Northrup Convicted Gets Life in First Degree Murder
Dorchester County jury found Harvey Lee Northrup 27 guilty of first degree murder in the slaying of Howard Lee Coleman Jr., with a sane-at-time finding and no capital punishment. Sentenced to life, he fled in Coleman's car after the shooting and was captured days later. A second item notes a homemaking institute for adult Girl Scouts in Laurel, Delaware, with details on venue, program, and registration.
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Dorchester County
Harvey Lee
Blackie) Northrup
Federalsburg
Northrup
Howard Lee Coleman, Jr
Cambridge
Maryland
Coleman
Blackie
Calvin L. Brinsfield
FBI
Waldo H. Robinson
Maryland Penitentiary
Baltimore
St. Phillips Episcopal Church
S. W
Central Ave
6Th St
Laurel
Del
Alice Sanderson
Stanley Home Products, Inc
Peninsula Girl Scout Council
Denton
Woman earns license as funeral director in area
Easton woman Mrs. R. Ellis Clark becomes the area's only licensed woman funeral director after passing the State Board examination. She was registered as an apprentice in June 1951 and was eligible for the exam on March 1, 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Ellis Clark
State Board of Funeral Directors and
State Roads 12 Year Program Begins In County
The State advances its 12 Year Program in District No. 2 covering Caroline Cecil Kent Queen Annes and Talbot counties. Twenty four contracts for road improvement were advertised by April 30 with 22 awards already made. The program covers about 51 miles costing 3,198,753 dollars. Bridges on the Blue Star Memorial Highway and U S 213 were awarded for 475,643 and 26,369 dollars respectively. Cecil County sees work on U S 222 through Port Deposit costing 36,960 dollars. Two projects Md 19 and Md 298 have been completed. Work in Caroline will continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Blue Star Memorial Highway
Chester River
Sassafras River
Unicorn Branch
Red Lion Branch
MD. 19
Church Hill
Ingleside
Lynch
Caroline Will
Man Arrested on Forgery Charge in Ridgely
Lawrence S. Carey of Harrington Delaware was arrested by Cpl. Gus Koste at Fleming's Barber Shop in Ridgely after passing a check at Barclay on Palmer Council. He had passed five or six other checks in Queen Annes and Caroline Counties. Sgt. Cole is handling the investigation. Carey previously served a three year term for forgery in 1949 at the Maryland House of Correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence S. Carey
Harrington, del
Cpl
Gus Koste
Fleming
Ridgely
Barclay
Palmer Council
Carey
Queen Anne’s
Caroline Counties
Sgt. Cole
Maryland House of Correction
Judges Give Talks At Flower Exhibit by Denton Club
Three members of the Upper Dorchester Garden Club judged the Denton Community Club flower show last Friday, with talks on color balance and container choices. New officers and chairmen were installed for the Denton Community Club, led by president Mrs. K. T. Everagain, who announced departmental heads and committees. Donations supported a memorial and mental health funds, with additional gifts from local clubs for youth books, a club-house sign, and shrubbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Community Club
Upper Dorchester
Milford
K. T. Everagain
Austin R. Murphy
George Lowe
Carlton V. West
Theodore Manlove
Edward Carney
Chauncey Downs
Herman Keen
G. D. Crouse
A. R. Murphy
John W. Asher
Douglas Fleetwood
Percy Bittle
Maryland Antiquities
G. H. Rue
J. R. Witbak
W. G. Towers
H. H. Nuttle
Fred Asilton
Frank Kopen
J. E. Harris
U. S. Defense
Hamilton Hallowell
Ella Carter
C. C. Merriken
I. T. Orme
Willoughby Nowell
H. F. Bamberger
T. C. Crouse
Mary Hobbs
John Asher
Clayton Long
Walter B. Palmer, Jr
James F. Wright
Edna Green
John W. Logan
Charles V. Moore
Louise Dukes
Edward Lapham
James Depew
J. F. Connelly
Irving Chaney
Alma Prinkett
Washington
Maryland Federation of Women’s Clubs
Denton Rotary Club
Denton Lions Club
Calvert C. Merriken
Girl Scout Council Meeting Set for May 19 in Easton
The Peninsula Girl Scout Council of Delaware and Maryland will hold its spring meeting on Wednesday evening May 19 at 8 in the County Building Auditorium Easton. All registered adult members should attend to transact council business and voice the vote. Speaker Wilmer W. Riley Aberdeen president of the Susquehanna Council will discuss pertinent questions with focus on camping and volunteer recruiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peninsula Girl Scout Council
Delaware
Maryland
Easton
Wilmer W. Riley
Aberdeen
Susquehanna Council of Girl Scouts
Easton Neighborhood Association
State Renews 4 H Citizenship Program
The State Extension Service renews the National 4 H Citizenship Award Program for 1954 marking the seventh year of offering to encourage good citizenship among 4 H Club members. Two national winners, a boy and a girl, will each receive a $300 college scholarship funded by a trust from Chicago business leaders honoring Thos FE Wilson. County Extension Agents will supply full program information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Extension Service
Chicago
Thos. FE. Wilson
Homemakers' Council Honors Miss Spafford Tea in May honor
