Engagement of Barbara Ann Towers to Pierce Glass
Mr and Mrs Benson A Towers of Denton announce the engagement of their daughter Barbara Ann to Pierce William Glass nephew of Mr and Mrs Shirley Eby of Cordova Md Barbara Ann is a Sea ford High School graduate attending the National Legal Secretarial School in Hagerstown Md until graduation in November Pierce Glass is a North Caroline High School graduate employed at the DuPont plant in Seaford No date has been set for the wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson A. Towers
Denton
Barbara Ann
Pierce William Glass
Shirley Eby
Cordova
Miss Towers
Seaford High School
National Legal Secretarial School
Hagerstown
Glass
North Caroline High School
DuPont
Seaford
Wedding of Miss Sandra Jean Trotman and Thomas Crouse II
Miss Sandra Jean Trotman of West Orange New Jersey will wed Thomas Conover Crouse II at Saint Cloud Presbyterian Church West Orange in a candlelight ceremony officiated by Reverends Mills and Jaquith A reception will follow at the Maplewood Woman's Club The couple plans to reside near Princeton New Jersey after a Bermuda trip and a return to New York City in December The bride's family and local social circles are noted with various attendees and relatives mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Jean Trotman
Wilbur Carrington Trotman
West View Road
West Orange
New Jersey
Thomas Conover Crouse II
Saint Cloud Presbyterian Church
Gerald Mills
Paul Jaquith
Ithaca
New York
Crouse
T. Conover Crouse
Denton
Maplewood
Judith Ann Albergotti
Marcig Fuller Homeyer
Linda Hertzbuch
Henry Lee Nuttle
E. Paul Kuentsner
C. Rodney Layton
C. James Holloway
Richard Carrington Trotman
University of Vermont
University of North Carolina
New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
New York City
Washington College
Chestertown
Maryland
Columbia University
U. S. Army
Allied Chemical Corporation
Bermuda
Princeton
District Rotary cruise hosts many local guests on Chesapeake Bay
Local social notes list Drs Alton and Elsie Billmeier and others from Maryland and Washington enjoying a three day Rotary cruise down the Chesapeake Bay. Visitors and hosts from Wilmington to Hyattsville attend social events, hospital stays, and Mother’s Day gatherings as May activities unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton
Elsie Billmeier
Anne Billmeier
Clifford Stafford
K. Thomas Everagain
Louis ¢. Butler
Samuel Johnson
Chesapeake Bay
John Hart
Kathleen Horning
Washington, D. C
Madge
Dorothy Jump
E. Alan Armstrong
Memorial Hospital
Wilmington
Delaware
Frederick Reed
Seresa Ellen
Easton Hospital
Paul E. Wright
Donna May
Grace Palen
George Lowe
Caroline Council of Homemakers
Commander Hotel
Ocean City
Worcester County
J. Norris Coulby
Jay
Lee Coulby
Lee
Hyattsville
James K
Deaths: Caroline County official Alva Webster Todd
Caroline County Commissioner Alva Webster Todd 62 of Harmony died last Thursday from a heart attack. A Republican farmer and civic church leader, he served a third term as county official and belonged to Harmony Methodist’s official board. Survived by his widow Lena Harriett Ivins Todd two sons Alva Webster Todd Jr and Ivins Todd five grandchildren two brothers Towers W Todd Federalsburg and Hudson Bennett Todd near Cambridge. Funeral Sunday at Frampton Funeral Home with ministers Elwood Eckhart and Vinton D Shufelt. Interment Hill Crest Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Alva Webster Todd
Harmony
Todd
Harmony Methodist Church
Lena Harriett Ivins Todd
Ivins Todd
Preston
Towers W. Todd
Federalsburg
Hudson Bennett Todd
Cambridge
Frampton Funeral Home
Elwood Eckhart
Vinton D. Shufelt
Ridgely
Hill Crest Cemetery
William Hammond Jr. Dies at 65 in Felton
William Hammond Jr., 65, of near Felton, was found dead at his home on Saturday due to apparent self inflicted death. He leaves four sons William III, Wallace, Smith and Norris Hammond, all of Felton, four grandchildren, two brothers Milton and Wallace of Camden, N J, two sisters Mrs Florence Thornton of Greensboro and Mrs Alpha Sipple of Felton, private funeral services were held Monday afternoon from J Millard Cooper Funeral Home Harrington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hammond, Jr
Felton
William III
Wallace
Smith
Norris Hammond
Milton
Camden
N. J
Florence Thornton
Greensboro
Alpha Sipple
J. Millard Cooper
Harrington
Dr S Bradford Downes Graveside Rites Held in Denton
Graveside services for Dr S Bradford Downes were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2 in Denton Cemetery. Rev Otho Brewer Jr of St Luke’s Church led the ceremony. Downes died in Bradenton, Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Cemetery
S. Bradford Downes
Bradenton
Otho G. Brewer, Jr
St. Luke’s Church
Obituary: Wilbur H. Cleaves Sr dies at 83 in Milford
Wilbur H. Cleaves Sr., 83, husband of the late Nora Cleaves, died Thursday at Milford Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He worked as a saw miller for many years in Harrington. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon from McKnott Funeral Home in Harrington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur H. Cleaves, Sr
Nora Cleaves
Milford Memorial Hospital
Harrington
McKnott Funeral Home
Alvin B. Carpenter Praised at Denton Cemetery Service
Alvin B. Carpenter died in Bradenton Florida. A funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 2 30 oclock at Denton Cemetery with Rev Otho G Brewer Jr of St Luke's Church officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Cemetery
Alvin B. Carpenter
Bradenton
Fla
Otho G. Brewer, Jr
St. Luke’s Church
Mrs. W. F. Dunkle Heads Conference WSCS Unit
Mrs. William F. Dunkle Jr of Wilmington was installed May 9 as president of the Woman's Society of Christian Service for the Peninsula Methodist Conference. The 23rd annual WSCS meeting at Aldersgate Church also elected officers for two years including Mrs. John H. Cronin, Mrs. T. D. Mylrea, and Miss Annie Howie.
