One Killed As Train Hits Truck In Harrington
William Swank, 37, of Philadelphia, was killed when a southbound freight train struck a moving van at Clark street crossing in Harrington. Two other men, George Longstreet and Milton Ewing, both of Philadelphia, were injured as the truck was hurled between tracks and struck a 35 foot signal tower. Dr. W. T. Chipman treated the wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Swank
Philadelphia
Clark Street
Harrington
Swank
George N. Longstreet
Milton Ewing
Longstreet
Rotary Club Elects Officers of Denton
The Rotary Club of Denton elected officers for the year starting July 1 at the Brick Hotel meeting. George W. Clendaniel became president with Samuel Nowell as vice president and T. Conover Crouse as secretary treasurer. Directors named were H. Earle Smith Wesley E. Thawley and Theodore Orme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club of
Denton
Brick Hotel
George W. Clendaniel
Samuel Nowell
T. Conover Crouse
H. Earle Smith
Wesley E. Thawley
Theodore Orme
Deaths: Esther Poole Baker and others in Denton area
Obituary notices summarize the deaths of Mrs. Esther Poole Baker 62 widow of Beniah L. Baker Denton native of Caroline County survived by two daughters Miss Emily Baker Mrs Robert Moore a son Corp James L. Baker Tampa Fla and step son Charles T Baker plus sister Mrs Ora Carroll Funeral at J Virgill Moore funeral home Denton burial in Denton cemetery Also death of Mrs Sallie Bryant Bright 68 wife of Elwood Bright Hobbs survived by son Carroll F Bright funeral Ames Methodist Church Hobbs burial Denton cemetery And funeral services for George H Messick 73 Federalsburg held at Bloomery Methodist Church with interment in adjacent cemetery Survived by widow Anna R Messick two sons Roland C Messick Joseph H Messick two daughters Mrs Noah Warren near Greenwood and Mrs Robert McDermott Chicago Ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Poole Baker
Beniah L. Baker
Baltimore and Eastern Railroad
Denton
Caroline County
Baker
Levin W
Mary Ellen Pierce Poole
Emily Baker
Robert Moore
Harrington
Corp
James L. Baker
MacDill Field
Tampa
Fla
Charles T.baker
Ora Carroll
J. Virgil Moore
Denton Cemetery
Sallie Bryant Bright
Elwood Bright
Hobbs
Daniel J
Annie J. Harris Gibbons
Carroll F. Bright
Ames Methodist Church
Thomas J. Turkington
George H. Messick
Federalsburgz
Bloomery Methodist Church
R. P. Schaue
F. B. Bailey
Messick
Anna R. Messick
Roland C. Messick
Hagerstown
Joseph H. Messick
Milford
Noah Warren
Greenwood
Robert McDermott
Chicago, Ill
Mail From Home Drives Letters Affecting Soldiers AWOL
Maj. Gen. Philip Hayes commanding general of the Third Service Command cites well meaning but thoughtless letters from home as a major cause of service men going AWOL. He says letters from home act like thermostats setting a soldier's mood and actions, boosting morale or undermining it and influencing adaptation to army life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Hayes
Third Service Command
Brothers in arms Edwin and Malcolm Lord honored at home
The Lord boys Edwin and Malcolm E. Lord, sons of Mr and Mrs J E Lord of Denton, were inducted a year ago. Malcolm visits from Camp Atterbury Indiana while Edwin serves as bomber crew member at Petersen Field Colorado Springs. Enthusiasm at home reflects strong support from their next of kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord
Edwin Lee
Malcolm E
J. E. Lord
Denton
Malcolm
Camp Atterbury
Indiana
Edwin Lord
Petersen Field
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Dan Horsey Likes Boat Training at Great Lakes
Daniel R. Horsey Jr. of Tl. says he completed four classification tests on March 27 at the U S Naval Training School Great Lakes with two more planned. He praises the boot camp, notes cold weather, and mentions a 8 foot toothpick Eiffel Tower display built from 26 000 picks in 10 months during Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Naval Training School
Great Lakes
Daniel R. Horsey Jr
Si1je
Dan
National Pick Builders Club
Horsey Hardware
Eiffel Tower
Keep 'Em Coming Says Sgt. Long
A World War II letter from Dudie praises the Denton Journal, describing how a home town paper brings comfort to soldiers in the South Pacific. The note thanks readers, mentions atabrine, rain in the jungle, and hopes to see hometown friends within a year. William H. Little and his family are also noted visiting from Camp Endicott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Brother
