Kick Off Georgetown Stock Car Season At Dinner-Dance
About 200 drivers owners and fans attended Georgetown Speedway dinner-dance at Seaford Fire Hall last Saturday evening with 27 from Denton area. Trophy presentations honored NASCAR figures and top drivers with multiple division prizes announced. promoter Charles Herbert set opening day for April 8 and urged Journal readers to watch for race details and entries.
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Georgetown
Georgetown Speedway
Seaford Fire Hall
Denton
Fire Company
National Association For
Hobby Division
Alvin Cordrey
Parsonsburg
Bill Elliott
Del
Howard Betts
Lincoln
Ralph Tucker
Harry Steele
George Howard
William Betts
Stokeley
Langhorne
Horace Williams
Bridgeville
Howard Davis
Seaford
Mildred Kincaid
Priscilla Ellingsworth
Gladys Lewis
Tommy Johnson
Wilmington
Nascar
Delaware
Paul Walker
Milton
Niblett Brothers
Gumboro
Nascar Northeastern
Bob Sall
Princess Anne Speedway
Norfolk
Charles Herbert
Journal
Locals Note Visitors And Funeral Attendance
Ridgely residents host relatives from Salisbury Elsmere Newark and Denton during the week and weekend. Personal visits include Joey Leonard James Wilson Emmett Lord and Anita Knoblouch plus Misses Wolosin Matthews and Council. The funeral attendance for Mrs Daniel Callaway occurred at Bethel Cemetery Saturday.
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Clinton W. Guthrie
Joseph Leonard
Salisbury
Joey Leonard
James S. Wilson
Elsmere
William Cullen
Newark
Del
Norman Wilson
Bessie
Sadie Wilson
Emmett Lord
Denton
A. G. Keeneman
Anita Knoblouch
E. Paul Knotts
Minnie Todd
Williston
Rehoboth Beach
Marsha Wolosin
Mt. Holly
N. J
B. M. Wilkinson
Stella Matthews
Elsie Matthews
F- Council
Daniel Callaway
Bethel Cemetery
Hillsboro Visitors and Family Guests Reach Wide Circles
Recent guests of Mr and Mrs Clarence Towers included Mr and Mrs Hartley Betts and granddaughter Betty Ann Bachman, and other relatives from New Jersey and Maryland. Attendees visited from Centreville Denton Wil loughby and Baltimore areas, reflecting a busy weekend of social hosting in Hillsboro.
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Clarence Towers
Hartley Betts
Betty Ann Bachman
Samuel Buttner
Marjorie
Runnemede
N. J
J. T. Bishop
Queenstown
Charles DeFord
Everett Murphy
Weldon Reeley
Laurel, Md
New Castle
Hall, Pepper
Joseph Thomas
Mary Jo
Warren
Lawrence Thornton
Judy
Baltimore
Byron Poore
Ed Eveland
Greensboro
John Eveland
Peggy Allfather
Denton
Kay Sherwood
Preston Community Club News and Easter Travel
Mrs Edna Carmine hosted the Monday Club with Mrs H M Hollis while Mr and Mrs Louis Auer of New York City visited relatives in Preston. Several residents planned Easter trips to New York City Washington D C and Florida with others visiting family and returning from Florida.
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Creighton Carmine
Carmine
New York
Geo. Henning
College Park
Lee Noble
Carolyn Schmick
Fairfax Hall
Herman Schmick
H. B. Plummer
New York City
Peter de Wilde
John H. Claggett
Washington, D. C
Katie Parker
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Local Socials and Church Happenings Notebook
William Cooper of Chester visits Frank and Mary Matthews. Frank Slaughter calls on Dr. Taylor at the Veterans Administration Hospital Wilmington. Calvin Covington returns from Rhode Island. Charles Dean in Chicago. AYP hosted by Hansen Hoffman. Mrs. J H Jones returns from Memorial Hospital Easton. Dudley Price of Linwood visits Mrs. Grubb. Sparks family from Yeadon visit Leonard Sparks and family. Williams of Lansdowne, Rieck of Preston, Phillips of Seaford visit Frank R Flounders. Ridgely Methodist Church receives new members Palm Sunday. Easter baptism following morning service. Cooper and Summers visit Leonard Dean. Parent-Teachers Association hosts Family Fun Day at Ridgely High April 7. second annual supper and bazaar. supper 4:30 to 6. Beaven visited by ville on Sunday. Levi Tarrison and children Judy and Freddy of Easton dine with Oliver Todd. Luther Short spends Friday in Dover. Holland and Tribbitt attend Rev William Revelle’s 50th anniversary service in Lincoln Del. Revelle to retire at next conference. served here long ago. Beverly Towers visits overnight with Judy Thornton.
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William Cooper
Chester
Frank Matthews
Frank L. Slaughter
Frank W. Taylor Jr
Veterans Administration Hospital
Wilmington
Calvin C. Covington
Rhode Island
Charles Dean
Chicago
Hansen Hoffman
J. H. Jones
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Dudley Price
Linwood
Harry Grubb
William Sparks
Yeadon
Leonard Sparks
Joseph J. Williams
Lansdowne
William Rieck
Preston
Avery Phillips
Seaford
Frank R. Flounders
Ridgely Methodist Church
Harry V. Branford
Summers
Leonard Dean
Parent-Teachers Association
Ridgely High School
Ralph Holland
Sherman Tribbitt
Denton
William Revelle
Lincoln
Del
Revelle
Easter Vacation Plans and Historical Barbed Wire Note
At V. P. I Blacksburg Virginia a student will spend the Easter vacation with his parents Mr and Mrs Peter van de Visser and Mr and Mrs Dick Greenfield of Baltimore will visit the latter's The first barbed wire was made in 1873 by Joseph F Glidden of De Kalb Illinois.
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Blacksburg, Va
Peter van de Visser
Dick Greenfield
Baltimore
Joseph F. Glidden
DeKalb, Ilinois
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Francis Warrington, Jr
Reds Eagle
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Hillsboro
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Larry van de Visser
Levi Tarrison
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Oliver Todd
Luther Short
Dover
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