Ivens Merriken Engagement From Queen Anne to Denton
Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord P. Ivens announce the engagement of their daughter Mabel Gene to James W. Merriken son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert L. Merriken of Denton. Miss Ivens a Beacom College graduate with Atlas Powder Company Wilmington. Mr. Merriken a West Nottingham Academy graduate attended Washington College Chestertown and Caroline High School Denton MD. He is stationed in Washington DC after two years overseas. no wedding date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Gene
James W. Merriken
Wilbert L. Merriken
Denton
Ivens
Beacom College
Atlas Powder Company
Wilmington
Merriken
West Nottingham Academy
Washington College
Chestertown
Caroline High School
Maryland
Washington, D. C
M. Kemp Newman
Rehoboth Beach
Del
M. Kemp Newman Jr
J. W. Eckstorm Jr
Berlin
Eckstorm
Orland Flaharty
Stevie
J. L. Stevens
Joseph O. Flaharty
Ida Morgan
Mark Howard
Wm. Howard
Betty
Federalsburg
Betty Jane Watson
Henry Moore
Eleanor Bennett
Lester Warner
Milford
John N. Talley Jr
Chris Biger
Helen Selin
Cook Morris
Linwood Finder
Queen Anne
Engagement announcement for Joan Culver and Calvert Merriken Jr.
Mr and Mrs Dallas D Culver of Seaford announce the engagement of their daughter Joan Culver to Calvert C Merriken Jr son of Calvert C Merrisken of Denton and Mrs Horace E Quillen of Harrington Miss Culver a Baldwin School Bryn Mawr Pa graduate is a junior at Goucher College Baltimore Mr Merriken an alumnus of West Nottingham Academy attended Dickinson College
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Dallas D. Culver
Seaford
Joan Culver
Calvert C. Merriken, Jr
Calvert C. Merrisken
Denton
Horace E. Quillen
Harrington
Culver
Baldwin School
Bryn Mawr
Goucher College
Baltimore
Merriken
West Nottingham Academy
Dickinson College
Engagement of Hazel Estelle Bozman to W D Turkington
Mr and Mrs Lacy Bozman of Monie Maryland announce the engagement of their daughter Hazel Estelle to W D Turkington son of Rev and Mrs T J Turkington of Denton Maryland The bride is a graduate of Washington High School Princess Anne Maryland Bea com Business College Wilmington Delaware and is employed at the Bank of Somerset as a stenographer The groom is a local resident with family ties in Denton and nearby communities.
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Lacy Bozman
Monie
Hazel Estelle
W. D. Turkington
T. J. Turkington
Denton
Maryland
Washington High School
Princess Anne
Beacom Business College
Wilmington
Delaware
Bank of Somerset
Trice and Johnson Wedding in Denton Home
Miss Janice Elaine Johnson niece of Mr and Mrs Carl Postel Denton married Donald Niel Trice son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Trice of Denton on Saturday December 24 at Rev W L Jump home. Groom's sister and brother-in-law Leslie Spence Jr attended. They will live in Denton where he works.
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Janice Elaine Johnson
Carl Postel
Denton
Donald Niel Trice
Arthur ‘Trice
W. L. Jump
Leslie Spence Jr
Christmas Turkeys and Family Guests Across Town
Numerous households report Christmas Eve and Day gatherings with relatives from Williston Ridgely Denton and beyond. Guests include the Lyons Ellwanger Gelletly Hamlin families and the McNeal household, with several trips to Washington and seasonal visits by Miss Judy Wilson and others. Hospital notes mention Mrs. Dorsey Nichols at Memorial Hospital Easton.
