Denton Maryland business notices era record
Established 1845 Melvin and Johnson Incorporated lists Benjamin F Jonson as President and Treasurer and Mary Melvin as Vice-President and Secretary. Publication occurs every Friday at 205 Market Street Denton Maryland in Caroline County. Entered as second class matter March 8 1879 at the Denton post office under the 1879 act. Member of the National Editorial Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin & Johnson, Incorporated
Benjamin F. Jonson
Mary Melvin
Market Street
Denton
Maryland
Caroline County
National
Hoffa's plan to unite all labor into one union
James Hoffa proposes organizing truckers railroad workers airline pilots and maritime workers into a single union. Critics warn of a general strike crippling the economy and say Congress must apply anti trust laws and universalize right to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hoffa
Teamsters’ Union
Congressional Friends of Labor
Boffa
Hoffa
Congress
Mr. Hoffa
Calls for Aspirin As Postal Rates Change and Deficit Grows
The article explains new higher mail charges affecting publishers and consumers. It notes a $1 250 000 annual increase for one large magazine operation and possible subscription rate boosts. Parcel post remains taxpayer subsidized while other classes rise. A revised parcel post schedule is urged to cover direct and indirect costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Changing Times
Kiplinger Magazine
Parcel Post
Community Notes and Visits Round Greensboro Area
Mrs. G H Nashold celebrated a birthday with about 35 guests at her brother L M Hooper’s home on Aug 31. The column lists numerous visitors and travels including Lewes Delaware and Rehoboth Beach trips, college enrollments, weekend visits, weddings, church society meetings, and local family gatherings across Greensboro and nearby towns.
Social notes from Ridgely and nearby towns
Mrs. A. Orrell Saulsbury and guests from Huntington and Wilmington figure in visits and returns. Barbara Edwards and Barbara Covington prepare for college. Military and civilian visitors frequent Dover and Rehoboth areas. Rev Denzel Wildey to speak at Ridgely church September 14. College plans include Ursuline Academy in Wilmington and summer Dewey Beach stays.
Marydel News Briefs Including Bingo Fundraiser and Moves
Labor Day guest Dan Folk of Grantsville Md attended a Marydel Catholic Church bingo at the firemen’s hall to aid the building fund. The event, Sept 16 at 8 pm, charged 40c with refreshments and a door prize. Other notes mention high school football camp attendee Bill Oxley Jr and various neighborhood visits, retirements, and travel between Marydel and Fort Wayne, Ocean City, and Dumont. The Marydel carnival concluded with prize winners listed, and local residents like the Fords and Myers families featured in weekend activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Folk
Grantsville
Otto Meyers
Marydel
Catholic Church
Bill Oxley, Jr
Dover High
Bill
Price Kaler and Son
Washington, D. C
T. O. Ford
Anne Meyer
T. E. Heather, Jr
James Myers
Elaine
Michele
R. V. Myers
Dumont
N. J
Myers
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Alexandria
Greensboro
Illi
June Gordon
Yeadon
Westinghouse
Joseph Allaband
Ocean City
Herman Cohee
How Jet Transportation Will Affect Our Lives
Famous reporter Bob Considine reveals what travelers can expect when they fly the huge jets to be put into operation by major airlines this year. Learn how flying time across the country will be cut in half in the Sept 14 issue of The American Weekly magazine in color gravure with the Baltimore American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Considine
American Weekly
Baltimore American
Local Letters and Birth Notice Roundup
Preston and Dickson Greenfield family members return home from a visit with Mrs J L Gallagher in Sykesville. Eugene Harris begins Lakeland Business Institute in Florida. Mr and Mrs Joseph Harris of Darby Pa welcome son David George born August 28. Mrs Kay Napper of Lansdowne Pa is noted. Mrs Creighton Carmine returns from New England and Cape Cod. Grandson Samuel Curtis Winram of Hingham Mass marries Elizabeth in Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creighton Carmine
New England
Cape Cod
Carmine
Wilmington
Samuel Curtis Winram
Hingham
Mass
Elizabeth
Washington Farmers Face New Farm Law Choices and Costs
