Social News Highlights From Denton Area Parties
Denton and nearby towns host multiple gatherings as residents entertain relatives and guests from Baltimore Dover Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. Lieut Charlotte Ann Gordon returns from Europe and joins a crabbing party near Oxford while families like Gordon Lord and Fisher welcome kin from across the region. Several couples travel to Rehoboth Beach Wilmington and Wilmington area for visits and vacations with local hosts and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Butler
Hillsboro
Charlotte Ann Gordon
N. C
Europe
A. N. Forney
Elizabethtown
Denton
Harry Gordon
Jean Gordon
Jean Fleming
Susan Leese
Ruth Holsinger
Butler
Obituary Fragment Details Chance Family Relatives
Miss Annie Pinder and three daughters among relatives. John Wallace Chance of Burrsville survives with two sisters Sadie Roe and Hettie Horney in Grasonville and brothers Clem Chance in Grasonville and William Chance in Baltimore. Also listed are Mrs Warren Pierce of Swarthmore Pa Mrs William E Andrew wife of former Caroline County sheriff and Mrs William Wilson of Felton Del and one son John Wallace Chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter M. Fountain
Lester Fountain
Penn Lynn
Virgil Turner
Harmony
Oscar Morgan
Near Denton
Phillip Kelley
Henry Custer
Dover
Alfred Smith
Greenwood
Del
Walter Evans
Clifton Heights
Kemp Sharp
Preston
J. C. Waldeck
Baltimore
Frank Fowler
Chestertown
Thelma Faye Mulholland
Harlan Riggs Swain
J. W. Krabill
Denton
Talbot County
Ella Buffington
Blue Ridge Summit
Ella Pollard
Wilmington
Lansing
Mich
Myrtle E. Mitchell
Omar
Chester
Roland T. Draper
Robert Stuart
Germantown
A. M. Dulin
Edward S. Hill
Annie Pinder
Warren Pierce
Swarthmore
William E. Andrew
Caroline County
William Wilson
Felton
John Wallace Chance
Burrsville
Sadie Roe
Hettie Horney
Grasonville
Clem Chance
William Chance
Knights Ride to the Rings for Honor of Crowning a Queen
The report details horse jumping events with Bobby Arlington as four foot-winner and Jack Kennard riding Beatrice who placed second to Clarence Marvel on Sunday in large-pony jumps, with the crowd noting a ceremony continuing from Page 1.
Horse Show Card Rides Through Week's Top Winners
In a lively program, Daisy Mae claimed a half foot-winner with Bill Lynch guiding, followed by Queen ridden by Rudy Plugge in second. Jack Baxter rode Flossie to a two and a half foot-winner, with Bell second under Bob Cosden. Buddy Sherwood steered Belle to victory in the Merry-go-round chair race for horse and ponies, while Sunday ridden by Clarence Marvel took top honors in the free-for-all high jump. Jack Kennard on Beatrice placed second in the same event, Kenneth Sherwood won the large pony running race, and George Williams won the free-for-all running race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Lynch
Daisy Mae
Rudy Plugge
Queen
Jack Baxter
Flossie
Bob Cosden
Buddy Sherwood
Belle
Clarence Marvel
Jack Kennard
Beatrice
Kenneth Sherwood
George Williams
Funeral rites held for John Lee Chance in Denton
Funeral services for John Lee Chance a retired farmer who died at his Burrsville home after a seven year illness were conducted at Pilgrim Holiness Church Denton by Rev Thomas S Dixon and Rev W L Jump. Burial followed in Denton cemetery. A native of Queen Annes county he was the son of the late John E and Sallie Tarbutton Chance of Centreville. He is survived by his wife the for-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lee Chance
Burrsville
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Denton
Thomas S. Dixon
W. L. Jump
Denton Cemetery
Queen Anne’s County
John E
Sallie Tarbutton Chance
Centreville
Workhorse Hamilton USS Hamilton A World War I Veteran Destroyer Minesweeper
The USS Hamilton a veteran destroyer minesweeper nicknamed Workhorse of the Pacific Fleet is undergoing routine repairs in Richmond California after serving in World War I and later after Pearl Harbor conversion. It fought in North Africa and multiple Pacific campaigns including Marshalls Aitape New Guinea Saipan Guam Palau Leyte Lingayen Gulf and Iwo Jima with Lt Cmdr John Clague aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Philippines
Richmond
Calif
Mare Island
Pearl Harbor
Hovey
Long
Palmer
Pacific
Marshalls
Aitape
New Guinea
Saipan
Guam
Palau
Leyte
Lingayen Gulf
Iwo Jima
Cmdr
John Clague
Carmel
War Casualties Include Maryland Marine From Ridgely
The Navy Department lists 13 Marylanders as official war casualties. Eastern Shore resident Pfe. Charles George Wroten of Ridgely, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Wroten, U S Marine Corps, has been wounded, likely in the Pacific fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
G. Harrison Nashold
Greensboro
Soual Man
John M. Nashold
Hamilton
Pacific
Navy Department
Pfe
Charles George Wroten
U. S. Marine Corps
Charles C. Wroten
Ridgely
Cambridge Guests Visit Fleming Family This Week
Miss Bernice Fleming and Miss Peggy Bryan of Cambridge are spending the week with Miss Fleming and Mr and Mrs Dillon Fleming at their home in Goldsboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Fleming
Peggy Bryan
Cambridge
Miss Fleming
Mrs. Dillon Fleming
Also Mentioned on This Page
First Methodist Church
Shadowlawn
G. HT. Rue
Ira Fisher
Willow Grove
Emily
Frances Johnson
Fisher
William S. Orme
Martha Jane
Suzanne
River Springs
Maryland
Edwin R. Seeders
Springfield
Mass
Annie Seeders
Harold C. Nuttle
Nancy Nuttle
William J. Richards
Dorothy M. Miller
Rehoboth Beach
Emma J. Theis
Wm. H. Anderson
Easton
Wm. K. Scotton
Bobby Arlington
Wild Bill Elliott
San Antonio
K-9 Corps
Sergeant Mike
Republic
Donald O’conor
Peggy Ryan In
Wed. & Thurs
Dennis O’keefe
Woody Herman and Orchestra
Charles W.boston
Charlie Boston Way
Diana Lynn
Paramount
NEHI
Ling CO
Easton, MD
Stafford
Clifford L. Stafford
Thomas. Wright
REA
Hickman
Choptank Electric Coop., Inc
Iorse
Goldsboro
Dentonia
Cameron
Te Puzzy Knight
Dotty
Gite
MD Ela Sistlel Lake
Benn
Rtay
Frank McHugh
Thurs. & Fri
CVA
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