Donors Named for Maryland Governor Dinner Probe
Former Senator Millard Tydings challenged Governor McKeldin to publish the donor names from an August 5 testimonial dinner at the Sheraton Belvedere in Baltimore. The event reportedly raised 7000 dollars, with questions raised about donors’ business with the state and potential influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard E. Tydings
McKeldin
Sheraton Belvedere Hotel
Baltimore
B. Herbert Brown
Board of Regents
University of Maryland
Shore's Oldest Insurance Agency Run By Mrs Cooper
In 1900 Ernest G Cooper established an agency covering all fire and risk insurance, running until his death in 1943 when Mrs Cooper took over. The agency, linked to farms and town property via Denton Fire Co reductions, represents multiple insurers including Continental, Fidelity Phoenix, and Aetna. Also notes Maryland lacks broad truck explosives routes. a regulation requires 1000 feet apart on highways and 1500 feet on bridges, with advance bridge notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest G. Cooper
Maryland
State Roads Commission
insurance commissioner
Susquehanna River
Wheatley Neal Wins Blackburn Cup At 4-H Dairy Show
Wheatley Neal of Sour Apple Tree 4-H Club won the fitting and showing contest at the Seventh Annual 4-H Club Dairy Show near Denton at Garland Lake. He exhibited the champion Guernsey female and will keep the Richard Blackburn trophy after three wins. Janet Neal and J D Neal also earned champion and reserve honors for Guernsey and Holstein classes under Maryland extension service supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheatley Neal
Garland Lake
Denton
Neal
Waterloo
Centreville
Wheatley
Richard Blackburn
University of Maryland extension service
State Fair Board
Janet Neal
Calvert
Dallas Neal
Mr. Schabinger
University of Maryland
Caroline County
E. Kindleberger
Open Season On Migratory Game For 1952 53
Federal Waterfowl Regulations signed Aug 26 by the Interior Secretary extend migratory bird seasons. Duck daily limit remains four, possession eight. Canada geese daily limit up to three plus three blue geese. Brant harvest extends five days. woodcock season set. Shooting hours unchanged. Copies available from Fish and Wildlife Service and Maryland Commission. baiting rules unchanged. state law bans shooting waterfowl near bait sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest A. Vaughn
Maryland Game and Inland Fish Commission
Secretary of the Interior
brant
Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington
D. C
Commission
Munsey Building
Baltimore 2
Don’t Dawdle On The Highway Says Auto Club
The Keystone Automobile Club in Maryland says slow drivers impede traffic and create hazards. It advises slow motorists to pull over on busy roads to allow faster traffic to pass, arguing transportation aims for lawful speeds and smooth flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone Automobile Club
August G. Detlof
Maryland
Denton to Install Five Safety Officer Signs and Increased Traffic Patrol
Denton officials agreed with the Denton Parent-Teachers Association to purchase six Safety Officer cutouts around key school routes. Signs will cover approaches on Franklin Randolph and Fifth Avenue Sixth Street corridors. The plan adds continued Traffic Officer presence at Franklin Fifth from 8 30 to 9 am noon to 1 pm and 3 to 4 pm plus weekend lighting improvements. a State Roads survey requested four weeks ago has not yet been reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Parent-Teachers Association
Commissioners of
Franklin and
Randolph Streets
Fifth Avenue
Franklin
Sixth Street
Fifth Streets
State Roads Commission
Stalemate in West Denton Water Crisis Reached
A three month dispute over artesian water for about 20 West Denton families ends with no resolution. Denton town opts for a test well, blocking Maryland Broiler Industries aid. Dr Lingewald’s plan is questioned though not disproven, while Mr Croll pursues data from another well driller. State’s Attorney James A. Wise urges swift, cooperative settlement and warns of potential legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Denton
Maryland Broiler Industries
Lingewald
Croll
James A. Wise
Mr. Wise
Legion Auxiliary To Install Tonight In Legion Home
Caroline Unit No. 29 of the American Legion Auxiliary installs officers at the Legion Home Friday evening at 8. Mrs. Catherine Daggett of Betterton, Northern Eastern Shore district vice-president, will be Installing Officer. New officers include Mrs. O. E. Roberts president Mrs. Herbert Martin vice-president Mrs. R. H. Hallowell corresponding secretary and treasurer Mrs. Howard Joiner recording secretary Mrs. David Swecker historian Mrs. Stanley Woodward sergeant-at-arms and Mrs. Lewis McNeal chaplain. The group thanks outgoing president Mrs. Harry Jopp for notable service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Catherine Daggett
Betterton
O. E. Roberts
Herbert Martin
R. H. Hallowell
Howard Joiner
David Swecker
Stanley Woodward
Lewis McNeal
Harry Jopp
Southern States Groups Fill 4 Posts At Denton
At a Denton meeting of Southern States Farmers' Supply Company a four officer election was held. New board members are Walter Stewart of Greensboro and George Wood of Denton. New farm home advisory members are Mrs Edgar Scott and Mrs Summers Carroll of Denton. Julian L Smith read a tax law report. James A Andrew reported on the local store. Frank D Ziegler explained the meeting's purpose. The Rev T J Turkington gave the invocation. A Milford youth magician performed tricks. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern States Farmers’ Supply Company
