Red Cross Kit Appeal From Caroline County
A 1943 letter from Preston District Chapter notes local Red Cross kits for Army forces in Hawaii are gratefully received. It lists contact organizers in Caroline County Maryland and explains kits are bought in gross, with club cards enclosed, no fund drive. A serviceman, Set. Rodney Gibbard, expresses deep appreciation for Red Cross aid and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Cvenier
Navy
Wolf
Ord Raleigh
Ridgely
Mary Rowe
Hillsboro
Alva Blades
Preston
Olin Ford
Marydel
Edward Jarre
Goldsboro
Irvin Brumbaugh
Elise Roe
Greensboro
Catherine Melvin
Henderson
Willam Wolf
Denton
Red Cross
Maryland
Hawaii
United States
Set
Rodney Gibbard
Dentonians to Face Ft Miles Team Sunday at Local Grounds
The Dentonians meet a Ft Miles outfit Sunday at the local grounds. Ft Miles finished strong, arriving late due to motor trouble, but the Dentonians built a 5–0 lead in five innings and won 7 frames. Stratton doubled in the first, with Trent and others contributing as Denton moved ahead before the long night crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dentonians
Ft. Miles
Stratton
Motz
Coleman
Tribbitt
Wails
Trice
Joe Scurto
Lane
Ft. Milers
Army
Brownie Coleman
Cook
Depew
Maginnis
Lynch
Gill
Tribbits
Saweryn
Casperzeck
Moir
Denton Ab. R. H. Po
A. Andrews
Walls
Q Scurto
P. Eo
Australian Service: Sgt Robert E Pippin Returns to Forces
Sgt Robert E Pippin has served two years with the U S Army and spent the winter in New Guinea before being transferred back to Australia. Known as Bob, he has been in Australia since April 1942 after induction from Schwanda & Sons Button Factory in Denton and living with his parents, Mr and Mrs Luther J Pippin. He is a 1937 Caroline High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Pippin
U. S. Army
New Guinea
Australia
Robert
Bob
Schwanda & Sons
Denton
Sgt
Pippin
Luther J. Pippin
Caroline High School
Cahall Glad He Joined Army
A letter from Technician John T Cahall overseas to Mrs. Pearl Cahall of Goldsboro dated July 19, 1943 describes homesick feelings, nurse kindness, hospital stay for malaria, and training at Bakers and Cooks School as he finishes duty and writes of fellow soldiers and family updates. The message mentions Fisher box Lara more Frank Tommie and a Pennsylvania nurse, recalling care received during illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Cahall
Goldsboro
John T. Cahall
Fisher Box
Laramore
O. K
Frank
Tommie
Pennsylvania
Milford airman wins air medals in Asiatic theatre
Sergeant Lloyd M. Baxter of Milford Delaware is among U S Army 10th Air Force personnel awarded air medals for missions in India Burma and China War Department announced last week Baxter son of Mr and Mrs T Mason Baxter left Milford High School after graduation to enlist in the Air Corps He has two brothers in service and his family previously lived in Denton Maryland Also mentioned are S Sgt Wilson T Thornton on furlough from Camp Campbell Kentucky and Cpl James L Baker visiting on furlough from Myrtle Beach South Carolina
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd M. Baxter
T. Mason Baxter
Milford
Del
U. S. Army
10Th Air Force
India
Burma
China
War Department
Baxter
Milford High School
Air Corps
Baxters
Denton
Mason Baxter
Wilson T. Thornton
Camp Campbell
Ethel M. Thornton
Greensboro
Cpl
James L. Baker
Myrtle Beach
South Carolina
Denton Recruit Alfred Smith Promoted in Navy
Mechanic Alfred Thomas Smith of Denton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Smith, has been promoted to Division five Mechanical Department. A C H S graduate, he joined the Navy nearly a year ago and is stationed at the U S Navy Air Station in Jacksonville Florida. Known as Boob to friends, he starred for the Denton Soccer Club and pitched for the Denton Baseball Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Thomas Smith
Oscar Smith
Denton
C. H
Alfred
Navy
U. S. Navygl
Jacksonville
Fla
Denton club ties with military ballplayers and cadets
Sunday visitors included Sgt Henry Baxter, a former Denton Baseball Club pitcher now with an amphibian commando unit at Fort Ord California. He spent a 16 day furlough with family at Sadlersville and offered support to the Denton club. Also mentioned are Midshipman Robert Hooper Thawley from Notre Dame and Pvt Joseph B Colgain preparing for armored duty at Fort Knox Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Baxter
Dentonians
Henry
Denton Baseball Club
Nand
Ft. Ord
Calif
Sadlersville
HB. Sehwanda & Sons
Robert Hooper Thawley
Notre Dame
Ind
Hoop
Denton
Joseph B. Colgain
J. B. Colgain
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Back To School After Army Service In 1940s Denton Area
