Clothing Collection Schedule Announced
The Denton Rotary plans an April clothing drive from April 2 to 20 for United Nations Relief and Reconstruction. A depot on Market Street will accept items weekdays 1 to 4 PM and Saturdays 7 to 9 PM. Boy Scouts assist. churches and clubs support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
United National Relief and Reconstruction
Herbert H. Lehman
Market Street
Rotary
Cal
John E. French
Boy Scouts
Piney Church Reopens With Home Coming Service
Piney Methodist Church on the Denton-Greensboro road will reopen Sunday April 8 at 2 30 p m after a closed period since November. Volunteers repainted woodwork pews and floor. Rev John T Bailey of Georgetown Del guest speaker. former pastor for three years over thirty years ago. Special music by St Pauls Greensboro choir directed by Carman Leggett. Rev Ray W Kirwan Greensboro is current pastor. All former members and friends invited. Ministers from nearby churches participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piney Methodist Church
Denton-Greensboro
John T. Bailey
Georgetown
Del
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Greensboro
Carman Leggett
Ray W. Kirwan
Cpl Zlock to Be Combat Gunner in Overseas Duty
Cpl Carl Zlock of Henderson Maryland will complete combat flying training and soon go overseas for duty. Alexandria Army Air Field under Third Air Force trains medium and heavy bomber crews in the United States. He is son of Mrs Marie Zlock and husband of Miss Marie Jester, previously of Denton. He attended Greensboro High School and enlisted in June 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Carl Zlock
Henderson
Maryland
Alexandria Army Air Field
Third Air Force
United States
Thea
Tre
Cpl. Zlock
Marie Zlock
Marie Jester
Gay Street
Denton
Gunner
Greensboro High School
Parker Stone Sends Card Home From German Prison Camp
A card from Corporal Parker W. Stone reached his mother on Good Friday after telegrams announced his disappearance in December 1944. In a February 1945 prison camp letter he writes of better weather and Red Cross aid, mentions plans for home and his love of gladiolus flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Parker W. Stone
Elizabeth Stone
War Department
Germany
Corporal Stone
Victor Berg
Chicago
Stone
Parker
Parker Stone
Concord Circuit Chooses Officers
The fourth quarterly conference of the Concord Methodist Churches met Saturday morning March 24 with Rev. Dr. J. Farr Gummings presiding. Pastor P. R. Schauer was unanimously asked to return for a fourth year and church officers were elected for Bloomery Chestnut Grove and Concord with named trustees stewards and Sunday school leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord Methodist Churches
J. Farr Gummings
P. R. Schauer
Concord
Bloomery
W. Edmond Neal
C. W. Adams
Elbert Liden
Walter Liden
Fred Johnson
Henry Neal
Norris
John Rosser
Walter Lord
Harry Wheatley
W. K. Smith
T. H. Everagain
H. H. Neattle
Summers Carrell
Alva Hubbard
Alex Lord
Harvey Lord
Dallas Neal
Francis Trice
Sun
Tennessee Battleship Tennessee’s Pacific War Duty Recounted
Navy releases the battle record of the 33,000 ton battleship Tennessee detailing over 100000 miles sailed in the Pacific. It supported landings at Kiska Saipan Tinian Guam and the Palaus and fought at Leyte Surigao Strait aiding Allied victory. Skippers and crew members are named with recent deployments including Iwo Jima participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Pacific
Kiska
Iwo Jima
Kavieng
New Ireland
Saipan
Tinian
Aleutian
Tarawa
Guam
Palaus
Leyte
Surigao Strait
John B. Heffernan
Washington
Ind
Andrew D. Mayer
Maple Lake
Minn
Charles E. Reardan
Dallas
Tex
Orville Travers
SF 3c
Greensboro
Chick
March 1945 Selectees Inducted Into Service
List of men inducted in March 1945 includes White Wilmer E. Andrews Federalsburg John W. Maynard Ridgely Linden W. Shaffer Denton Oliver W. Reed Henderson Joseph A. Laramore Ridgely Woodrow W. Pollard Ridgely James F. Patchett Jr. Preston George A McWilliams Goldsboro Howard H. Eaton Ridgely John L. Schevel Preston James C. Cox Federalsburg Edward M. Smith Goldsboro Floyd E. Coleman Preston George E. Harris Greensboro Donald B. Williamson Federalsburg Colored Samuel W. Murray Denton Thomas E. Green Preston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White- Wilmer E. Andrews
Federalsburz
John W. Maynard
Ridgely
Linden W. Shaffer
Denton
Oliver W. Reed
Henderson
Joseph A. Laramore
Woodrow W. Pollard
James IF. Patchett Jr
Preston
George A McWilliams
Goldsboro
Howard H. Eaton
John L. Schevel
James C. Cox
Federalsburg
Returned Veterans Rotary Club Guests
Two Denton locals who just returned from the Southwest Pacific spoke at the Denton Rotary Club dinner at the Brick Hotel. Major Orville E. Roberts of the Red Cross discussed Saipan and Tokyo’s progress, while Lieutenant Burdette Nuttle shared New Guinea and Philippines experiences. Pvt. Wm. H. Jopp, a returned POW, attended but did not speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Pacific
Denton Rotary Club
Brick Hotel
