Pelton Sweeps Georgetown Race At Finale Sunday
Dean Pelton a stock car veteran from Silver Spring won a NASCAR sanctioned feature at Georgetown Speedway. Starting 16th he passed Jim Smith and Johnny Martin to take the lead on lap 23 of 25 in a 66 mph 0.75 mile oval race. The program included hot heats, a multi-car crash, and an injured driver Horace Williams with a left hip injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Pelton
Silver Spring
Georgetown Speedway
Pelton
Jim Smith
Johnny Martin
Martin
Smith
100
Dean
Jerry Jenkins
Tom Brown
Jenkins
Horace Williams
Jr. Parker
Bob Maddox
Horace
Georgetown
George Harrison
Jim Hayes
Bud Hamilton
Jack Hart
Lawrence Tucker
Dick Maddox
Jr. Collins
George Smith
Bob Hanna
Fireball Trice
Norwood Ellingsworth
Hobby Division
Howard Betts
Gale Smith
Alvin Cordrey
Sam Smith
Snow Hill
George Townsend
Newark
Preston Weekend Visits and County Club Fashion Show
Prestonians hosted visitors from Hazardville and Bridgeville as the Monday Club met in Denton. Laura Christopher funeral was held at Bethesda Methodist Church with interment in the church cemetery. The Caroline County Homemakers Clubs staged a cotton dress revue and skits from Denton, Federalsburg, Greensboro, and Preston, with music by 4-H member Constance McGee and Ella Meoney. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Stevenson
Hazardville
Conn
C. E. Anderson
Bridgeville
Del
Lloyd Larson
Salt Lake City
Utah
Inlaw
Lloyd Cannon
Creighton Carmine
Laura Christopher
Bethesda Methodist Church
H. C. Jeffers
Church Cemetery
Caroline County
Tidewater Inn
Easton
Lee Holt
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Gilpin’s Point
Viola Brinsfield
Wm. Chandler
Washington
Isabelle McClean
Dorothy Osteen
Jack Shetland and Son
Richmond
H. C. Todd
J. Frank Patchett
Louis Auer
New York
Harold Klahold
Skyline Drive
Mary McFarland
Ella Harrison
Local Social Notes Show Visits From Many States
Marydel California visitor Marina Toledo stays with sister Mary Ruth Miller. Reynolds Myers and friends in Philadelphia. L H Collison and Andy visit Allentown. Price Kaler of Washington enjoys time at home and with friends. Herman Cohee of Ocean City stays in town. T Olin Ford and Howard Logan return from Miami trip with Florida visits and scenic drives. Walter Burkins and Stewart Logan families host Penns Grove and Lake Wales guests. Logan household hosts many visitors including Rh Ab Rye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marina Toledo
Los Angeles
Calif
Mary Ruth Miller
Reynolds Myers
Philadelphia
L. H. Collison
Andy
Allentown
Price Kaler
Washington
Herman Cohee
Ocean City
T. Olin Ford
Miami
Howard B. Logan
Florida
T. O. Ford
R. I. Moore
Lake Wales
Roland Bosley
Ocala
C. O. Wright
Orlando
Great Smoky Mountains
Tennessee
Skyline Drive
Virginia
Walter Burkins
Stewart Logan
Linda
Michael
Penn’s Grove
N. J
Logan
A. H. Wyatt
Jeff Nhowsy
Rye
Social visiting across Farmington Harrington and Federalsburg
Mr and Mrs Robert Messick and daughters of Farmington and Mr and Mrs Jesse Trotto and son of Harrington visited Floyd Messick on Sunday. Several other local residents including Mrs Thurman Adams and Mrs Roland Melson of Bridgeville and Mrs Martha Thomas of Mardela Springs joined relatives for weekend gatherings. Visitors to William Croll from Federalsburg Milford Dover and Denton also listed with local families hosting, plus Vernon and Bridgeville connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Messick
Farmington
Jesse Trotto
Harrington
Floyd Messick
Thurman Adams
Roland Melson
Bridgeville
William Croll
August Croll
Federalsburg
Clarence Breeding
Wilmer Nagel
Bernice Calhoun
Nagel
Isaac Noble
Homemakers Build Cabinets At Camp Mardela Workshop