Archie Horner son of Mr and Mrs Elzie Horner of Denton returns to Washington College at Ripon Wisconsin to complete heavy coursework in chemistry and American history after army service and West Coast postings He was born May 5 1924 in Lansing Ohio and graduated Caroline High School He notes scouting as formative He also mentions Seaman First Class Robert H Bunney back in the States after 20 years away and Captain Samuel Lewis grandparents Lieut Com W D Bartlett and family visit Denton Camp Barkeley welcomes promotion of Howard Kellogg to First Lieutenant Medical Administrative Corps Cpl Samuel L Young Jr furloughs with his parents in Denton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington College
Archie Horner
Elzie Horner
Denton
Ripon College
Ripon
Wisconsin
Raleigh
Archie
Lansing
Ohio
Caroline
Caroline High School
West Coast
Portland Air Base
Salem Air Base
Robert H. Bunney
Mary L. Bunney
San Diego
California
Bobby
Samuel Lewis
Pacific
W. D. Bartlett
South Fort Mitchell
Kentucky
Texas
Howard Kellogg
Medical Administrative Corps
Queen Anne, Md
Samuel L. Young Jr
Samuel L. Young
Third Street
Assembly Names Eastern District Officers At Denton Camp
The annual Assembly of the Eastern District Pilgrim Holiness Church met at the camp meeting grove near Denton to elect officers and conduct district business. Rev Walter Surbrook of Detroit presided as general superintendent with a full slate of district officers and council members. A resolution required three days of annual service by each clergyman to clean the grounds, and the 10 day camp climax featured a 700 service men prayer meeting at 5 30 a m led by buglers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Camp Meeting Grove
Denton
Walter Surbrook
Detroit
Michigan
H. D. Dukes
Dover
Del
Thomas S. Dixon
P. F. Bean
Bloxom
Virginia
Earl Lowery
Oxford
C. 5. Hope
Hurlock
W. C. Beard
Easton
William H. Vickers
Cambridge
E. E. Shelhamer
England
Capt Wise Writes About Experiences From England
This letter from Captain James A. Wise to Judge J. Qwen Knotts dated July 11, 1943, describes travel by air and sea, pacific seas, drills, and the challenge of learning English customs and currency while stationed in England. The narrator notes luxury liner travel, safety drills, and the difficulty and humor of adapting to British speech and prices, with a continuation referenced on page 35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jis
James A. Wise
England
J. Qwen Knotts
4-H Achievement Camps To Be Held Throughout County
County 4-H clubs plan four one day camps from Aug 17 to Aug 20 led by Bessie M Spafford with Doris Covey Ridgeley Henderson Federalsburg and Chambers Park events. State agents Emerson and Knowles participate. Prizes for canning gardening and poultry projects. Bonnet sewing project featured. Velvet service and campfire supper conclude. Dehydration focus noted at Furmans Grove club with demonstrations on fruit leather and drying. A picnic is planned Aug 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Bessie M. Spafford
Denton
Doris Covey
Preston
Henderson School
Clifton Crouse
Ridgely
Chambers’ Park
Federalsburg
Dorothy Emerson
College Park
Esther Knowles
University of Maryland Extension Service
Miss Spafford
Edith Kelley
Helen Bortsey
Henderson
Lois Crouse
Phyllis Wright
Furman’s Grove
Verna Crouse
Martha Rittenhouse
Shirley Hutchison
Eloise Morgan
Maryland to issue 1944 license tags with no steel
Maryland will issue new automobile license tags for 1944 45 without steel. Governor O Conor approved one tag per car, color will be reverse of present scheme with aluminum numerals on black. A Farm Labor Office effort placed a Washington DC vacation worker with Caroline farmer to harvest crops, briefly facing mismatched expectations before securing work with Fred Hurst of Harmony. The Farm Labor Office invites farmers to use volunteers and assists interested parties in placing workers across Virginia and Southern Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Motor Vehicles
W. Lee Elgin
O’conor
Elgin
Joseph Cahn
Washington
D. C
Farm Labor
Denton
Caroline
Cahn
Fred Hurst
Harmony
Mr. Cahn
Virginia
Caroline County
Farm Labor Office
Student Army Training move and visit planned
Pvt. Warren Seese has been reassigned from Camp Stewart Georgia to Alfred University New York to work in the student army training program. Pic Malcolm Lord, son of Mr and Mrs J B Lord, is expected to arrive from Fort Jackson South Carolina this weekend for a visit with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Warren Seese
Camp Stewart
Alfred University
New York State
Pic
Malcolm Lord
J. B. Lord
Fort Jackson
S. C
Also Mentioned on This Page
Caroline ServiceNe
Capt. Wise
Betty Lynch
Harvey Lee Steward
Frank Carroll
Newark
N. J
Newark Evening News
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