Layton in Germany with Tank Battalion unit
Richard F. Layton, son of Theodore C. Layton of Denton and grandson of Silas Layton of Dover, Del., is stationed at Mannheim Germany with Headquarters Company Tank Battalion. He studied five weeks in Munich and enlisted in November 1953 at Fort Dix New Jersey, then served eight weeks, moved to Fort Jackson South Carolina, Camp Kilmer New Jersey before overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard F. Layton
Theodore C. Layton
Denton
Silas Layton
Farm Bureau Elects Officers And Directors
Caroline County Farm Bureau held its annual meeting naming delegates to state and national conventions. Elected directors include Wallace Hutson William L Gardner Frank D Ziegler Sr Frederick Schmick L C Bradley Emmitt Potts Hanson Hoffman and Pierce Adams for eight districts Carl Rieck is director-at-large for four years and Lee Butler fills the 3 year term. Ziegler elected president Rieck vice president and Madeline Brown serves as secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County Farm Bureau
Wallace Hutson
William L. Gardner
Frank D. Ziegler, Sr
Frederick Schmick
L. C. Bradley
Emmitt Potts
Hanson Hoffman
Pierce Adams
Carl Rieck
Lee Butler
William Engerman
Ziegler
Rieck
Madeline Brown
Campaign seeks 350000 for Rodney Scout Reservation
Del-Mar-Va Council of Boy Scouts announces a 350000 campaign to expand Rodney Scout Reservation near Wilmington. Plans include a new camp northeast of Pathfinder Camp with 10 troop sites, central facilities, and improved existing areas to boost enrollment and capacity by 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Scout Reservation
Philip G. Rhoads
Del-Mar- Va
Boy Scouts of America
Wilmington
Del-Mar-Va
Chesapeake Bay
Rhodes
Boy Scouts
T. Coleman duPont
Rodney
Rhoads
Mr. Rhoads
Peninsula
Pathfinder
Gate Lodge
Scoutmasters
Pathfinder Camp
Wilderness Camp
John O. Shanks
Paul D. Lovett
Wiliam A. Hyde
W. Ryder Jones
G. Gordon Mitchell
Horace Morgan
James M. Tunnell, Jr
William C. Brothers
Frank C. Evans
Max Chambers
John W. Noble
William Poole
J. Edgar Rhoads
Henry W. Roberts
Edmund G. Robinson
John H. Banks, Jr
Walter Blackson
Frederick J. Blatz
William J. Cannon, Jr
William I. James
William Brohawn
W. Frampton
Delegates Named for Maryland Farm Bureau Convention
Delegates to the Maryland Farm Bureau state convention in Baltimore in January include Mr Potts Mr Hoffman Mr Schmick Mr Gardner Mr Butler Leo Frase Reuben deGroat Russell Griffin and James Voss with alternates Richard Wilson William Plutschak Leon Schmick Ross Robinson Charles Hammer and William Blades Also listed are delegates to the American Farm Bureau convention in New York City December 12 to 16 Mr Ziegler and Mrs Carl Rieck of Preston presiding over the Associated Women of the Caroline County Farm Bureau James Voss was elected president of the Associated Young People Five resolutions were approved urging Congress and USDA to study the price-cost spread ensuring Maryland weights and measures enforcement supporting farm discussion groups continuing sales tax exemptions on farming materials and continuing farmer gas tax rebates Delegates from the Associated Women to the state convention are Mrs Rieck Mrs John Schmick Mrs Kennard Holden and Mrs Leroy Merriken with alternates Mrs William Cooper Mrs Perry Voshell Mrs Frank D Ziegler Jr and Mrs Esther Hoffman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Farm Bureau
Baltimore
Potts
Hoffman
Schmick
Gardner
Mr. Butler
Leo Frase
Reuben deGroat
Russell Griffin
James Voss
Richard Wilson
William Plutschak
Leon Schmick
Ross Robinson
Charles Hammer
William Blades
American Farm Bureau
New York City
Ziegler
Carl Rieck
Preston
Associated Women
Caroline County Farm Bureau
Frank D. Ziegler
Associated Young People
Denton
Farm Bureau
Congress
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Maryland
Rieck
John Schmick
Kennard Holden
Leroy Merriken
William Cooper
Perry Voshell
Frank D. Ziegler, Jr
Esther Hoffman
Denton Man Rises Mammoth Turkeys At Local Farm
Edward E. Mitchell, a Denton farmer, raises unusually large turkeys that dwarf typical birds. A Denton flock recently sold for 25 cents per pound, while Mitchell plans to cook Caroline County's biggest turkey at Thanksgiving using an electric range. Nearby incident reports note Hurricane Hazel injuries, a ruptured spleen, and a wind gust that felled a chicken house, with one nephew killed and another injuried. Continued on page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward E. Mitchell
