Birthday on the USS Cascade Highlights Navy Tender Life
A photo shows George West ley Mowbray, apprentice fireman, at his birthday party aboard the USS Cascade AD 16. Captain Rob Roy Mc Gregor attends outside his cabin as a large birthday cake and treats are shared. The Cascade operates as a self contained naval yard with workshops, medical and dental facilities, chaplain services, and full supply capacity for a world cruise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Westley Mowbray
John Mowbray
Denton
Cascade
Rob Roy McGregor
Death of Dr Smoot After Attack in Georgetown Home
Dr Aubrey C Smoot died around 2 45 Saturday morning after a heart attack at his summer home on Indian River in Georgetown He practiced medicine there since 1930 He was born August 29 1898 in Felton and survived by his wife Eleanor Virginia Norris two sons Dr Aubrey C Smoot Jr and Lt William Norris Smoot two brothers Dr Merrill C Smoot and Ralph Smoot He attended Western Maryland College and the University of Maryland Medical School He served in World War I and was active in Wesley Methodist Church the Indian River Yacht Club and the Georgetown Kiwanis Club Funeral services will be held at his Georgetown residence with interment in Denton
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Smoot
Aubrey Cannon Smoot
Indian River
John W. Annand
Georgetown
Truston C
Fannie Griffith Smoot
Felton
Felton Methodist Church
Eleanor Virginia Norris
Aubrey C. Smoot, Jr
Delaware Hospital
Wilmington
William Norris Smoot
Princeton
Pacific
Merrill C. Smoot
Hagerestown
Ralph Smoot
Fordyce
Ark
Western Maryland College
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
University of Maryland Medical School
Julius Freidenwald
Baltimore
Merrill Smoot
Frank Jones
Nanticoke Lodge No
AF & AM
Federalsburg
Hope Chapter No
Royal Arch Masons
Wesley Methodist Church
Sussex Post No
American Legion
United States Army
Georgetown Kiwanis Club
Lieutenant Smoot
Drs Smoot
Denton
Irwin Sparklin Dies. Hillsboro Native, Drug Store Operator
Irwin Thomas Sparklin died of a heart attack at Memorial Hospital Easton on Sunday. A Washington College alumnus, he farmed near Hillsboro and later ran a Hillsboro drug store. He was 51, survived by wife Helen Holmes Cowman, three daughters Mary Lou Caroline and Suzanne Sparklin, and stepson Robert Cowman. Funeral at J. W. Moore and Son Denton. burial in Greenmount Cemetery Hillsboro.
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Irwin Thomas Sparklin
Hillsboro
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Washington College
Chestertown
Sparklin
Isaac T. Sparklin
Pearl Smith Sparklin
Helen Holmes Cowman
Mary Lou Sparklin
Caroline Sparklin
Suzanne Sparklin
Robert Cowman
New Jersey
J. W. Moore and Son
Denton
Greenmount Cemetery
Education Panel At Rehoboth High School Continuation
Education panel at Rehoboth High School reviewed contract releases and school quality assessment. Attendees included teachers and staff from Blades, Bridgeville, Delmar, Dover, Wilmington, Milford, Georgetown, Lewes, Milton, Seaford, and other towns, listing many names of participating educators and administrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rehoboth High School
Sally R. Dolby
Blades
Filmore Clifton
Elsie Simpler
Lulu McCauley
Bridgeville
T. Conover Crouse
Denton
Ellen P. Burford
Pauline E. Hammond
Delmar
Charlotte E. McAllister
Helen M. Conrad
Maurice Hartnett
Dover
Beatrice _L. Autum
Wilmington
Grace E. Hastings
Farmington
Annabelle Breeding
Federalsburg
Mary Keiler
Flora E. Joseph
Georgetown
Bele P. Allen
Greenwood
Grace B. Howard
Minnie P. Slaughter
Mary Dolby
Harrington
Susan
Wayne Burton
Millsboro
Elizabeth Clendaniel
Milton
J. A. Vansant
Ethelyn B. Vogel
Gertrude Simpler
Rehoboth
Mamie Afflerbach
Roxanna
Katie Handy
Aurelia C. Dawson
Seaford
Evelyn B. Hickman
Selbyville
Thomas Concert Tickets Available Here
Tickets for a John Charles Thomas concert benefit the Children's Aid Society. Mr Thomas dedicates time to character development for children, with proceeds aiding multiple offices and shops listed for ticket sales across Easton Centreville Denton Cambridge and Queen Anne. Be sure to buy early for a concert no one will want to miss.
