Fire at Peninsula Hotel causes damage in Salisbury
The rear of the Peninsula Hotel in Salisbury caught fire shortly before 11 pm, quickly damped by local firemen. Proprietor Charles R. Porter estimated losses at $200, with the blaze believed to start from a cigarette in a storage room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peninsula
Salisbury
Charles R. Porter
Porter
Ethel Smith
Oscar Smith
Miss Smith
B. F. Greenlee
William Spicher
William Breakler
Walter Karpinski
Ralph Garrett
Ben Hanson
Alfred Smith
Walter Smith
Clara
Anna Karpinski
Mary Alice
Charlotte
Dorothy Smith
Louise Bradford
Virginia Spicher
Alice Breakler
Katherine Hanson
Messrs
Harvey
Alfred
Homer
John Walter Smith
Henry Karpinski
Arthur Greenlee
Marion Spicher
Robert Needles
Roger Brubaker
Clarence Goatee
Mildred Bradford
Leroy Needles
Charlie Smith
Margaret Anderson
Christmas Day social ties fill Milford area
The column recounts numerous Christmas Day and weekend visits among Milford area families including Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Stafford and others in Dover Harrington and Easton. It notes a newborn son for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Willoughby in Easton Memorial Hospital and a pastor’s visit with musical selections. Advice on cattle lice control concludes the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Thomas
Walter Calloway
Herman Calloway
Milford Memorial Hospital
Wesley Stafford
Roland Towers
Frank Wright
Harold Scott
Doris
Russell Stafford
Elma Jean
Wilmer Wright
Paul Stafford
Linda
Jack Stafford
Amos Scott
Dover
Chas. O. Davis
Baltimore
Santa Claus
James H. Wheatley
Elmer Walter
Atlantic City
Lester Smith
B. R. Smith
Lillian McGinney
Denton
Lewis Butler
L. Hopkins Thomas
Easton
Frank
Nat) Willoughby
Easton Memorial Hospital
Ralph H. Wooters
Neil Russell
Harrington
Layton Jefferson
Milton
William Berryhill
Magnolia
Chas. Harris
T. H. Towers
J. H. Dandy
Dandy
Jack Hammond
Camden
N. J
Nelson Henry
Bully
Tommy
Jimmy Akin
Sonny
Cape Charles
Thei
Nat Towers
Hillsboro
Clifford Calloway
J. H. Edgell
Greenwood
Cleveland Henry
Allen
Ife
Notice To Creditors In MaryCatherine Cahall estate
The Orphans Court of Caroline County Maryland granted letters testamentary on the personal estate of Mary Catherine Cahall, deceased. Creditors must file claims with vouchers by June 26, 1953, or be barred from any share. Debts due to the estate should be promptly settled. Executrix Mary Elizabeth Cahall, December 19, 1952. True Copy-Test Carlton V. West, Register of Wills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Orphans’ Court
Maryland
Mary Catherine Cahall
Mary Elizabeth Cahall
Prestonians host holiday gatherings and weddings
Social notes list guests from Philadelphia and Wilmington over Christmas visiting Prestonians, including a California and Baltimore contingent. Weddings include William E Wright and Jean McAllister on Dec 27, and Esther Rieck with John J Smith. Local dinners and parties fill Christmas week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivy Griffith
Philadelphia
Esther Griffith
Wilmington, del
W. J. Bonner
W. D. Regnier and Son
Baltimore
H. A. Spies
Henry Schauer
Rock Hall
Creighton Carmine
Herman Schmick
Theodore Fletcher
Easton
Easton Memorial Hospital
Garey Geishler
Hopeland Farm
H. M. Hollis
Harold Klnhold
Lee Noble
Edith Noble
Dallas Blades
Federalsburg
Lloyd Heppler
Pittsburg
Cornelia Cannon
Rehoboth
Wm. Cannon
Smith Harris
Air Force
Barlow Field
Fla
Joseph Harris
E. J. Harris
Max Chambers
Christmas Decorations Highlight Greensboro Town Spirit
Greensboro residents praise festive decorations as lights and two trees dress streets. Local families travel for holidays including Lacey Wilson from Wilmington and California to Boston visitors. Service members on leave and visitors like Sadie Ash join gatherings. birthdays and dinners mark weekend activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacey Wilson
Wilmington
Sadie Ash
Myron Smith
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Purnal Dean
Clarence Russ and Son
Faston
Merrel Spence
L. S. Jones
Francis Meredith
California
Boston
Mass
William Stoops
Portsmouth
Phillip Vanville
Fort Eustis
Harold Moyer
Andrew Tield
Lawrence Gould
Amarillo
Texas
Marvin Seeney
Betty Ellen
Harry Seeney
Smyrna
Marriage Licenses List From Maryland Delaware Couples
A docket of marriage licenses lists multiple couples from Maryland and Delaware. Names include Jeuben J. Sitchens and Anna M. Hastings of Baltimore, plus James M. Jackson and Jeanette Todd of Federalsburg, among others. The record shows ages ranging from early twenties to mid fifties, with each couple' s residence noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeuben J. Sitchens
Anna M. Hastings
Baltimore
James M. Jackson
