Nonagenarian Civil War Vet Ramsay Dies in Delta Area
T Ramsay a lifelong Delta resident and church elder dies at 93 11 30 pm at his daughter in law and son William Malone Delia R D due to old age illness He would have turned 94 on July 31 He served briefly in the Civil War with four companions and later farmed He leaves six children and six grandsons The funeral Friday at 10 A M with services at the Malone home and Stateville Presbyterian Church with elder pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Cooper Ramsay
William J. Malone
Delia
R. D
Mr. Ramsay
Robert and
Jane Whiteford Ramsay
Delta
Clarence P. Scarborough
Joseph
Pought
Allen J. Barnett
Nathaniel
Boyd
Osler Pope
Benjamin Norris
Angelina Ritchie
Tothem
Ramsay
Laura V. Ayres
Hugh Kilgore
York
Odessa Weeks
Carmel Hotel
Hugh Bmlgore
Wiliam Malone
Ross R
Howard W
Eva Johnson
R D
Russell Ramsay
Reading
Malone
Stateville Presbyterian Church
Hubert P. Harkins
Mrs Mick Freed In Towson Trial Acquitted of Murder
Janice A Mick of Darlington was acquitted in Baltimore county court after a 54 minute verdict. She testified her husband shot at her and threatened her with a club and gasoline. The Darlington home case drew large crowds and her collapse followed the ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice A. Mick
Darlington
Baltimore County
East
Mick
Lancaster
Insurance Agency Transfer Notice by Galbreath
Notice that Mrs. C. F. Jenness will take over the agency formerly run by Mr Jen ness. The note offers a general line of insurance with a claimed saving of 206 percent to policy holders and provides contact for John W. Galbreath Jr in Cardiff 125R3 Ma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Jenness
John W. Galbreath, JR
Cardiff
Street
Truck Driver Dies After Train Strikes Truck at Red Lion Crossing
George W. Spangler of West York was fatally burned last Saturday when his truck, attempting to pass two stopped cars, was struck by a Maryland and Pennsylvania freight train at Red Lion. Coroner Zech ruled the driver failed to stop in time and the gas tank ignited, burning the vehicle. bystanders pulled him free but he died within 15 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Spangler
West York
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Red Lion
Zech
Spangler
Friends Meeting at Fawn Grove to Host July Assembly
The annual gathering of Friends at Fawn Grove Meeting House will be Sunday July 16 with worship at 10 30 A M basket lunch at noon and a 2 P M lecture and conference Bliss Forbush executive secretary of Baltimore yearly meeting will be the principal speaker at both sessions All welcome to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fawn Grove
Friends
Friends Meeting House
Bliss Forbush
Baltimore Yearly Meeting of Friends
Popular Evangelistic Meetings in Delta and Cardiff
Churches in Delta and Cardiff announce a series of Sunday evening union meetings led by local pastors. The goal is to strengthen Christians, show church cooperation, and invite non members to join. July 9 Slate Ridge 8 P M Rev John Hammond. July 16 Rehoboth 6 P M Rev A L Hyde. July 23 Methodist Protestant 8 P M Rev B W Jones. July 30 The Chapel 8 P M Rev B F Ruley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta
Cardiff
Slate Ridge
John Hammond
Lee Hosts Guests for July 2 Social
Mr and Mrs Charles B Lee entertained guests on July 2 including Mr and Mrs Harry McLean and their son John, Mrs George Leavy and Mr and Mrs Lawrence Grimm of Philadelphia. Mrs Samuel Orr improves after scarlet fever. The Dublin Sunday School gave Mr and Mrs Eugene Rockey a shower with many gifts. Rockey is the Sunday School superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Lee
Harry McLean
John
George Leavy
Lawrence Grimm
Philadelphia
Addie ,Lee
Samuel Orr
Robert
Virginia
Charles McFadden