Caroline County
Mitchell
Caroline
Kent General Hospital
Dover
Hazel
Joseph Seiler
Denton
Seiler
4-H Girl Lois Fuchs Heads to National Congress
Lois Fuchs of Denton leaves Friday November 26 for the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. Maryland and Delaware delegations will gather at the Lord Baltimore Hotel for a send off lunch with press, photos, and radio transcriptions before traveling at 4 13 p.m. on a special 4-H car of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to Chicago. The group will stay at the Conrad Hilton Hotel and plans to return December 4. Lois is recognized for her years of 4-H work and top all around record. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Fuchs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Fuchs
Denton
Chicago
Maryland
Lord Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Delaware
Conrad Hilton
Lois
John Fuchs
Lions Football Team Surprises Manager on Birthday Night
On Tuesday night November 23 the Denton Lions football squad gathered at manager Melvin Hastings home on 3rd Street at 7 30 pm to celebrate his birthday and thank him for his untiring efforts. The players extended many happy returns of the day to Mr Hastings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Lions
Melvin Hastings
Hastings
3Rd Street
Hurricane Hazel Disaster Loans Reach $300,008 on Shore
The Salisbury Maryland SBA office reports disaster loan applications totaling about 300000 for the Eastern Shore after Hurricane Hazel. Most applicants hail from Worcester and Somerset counties, with many loans under 10000 already approved and funds being disbursed to restore damaged property and facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Salisbury
The
Small Business Administration
Worcester
Somerset
SBA
H. Powell Jenkins
Jail escapee Amos Beauchamp freed by authorities
Amos Beauchamp, 19, of Harrington, who escaped from the Denton jail October 12, is released today as his eight month sentence for forgery and prison escape is suspended. He must obtain employment, find proper housing, comply with law until turning 21, pay trial costs, and make good a forged check. he was captured near Harrington after the escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Beauchamp
Harrington
Denton
Beauchamp
Knots Admitted to Bar in Denton Ceremony
James QO Knotts III of Denton was inducted into the Caroline County Bar Association at the Denton Court House last Saturday. Judge J DeWeese Carter conducted the ceremony in the courtroom and presented the young lawyer for membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James QO. Knotts, III
Denton
Caroline County Bar Association
Court House
J. DeWeese Carter
Cub Pack Meeting Highlights Local Court Backstory
A report from Denton describes the reception for James A. Wise's cousin, a young lawyer named Knotts. The tribute notes his late father Judge J Ower Knotts, Cavalier training at Culver and Maryland, Coast Guard service as Ensign, and recent graduation from George Washington University Law School. He plans to open his Denton office on the Courthouse Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Wise
Caroline County
Carter
J. Ower Knotts
Culver Military Academy
Indiana
University of Maryland
Knotts
George Washington University
Coast Guard
George Washington University School of Law
State Board
Court of Appeals
Denton
Revival Services At Pilgrim Holiness Church
Revival services at the Pilgrim Holiness Church 807 Market St Denton begin Friday Dec 3 and run through Sunday Dec 12. Evangelist Rev J P Trueblood of Hertford NC is featured with Prof and Mrs R A Shank of Vicksburg MI providing music. Church pastor Rev H G Baker invites all to attend and share in the spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Market St
Denton
J. P. Trueblood
Hertford
N. C
Trueblood
R. A. Shank
Vicksburg
Mich
H. G. Baker
Lions Football Team Attends Church Sunday
The Denton Lions football squad will attend Grace Methodist Church on Market Street Sunday after their Thanksgiving game at Caroline High School. The team voted to go together as a show of team spirit and will hear Rev. T. J. Turkington discuss the benefits of teamwork in life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Lions
Grace Methodist Church
Market St
Lion
Salisbury
