Baltimore Gets Big League Baseball
After a 50 year gap big league baseball returned to Baltimore as the American League approved moving the St. Louis Browns to the city by an 8 to 6 vote and widened the circuit to ten clubs. Baltimore leaders Mayor D Alesandro Clarence W Miles and others pressed for the move, proposing to acquire 80 percent of Browns stock at 12 dollars per share. The plan would make the Orioles owned by Baltimoreans and run under a new setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Browns
Baltimore
Pacific Coast
D’alesandro
Clarence W. Miles
Browns
New York City
Orioles
Bill Veeck
Miles
Veeck
Caroline Choral Society Concert in Denton Friday
The Caroline Choral Society will present a program at Caroline High School in Denton on Friday October 9 at 815 pm with Mrs Virginia Duffett of Seaford and accompanist Mrs Anna Lee Trader of Seaford as assisting artists. The program includes Hungarian Dances I Am Titania from Mignon La Danza Vesper Bells Nightingale O My Beloved Daddy and The Sleigh among others. Admission is 1 for regular tickets and 2 for patrons tickets with patrons list to be printed if received by October 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Duffett
Seaford
Anna Lee Trader
Caroline Choral Society
Caroline High School
Denton
I AM Titania
Ballard
Arr
Simeone
van Heusen
Annual Harvest Festival Here October 23rd
The Denton PTA Harvest Festival will be held Friday October 23 with pony rides hay rides band music indoor and outdoor games and hobby exhibits. Adults over 18 may exhibit for prizes. organizers Ruth Mezick Lucretia Gibbs and George Clendaniel will arrange details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Pta
Martin
Ruth Mezick
Lucretia Gibbs
George Clendaniel
Fire Prevention Assn Met Here Last Thursday
The State Fire Prevention Association held a meeting at the Fire House last Thursday evening led by Mr. C Van Heest of Baltimore, with Emory Walston of Denton as general chairman. Representatives from the Chamber of Commerce Lions Club Rotary churches Volunteer Fire Co School Board and others attended to hear on fire hazard inspections conducted October 28 in businesses and public buildings to reduce fire losses in Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Fire Prevention Association
Emory Walston
Denton
C. van Heest
Baltimore
Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
Rotary
Volunteer Fire Co
School Board
Preston Episcopal Church to Be Consecrated
The Rt. Rev. Allen J. Miller will consecrate the Chapel of the Epiphany in Preston on Sunday October 4 1953 at 730 pm. The church built in 1889 was bought by S Elbert Douglas then deeded to the Diocese of Easton for Preston worship. The mission has long served a small Episcopal congregation with Rev C Robert Sutton as priest in charge and Rev Mr Sutton named Vicar since July 15 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen J. Miller
Diocese of
Easton
Church of the New Jerusalem
Preston
S. Elbert Douglas
Episcopal
William McClelland
Robert Sutton
Miller
Nugent urges civil defense planning for refugees
Lt. Gen. Nugent told the Denton Rotary Club that a major foreign attack could displace thousands to the Eastern Shore. He warned that unprepared communities risk mob violence and hunger among refugees arriving from metropolitan areas. He urged Rotary leaders to organize a relief structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nugent
Civil Defense
Talbot County
Denton Rotary Club
The
Rotary Club
Baldwin to Address Denton Community Club on Status of Women
Mrs. Robert H. Baldwin of Baltimore will discuss the Status of Women at the Denton Community Club meeting on Friday October 2 at 2 p m Miss Ellen Carter Nichols of Caroline High School will perform piano selections Special guests include members of the Hurlock and Preston Community Clubs The program is arranged by Mrs Theodore Orme Citizenship Committee and hostesses are Mrs Harry Nuttle Mrs James Wise Mrs William Beers Mrs Frank Kopen Mrs James Clarke Mrs E E Carney Mrs Hamilton Hallowell and Miss Sue Saulsbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Baldwin
Baltimore
Denton Community Club
Ellen Carter Nichols
Caroline High School
Hurlock
Preston
Theodore Orme
American Citizenship Committee
Harry Nuttle
James Wise
William Beers
Frank Kopen
James Clarke
E. E. Carney
Hamilton Hallowell
Sue Saulsbury