Jeanette Todd
Federalsburg
John Joseph Smith
Esther Ruth Elizabeth Rieck
Preston
Carl Wright
Audrey Billings
Harrington
Del
William Edwin Wright, Jr
Jean Clara McAllister
Herman R. Quillen
Milford
John David Williams
Dorothy Virginia Shepard
Bridgeville
Cattle Grubs Prompts Winter Eradication Plan
The County Agent Says notes cattle grubs will appear in late December or January, forming a cycle with heel flies. Entomologist T S Bissell of the University of Maryland warns these pests cause nationwide losses of 76 million pounds of meat and 2.5 million dollars in hides annually, urging winter eradication to protect milk and beef yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. S. Bissell
University of Maryland
Bissell
Estate of Ann Garey Nichols Executrix Notice
Estate of Ann Garey Nichols late of Caroline county deceased. All persons with claims against the deceased must exhibit them with vouchers authenticated to the subscriber on or before June 26 1953 or be barred from any benefit. All persons owing this estate must settle promptly. Given December 23 1952 Edwina N Justin Executrix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Orphans’ Court
Maryland
Sallie A. Brittingham
Elsie B. Schlegel
Four Caroline County Farms to be Sold at Public Auction
A 1953 court sale of the Ormond W. Downes Farm, Floyd Coleman Farm, Harmony Farm, and Rock Coleman Farm totaling about 475 acres in Caroline County Maryland. The sale offers each farm separately then as a combined lot with terms: one third cash on sale day, balance after ratification or all cash, taxes adjusted to 1953, and title papers paid by buyers. Auctioneer: William I. Andrew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Maryland
Harmony
Bethlehem
Hardcastle Farms
Ormond W. Downes
Hog Creek
Union Grove
Hog Creek Mill
Payne Land
Floyd Coleman
Harmony Farm
Woods Roads
Bell Branch
Thomas Land
Hutton Land
Harmony County
Hog Creek Branch
County Road
O. W. Downes
Towers Todd
Roland Thomas
Todd
Rock Coleman
Emma Corkran
Barry
Ira
Fluharty
Lucy Willoughby
P. B. Winn
E. H. Thieroff
Annie H. Downes
Notice of Administratrix for Sally A. Britting Ham estate
Elsie B. Schlegel is named administratrix of the Sally A. Britting Ham estate in Caroline County. Creditors and debtors are directed to settle promptly by June 23, 1953, as stated in the public notice dated June 16.
Orphans Court Enables Administration of Mamie Spencer Estate
Caroline county Maryland letters of administration issued to H Coursey Edwards and S Elizabeth Edwards on the personal estate of Mamie Spencer. Vouchers must be authenticated by June 19, 1953 or be excluded from estate benefits. All debtors urged to settle promptly. Given December 16, 1952. Administrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Orphans’ Court
Maryland
Mamie Spencer
H. Coursey Edwards
S. Elizabeth Edwards
Caroline County hearing on beer license for Homer Bennett
The Caroline County Board of License Commissioners will hold a hearing at the Denton courthouse on Tuesday January 6 1953 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to consider objections to Homer B Bennett's application to offer for sale beer at Sommers Place on the Denton road in the 5th Election District. Objections must be filed with the Caroline County Board or clerk by 10 a.m. January 6 1953. Rachel Collison Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly of Maryland
Homer B. Bennett
Sommers Place
Denton Road
5Th Election District
Caroline County
Maryland
Board of License Commissioners of
County Commissioners
Court House
Denton
Board of County Commissioners of
Rachel Collison
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T. Pliny Fisher
J. Henry Morgan
Florence Morgan
Washington, D. C
S. Russell Anderson
S. R. Hetzer
Kemp
J. Kemp Stevens
Minnie Henry
Harry Pope
Swarthmore
M. B. Henry
Clarence R. Pentz
Huntingdon
C. A. Pentz
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William A. Roe
Maude Stewart
William A. Stewart
Paul H. Horsey
H. S. Horsey
Stephen P. Shipman
Norfolk
S. P. Shipman
Harold C. Nuttle
Annie E. Raughley
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Ernest Baughley
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Academy Avenue
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William Watkins
Will Phillips
Henderson
H. G. Budd
Greensboro
Hobbs
Elmer Butler
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Ann
Edna Gray
Wm. Woodward
Edgar Fisher
Orville Morgan
Shirley
Wm. Collins
Ervin Pippin
Kenneth Ramsburg
Boonsboro
Ifere
Carlton
Irs
Ernest Cooper Fire & Liability Insurance
Denton, Maryland
Ann Garey Nichols
Edwina N. Justin
Carlton V. West
Register of Wills
Circuit Court
Frederick M. Downes
Louise Downes Monroe
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