Land transfers and note on vehicle plates
Land transfers list numerous deeds dated Aug 1954 to Aug 1954 involving multiple buyers and parcels in Caroline County, with several and varied districts and towns. A note details Maryland license plates for next year have green background white numerals and are produced at the Maryland Penitentiary with about 350000 tags ordered, tag 30 000 to Gov. Ritchie, and a history of rejected freak plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Pruett
Leslie F. Lutz
Lacey E. Nichols
Marion R. Swann
Dorothy C. Swann
Mary F. Garton
H. Hackett Downes
Clarence R. Rathell
Calvert D. Beauchamp
Ida C. Smith
Wilmer Fell Davis
George W. Langrell
Charles Homer Smith
Greensboro
K. T. Everagam
Robert L. Stanton
Frank C. Kotmair
Clifton G. Crouse
W. Melvin Wheedleton
K. T. Everngam
Edward Gadow
Lawrence R. Schmick
Charles E. Dean
William Gniecke
Robert Melvin Taggart
Denton
C. Jerome Brown, Jr
Della M. Pennypacker
Maryland
Ritchie
Caroline High School
Rotary Club of
Holloway
State of
Delaware
John L. George
Emory D. Kimmey
J. Carroll George
Rehoboth
Violet Higgins
Easton
William Reed
Kenneth Corkran
Federalsburg
Caroline
J. E. Thomas
Bridgetown
Blue Angels Navy air team member from Henderson
Service Shorts James Tuneff, 24, aviation machinist's mate third class, USN, son of Mrs. Mary Tuneff and the late Mr. Tuneff, of Henderson, serves as an enlisted crewmember of the U S Navy Flight Demonstration Team the Blue Angels at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Texas. The Blue Angels began at NAS Jacksonville in 1946, disbanded in 1950, and reorganized in 1951 then have thrilled aviation fans since. Under Lt. Comdr. Richard L. Cormier the team uses four Grumman F9F-5 Panthers and a single Panther for high speed precision flights with water vapor trails. Tuneff joined the Blue Angels in September 1952 after graduating Greensboro High School and serving with Fleet Air Service Squadron Nine at Cecil Field Jacksonville Fla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Tuneff
USN
Mary Tuneff
Tuneff
Henderson
U. S. Navy
Blue Angels
Naval Air Station
Corpus Christi
Texas
Nas
Jacksonville
Fla
Navy
United States
Uss
Princeton
Richard L
Zeke’ Cormier
San Diego
Calif
Grumman
Greensboro High School
Fleet Aircraft Service Squadron Nine
NAAS
Cecil Field
Secretary Benson Drops Total Acreage Allotments
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson announced the elimination of total acreage allotments as part of a three step plan to offset drought. The actions include higher drought aid to eligible farmers and designation requests for Alabama Mississippi Georgia Tennessee and South Carolina as drought disaster areas. Eight states were already disaster areas, with five more seeking designation. Benson urged provision of supplemental feed and postponed operations due to severe weather, noting continued efforts and a continuation on page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Taft Benson
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Tennessee
South Carolina
Benson
Social Security Increase Already Beginning for Beneficiaries
Congress approved higher payments and no extra action is needed by beneficiaries. The October 1954 check will reflect the increase, and recipients do not need to file forms or visit the Social Security Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Social Security Office
Club To Meet The Double Hills Homemakers Club
The Double Hills Homemakers Club will hold its first fall meeting on Tuesday afternoon September 28 at 1 30 pm at the home of Mrs Steve Chike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Double Hills Homemakers Club
Steve Chike
Butler Brothers Son Serves With 10th Division at Fort Riley
Cpl. Frank Lin R. Butler, son of Mr and Mrs Charles H Butler Route 1 Denton, is serving with the 10th Infantry Division at Fort Riley Kansas. Butler entered the Army in 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Riley
Kan
Franklin R. Butler
Charles H. Butler
Route 1
Denton
10Th Infantry
Kansas
Butler
Community Fair At Ridgely Showcased 4-H Tractor Driving
Sixteen farmers and four 4 H Club boys from Caroline County joined 50 attendees at the first Community Fair held in Ridgely. The highlight was a 4 H tractor driving contest judged on safety rules from the Farm Division National Safety Council with top placements awarded to Andrew Kelley Harmony 100 Lawrence White Wicomico 98 Thomas Dashiels Wicomico 80 and Barnard Adona Wicomico 63 continued on page 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Ridgely
Wicomico County
National Safety Council
Andrew Kelley
Harmony
Lawrence White
Wicomico
Thomas Dashiels
Barnard Adona
Edward A. Newcomb
Bethlehem
Military man April 1953 radio operator in 86th Regiment
April 1953 served as a radio operator in the 86th Regiment's Heavy Mortar Company. A 1951 graduate of Caroline High School, he is married to Isabelle, who lives in Junction City, Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
86Th Regiment
Caroline High School
Butler
Isabelle
Junction City
Kan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wesley E. Thawley
George L. Evans
Elizabeth Wright Davis
Alfred W. Davis
IF. W. Hamilton
Allegany County
J. R. Ricards
Washington
Hobbs
Nenavitt
Talbot County
T. H. Towers
Virginia
Urban Noble
Burrsville
Kirwan
Concord
Josephine Bernard
Joseph H. Bernard
Albert G. Towers
Baltimore
E. M. Noble
J. Oscar Bernard
Greensboro Cemetery
Thomas Emerson
Goldsboro
Antioch M. FE
Templeville
Hopkins
Newark
Alga Willoughby
Smithson
Emma Reese
Sam Allen
Fred Jacobs
Henry Hicks
Harvey Willoughby
Harry Tanning
Ernest Dukes
Minnie Covey
John McMahan
Edward Pinkine
Bill Kemp
House of Delegates
G. Arthur McDaniel
Fred J. Wright
Alton Billmeier
Elsie Billmeier
Optometrists
The
Journal of
Art Ridgely
A. E. Fletcher
J. Kemp Stevens
Equitable Life Assurance Society
U. S
Denton, Md
FORD
Stewart E. Hallowell & Son, Inc
Ford Theatre
Channel 11
F.C.A
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