Girl Scouts Plant Trees at Camp Todd in 1959
On Sunday November 1 1959 at 230 pm Girl Scouts will hold the First Tree Planting Day at Camp Todd near Denton. Troops bring small shade trees. markers with troop or patrol names provided. Boy Scout troop from Seaford helps under Paul S Nicholasen chairing Camp Maintenance. Robbie Austin Roberts guest of honor and to plant the first tree with Brownie Troop 233.
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Camp Todd
Denton
Seaford
Paul S. Nicholasen
Austin Roberts
Sadlersville
Robbie
Roberts
Salisbury
Chestertown
Emily Morris
Lewes
Del
Thomas Eliason
Penny collecting Halloween UNICEF event in churches
Children wear UNICEF tags and seek pennies for aid worldwide. Donations fund milk in India and vaccines and care in Chile and Nigeria. The UNICEF Halloween party in the Church of the Brethren, with First and Grace Methodist Churches, occurs at 6 30 p m October 30 with a costume judging and a planning committee led by Mrs Earl Crouse and others.
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Hallowe
United Nations Children’s Fund
India
Chile
Nigeria
U. N. I. C. E. F. Hallowe
Earl Crouse
Church of the Brethren
Theodore R. Manlove
First Methodist Church
Fred Schlegel
Grace Methodist Church
Harvest Festival At Denton School Today
Harvest Festival at Denton School today features afternoon games and a chicken supper at a small price, with ten cent servings on other foods. A Hallowe en Dance in the evening will crown the Harvest King and Queen, plus prizes for best dressed and dance contests. all welcome to attend and enjoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Fire Destroys Old Cannery in Ridgely Sunday Morning
A Ridge ly Canning Company building in Ridgely owned by Spence Phelps and managed by L H Higgins burned Sunday morning. Fire crews from Ridgely Greensboro and Denton contained the blaze. total loss estimated above 70 000 with 40 000 in canned goods. Ladies Auxiliary served coffee at scenes. Claude Towers led Ridgely Fire Co as chief.
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Ridgely
Ridgely Canning Company
Spence Phelps
Cambridge
L. H. Higgins
Greensboro
Caroline Conservation And Farm Show Held Last Weekend
Caroline County hosted the Conservation and Farm Products Show featuring a large prize pumpkin with 566 seeds and a closest guess of 568 by Miss Georganne Long of Denton who wins $10. The Fashion Frolics by the Caroline Council of Homemakers Clubs drew a full house, with a Square Dance for all ages. Winners across departments A to K include numerous individuals in vegetables, food preservation, clothing, crafts, baked goods, flowers, art, poultry, grains and hay, and soil judging, with many named participants and groups such as Bright Star 4-H Club and Caroline County 4-H Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georganne Long
Denton
Caroline Council of Homemakers Clubs
Priz
F—Flowers
Charles Hackett
Geo. Lowe
E. A. Pearson
Harry Rieck, Sr
Georgeanne Long
Richard Blackburn
Elizabeth Edwards
Lewis Cherry
Lawrence Thornton
C. P. Merrick
Dept
G—Art
Amelia Woshhell
Riley
Ann Logan
Brooke Logan
Mary Eleanor Duffey
Debby Rennan
Charles Harris
Betty Merrick
Nancy Orme
Dept. H—Poultry
Robert Councell
J. Harry Walls
Joseph Edwards
Roy Adams
Richard Thomas
Earl Worm
John F. Engerman
Oren Lewis
Perry Voshell
Dept. I—Conservation Booth
Bright Star
Caroline County
Upper Choptank
Concord Chipmunks
North Caroline High
FFA
Ricky Towers
Boy Scouts
Dept. J—Grains and Hay
F. D. Zeigler, Jr
Pierce Adams
Sam Mackert
Herbert Ruf
Rudolph Coulbourne
Harry Walls
John Schmick
Lawrence Hignutt
Henry Fuchs
Jay Hoffman
Dept. K
Darry Jopp
Dick Edwards
Joanne Meredith
Roberta Downs
Kay Spidle
Ray Minner
Walter Coulbourn
Carolyn Meredith
Merilyn Matlock
Elrick Quillen
Maryland State Police Report A Busy Week
Maryland State Police logs recount a busy week with radar in Caroline, 16 arrests, and 94 warnings. Notable cases include robbery charges against James William Russell, a shooting incident involving Rachel Mitchell, multiple traffic crashes, liquor and reckless driving charges, a theft at Ridgely Elementary, and looting at Ellwanger's Tavern. Investigations continue into several incidents.
