Preston community loses Phil Wright in fishing accident
Last Friday Phil Wright, longtime Preston volunteer, died suddenly while fishing with a friend. Funeral services were held Monday at Bethesda Methodist Church. Nearby, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Blades visited Baltimore, and numerous Preston residents hosted family gatherings and dinners through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Wright
Preston
Bethesda Methodist Church
Dorothy Osteen
E. J. Harris
T. P. Smith
Parkersburg
W. Va
Robi. O. Dulin
Washington
New Orleans
H. M. Hollis
Main Street
A. T. Blades
Baltimore
Herman Schmick
W. J. Bonner
Lloyd Harrington
Catonsville
Edward T. Bonner
Philadelphia
Annie B. Johnson
East New Market
Smith Harris
James Fuchs
University of Maryland
T. L. Trice III
Tommy L. Trice IV
Easton Memorial Hospital
Ross Truitt
Bridgeville
Real estate sale ratified in Caroline County order
Ordered on April 6 1948 that the sale reported by Maggie Rinker Stover and Layman J Redden executors be ratified unless objections are shown by June 9 with a newspaper notice in Caroline County four weeks before May 8. The report lists sales at thirteen thousand five hundred dollars 13500.00. Carlton V West Register of Wills True Copy Test
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Rinker Stover
J. Redden
Caroline County
Carlton V. West
Register of Wills
Notice to Creditors in Caroline County Estate
The Orphans Court of Caroline County Maryland grants Marvin H. Smith administrator on Clarence A. Wertz estate. Creditors must file claims with vouchers by October 23 1948 or be barred from benefits. All owing parties must settle promptly. April 15 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Orphans’ Court
Maryland
Clarence A. Wertz
Marvin H. Smith
Centreville
Charles Wilson
Queen Anne's County
Frank S. Smith
PUBLIC SALE OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD GOODS NEAR GREENSBORO MD
A public sale of household goods will be held at the seller s home near Greensboro Maryland on the Greensboro Denton Highway at one o clock p m A list includes a high chair Philco radio fireplace set copper kettle riding saddle plow beds dining table chiffonier writing desk washing machine water heater and many farm tools taxes or other charges are not mentioned the auctioneer is Wm E Andrew Auct
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Greensboro- Denton
Philco
Sheriff’s Sale of Personal Property in Caroline County
Under a writ of fieri facias issued April 16 1948 in Benny Sadler v Norman Irvin the sheriff seizes a Farmall F20 tractor motor no 0015182 a tractor mower a set of tractor plows a two row bean planter and hampers. A public cash sale will be held at 11 AM in front of the County Jail Denton Maryland to satisfy the writ’s debt costs and expenses. William E Andrew Sheriff for Caroline County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Benny Sadler
Norman Irvin
Daniel R. Brandt
Denton
Maryland
Primary Election Notice for Caroline County Md 1948
Primary election in Caroline County Maryland on April 21 1948 runs seven A M to seven P M EDT eight A M to eight P M. Locations listed include Eden Hall Henderson Greensboro Fire House Denton Preston Federalsburg Hillsboro Ridgely Thompson Garage American Corner and more. Return judges must file by noon the Wednesday after the election. Supervisors of Elections Thomas L. Trice III Burton M. Wilkinson Willie S. Carroll etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas L. Trice
Burton M. Wilkinson
Willie S. Carroll
Caroline County
Burton M. Wilkinson Willies. Carroll
Thomas L. Trice, III
Greensboro Town Election for Three Commissioners
Under Chapter 217 276 of the 1947 Maryland Acts an election for three Greensboro commissioners will be held between 1 and 5 PM at the town fire building. Voters with six months residency and property qualifying taxes may vote, with candidates filing by April 21 1948 before 3 PM. Authorities set the voting location and eligibility rules for the two year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acts of the General Assembly of
Maryland
Greensboro
the Commissioners of
Notice of Voter Registration Sessions in Caroline County
