Good Friday Devotions At First Church
A three hour devotional service depicting our Lord's suffering on the cross will be held at First Methodist Church on Good Friday from 12:00 noon to 3:00 PM. The program includes seven twenty five minute parts with musical interludes. Mrs. Margaret C. Cooper is organist. soloists are Mrs. Benjamin F. Johnson, Mrs. James M. Clarke, and Mrs. Charles S. Ankeney. Mr. French delivers the meditations on The Seven Words From the Cross. Everyone is invited to attend and come when you can leave when you must.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Margaret C. Cooper
Benjamin F. Johnson
James M. Clarke
Charles S. Ankeney
Mr. French
Miller Files For Congress From Maryland District
Edward T. Miller, Republican incumbent in Maryland’s First District, filed for nomination for Congress with the Secretary of State. He cited strong support from Eastern Shore leaders, endorsements by regional GOP bodies, and a desire to push for change in Washington to overhaul the federal bureaucracy. The statement emphasized duty to seek another term as a working member of the House GOP team.
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Edward T. Miller
Maryland
Secretary of
Congress
Eastern Shore
Miller
Eastern Shore Republican Committee
Republican State Central
Washington
House
Senate
House of Representatives
Easton Journal Sold To Keep Publishing
The Easton Journal, a 17 year old weekly newspaper, changed hands last week as the Journal Publishing Company of Easton Maryland transferred controlling interest to the Talbot Publishing Company Inc. Officers of the new firm include Charles S. Todd as president, John H. Cook as vice president and editor, and Roy E. Walsh as associate editor and treasurer.
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Easton Journal
Journal Publishing Company
Easton
Talbot Publishing Company, Inc
Talbot Publishing Company
John H. Cook
Talbot firm
Charles S. Todd
Eastern Shore
Roy E. Walsh
Ridgely Eliminated In Stewart Cup Race
The Hancock Legion Soccer Club defeated Ridgely 2-0 in the Stewart Cup quarterfinals. Glen Unger put Hancock ahead at halftime, and Phillip Little clinched the win in the second half. Ridgely to face Queen Anne at Queen Anne’s pitch in the final league play-off game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock Legion
Ridgely
Glen Unger
Hancock
Phillip Little
Ridgely Club
Queen Anne
Baseball Club Plans Sunday Drills At School Field
The Denton Baseball Club will begin practice sessions at School Field on Sunday afternoon at 1 30 p m All players wishing to play with the club are invited to take part in these drills All positions are wide open and especially the pitching department The club extends an invitation for all interested to come out.
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Denton
Playoff Run in Mar Del League Sets Saturday Chestertown Clash
Chestertown faces a playoff showdown this Saturday night as Denton hosts Chestertown Legionnaires in a semi final. Smyrna travels to Middletown while the Middletown Five visit Smyrna next Monday. If needed a third game its site will be decided by coin flip.
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Jes Shubrooks
Dover
Smyrna Hornets
Middletown
Smyrna
Denton
Chestertown Legionnaires
Denton Bobcats
Chestertown
Maryland
Delaware
Play-off Winners Narrowly Clinch Title In Overtime
Middletown edged Chestertown 62 56 in overtime to claim the pennant for the second straight year after a tight regular season. Denton defeated Dover 56 50 to grab fourth place and a playoff spot. Upcoming semifinals schedule lists Middletown at Smyrna and Chestertown at Denton with Denton hosting Chestertown in a Sunday game and Middletown visiting Smyrna Monday.
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Middletown
Chestertown
Denton
Dover
Chestertown Legionnaire
Denton Bobcats
Dover Guards
Guards
Middletown-Chestertown
Legionnaires
Jim Stevens
Don Van Brunt
Dick Jones
Bill Buckworth
Earl Sheats
cagers
Lew Yerkes
Frank Apichella
Frankie Apichella
Legion Five
Chestertown Five
Stan Prosen
Leo Slaughter
George Diffie
Bobcats
Janky Bob Thompson
Tom Earnest
Sammy Virdin
Ron Macomber
Smyrna Hornets Rally Past Denton in Dover YMCA Final
Gery Gebhart led Smyrna with a narrow 22 to 20 victory over Denton in a defensive battle for the Dover YMCA Tournament crown. Denton’s George Diffie and Smyrna’s Bud O Neill tied for 7 points each. both teams praised for sportsmanship as Laurel Owls beat Rehoboth Lions 62 to 56 in the consolation.
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Gery Gebhart
Smyrna Hornets
Denton Bobcats
Dover YMCA
George Diffie
Denton
Bud O’Neill
Smyrna
Harry Hughes
Runt Grier
small Smyrna
Laurel Owls
Rehoboth Lions
Travis
Lingo
Rehoboth
Cooper and
Calloway
Laurel
Harry Wright
Shore Soccer Squad To Get Olympic Trials
An 18 player Eastern Shore selection will face a county team in Washington DC on April 4 for Olympic talent, with state wide trials to showcase players. The Maryland squad then travels to Philadelphia New York and St Louis to form an amateur team for the US Olympic bid.
