car that left Harrington Whiteleysburg Road near Whiteleysburg. Three other youths were injured including driver Richard A. Walls, 17. The car rolled several times after the curve. Evans died at the scene. The driver and Paul Ward 16 of Goldsboro were treated. Norman Bolt 16 of Hen)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Nelson Evans
Greensboro
Harrington-Whiteleysburg
Whiteleysburg
Richard A. Walls
Evans
Hewitt W. Smith
Harrington
Paul Ward
Goldsboro
Milford Memorial Hospital
Norman Bolt
Hen
Denton Youth Association Summarized Aims and People
Denton Youth Association led by Melvin Hastings seeks to raise funds for sports equipment for boys aged 10 to 14 and to support a future recreation center or community pool in Denton. It clarifies it is separate from the Denton Community Athletic Association while noting broad member participation and a successful carnival effort at Schaub Park West Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Hastings
Denton Community Athletic Association
Denton
Denton Installs Diagonal Street Signs Citywide
Maintenance workers begin posting new diagonal street signs at town intersections. The Denton Lions Club long advocated this enhancement and the Commissioners agreed to share part of the cost to beautify the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Denton Lions Club
Kent And Sussex Fair Opens Monday At Harrington
The 35th annual Kent and Sussex Fair at Harrington opens Monday night July 26 with Irish Horán and his Lucky Hell Drivers at 8 p.m. Children day on July 27 offers free admission for school age kids and reduced rates. Governors Day July 29 features Gov. Boggs and 4-H Links dinner, livestock parade, TV star Joe Basile, and vaudeville with 50 artists under George A Hamid. fireworks conclude each evening. AAA Big Car Auto Racing on July 31 showcases top national stars in a 100-lap event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent & Sussex
Harrington
Horan
Lucky Hell
Boggs
Joe Basile
Basile
George A. Hamid
Sam Nunis
Miss Berlin Wins Delmarva Title at Georgetown
Barbara Ann Eschenburg, 16, of Berlin Maryland, crowned Miss Delmarva VII at Georgetown as the Delmarva Chicken Festival opening feature. She won Miss Maryland, competed against Miss Virginia Sarah Detwiler and Miss Delaware Mary Jane Lyneon, and earned a $750 scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Berlin
Delmarva
Georgetown
Barbara Ann Eschenburg
Berlin
Tri-State
Miss Eschenburg
Lions Club
Maryland
Virginia
Sarah Detwiler
Cape
Debbie Savage
Barbara Eschenburg
Delaware
Three Injured In Accident Near Denton
Three people from Denton were injured near Beck's Cross Roads when their car, driven by John Dunning, was struck on the left side by a vehicle driven by John Orkin of Bridgeville. Dunning suffered a possible fractured skull and hand lacerations, remained hospitalized. two passengers were treated and released. Orkin faced charges for failing to yield and reckless driving. Damage estimated at 1500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dunning
Nancy Corkell
Corkell
Denton
Dunning
Beck’s Cross-Roads
John Orkin
Bridgeville
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Orkin
American Legion Post
Hobbs
E. C. Myers
Concord Road
Walter G. Kerslake
Frank L. Pittinger
Preston
Pittinger
Kerslake
Concord
Cpl
Gus Koste
Denton Camp Meeting Plans Draw Pilgrim Holiness Leaders
The eastern district of the Pilgrim Holiness Church announced the 56th annual camp meeting at Denton from July 22 to August 1. Rev. J. D. Abbott district superintendent reveals two guest evangelists, W. F. Brown and R. W. Chatfield, will alternate preaching with Wesley Chatfield and his wife in charge of music. A baptismal service July 28, missionary service July 29, healing service July 30, and active camp management by Rev. H. Grier Baker are scheduled, with the annual district conference following the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Pilgrim Holiness Church
J. D. Abbott
W. F. Brown
R. W. Chatfield
Wesley Chatfield
H. Grier Baker
Claiborne Girl Scout Camp Opens Sunday