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Maryland
Caroline
James William Russell
Charles William Conaway
Harmony
Rachel Mitchell
Preston
Jesse Mitchell
Route 404
Denton
Harry Smith
Second Street
Robert Man
Market St
Fifth St
Mary Louise Kerslake
John Alvin Wilson
Wilson
Claude Merritt Brown
James Wesley Thomas
Federalsburg
Willie Lee Brennen
Bridgeville
Hickman
Covey’s Tavern
Emerson Baynard
Wiliam L. Brown
Baynard
Frank Jermon, Jr
Northport
N. Y
Ruth Allen
Ridgely
Ellwanger
Burrsville
Rich Found Not Guilty in Caroline County Trial
Last Wednesday Kathleen Madora Rich was found not guilty of first degree murder after under an hour of jury deliberation. James Owen Knotts prosecuted. W Hyland Van Sant defended. Four counts included first and second degree murder manslaughter and assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Madora Rich
Caroline County
James Owen Knotts
W. Hyland van Sant
Wallace
Social Security Rep to Attend Fire House Event
Mr. Robert Allen Snedeker of the Social Security Administration will be at the Fire House in Denton next Monday October 26 starting at 10 a.m. The visit aims to assist residents with Social Security matters and answer questions about benefits and eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Allen Snedeker
Social Security Administration
Denton
Denton First Methodist Church Observes 144th Anniversary
Denton First Methodist Church celebrates its 144th anniversary next Sunday Oct 25 with a full program. Services begin at 9:45 a.m. with church school and 11:00 a.m. worship featuring Dr Norman L Trott of Wesley Theological Seminary as guest speaker.
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Denton
First Methodist Church
Norman L
Trott
Wesley Theological Seminary
Washigton
D. C
Wesley Seminary
Dr. Trott
Washington
Westminster
John
Charles Wesley
United States
Methodist Church
Baltimore
Brunswick
Hagerstown
Maryland
Bridgeville Methodists Mark 150th Anniversary
Bridgeville Methodists plan a 150th anniversary program led by A Stanley Douglas organist and Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church of Wilmington at Union Methodist Church on Sunday October 25 at 7 30 with a full organ concert and choral offerings including Handel Bach and Franck works Rev Roy Tawes will speak at the 11 o clock service A family fellowship covered dish supper follows at 5 30 this memorable Methodist event in Bridgeville history
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A. Stanley Douglas
Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church of
Wilmington
Union Methodist Church
Bridgeville
Improvisation Douglas
Widor
Bach
Munro
Robert Reynolds
Glimka
Blundon
Handel
Lois MacLachlin
Briggs
James H. Carpenter
Gates
McDermid
Jack Tapie
Franck
Roy Tawes
Dover
Family Fellowship
Denton to Sponsor Hallowe'en Party on Oct 31
Denton plans a community Halloween event on Saturday October 31 with a parade starting at 7 p.m. from the fire hall led by the North Carolina High School Band, ending at the Denton School basketball court. Prizes will be awarded in four costume classes, plus refreshments. The Denton Chamber of Commerce and the Denton Volunteer Fire Co. organize this community gathering chaired by Dr. Herbert S. Martin.
