Fashion Show Plans Completed at Denton Armory
The American Legion Auxiliary Caroline Post No 29 has completed plans for the annual Fashion Show co sponsored by Benjamins of Salisbury. The event, at the Denton Armory on Wednesday May 13 at 8 00 p m, features numerous local models from Denton Easton Ridgely Federalsburg Bridgeville and Ridgely with entertainment by Miss Teresa Coe and Pimm's ballet class. Ann's Florist Shop provides the door prize and tickets are available from Auxiliary members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Caroline Post No. 29
Benjamins
Salisbury
Denton Armory
Orme
Vickie Moore
Billy Knox
Randy Moore
Jean Aden
Jane Aden
Ginny Pitts
Malinda Hallowell
Sally Everagain
Ann
Governor signs conservation laws to protect Chesapeake Bay fish
Governor Theodore R. McKeldin signed three measures closing Magathy River Rhode River West River South River Herring Bay White Hall Creek Meredith Creek and Lake Ogleton to seining. The Izaak Walton League Western Shore Chapter at Deale backed conservation actions aimed at restoring the Bay's fishery and resources. Further conservation will be a key issue in the next election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Izaak Walton League of America
Western Shore
Deale
Chesapeake Bay
Maryland
Theodore R. McKeldin
Magathy River
Rhode River
West River
South River
Herring Bay
White Hall Creek
Meredith Creek
Lake Ogleton
Izaak Walton League
Caroline High Glee Clubs Present Spring Concert
Caroline High School hosts its fifth annual Spring Concert Friday May 15 at eight p.m. under Mrs Genevieve Palmer featuring Junior and Senior Glee Clubs with Ellen Carter Nichols and Peggy Van Dyke as accompanists. Admission 50 cents, program includes secular and sacred music and solos. Weather: generally fair with showers Friday and warmer weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline High School
Genevieve Palmer
Ellen Carter Nichols
Peggy van Dyke
Legion Members Take Obligation at May Ceremony
Nine members of Caroline Post No 29 of the American Legion took the obligation Sunday afternoon May 3 at the Post Home. The ritual was conducted by the American Legion degree team sponsored by 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux Voiture No. 113 Inc led by Frederick C. Miller. Members include Harold J. Allfather A J Judge Herman Skinner Howard Joiner Harry J Hubbard George Wise Elwood Schuyler Kenneth Bennington and Frank Cohee. The Degree Team explained the meanings of Truth Justice Freedom and Democracy. Post No 29 has about 160 members with Harry Hubbard as Post Commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Post No. 29
American Legion
Post
Voiture No. 113, Inc
Frederick C. Miller
Caroline
Harold J. Allfather
A. J. Judge
Herman Skinner
Howard Joiner
Harry J. Hubbard
George Wise
Elwood Schuyler
Kenneth Bennington
Frank Cohee
Post No. 29
Harry Hubbard
Baltimore
Kindleberger
Denton Doctor Named State Medical Post in Maryland
Dr. E Paul Knotts of Denton was elected vice president of the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland at a Baltimore meeting last week He resigns after 17 years as examiner in medicine and is made an honorary member of the state board Dr Norman Sartorius of Pocomoke City fills the vacancy Knotts named Family Doctor of the Year by the American Academy of General Practice of Maryland The Knotts family summer residents of Rehoboth Beach occupy a cottage on Rodney Street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Paul Knotts
Denton
Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of
Maryland
Baltimore
Knotts
State Board of Medical Examiners
Department of Medicine
Norman Sartorius
Pocomoke City
Department of Therapeutics and Pharmacology
American Academy of General Practice of
Newberry County
S. C
Washington College
Chestertown
University of Maryland Medical School
Ridgely
Dr. French Invited To Remain At First Church
The Rev. Dr. John E. French was asked to continue as pastor of First Methodist Church for an eleventh year and his salary was raised to 5000 dollars. Peninsula Annual Conference opens May 14 in Wilmington with H Earle Smith as delegate and J Lester Everagam as alternate. Board officers include F L R Nuttle president, E Theodore Orme secretary, and Ruth Beauchamp assisting the treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. French
First Methodist Church
French
H. Earle Smith
Peninsula
Wilmington
J. Lester Everagam
F. L. R. Nuttle
E. Theodore Orme
J. D. Carter
Ruth Beauchamp
Alton Billmeier
C. Elsie Billmeier
James M. Clark
Walter B. Palmer
Two Crashes Listed In Upper County
In Upper County near Route 404 in the morning a Westminster man Levere Stone sifer collided with Arvel Cephas of Ridgely after avoiding oncoming traffic. damage about 350 dollars and Stonesifer charged with following too closely. Later Denton resident Rev Herman Drews charged for failing to yield on Campground Road against Matilda Walls. damage about 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Caroline Sales Co
Levere Stonesifer
Westminster
Arvel Cephas
Ridgely
Cephas
E. C. Myers
Stonesifer
Herman Drews
Campground
Matilda Walls
Fleetwood Appointed County Tax Assessor
Douglas I. Fleetwood of Denton was appointed local tax assessor for Caroline County real estate at a County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday May 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas I. Fleetwood
