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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1961

Page

5

Modified Sportsman Racing Friday Nights at Georgetown Speedway

An article notes Friday 8:30 pm events at Georgetown Delaware Speedway featuring Modified and Sportsman cars. It mentions the Old Dominion 500 over Martinsville with 100 laps, Sept 23-24 heats and a 70 lap feature, a $17,450 purse, and a Norfolk NJ driver clean sweep in a 25 lap feature at Georgetown on Sept 1 with heat winners listed.

Georgetown Del Old Dominion Martinsville Jack McLaughlin Thorofare N. J Georgetown Speedway Johnny Martin J. R. Jones Phil Gemenden George Smith Stu Smith Elmer Smith Wild Bill Cummings Jackie McLaughlin Richard Dover- Cale Russ Bradley Bob Collins Art West Pearl Spanish Greenwood Nascar

Walker tops Milton Modified 25 lap feature in Friday victory

Paul Walker of Milton Del led a fast modified Sportsman 25 lap feature across the line for another win. L Manchester and Johnny Martin finished second and third. Softball action saw Mar Del Softball League Bridgeville defeat Denton 2 0 as champions.

Paul Walker Milton Del L. Manchester Johnny Martin

Football North Caroline High School at Middletown Away

A football game featuring North Caroline High School visiting Middletown on September 15. Teams listed with away status, score not provided. Local sports brief notes upcoming matchup and location.

North Caroline High School Middletown

Hillsboro Weekend Guests and Local Happenings

Hillsboro residents hosted family visitors from Purcellville and Washington over the weekend. A Norwalk Connecticut family visited James Walters, while a Chester, Maryland reunion brought Joseph Thomas and Warren Thomas to the area. Holiday events included church flowers in memory of Horace Morgan and a Pilgrim Holiness Church convention in Allentown. Local travel saw Susie Burris and Everett Murphy heading to Lindsey Wilson College and a Labor Day outing at Trap Pond.

Robert Cowman Purcellville Helen Sparklin James Watson Harold Hiester Washington Philip Walters Philip Norwalk Horace M. Morgan Joseph Thomas Warren Wallace Chance Chester James Knotts Timmy Bernice Smith Miss Smith Irvington N. Y Bob Brun Columbia Kentucky Richard Lindsey Wilson College Burris Murphy Columbus Georgia Mac Callahan Mickey Lawrence Thornton Trap Pond Ford Pepper Hillsboro Pilgrim Holiness Church Allentown Pilgrim College

Field Trial And Water Races At Crumpton

Eastern Shore Coon Hunters Assn. sponsors field trial and water races at Crumpton on Sept 16 17 1961. Saturday water races start 10 am at Crumpton Bridge with 2 heat structure and $500 heat money. finals pay $50 guarantee. Sunday heats begin 10 am with $3 entry and $4 after 10:01, $20 heat money and $100 final guarantee. Jr Sr and $100 claiming heats. Edgar Walls senior and junior will not run. management not liable for losses. overnight lodging available. Club House Saturday night. info Centreville 316-W-3.

Eastern Shore Coon Hunters Assn., Inc Maryland Crumpton Bridge Edgar E. Walls Edgar FE. Walls Centreville

Mrs Larimore Death Notice Links to Union Church WSCS

Mrs Larimore, longtime member of Union Church and its Women’s Society of Christian Service, is noted in the death announcements. The brief obituary highlights her church involvement and community roles.

Charles H Thorpe 65 dies at Deers Head State Hospital

Charles H Thorpe a retired farmer of Hienderson Maryland died Friday in Deers Head State Hospital Salisbury Services were held Monday afternoon from the Rawlings Boulais Funeral Home with Rev Grover C Thorp of Hienderson officiating Interment was in Templeville Cemetery He is survived by four sons Charles Jr Marvin Carl Fienderson and Edward of Felton five daughters Rosene Edwards Sand town Mildred Cannon Prices Station Helen Ruhl Elmer NJ Doris Ann Downes Burrsville and Phyllis Thorpe Henderson his mother Lizzie Thorpe Marydel three brothers Louis Noble of Wilmington Earl of Marydel two sisters Elsie Nutt Marydel and Alice Klecan Goldsboro and 16 grandchildren