The Homemakers' Council of Caroline County hosted a tea on May 11 at Concord Church House honoring Miss Bessie M. Spafford as she retires on June 30. County leaders and guests from Denton Ridgely Queen Anne Preston joined in presenting flowers and a purse for her thirty years of service. Special guest out of county was Florence Low of University of Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homemakers’ Council
Caroline County
Bessie M. Spafford
Concord Church House
Robert Stanton
Preston
George Lowe
Denton
Harry H. Nuttle
Kennard Holden
William Lynch
J. Boone Jarrell
Harry Holsinger
Ridgely
Clifton G. Crouse
Queen Anne
Rebecca Voshell
George W. Clendaniel
Howard Harris
Jay Smith
Caroline County Council
Harry Nuttle
Clifton Crouse
Claude Howard, Sr
Harry E. Holsinger
Frank Ziegler
Florence Low
University of Maryland
Spafford
Petition Seeks Repair of Hobbs Road Route 474
A petition with 73 signatures was presented to Caroline County Commissioners requesting repair and resurfacing of Route 474 from Denton eastern limits to Anthony's Mill Road. The court ordered the roads engineer to schedule work at the earliest opportunity. The 1962 65 plan lists resurfacing 0.57 miles for 15,000 dollars and widening 1.48 miles to 22 feet for 80,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Denton
Anthony’s Mill Road
Hobbs
State Roads Commission
Inc
Easton Community Concert Membership Drive Planned
The Eas ton Community Concert Association met at the Talbot Free Library to plan the 1954 55 season membership drive. The goal is one thousand members, with last year’s enrollment just over eight hundred. The drive runs May 24 to May 29 with a dinner at Christ Church Parish House for officers and workers. Renewal forms will be mailed to former members to expedite the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton Community Concert Association
Talbot Free Library
Christ Church Parish House
Association
County Poultrymen Advised To Reduce Operation Waste
University of Maryland Extension poultryman Wade H. Rice warns that broiler, egg and turkey producers face profits squeeze in 1954 with rising feed costs and overproduction. He urges cost cuts without lowering production, detailing steps for broilers eggs and turkeys to reduce waste, boost efficiency, and maintain health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade H. Rice
University of Maryland Extension Poultryman
U. S. Department of Agriculture Hatchery
Rice
Extension Poultryman
Broiler
Local Oil Men Seek Six Point Legislative Plan
Caroline County Petroleum Industries Committee met at the Brick Hotel in Denton and adopted a six point program. They demand reasonable gasoline taxes for highways, a constitutional amendment protecting road funds, highway product competition, reduced highway bond debt, improved highway safety, and withdrawal of federal involvement from gasoline tax. J P Lanigan notes state level taxes are proper and essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County Petroleum Industries Committee
Brick Hotel
Denton
J. P. Lanigan
The
Maryland Petrol
Training Course For Girl Scout Leaders Held Here
The first in a three session training series for Girl Scout leaders and Troop Committee members drew good attendance. The final two sessions are set for May 13 and May 20 at 8 p m in the Girl Scout Council office in the Carter Building Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout Council
Carter Building
Denton
22-Month-Old Child Found In Marshy Hope Creek
Funeral services are set for John Kevin Christopher, 22 months, of Federalsburg, with Rev. Ralph C. Jones officiating at Williamson Funeral Home. Interment in Crest Cemetery. He had been missing since Tuesday evening. a search by neighbors, townspeople, firemen, police, and National Guard members followed. Survived by parents Jack and Clare Morris Christopher, a brother Gary, a sister Catherine Marie, grandparents and great grandparents from Seaford and Federalsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kevin Christopher
Williamson Funeral Home
Federalsburg
Ralph C. Jones
Union Methodist Church
Ferlijl Crest Cemetery
Jack
Clare Mae Morris Christopher
Gary
Catherine Marie
Woodrow Christopher
Seaford
William Puncke
Samuel Morris
Wilmer Christopher
Neva Cox
W. J. Morris
John
National Guard
Gus Koste
Harold Weir
Donald Weir
George Carey
Easton Barracks
Antique Show In Berlin May 21 22
Antique dealers from Maryland Delaware and Virginia will display furniture glass and chinaware during Berlin’s old homes pilgrimage at Calvin B Taylor Hall Presbyterian Church on South Main Street. The two day show runs 10 a m to 10 p m with items from Waverly on the Delaware Trail owned by Mrs E Bowen Quillin including Belgian blue glass Lennox Minton and Copeland china and a circa 1780 Baltimore Hepplewhite mahogany wall table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
Calvin B. Taylor
The
Presbyterian Church
South Main Street
Junior Guild of
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Waverly
E. Bowen Quillin
Quillin
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Girl Scouts
Eastern Shore
Caroline, Cecil, Kent
Talbot
Wilma Rae
Wilda Rita
Willa Royce
Wilma Smith
Cumberland, Md
CINPI
Weather Data
Miss
Hope Creek
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