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Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1945

Page

6

Orphans Court Records Move Several Estates Forward

The Orphans Court met Tuesday with Judges Handy and Fooks approving filings and actions. Letters testamentary were granted for Lila T. Swing to D. Thompson Swing. appraisers named for George W. Beck and G. Dan Crouse. multiple trustees and executors named in estates including Charles H. Bilbrough, Amy Fryer, Robert S. Garey, Hattie M. Prettyman, Sarah Etta Harris, and Lawrence F. Pendergast. Notices to creditors ordered. various accounts filed and bonds approved. The court proved and probated the will of Francis Middleton Clift and directed estate disbursements to the U.S. treasurer as needed.

Orphans’ Court Handy Fooks Lila T. Swing Caroline County D. Thompson Swing George W. Beck G. Dan Crouse Earle J. Legates John S. Legates Charles H. Bilbrough Charles S. Bilbrough Francis Middleton Clift Amy Fryer Park L. Hampton Robert S. Garey Caleb Winslow E. Theodore Orme H. Earle Smith Hattie M. Prettyman Sarah Etta Harris J. Redden Annie E. Merriken Georgeanna Seeders Register of Wills Lawrence F. Pendergast United States

Heaviest Kill of the Season Recalled in Brief

A fragment notes that his father was involved and that the heaviest kill of the season occurred. Details are incomplete, with no clear names, dates, or locations specified in the readable text.

O U R Class to Meet at New Shaw Home

The O U R Class of Trinity Methodist Church will hold its monthly business meeting and social at the new home of Mr and Mrs William W Shaw. Local residents include Mr and Mrs Horace E Quillen and nephew Harry Quillen enjoying time in Palm Beach Florida. Mr and Mrs William D Scott Jr and son of Bangor PA visited W D Scott over the weekend. Dinner guests at H J Ramsdell's included Thomas Cleaves Greenwood Robert Butler Jerry Fletcher and Alden Ramsdell with Denton and Santiago PA connections. Edgar Hall spent the weekend with Baltimore relatives. Carl A Peterson U S Navy Alliance Nebraska served aboard U S S Gil-

Trinity Methodist Church William W. Shaw Horace E. Quillen Harry Quillen Palm Beach Fla William D. Scott Jr Bangor W. D. Scott H. J. Ramsdell

Unspecified visit with Passmores in Missouri

The passage notes that he and his friend Ferdy Powell from St. Louis spent the weekend with their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Passmore, indicating a family gathering in Missouri.

More Ferdy Powell St. Louis C. C. Passmore

North Carolina Limit on Borrowing Tightens Debt Rules

A constitutional provision in North Carolina bars the state and its counties and cities from borrowing for two years beyond two thirds of the total public debt paid in the previous two years. The constraint aims to curb new debt while preserving fiscal stability across jurisdictions.

North Carolina

About 16,000 Mayors Across U S Se describes ruling bodies

The United States has about 16 000 mayors in office representing most incorporated places. Some New England towns are governed by town councils, not mayors.

U. S United States New England

Worcester County Deer Hunting Shows Drop

The 1945 Worcester County deer season ended with 38 deer killed, down from 52 last year. A final-day kill by Preston Wyett of Berlin yielded a 12 point, 154 pound buck on the Massey Farm in Sinepuxent Neck. A notable catch was 14-year-old Ralph Mace Jr. of Newark harvesting a nine-point, 156 pound buck on his first deer hunt.

Worcester County Preston Wyett Berlin Massey Farm Sinepuxent Neck Ralph Mace Jr Newark

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