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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1946

Page

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Good Citizenship Awards Given CHS Students By Rotary

The Rotary Club of Denton awarded good citizenship certificates to ten CHS students per grade after faculty selection. Recipients were recognized at a Brick Hotel dinner and a 7:15 p.m. movie party, with lists by grade including names across 7th to 11th grades.

CHS Rotary Rotary Club of Denton C. H Brick Hotel Franklin Butler Martin Cadmus Joe Harrington Norris Hayman Jackie Palmer John Bacsak Marie Hynson Beatrice Pinkine Emily Swatik Virginia Miskell Charles Blades Billy Smith Roger Redden James Voss Joe Martin Ormand Baker Franklin Bradley Jean Beaven Frances Alburger Joyce Baker Mary Behlke Peggy Horner Orraine Geisel Ethel Brown Shirley Towers Ruth Reed Norwood Allston Dawson Howard Tony Lederer Eugene Preston Betty Jean Applebaum Patsy Donoho Edith McNeal Betty Ann Messer Pat Pine Nancy Jean Strong Virginia Lee Smith Martha Zeigler Paul Butler Dale Palmer Charlotte McAllister Ruth Butler Betty Beauchamp Phyllis DeFord Betty Tribbitt Dolores Higgins Johnny Merriken Bill Cropp Becky Saulsbury Jeannette Lynch

Denton PTA Set Meeting Monday Evening

The Denton Parent Teacher Association schedules a 8:00 p.m. meeting at the high school on Monday May 6. Mrs. Lawrence P. Naylor from the Office of Price Administration will discuss the housewife role in price control. A survey on student roles at home school and church will be summarized by Principal Conover Crouse. An membership drive update and officer election for 1946-47 will be announced by Mrs. T J Turkington and presiding chair Layman J Redden.

Denton Lawrence P. Naylor Office of Price Administration Conover Crouse Caroline High School T. J. Turkington P.T. A Layman J. Redden association

G H Rue Attended Frozen Food Meeting in Philadelphia

G H Rue of the Shadowlawn Frozen Food Lockers attended a frozen food conference and exhibit in Philadelphia at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel. The Consumer Advisory Committee of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade sponsored the event with a noon luncheon for women’s leaders and locker operators. Five speakers addressed consumer topics followed by Q A.

G. H. Rue Shadowlawn Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade of Philadelphia Bellevue-Stratford Hotel Philadelphia

Two World War II Vets New Shore Troopers At Last

Sergt. C. S. Lerman announced three new troopers assigned to the Maryland state police barracks near Salisbury. Robert Wier of Denton served in the European Theater with five Bronze Stars. J. A. Staubs of Frederick earned five battle stars a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart cluster. T. H. Foxwell of Cambridge served with the Coast Guard.

Sergt C. S. Lerman Maryland Salisbury Robert Wier Denton Army J. A. Staubs Frederick ETO T. H. Foxwell Cambridge Coast Guard

Farm Bureau Directors Portrait From Caroline County Banquet

The Caroline County Farm Bureau annual banquet in Denton Armory produced a photographed lineup of directors. The frame lists directors by district with names such as J. Kern president and others including Zeigler secretary treasurer and Howard Harris vice president, representing Ridgely Preston Federalsburg Denton and Queen Anne areas.

Caroline County Farm Bureau Denton Armory Louis Antal Henderson Theodore Schmick Preston A. W. Spiering W. S. Carroll Ridgely Lee Murphy Harold Clark Federalsburg J. Boone Jarrell Richard Blackburn

Orme Named Chairman at Group Five Bankers Meeting

E Theodore Orme named chairman of Group Five of the Maryland Bankers Association at the Chestertown spring meeting attended by about 170 bankers from Kent Queen Annes Talbot and Caroline counties. J R Hughes spoke on consumer credit as officers for the coming year were elected.

