Cambridge Social News and Weddings of 1942
Miss Nina M. Thompson daughter of Mrs Elizabeth M and the late Judge Travers S Thompson of Dorchester County and Mr Ern est Truitt of Kentucky wed on Palm Sunday March 29 1942 at William Street Methodist Episcopal Church Baltimore The reception followed at the bride's home in Cambridge and the couple will reside in Baltimore. Funeral notices follow for William Seward long time Beckwith Neck area resident and Mrs Wright of Flushing Long Island with services in Cambridge and Flushing respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina £. Thompson
Elizabeth M
Travers S. Thompson
Dorchester County
Ernest ©. Truitt
Kentucky
Svere
William Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Baltimore
Thomas J. Wheatley
High Street
Cambridge
Seward
William E
Julia Seward
Hudson
Beckwith Neck
Spedden
M. E. Church
Wm. Seward
Thomas Funeral Home
Locust Street
A. E. Kinkely
Seward’s Cemetery
Dim Out Ordered Along Atlantic Coast
The Atlantic coast resorts from Maryland to coastal towns enact dimouts to reduce sky glow and silhouettes of ships. Ocean City, Atlantic City and Bethany Beach mask or remove lamps while Rehoboth and others mask sea side lamps, using tin cans or paint to limit illumination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dim-Out
Atlantic Coast
Maryland
Ocean City
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Atlantic City
Bethany Beach
Bethany
Rehoboth
Atlantic
Miss Ruth Fitzhugh and John D Arcy Moore wed in Andrews Md
Miss Ruth Catherine Fitzhugh and John D Arcy Moore of Madison Md united in marriage on Wednesday April 22 at 8 30 p m at the home of Mr and Mrs Sewell Simmons Andrews Md by Rev George S Allen of Crapo The ceremony bonded the couple in a family setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Catherine Fitzhugh
John D'Arcy Moore
Madison, Md
Geoghegan Daughter Mary Antoinette Marries Lt Swalm in Baltimore
Mr and Mrs Thomas R Geoghegan announce the marriage of their daughter Mary Antoinette Geoghegan to Lieutenant John Moffatt Swalm Jr United States Army on Saturday April 11 at Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church in Baltimore Maryland Lieut Swalm son of Mr and Mrs John Moffatt Swalm of Baltimore formerly of Pottsville Pa is now stationed at Aberdeen Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas R. Geoghegan
Mary Antoinette Geoghegan
John Moffatt ‘Swalm, Jr
United States Army
Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church
Baltimore
Maryland
Lieut
Swalm
John Moffatt Swalm
Pottsville
Aberdeen
Mr James A Seward Dies at Cambridge Home
Mr James A Seward a well known Neck District Cambridge resident died Saturday at 6 30 P M at the home of his son in law and ? The notice records his death and location in the Neck District Cambridge community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Seward
Neck District
Cambridge
Mrs. Mary E Wright Dies After Long Illness At 77
Mrs. Mary E Wright aged 77 died at the home of her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs John H Orr on Hambrooks Boulevard Friday night at 11 15 following a long illness. She had been in failing health for a year or more and critically for the past month. She was born and
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flushing
Long Island
N. Y
Cambridge
Wright
First Baptist Church
John H. Orr
C. H. Rea
Mary E. Wright
Hambrooks Boulevard
Elks Lodge Observes Ladies Night With Defense Program
The Cambridge Lodge of Elks hosts a Friday Ladies Night with a dinner and a defense themed program. Miss Lowene Simmons sings while a Red Cross film is shown and J Otis McAllister discusses Civilian Defense in Dorchester County. Bingo and Defense Stamp prizes follow, ending with a dance. Grover Johnson chairs the entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge Lodge of Elks
Lowene Simmons
Red Cross
J. Otis McAllister
Dorchester County
Grover Johnson
Hoopers Island to Get Electric Service Soon
Wilbert L. Merriken of the Choptank Cooperative announced to the Public Service Commission that wire for the Hoopers Island project has arrived. Lines will be erected in three to four weeks, marking the switch from South Dorchester Electric Light and Power to the cooperative’s service on the Eastern Shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hooper's Island
Wilbert L. Merriken
Public Service Commission
Hooper’s Island
South Dorchester
Oyster Ground Application by Harrington in Dorchester County
Gerald Harrington of Nanticoke seeks about 20 acres in Nanticoke River waters Dorchester County west of Gravelly Point and south of bottom once leased to Sarah Travers. Published Chart No 41 shows the area. Last ad insertion appears April 30 1942. Protests due 30 days after. Department of Tide Water Fisheries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Harrington
Nanticoke
Nanticcoke River
Sarah Travers
Dorchester County
Department OF Tidewater Fisheries
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Moore
Fitzhugh
Robert Weyg
Arthur Parker
Chiropractors
Elks Lodge
Wave Electric Service
Clifton R. Waldron
P. O. Box
Cambridge, Md
FORD
Cambridge Auto Company
Cambridge, Maryland
Wimpep
Vimpep
Cambridge 177
Weidenhoff
Muir Street
Coca-Cola Company
Bao E Oe i
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