Charles H. Thorpe Hienderson Deers Head State Hospital Salisbury Maryland Rawlings-Boulais Grover C. Thorp Templeville Cemetery Charles, Jr Marvin Carl Fienderson Edward Felton Rosene Edwards Sandtown Mildred Cannon Price’s Station Helen Ruhl Elmer N. J Doris Ann Downes Burrsville Phyllis Thorpe Henderson Lizzie Thorpe Marydel Louis and Noble Wilmington Earl Elsie Nutt Alice Klecan Goldsboro

Funeral Rites Held for Jacob A Gibson Carpenter

Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon for Jacob A. Gibson 63 a carpenter who died Sunday in Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia Rev Edward Thomas officiated at Hillsboro Queen Anne Methodist Church He is survived by wife Mary two daughters Mrs Mary Lucretia Winstead and Mrs Carolyn F Connolly both of Ridgely three sons Jacob Austin Jr Wilmington John Lee and Malcolm Graeme both of Queen Anne a brother R H Gibson Sr Queen Anne a sister Miss Beulah Gibson Philadelphia and five grandchildren.

Jacob A. Gibson Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia Edward Thomas Hillsboro-Queen Anne Methodist Church Mary Mary Lucretia Winstead Carolyn F. Connolly Ridgely Jacob Austin, Jr Wilmington John Lee Malcolm Graeme Queen Anne R. H. Gibson Miss Beulah Gibson

Funeral services for Mrs Alice Robinson Lord

Funeral services were held for Mrs. Alice Robinson Lord at LeCompte Funeral Home Cambridge with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. The 46 year old waitress died Monday at home from a heart attack. She belonged to Grace Methodist Church and its senior choir. Survived by son Donald B Lord Jr mother Lula Horseman Robinson and four brothers Alonzo H Robinson and others from Federalsburg..notes

Alice Robinson Lord LeCompte Funeral Cambridge Greenlawn Lord Grace Methodist Church Donald B. Lord, Jr Lula Horseman Robinson Alonzo H. Robinson Federalsburg

Catherine E. Luff Dies in Delaware Hospital

Catherine FE Luff of Claymont Delaware died at Delaware Hospital Wilmington on Saturday September 9 Funeral services were held Tuesday at Rawlings Boulais Funeral Home Interment followed at Greensboro Cemetery Surviving relatives include a daughter and her brother James Allan Luff of Goldsboro Greensboro Cemetery burial listed as final resting place.

Catherine FE. Luff Claymont Del Delaware Hospital Wilmington James Allan Luff Goldsboro Rawlings-Boulais Funeral Home Greensboro Cemetery

Federalsburg Faces Higher Lagoon Sewage Cost

Federalsburg officials reviewed a report showing lagoon based sewage treatment would cost about 300000 more than conventional methods, excluding land. Major item is 321600 for earth excavation to move 536000 cubic yards at 60 cents each, with a polyethylene liner estimated at 98000.

Federalsburg Easton State Board of Health Messrs.Gardner and Sterling Salisbury

Mayor Council decide on sewer treatment method by Oct 3

The Mayor and Council informed the State Board of Health they will decide by October 3 whether to pursue conventional sewerage treatment or lagoon method. A decision is expected at the October 2 meeting. Special session approved widening North Main Street from Morris Ave to West Central Ave and authorized right-of-way acquisition to widen by 42 inches, aligning with nearby park and service station projects.

State Board of Health North Main Street Morris Avenue West Central Avenue Main Street Cities Safeway

Preston Residents and Visitors Share Summer Time News

Preston updates list visits and travels of residents and guests from Stillwater Oklahoma Washington Maryland Delaware Philadelphia and Long Island along with local social notes including the Ladies Aid of Immanuel Lutheran Church meeting on Sept 7th and various callers and reunions across the area.

Nuttle's New Home Center Opens This Weekend

Nuttle's Lu-Re-Co homes are erected under the manufacturer's supervision at the new Home Center. The venue features three sample houses, one complete and furnished, two partly finished to demonstrate construction methods and materials. Grand opening prizes will be awarded and refreshments served.

Nuttle’s Lu-Re-Co

Baltimore Sunday American Adds Bright New Features

The Baltimore Sunday American announces new features including an Electronic Arts column, the Man About Town, the Let's Chat column, and Stan Delaplane's travel news, promising a brighter livelier newspaper for readers.