Orville E. Roberts
American Red Cross
Saipan
Tokyo
Burdette Nuttle
Navy
New Guinea
Philippines
Red Cross
Pacific
Major Roberts
Denton
Rotary Club
Pvt
Wm. H. Jopp
Greensboro man Pvt Harris killed in Germany
Killed In Action The above is a picture of Pvt. Harris, of Greensboro, whose death was announced in this paper two weeks ago. Harris was killed in Germany on March 7th. He is the son of Mrs. Elma Harris, of Greensboro. His wife, Mrs. Margaret Harris, resides in Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt. Harris
Greensboro
Germany
Elma Harris
Margaret Harris
Denton
Grand Jury Report Filed In Caroline County Maryland 1946
The circuit court adjourned to April 10 after a grand jury session in Caroline County Maryland. Foreman C Harvey Towers led the panel with Paul S Van Dyke as secretary and H Coursey Edwards as assistant secretary. The panel examined witnesses, issued seven true bills, and submitted reports on jail and county farm conditions. A restaurant operator in Hynson was fined 800 dollars and 12 months in the Maryland House of Correction, suspended if employed by April 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Harney
Centreville
Caroline County
C. Harvey Towers
Denton
Robert G. Miller
Roland F. Cartwright
William C. Ross
Alvin Edwards
Harry Gordon
Louis Bishop
Paul S. van Dyke
Elmer J. Leese
O. Gilbert Hignutt
S. Elbert Douglas
William H. Staten
H. Leon Cox
Jas. H. Hooper
Merritt D. Lord
Ernest Shufeil
John W. Altfather
Clayton Roe
Paul Beauchamp
Joseph L. Snowberger
H. Coursey Edwards
Joseph Roy Cherry
John R Andrew
Petit Jury
James E. Wilkerson
J. Frank Lane
Henry Shulties
Arthur W. Brumbaugh
Zeth Weaver
Howard B. Thomas
Frank M. Adams
Circuit Court
State OF Maryland
H. Coursey Euwards
William R. Horney
Paul S. Vandyke
WM. C. Ross
J. Roy Cherry
Elmer J. Seese
D. Ralph Horsey
Robert D. Sellers
Hynson
Preston
Maryland House of Correction
Shore Crops Come Early To Markets
Maryland fruit is blooming early as warm weather favors crops. Early spinach and asparagus hit markets, with strawberries likely within weeks. Nystrom of University of Maryland Extension notes 100 Bahamians are en route to harvest, a Jamaica worker order was canceled due to weather. Minor labor relief includes about 10 Newfoundlanders aiding dairy farms. stay prospects uncertain for summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Paul
Nystrom
University of Maryland Extension Service
Jamaica
New U S Cemetery Planned For State
A study by the Army Quartermaster General for the Senate Military Affairs Committee proposes a new 50 000 grave national cemetery in Annapolis Maryland. Maryland now has three national cemeteries two in Baltimore and one in Annapolis with 2 613 veterans buried as of January 1 and 46 sites remaining. The state reports 1 800 Spanish American War veterans and 53 000 World War I veterans eligible for burial and 173 000 people on the selective service list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Quartermaster General’s Office of the Army
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Washington
Maryland
Baltimore
Annapolis National Cemetery
Francis Rogers Named New Carroll County Agricultural Agent
Francis M Rogers assistant agricultural agent for Carroll and Frederick counties will succeed George W Clendaniel as Caroline county agricultural agent effective May 1. The appointment was confirmed March 27 by Caroline county commissioners after review by the University of Maryland extension service. Rogers, a Delaware native and former educator, will leave his post as educator to take the position. Clendaniel resigns to become manager of a poultry dressing plant here. Pvt Jacob Bauer of Camp Shelby Miss is visiting his Denton parents for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis M. Rogers
Carroll
Frederick Counties
George W. Ciendaniel
Caroline County
University of Maryland Extension Service
E. I. Oswald
College Park
Rogers
Delaware
Clendaniel
Pvt
Jacob Bauer
Camp Shelby
Miss
William Bauer
Denton
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Piney Church
Hawaii
Paul E. Moore Jr
Oahu Island
T. H
Moore
A. W. Davies
Oakland
Caiif
Flying Fortress
Alexandria
Army Air Field
Floyd A. Lappin
Salem
Ore
Roger C. Otto
Phillips
Nebr
George M. Nickel
Clearfield
Robert O. Winkler
New Orleans
Owen Nosker
Hollywood
N. M
Wallace D. Rea
Little Rock
Ark
Vincent M. Bann
Rye
N. Y
Henderson, Md
Herbert Manygoats
Chinlee, Ariz
Concord Circuit
A. Ellis Garey
Enoch Garey
Burma
Tokio
Los Angeles
Clais
Red Cross Drive
Clayton Reynolds
Aso
Katherine Johnson
Anna May White
Ella Carter
Louise Gray
Elias Nuttle Raed
Mary Bunne
Elizabeth MacDonald
Layman Redden
Paul Fisher
Lida Gannon
J. Kern
Bert Merriken
Benj. Johnson
George Clendanier
George Beck
Walter Palmer
John French
Caroline Knotts
Herbert Ellwanger
Ormond Andrews
Caroline High
Denton Primary
Lockerman School
Defense Club
Hattie Waters
Smith
Sam Meltila
waUeat Hignutt
Wil
Wm. Croll
Hickman
Merry Wailius
Andersontown
Returned Veterans Rotary Club
U.S
Francis Rogers
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