Carl F. Dynes chairs the Peninsula Girl Scout Council camp committee as Clai borne on the Chesapeake prepares sites for up to 65 scouts per session. Three two week sessions begin this Sunday and run to August 7. Edward Burling Jr. lends Rich Neck woods and bay access. Girls from Delaware and Maryland counties are urged to apply at the Denton council office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claiborne
Carl F. Dynes
Peninsula Girl Scout Council
Chesapeake
Edward Burling, Jr
Rich Neck Manor
Bay
Denton
Council
Kent
Sussex
Delaware
Dorchester
Talbot
Caroline
Queen Anne’s
Maryland
Love Receives Appointment to Naval Academy
Philip Edward Love of rural Denton is ordered to report to the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis as a Midshipman on June 28. He graduates from Caroline High School with the class of ’53, served as Student Council president and citizenship award winner, attended Boys State representing the Rotary Club and was a counselor there in ’53, studied at Columbian Preparatory School in Washington, and served in the Naval Reserve. His selection was through a competitive examination in the Naval Reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Edward Love
Wm. E. Love
Denton
U. S. Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Caroline High School
Boys State
Rotary Club
Columbian Preparatory School
Washington
Naval Reserve
Naval Academy
Puerto Ricans Visit Denton Production Assn
A delegation from Puerto Rico and San Juan farm credit groups, including Wm Guzman Garcia Rafael Santiago Jose Rivera Colon and Victor Alonzo with US officials J William Miller and Frank Richardson, visited the Denton Production Credit Association after attending a Ocean City Farm Credit Meeting. They toured local farms to compare farming methods in tobacco sugar cane dairy beef cattle broiler production and other crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Guzman Garcia
Rafael Santiago
Puerto Rico Production Credit Association
Jose Rivera Colon
Victor D. Alonzo
San Juan National Farm Loan Association
J. Wm. Miller
Production Credit Corporation
Federal Land Bank of Baltimore
Frank Richardson
Farm Credit District of
Baltimore
Denton Production Credit Association
Farm Credit
Ocean City
Second Farm Credit District
Puerto Rico
Chas. E. Hadaway
Local Church Prepares For New Minister Soon
The Rev. Floyd Haag will arrive next week to become pastor of the Church of the Brethren. A Front Royal native and Brethren Seminary graduate, he will succeed Rev. Harry H. Ziegler who has served since Rev. E. I. Sherry’s resignation six months ago. Mr. and Mrs. Haag attend the Brethren general conference in New Jersey. Mrs. Haag is Madison State Teachers College alumna. Parsonage improvements have been completed locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Haag
Church of the Brethren
Front Royal
Brethren Seminary
Chicago
Fie
Harry H. Ziegler
Cordova
E. I. Sherry
Haag
General Conference of the Brethren Church
New Jersey
Three County Graduates Join U S Air Force
Three Caroline County high school graduates Alan Douglas Spicher Charles Richard Fretterd and James T McIntire enlisted in the U S Air Force on Wednesday June 16 M Sgt Joseph A Adams USAF in Easton announced the new airmen and their school backgrounds Spicher Greensboro High School Fretterd Caroline High School Denton and McIntire Caroline High School Denton are named with foster son James Wood of Denton as his guardians отмет.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
U. S. Air Force
Joseph A. Adams
USAF
U. S. Army
Easton
Alan Douglas Spicher
Preston A. Spicher
Greensboro
Spicher
Charles Richard Fretterd
James V. Fretterd
Federalsburg
Fretterd
Caroline High School
Denton
James T. McIntire
George P. Wood
Adams
School of Missions at Dover July 12 16
Daily workshops for the School of Missions and Christian Service sponsored by the Peninsula Conference Women's Society of Christian Service will be held at Wesley Junior College in Dover July 12 to 16. Mrs H W Bland Detwiler leads a session on The Committee On Program At Work followed by others on Organization and Work of the WSCS, Methodist Women and the United Nations, and a course on Jesus Teaching. Participants include Mrs Arthur J Jackson of Salisbury and Mrs Granville Hooper of Cambridge, with Mrs James E Ellis of New York and a history of WSCS leadership roles in the Northeastern Jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Missions and Christian Service
