Denton Federal Building Dedication Set for Saturday
Denton will dedicate its new Federal Building and Post Office at 2 p m on Saturday October 6 located at Market and Fifth Avenue. Guests include Joseph P Doherty Executive Assistant to the Assistant Postmaster General with agencies such as Agriculture Selective Service and Farmers Home Administration housed in the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Federal
Market and
Fifth Avenue
Kennedy
J. Edward Day
Joseph P. Doherty
U. S. Department of Agriculture
the
Selective Service
Farmers Home Administration
Hospital Auxiliary Harvest Ball Dinner Dance Nov 10
The Denton Unit Memorial Hospital Junior Auxiliary will hold its eleventh Harvest Ball on Saturday November 10 at the Denton Armory. This year includes a catered dinner-dance with reservations via Mrs C P Merrick Jr or Mrs J Carlton Mandrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Memorial Hospital Junior Auxiliary
Denton Armory
C. P. Merrick, Jr
J. Carlton Man
New Bookmobile Schedule Effective On October 8
Caroline County Library announces a revised bookmobile timetable starting October 8 with expanded service hours and a policy allowing adults to borrow up to three books. Routes include Williston American Corner Hickman Burrsville Hobbs on Monday and multiple towns Tuesday through Friday, improving access to the growing collection.
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Caroline County
William N. Raleigh
Board of Library Trustees
Raleigh
J. D. Carter
Denton
Williston
American Corner
Hickman
Burrsville
Hobbs
Hillsboro
Ridgely
Harmony
Bethlehem
Preston
Jonestown
Chestnut Grove Home Coming Set for October 14
Chestnut Grove Methodist Church announces its annual home coming service for October 14 at 2 30 p m Rev A B Frye of Asbury Methodist Salisbury Md will deliver the message a former Chestnut Grove pastor A musical program featuring local talent is planned followed by a fellowship hour with refreshments in the church school room Reverend Harold P Spedden serves as pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chestnut Grove Methodist Church
A. B. Frye
Visitation
Asbury Methodist Church
Salisbury
Mr. Frye
Chestnut Grove
Harold P. Spedden
First Fall PTA Meeting Set for Denton School
The Denton School Parent-Teachers' Association will hold its first fall meeting on Monday October 8. Classroom visitation begins at 7 30 p m with the regular business session at 8 o'clock.
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PTA
Parent
Denton School
Review of Maryland highway deaths points to alcohol and driver error
Weekly surveys by the Maryland State Police show 151 highway deaths over three months. Alcohol and speed each contributed to about 46 percent, while driver error topped with 80 percent. Col. Carey Jarman urges drastic action, supports alcohol restriction for DUI operators and calls for mandatory alcohol testing and harsher penalties to remove drinking drivers from roads.
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Maryland State Police
Maryland
Carey Jarman
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
Ten Week Custodian Training School At Denton
The Caroline County Board of Education will run a ten week program for building custodians and interested individuals starting October 11, 1962. Classes meet at Denton School 9 11 am and North Carolina High School 8 10 pm on select Thursdays, with no charge. Topics cover care of property health of pupils cleanliness relations with staff and public floor care glass and hardware care of equipment and classrooms cleaning products and finishes. The board seeks well trained staff for its million dollar property portfolio.
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Board of Education
Denton School
North Caroline High School
Caroline County
Four Hundred Attend Caroline Democrats Rally
More than four hundred Democrats gathered at North Caroline High School on Saturday to meet candidates including Governor Tawes and running mates. Speakers highlighted long public service, and a fried chicken dinner followed, with 800 quarters of chicken consumed.
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Caroline Democrats
North Caroline High School
Tawes
Brewster
Finan
Goldstein
Johnson
Sickles
Caroline
Denton Lions Club
William D. Bailey
Democratic State Central Committee
Vet's Convention Report by L J McNeal Highlights Growth
L J McNeal recounts his role as Eastern Shore Barracks 101 delegate and Claims Committee member at the 10th annual Veterans of World War One convention in Buffalo New York September 23 26. He notes rapid growth from 24 early barracks to 2916 total, with 49 departments and four new Maryland barracks this year. He cites aging WWI veterans and projected pension costs, and mentions Congressional Charter 387 to 2. The piece emphasizes the organization rising from a Cleveland meeting in 1949 to a national body with thousands of delegates.
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Lewis T. McNeal
Buffalo
N. Y
Roy Grogan
Olmstead
Cleveland
Ohio
Baltimore
Eastern Shore
Denton
Harry Jopp
George Martinak
Paul R. Hadley
Miami
Fla
Dallas
Texas
V. A
W. W
85th Congress of the
United States
House of Representatives
Senate
Eisenhower
Grand Jury Report for Caroline County October 1962
The Caroline County Grand Jury reports four presentments, three ignored, and one true bill. Foreman Francis Yeoman chairs Jail Court House Farm and Barn Road committees, with officers interviewed and a focus on liquor licensing reforms. They urge stricter licensing, higher fees, inspections, and renewal consideration for old drivers, plus juror manuals. praise State's Attorney Knotts and Judge Carter.
