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Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1954

Page

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Cub Scouts Form Four Dens In Pack 265

Cub Scout leaders announce Den ton Pack 265 will form four dens meeting Tuesdays at 3 10 pm. Den 1 at Mrs Asilton home lists Lee Coulby as Den Chief along with 11 scouts. Den 2 at Mrs Lane home lists William Dempsey as Den Chief with 11 scouts. Den 3 lists Randy Price as Den Chief with 12 scouts. Den 5 at Mrs Logan home lists Buddy Andrew as Den Chief with 12 scouts. Den 4 pending due to need for more Den Mothers. First monthly meeting at First Methodist Church on Friday October 22.

Den Fred Asilton Lee Coulby den Chief Wendell Lockerman Jackie Cole Jackie Thomas Ernest Brown Richard Wunderlich John Asilton Arthur Melvin Ned Brinsfield Michael Meeks David Taylor Frank Lane William Dempsey Jackie Adams Eddie Sutton John Heinel Robert Downes Phillip Armstrong James Irwin Quentin Walsh Jimmy Lane Wayne Holsinger Billy Wright Woody Logan Bobby Adams Emory Walston Mack DeFord Den 4 Pack 265 First Methodist Church

Turner Seeks Court on School Segregation Views

Edward Turner, a House candidate from Maryland’s First District, weighs in on school segregation amid nationwide court rulings. He argues for candid, courageous leadership and warns against swift changes that could disrupt social order in the Eastern Shore counties and near Delaware.

Edward Turner House of Representatives Maryland Supreme Court Delaware Congress

Observation School Held by Peninsula Children's Council

The Peninsula Conference Children's Council sponsors an Observation School at Zion Church Cambridge on Saturday October 16. Demonstration Church School will include Kindergarten Primary and Junior classes. About 41 adults from Easton District churches attended a similar meeting in Ingleside last Saturday. All church school workers are invited to Cambridge for the sessions.

Peninsula Conference Children’s Council Zion Church Cambridge Easton Ingleside

First Methodist Church To Celebrate 138th Anniversary

First Methodist Church Denton marks 138 years since its founding with a Sunday service on October 17. Dr Oler Ammon Bartley will preach and St Mark's Choir of Easton will sing, directed by Mrs Dorothy Hull Norris with organist Mrs Cornelia D Wrightson.

First Methodist Church Denton Oler Ammon Bartley St. Mark’s Choir of Easton Bartley St. Mark’s Dungan St. Francis of Assisi G. H. Rue Market Street Napoleon Louisiana Texas Mexico Florida Spain Russia France Great Britain Oregon

Book and White Elephant Sale at Caroline Barn

The Caroline County Homemakers' Clubs Book Committee will host a sale at the Caroline Sales Barn on October 20. Books cost 25c while used clothing, costume jewelry, and bric-a-brac will be sold at low prices. Volunteers are asked to serve as sales ladies between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and donate items for the white elephant sale, contacting Mrs. I. D. Zeigler Jr. in Denton. The public is invited to attend to bargain and support the club’s fundraising.

Caroline Sales Caroline County I. D. Zeigler, Jr Denton

First Church Plans For Annual Holiday Bazaar

Mrs W Reese Brown announces the annual Holiday Bazaar of the First Methodist Church in Fellowship Hall on December 2 and 3. Numerous booths will feature Christmas gifts and further details will be carried by the papers.

First Methodist Church W. Reese Brown Fellowship Hall

Massive Transformer Moves to Steele Sub-station

A 50-ton transformer was moved from a railroad car to the new Steele sub-station near Denton as part of Eastern Shore Public Service expansion. The station, named in memory of Laverty Steele, marks the first section of a back-bone 138,000-volt interconnection between Wilmington and Vienna plants, with 69,000 volts live today and completion slated for 1957.

Denton Eastern Shore Public Service Steele Laverty Steele Edmund Mortimer Delmarva Peninsula Wilmington Vienna Mortimer Millington A. W Pogie) Reddish Bill Lank Jack Parker Sicele

Girl Scout Council To Meet in Dover

John W. Noble of Easton will address the Peninsula Girl Scout Council in Dover at People s Congregational Church on October 20. Miss Thone Schadt will discuss the budget and program. Ogden Driggs will preside, with Robert Fisher speaking briefly. Refreshments follow as the Dover Neighborhood Association hosts.

John W. Noble Easton Peninsula Girl Scout Council Peoples Congregational Church S. Branford Street Dover Del Noble Thone Schadt Peninsula Council

Health Association To Hold Annual Meeting

The Caro line County Health Association will meet Thursday October 21 at 8 p.m. in the Denton Health Center. Members are urged to attend as reports of the year's work will be presented and future plans discussed. A four lecture series on chronic illness will be organized.

