Johnny Andrews Struck In Eye
Denton News reports Johnny Andrews, a versatile Denton player, was struck in the eye by flying glass when a fly ball hit his glasses during the second inning. He was taken to Easton Hospital and later moved to University Hospital Baltimore, with reports suggesting potential loss of sight. A benefit game on August 2 at Ft Miles will bid proceeds to two injured players. Denton and Seaford played a wild seven-inning affair, Denton winning 20 to 8 as Coleman and Plummer shared pitching duties.
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Johnny Andrews
Easton Hospital
University Hospital
Baltimore
John
Johnny
Miles
Ft. Miles
Dentonians
Seaford
Denton
Coleman
Plummer
Dentonians Ab
R. H. Andrews
Lane
Tribbitt
Stratton
Watts
DePew
Hughes
Trice
Wier
Scurto
Rf-Lf
Guernsey Field Day Planned for September 11 1943
Breeders from Caroline Queen Anne's and Talbot counties set September 11 1943 for the Guernsey Field Day at Queen Anne's 4-H Club Park. The event is supervised by the Maryland Guernsey Breeders Association and University of Maryland Extension Service with support from the State Fair Board. Rules call for limited conditioning, Bangs testing, and health regulations, with 4-H entries merged into open classes.
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Guernsey
Caroline
Queen Anne’s
Talbot
Maryland Guernsey Breeders’ Association
University of Maryland Extension Service
State Fair Board
Allan B. Lane
Centreville
Caroline County
Richard Blackburn
Ridgely
William Woshell
Preston
Harry Clark
Greengyboro
Talbot County
A. N. Dunlap
Easton
J. B. Mulder
Charles Chance
Milton Cecil
Spencer Dashiell
Queenstown
Mark Welsh
Maryland State Sanitary Board
Greensboro Soldier Writes From Somewhere in the Atlantic
Pvt. William E. Downes Jr. of Greensboro describes his Atlantic posting in a wartime letter. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Downes Sr. and formerly worked at Geo. A. Beach Sporting Goods Co. before his induction January 20, 1943. He lists Indiantown Gap, Camp Miles Standish, the Army Base in Massachusetts, and Camp Kilmer as stations, notes hot dry conditions, good living and food aboard, and asks for letters to his wife Louise H. Adams of Greensboro.
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William E. Downes Jr
Greensboro
Atlantic
Wm. E. Downes
Greensboro High School
Geo. A. Beach Sporting Goods Co
United States
Indiantown Gap
Camp Miles Standish
Army Base
Massachusetts
Camp Kilmer
Louise H. Adams
Downes
Navy Life At Notre Dame Navy Life At Notre Dame
A midshipman letters home from the U S Midshipmen School at the University of Notre Dame describe midterm exams, liberty, harsh summer heat, and a demanding curriculum. He notes the Navy tradition, hopes for an Axis reckoning, and anticipation of returning home. (Continued on Page 8)
Kelley in Fighting Zone letter home from Sicily
Mr and Mrs Oscar E Kelley received a letter from J O Kelley of the 602 277 25 unit, who has been taking part in the invasion of Sicily in 1943. He describes recent operations in the Mediterranean, mentions passing Malta in good view, and asks his parents to check an atlas to locate his port. He closes with affection and hopes to meet soon.
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Oscar E. Kelley
Ther Zon
J. O. Kelley
Sicily
Malta
Mediterranean
Patsy
Service Shorts From Denton In Navy Air Force Units
William S. Merriken son of Mr and Mrs Calvert C Merriken Denton was commissioned an ensign August 10 at Pensacola Naval Air Base and spent four days with his parents after graduation from Caroline High School. Ensign Merriken also attended Mercersburg Prep and University of Maryland before enlisting January 4, 1942. Pvt Ellwood E Bridegroom of the U S Army Air Force arrived last week for furlough with his parents near Preston. his wife from Tampa accompanied him. Warren E Seese son of Mr and Mrs J A Seese Denton recently moved from Camp Stewart Ga to Alfred University N Y to study Engineering under the Arms Specialized Training Program asserting a four-year course in twenty-two months. Charles R Stafford of the Navy Seabees was promoted August 1 to Seaman first class. he is a shipfitter third class petty officer. Cpl George Philip Bradley arrived home last Friday from Camp Bowie Texas for holiday fun while stationed there.