Caroline High School
T. J. Turkington
Santa Claus Day Here To Be Held Dec 23rd
Denton business men are to be congratulated for organizing Santa Claus Day on December 23. The event remains one of the city's most important civic activities, drawing many happy children for a festive Yuletide outing and promoting Christmas spirit. Let's make this Santa Claus Day the best yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Reception Shower for Mr and Mrs Clyde Nafzinger
A reception and shower for Clyde Nafzinger and his bride Erika Lichottka was hosted by the Young Adult Sunday School class at the Brethren Church Annex in Denton. More than 100 guests from local and distant areas attended as gifts from home and abroad were bestowed. The couple met in a Brethren Service Project in Europe and will settle on a Denton area farm to be operated by Nafzinger, his father, and brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Nafzinger
Brethren Church
Denton
Baltimore
Long Green
Baltimore County
Clyde
Young Nafzinger
Evangelical Hospital
Erika Lichottka
Bremen
Nafzinger
States
New York
Lewis Nafzinger
John Nafzinger
Girl Scout Fund Drive Lagging Behind Schedule
The Peninsula Girl Scout Council of Delaware and Maryland reports slow returns on the 1955 fund drive calendar started Oct. 31 with a $15 500 budget goal. Delaware area chairman Robert A Fischer notes some strong regional results while Maryland counties run separate campaigns under local chairmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peninsula Girl Scout Council
Delaware
Maryland
Robert A. Fischer
Milford
Del
Edward T. Miller
Easton
Talbot
Calvin Lomax
K. Thomas Everngain
Denton
Caroline
Mid-Shore Carriers Meet in Greensboro Banquet
The Mid-Shore Rural Letter Carriers Association covering Caroline Talbot and Dorchester Counties gathered at WSCS Hall in Greensboro for a meeting and banquet. About 52 carriers plus the Women's Auxiliary and guests attended, with state officers from both groups present including Clyde Hawes and Fred Kelly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
Talbot
Dorchester
WSCS
Greensboro
Woman's Auxiliary
Letter Carriers
Clyde Hawes
Knoxville
Fred Kelly
Pittsville
Robert Arrington
Marriottsville
William Irwin
Denton
School Bus Trips With Radio In Storms
The Board of Education has arranged with WBAL Baltimore to announce school closures due to bad weather. Parents and bus drivers should set radios to 1090 AM by 7:00 a.m. Announcements will air several times between 7:00 and 8:30 if closures occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
WBAL
Baltimore
Community Committeemen Elected For County ASC Program
County ASC Election Board chairman F M Rogers announced that community committeemen for the 1955 Agricultural Stabilization Conservation program in Caroline County were elected by mailed ballots. The results list district chairs, vice chairs, regular members and alternates, led by John Richard in district one and ending with Lee Mee Mahan in district nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
F. M. Rogers
ASC
John Richard
Lawrence Hignatt
Dillon Fleming
Russell Smith
Raymond Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Germany
Boy Scout Campaign
Camp Rodney
Maston Hospital
National Congress Today
Lions
J. 0. Knots
Iil
Cub Pack
First Methodist Church
Den 3
Captain Kidd
Sandy Wright
Den 2
Den 1
Christopher Columbus
Ned Brinsfield
Columbus
Santa Maria
New World
George Washington
Trenton
Tommy Fleetwood
Den 5
Frank Gerhardt
Frampton Carroll
Tri- County
John E. French
William Wunderlich
Carroll
Tom Robbins
Bear
Robert Fletcher
Richard Towers
Wolf
Michael Meeks
Sonny Wunderlich
Bobcat
Bruce Clendaniel
Chas. Davis
Glen Wise
Ronnie Stafford
Bobby Downes
Cubs
Buddy Pine
Bennett Todd
Bobby Adams
Centreville High School
J. Kemp Todd, Jr
Federalsburg
Connie Stoops
Hillsboro
Nancy Rice
Furman’s Grove
Queen Anne County
Dorchester County
Kent County
Talbot County
Santa Claus
Mrs
R. Geisel, Jr
Oscar Kinnamon
Rudolph Coulbourne
Leonard Collins
John Engerman
Elmer Plutschak
August Quidas
Harold Andrew
Earl Towers
Roland McMahon, Jr
Russell Matthews
Albert Ischer
Robert Magrogan, Jr
Roland Butler
Marion Wood
Leslie Wright
Edward Callahan
Richard McNamee
Adam Holsinger
Philip Potts
Richard Edwards
James Eaton
Lee Mee- Mahan
Lawrence Smith
Homer Schmidt
Marvin Todd
Jerome Meredith
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