Died Monday Rev Dr J W Kirk Of Methodist Church
The Rev Dr J W Kirk 82 retired Methodist Protestant minister and oldest board member of Western Maryland College died Monday at Maryland General Hospital Baltimore. He lived at Linthicum Heights and served forty five years in many pastorates including Alnutt Memo J St Johns and Cristol Md Denton his last before retirement. He was born in Alexandria Va educated at Western Maryland College and Westminster Theological Seminary ordained 1886. Survived by wife Gertrude Bratt Kirk two daughters four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday at Mr Johns Methodist Church with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Kirk
Western Maryland College
Maryland General Hospital
Baltimore
Linthicum Heights
Kirk
Maryland
Deire
Washington
Alnutt Memo J
St. John’s
Cristol
Laurel
Del
Ickeystown
Frederick County
Enton
Caroline County
Denton
Dr. Kirk
Alexandria, “A
Harrison
Margaret Kirk
Om Western Maryland College
Westminster Theological Seminary
Methodist Church
Kansas University
Gerrude Bratt Kirk
Herbert Fallin
Thomas H. Swann
Pittsburgh
Fallin
Norwood Road
Twenty-seventh Streets
R. ¥. Nichols
The
Methodist Conference
Mount Olivet Cemetery
William Henry Smith Dies. Denton Printer Remembered
William Henry Smith 75 a retired printer on the Denton Journal staff died last Thursday at the Greensboro home of Mrs. Mabel Tribbitt where he had been living recently He was the son of the late Henry and Elizabeth Russum Smith of Denton His survivors are nieces and nephews Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 pm at the J Virgil Moore Funeral Home in Denton conducted by Rev Thomas J Turkington Burial followed in Denton Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Smith
Denton Journal
Mabel Tribbitt
Greensboro
Henry
Elizabeth Russum Smith
Denton
J. Vircil Moore
Denton Satuday
Thomas J. Turkington
Denton Cemetery
Death of Dora Frances Trice in Denton at 73
Dora Frances Trice 73 widow of Charles E. Trice died early Thursday morning at her Denton home after a Monday illness. Funeral services will be held Sunday at two oclock at the home with burial in Concord Cemetery. Survived by son Edwin Trice of Baltimore and daughter Ruth Trice faculty member at Caroline High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Frances Trice
Charles E. Trice
Denton
Concord
Trice
Edwin Trice
Baltimore
Coie Dauerite
Mir Ruth Trice
Caroline High School
Charles A. Anderson Funeral Rites Held at Templeville
Funeral services for Charles A. Anderson aged 85 who died after a long illness at his home near Templeville were conducted Tuesday afternoon by the Lutheran minister from Dover. Burial followed in Templeville cemetery. Survived by two sons Henry and Albert Anderson of Templeville two daughters Mrs Anna B Richard of Templeville and Miss Minnie Anderson of Jamaica New York 18 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Anderson
Templeille
Dover
Templeville
Henry
Albert Anderson
Anna B. Richard
Minnie Anderson
Jamaica
New York
Death of Mary E. Morris in Stroudsbury Pa
Mary E. Morris, long resident of Caroline County, died on Saturday December 4 in Stroudsbury Pa at the home she cost. Continued on Page 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Morris
Caroline County
Stroudsbury Pa
Senator Wilmer Fell Davis Seeks Congressional Seat
Maryland Eastern Shore candidate Wilmer Fell Davis files for the May primary. He describes decades in public service, business leadership, and a platform advocating constitutional allegiance, states' rights, and economic restoration while aiming to represent his region in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmer Fell Davis
W. F. Davis
The
Journal
Meorsland
Con
Gress
Secretary of State
Annapolis
Senate of Maryland
Sheckley Honorable Discharged After Nine Months Service
Pfc. Paul V. Sheckley formerly of Denton was released to civilian life after nine months in the armed forces. He received an honorable discharge from O'Reilly General Hospital Springfield Missouri where he had been a patient for several months. He trained at the Guard School Miami Beach and served at Sedalia Army Air Field Warrensburg Missouri. He entered service while employed at the Nylon Plant Seaford Delaware and resided in Denton. He sold his house and joined his wife and daughter in Trappe Maryland last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul V. Sheckley
Denton
O'Reilly General Hospital
Springfield
