Debits and Credits in Caroline County Golf Drive
Journal Entries by Emory Dobson critique a large county turnout to fund a country club golf course. He notes the effort costs about a quarter of a million dollars and questions neglecting a local medical center. He cites hospital notification failures and mocks a rival paper's tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Country Club
Denton
James Trice
Ed Pierce
Blythe
Times
Twenty Five Years Ago Fire Sweeps Central Church and More
Fire heavily damaged Central Church near Denton in 1939 after a chimney blaze, with Denton Fire Co saving the structure though the roof burned. Obituary for John L Sullivan, 79, notes funeral at Concord M E Church and burial. Rural electrification project approved with $144,000 for 125 miles of lines serving Caroline Dorchester and possibly Queen Anne's Counties. Carroll County firefighters elect T Alan Temple, 26, as president. Mr and Mrs William Gardner celebrate 31st anniversary with family gathering. Catherine Frances Smith weds Ralph Thomas Newton in Cambridge. T Duke Roe, of Denton, wins Swift & Co contest. Oyster fleet tragedy near Cambridge leaves 9 dead from 20 boats. Harry P Owings, 81, dies in Annapolis after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church
Denton
Wilmington
Thomas Sullivan
Concord
Cambridge Hospital
Laura Belle Sullivan
Choptank
Maryland
Public Service Company of Maryland
W. L. Morrisson
Rural Electrification Administration
Caroline
Dorchester
Queen Anne’s
Irvin Smith
Catherine Frances Smith
Ralph Thomas Newton
Easton
Cambridge
Irvin Collins
T. Dukes Roe
Swift& Co
Greensboro and Ridgely Notes From Local News
Greensboro area social tidbits and notices include visits by Mrs. Ralph Dean and others to Fort Jackson and Wilmington, a Dover man’s accident, hospital stays, and community events. Ridgely reports church activities, meetings, baptisms, road police car addition, and local cross-town visits with multiple residents and families noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jed Skeeneman
Easton Hospital
Ridgely
Farry Dodd
Walter Stone
Ridgely Methodist Church
Preston
Harmony
Ridgely Charge
Camp Pecometh
John M. Saulsbury
Cole
Bonnie Towers
Ralph Gager
Vincentown
N. J
Fred Quimby
Lee Quimby
Ruthsburg
Donald Towers
Greensboro and nearby obituaries mark travels and losses
The obituary notices recall William Owings and Elizabeth Barbara Medford Myers, detailing survivors and service locations in Upper Darby and Colwyn. Greensboro witnessed a recent power outage after a tree fell on lines affecting Reach factory and local mills. William H Ness, 71, of Willow Grove Del., died after a heart attack while entering a doctor’s office porch. he leaves a widow Martha Ness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Smith
Greensboro
Owings
Christ’s Lutheran Church
Upper Darby
Elizabeth Barbara Medford
Samuel C. Myers
Colwyn
Dan Shaw
Reach
Riddleberger Mill
Enterprise
William H. Ness
Willow Grove
Del
H. F. Silver
Goldsboro
Martha Ness
Frank Long
Informed Readers Pick Quality Over Trash News
Many say they want better information yet keep reading trash, signaling weak resolve to change. The remark highlights a conflict between intent and media choices and questions readers' commitment to reliable sources.
