Methodist Conference To Meet In Wilmington
Peninsula Annual Conference of the Methodist Church to be held May 12 to 15 at Grace Church Wilmington with Bishop G Bromley Oxnam presiding. Notable guests include Rev Dr Charles W Ransom Rev Dr William A Keese US Senator John J Williams and Dorothy N Dolbey. Events begin with Holy Communion at 9 am Thursday and include sessions, reports, ballots, films, and a lecture by Ransom.
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Peninsula
the
Methodist Church
Grace Church
Ninth and
West Streets
Wilmington
G. Bromley Oxnam
Charles W. Ransom
New York
William A. Keese
Baltimore
Grace Methodist Church
U. S
John J. Williams
Delaware
Dorothy N. Dolbey
Cincinnati
Oxnam
board of conference relations
committee on rules
Wesley Junior College
general conference
Mutual Relief Association
committee on
chaplains
Good-Will Industries
radio and film commission
Church
Kingwood-of-Brookside Church
R. C. Hubbard
Easton
Rotary Activities Noted in The Seventh Quadrennium Rotary Activities
The Seventh Quadrennium chapter records Denton Rotary Club history under presidents Fleetwood Stafford Downes and Bilmeier beginning 1951. Membership reached 63 as the club built a vocational advisory board with Caroline High School, aided fire services with ambulance equipment, and expanded international service following a visit from Denton England. The club supported Denton Free Library and the Rotary Fellowship Foundation hosting 606 Fellows from 57 countries studying in 35 nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Rotary Club
Rotary
T. Carville Fleetwood
Clifford L. Stafford
Robert W. Downes Jr
Alton G. Bilmeier
Fleetwood
Caroline High School
Stafford
Downes
Mervin Pentz
England
Denton Free Library
Rotary Fellowship Foundation
Judge Kessinger to Speak at Rotary Ladies' Night
Judge Harold C. Kessinger, humorist and orator, will be guest speaker at the annual Denton Rotary Ladies' Night on Tuesday May 10 at 6:30 p m at the Easton Elks Club. He rose from book salesman to editor publisher educator and bank president and is famed for his cross country lecture tours and distinctive delivery. The arrangements committee includes Ied Covell Ormond L Andrew and George W Beck Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold C. Kessinger
Denton Rotary Club
Elks Club
Easton
Blackburn College
Northwestern University
University of Chicago
Judge Kessinger
Iedward Covell
Ormond L. Andrew
George W. Beck Jr
Weather Timeline and Holidays Listed for May 1945
Weather data shows fair conditions May 6 to 9 with unsettled days May 10 and 11 and showers on May 12. Holidays include Mother's Day May 8, Confederate Memorial Day May 10, National Hospital Week May 8 to 14, Frozen Foods Week May 7 to 14, and WE Day May 8. Weather and observances are from the same May 1945 period.
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National Hospital
Shore Feed And Grain Dealers Meet in Easton
The Eastern Shore Feed and Grain Dealers Association held a dinner in Easton at the Tidewater Inn on April 28. Austin W. Carpenter urged private enterprise and engagement with Congress while noting government retreat. Edward H. Cowell Jr. reported on grain sampling and grading training with Maryland and federal agencies and praised Steinlite moisture testers. He urged nonmembers to follow the association’s example to build producer buyer confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Shore Feed and Grain Dealers Association
Tidewater Inn
Easton
Austin W. Carpenter
Eastern Feed Merchant
Carpenter
America
Congress
Edward H. Cowell Jr
Maryland Department of Markets
University of Maryland Ixtension Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Covell
Rabies Vaccination Clinic Schedule Listed
Preston on May 9 from 7 to 9 p m at the Firehouse Federalsburg May 10 7 to 9 p m at the Firehouse Denton May 12 7 to 9 p m at American Corner May 13 7 to 9 p m at Messer s Store Ridgely May 16 7 to 9 p m at Thompsons Market Dogs must be controlled Vaccination is free by the State Board of Agriculture and County Commissioners Dr A T Bush of Greensboro and Dr Frank W Taylor Jr of Ridgely will administer the vaccine
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Preston
Federalsburg
Denton
American Corner
Messer’s
Ridgely
Thompson’s Market
State Board of Agriculture
A. T. Bush
Greensboro
Frank W. Taylor Jr
County Principals Attend State Meeting
High school principals from Pres ton Federalsburg Lockerman Denton and Greensboro attended a two day meeting at the Lord Baltimore Hotel with principals supervisors and superintendents from Maryland counties and Baltimore City. The conference featured speakers from state and national education groups focusing on how high schools prepare students for college and technical demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Federalsburg
Lockerman
Denton
Greensboro
Lord Baltimore
Maryland
Baltimore City
Thomas G. Pullen
Harold Taylor
Sarah Lawrence College
Harry Green
Maryland Commission
T. M. Stinnett
National Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards
Dana XI. Cotton
Harvard University
Fred M. Hechinger
New York “Herald Tribune
Caroline County
J. Jerome Frampton Jr
State Board of Education
W. Stewart Fitzgerald
Fred G. Asilton
VFW Elects District Officers At Easton
The Fourth District Maryland VFW met at Post 5118 Easton with District Commander Earl Mielke presiding. New officers include Aldred A. Thomas Cambridge as Commander, William McClyments Grasonville as senior vice, Samuel Galante Federalsburg as junior vice, Richard F. Records Cambridge as quartermaster, Carl Lewis Easton as chaplain, Martin Sinsheimer Cambridge as surgeon, Earl Mielke Easton as trustee, and Giles Jump Easton as judge advocate. Delegates came from Cambridge Easton Fraston Federalsburg Grasonville Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of
Richard F. Records
Cambridge
Carl Lewis
Easton
Martin Sinsheimer
Earl Mielke
Giles Jump
Fraston
Federalsburg
Grasonville
Greensboro
Family Week Service at First Church Honoring Open Your Home To God
A special service closes National Family Week at First Methodist Church Sanctuary at 7 30 p m Sunday. The Commission on Education and The Church School chair a program around Open Your Home To God with Youth Department music. Families urged to attend together.