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Clark Quillen
Lelia Crouse
Grace Webb
Court House
Patience Asilton
Everett Nuttle
John Decker
Ralph Werner
John E. Boulais
Leslie Wyatt
County Barn Road Department
Henry Poole
Summers Carroll
Wright Robinson
Donald Weir
Grand Jury
Caroline County
Emil Myers
Vernon Bledsoe
Kent
Queen Anne’s
James O. Knotts
Carter
St Luke's Youth Groups Plan Sunday Meetings in Denton
St Luke's Methodist Church in Denton announced the resumption of Sunday meetings for its two youth groups on October 7 at 6 30 p m. The Junior High group meets in the church basement with Gary Greenly as president and other officers. adult counselors include John Webster and Mrs Lewis Davis. The Senior High group meets in Fellowship Hall with Ann Billmeier as president. counselors include Mrs Richard Hall Sr. The first meetings are a get acquainted session for Juniors and a supper for Seniors. Attendance pins for last year will be distributed at Sunday School plus a group photo at 10 45 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke’s Methodist Church
Denton
Methodist
Gary Greenly
Thomas Adams
JoAnn Allston
Carolyn Hubbard
John Webster
Lewis Davis
Richard Garey
James Wise
John Palmer
Senior High Methodist
Fellowship Hall
Ann Billmeier
Roger Hoppengardner
Vickie Moore
Richard Hall
Norman Irwin
O. O. Stivers
Charles Moore
Theodore Manlove
Harvest Festival at Denton School Friday October 26
The Harvest Festival will be held at the Denton School on Friday October 26 with outdoor activities in the afternoon from 2 to 5 o clock. A chicken barbecue supper runs 5 to 7 p.m. and a dance for grades 6 through 8 is planned in the evening. Parents and friends are invited to attend any part of the program.
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Denton
Jail Report Praises Sheriff’s Work and Facility Needs
A jail inspection commends the Sheriff’s wife for woodwork in four bedrooms and recommends immediate papering in several rooms. It notes newly painted kitchen by prisoners, suggests a new sink, and urges papering and painting of the office. Recommendations include a steel interior stairway, downstairs showers for prisoners, new exterior railing, and new laundry tubs for the cellar. Four white male prisoners, one white woman and five colored men are present. the sheriff is praised. Signed by W. Clark Quillen, chairman, and Lelia Crouse, Grace A. Webb.
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W. Clark Quillen
Lelia Crouse
Grace A. Webb
Court House Committee Recommends Court Room Upgrades
Patience P. Asilton chairs a Court House Committee that recommends several improvements including carpet replacement near the Jury Box, painting for the Grand Jury room and Register of Wills office, a coat rack in the Grand Jury room, painting of the ladies room on the first floor, fluorescent lighting in the Register of Wills office, painting for St. Clerk's office, air conditioning for the Law Library, and painting walls and ceiling in the Law Library. Everett Nuttle and John N. Decker are members.
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Court House
Register of Wills office
Register of Wills
St. Clerk’s office
Law Library
Patience P. Asilton
Everett Nuttle
John N. Decker
County Farm inspected for urgent repairs by county committee
A county committee led by Ralph C. Werner John FE Boulais and Leslie Wyatt inspected the County Farm finding the corn house in very bad shape and in need of repair. The main barn roof porches and kitchen plaster require work and painting.
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Lockerman High School
Ralph C. Werner
John E. Boulais
Leslie Wyatt
John FE. Boulais
County Roads Committee Praises Caroline County Operations
The County Roads Department Committee commends Mr. Yoash for keeping Caroline County roads buildings clean and the entire operation neat and in good repair. Henry C. Poole serves as Chairman with Summers Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Roads Department
Caroline County Roads Department
Yoash
Henry C. Poole
Summers Carroll
Wright Robinson
County report notes unlicensed alcohol sales persist
Six men are assigned to Caroline County and there is no evidence of organized crime. However, several persons are selling alcoholic beverages without licenses and sales to minors continues. The State's Attorney is regularly informed with these facts. Corporal Donald E. Weir.
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Caroline County
Donald E. Weir
Business Women's Week Set for October 7 to 13
National Business Women's Week runs October 7 through 13 with the theme Leadership A Dimension In Democracy. The observance honors business and professional women across the United States for their community, state, and national contributions. The Caroline County Club invites citizens to recognize women leaders and promotes education in industrial scientific and vocational fields. Mrs Mildred B Butler is president of the Caroline Club.
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United States
National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc
Caroline County
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Caroline Club
Mildred B. Butler
State's Attorney Disposes of Several Cases in Courts
On Oct 1 in Caroline County Circuit Court James Orville Baynard 22 of Denton was ruled a defective delinquent after a one hour jury review at Patuxent Institution. He faces another review in three years unless discharged earlier. Also that day Coulbourn Graham Coulbourn and Edith Anthony Henry waived extradition to Delaware. Grand Jury indicted Gustave Rampmeyer Jr for statutory burglary, trial set Oct 4. Wyatt 25 Cambridge sentenced to not more than one year extra for breaking and entering after a prior 3 year term. Williams and Brown filed appeals to Maryland Court of Appeals. Williams five years Brown nine years remaining. Wise assigned to the case.
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James Orville Baynard
Denton
Caroline County
Baynard
Patuxent Institution
James Coulbourn
Graham Coulbourn
Edith Anthony Henry
Carter
Delaware
Milton Messick
Gustave Frederick Rampmeyer, Jr
Jerome Thomas Wyatt
Cambridge
State Reformatory
Paul Ernest Williams
Albert Brown
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Williams
Brown
James A. Wise
Revival Services At Greensboro Baptist Church
Revival services begin Sunday at Greensboro Baptist Church and run nightly until October 14. Services start at 7 30 p m each evening with Rev James W Collison of Goodwill Baptist Church Pocomoke City as guest speaker Youth Night observed Wednesday October 10 Theme Christ For Me Public invited to attend.
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Greensboro Baptist Church
James W. Collison
Goodwill Baptist Church
Pocomoke City
Christ
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