The Caroline County Board of Supervisors announces registration officers will sit in Henderson Greensboro Denton Preston West Denton Ridgely and American Corner on a date to register all qualified residents in person between 9 am and 9 pm EST. Registration occurs in each district precinct where residents reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors of Elections For
Caroline County
Nomination Certificates for Maryland Candidates 1948
In accordance with Maryland laws the following have filed nomination certificates with the Supervisors of Elections by April 1 1948 with no opposition or contesting candidates. They are declared nominated by certificate Edward T Miller Republican for Representative in the Eighty first Congress First District Maryland Wilmer Fell Davis Charles V Moore and Marvin H Smith for Delegates to Republican State Convention Thomas L Trice III
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly of
Maryland
United States
Edward T. Miller
Wilmer Fell Davis
Charles V. Moore
Marvin H. Smith
Public Auction To Sell Farm Dairy Assets At Ridgely Creekside Farm
Owner A. C. Dixon offers dairy barn contents for sale at 2 PM on the Ridgely Greensboro highway farm. Items include 20 Guernsey and Holstein cows aged 3 to 8, a 2-year-old Holstein bull, 12 milk cans and equipment, a nearly new 5 can electric cooler, milking machines, a hammer mill, a 6-year-old work horse, a Ford six door panel, and a 1940 Dodge half ton panel truck. Cash at sale. Wm. E. Andrews, auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgely
Ridgely-Greensboro
Guernsey
Ford
Dodge
Estate of Frank S. Smith Administratrix Notice
Announcement requests all claimants against the estate of Frank S. Smith late of Caroline county to present verified claims by October 9, 1948. Debtors must settle promptly. Annabelle Everett is named administratrix with a True Copy on file.
James Ames Assignee Ss Daniel Brandt
In a probate notice James Ames is listed as assignee with Daniel R. Brandt, widower, referenced in the legal filing. The item notes a transfer of duties or claims under a will or estate procedure involving Brandt as a widower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Amses
Daniel R. Brandt
Assignee's Sale of Wharf Property in Caroline County
Wesley E. Thawley as assignee offers at public auction in Denton Maryland a two to four acre wharf area with improvements a large frame warehouse and a river wharf on the Choptank River. The property, described by metes and bounds in Caroline County records, is part of a mortgage from Southern Chemical Co Inc to The Denton National Bank dated September 23 1945 and assigned for foreclosure. Sale set between 2 and 3 pm with one half cash due day of sale and possession available on ratification. title and stamps at purchaser expense. auditor to receive claims by June 10 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Chemical Co, Inc
Denton National Bank
Penton
Maryland
Caroline County
Wesley E. Thawley
Denton
Denton Bridge- Brick Mill
American Oil Company
Outlet
G. Daniel Crouse
Blacksmithroperty
Blacksmith
Frank Redden
Clifton Cohee
Clarence Hill
Irwin Fishing Shore
Widow Jenkins
Kimmey
Thomas Layton
Old
Layton Land
Fishing Shore
William Finn
G. T. Redden Canning House
William Finn Land and
Phillips Packing Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
American Oil
Irwin Fishing
Alma T. Fisher
Southern Chemical Co., Inc
Choptank River
Also Mentioned on This Page
DR. Weygand
DR. Parker
Chiropractors
Race Street
Cambridge
H. Earle
Y J. Virgil
Chesapeake Bay Ferry System
Sandy Point
Matapeake Service
Claiborne
Romancoke
Romancoke Claiborne Service
Matapeaké
RED Star Motor Coaches, Inc
Salisbury
Nisi
Zaida R. Barton
R. E. No
Carlton V
Carlton
General Electric
William K. Kearstey
Queen Anne’s County
Pioneer Point Horse Barn
H. 8. Cooper
Wm. E. Andrew
William E. Andrew
Office of the Supervisors of Elections
Eden Hall
Henderson
Federalsburg
Hillsboro
Merritt Love
West Denton
Thompson
Alton Messer’s
American Corner
Wilbert L. Merriken
R. H. Wright
Norman Baynard
G. Linden Duffey
J. R. Jarvis
E. J. Vandegrift
M. M. Ginn
G. L. Wilson
Ridgely, MD
Registration’ of Voters
Thomas Haggerty Webb
Walter Florell
A. C. Dixon
Wm. E. Andrews
Annabelle Everett
West
Circuit Court
Equity Chy
William, J. Rickards
James Temple
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