P. C. Boling
EB. M. Davis
J. W. Davis
Dublin
Eugene Rockey
Rockey
D. and D. Sewing Co. Reopens Delta Plant
The D. and D. Sewing Company reopened its Delta plant on Wednesday after a two week shutdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. & D. Sewing Company
Delta
Newlyweds Hosted Reception For Bonville at Whiteford Home
Mrs. Joel Harry and Mr. Raymond Bonville were honored with a reception at the Harry home in Whiteford R D. Attendees included many relatives and friends from Whiteford Pylesville Delta Forest Hill Lancaster Baltimore and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Harry
Raymond Bonville
Harry
Whiteford R. D
Janice
Alice Anna Harry
John G. McCoy
Baltimore
D. G. Harry
Pylesville
R. A. Stewart
Margaret Stewart
Francis Morgan
John Peck
Lancaster
Albert Stubbs
Ida McLaughlin
Delta
R. D
Michael Whiteford
G. Harry Davis
Mary Harry
Norman Spences
Jack
C. H. Heaps
J. Howard Stubbs
C. P. Whiteford
Mabel and
Scott
Ralph Davis
Harry Robinson
Charles Robinsly
Joe McQuade
Harry Heaps
Forest Hill
N. A. Heaps
Margaret Davis
J.T. Harry
Marshall Heaps
J. M. Wheeld
J. T. Gailey
Annie Grevemeyer
Rosalyn McCormick
Philadelphia
George Sanders
Gerald G. Heaps
Whiteford
Forest Hill Boy Drowns Near Home
Nine year old Bent Monks drowns in a swimming hole near Forest Hill Maryland. His brother Hubert eleven makes a heroic rescue attempt but is pulled unconscious from the water. Another youth retrieves Bent later and Hubert is revived by Dr. Hugh Bradley but Bent dies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bent Monks
Forest Hill
Hubert
Kent
Hugh Bradley
Jarrettsville
Morris Manufacturing plant may expand under New Deal
Fawn Grove plant under the National Industrial Recovery Act may enlarge its operations. The Morris Manufacturing Co. will add machines and workers to fulfill a 1,700,000 bed coats order. Cutting department enlarged. seventy five workers employed, double last year. Owner H Morris says two other contracts were declined due to capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fawn Grove
Morris Manufacturing Company
Morris
Salem Ladies Aid Meet Held at Mrs Hiram Blacklock Home
Salem Ladies' Aid Society of Salem held its monthly meeting at the home of Mrs Hiram Blacklock on Thursday afternoon June 29. The literary program was led by Mrs Jesse McLaughlin and Mrs Robert Posey with scripture reading prayer readings and benediction by Rev Pheasant. Members present included Rev Pheasant and many local ladies and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baracca
Salem M. E
Robert Posey
Airville
Lyle Hess
Heth of
Pheasant
Paul Brown
Ellis Haugh
Eading
Fulton Dinsmore
Ramsay Bess
Jesse McLaughin
Jean
Hester Haugh
Gerald Hess
Grace
Jesse McLaughlin
Ross Barton
Roy Smith
Huber Glenn
Gerald
Ramsay
Bobby Hess
George Stephens
Thomas Platt
Glenn Smith
Wis Haugh
Missionary Life Inc Chit Depicted in Personal Letters
An excerpt from Missionary Life Inc letters recounts travel from Tinghsien to Peking during a dust storm. The writer describes sharing with delegates, martial law in the capital due to Japanese advances, and a first glimpse of Peking’s gates, towers, and gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missionary Life Inc
Social Club Outing At Uncle Tom's Cabin Peach Bottom
The Social Club held its annual picnic at Uncle Tom's Cabin in Peach Bottom on Friday afternoon. Attendees included Rev and Mrs B W Jones and many local residents with brief list of members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Peach Bottom
B. W. Jones
Rey Hemphin
W. F. Stubbs
W. G. Stubbs
O. H. Heaps
Arthur Robinson
Harry Hughes
Howard Proctor, Sr
Delta Man Suffers Fractured Skull in Hay Barn Incident