Washington farm program administrators wrestle with the 85th Congress crafted law affecting corn cotton rice oats barley rye and grain sorghums. Officials lack cost estimates and may take weeks to interpret the law. It ends corn allotments in 1959 with supports near 65 percent parity. Cotton has a 16 million acre allotment with Programs A and B offering different purchase and support terms. Rice keeps a national allotment at 1.6 million acres with variable parity-based supports through 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
85Th Congress
Agriculture Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Congress
Local residents share milestones around family, travel and faith
H Bradley daughter of Mr and Mrs John L Bradley of Westover Hills Wilmington. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Cannon and daughter Charlotte left for St Mary's City Md where Charlotte will enter St Mary's Seminary. Miss Barbara Sisk returned from a two months trip abroad. Miss Cornelia Cannon returned to Rehoboth after visiting her mother Mrs WM Cannon for the summer. Mr Lee Noble of Richmond Va spent weekend with his mother. Miss Katherine Cox and Miss Nyce Feldmyer of Annapolis were guests of Mr and Mrs H M Hollis. Dr and Mrs H B Plummer spent weekend at Rehoboth Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Clough
Fairfield
Waynesboro
Lester Stevenson
Wilmington
Ralph Sharp
Sharon Carroll
Janet Howard
Ridge
Blades
Sandy
Carroll Welch
Harrington
St. Paul's Methodist Church
WSCS
Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
School of Missions
Greensboro Baptist Church
Miller
Dover
Fletcher Clark
Arizona
Ida Clark
Hannah Serven
Emporia
Roland van Dexter
Grovie Richards
Smyrna
Katie Webber
Robert Hastings
Bonnie
William Embert
Ingleside
John W. Carroll
Jean Carroll
Denton
Calvin Butler
Ann
William Cain
Snow Hill
Ocean City
Robert Edge
Bruce and Dale
Frederica
Alfred Blackburn
Francis Lingner
Baltimore
Earl Kortrumpht
Richard Shultie and Son
Dukes Robb
A. Orrell Saulsbury
Saulsbury
Edward I. Dansereau
Huntington
W. Va
Dansereeau
Grace Vernon Smith
Howard T. Smith
Miss Smith
Linda F Steinmetz
Westwood
Mass
Barbara Edwards
University of Delaware
Barbara A. Covington
University of Maryland
College Park
Herman Taylor
Harry Rittenhouse
Catherine Bishop
Queenstown
Admiral
Emmett Messenger
Willard Kyle
Chester
Pennsylvania
Frank L. Slaughter
Arlington Slaughter
Woodside
Felton
Del
Hansen Hoffman
William McClintock
Calvin C. Covington
Barbara
Karen
Mary Lynn Covington
Howard Long
Claymont
Grace Willis
Camden
N. J
Bertha Clark
Eunice Miller
Lillian Parker
William Rayleigh
Jimmy
Goldsboro
James Sculley
Ira Metzker
Charlotte
Fruta
Calif
Oscar Butcher
Dover Air Force Base
Norris Butler
Millsboro
Harold Jones
Rising Sun
Earl Nichols
Selbyville
Elmer O’day
Ben Colgain
Chas
Rittenhouse
Wyoming-on-Wye
Wye Island
Carolyn Blunt
School of Nursing
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Jane Lister
Nancy Whiting
Fenwick Island
Tilghman Rash
Tilghman Rash, Jr
Brook Haven
Edward Rash
Gail Shaffer
Rehoboth Beach
Harvey Bestpitch
Fair Winds
W. E. Denise
William Linderman
Alc
Eugene W. Slaughter
Scat Pleasant
Ernest Vance
Orlando
Florida
Michigan
Matthews
Harry Mitchell
Richardson Park
James Wilson
Franklin
Elsmere
Foster Claycomb
Lorraine Shoenfelt
Sherry Shoenfelt
Martha Cuppett
Alum Bank
Sadie
Bessie Wilson
Norman Wilson
H. Bradley
John L. Bradley
Westover Hills
Lloyd Cannon
St. Mary’s City
St. Mary’s Seminary
Barbara Sisk
Cornelia Cannon
Rehoboth
Wm. Cannon
Lee Noble
Richmond
Katherine Cox
Nyce Feldmyer
Annapolis
H. M. Hollis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ethel Thornton
G. H. Nashold
L. M. Hooper
Marvin Hewitt
Jim Wood
Robert Topping
Purnal Dean
Ann Kerns
State Teachers College
Salisbury
Winnie Wilson
Richard Walls
Edward Dean
Rowena
Elijah Dean
Willie Harris
Bruce Lewis
Boothwyn
Adell Lewis
William Vincent
Anna Sipple
Clarence Sipple
Nancy
Judy
Charles Rabitt
Debbie
Rockville
Harry Jones
Town
Wilmer Starkey
William Stoops
Centreville
Richard
Earl Cooper
Wyoming
Bradford Cooper and Sons
Mary Welch
George Luff
Magnolia
Harold Luff
Ray Mason
Emma Turner
Greenlock
Helen Hagadone
Baltmore
Georgia Swann
Fred Spence
Spence
Lola Anderson
Bridgeville
Elizabeth Smith
Ver
Denzel Wildey
Ridgely Methodist Church
Wildey
Board of Education
Peninsula Conference
Howard Callahan
Paul Callahan
Edgar Hicks
Harmony
Fason Price
Mervin Buckle
Frank W. Taylor, Jr
Veterans Hospital
Carol Lynch
Ursuline Academy
James Lynch
Dewey Beach
H. R. Butts
Phone Whiteoaks
Preston
Community Club
Edna Carmine
the Denton
Aves
Tia
Isteps
The
Denton National Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Commercial, Savings, Trusts
Clinton Davidson
Davidson
Mrs. H. B. Plummer
Gale Electric Company
Lyn Vyoorrirs
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