Deaths of Capt Samuel P Rugh and Mr Dukes in Georgia and Alabama
Captain Samuel Paul Rugh aged 33, of Denton, killed Saturday when General McCauley’s T 33 jet crashed near Albany Georgia while en route from Moody Air Base to Tyndall. Passenger Lt Stanley Cooper also died. Rugh served 14 years including Korea and China Burma India, awarded Air Medal fifth oak leaf cluster. Funeral with full military honors held April 8. Interment Mt Pleasant and Greensboro Cemeteries. Dukes, Ridgely native and Centreville merchant, died after long illness. Survived by wife Jessie Cecil Dukes two sons and sister Mrs Leonard Deans Ridge ly. Burial not specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Paul Rugh
Genevieve R. Palmer
Denton
General McCauley
Moody Air Base
Georgia
Tyndall Air Base
Florida
Albany
Air Force
Stanley Cooper
Dover Air Base
Rugh
Air Corps
China
Burma
India
Korea
North Korea
Hazel
Paula Diane
Samuel Paul, Jr
Harry Rugh
Greensburg
Louis
F. B. Gilchrist
United Brethren Church
Roslyn Air Force Station
Greater Pittsburgh
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Mt. Pleasant
Terment
Greensboro
Dukes
Ridgely
Centreville
Viola
Jessie Cecil Dukes
William J. Dukes
Baldwin
A. Wilson Dukes
Leonard Dean
William R. Christopher 81 dies in Bethlehem
William R. Christopher 81 of Bethlehem died Monday night at home after months of illness. He formerly worked as a tender for Talbot County Commissioners at Dover Bridge and is survived by his widow Luda Hopkins Christopher and eight children, including Earl and Gilbert Christopher of Preston and Edward Christopher of Easton, among many relatives. Funeral services were held at Frampton Funeral Home Federalsburg with Rev. H. C. Jeffers officiating. Interment followed at Linchester Cemetery Preston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Christopher
Bethlehem
Talbot County
Isaiah
Melissa Willoughby Christopher
Dover Bridge
Trappe
Gladys Christopher
Easton
Margaret Pizzi
Kirklyn
Floyd Christopher
Avery Christopher
Washington, D. C
Anna Burkett
Baltimore
Frampton Funeral Home
Federalsburg
H. C. Jeffers
Bethlehem Methodist Church
Linchester Cemetery
Preston
Obituary for Robert J. Kemp 88 Near Cordova
Robert John Kemp 88 died Sunday at his daughter’s home near Cordova after a long illness. A retired farmer son of John Kemp and Liza Scott Kemp he leaves wife Stella of Goldsboro two daughters Cora Minner Greensboro and Nettie Tripp two sons Roy Kemp Henderson and John Kemp Goldsboro a sister Martha Allen Marydel three step sons David Biddle Greensboro Russell Kemp Greensboro Willie Biddle Goldsboro two step daughters Mrs Leonard Gardner Wilmington and Mrs Elizabeth Drozenko Ocala Florida thirty seven grandchildren and twenty one great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Rawlings Funeral Home Greens boro with Rev Carville Tribbitt officiating and burial followed in Greensboro Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert John Kemp
Nettie Tripp
Cordova
Kemp
John Kemp
Liza Scott Kemp
Rawlings
Greensboro
Carville Tribbitt
Stella Kemp
Goldsboro
Cora Minner
Joseph Floyd White 64 dies after short illness at Memorial Hospital
Joseph Floyd White of Ridgely died after a brief illness at Memorial Hospital Easton. He lived near Ridgely 43 years. Rawlings Funeral Home Greensborough will hold services Saturday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Irving W. Lane officiating. Burial in Ridgely Cemetery. Survived by wife Maude. two sons Charles D. White Ridgely and Joseph F. White Goldsboro. two daughters Hilda M. Baynard Dover and Josephine Wooters Ridgely. ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Floyd White
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Ridgely
Rawlings Funeral Home
Greensboro
Irving W. Lane
Emanuel Baptist Church
Joseph F. White
Goldsboro
Hilda M. Baynard
Dover
Josephine Wooters
Funeral services for Alfred W. Dukes in Centreville
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p m Monday for Alfred W Dukes 75 retired farmer who once ran a general store in Viola Delaware The Barton Brothers Funeral Chapel Centreville hosted the ceremony with attendees compensating final rites and tributes to the long serving community member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred W. Dukes
Viola
Del
Barton Brothers
Centreville
Infant George H Porter Funeral Held in Federalsburg
Funeral services for infant George Henry Porter, son of Henry C. and Hazel M. West Porter, were held Tuesday at Williamson Funeral Home Federalsburg with Rev. Guy McWilliams officiating. Interment followed at Concord Cemetery. He is survived by parents, two half sisters Myrtle and Sharon Runnels, a half brother David Runnels, and grandparents J B West of Cache Oklahoma and George Porter near Federalsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Henry Porter
Henry C
Hazel M. West Porter
Nanticoke Memorial Hospital
Seaford
Williamson Funeral Home
Federalsburg
Guy McWilliams
Concord Church
Concord Cemetery
Henry C. Porter
Myrtle
Sharon Runnels
David Runnels
Wilbert McKnatt Rites Held in Greensboro
Funeral services for Wilbert McKnatt 79 a retired farmer were conducted Tuesday at Rawlings Funeral Home Greensboro with Rev James Miller officiating. Burial followed in Greensboro Cemetery He is survived by a daughter Mrs Laura Truitt a half sister Mrs Ellis Murphy two half brothers Burt and Charles McKnatt and one granddaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawlings
Greensboro
Wilbert McKnatt
John and
Mary Dill McKnatt
James Miller
Ellis Murphy
Burt
Charles McKnatt
Denton
Caroline 4-H Camp opens with Jane Lister first to enroll
Jane Lister of Ridgely 4-H Club becomes the first to enroll in the 1955 Caroline 4-H Girls Camp at Camp Mardela June 20 24. She aims to serve as Junior Counselor and Mess Manager while continuing 4-H work and preparing for the Style Revue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Lister
Ridgely
Camp Mardela
Jane
Patsy
Mervin Cohee
Mary Ellen Denny
Talbot County
University of Maryland
Caroline
College Park
Charles Hackett
Denton
Jerry Fletcher
Harry Dengler
Maryland University Forester
Barbara Hager
Ellen Wheedleton
Preston
Nancy Rice
Betty Moore
Furman’s Grove
Fourth Quadrennium Of The Denton Rotary Club
The Denton Rotary Club celebrates its fourth quadrennium with a focus on strong program planning guided by the Program Committee chair. Activities include bylaw revisions, ongoing Boy Scouts and Future Farmers of America sponsorships, and fund raising for crippled children led by Dr. E Paul Knotts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Future Farmers of America
E. Paul Knotts
Rotary
Denton
Busy Season Ahead For Brethren's Camp Mardela
Brethren's Camp Mardela schedules a youth fellowship workshop for October 7 to 9. Family reunions planned this summer include Turner on May 28 to 30, Secrist on July 31, King on August 20 and 21, Beahm on August 24, and Ebling in September.