Maryland Bankers Association Kent Queen a Anne’s Talbot Caroline Chestertown Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel Atlantic City Clarence Melvin Bank of Millington J. R. Hughes Equitable Trust Co Baltimore E. Theodore Orme The Peoples Bank of Denton W. Ray Tabler Centreville National Bank of Centreville Mildred M. Ginn Caroline County Bank of Greensboro Bank at Millington

Foreign Jamaican workers to arrive in Caroline County

Farmers who ordered Jamaican workers for May 1 to May 15 must sign contracts and pay a 30 dollar deposit per worker at the County Agent's office in Denton. About 50 workers are expected this weekend. Deposits will be refunded after the farmer’s last payroll is cleared by the Dorchester Caroline Truck Growers Association.

Denton F. M. Rogers Dorchester-Caroline

4-H Dairy Calf Club Organized With Feeding Talk

A County 4-H Dairy Calf Club organized on Tuesday night April 28 with Ralph Porterfield explaining calf feeding and growth chart records. Officers elected include President Harold Meredith, Vice-president John Bacsak, and Secretary-treasurer Mary Robb Roden. A calf fitting demonstration is set for June 15 and a county calf show planned for July.

F. M. Rogers Ralph Porterfield College Park Harold Meredith Denton John Bacsak Mary Robb Roden Henderson Franklin Cherry Archie Carroll Ridgely Jimmy Richards Anne Richards Michael Tuneff Robert Reed James Wooters Jr Freddie Wooters Edward Wright Martin Torbert Perry Adams Henry Hollingsworth Charles T. Dean Jr Barbara Dean Helen Kent Federalsburg William Charles Francis Lemuel Kinnamon

Kent County Horse Show At Dover May 12 Sunday

Kent County Horse Show Association hosts a Dover event one mile south on Route 113 featuring 20 classes for all ages and horse types plus harness roadsters musical chairs and male costume. Entries are free with four ribbons awarded per class by judges Warner E. Pumphrey Harry Peacock Paul Gable and J Wirt Willis.

Kent Horse Show Association Dover Warner E. Pumphrey Washington, D. C Harry Peacock Silver Spring Paul Gable Harrisburg J. Wirt Willis Wilmington, Del

National Home Demonstration Week Celebrated May 5 12

National Home Demonstration Week observed May 5 12 with the theme Today's Home builds Tomorrow's World The program traces back to 1914 with Home Demonstration Clubs in Maryland Caroline county and across the nation Local groups near Andersontown Denton Chestnut Grove Furmans Union Grove Greensboro Harmony Marydel Ridgely Tuckahoe Neck Smithville Smithson and Preston Newest clubs at Henderson Goldsboro and around Williston Clubs began in 1919 led by Alma Merwin and later Edith Norman With regular monthly meetings officers and leaders the clubs discuss foods home management furnishing clothing health music reading child care and other home subjects

Congress union Maryland Caroline county Andersontown Denton Chestnut Grove Furman’s Union Grove Greensboro Harmony Marydel Ridgely Tuckahoe Neck Smithville Smithson Preston Hender

Czechoslovakian Minister To Address Denton Rotary

Ing. Josef Hane Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Czechoslovakia will speak at the Denton Rotary Club meeting on Tuesday May 7. Commercial Counsellor E J Hanry will also attend. The event was arranged by Rotarian Steve Svatik of the International Service Committee.

International Service Committee the Denton Rotary Club Ing. Josef Hane Republic of Czechoslovakia Hance United States Prague Czechoslovakia E. J. Hanry Steve Svatik

Easton Youth Institute Set At Calvary Church

The Spring Institute for Youth of Easton District Methodist Churches will meet Saturday May 11 at Calvary Methodist Church Easton. Programs run from 9:30 a.m. worship services to 10:30 a.m. business session led by Rex Neal with reports from district officers. Dr Lloyd M Bertholf of Western Maryland College headlines a 5:30 p.m. banquet. Topics include The Use of the Prophets Today and Why I Am a Protestant. District officers and sub district directors are listed.

