Medal awarded to S Sgt Francis A Yeates
S Sgt Francis A Yeates has been awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service in campaigns in France Belgium Luxembourg and Germany. He is stationed in Munich with the anti aircraft artillery unit since March 17 1943. Dentonians recall him as former manager of the Denton A and P Store.
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Francis A. Yeates
Riverton Ave
Yeates
France
Belgium
Luxembourg
Germany
Munich
New Fire Training Facilities At U of M
Maryland's new Fire Extension Service Building, costing 108000 dollars, will bolster the state's top ranked statewide fire training program. Governor O Conor told Worcester County Volunteer Firemen at Atlantic Hotel Ocean City that the facility serves volunteers and fire marshals inspectors and industrial personnel with classrooms library dormitory and a five story training tower plus a smoke room for gas mask work and pump tests.
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Maryland
Herbert R. O’conor
Worcester County Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Atlantic Hotel
Ocean City
O’conor
Fire Department
Six From Caroline Attend Leader ship Training School At U Of M
Six residents of Caroline along with an assistant home demonstration agent attended the second annual Junior Leadership Training school at College Park last week. The event drew over one hundred youths from twenty Maryland counties under the theme Rural Youth Looks Ahead. Thelma Bowman, Mrs Clifton Crouse and Martha Rittenhouse of Ridgely, Helen Schulke of Preston, Laura Clendaniel, Grace Gelletty and Louise Brown of Denton attended.
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Caroline County
College Park
Thelma Bowman
Clifton Crouse
Martha Rittenhouse
Ridgely
Helen Schulke
Preston
Laura Clendaniel
Grace Gelletty
Louise Brown
Denton
Maryland
Robert Hanson
Gaithersburg
Edward Allen
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Dorothy Emerson
Mylo Downey
4-H
Charles Potter
Arthur Hamilton
Social Security Plan Enters eleventh year
President Truman marked the tenth anniversary of the Social Security program and pledged to seek congressional action to make it a more perfect instrument. The Social Security Board reported nearly 9 billion dollars in benefits paid over ten years and 4.25 million beneficiaries, with employer and employee contributions totaling over 21.46 billion. Truman said progress exists but more work lies ahead and he would present Congress with recommendations aimed at strengthening economic security.
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Congress
Truman
Social Security Board
Mr. Truman
Auction House Being Erected Near Town
A new auction building is being erected on a Denton to Ridgely farm by Morris Sneider. Contractor Samuel Nowell leads the construction, a 70 by 120 foot structure for horses cattle and live stock plus farm machinery. Bidders will have seating for weekly or semi weekly auctions.
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Morris Sneider
Denton
Baltimore
Ridgely
Samuel Nowell
Grave Of Thomas H Allston In Henri Chapelle Cemetery
Photo shows Thomas H Allston’s grave in Henri Chapelle Cemetery Belgium second row ten miles off route N-3 Liege Aachen ridge overlooking valleys countryside is pretty over 10 000 American graves with white wooden crosses and dog tags. Tommys grave lies in plot KK with 200 graves.
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Thomas H. Allston
Henri Chapelle
Belgium
John Craemer
Craemer
Tommy
Maryland to spend nearly 195 million on public works plan
Governor O Conor announced roughly 195 million dollars in cash or bond authorizations are available to fund proposed Maryland public works totaling about 229.5 million. The funds include 58.7 million for Baltimore bond issues and 362 million in other counties subject to voter approval. Plans will take two years to complete with projects in state capital improvements roads aviation and sanitary services plus county and municipal programs. Caroline County lists projects for roads and new airports at Denton and Federalsburg with costs totaling 631000.
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Maryland
O’conor
Baltimore
Henry P. Irr
Maryland Commission On Postwar Reconstruction and Development
State Roads Commission
State Aviation Commission
Sanitary Commission
City of
Caroline County
Matthews-Tuckahoe Creek
Hillsboro
Denton
Federalsburg
Archie Horner on thirty day fur ligh in Denton
Sgt Horner Home on thirty day furlough from Fort Meade and overseas service since January 1945. He sailed from Antwerp aboard SS John Hood and arrived New York after a 14 day crossing before shipping to Camp Shanks and Fort Meade. In Paris he met Consul General Hugh Fullerton and Pfc Otto Koenig. Archie's brother Charles E Horner, a Navy Coxswain, recently returned home.
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Archie H. Horner
Elzie Horner
Denton
Baltimore Sun
Archie
Antwerp
Belgium
John Hood
New York
Camp Shanks
N. J
Fort George G
Williston
Mr. Fullerton
Paris
Pfc
Otto Koenig
Red Cross
Ottie
Horner
Fort Meade
Caroline High School
Washington College
Army
Charles E. Horner
the Navy
End of Gas Rationing and MajorArmy Discharges
Government announces end of gasoline and fuel oil rationing along with removal of price controls on several consumer items. Services plan to discharge seven million personnel within a year to 18 months, with age limits and large cuts in woolen and cotton needs.
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Armed Services
Army
Navy
Baxter Receives Wings At Pampa Texas Training Field
Lloyd M. Baxter 24 son of Mr and Mrs Thomas M Baxter Milford Delaware received silver pilot wings and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Army Air Forces after completing twin engine advanced training at the Top of Texas unit of the RAF Central Flying Training Command Baxter formerly lived in Denton Texas.
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Pampa Army Air Field
Pampa
Texas
Lloyd M. Baxter
Thomas M. Baxter
Walnut
Milford
Del
Army Air Forces
RAF Central Flying Training Command
Baxter
Denton
Lloyd Gooden Commissioned at Fort Monmouth
Lloyd Carlton Gooden, son of Mr and Mrs L A Gooden of Henderson Maryland, was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Signal Corps at Officer Candidate School graduation exercises announced from Fort Monmouth New Jersey.
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Fort Monmouth
N. J
Lloyd Carlton Gooden
L. A. Gooden
Henderson, Md
Signal Corps
War Ends as Japan Surrenders V J Day Declared
President Truman announced Japan's unconditional surrender ending six years of war. Gen Douglas MacArthur named Allied commander to receive formal surrender likely aboard a battleship in Manila. Denton citizens react with relief and gratitude as returning servicemen begin to come home amid jubilation and sober reflection.
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Pacific
Francis H Roberts On USS Hornet Returns On Leave
Seaman first class Francis H. Roberts 28, of Greensboro on Railroad Avenue, returned on leave from Pacific duty aboard the USS Hornet after 14 months of action. The Hornet, famed for launching Tokyo raids, survived 120-knot typhoons off Okinawa and fought with 1,400-plus enemy planes and 1,270,000 tons of shipping disrupted during a 150,000-mile cruise. The carrier, later damaged in a 120 knot gale, underwent typhoon repairs on the West Coast. Aboard the Hornet, many crew served 15 months or more. the owl aboard Okinawa became part of a night-fighter idea that year.
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General Doolittle
Tokyo
States
Okinawa
West Coast
Navy Yard
Francis H. Roberts
USNR
Railroad Avenue
Greensboro
Hornet
James 5. Doolittle
Philippines
Japan
Hun
Dreds
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Caroline
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Lloyd
Gooden
White House
Douglas MacArthur
United States Army
Manila
House
Bern
Byrnes
Mr. Ross
White
Washington
Anese
United States
Pearl Harbor
Uss
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