Denton
Walter Stewart
Greensboro
George Wood
Edgar Scott
Summers Carroll
farm home
Julian L. Smith
James A. Andrew
Farmers’ Supply Company
Frank D. Ziegler
T. J. Turkington
Milford
Team Captains Named For Boy Scout Finance Campaign
Albert Kenner announced Greensboro area team captains Paul N Biggers Richard Porter Bert Hastings Oren T Lewis and James Curry for the Boy Scout Finance Campaign. The Del Mar Va Council serves fourteen counties including the Delmarva Peninsula and seeks $121000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Kenner
Boy Scout
Greensboro
Paul N. Biggers
Richard Porter
Bert Hastings
Oren T. Lewis
James Curry
Boy Scouts of America
Liberty
Del-Mar-Va
Reunion Held At Starr G K Ebling Home August 1952
The G K Ebling reunion gathered Sunday August 31 1952 at Starr Maryland at the home of Mr and Mrs J Orem Cecil Sr Seventeen families and nine visitors attended from Maryland Delaware and Pennsylvania Included from Maryland are the Cecil families Reinholds and the Cecil clan Funeral services were held for Levi Geisel age 53 near Denton following a long illness with burial in Denton cemetery conducted by Rev Thomas J Turkington Nearby Cordova and Cordova resident Levi Geisel noted as a well known farmer. He was survived by a large family including three brothers five sisters and his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKeldin
Maryland
Starr
J. Orem Cecil
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Church Hill
Nancy
Shirley
Centreville
Charles Cecil
Susan
Charley
Bobby
Vernon Cecil
Bert
Phil
John Reinhold
Cordova
Earl J
Lewis Levi Geisel
Denton
Hiram H. Geisel
Irvin Geisel
Owen Geisel
Windber
Cloyd Geisel
Aaron A. Lohr
Emlenton
Chas. Lowry
Sandpacks
Abraham Yoder
Harrington
Del
Fred Zimmerman
Hooversville
William Schrock
Moore Funeral Home
Thomas J. Turkington
Denton cemetery
Youth Scouts Build Citizenship Through Scouting Efforts
Youth Towers Above All promotes Scouting as a community effort to train boys eight and older in character, service, and self reliance. The DelMarVa Council conducts its annual budget drive to expand the program, inviting all citizens to support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of America
Del-Mar-Va
America
Accident Free Labor Day Week End In Caroline County
A week end in Caroline County yielded no accidents thanks to ongoing police enforcement. A second tomato truck lost its load at Piney Branch when the load shifted on a curve, causing damage estimated at $1000. Driver Melvin L Needem of Greenbush Virginia was charged with operating an unsafe load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Piney Branch
Sgt
Linhard
Cpl
Koste
Weir and
Myers
Maryland
Mudd
Melvin L. Needem
Greenbush
Denton
E. C. Myers
Needem
Deaths Of The Past Week In Caroline County Noted
John Rosser dies after nearly four years illness at his Federalsburg home on the Denton Road. A 70 year resident born in Cardiff Wales he evangelized across the eastern shore and Delaware. Surviving wife Emma Dalious Rosser and four sons. Funeral at Frampton Funeral Home Friday at 2 p.m. Interment Bloomery Cemetery. Elizabeth Evans 82 dies at Hillsboro home. She leaves two daughters, one son, a grandson and two great grandchildren. Funeral at Moore Funeral Home Friday at 2 p.m. Interment Greenmount Cemetery Hillsboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rosser
Federalsburg
Denton Road
Cardiff
Wales
Rosser
Benjamin and
Catherine Edmonds Rosser
Maryland
Delaware
Emma Dalious Rosser
Arthur B. Rosser
Carl D. Rosser
J. Edwin Rosser
Nicholas Knott
Hillsboro
William Merrick
Mt. Airy
R. E. Evans
Baltimore
Moore Funeral Home
John E. French
Greenmount Cemetery
Funeral services for Howard Reese held in Greensboro
Funeral services for Howard Reese were conducted Wednesday afternoon at Rawlings Funeral Home Greensboro with Rev Gray son H Wheatley officiating. Burial followed in Greensboro Cemetery. Reese died at Tribbitt Nursing Home after a long illness. He moved to Greensboro from Quins town in August. No known survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Reese
Rawlings Funeral Home
Greensboro
Grayson H. Wheatley
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Reese
Tribbitt
Queenstown
Vagrant Agrees To Return To Maryland
James Bradley a 47 year old Negro migrant worker had a fugitive from justice charge dropped after he was brought to Maryland to face rape and jail breaking charges. Bradley was arrested August 21 by FBI at a migrant camp near Utica New York and accused of raping a 66 year old woman near Williamsburg Maryland on July 14 1951. He escaped October 7 by sawing a steel bar from Dorchester County jail. US commissioner William M Arthur dismissed the fugitive count after Bradley waived extradition and returned to Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bradley
Maryland
FBI
Westmoreland
Utica
N. Y
Bradley
Williamsburg
Dorchester County
William M. Arthur
United States
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Tydings
Mr. Tydings
MccKeldin
Shore’s
Cooper
Guernsey
bull
Archie B. Carroll
J. D. Neal
Francis M. Rogers
West Denton
Weather Data
Boy Scout Finance
U. S
ELIZABETH EVANS
William and
Eliza Ann Huston
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