Denton
Caroline County
Elks To Hold First Annual Boy Scout Field Day
Easton Elks Lodge hosts the first annual Boy Scout Field Day for Caroline Kent Queen Anne's and Talbot Counties on May 9 starting at 1 30 pm with a parade and flag raising. Visiting troops will compete in events such as discus and javelin throws races obstacle relays and an oratorical contest with prizes for winners. Soft drinks and hot dogs will be provided and the day ends with a pass in review and lowering of colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Caroline
Kent
Queen Anne’s
Talbot
Easton Lodge
Easton Elks
James Baughley
Philip A. Stewart
The
Easton Elks Lodge
Caroline Guardsmen Plan Camp Meade Firing Drill
The Caroline Guardsmen of Maryland National Guard 29th Division 115th Infantry Heavy Weapons Company will train May 16 17 at Camp Meade Maryland in rifle pistol and carbine. Two officers Capt Gerard T Warwick Jr and Lt Dale Palmer plus 50 men will participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
115Th Infantry
Caroline County
Maryland National Guard
Camp Meade
A. P. Hill Reservation
Fredericksburg
Gerard T. Warwick, Jr
Dale Palmer
Cecil Sr. Kenney
Willard T. Knotts
Mervin J. Richard
David G. Swecker
Joseph D. Deibel
Frederick T. Frank
Noble Schuyler
Richard A. Brunkhorst
Benedict J. Buckle
Arvel L. Coppage
Glenn D. Fleming
Alonzo D. Howard
Harold T. Ireland
William F. North
Noah E. Schiff
Charles E. Wothers
Denton
Local Agent Attends Regional Spring Meeting
Clarence J. Kern, local agent for Farm Bureau Insurance, attended a two day Regional Spring meeting in Baltimore last week. The event drew over 500 agents and employees from the Tri- State Region serving Maryland Delaware the District of Columbia and part of Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence J. Kern
Farm Bureau Insurance Companies
Baltimore
Tri- State
Maryland
Delaware
District of Columbia
Virginia
Chamber of Commerce to Sponsor Miss Denton Queen
The Denton Chamber votes to sponsor a Miss Denton to represent the town at the Delmarva Chicken of Tomorrow Contest in Harrington on June 22 to 24. It appropriates $50 for the queen’s attire and forms a committee to design a float for the gala parade at the Kent and Sussex Fair Grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Chamber of Commerce
Denton
Kent and Sussex
Dentonia Theatre
Samuel Mellits
Everagams
Harrington
Social Security Representative to Visit Denton Court House
A Social Security Administration representative will be at the Denton Court House on Monday April 11 from 11:00 a.m. to answer questions about Old Age and Survivors Insurance and help eligible workers file applications. The visit, arranged by Norman P Foster of the Salisbury Field Office, urges people to inquire to avoid missing benefits under recent amendments expanding coverage and increasing benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Administration
Court House
Denton
Norman P. Foster
Salisbury
Foster
Citizenship Award Night At Rotary Club Tuesday
The Rotary Club of Denton will honor Caroline High School students chosen for good citizenship based on scholarship perseverance initiative leadership cooperation and personal hygiene with a Tuesday event. The Del Mar Va Firemen and Ladies Auxiliary hold their annual convention Tuesday and Wednesday May 12 and 13 at Parksley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Rotary Club of
Denton
Caroline High School
Del-Mar-Va
Caroline Chapter Mental Hygiene Society to Meet
The Caroline County Chapter of the Mental Hygiene Society of Maryland will hold its first annual meeting on Thursday May 14 at 8 p.m. in Caroline High School Denton. A business session will include officer nominations and reports, followed by a talk by William A. Martin Eastern Shore Field Representative on regional mental health programs. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
The
Mental Hygiene Society of Maryland
Caroline High School
Denton
William A. Martin
Eastern Shore
Shore Horse Shows Announce Trophies
The Combined Eastern Shore Horse Shows announce charitable trophies for Pony Walking Three-Gaited Five-Gaited Jumper and Hunter divisions. Donors include W. L. Wheatley Inc Greensboro NC Miss Mary Llewellyn J. W. Hallowell & Sons Paul M. Jones Nuttle Lumber Denton and Dr Frank Mesino. Trophies awarded to horse earning three wins for permanent possession. champion year results depend on points across member shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary I. Llewellyn
Greensboro
North Carolina
Llewellyn
J. W. Hallowell & Sons, Inc
Federalsburg
General Motors’ Cars
Paul M. Jones
Snow Hill
Miss Way Jones
Nuttle Lumber & Coal Company
Denton
Frank Mesino
Eastern Shore
Denton GI Bride To Visit His Parents
Corporal Hugh C. Fletcher arrives Saturday with his bride to visit his father A Emerson Fletcher and brother A Jerome Fletcher. They were married in San Francisco April 6, after Fletcher’s service in Korea. They will live at 223 West Lanvale Street Baltimore. He served in Korea as a medical laboratory technician and studied at Mars Hill Junior College, University of Oklahoma, University of Texas, and George Washington University. to complete at Johns Hopkins.