Family Party Showcased 1964 Farm Machinery in Burrsville
About 225 people attended R. H. Stafford and Son’s Family Party in a Burrsville store on Monday February 3 to view new 1964 farm equipment. The event featured movies and ample pancakes and coffee. Guests included Mrs. Melvin James of Milford visiting her sister Mrs. R. H. Stafford. Pauline Hopkins visited Mr. and Mrs. Dick Gooden near Dover last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Garrett of Glen Burnie and Mr. and Mrs. Morese attended as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair Jackson
Wilmington
Oakley Biddle
Dover
Bradford Cooper
Nelson Evans
Rehoboth
William Seward
Philadelphia
Harry Williams
Greensboro
Albert Saulsbury
Kent General
Saulsbury
Ft. Meyers Beach
Florida
William Satterfield
Margaret Anne
Kent- Queen Anne’s Hospital
Chestertown
Town and Country Club
Max Stirn
Sam Knox, Jr
Virgil Larrimore
Arlington Cemetery
Smithsonian Institute
Washington, D. C
Harry Taylor
Preston
Florence Taylor
Ann
R. H. Stafford and Son
Melvin James
Milford
R. H. Stafford
Pauline Hopkins
Dick Gooden
Allen Garrett
Glen Burnie
More
Local Social News and Visits Recap
Hickman area families host and visit relatives across Denton Preston Federalsburg Greenwood Wilmington New Castle Andrewville and Greenwood. Mr and Mrs Jesse Fearins Mr Clarence Breeding Mrs Gerald Banning Miss Della Ryan and others share Sunday and Tuesday visits with relatives and friends in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Nagel
Ricky
Federalsburg
Jesse Fearins
Leroy Tull and Sons
Bridgeville
Everett Outten
Donnie Friedel
Douglas Algiers
Greenwood
Paul Breeding
Paul Messick
Allen Breeding
Frank Breeding
Bill Cody
Daniel Cody
Wilmington
New Castle
Della Ryan
Amelia Vincent
Andrewville
David Messick
Lawrence Breeding
Donnie
Dempsey Smith
Joe Ann
Wayne Porter
Clarence Porter
Hillsboro Nursing Graduate Attends Capping Ceremony
Judy Thornton of Hillsboro, class of 1966 at Peninsula General Hospital School of Nursing in Salisbury, participated in capping exercises last Friday night. Attendees included Lawrence and Judy Thornton, Greensboro residents, Cordova’s Glen Secrist, and others from Greensboro and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Thornton
School of Nursing
Peninsula General Hospital
Salisbury
Lawrence Thornton
Fred and
Beth
Hillsboro
Florence Thornton
Henry Harden
Sharon Ann Downes
Greensboro
Glen L. Secrist
Cordova
Judy
Fred Mason
Easton Hospital
Ben Murphy
Baltimore
Everett Murphy
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Denton Journal
Cfation
By Emory Dobson
Anther
The
Journal of
Wm. Gardner
M. F. Kibler
George Kibler
August Brogley
Charles Vogt
Charles
Robert
Henry Wood
Jackie
Edward
Marie
Arthur
John L. Kibler
J. Richard Gardner
Dicky
Jean
Jimmy
William Gardner, Jr
Barbara
Billy
George Breeding
Ray
Elizabeth
Pauline
Will Raughley
Viola
Regina Vogt
Frances Raughley
Margaret
Katherine
Frances Gardner
Raymond Wood Jr
Walter Fountain
Clarence Kibler
Paul Brogley
Robert Pippin
Harry P. Owings
Owings, Md
Annapolis
Merrel Spence
Ralph Dean
Kenneth Dennis
Lee
Ruth Ann Holden
Harrington
Pvt
Marion Dean
Fort Jackson
S. C
William Wyatt
Paul Dobson
Irving Voshell
Roland Cartwright
Toby Weaver
Buddy Spiering
Norman Walls
Dover Air Force Base
Elizabeth Smith
Samuel Johnson
E. T. Parrish
Alexandria
Harry Karcher
North Caroline High
Alden T. Bash
Alden and
Polly
William Woodward
Sidna Gray
St. Paul’s Church
Ridgely Grace Vernon Smith
Itason Price
Lemuel Kinnamon
Bobby Garrett
Sandy
Rickey Bennett
Green Acres
Robert Stafford
A. Clark Smith
Goldsboro Church
Wesley Cemetery
Minnie Nichols
Irvin O'Day
Paul O'Day
Oscar Torbert
Wilmer Nagel
Dale
Ralph Nagel
Darlene
Donald
Gerald Banning
Jerry
Diane
Mark Bradley
Isaac Noble
Laverne Bullock
Burrsville
Hickman
Susie Noble
John Stevens
Clarence Breeding
George Cook
Edgar Wroten
Jerry and
Bernard Pinder
Pemberton, N. J
Howard Dodds
Pinder
Joe Thomas
Thomas
University Hospital, Baltimore
Mary Sue Martin
Wendy Eaton
Russell Eaton
Stanley Curry
Harold Krabill
Melvin Krabill
Herbert Honecker
Silver Spring
Journal
Denton National Bank
National Bank
Denton National
Central Delmarva
Busi
Ness
Denton, Maryland
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
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