Shockley
Miami Beach
Sedalia Army Air Field
Warrensburg
Seaford
Deland
Trappe, Md
Military honors and service news for area residents
Altoy W. Hallowell of Foleralsburg wins Wings of Gold and is commissioned Ensign in the Naval Reserve after training at Pensacola. Pvt. Arthur L. Rairigh of Denton completes basic training and attends a personnel classification course in Washington and Washington Pa. Guy E. Faber, a former Caroline County native, served in the South Pacific and Atlantic theaters since Pearl Harbor. J Orland Fluharty Jr., a Navy Seabee, serves in the Solomon Islands area after boot camp and assignments at Camp Peary and Endicott. Paul Windsor, Princess Anne, is also mentioned in this military community update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoy W. Hallowell
Russell Hallowell
Academy Ave
Foleralsburg
Navy
Naval Reserve
Naval Air Training Center
Pensacola
Fla
Hallowell
Arthur L. Rairigh
Moe
Norman L. Rairigh
Denton
Camp Lee
Army Administration School
Washington and Jefferson College
Washington
Caroling County
Guy E. Faber
W. T
Pearl Harbor
South Pacific
Atlantic
Guy
United States
Arizona
J. Orland Flaharty Jr
US NR. 6
Armed Forces
Seabee
Solomon Islads
Camp Peary
Camp Endicott
R. I
California
Seaman Fluharty
Joeph O. Fluharty
Dorothy Stevens
Caroline Counts
Preton Tracking Company
Caroline
Paul Windsor
Princess Anne
Lieutenant Carter Receives Wings
Second Lieutenant Lloyd Carter of the Army Air Corps earned his wings at Blytheville Arkansas twin engine advanced flying school after a Dover Airport course. He spent furlough with his parents near Milford Delaware and visited relatives near Concord. He has brothers in service and heads to a Florida post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Carter
Army Air Corps
Summiers Carroll
Concord
Arthur Carter
Milford
Del
Carter
Blytheville
Arkansas
Dover
Lloyd
Denton
Carroll
Caroline County
Florida
Arkansas War Hero Bill Pippin Serves At Newport Base
Corporal William Mason Pippin of Greensboro entered the U S Army Air Force on April 10 1942. After nine months at Hendricks Field Florida he was transferred in January 1943 to Newport Army Air Base Arkansas where he serves as a clerk in the Technical Supply of the 1066th Basic Flying Training Squadron. He recently completed a three months Armament School course and is a 1938 Greensboro High School graduate. He married October 21 1942 and Mrs Pippin is staying with her parents in Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mason Pippin
Greenshoro
U. S. Army Air Force
Bill
Hendricks Field
Sebring
Florida
Newport Arms Air Base
Newport
Arkansas
1066Th
Greensboro High School
Air Force
Pet Milk Co
Greensboro
Pippin
Names Wanted For Denton Armed Services Scroll
A Denton area memorial effort seeks names of men who have joined the armed services for a Honor Poll scroll to be erected in Denton. Next of kin of those from Denton or selected through other boards are urged to file names with the Denton Board of Town Commissioners promptly. Cooperation of boys home folks in Caroline county may avoid divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Caroline Board
Denton Board of Town Commissioners
Caroline County
Flag Dedication Service At Bethel Church
A flag dedication service honoring local boys in the armed forces will take place at Bethel A M E Church in Denton next Sunday December 19. A 2 p.m. parade will be led by Military Band No 3 Aberdeen Proving Grounds along with the American Legion Drum Corps and Cambridge Maryland Boy Scouts. Speakers from Baltimore and Salisbury will take part. The Rev J G Martin is pastor. Kenneth F E Boston chairs the program with Mrs Franconia Boston as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel A. M. E
Denton
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
American Legion
Corporal Edward Ui Smith Promoted in Greenland
Mr and Mrs Olaf Ui Smith of 300 Gay Street announce their son Edward has been promoted to Corporal in an engineers detachment stationed in Greenland. He cites Tuansgiving Day as a day of feasting and provides new APO address details amid brief local notices on license renewals and a cold snap causing frozen pipes and discomfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olaf Ui. Smith
Gay Street
Edward
Cpl. Smith
Greenland
Francis AL Yeates
Deep South
Avalal
Sareverort
Maryland Proclaims Bill of Rights Week Observance
