Kerns Mark Fortieth Wedding Anniversary at Home
Mr and Mrs Clarence J Kern celebrated their fortieth wedding anniversary with a surprise party planned by their daughters at Kern dell their country home. Guests included out of town relatives and friends from Ashland New Jersey Pottstown Pennsylvania and Clayton Missouri. News notes list many weekend visitors and hospital stays among local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence J. Kern
Eldred Collins
Milwaukee
Charles P. Ramsdell
Marie
Ashland
N. J
Price Alderfer
Joe
Pottstown
Two Local Weddings Near for March and February
Miss Betty Ann Shorts of Greensboro plans marriage to David Lawrence Holden on March 2. Holden, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Holden of Centreville, works at Church Hill Lumber Company. In Denton, Miss Ruth Ann Jester wed Mr. Harry William Biddle of Felton at the officiating minister's home on February 6. Attendants were Virgil Jester. The couple will reside near Denton. Biddle works at a Felton area sawmill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Ann Shorts
Medford Shorts
Greensboro
David Lawrence Holden
Raymond Holden
Centreville
Holden
Church Hill Lumber Company
Church Hill
Ruth Ann Jester
Roland Jester
Denton
Harry William Biddle
Felton
W. L. Jump
Virgil Jester
Jester
Biddle
Greensboro Wedding of Kish and Gourley
Miss Laura Kish daughter of Mrs. Pauline Kish and the late Stephen Kish of Greensboro, wed Pfc Charles R. Gourley son of Mr and Mrs Elwood Gourley Dover, Friday night February 3 in Greensboro Methodist Church parsonage Greensboro. Rev Grayson H Wheatley officiated. Attendants were Mr and Mrs George Burd Dover. After a wedding trip the bride will live with her mother, the groom stationed at Tolchester U S Army Base Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Kish
Pauline Kish
Stephen Kish
Greensboro
Pfc
Charles R. Gourley
Elwood Gourley
Dover
Greensboro Methodist Church Parsonage
Grayson H. Wheatley
George Burd
U. S. Army
Tolchester
Mary Schrock Wothers wed Paul Wothers at Pentecostal Church
Miss Mary Schrock daughter of Mr and Mrs George Schrock of Marydel married Paul Wothers son of Mr and Mrs George Wothers of Greensboro at the Pentecostal Church on the Denton Greensboro road Rev James W Miller officiated. Attendants were Miss Joyce Wothers and Earl Cohee. Both newlyweds work at Latex Corporation in Dover and will reside there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Schrock
George Schrock
Marydel
Paul Wothers
George Wothers
Greensboro
Pentecostal Church
Denton- Greensboro Road
James W. Miller
Joyce Wothers
Earl Cohee
Dover
Latex Corporation
Eva Louise Prokolvy Weds Paul Wooleyhand at Greensboro
Miss Eva Louise Prokolvy of Dover Delaware and Paul Wooleyhand of Bridgetown were married Saturday at noon at St Paul Methodist parsonage Greensboro by Rev Grayson Wheatley. The ceremony united the couple in a simple religious service. The article notes the locations and officiant, highlighting the union of two residents from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Louise Prokolvy
Dover, del
Paul Wooleyhand
Bridgetown
St. Paul’s Methodist Parsonage
Greensboro
Grayson Wheatley
Death of Alexander F. Miller in Denton
Alexander F. Miller, 89, died at home on Wednesday morning Feb 8. A Baltimore native who lived in Denton for years, he retired from the mercantile trade and later worked with Gale Electric Co until illness limited him. He was a First Methodist Church member and an honorary member of Caroline Chapter No 62, OES. Survived by sister Mollie McKewin of Baltimore. Funeral services will be held at.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander FE. Miller
Baltimore
Denton
Gale Electric Company
First Methodist Church
Caroline
Order of the Eastern Star
Mollie McKewin
Funeral service by Moore Home Saturday 10:30 a m
The Moore Funeral Home holds a Saturday morning service at 10 30 o clock with Rev Dr John F E French officiating Eastern Star services follow and interment is at Loudon Park Cemetery Baltimore
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore Funeral Home
John FE. French
Eastern Star
Loudon Park Cemetery
Baltimore
Funeral for Mrs. Julia Ella Jester in Denton
Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Ella Jester 79 a Wilmington native were held at Moore Funeral Home Denton with Rev H Grier Baker officiating Burial followed in Denton Cemetery She was the wife of Charles L Jester retired carpenter survived by son Edward and four grandchildren and a sister Mrs Charles Butler of Denton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Ella Jester
Charles L. Jester
Wilmington
Moore Funeral Home
Denton
H. Grier Baker
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Denton Cemetery
Edward Jester
Havre de Grace
Charles Butler
Charles H Sparks 63 dies. services held in Greens boro
Charles Henry Sparks 63 a former steel worker died Friday at Memorial Hospital Easton after residing on Greensboro Whiteleysburg road. Funeral services were at Rawlings Funeral Home Greens boro Tuesday with Rev Grayson Wheatley of St. Pauls Methodist Church officiating. Interment Greensboro Cemetery. Survived by wife Grace Sparks a son Charles M Sparks of Greensboro and four grandchildren Edward Doris Joan and Charlotte Sparks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Henry Sparks
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Greensboro-Whiteleysburg
Rawlings
Greensboro
Grayson Wheatley
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Grace Sparks
Charles M. Sparks
Edward
Doris
Joan
Charlotte Sparks
Services for John D Berry 85 Held in Dover
John D Berry a retired farmer died Saturday at Kent General Hospital Dover. Services conducted at 2 p m Tuesday from his late home with Rev Albert M B Snapp of Wyoming Methodist Church officiating. Burial in Lakeside Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Sadie Berry and a daughter Mrs Chas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Berry
Kent General Hospital
Dover
Albert M. B. Snapp
Wyoming Methodist Church
Lakeside Cemetery
Sadie Berry
Chas
Phillips Berry Family Remembrance Noted in Obituary Snippet
A son J Cooper Berry of Wyoming and a sister Olive V Hubbard of Dover are named among relatives in this obituary fragment. Also listed are four grandchildren and two great grandchildren, indicating extended family mentions in the notice.