Wild Denton Auto Chase Ends With Short Jail Sentence
William Brittingham of Greensboro received a fourteen day sentence in Caroline County Jail after a late Saturday night chase through Denton streets. Marshal Cpl. Gus Koste stopped him near Sixth and Lincoln. Brittingham claimed he did not know he was being pursued. He also paid fines totaling 31 dollars and 50 cents for eight stop sign violations and reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Brittingham
Greensboro
Caroline County
W. A. S. Wright
Denton
Cpl
Gus Koste
Brittingham
Sixth
Lincoln
Randolph
Second Streets
Rails Play Big Part In Storing Surplus Grain
New York on September 30 Operation Mothball completed the task of storing surplus wheat in 125 unused ships of the Federal Maritime Board. Railroads moved 28,125,000 bushels in four months using about 142 miles of boxcars to reach storage points in New York City, Baltimore, and Norfolk terminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal Maritime Board
Hudson and James Rivers
David I. Mackie
Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference
Mackie
New York City
Baltimore
Norfolk
Man Injured by Shotgun Blast on Farm Near Hobbs
Joseph Harris of near Hobbs was injured Saturday when Edden Tribbitt fired through a screen door after Harris approached the Tribbitt home to collect money. Harris, treated at Memorial Hospital Easton, faces assault charges with trial set for October 19. Tribbitt also jailed then released on bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Harris
Hobbs
Edden Tribbitt
Cpl
Gus Koste
Incdent
Harris
Tribbitt
Mr. Tribbitt
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Denton Volunteer Fire Co
W. A. S. Wright
Caroline County
Girl Scout Fund Drive Named Honorary Chairman
Elbert N. Carvel, former Governor of Delaware, will be honorary chairman for the Peninsula Girl Scout Council fundraiser October 25 31 covering Delaware and Maryland. Mrs K Thomas Everngain announces the event as aimed at promoting girl ideals and delinquency prevention with Carvel noting his daughters involvement in scouting. A Delaware county district chairmen meeting led by Robert Grime of Seaford is planned in Seaford Wednesday eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert N. Carvel
Laurel
Del
Delaware
Girl Scout Council
Maryland
K. Thomas Everngain
Denton
Carver
Delaware County
Robert Grime
Seaford
Proclamation Declares Employ the Handicapped Week
Governor McKeldin designates October 4 to 10 as Employ the Physically Handicapped Week urging officials, business, and organizations to cooperate in this effort. The plan cites veterans and others with disabilities and notes Maryland agencies will promote employment opportunities, with volunteers already planning county and city projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore R. McKeldin
Korea
Maryland
Department of Employment Security
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
Baltimore City
Rue Appointed Secretary of Packers' Association
John W. Rue is named Secretary of the Tri-State Packers' Association succeeding Calvin L. Skinner. Rue has two years as assistant secretary. Edith Lee Porter becomes Treasurer after 25 years. The group covers Delaware Maryland New Jersey and the Eastern Shore of Virginia with 175 canners and 135 allied industries. It ships about 300 million dollars in products annually and marks its 60th anniversary. About 25 000 people are employed with seasonal increases and over fifty million dollars in wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Rue
Tri-State Packers’ Association
Calvin L. Skinner
Glenn F. Knaub
Mr. Rue
Edith Lee Porter
Delaware
Maryland
New Jersey
Virginia
New Greensboro appoints Nolan Hubbard as police chief
Nolan Hubbard assumed duties as Greensboro's new police chief on Monday. Town commissioners purchased a patrol car to improve efficiency. Hubbard patrols school crossings but a noon-hour change is being considered. A crackdown on double parking on Main Street is planned to ease congestion. Parking near the fire house side street will be banned between Main Street and Dr Stonesifer's office. The stop-sign system will be revamped with further changes as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nolan Hubbard
Greensboro
Hubbard
Main
Main Street
Victims Buried After Greensboro Murder Suicide