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Joseph C. Brown
Severn
Ernest J. Brown
Gilbert Cooper
Lewes
Del
Annie Cooper
Fred Malone
Kim
Salisbury
George Cohee
George F. Mitchell
Peterson
Greensboro
George Lowe
Crisfield
Carlton V. West
Easton Hospital
Alvin B. Carpenter
Bradenton
Fla
Mary O. DeWeese
WSCS
Aldersgate Methodist Church
Walter B. Palmer
Hazel B. Taylor
Geo. Lowe
O. F. Smith
Howard Hager
William Beers
Co. H. Godwin
John Barnes
Hopkins
Grace Garey
Lillian Phillips
Goldsboro
Denny Phillips
Millsboro
Wilson Smith
Easton
Vincent Love
Kenny
Peggy
Wilmington
Fred Love
Lewis Adams
Elkton
Donald L. Watson
Donna Lou
Lou
Sherwood Park II
M. C. Watson
G. H. Rue
H. G. Cropper
Grendon Farms
Charles Stafford, Jr
Donald Stafford
Joyce Zlock
Nelson George
Newark
Marguerite Brubaker
Laura Wyatt
Milford
William F. Dunkle
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Peninsula Methodist Conference
Grace Church
Denton
Delaware
Maryland
Dunkle
Fairfax
Wesleyan College
Macon
Georgia
Florida State College For Women
Duke University
Wilmington New Century Club
Wilmington Ywca
Wilmington Federation of Women’s Clubs and Allied Organization
Delaware Council of United Church Women
John H. Cronin
T. D. Mylrea
Annie Howie
Wesleyan Service guide named in New Castle
Miss Sandra McCracken of New Castle was named Wesleyan Service guide. WSCS work will be led by Mrs. George Moore of Crisfield for children's activities and Mrs. Walter Tull Jr. of Crisfield for literature and missionary education. Other leaders include Mrs. Walter B. Palmer Denton for missionary service and Mrs. Paul Reynolds St Michaels for missionary personnel.
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WSCS
George Moore
Crisfield
Children’s
W. E. Leader
the Cedars
Walter Tull, Jr
Walter B. Palmer
Denton
Harry Hygate
Wilmington
Missionary Service
Paul Reynolds
St. Michaels
Edgar Timmons
Millsboro
Granville Hooper
Cambridge
Arnold Gilstad
Harrington
Elwood Cursey
Sherwood Park
Clarence Lucas
North Hills
Sandra McCracken
New Castle
Review of Maryland's Traffic Fatalities
Eleven persons were killed on Maryland highways last week per a Maryland State Police weekly survey. Six drivers, three passengers, and two pedestrians died. Alcohol contributed to four deaths and speed to six. driver error occurred in all but one. Colonel Carey Jarman urged drivers to maintain full control and cautioned against excessive speed on straight stretches and sharp curves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Maryland State Police
Carey Jarman
Poster speed limits tied to road studies say Col Jarman
Col Jarman notes that poster speed limits come from careful studies of road conditions traffic and driver capability. Exceeding these limits endangers the driver and others, including hazards from alcohol bearing on driving risk. He stresses limits are not arbitrary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Jarman
Dope Ring Bust In California Nets $6 Million Seizure
California Narcotics agents dismantled a major drug operation and seized six million dollars in heroin. They sent the ring’s alleged leader to prison as part of a high profile raid. The full exclusive report appears in The American Weekly May 19 issue.
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California Bureau of Narcotics Agents
Mr. Big
American Weekly
Baltimore American
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Crouse-Trotman
Wilbur H. Cleaves, Jr
Billsworth
Mary Cleaves
Martha Raymond
Trenton
Bradford Bachrach
Alva Webster
Ghyes
W. H. Cleaves, SR
W. F. Dunkle
Coe
L. & O. Service
Louis Walls and
Oakley Councill
Alton Billmeier
C. Elsie Billmeier
Optometrists
Evinrude
Johnson
Collie
Yorkshire Hog Sale
Cedar Grove Farm
Blakeford Herd
Queenstown
Earl C. Meeks
Queenstown, MD
Denton Bridge
Mercury
Will's Sporting Goods
Mercury Outboard Motors
Crestliner
Starcraft Boats
Mastercraft Trailers
Interlux Marine
Franklin ST
Balsa
To Killa” Mockingbird
Gregory Peck
My Mary Badham
Phillip Alford
John Megna
Ruth White
Paul Fix
Brock Peters
Horton Foote
Harper Lee
Elmer Bernstein
Robert Mulligan
Alan Pakula
Palate Saligan
Brentwood Productions
American International
Arring
Jock Mahoney
al A
Columbia Pictures
David Susskind
Requiem
Willenly
Rod Sealing
Proses
Ty David Susskind
Jack Grossberg
Ralph Nelson
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