Snow disrupts Eastern Shore transport and power
A heavy wet snow began on Friday November 6 paralyzing roads across Caroline and nearby counties. Drifting up to four to six feet blocked routes, halted mail and phone service, delayed or canceled buses, and stranded students and families. By Sunday most main roads were open, trunk lines restored, and power crews treated outages, with a new baby born in Ridgely and continued service improvements noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Caroline
Walter G. Kerslake
Clark Smith
Henderson
Greensboro
Oscar Nichols
Hammer
Homer G. Stufft
Alton Smith
Goldsboro
Ridgely School
Burrsville
Whiteleysburg
New Bridge
Greensboro-Ridgely
Ridgely
Harrington
Washington
Brick Hotel
Tenance
William Wroten
Kent General Hospital
Dover
Wright
Mills
Wroten
Trailways
Baltimore
Rehoboth Beach
Wye Mills
Easton
Mildred Cole
Eastern Shore Public Service Company
Lester Love
Boyce Mill Road
Memorial Hospital
Denton-Greensboro
Southern States To Hold 30th Anniversary Meeting
Kenneth Shaffer of Denton will attend the 30th Anniversary Southern States meeting in Richmond Virginia on November 17 and 18 as official delegate. Also attending are Charles W. Baker and more than 1500 participants. Highlights include the annual report by O E Zacharias Jr, a basketball tournament final, board of directors updates, talks by Kenneth McFarland and tours of facilities. Charter Virginia Seed Service members and early seed poolers will be guests.
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Kenneth Shaffer
Denton
Southern States
Richmond
Charles W. Baker
Southern States Agency
O. E. Zacharias, Jr
Kenneth McFarland
Topeka
Kansas
General Motors Corporation
Virginia Seed Service
Poultry Conference Panel Features Dr Porter on Disease
Dr James E Porter of Salisbury Livestock Laboratory joins a panel on Recent Field Observations of Chronic Respiratory Disease at an educational poultry conference set for November 18 at Maryland State Teachers College. Other panelists include Dr I M Moulthrop and Dr E H Peterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Porter
Salisbury Livestock Sanitary Laboratory
Maryland State Teachers College
I. M. Moulthrop
Salisbury Livestock Laboratory
E. H. Peterson
Charles Phizer Company
Terra Haute
Indiana
Porter
Salisbury Laboratory
Dr. French Elected To Council Post
The Rev Dr John E French pastor of First Methodist Church Denton and Bishop Allen J Miller of Easton were elected as vice presidents of The Council of Churches and Christian Education of Maryland and Delaware at its annual Baltimore meeting on November 5. They will serve as official representatives to the Delmarva Commission. The Council operates as the cooperative interdenominational agency with headquarters in Baltimore. Western Maryland Commission is led by Dr Frederick Eyster of Hagerstown. Baltimore Commission is led by Dr Miles W Conner and Mrs Raymond M Miller, who also heads The Maryland Council of Church Women. Dr Paul C Warren of Baltimore's Second Presbyterian is President and Rev Willis R Ford is Executive Secretary. Continued on page 5.
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John E. French
First Methodist Church
Denton
Allen J. Miller
Protestant Episcopal Diocese
Easton
Council of Churches and Christian Education of
Maryland
Delaware
Baltimore
French
Journal Photographer Wins in National Contest
Elton L Kindleberger of Greensboro earned fourth and fifth place honors in the 1953 Pet Milk Summer Snapshot Contest. His prize photos titled Brenda Schofield and The Site of Freedom were judged by five Pet Milk officials and associated photographers.
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Elton L. Kindleberger
Greensboro
Mr. Kindleberger
Brenda Schofield
Freedom
Pet Milk Company
Pet
St. Louis
Wiss Wilson Speaks On Home Lighting At Denton Club
Miss Julia Herbert Wilson of Choptank Electric Cooperative outlined Home Lighting Better Light Better Living at the Denton Community Club meeting on Friday November 6. The program featured door prizes, a piano duet by Connie Koste and Gus Ixoste Jr, and refreshments, with a strong turnout despite a heavy snowstorm.
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Wiss Wilson
Denton Community Club
Julia Herbert Wilson
Hame
Choptank Electric Co-operative
Oron F. Smith
Fred B. Nuttle
Moritz Moszkowski
Connie Koste
Gus Ixoste, Jr
J. Kemp Stevens
T. Carville Fleetwood
E. Theodore Orme
John F. Mandrell
Orme
Calvert C. Merriken
Sx. Thomas Everngamn
Choptank Alumni Chapter Formed
The Choptank Chapter of the Washington College Alumni Association formed in Cambridge last week with a new constitution and officers. Alumni from Talbot Caroline and Dorchester Counties are included. Western Maryland chapter formed recently at Cumberland. Officers: Fred Asilton president Elizabeth Farber vice president Betty Orme secretary Jane Mellor treasurer. Executive committee: Marvin H. Smith William Johnson Eugenia Barto.
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Washington College Alumni Association
Cambridge
Talbot
Caroline
Dorchester
Maryland
Cumberland
Fred Asilton
Denton
Elizabeth M. Farber
Betty Smith Orme
Jane Oyster Mellor
Royal Oak
Marvin H
Two Ferries Set For Washington State Trip
Maryland built ferries Nice and O Conor to be towed 6000 miles to Seattle and to join Washington State Toll Bridge Authority service in Puget Sound. The vessels left Fairfield after state sale following Chesapeake Bay bridge opening.