Delta man 28 years old sustained a fractured skull when a pulley broke while unloading hay at Miss Harriet Stewart’s farm near Elwood Grove. He was treated at York hospital with a fair condition after Dr. W E Arthur gave first aid and recommended transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood Grove
Delta
R. D
York Hospital
W. E. Arthur
Cardiff
Forest Hill Church Hosts Pound Party for Rev Ely Return
Forest Hill members of Centré MOB held a Wednesday night pound party honoring Rev Ely and wife on their return to Forest Hall charge. The community extends sympathy to Mr and Mrs John Monks on their son’s drowning death Friday. James Standiford was killed Friday evening after being struck by an auto. two colored men, who stopped, are held for trial. Other items note improving health for Mrs S O Nagle and various local visits and visits to Baltimore and Chicago World's Fair attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centré
Church
E Ely
Forest Hall
John Monks
James Standiford
S. O. Nagle
B. G. Buckland
Baltimore
Irwin Harkins
C. W. Strayer
York
James Swam
R. L. Walter
Pylesville
Samuel Barrow
Washington, DC
Moore
Harry Barrow
Edgar Wilson
Walter
Chicago
Alice Hyson Society Picnic Attendees Named
The Alice Hyson Junior Society of Slate Ridge Presbyterian Church hosted a picnic in Reed Kilgore's meadow on Thursday. Attendees included Frances Pyll, Charlotte Pennington, Betty Jean Gailey, Marjorie Gailey, Jean Dooley, Frances Wilhelm, Sara Wilhelm, Bertha Wise, Jean McKinley, Mildred Glasgow, Dorothy Glasgow, Mary Sliver, Jean Sliver, Evelyn Myers, Corinne Scotten, Dorothy Kilgore, Beryl Wyman, Mrs. M S Macomber, and Mrs. J M Dooley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Hyson
Cardiff Community Club Meeting Announced
The Cardiff Community Chih will meet at the home of Misses A M and G McCurdy on Friday evening July 7 at six oclock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardiff
Chih
A. M
G. McCurdy
Former Peekskill Youth Weds Cardiff Man
Mary Durkee Hodge daughter of Mrs. Susan W. Hodge of 413 Simpson Place Peekskill N Y married Wilson O. Rigdon of Cardiff Md at her home Monday June 26 in a ceremony by Rev. Wilbur F. Alston. Attendants included maid of honor Miss Eleanor Fields and best man Harold Reber. The couple plan a honeymoon in Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Durkee Hodge
Susan W. Hodge
Simpson Place
Peekskill
Wilson O. Rigdon
Summerfield Rigdon
Cardiff
Wilbur F. Alston
First Baptist Church
Willard T. Hodge
Yonkers
Eleanor Fields
Washington, D. C
Dresden
Harold Reber
Camden
N. J
Robert Worthington
Rigdon
Peekskill High School
Peekskill Hospital
New Rochelle Hospital
Shrub Oak High School
University of Maryland
Rig
Salem Bible Classes Meet at Posey Home
The Baracca and Philaethea Bible classes of Salem M. E. Church met in Airville at the Posey home. Activities included songs, readings, recitations, and a closing hymn led by Rev. Pheasant with several couples and individuals listed among attendees.
Delta Girls Escape After Evening Car Mishap Near Sunnyburn
A car driven by Miss Ann Glidden left the York to Delta road one mile north of Sunnyburn Monday evening. The vehicle overturned after climbing a six foot bank. occupants Misses Jane and Ann Glidden escaped unharmed while the car sustained heavy damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunnyburn
York
Delta
Ann Glidlden
Jane
Ann Glidden
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Mick Freed
Towson
Red Lion Crossing
Clon
H. Morris
Salem Ladies’ Aid Meet
North China
Peking
Louise
Gobi Desert
Hlautr
Tingtsien
Tinghsien
Great Wall
Coat Hill
Summer Palace
Sabarentin
Mr. Johnson
Mrs. Johnson
Presbyterian Industrial School
Delta Man
Charles Sloan
Ralph
LeRoy Scarff
Chester Grier
Elinore and
Ruth
Raymond Harkins
Alice Hyson Society
Cardiff Community Club
Salem Bible
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