More than 30 Homemakers attended a Camp Mardela cabinet making workshop led by Guy Gienger and Lavonia Hilbert from the University of Maryland Extension Service. May 10 and 14 featured hammers drills and screw drivers as participants learned new skills and completed sewing cabinets while noting blisters and pride in their work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Mardela
Guy Gienger
Lavonia Hilbert
University of Maryland Extension Service
Coun
County wide workshop gathers Maryland 4 H leaders
Miss Jane Boyd Kent County Miss Ruby Brant Queen Annes County Mrs Leona Perry Talbot County Mrs Regenia Fuller Somerset County Miss Jane Cole Worcester County attended the workshop with Miss Jane Boyd. This is the first county in the state to hold this type of workshop. Margene Falen University of Maryland Extension Service photographed the event for the Extension Service Review. Arrangements were made by Mrs Nelson Covey of the County Clothing Committee who has long supported the Extension Service clothing program in Caroline County and judged exhibits and style reviews statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ties
Jane Boyd
Kent County
Ruby Brant
Queen Anne’s
Leona Perry
Talbot County
Regenia Fuller
Somerset County
Jane Cole
Worcester County
Margene Falen
University of Maryland Extension Service
Extension Service
Nelson Covey
Most Dangerous Driving Hours Are 4 To 8 PM
A report states that the afternoon to early evening period from four to eight o'clock is the peak risk window for dangerous driving. The finding highlights higher accident rates during this time and urges extra caution and safer driving practices.
Colored Farm Activities Negro 4-H'er Of Caroline County Wins State Broiler Contest
John W. Woods Jr of Preston won first place in the Eastern Shore State 4-H Broiler contest held May 19 in Princess Anne Maryland. His six nine week old cockerels averaged four pounds each and cost fifteen cents a bird excluding labor. Second place went to Charles Black of Ridgely who placed seventh with birds averaging three and a half pounds and costing twenty cents a bird. Both youths showcased 4-H club work and brooding knowledge amid judging on records mortality feed conversion and project story. Homemakers Model Cotton Dresses At Lockerman School Tonight About forty one Caroline County homemakers will model cotton dresses they have made at Lockerman School tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
John W. Woods, Jr
Preston
Princess Anne
J. A. Perkins
Woods
Charles Black
Ridgely
Black
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Mary Knotts
Templeville
F. E. Snow
Marydel
Delaware
Dover Century Club Chorus
L. A. Covell
Moses Schrock
R. G. Miller
Town
Community Club
Edna Carmine
Lockerman High School
Denton
Greensboro
Doodeyville
Toonerville
Enchanted Forest
Denton Junior Club
Constance McGee
Ella Meoney
Miss Hairston
Anna Brown
Grace Wayman
Cassie Roach
Jean Roach
Izetta Benson
Geneva Gould
Elizabeth Nicholas
Myrtle Pinder
Hickman
Susie Noble
Fifth Avenue
L. & W. Service
Louis Andrew and
Walter Turner
of Easton, Md
N. Washington Street
Roland Daffin
Tunis Mills
Hamilton Beach
FOX Bros
Mercury
Marine
Will's Sporting Goods Store
Franklin ST
Denton Businesses
Lockerman School
Will’s Sporting Goods Store
The
Bata Shoe Store
Western Auto Associate Store
Everagain
Breeding & Nichols
Clark Shop
Butler Barber Shop
George’s
Stafford’s
Cooper Furniture Co
Chevrolet
Standard Auto Supply Co
Adams and Wright Hardware Company
Willis & Cowell Company
Benton Appliances
Lewis Motor Company
Adams Feed Company
Ben Franklin
Stewart E. Hallowell & Son, Inc
Gustav Good
Southern States Farmers Supply Co-op., Inc
Toys and Hobbies
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