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Chesapeake Bay
State of Maryland
Harry W. Nice
Herbert R. O’conor
Seattle
State of Washington
Pugent Sound
Maryland Drydock Company
Fairfield
State Roads Commission
Washington State Toll Bridge Authority
Nice
O’conor
Maryland Drydock
Watch For Tuberculosis Cross Symbol Of Hope
The red Double-Barred Cross is the registered trademark of the National Tuberculosis Association and its Caroline County affiliate. The Seal shows a singing child and will mail November 16 beginning the 1953 sale through December to fund tuberculosis prevention and control. Buying Seals supports safer healthier community life.
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National Tuberculosis Association
Caroline County Tuberculosis Association
Problems Of Club Presidents To Be Discussed
The Maryland Federation of Women's Clubs will hold an advisory council and board meeting on Tuesday November 17 at Trotter Emerson Baltimore and Calvert Streets in Baltimore. Morning sessions start at 10 with round table discussions on club presidents issues. Three groups address memberships with moderators, then a general assembly at 1130 in the Ballroom. A luncheon and musical program at 1 pm features Mrs. Theodore S. Chapman speaking on The Challenge of the Federation and leading follow up discussion. The Willing Workers Circle meets Monday November 16 at 745 pm at the home of Mrs. William S Towers. co-hostesses are Mrs. Albert Dukes and Mrs. Herbert Craft.
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Maryland Federation of Women’s Clubs
Trote
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
William S. Towers
Albert Dukes
Herbert Craft
Rotarians to Attend District Conference
Den ton Rotarians join 43 Maryland and District of Columbia clubs for the annual Rotary District 267 conference in Washington on November 13 and 14. President Robert W. Downes Jr. said the event reviews service activities and plans for greater effectiveness.
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Denton
Rotary International
Washington
Robert W. Downes
Rotary Club
Maryland
District of Columbia
Downes
Richard FE. Vernor
Chicago
Rotary
Theodore Halbert Wilson
University of Baltimore
Rotary Club of
Baltimore
George H. Buck
University Hospital
Wesley M. Gewehr
University of Maryland
Donald H. Andrews
John Hopkins University
Philip Lovejoy
Lost Mason Dixon crown stone found in Baltimore library yard
A 600 pound crown Mason Dixon boundary stone bearing the arms of Lord Baltimore and William Penn was found in a Baltimore library yard after a three state search led by William T. Mahoney of Hillcrest. The marker, placed in 1765 by Dixon and Mason, had traveled from St Louis for the 1904 exposition and later ended up forgotten until Mahoney located it and notified Marydel officials it would be returned.
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Marydel
Baltimore
William T. Mahoney
Hillcrest
Lord Baltimore
William Penn
Maryland
Delaware
Jeremiah Dixon
Charles Mason
St. Louis
Annapolis
Enoch Pratt Library
Falls Road
National Diabetes Week events announced for November
Dr Charles Winnacott, president of the Caroline County Medical Society, announced National Diabetes Week activities from November 16 to 20. Free urine tests will be offered during and beyond the week at Ridgely and Preston with additional diabetes education sessions planned for diabetics and their families.
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Charles H. Winnacott
Caroline County Medical Society
Ridgely
Ridgely Lions Club
The
Caroline Sun
Winnacott
Preston
Plummer
Richardson Grave to Become Historical Monument
At the fall meeting of the Caroline County Historical Society in Federalsburg, Max Chambers announced a deed agreement between Dr. and Mrs. Lee C. Holt and the Caroline and Maryland Historical Societies to restore Colonel William Richardson’s grave at Gilpin’s Point on the Choptank River. The address hailed Richardson as Caroline County’s father, as Marvin H. Smith spoke to over forty attendees braving a blizzard.
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Caroline County Historical Society
Federalsburg
Max Chambers
Lee C. Holt
Gilpin’s Point
Caroline and
Maryland
J. DeWeese Carter
Hector Gardner
Plains
South Dakota
Paul A. Croll
Dr Winiarz Speaks To BPW On Mental Hygiene
The Caroline County Business and Professional Women's Club hosted Dr Elizabeth Winiarz of Cambridge as guest speaker on mental hygiene She heads Mental Hygiene in Cambridge Easton and Chestertown Dr Edwin G Riley also spoke briefly Miss Beatrice Williams chaired Health and Safety arranging the program at the Health Center.
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Caroline County Business and Professional Women’s Club
Elizabeth Winiarz
Cambridge
Winiarz
Easton
Chestertown
Edwin G. Riley
Beatrice Williams
Health and Safety
Thanksgiving Dance Planned at Legion Home
The American Legion Auxiliary Caroline Unit No 29 votes to host a Public Thanksgiving Dance at the Legion Home on November 26. Music by Lee Paige and his Dover orchestra. dancing from 9 to 1, admission 2.50 per couple.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Caroline Unit No. 29
The
Legion Home
Lee Paige
Dover
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Buzzard
E. W Kindleberger
Dentonia Theatre
Extension Service
Choptank
Washington State
Downey
Edwin B. Meredith
F. M. Rogers
Caroline County
National Diabetes Week
Richardson
Weather Data
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