Baltimore American Electronic Arts Stan Delaplane Baltimore

Footsteps in Side-stepping Issues Leave No Impressions

A comment from the Minneapolis Star Journal notes that evasive action on political or public matters often yields little lasting impact, highlighting a pattern where avoiding direct confrontation fails to shape lasting outcomes or accountability.

Minneapolis Star- Journal

Health gym a place where they make mountains out of molehills

A compact critique portrays a health gym as overblown, treating minor concerns as major challenges and emphasizing dramatic transformations over steady progress. The tone suggests skepticism about hype surrounding fitness trends and gym culture.

Description of Real Property in Caroline County Maryland

1961 at noon a described parcel lies in the Second Election District Caroline County Maryland on the southeast side of the Denton Greensboro State Road. The tract totals six acres more or less based on a 1946 survey by John C. Fisher and is the same land conveyed from A T Kauer and husband to Louis Marshal Hooper in 1950 recorded in Land Records Liber D R H No 114 folio 559.

Circuit Court For Caroline County Annie M. Nashold Eleanor de Acosta Hooper Louis Marshal Hooper Greensboro Denton-Greensboro State Road Maryland State of Denton- Greensboro John C. Fisher A. T. Kauer

Modern one story dwelling with pine grove in Maryland area

A two bedroom one bath residence with a large living room and fireplace, modern kitchen with dining alcove, and a garage on 300 feet of frontage on State Road. Located in a residential area with potential for expansion, it is open for public inspection the morning of sale. Terms: one third cash day of sale, balance secured upon ratification. title papers and recording at purchaser cost. Trustee K Thomas Everngam with Louis Andrew as auctioneer.

Annie M. Nashold Greensboro Maryland

Goldsboro Nuptials for Noble J Chue and Lila Hubbard

Congratulations pour in as Noble J. Chue Sr and Lila Hubbard wed on Friday evening September 8 with Rev. T J Turkington officiating. Also noted are social visits, illness, WSCS pot luck, and funeral attendance across local families.

The Trouble with People and Buying

A concise line noting how people, even with a little money, often plan larger purchases. The quote highlights the temptation to overspend once some funds are available.

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G. Russell Eaton Crumpton Mrs Alice Lord Catherine E. Luff Casa Preston Raymond Messick William Hoff Stillwater Oklahoma Virgil Hall Edward Garey Noble Kelly, Jr Ocean City University of Maryland Lee Noble Roosevelt, Long Island Claude Todd Theodore Schmick Westminster Flohr Harry H. Rieck Stanley Michael Kardash Francis Murphy Byron White Harry Rieck, Jr Jack Smith Rehoboth Beach Ladies Aid of Immanuel Lutheran Church of Briggs & Stratton Clinton Motors Adams & Wright Hardware Co Denton Paul Faulkner California Caroline Home and Auto Supply H.p. Oliver Will’s Sporting Goods Franklin St Beautycraft Home Products Dover Street R. Harrison Roy R. Adams K. Thomas Everngam, Attorney Orphans’ Court Carrie H. Fleming John Hackett Holt, JR Carlton V. West Register of Wills G. Emory Gottwall Dover Myrtle Willard T. Knotts West Cohee’s Denton- Easton Road Nuttle’s Marvin H. Smith, Attorney Mabel Towers Allen John R. Ricards Denton National Bank E. M. Carter Carl G. Emory Gottwall Vused Easton Office Equipment Co Dover St Firestone Schulz—Hart—Kory -van Dyke Ritzcraft Camden Mobile Homes Dual Highway Main St Camden Nisi Caroline Florence E. Thompson Circuit Court K. Thomas Everngam D. Ralph Horsey Edgehill Pharmacy Market ST Auditor’s Order Nist THE Nuttle Lumber & Coal CO J. Chester Contractors, Inc James A. Wise Ralph Horsey Rawleigh South Caroline Co Dept Charles W. Griffith N. Seventh St Third St Fountain Ave M. E. Ward K Thomas Everngam Louis Andrew Roland Cartwright Noble J. Chue Lila Hubbard T. J. Turkington Bess Ross Virgie Dill Leroy Cartwright Mary Lee Hazel Simpson William Crane South Jersey William Coleman WSCS Hamilton Dallas Cartwright Iarwood Moore Ars. John Sylvester Mary Smith Ine Journal hinbHlye
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