Spring Institute for Easton Calvary Methodist Church Peninsula Harvey B. Flater Young People’s Organization Royal Oak Methodist Church Rex. Neal R. M. Green E. P. Thomas M. F Calvary Church Stanley Sutton Chestertown Eastonn armory cipal Lloyd M. Bertholf Western Maryland College Westminster J. B. Dickerson Cambridge H. B. Flater E C. Hallman Federalsburg J. B. Vaughn Centreville L. C. Randall Navy J. L. Jones Oxford Methodist Rex Neal Donald Casson Aileen Findlay Betty Lou Kirwan Methodist Youth Fund Catherine Hurst Bessie Clark Dale Palmer Charles Barton Herman Rhue J. J. Bunting

Man Dies In Flames In Greensboro Home Trapped

James Cosden, 70, a Negro, lived alone near Greensboro Station and burned to death Saturday night when trapped inside his dwelling. Neighbors saw the fire and could not rescue him as flames spread quickly. The house and contents were destroyed. Coroner Dr. D O George ruled the death an accident after firefighters suppressed the blaze. Funeral director Raymond B Rawlings handled the body. the home was owned by John Luff of Greensboro.

James Cosden Greensboro Station Greensboro D. O. George Denton Raymond B. Rawlings John Luff

Delmarva Firemen Meet Set For Harrington May 7-8

The Delmarva Firemen's Association plans its annual convention in Harrington on May 7 and 8. Sessions, a parade, and a street dance will occur with prizes for bands and contingents. Chief Charles Honey presides, and officials welcome delegates from 16 participating fire companies and auxiliaries.

Delmarva Firemen’s Association Harrington Charles Honey Brandywine Hundred Fire Company First National Bank William Horseman George Johnson Harrington Fire Company Harrington company F. C. O’Neal Grover C. Lord East Clark street North Commerce street Kent and Sussex County Ladies’ Auxiliary Catherine Simpson Leon Ross Delmar Delaware State Firemen’s Association

Rev. T. J. Turkington Invited Back For Sixteenth Year

The Rev Thomas J Turkington was invited to return for a sixteenth year as pastor of Grace Methodist Church Denton after Peninsula Annual Conference sessions. Church officials elected include J Virgil Moore as delegate Samuel Nowell reserve delegate and a slate of trustees stewards and officers.

T. J. Turkington Thomas J. Turkington Peninsula Grace Methodist Church Denton J. Virgil Moore Samuel Nowell reserve Fred Schlegel Lewis Henry William J. Irwin R. M. Lutz Lewis McNeal Clarence H. Roe John R. Ricards Emma Clark William Finn Lee Walston Edna Hobbs I. R. Fleetwood Charles V. Moore

Spare Stamp 49 Grants Sugar Before September

Spare stamp 49 in family ration books becomes valid May 1 for five pounds of sugar and will expire August 31. Stamp 39 expired April 30. OPA expects the five pounds of sugar every four months to continue, with another stamp on September 1 if surveys hold. Stamp 49 also appears in ration book four and in veterans sugar books.

OPA

Parsons Enlists in Armored Corps for Regular Army

Lt Preston P Parsons of Federalsburg Maryland has enlisted in the Armored Corps of the Regular Army as a Master Sergeant to pursue a career with the Army. He served as Transportation Officer in a Tank Destroyer unit in World War II and recently finished terminal leave.

Preston P. Parsons Federalsburg Armored Corps Regular Army Army Easton Parsons Army of the United

4-H Dance in Auditorium Friday

The Older Youth 4-H Council hosts a Spring Dance Friday evening May 3 at Greensboro High School Greensboro Maryland. Dancing runs from nine to twelve with music by Marshyhope Valley Gang. Open to the public. The council reorganized in 1935 for youths over 16. meetings are monthly at the Parish House Denton. president Wesley Taylor.

Greensboro High School Greensboro Maryland Marshyhope Valley Gang Denton Wesley Taylor

Shoreliner Choptank to be Christened at Easton May 18

Chesapeake Airways plans rites for its second large Shore liner the Choptank at Easton Municipal Airport on May 18. The 28 passenger plane joins the Wicomico and serves Salisbury Easton and Baltimore. Officials expect attendance to rival Salisbury ceremonies last month with hundreds of officials and many Army officers and possibly the wife of a famous general.

Chesapeake Airways Easton Municipal Salisbury Easton Baltimore Wicomico Maryland

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Parent- Teacher Association Caroline Farm Bureau E. T. Orme Jr Bankers Rotary Club Delmarva Lt. Parsons nAPuyye
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