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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1951
Page
3
A collection of child wish letters dated December 7 1951 from Denton Md Oil City Md and nearby areas. Children request farm playsets tricycles dolls dollhouses toy chests and clothing items. They also ask for candy oranges nuts and thoughts for family members including grandparents and siblings.
A list of marriage licenses shows pairs from Delaware Maryland and beyond. Names include Lester W Clendaniel and Clara R Coverdale both of Milton and Lincoln. Other couples: James Harvey Larrimore and Doris Effie Wright Harrington and Farmington. Clarence Ralph Ferguson and Peggy Gertrude Smith Den ton and Harrington. Ronald Eugene Christopher Preston and Dorothy May Ireland Easton. William Harvey McFadden Dover and Helen Theresa Smith Elmer Theodore Russell Bridgeville and Kathleen Jeanette Willey Bridgeville.
Hickman residents and relatives visit and host events in Wilmington and Federalsburg while others attend birthdays and dinners. Funeral services for Frank Hollis noted with sympathy extended to the family. Various land transfers dated November 1951 listed in the Seventh, Fifth, Fourth, Eighth and First Election Districts.
The Orphans Court met with Chief Judge N Roland Towers and Associate Judge Charles V Moore. Proceedings covered estates of Beck Towers Bryant Liden Willoughby Goldsborough Shields Smith Cope and Wheeler among others with filings releases notices proofs and decrees including sale and probate actions and letters testamentary granted to W Dukes Meeks.
Land transfers listed include John Alexander MacDonald to John MacDonald and wife on November 20, 1951 for a parcel in the Third Elect. Edith L. Friend and others to Charles A. Magee and wife on November 19, 1951 for a parcel in the Fifth Elect. Marvin H. Smith as Trustee to Chas. C. Sellers and wife on November 23, 1951 for a parcel in the Fifth Elect.
A Christmas poem describes Cooper Furniture trucks delivering gifts to households. Mrs Jones buys a Wonder Oven with two ovens in one for faster cooking. The Lees receive an Imperial refrigerator promising fresh foods, plus a SAFE COLD compartment. The Smiths get a Shiny washer automatic and more homes get freezers irons dryers. Santa, toys, and a chorus announce a new Frigidaire and urge readers to visit Cooper's for gift ideas.
A Social Security Administration representative will be at the Denton Court House on Monday December 10 at 11:00 a m. Norman P Foster manager of the Salisbury field office says the visit aims to answer inquiries about Old Age and Survivors Insurance and help area workers avoid losing eligible benefits.
The notice explains that benefits may be received as retired workers or survivors, or for workers who have died, if applications are filed. It encourages anyone who may be eligible or has questions about federal insurance to take the opportunity to file or seek correct information.
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