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First Methodist Church
Commission on Education
Church School
County Committee To Promote School Plans
The Caroline County Board of Education met with 22 PTA selected reps to discuss informing voters about the June 14 School Board plan. They addressed taxes, transportation, and the case for a central high school to provide equal education at lower cost, with emphasis on consolidation for Federalsburg.
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Caroline County
Fitzgerald
Asilton
Federalsburg
Ir. Harris
Architects Selected For County School Buildings Plan
The Caroline County Board of Education and County Commissioners chose Johannes and Murray Architects to draft plans and costs for a 25 to 30 room senior high school and an 18 room Federalsburg addition. Plans due by June 1 with no charge if voters reject the bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannes and Murray
Board of Freducation
Federalsburg
W. Stewart Fitzgerald
Caroline County
Howard Harris
Board of education
Johannes and
Murray
Silver Spring
Cambridge
Maryland
U. S. Navy
University of Maryland
Norfolk City Board of Education
Mace’s Lane
Crisfield High
Howard County
Ellicott City
Carver
Elkton
Cambridge High
Waterloo
Fitzgerald
Greensboro Town Commissioners Installed
At a regular meeting Russell H. Wright and Jesse W. Porter were sworn in as Greensboro commissioners and officers for the new term were installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell H. Wright
Jesse W. Porter
Greensboro
Youth Layman's Day Held at St Pauls Church May 14
Youth Layman's Day will be held Saturday May 14 at St Pauls Methodist Church at 10th and Jackson Streets Wilmington. Events include registration 9 a.m. service 9:30 a.m. business session 9:45 a.m. conference 41 o'clock. Lunch 12:30 p.m. Worship and Holy Communion 2:30 p.m. Officers installed by Bishop Oxnam. Banquet 5:30 p.m. with Richard Green as toastmaster and Russell Hoeltzel as speaker. Limited to 300. registrations due by May 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
10th and
Jackson Streets
Wilmington
Carolyn Wolfe
Howell Wilkins
Denzel Wildey
F. Douglas Milbury
G. Bromley Oxnam
Washington Area
Richard MM. Green
Russell Ralph Hoeltzel
Girl Scout Mother and Daughter Banquet Planned
Final plans for the Girl Scout Mother and Daughter Banquet set for May 12 at 6 p m in the Denton fire house. The Ladies Auxiliary will serve dinner for about 200 tickets distributed among five active troops and committees. Guests include former Senior Troop 13 girls and mothers hoping to reactivate. Ten girls will graduate into Senior Scouting at the event. Tickets were made by Troops 15 and 82 led by Mrs. Walter Kerslake and Mrs. Joseph Scurto with Kerslake in charge of the program. Miss Iliane C. Schadt will speak and a movie Camping for all Girl Scouts will be shown.
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Denton
fire department
Walter Kerslake
Joseph Scurto
Kerslake
Iliane C. Schadt
Peninsula Girl Scout Council
Horizontal Silo Demonstration On Eveland Farm
A horizontal silo demonstration will be held at Mr. William Eveland's farm near Ridgely on May 10 starting at 9 30 a m Eastern Daylight Saving Time. If weather is bad it moves to the first clear day of that week. Alban Tractor Company Baltimore provides caterpillar earth moving equipment for a 100 ton earth bank silo on a typical Eastern Shore site. Walter D Hunnicutt of National Dairy Products Corp will speak on Making Better Grass Silage at Lower Cost. County Agent F M Rogers and Extension Dairyman John P Dietrich present information for local dairy farmers. Breyer Ice Cream Company serves lunch. Eastern Shore dairymen interested in low cost silos invited.
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William Eveland
Ridgely
Alban Tractor Company
Baltimore
Walter D. Hunnicutt
National Dairy Products Corp
F. M. Rogers
John P. Dietrich
Breyer Ice Cream Company
Eastern Shore
Layman's Work Day At Camp Pecometh May 7
Camp Pe-Co-Meth near Centreville hosts a Laymen's Work Day on May 7 as preparations begin for the ninth camping season opening in June. The Peninsula Conference Methodist Church group asks men to bring hammers and paint brushes. lunch is served at noon in the dining hall.
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Camp Pe-Co-Meth
Centreville
Peninsula Conference of
the
Methodist Church
Pe-Co-Meth
George W Beck Sr Files For Denton Town Commissioner
George W Beck Sr filed as a candidate for Commissioner of Denton for a five year term and, as of Wednesday noon, is the only candidate. The town election is scheduled for Monday May 23.
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George W. Beck Sr
Denton
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Methodist
PART
Kessinger
Weather Data
Shore Feed And
Wm. Stephens
O. A. Newton & Son
Bridgeville
Melvin Fell
Murray’s Feed Service, Inc
Frankfort
Del
John Hammond
O. A. Newton & Son Co
Edward H. Covell Jr
Willis & Covell Co
VFW
Greensboro Town Commissioners
Nolan H. Hubbard
Eloise A. Simpson
Henry C. Dean
Frank Asilten
Albert Collison
K. T. Everngam
Robert F. Schrieber
Luther T. Bennett Sr
Eveland Farm
Camp Pecometh
Newspaper
nhDHive
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