Funeral services for Mabel Mildred Reed and Marion Robert Reed were held in Greensboro with burial at Greensboro Cemetery. They were found dead from bullet wounds on a woods road near Masten's Corner Delaware, listed as murder and death by own action by state police. Survivors include parents, siblings, and several extended relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Mildred Reed
Marion Robert Reed
Rawlings
Greensboro
Ray W. Kirwan
Trinity Methodist Church
Goldsboro
Masten
Reed
Lacy Franklin Draper
Caddie Hurd Draper
Felton
Oliver B
Catherine H. Reed
Boy Scout Drive Progressing In Caroline County
Caroline County Chairman Harry R. Hughes reports $1110 raised in one week from participating communities. He praises the Boy Scout Movement for adventure and character building, urging generous gifts to sustain the program’s work and citizenship training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry R. Hughes
Caroline County
Hughes
Boy Scout Movement
Caroline Teachers Meet for Europe Talk at Ridgely High
Caroline County teachers attend a meeting at Ridgely High School on Wednesday October 7 with a featured talk My Impressions of Europe by Mrs Sarah Griffith Federalsburg Elementary School faculty. Lewis Davis Federalsburg High principal and association president announces. The program includes year plan mapping committee reports solo by Miss Teressa E Coe and dancing with refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Caroline County Teachers Association
Ridgely High School
Lewis Davis
Federalsburg High School
Sarah Griffith
Federalsburg
Baltimore
Teressa E. Coe
Preston
Alumni Homecoming At Salisbury College
The Salisbury State Teachers College Alumni Association schedules its annual fall homecoming for Saturday October 10. Mrs Mil dred West Davis of Berlin Md, president, announced events including a 2 pm alumni game against the varsity bulls, 2:45 pm registration, tea from 3:30 to 4:30 with hostess Miss Ruth Powell, and class reunions from 4:30 to 5:00 followed by a brief business meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury State Teachers College
Mildred West Davis
Berlin
Ruth Powell
Court To Meet Monday For October Term
The October term of the Circuit Court for Caroline County will convene Monday morning. Docket lists include two civil appeals ten civil trials five criminal appeals and five recognizances. Jurors drawn by district include Thelma Heath er T Olin Ford Thomas Gough Mary Miller Rosanna Collier Iether Good Denny Taylor Arthur Brumbaugh Sarah Iash Viola Karcher Howard Thomas Luther Bennett Jr Mary Nuttle Theodore Manlove William Sengerman Dolly Moore Josephine Orme William Spencer Ross Roy Legates Adelie Schmick Lydia Kleinwachter Thomas Trice III Alvah Klahold Leo Frase Margaret Trampton Pearl Bryant C Jerome Brown Isabelle Dobson Sc Ross Robinson Christian Nagel Clarence Thomas Ruth Clopper Pauline Butler John Eveland Ralph Werner Paul Beauchamp Jesse Emerson Helen Sauls bury Clifton Henry Earl Sparks Earle Redden Mildred Lister Margaret Blackburn Florence Love Edna Collins Harry Willis Richard Beau champ Jesse Emerson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma L. Heather
T. Olin Ford
Thomas H. Gough
Mary R. Miller
Rosanna R. Collier
Iether M. Good
Denny Taylor
Arthur W. Brumbaugh
Sarah M. Iash
Viola Karcher
Howard B. Thomas
Luther T. Bennett, Jr
Mary S. Nuttle
Theodore R. Manlove
William C. Sengerman
Dolly T
Ruth Clopper
Pauline V. Butler
John W. Eveland
Ralph C. Werner
Paul Beauchamp
Helen F. Saulsbury
Clifton E. Henry
Earl M. Sparks
Earle G. Redden
Mildred G. Lister
Margaret R. Blackburn
Florence S. Love
Edna S. Collins
Harry P. Willis
Richard Thomas
Clarence E. Beauchamp
Jesse E. Emerson
Arthur Murray Dancing Classes Start in Denton
Dancing classes begin Wednesday October 7 at the Denton Community Club House. Interested persons may contact Mrs Norris Coulby or Mrs John Mandrell for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Murray
Denton
Norris Coulby
John Mandrell
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Cadiz
Virginia de Gloria
Caroline Choral
Thomas Delibes
Rossini
Mozart Schubert Rubenstein Ciefy
Desert Song
Caroline Choral Socie
Daddy
Romberg
Ty Alabieff
Cini Petri
Fire Prevention Assn
Weather Data
Sun
Preston Episcopal Church
Gen. Nugent
Irs
Baldwin
Rpulye
Rue
Packers’ Association
Caroline
Salisbury College
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