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Eastern Shore Soccer League
Washington, D. C
Maryland
Philadelphia
New York
St. Louis
Easter Sunrise Service at Garland Lake March 28
The annual Easter Sunrise Service at Garland Lake will be held at 6 o clock Sunday morning March 28. The Rev J Howard Link of Preston will be speaker with special music by Dawson Roe on trumpet. Sponsored by the Methodist Youth Fellowship of Caroline County all are invited.
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Garland Lake
J. Howard Link
Preston
Dawson Roe
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Caroline County
Demonstration on Freezing Foods at Denton High
A freezing techniques demonstration in the Denton High School auditorium Monday at 8 pm, hosted by Shadowlawn Frozen Food Lockers. Experts will cover proper wrapping, materials, and freezer burns, with A V Krewatch, Extension Agriculture Engineer, presenting Home Lockers and the Locker Plant. Movies follow and 30 door prizes offered to adults, including free locker rent and processing services.
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Denton high school
Shadowlawn
A. V. Krewatch
Extension Agriculture
College Park
U. S
Beltsville
A. E. MacAdams &Co
Brooklyn
N. Y
Leonard Paper Co
Whitaker Paper Co
Baltimore
Pratt Frozen Foods
Easton
Dulany Frozen Foods
Salisbury
Morton Salt Co
Chicago
The Crucifixion to Be Presented by First Church Choir
The sacred cantata The Crucifixion by Sir John Stainer will be sung by the Senior Choir of First Methodist Church on Easter Sunday evening at 7:30. Mrs. Margaret Cross Cooper directs and accompanies, with a program featuring Gethsemane, The Agony, Calvary Processional, and multiple chorale and solo entries by Thomas Baynard James Trice Walter Palmer and others.
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Sir John Stainer
First Methodist Church
Margaret Cross Cooper
Gethsemane
Thomas Baynard
John Rue
W. B. Palmer
Calvary
Mrs. Cooper
Walter Palmer
James Trice
Mr. Palmer
Moses
Jesus
Mr. Trice
Mr. Steele
Dave Palmer
Mandamus Ordered In Denton Gas Station Permit
A Maryland Appeals Court ordered a writ of mandamus to grant a Denton filling station permit after a jury found the denial was arbitrary. The case centered on local opposition and the town commissioners failure to justify their decision under Article 23 of the Declaration of Rights. The ruling held the permit denial unlawful and mandated approval.
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Mandamus
Denton
Caroline county
Floyd J. Kintner
Kintner
Otto James Benner
Charles Markell
Appeals
Marydel Lions Club Holds Charter Night Celebration
The Marydel Lions Club launched with a charter night at Marydel Community Hall on March 22. Twenty six charter members welcomed 120 guests from Greensboro Hartly Dover Clayton Federalsburg Sadlerville and Denton for a turkey dinner and program led by Toastmaster G Linden Duffey. Congressman Edward T Miller spoke on Lionism and freedom, with charter presentation by District Governor J Walter Truitt to Oscar L Lord Sr. A ventriloquist act by Charles Beckler and songs by Edw J Scanlan Jr. rounded out the evening sponsored by Greensboro Club under Bert R Kaler. The club meets the second and fourth Mondays at 7 01 PM.
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Marydel
Edw. T. Miller
Easton
United States
Congressman Miller
J. Walter Truitt
Federalsburg Lions Club
Oscar L. Lord Sr
Greensboro Club
Charles Bilbrough
Paul N. Biggers
John C. Wilkens
Charles Beckler
Gussie
West Chester
Edw. J. Scanlan, Jr
Dover
Bert R. Kaler
Physicians May Join Md Medical Service Plan Meeting
Physicians from Talbot Caroline Queen Annes and Kent counties may enroll in the Maryland Medical Service prepaid plan at a Memorial Hospital Easton meeting Thursday April 1 at 730 PM. Dr Richard F Kieffer outlines enrollment via Blue Cross administration with a four member reps from each group on the plan board and enrollment first to Blue Cross groups.
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Talbot
Caroline
Queen Anne's
Kent
Maryland Medical Service, Inc
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Maryland
Blue Cross
Richard F Kieffer
Baltimore
J. D. Colman
Maryland Hospital Service, Inc
Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of
Maryland Medical Service
Maryland Hospital Service
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First Church
Baseball Club
Dover Harrington
Milford
Camden Felton
Cecilton
Shore
D. C
Patterson enclosed field
First Church Choir
Marydel Lions Club
Md. Medical Service, Inc
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