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William S. Merriken
Calvert C. Merriken
Denton
Pensacola Naval Air Base
Caroline High School
Ensign Merriken
Mercersburg
University of Maryland
Pvt
Ellwood E. Bridegroom
U. S. Army Air Force
Preston
Lakewood
Fla
Tampa
Pat
Warren E. Seese
J. A. Seese
Camp Stewart
Camp Bowie
Texas
Ensign Murphy to Graduate from Harvard in Navy Course
To graduate Ensign Austin Ray Murphy USNR who was commissioned in 1912 will complete a Harvard course after assignment there last spring. He previously served in the Supply Corps at Philadelphia Navy Yard and is a graduate of Caroline High School and Washington College. He turned 21 in July and is the son of Mr. and Mrs A R Murphy of Denton.
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Austin Ray Murphy
S.C
USNR
Harvard
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Caroline High School
Washington College
A. R. Murphy
Denton
Ohio Corporal Faulkner Graduates From Caroline High
Corporal John W. Faulkner a Caroline High School Class of 1938 graduate. Inducted at Camp Lee Virginia July 1 1942. Basic training at Atlantic City A C T S then Hensley Field Grand Prairie Texas Love Field Dallas seven months. Now at Lunken Field Cincinnati. Son of Mr and Mrs John W Faulkner of Denton Md. He welcomes letters and reads the Denton Journal to stay in touch with home.
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Cpl
John W. Faulkner
Caroline High School
Camp Lee
Atlantic City Air Corps Technical School
Hensley Field
Grand Prairie
Texas
Love Field
Dallas
Lunken Field
Cincinnati
Ohio
Faulkner
Fifth Revenu
Denton
Maryland
Gladys
Betty Faulkner
Air Transport Command
Lunden Field
Denton Journal
Seabees Send Cheerful Pacific Letter Home
A 1943 letter from Seabee Fred C. Brown to Marc Bryant describes life in the Pacific theater. He notes long mail delays, lack of radios, hope to return home, friendly natives, learning local words, and daily routines including fruit, screened barracks, and fishing as a respite from war duties.
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Marc Bryant
Seabee
Fred C. Brown
Pacific
Navy
School Bus Service Restricted in Caroline County
The Caroline County schools face bus service cuts for 1919 41 under General Order No 21 from the Office of Defense Transportation. Routes aim to minimize miles, require certificates of war necessity after 1942, and restrict buses to transport of students and staff only, with maps and reorganization planned.
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Caroline County
Office of Defense Transportation
Deaths In Elmira And Denton Area Gatherings
Obituaries report Mrs. Ella Gertrude Fetter of Elmira New York died after a July visit to Baltimore following a fatal fall. Also noted are the deaths of Mrs Lucy B Griffith near Denton and Mrs Araminta Pepper Poole of Henderson with funeral details and survivors listed.
Big dice game nabbed in Sussex woods by Bevis and constables
Detective William Bevis of Rehoboth Beach with Constables Ed gar Hill and Lynn Ritter raided a large dice game in Woodenhawk Sussex County. About 100 men were present from various parts of the peninsula. Officers seized 28 license plates as hearings are planned before Magistrate William Short in Bridgeville.
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William Bevis
Rehoboth Beach
Edgar Hill
Lynn Ritter
Lewes
Woodenhawk
Sussex County
Delaware State Liquor Commission
William Short
Bridgeville
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Journal Star
Robert Hooper Thinley
Wesley E. Thawler
U. S. Midshipmen’ School
University of Notre Dame At Notre Dame
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Doc
Kelley
U.S.S
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Marines
Mai
Edna
Marck
States
CDT
W. Stewart Fitzgerald
Ella Gertrude Fetter
William Fetter
Elmira
N. Y
Lloyd Davis
Tickner
Cedar Hill
James la Fayette
Elizabeth Nichols Adams
Fetter
Harmony
Lucy B. Griffith
St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Araminta Poole
Araminta Pepper Poole
Wesley Poole
Henderson
Frank Collins
George Pepper
Brest Pepper
Washington, D. C
Melvin Pepper
Hillsboro
Lacey Pepper
West Chester
Hall Pepper
American Corneis
Dukes Pepper
Chester
Victor Pepper
John Segar
Queen Anne
Roderick Miller
U.S.N
J. Virgil Moore
Denton Cemetery
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