State Trooper Activity Report This Past Week
The weekly State Police summary lists several Denton area crashes and a highway incident. Notable items include a September 21 collision at 6th and Franklin involving a 1948 Plymouth and a 1960 Ford, with Julia Towers cited for failing to grant right of way and Sandra Cannon treated for a scalp laceration. Also on September 23 a left-turn collision on Route 313 damaged a 1954 Plymouth and a 1959 Rambler, with Andrew Postles charged for failing to signal. A September 21 accident on Hobbs Road involved a 1959 Ford dump truck and a 1952 International truck, causing injuries to John Kemp and Patrick McWilliams. Meeks was charged with reckless driving. The report notes veteran disability benefits rising to 725 monthly under a new law, with sample increases listed.
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6Th
Franklin Sts
Denton
Julia Lillian Towers
Franklin St
Sandra Lea Cannon
Sixth Street
Miss Towers
Miss Cannon
St. Rte. 313
St. Rte
Andrew Waitman Postles
Joseph John Galante
Aberdeen
Plymouth
Goldsboro
Gustav Earl Schmitt
Greensboro
International
Meeks
John Kemp
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Patrick McWilliams
Service-Connected Veterans Get October Increase
John S. Gleason Jr announces a new law raises October service-connected veterans payments by 9.4 percent as a retroactive three month boost. The October 31 checks include the increase. subsequent payments return to normal. The scale ranges from $19 to $20 monthly at 10 percent disability up to $250 at 100 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Gleason, Jr
Administrator of
Veterans Affairs
Veterans Administration
Social Happenings and a Pioneer Meat Lesson
Local notices list neighbors visiting relatives across several towns including Hobbs Baltimore Ellendale Farmington and Harrington with visits from the Fearins Breeding Scott Fountain and Noble families. An aside questions why living animals have different names than their meat ending with an ad for C and P Communications consulting services offering visits from Charles Crowding Del Walter and John Mundt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Willoughby
Hobbs
Leslie Scott
Elmer Smith
Glenda
Carolyn
Baltimore
Wade Isner
Johnnie Fearins
Ellendale
Jesse Fearins
George Lankford and Sons
Farmington
Paul Breeding
Minnie Nichols
George Watson
Drexel Hill
James C. Fountain
Wheatley Neal
Charlotte
Concord
Paul Scott
Harvey Scott
Ida Harmoning
Harrington
Charles Crowding
del Walter
John Mundt
Local Visitation Notes Highlight Easton and Georgetown Guests
Social rounds report Saturday visits by Wilmer Nagel and Dale along with Gerald Banning and others to Mrs. Ralph Trice. Guests from Chester and Denton joined Mr and Mrs Trice for weekend and midweek calls, with travel to Easton to see Raymond Fisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmer Nagel
Dale
Gerald Banning
Jerry
Diana Sue
Manila Dukes
Fred Coulbourn
Federalsburg
Woodrow Passwaters
Bertha Ennis
Georgetown
Seymour Good
Chester
Ralph Trice
Luther Lee
Timmy
Denton
Paul Scott
Kenny
Rita Ann
Clarence Hayman
Leslie Scott
Raymond Fisher
Easton
Jesse Fearins
Minnie Nichols
Social Security Representative Scheduled for Denton Visit
Mr. Robert Allen Snedeker of the Social Security Administration will be at the Fire House in Denton on Monday October 1 starting at 10 a.m. The outreach aims to assist residents with Social Security inquiries and benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Allen Snedeker
Social Security Administration
Denton
Johnson Reports Congress Debate Over Foreign Aid
Congressman Johnson recounts the House passage of a 3.5 billion foreign aid bill with large reductions from the administration’s request. He notes amendments limiting aid to Cuba allies, U S manufacture of military vehicles, and dues to the United Nations, plus concerns about waste and mismanagement. Items of interest include Cambridge Post Office modernization at 905,000 and a new St. Michaels post office with site and bidding pending.
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House of Representatives
Far East
South Asia
America
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
House
Cuba
United States
United Nations
Senate
Cambridge
Post Office Department
St. Michaels
Polio Oral Vaccine Cancelled In Caroline County
County Health Officer Dr. E. G. Riley announces the mass poliomyelitis oral vaccine program is cancelled for now. He cites administrative necessity and only about half of parents consenting as impractical, despite the vaccine being declared absolutely safe. donations offered will be refunded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Riley
Riley
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Ness
Market St
Hickman
Susie Noble
England
P Communications
The
C & P Telephone Co. of
Maryland
E. Church Street
Salisbury
Your Heart Association
Rachive
the Journal
Johnson
Washington
Caroline
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