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Hallowe'en
Denton Hallowe’en
Fire Hall
North Carolina High School
Denton
Denton Chamber of Commerce
Old Town
Herbert S. Martin
Denton Volunteer Fire Co
Ridgely Brethren To Hold Their 75th Anniversary
Ridgely Church of the Brethren plans an all day 75th anniversary program chaired by Mrs. Amanda E. Fisher of Denton. Rev. Levi K. Ziegler will give the morning message “Hither And Thence.” An afternoon of remembrances features former ministers and lay workers, with Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Rittenhouse among them. A pageant titled The Call closes the event at 7:30 p.m. Dinner and supper will be served at the town firehouse. The congregation began Aug 2 1884 with 12 men and 10 women, built Bethel House in 1887, Boonesboro Church completed 1890, and the present Ridgely church was erected Oct 21 1909.
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Ridgely Church
Joseph Rittenhouse
Bethany Biblical Seminary
Chicago
Rittenhouse
First
Central Ave
Boonesboro
Ridgely
Denton to Observe United Nations Day on October 24
The city forms a United Nations Day Committee headed by Walter B. Palmer Jr. to plan activities across civic, religious, youth, and service groups. Mayor Beck notes the national push by the U S Committee for the United Nations and marks October 24 1945 as the UN's birth with the 1959 theme The UN Is Your Business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Beck
Walter B. Palmer, Jr
United States Committee For the
United Nations
United States
Wanted information on birth date of Susan Warner
The Denton Chamber of Commerce seeks help to establish the birth date of Susan Alvirtin Warner, believed born near Dover Bridge in Caroline or Talbot Counties around June 20, 1900. Her father Alexander Warner and mother Lucinda Warner moved to New Jersey soon after, where she now resides. responses may be sent to B. F. Johnson Jr. or the Denton Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Alvirtin Warner
Dover Bridge
Caroline
Talbot Counties
Alexander Warner
Laucinda Warner
New Jersey
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F. E. Humphries
Solo
Theodore Roosevelt
New York City
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Braintree
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Alliance Preserving Company
D. Thompson Swing
Price’s
Dept. A
Karen Hackert
Charles Hackert
Frank DeFord
Charles DeFord
Charles Todd
Charlotte Ruf
Nelson Covey
Frank Hackert
Wanda Councell
Alvin Edwards
Theodore Schmick
William Kleinwachter
Thomas Ober
Davis Lorsong
Dept. D—Crafts
Carey Brauchle
Sandra Coulbourne
Merry Lee Engerman
Mary Emmons
Lawrence Wright
Pat Jones
Sadye Wothers
Juanita Turkington
Alma Williams
Amelia Voshell
Vicki Moore
Ruth Kuintzle
Alfred Benway
Paul Montgomery
James McConnell
Katherine McConnell
Diane Bishop
Nancy Spiering
Janice Bishop
Ida Mae Shields
Elsie Todd
William Beers
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Ralph Towers
Tommy Webster
Jane Adams
Maude H. Trice
Melanie Carroll
James B. Johnson
Barbara Edwards
Clarence Ringgold
Redmond Long
Dorothy Nalley
Harry Holsinger
Law
Rence Thornton
Judy Thornton
Jane Aden
Harry Rieck, Jr
Doris Covington
Karen Voshell
William Engerman
Norman Todd
Nita Arms
C. M. Culhane
Jas. McConnell
Harold Weir
Charles D. Todd
Kay Schmick
Susan Nolan
Sarah Lane
Annette Moore
Sarah Edwards
Lawrence Harris
Barbara Zlock
John Fuchs
Ellen Fuchs
Dorothy Billmeier
Mary Pepper
Helen Pepper
Esther Hoffman
Nellie Rampmeyer
Beverly Towers
Rich
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
The
Methodist Church In
America
Freeborn Garretson
Tuckahoe Neck
Moore
James Moore
Moore's Chapel
Denton Methodist Episcopal Church
First Church
Melvin E. Wheatley
L. E. Wimbrow
John E. French
George Goodley
Otho G. Brewer, Jr
Norman L. Trott
Bridgeville Methodists
B. F. Johnson, Jr
Denton Journal
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