Governor Herbert R. O Conor designates December 12 to 19 as Bill of Rights Week to celebrate the 152nd anniversary of the federal Bill of Rights. Layman J. Redden is named chairman for Caroline County with a county committee including J Owen Knotts Thomas F Reilly G Linden Duffey Harold B Plummer James H Lynch W Stewart Fitzgerald and J Jerome Frumpton Jr. The notice urges citizens to read the Bill of Rights and uphold its principles as essential to Life Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Continued on Page 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert R. O’conor
Maryland
United States
J. Redden
O’conor
Caroline County
Redden
J. Owen Knotts
Denton
Thomas F. Reilly
Denton Community Club
G. Linden Duffey
Greensboro
Harold B. Plummer
Preston
James H. Lynch
Ridgely
W. Stewart Fitzgerald
Den
Caroline County Quotas Announced For Farm Machines
Caroline County unveiled 1944 quotas for twelve farm machinery types led by corn planters 27 and tractors 28. County committees may begin rationing now with reserves planned for late applicants. raw sprayers and potato diggers quotas to be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Blandford
Maryland Agricultural Adjustment Agency
State Aaa
Caroline County
Fires Across Denton Area Last Week
The Denton Volunteer Fire Company answered calls to three fires. A chimney blaze at Howard Turpin's River Road home started at 12:05 a.m. Sunday. Joe Webb's Lincoln Street residence suffered fire, smoke, and water damage from an outbuilding blaze late Tuesday, owned by Frank L. R. Nuttle. A Wednesday afternoon woods fire on a tract owned by Martin C. Voss near the Frank DeFord farm burned several acres but was quickly controlled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Volunteer Fire Company
Howard Turpin
River Road
Joe Webb
Lincoln Street
Frank L. R. Nuttle
Martin C. Voss
Frank DeFord
Farmers Supply Co Directors To Meet Saturday Evening
Farmers Supply Co board plans a Saturday evening meeting at the Brick Hotel in Denton to discuss Farm Home Service Community Advisory committee formation for Mrs. Sarah P. Ellis of Southern States Cooperative. G. E. Benton and Norman Sutton will attend along with directors H. H Nuttle Richard Blackburn C J Kern Geo W Shaffer Henry Scott F D Zeigler and M C Voss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Home Service
Sarah P. Ellis
Richmond
Southern States Cooperative
Farmers Supply Company
Brick Hotel
Denton
G. E. Benton
Salisbury
Norman Sutton
H. H H. Nuttle
Richard Blackburn
C J. Kern
Geo. W. Shaffer
Henry Scott
F. D. Zeigler
M. C. Voss
One Year Old Samuel Walls Dies From Choking Incident
Funeral services were held for Samuel Noble Walls one-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James N. Walls near Henderson. The Rev. Ray W. Kirwan officiated at Rawlings chapel with burial in Greensboro cemetery. The child choked on dried beans while at play, was rushed to Dr. H. J. Silver in Goldsboro and pronounced dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawlings
Samuel Noble Walls
James N. Walls
Henderson
Ray W. Kirwan
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Greensboro
H. J. Silver
Geldsboro
Denton P T A Joins Congress After Leader Cites Objectives
Mrs. Ross Coppage of Baltimore, president of the Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers, spoke at a Denton PTA meeting Monday. Denton PTA members voted to join the statewide body and agreed to form a Caroline County Council of Parents and Teachers. Coppage urged expanded vocational guidance, a 12 year public school system, higher teacher pay, and lighter teacher loads to attract and keep staff. She endorsed Dr. Thomas Pullen’s critique of Maryland education funding and called for broader postwar plans including expanded guidance services and a balanced vocational and general program. Axford Barrow presided. W Stewart Fitzgerald discussed local issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers
Ross Coppane
Baltimore
Denton Parent-Teacher Association
Denton Parensteacher Association
Moeape
Macadand Congress of Parents and
Feaeders
Caroline County
Coppage
Thomas Pullen
Montgomery
Washington
Allegany
Also Mentioned on This Page
Prac Ifeer
National Congress
Carbirne
National Extravabeemee
Dowaete
Caroline ServiceNews
Solomons
Court House
James Adams
Nellie R. Beblke
Robert Stanton
Harmony
George PF. Conner
Morris Wright
Federalshoro
Bertha Pippin
Harry O. Hubbard
Goldsboro
Farmers Supply Co
Newspark
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