Funeral rites for Mrs Mamie Starkey Trice
Funeral services for Mrs Mamie Starkey Trice 30 of Philadelphia will be held today at Concord Church at 1 p m with interment in Church Cemetery She was widow of William Trice and survived by daughter Edith Stewart Philadelphia son Raymond Trice Oak Orchard Del and niece Mrs L H Thomas Hobbs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Starkey Trice
Philadelphia
Concord Church
Church
William Trice
Edith Stewart
Raymond Trice
Oak Orchard
Del
L. H. Thomas
Hobbs
Goldsboro Man Ends Life With Shotgun Blast
Guy G Patterson Sr., 70, of Goldsboro, ended his life with a shotgun blast early Saturday morning. Authorities, including Maryland State Police Trooper E C Myers, investigated. Deputy medical examiner Dr D O George ruled death by own action. Body given to Rawlings Funeral Home in Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy G. Patterson Sr
Goldsboro
E. C. Myers
Maryland State Police
D. O. George
Rawlings Funeral Home
Greensboro
Sugar Rationing Ends in United States June 11 1947
The end of sugar rationing in the United States was announced for June 11, 1947. The move marks a return to normal consumer pricing and supply conditions after wartime controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Training Meeting on Color Pattern at Denton
The Home Furnishing Committee plans a March 1 training session at Choptank Electric Cooperative in Denton. Vivian Curnutt of the University of Maryland Extension Service will lead The Use of Color Pattern and Texture in Your Home. Committee chair Mrs James McConnell and members from Federalsburg, Furman’s Grove, Smithson, Greensboro, and Preston finalize the details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choptank Electric Cooperative
Denton
Vivian Curnutt
University of Maryland Extension Service
Caroline Council of Homemakers Clubs
James McConnell
Federalsburg
Roy Cherry
Furman’s Grove Club
Elmer Plutschak
Smithson
David Spiering
Greensboro
Rebecca Voshell
Preston
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Mrs. C. J. Kern
Fred Covey
Unity Chuir
Norman Raleigh
J. A. Leese
Elizabeth Conover
W. P. Day
Clayton
Bruce Greer
Washington
C. 5. Kauffman
Peggy van Dyke
Western Maryland College
G. Raymond Brooks
James M. Clarke
Clifford Scruggs
Seaford
William E. Collins
Carroll Whiteley
Chris Biger
Helen Selin
A. L. Ferguson
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
M. G. Friedel
J. W. Funk
Harold C. Nuttle
A. Wellington Tawes Jr
Crisfield
Charles Sharp
Donald L. Watson
Donna Lou
Dianna
R. B. Thompson
William S. Thompson
Cesar Coalla Jr
Wesley E. Thawley Jr
Ann Gray
Delaware Hospital
Kindleberger Photo
Gourley
Kish
Caroline Lane
Joe Orme
Beulah Legg
Edna Shipman
May Smith
Harriet Garey
Betty Hill
Harvey Collins
Greenwood
Wm. McDowell
Bridgeville
George Lowe
E. Kindleberger
Wothers-Schrock
Wooleyhand
Prokoivy
Alexander E. Miller
Caroline Home and Auto Supply
Ing
J. Virgil Moore
Charles V. Moore
Julia E. Jester
Charles H. Sparks
Wrecker Service
L & W Service
Louis Andrew
Walter Turner
Pick-up & Delivery Service
Fifth Avenue
Mamie Starkey
Trice
Sherwood
Sherwood Oil
ORSAT
G. D. Crouse
Tom & Jerry Cartoon Circus
Tom & Jerry Cartoons
Lrae
William Bendix
Arthur Kennedy
Luther Adler
William Talman
Gene Evans
Marshall Thompson
Beverly Michaels
Filmalers Releasing
Organilaton
Rocky Lane
Silver City
Sun
Lucille Ball
Arnaz
James Mason
Téorcey- Hall Bowery ‘Boys
Allied Artists
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Ak Treat Square
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Cen
Paul Kelly
Jim Backus
John Bromfield, Sara Shane
Pat O’brien
Dennis O'Keefe
Detroit
Gemex
Speidel
Fostoria
Bulova
Elgin
Hamilton
Buxton
Sheaffer and
Waterman
Gustav
Denton, Maryland
N. 3Rd Street
M. HA. Oyster, Inc
Tidewater Inn
Easton, Maryland
Ann Haviland
Soap Sale
Lily of the Valley
The
Journal Today
Ernest Cooper
Marcus Bloch, Lhy
Central School of
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New York 2
Alan Ladd
Iner Bros. Rassant
Edward G
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William Demarest
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Martin Rack
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Erank Tuttle
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