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Irvin D. Lyons
Samuel Ellwanger
Kenneth Gelletly
College Park
A. G. Gelletly
Williston
Harry Lytle
Betty Anne
Betty Anne, and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Sheats
Susan
Pennsylvania
Minnie Thawley
Milo Crane
Clifford Towers
Lewis McNeal
Richard Maucere Jr
Denton
Richard Maucere Sr
Dorsey Nichols
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Robert White Jr
Washington, D. C
Silver Springs
Lewis White
Edna Lee
Winfield Wright
Timmy
Ridgely
Fred Kirsch
Mary Virginia
Oscar Smith
Virginia Lce
Betty Jane
Georgia Covey
Wilbur Adams
Jackie
Bobby
Madge
Dorothy Jump
Charles H. Morrison
William S. Thompson
Thompson
Henry Lawson
New Castle
N.S. W
Land Transfers In Caroline County December 1949 Parcels Listed
Board of County Commissioners for Caroline County records show transfers dated December 1949. Transactions include W O Cheezum, Mary E Harding and heirs, L Maude Trice, Harvey E Harding, John T Schmick, Edward T Moore, Frank V Schreiber, Layman Redden, and G Clifton Cohee with parcels in the Fourth Second Sixth Election Districts and Bethlehem village.
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Board of County Commissioners
Caroline County
W. O. Cheezum
Mary E. Harding
Marie M. Hubbard
Bethlehem
L. Maude Trice
Mary E. Harding Et al
Harvey E. Harding
John T. Schmick
Edward T. Moore
Frank V. Schreiber
Layman Redden
Layman J. Redden
Denton Journal Reader Subscription Push for County News
The Denton Journal invites readers to subscribe for full county news coverage. The message emphasizes access to local government, crime, events, and community updates across the county through a digital and print edition.
Deaths in Baltimore Area Aids and Obituary Notices
Requiem Mass for John Carroll Waldeck was held December 6 at the Church of the Transfiguration Baltimore. He died December 3 at 4300 Groveland Ave. Survived by wife Rebecca Cohee Waldeck and daughter Mary Joan. burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Also news of Mrs Leonore Valliant Chapman aged 71, wife of Frederick Chapman of Boston, dying Christmas night in Boston. Funeral in Boston. native of Caroline County. Survived by two daughters Elizabeth Lacey and Eugene Daly, and half-brother Carlton McShane.
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John Carroll Waldeck
Groveland Avenue
Baltimore
Church of the Transfiguration
Groveland
Granada Avenues
Waldeck
Consolidated Gas, Electric Light and Power Co
Woodlawn Cemetery
Rebecca Cohee Waldeck
Anna Cohee
Denton
Mary Joan
John A. Smoot
Leonore Valliant Chapman
Frederick Chapman
Boston
Caroline County
Chapman
Indianapolis
Elizabeth Lacey
Harrell House
Eugene Daly
Metuchen
N. J
Carlton McShane
All that is human must retrograde if it do not advance
A concise adage attributed to Gibbon cautions that human effort stalls without progress. The idea frames historical debates about civilization, learning, and cultural evolution, urging continual improvement. The quote underscores a relentless drive toward advancement as a measure of humanity.
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Gibbon
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Merriken - Ivens
Gaylord P. Ivens
Hazel Estelle Bozman
Louise Cooley
Winchester, Va
S. G. Nuttle
Helen Wheeler
Wilbert Merriken
Olga Svatik
New York
Harriet Bess Butler
Mrs
George Butler
Gustav Good
Denton, Maryland
Reet
Breeding & Nichols
Sidney Theatre
Bridgeville
Layton
Ayers
Georgetown
Larry Parks
Sidney Buchman
Barbara Hales
Australia
M. G. Smith
Wyoming
W. T. Mason
Advance
Missouri
W. J. Martin
Judy Wilson
Alexandria
J. Kemp Stevens
Wilson
Sereeta Ae Phong
Any
Greensboro
Sat Dee
Roy Rogers
Old
Caliente
King of
the Rocket Men
Mon
Tues
Donald O’connor In
Wed & Thur
Victor Mature
Fleishman’s
Fairbanks-Morse
Gibson
Dexter
Denton, Md
Leonore V. Chapman
Dentonia Theatre
Denton Tk
Virginia
Ibs
Eee
TRC
Ecqurn
Mgm's
Wag da
En Bow
Bud Sorreen
Sed
Lou
Abbom
Costello
William Boyd
Eeby
Tomic
Blondie
Chic Young
Penny Singleton
Arthur Lake
Larry Simms
Joison
Aea Techno
Coast
Ginny
Simms
Patric kNowies
Elyse Knox
Jonny Hny Long
Willa
Watef
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