Denton Journal
Brooklyn
South Pacific
Dudie
P. S
Vernon Graduates From Gunnery School
Pfc. John Lynn Vernon son of Mrs J L Vernon Henderson Md recently graduated from the Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School at Laredo Army Air Field Texas. He earned aerial gunner wings and a promotion after a six week course covering weapon types turret work aircraft identification and target firing culminating with air firing on towed targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lynn Vernon
J. L. Vernon
Henderson
Army Air Forces
Laredo Army Air Field
Laredo
Texas
AAF Training Command
America
Bomb Them So We Can Get Back Says Wooters On Anzio Beachhead
A wartime letter from March 21, 1944, written from Anzio urges relentless Allied bombing of Germany. The writer defends total bombing, argues Berlin’s industries must be destroyed, and thanks hometown readers for the local paper while wishing peace and homecoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooters
Anzio
O. K
America
Germany
Berlin
England Soldier Becomes First Cook After War Service
Cpl. Albert F. Seiler, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Seiler near Denton, left farming three years ago to serve. After basic training at camps Meade Lee and Belvoir he trained as a cook and attended Fort Benning culinary school. He served in Florida and the Carolinas maneuvers and went from Fort Jackson to Fort Dix then to England, shipping overseas January 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert F. Seiler
Meade, Lee and
Belvoir
Fort Benning
Florida
South Carolina
Fort Jackson
Fort Dix
England
Mike Seiler
Denton
Seiler
Caroline High School
Cpl Sam Young Takes Bride in Denton Ceremony
Miss Catherine Wheatley daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Wheatley of Anderson town married Cpl Samuel Love Day Young son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Young of Denton at First Methodist Church Denton The Rev John E French performed the ceremony Miss Twila Porter Wilmington sang Mrs Walter Wyatt Essington Pa served as maid of honor Best man Harrison Young Baltimore Ensign Wesley E Thawley Jr and Philip Wheatley were ushers A reception at the Nuttle home Courthouse Square followed The Corporal is stationed at Camp Lee Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Wheatley
Joseph Claude Wheatley
Andersontown
Corp
Samuel Loveday Young
Samuel Young
Denton
First Methodist Church
John E. French
Walter Wyatt
Essington
Harrison Young
Baltimore
Ensign Wesley E. Thawley Jr
Philip Wheatley
Douglas Bennington
Twila Porter
Wilmington
Harry H. Nuttle
Courthouse Square
Corporal Young
Camp Lee
Admiral 3-C Jones Moves to Atlantic City Address
Admiral 3-C Jones informs the Journal of a new station in Atlantic City New Jersey after a year in Rhode Island. He notes the pleasant change in scenery and the difficulty of missing the paper while many friends are scattered in the service. He requests forward of the Journal to his new address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Rhode Island
Downey Appointed 4-H Club Agent for Maryland
Mylon S. Downey named state 4 H Boys Club Agent for University of Maryland extension service succeeding E G Jenkins who retired after twenty years in the post Downey a Washington County native grew up on a dairy farm joined 4 H as member and local leader in 1920 and later taught vocational agriculture before becoming assistant county agent for Allegany Washington and nearby counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mylons. Downey
University of Maryland Extension Service
T. B. Symons
E. G. Jenkins
Mr. Downey
Washington County
Maryland
University of Maryland
Thurmont
Frederick County
Allegany
Washington
Fire destroys barn at town dump and more blazes
Fire last Friday afternoon destroyed the old Austin barn at the town dump after 1 PM. Flames spread rapidly, with wind driving the fire, while nearby structures were sprayed down to prevent spread. The barn, once a livery stable, later housed a cucumber packing operation. Earlier, a jail inmate reportedly started a bed fire, confined to the colored cell. A Denton crew fought a woods fire near Smithville that endangered homes, aided by county crews and farmers, lasting over a day. Three chimney fires were extinguished on Wednesday at locations along River Road, Seventh Street, and Sour Apple Tree Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
George Koenig
Austin Brothers