Peninsula Conference
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Wesley Junior College
Dover
H. W. Bland Detwiler
Pennsylvania State Teachers College
Teacher College
Columbia University
Detwiler
New Jersey
Methodist Woman
New York
Arthur J. Jackson
Salisbury
WSCS
South Dakota
Jackson
Wilson Normal School
Washington, D. C
George Washington University
Granville Hooper
Cambridge
United Nations
Hooper
State Teachers College
Towson
Easton
James E. Ellis
Brazil
Jesus
Memorial Hospital Directors Election Meeting Date Set
Memorial Hospital Association of Easton schedules its annual membership meeting at the hospital on October 18 1954 to elect directors and handle other business. Voters must be in good standing and have contributed at least five dollars to the hospital during the 1953 54 fiscal year, per secretary Robert E Cox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital Association of Easton
Memorial Hospital
Robert E. Cox
Two Maryland 4-H'ers to assist at R I Camp
Barbara Hager and Paul Spurrier will travel to the University of Rhode Island for the annual Rhode Island state 4-H Club camp, June 27 to July 2, joining delegates from Virginia and West Virginia to plan set up and run the event with well over 600 4-H youth expected. Barbara, 17, of Caroline County, is noted for leadership and recreation work, while Spurrier, 21, of Union Bridge, has six years as a local 4-H leader and wide project experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Rhode Island
University of Rhode Island
Barbara Hager
Caroline County
Paul Spurrier
Frederick County
Virginia
West Virginijia
Barbara
Hager
Denton
Williston
Caroline High School
All Star
Spurrier
Sterling &. Spurrier
Union Bridge
National
Farmers' Picnic To Feature Baby And Beauty Contests
Caroline County Farm Bureau plans a Garland Lake Denton picnic at 10 a m on July 22 with a baby contest for ages six months to five years in five groups and a farm queen contest for unmarried girls 16 to 18 living on farms. Judging includes home economics and 4 H. lunch at noon. Greensboro High School band performs 1 to 130 p m. recreation after queen contest. Two county girls will attend University of Maryland 4-H Club Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County Farm Bureau
Garland Lake
Denton
Carl Rieck
Preston
Rudolph Coulbourn
William Lynch
Ridgely
Greensboro High School
Rieck
William Kent
Federalsburg
Ricck
Caroline County
Kent
Silver Tea for Bishop's Guild at Great Neck Farm
A Silver Tea will fund the Bishop's Guild of the Episcopal Diocese of Easton. Tuesday June 29 from 3 to 5 pm at Great Neck Farm near Stevensville. Sponsored by Caroline and Queen Anne's Counties of the Middle Convocation. The event benefits clergy support and theological student aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop's Guild
Episcopal Church
Great Neck Farm
Reginald V. Truitt
Stevensville
Caroline
Queen Anne’s
Isaston
Mental Health Campaign Under Way On Shore
Eastern Shore campaign leaders describe the effort as an educational experience that broadens understanding of mental health. Citizens learn that mental hospital patients often leave home within a year or two, and that personality disorders belong in health care. The push urges public donations to county treasurers T Noble Jarrell in Goldsboro or Fred P Adkins in Salisbury to address the No 1 health problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred P. Adkins
Eastern Shore
Tal
Mr. Adkins
T. Noble Jarrell
Goldsboro
Salisbury
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Denton Man
Denton Youth Association
Kent and Sussex
Parr
Denton Parley
Claiborne Girl Scout Camp
Weather Data
Denton Production Assn
School of Missions
R. I. Camp
Bishop’s Guild
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