Caroline County Health Association Denton Health Center

Rotarians Review Seattle Convention Details

Ed Unger of Federalsburg reported to the Denton Rotary Club on the Seattle Rotary International Convention last Tuesday. He represented the local clubs and cast 20 votes. The convention drew about 10,000 attendees from 80 countries and 400,000 Rotarians, with emphasis on International Service and exchange students.

Ed Unger Federalsburg Denton Unger West Coast

Circles of First Church Will Meet Next Monday

Circles of the WSCS of First Methodist Church of Denton plan meetings on Monday October 18. Circle 1 convenes 8 p.m. in the Church Parlor. Circle 2 gathers 8 p.m. in the Sun Day School Room of Mr Everagam's class on the second floor. Circle 3 meets 8 p.m. at Mrs Norman Irwin's home. Circle 4 meets 2 p.m. at Miss Madge Jump's home. Circle 5 meets 8 p.m. at Mrs O F Smith's home.

WSCS First Methodist Church of Denton Everagam Norman Irwin Madge Jump Circle No O. F. Smith

Maryland Press Association Receives Air Force Award

The Maryland Press Association received an Air Force award at the Belvedere Hotel Baltimore in a ceremony attended by 80 conferees from a 12 state area. Norman Harrington president accepted the certificate praising press cooperation with the Ground Observer Corps program. Governor McKeldin opened the conference and received Air Force Wings.

Maryland Press Association Air Force Maryland Belvedere Hotel Baltimore Ground Observer Corps Norman Harrington Maryland Civil Defense Agency Association GOC McKeldin

Farmers Must Observe Allotments To Get Aid

F. M. Rogers, Caroline County agricultural agent, warns farmers seeking 1955 Agricultural Conservation Program aid to meet all crop acreage allotments. The changes by USDA do not alter basic ACP requirements. eligibility hinges on staying within individual crop allotments, even for wheat under 15 acres. Diverted acres lack a specific ACP eligibility rule, but ACP plans to fund extensive conservation on diverted lands.

F. M. Rogers Caroline County U. S. Department of Agriculture Rogers ACP

Caroline Choral Society Names New Director

The Caroline Choral Society selects Albert I. Will of Hazleton Pa as new director. He teaches Federalsburg High School music this year and is a West Chester State Teachers College graduate who has directed choirs in Iowa City and led a community chorus. New members welcomed, especially basses, with rehearsals Thursday at 8 pm in the Denton Community Club House.

Caroline Choral Society Albert I. Will Hazleton Federalsburg Will West Chester State Teachers College West Chester Iowa City Iowa Denton

Unity Club Meeting Hosted by Mrs D Ralph Horsey

Unity Club will meet at the home of Mrs. D Ralph Horsey on Wednesday afternoon Oct 20 at 2 oclock Assisting hostesses are Mrs F N Yeoman and Mrs J E French The topic Good Cleaning Products will be presented by Home Management chairman Mrs W G Towers There will be election of officers with President Mrs George Lowe presiding. Interment for Orrie N Adams 66 was at Bloomery Cemetery near Federalsburg.

Unity Club D. Ralph Horsey F. N. Yeoman J. E. French Home Management W. G. Towers George Lowe Orrie N. Adams Adams Cross Roads Federalsburg Williamson Funeral Home C. H. Atkins Viola, del Guy H. McWilliams Concord Circuit Bloomery Cemetery Ife Rose Lee Johnson Adams Roger Fr. Adams Edna Adams J. Emory Williamson Greenwood Maurice Adams Harrington Roy Adams Denton Lester Adams Thurman Adams Bridgeville Pauline Adams Cambridge Alva Adams Camden Claude Adams

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Cub Scouts Frank Gerhardt Denton Pack 265 Turner Children’s Council Weather Data Lewis and Clark United States Randolph-Macon College University of Delaware Dickinson College Carlisle Pennsylvania Wesley Junior College Methodist Church Newark Methodist Church Newark Jacob Brown Andrew Jackson James Monroe Francis Asbury Freeborn Gar Rettson Robert Strawbridge Caroline Circuit Court House First Methodist James Moore Moore J. Hough Temple Lodge A. F A. M A. D. Davis Fifth Avenue H. A. G. Westerfield John E. French French First Church O. A. Bartley Girl Scout Council Cordova Alumni Assn The Cordova High School Cordova School Seattle Circles James Lambie White House Hector Perrier W National Advertising Council Helen Tullis Miss Tullis Wmar-Tv Choral Society
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