Marion Downes
Earle White
Denton Company
Smithville
A. G. Todd
Lester Evernham
Mr. Noble
Denton
Federalsburg
Fenwick Farm
River Road
George Betton
Seventh Street
Henry Schoen
Sour Apple Tree Road
Young Peoples Rally Held Friday
A rally of Eastern District Pilgrim Holiness Church youths was held last week under Howard Williams of Milton Delaware. Speakers included Rev H D Deiter Allentown Bible Institute president and others from Ingleside Dover Roxanna Huntington. Two home missionaries spoke on Berkley Springs. Ruth Dixon welcomed, John Abbott replied. Music came from Cambridge Greensboro Easton Baltimore Dover Milton. a Bible Institute quartet performed. Rev H D Dukes Dover Eastern District superintendent attended all day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Howard Williams
Milton
Del
H. D. Deiter
Allentown Bible Institute
Charles Infram
Ingleside
Mary Baker
Dover
Charles Lewis
Roxanna
C. C. Hensley
Huntington
W. Va
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
Potter Hall Owner New Head of Division 4 European Affairs
Hugh Fullerton, owner of Potter Hall near Denton on the Choptank River, has been named chief of Division 4 Southern European Affairs in the State Department reorganization. He served 23 years in U S foreign service with posts in Europe including Paris and Marseille, returned to Washington in 1941 as assistant chief of European Affairs, and is a graduate of Wittenberg College and Princeton with further studies at Columbia and Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh §. Fullerton
Potter Hall
Choptank River
Denton
State Department
Washington
Mr. Fullerton
United States Foreign Service
Paris
France
Marseille
Wittenburg College
Springfield
Princeton University
Columbia
Oxford University
England
Farm Bureau Reaches 485 Members in Caroline County
Clarence J. Kern of Denton announced 485 members enrolled in the Caroline County Farm Bureau. Edward O Neil, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, is invited to speak at the April 20 dinner at the Denton armory. Kern praised the membership committee for outstanding work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence J. Kern
Denton
Caroline County Farm Bureau
Edward O’neil
American Farm Bureau Federation
Armory
Kern
Firestone Store To Close Here
Frederick R. Gibbs has closed his Denton Firestone store this week. The stock is shipped to Philadelphia after Mr Davey of Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. was stricken with spinal meningitis, leaving no replacement. Gibbs will finish undelivered orders, with mail purchases possible via Salisbury Maryland. A public sale of Gibbs home and personal property is planned in coming days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick R. Gibbs
Denton
Mrs. Gibbs
Escondido
California
Firestone
Davey
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Philadelphia
Gibbs
Salisbury
Cub Scouts To Be Organized Here
Denton ministers seek a charter for a local Cub Scout pack at First Methodist Church. Scout Executive Oscar Smeal assists. 12 applications and 15 survey cards filed. Parents of boys aged 9 to 12 urged to attend a round table at Grace Methodist Church on Friday April 14 at 8 p m. Attendance by parents required for membership. boys join only if parents participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Denton
John E. French
Thomas J. Turkington
N. J. Miller
Oscar Smeal
Del-Mar-Va
French
Grace Methodist Church
Smeal
Blood Donor Days In County Planned
Caroline County hosts Red Cross blood donor days in Denton on June 13 and Federalsburg on June 12. Mrs. William F. Wolf of Denton chairs the chapter with Mrs. Dawson O. George and Mrs. Herman Noble directing arrangements in Denton and Federalsburg respectively. This is the Baltimore unit’s third visit to Caroline county to collect blood plasma for wounded service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
The
American Red Cross
Denton
Federalsburg
William F. Wolf
Dawson O. George
Herman Noble
Baltimore
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rotary Club
Esther P. Baker
Mrs. Sallie B. Bright
Caroline ServiceNews
Dan Horsey
Sgt. Long
William H. Little
Ile
Camp Endicott
Vernon
Mississippi
Claude L. Willoughby
Algie Willoughby
Preston
Willoughby
Camp van Dorn
Engineer Maintenance Corps
Cpl
Sam Young
C Jones
Lewis C. Jones
Downey
Battle Woods
Young Peoples Rally
New Post
Farm Bureau
Firestone Store
Cub
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