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Brethren
Mardela
de la
Turner
Secrist
King
Beahm
Ebling
Features For Females Fine For Family
Baltimore Sunday American offers expert written features for women focusing on meal planning home management and enjoyable daily living activities. The guide emphasizes practical tips and domestic interest topics to simplify family life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Sunday American
E S P S Construction To Cost Ninety Thousand This Year
Builders erecting a new 90000 substation on Boundary Avenue for Cambridge will boost distribution voltage to 4160 volts from 2400. The project includes an automatic control house and switching gear, with completion expected by early May and 500 transformers involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Wm. Longest
Eastern Shore Public Service
Mr. Longest
Boundary Avenue
Cambridge Streets
Longest
Maryland Mental Health Fund directs 10 percent to new drugs
Ten per cent of all contributions to the Maryland Mental Health Fund will be used to buy Serpasil and Thorizine for patients in State Mental Hospitals. The program honors the late Colonel Alexander T. Grier of Salisbury, a leader in the mental health movement and member of the State Board and the Wicomico County Chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Powell
Maryland
Nastern Shore
Gov. McKeldin
Richard F. Cleveland
Baltimore
Fred P. Adkins
Salisbury
Olin Grimes
Westminster
Western Shore
George D. Olds
Easton
Caroline
Talbot
Maryland Mental Health Fund
John Walker Powell
Mental Hygiene Society of Maryland
Alexander T. Grier
Maryland Society
Grier
State Board
Wicomico County
Junior Auxiliary Card Parties Benefit Denton Unit
The Denton Unit of the Junior Auxiliary of Memorial Hospital at Easton Maryland will host two benefit bridge parties. The first starts at 1 p.m. on Friday April 15 at the homes of Mrs. Dorsey Donoho, Mrs. Harry Hughes, Mrs. Elias Nuttle and Mrs. James Wright. The second begins at 1 p.m. on Saturday April 23 at the homes of Mrs. Carlton Mandrell, Miss Ella Carter, Mrs. Owen Knotts and Mrs. John Logan. Tickets from Miss Ann Bryant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Junior Auxiliary of
Memorial Hospital At
Easton, Maryland
In Memoriam Jones Lawrence N Jones
In loving memory of our dear brother Lawrence N Jones who departed this life four years ago April 12 1951 We often sit and think of you To think of how you diced To know you could not say goodbye before you closed your eyes He little thought when leaving home That he would never return That he so soon in death would sleep And leave us here to mourn Sisters Mrs Fether Allison Mrs Frank Hignutt and Brother Milton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fether Allison
Frank Hignutt
Milton
First and Second Graders Urged to Receive Polio Vaccine
Education notes indicate polio prevention hinges on timely immunization for young students. The text reflects on early antibody work, the 1953 Salk demonstration with killed virus, and the ongoing need for field trials and future vaccine improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salk
Goal Nearer in Control Of Dread Cancer Disease
The clinic offers a Cancer Society drive and is open to all. Over the past year 97 individuals were seen at the clinic, reflecting remarkable progress in cancer control efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cancer Society
Fight on Poliomye litis Inspires disease wipeout push
A call to collective action urges pooling effort to eradicate disease and frames cancer as the next target to defeat with broad support and momentum.
Differences as Stimuli Spur Honest Conclusions
Opinion exchanges spark honest conclusions when participants stay intellectually frank and open to diverse viewpoints.
1954 Pedestrian Death Toll Highlights US Traffic Dangers
The record shows 7,700 pedestrians killed in U.S. traffic accidents in 1954. The note adds Stephen Foster wrote southern songs yet was a northerner, a contrasting biographical remark.
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U. S
Stephen Foster
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Denton Rotary Club
Heinrich
West Berlin
Fort Worth
Tex
Bob Considine
New York
New Overseas Press Club
World
Mental Fund
Memoriam
Royal Crowh Cola
Easton Nehi Bottling Company
Tidewater Publishers
Cambridge, MD
Denton Manufacturing Co
Fifth and Gay Streets
Simonize
Beth
Fr. A. Yeates
DeKalb - Funk’s
G - Pfisters
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