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Twelfth General Dispensary Laboratory
Pusan
Mars Hill
North Carolina
Fletcher
University of Oklahoma
University of Texas
George Washington University
Johns Hopkins University
New Voters Must Register For May 19 Election
Those who recently came of age or moved into the county must register for the May 19 election. Names already on the books do not need to register to vote. Also this week KX, Thomas Everngam and Harry R. Hughes announced moving their law offices to the first floor of the Judge Goldsborough House on Court House Square in Denton. Everngam had occupied the old offices in the Law Building for ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Everngam
Harry R. Hughes
Judge Goldsborough
Court House Square
Denton
Mr. Everngam
Auto Insurance Law Change Now In Effect June 1 1953
State Insurance Commissioner Chas S Jackson warns owners and operators that Senate Bill No 4 takes effect June 1 1953 and raises required liability limits to 10000 20000 and 5000 dollars for bodily injury death or property damage. Policies not meeting the minimum must be endorsed by June 1 1953, or insurers cannot file financial responsibility certificates. Endorsing after an accident is not allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. S. Jackson
Jackson
Wesley College Choir Sings at First Church
Wesley College Choir under Thomas J Brumit will perform at First Methodist Church Sunday at 8:00 p m. Selections include The Lord Is My Shepherd Were You There Recessional I Wonder As I Wander and Thanks Be To God. Dr J Paul Slaybaugh will give the meditation and a church social follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley College
First Methodist Church
Thomas J. Brumit
Brumit
Westminster Choir College
Duke
Indiana
Cain
DeKoven
John Jacob Niles
Dickson
J. Paul Slaybaugh
W.S.C.S
National President To Speak To Scout Council
The Peninsula Girl Scout Council honors national president Mrs Roy F Layton of Girl Scouts of the USA as guest speaker at the May Council meeting Monday evening May 11 at 8 in Seaford High School auditorium Delaware Mrs Layton attended the fifteenth World Conference of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in Dombaas Norway. Mrs Charles Smith Frederica first vice president chairs arrangements Troop 1 Sudlersville with flag ceremony led by Mrs Austin Roberts who begins her twenty seventh year with the Scouts as Troop 1 leader W Robert Scott Seaford elementary principal will greet attendees from the Seaford special school district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peninsula
Del
Austin Roberts
Sudlersville
Roberts
Girl Scouts
W. Robert Scott
Seaford
Mrs Everngam Heads Community Club
The annual election of officers of Denton Community Club was held last Friday. Officers named: Mrs K Thomas Everngam president, Mrs Austin R Murphy first vice president, Mrs George Lowe second vice president, Mrs William G Towers secretary, Mrs John Emerson assistant secretary, Mrs G Daniel Crouse treasurer, Mrs Herman Keene assistant treasurer, Mrs Carlton V West corresponding secretary, Mrs William F Wolf librarian, Mrs Willoughby Nowell, Mrs Elmer Orme and Mrs Wayne Caw Icey Sr directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Community Club
K. Thomas Everngam
Austin R. Murphy
George Lowe
William G. Towers
John Emerson
G. Daniel Crouse
Herman Keene
Carlton V. West
William F. Wolf
Willoughby Nowell
Elmer Orme
Wayne Caw- Icey, Sr
Memorial Hospital to Have Open House event
Memorial Hospital at Easton will observe National Hospital Week with an Open House on Tuesday May 12. Tours of the hospital will be conducted by members of the Junior Auxiliary from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event marks Florence Nightingale birthday anniversary and promotes modern nursing.
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Memorial Hospital
Easton
Florence Nightingale
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Leasure
Weather Data
Dewspaptern
First Church
Upper County
Fleetwood Apported
Elks
Chamber of Commerce
Mental Hygiene Society
Shore Horse Shows
W. L. Wheatley, Inc., Freezers and Canners
Clayton, Delaware
Move Law Offices
Wesley College Choir
Scout Council
Mrs. Everngam
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