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Thomas
Children’s Aid Society
John Charles Thomas
Marriage License Figures Show Local Couples Listed
A compilation of marriage license data lists Harvey Dill age 41 and Pearl Frances Sapp age 39, both of Harrington, Del. Also appearing are Clarence Edward Nichols 20 and Rita Elizabeth Petrovich 18 of Harrington, LeRoy Saxton 64 and Mary D. Hudson 73 of Lincoln, Del. Eddie S. Turner 52 and Pauline S. Maryland 35 of Georgetown, Del. Emory James Ellegood 54 of Greenwood and Ella Baynard 47 of Harrington, Del. Various ages and towns cited for each couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Dill
Pearl Frances Sapp
Harrington
Del
Clarence Edward Nichols
Greenwood
Rita Elizabeth Petrovich
LeRoy Saxton
Milford
Mary D. Hudson
Lincoln
Eddie S. Turner
Pauline S. Maryland
Georgetown
Emory James Ellegood
Ella Baynard
Comic Weekly Promises Color Fun and Adventure for All
The Comic Weekly offers popular features drawn by famous artists in color. Distributed with the Baltimore Sunday American, it invites readers to enjoy adventures and entertainment in two sections each issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comic Weekly
America
Baltimore Sunday American
Poultry Exchange Marks Eight Weeks of Daily Auctions
The Eastern Shore Poultry Growers Exchange reports eight weeks of operation with 36 auctions and a daily average of about 250000 chickens sold. Over 300 companies listed nearly 1000 growers, with nine or ten processors buying daily. Sales are held at the V F W Home Selbyville and Pocomoke branch via direct line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Shore Poultry Growers’ Exchange
Delmarva Peninsula
Broiler
Exchange
Louis W. Shockley
Organization of Whiton, Md
Bureau of Markets
State Board of Agriculture
Dover
Jack Blades
Pocomoke City
V.F.W
Pocomoke
Long
Selbyville
Del
Delaware Stock Car Association Ends Season At Milford
Delaware Speedway hosts final racing date as D S C R A upholds prior decision. Promoter Melvin L Joseph offered purses of 1000 850 and 1500 for next two Fridays and Labor Day, but track officials rejected 1000 for the 2nd date. A committee seeks a new site while sanctions penalties loom for unsanctioned racing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware Stock Car Racing Association
Delaware Speedway
Milford
Melvin L. Joseph
Joseph
Puseys Entertained Visitors From New Jersey
Mrs Florence Truitt and three children with Mr and Mrs Howard Perry and four children from Lucaston New Jersey joined Mrs Josephine Williams from Lucaston for a Wednesday gathering at Mr and Mrs Martin Pusey. On Sunday Mr and Mrs Marshall Riley and two children from Lucaston New Jersey visited the Puseys and they went to Rehoboth Beach in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Truitt
Howard Perry
Josephine Williams
Lucaston
N. J
Margie Hopkins
Delmar
Del
Martin Pusey
Marshall Riley
Rehoboth Beach
Service Short A 3C Arthur Wheatman Jr in Texas
Arthur M. Wheatman Jr., son of Mr and Mrs Arthur M Wheatman of Denton, currently stationed in Texas. Mailing address listed as AF 13418670 3369th Student Sa Amarillo A F B Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur M. Wheatman, Jr
Arthur M. Wheatman
Denton
Texas
Amarillo A
Land Transfers in Federalsburg and Nearby Districts
A sequence of land transfer notices dated 1952 covers Wilmer S Noble and wife to Vern Cook in Federalsburg, J Frank Patchett et al to C Brooks Nagel in the Eighth Election District, Clinton C Porter to J Dallas Castor, John T Williams to Jas E Brummell, Alvin W Melvin et al to Angelo Simandira in districts one and five others, Willie F Bailey to Lloyd Marine in district five, Joseph M Kotowski to Carlton R Thompson in district one, Harvey H Dean and Dorothy Fountain to Rylon Fleming Jr in district seven, May Shewbrooks to J Seward Dailey in district unknown, and Vancie Peterson to Clinton Porter in districts one and two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmer S. Noble
Vernon Cook
Federalsburg
J. Frank Patchett
C. Brooks Nagel
Clinton C. Porter
J. Dallas ‘Castor
John T. Williams
Jas. E. Brummell
Alvin W. Melvin
Angelo J. Simandira
Willie F. Bailey
Lloyd Marine
Joseph M. Kotowski
Carlton R. Thompson
Card of Thanks Expressing Gratitude to Friends and Hickman Class
A note of gratitude to friends and relatives for cards gifts and flowers received during a hospital stay at Jefferson Hospital. Special thanks to the Hickman Sunday School Class for a fruit basket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Hospital
Hickman
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Burrsville
Salisbury
Fuller Brush Co
Lincoln Ave
Manlove Automotive
Calvert C. Merriken
Denton, Md
Nuttle Lumber and Coal Co
Alton Ewing
Cordova
Caroline Home & Auto Supply
John Natzinger
Shadowlawn F. F. Lockers
Clarke
Greensboro
Merriken
Norris Coulby
M. A. Brackett
G. H. Rue
Alex. Seiler
William R Joiner
Second Street
E. Stockley
Breeding & Nichols
Frank D. Zeigler
Franklin St
Mason Clopper
Penton
Samuel Schaffer
Noble Motor Co
Easton 245
Apt
R. R. Avenue
O. E. Roberts
Strout Realty Agency
Gulbransen
Everything Musical
Alexander’s Music Store
Race St
Cambridge
Dodge
J. Norris Coulby
H. P. Johnson
H. P. Firestone
H. P. Martin
H. P. Elgin
Will’s Sporting Goods
Joe Schneider
Hillsboro Road
H. P. Mercury Rocket
Rocket
Newton’s
O. A. Newton and Son
W. E. Harrold
Double Hills
Andersontown
George F. Pepper
Ridgely
M. L. Stewart
Ridgely-Bridgetown Road
Caroline
Order of the Eastern Star
Townsend’s
G. Emory Gottwall
N. R. Harrison
Griffith
Third Street
Ross-Old-Farm-Bell Bakery
Ricard’s Vineyard
Cooper
Thermail
General Electric Refrigerator
Cooper Furniture
Social Security
Ridgely, Greensboro
Nnttle Lumber Companies
7Th
Lincoln Streets
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