Fifty Years of Marriage Open House in Queen Anne
Personal notes from Queen Anne Maryland announce the fiftieth anniversary celebration for Mr. and Mrs. Levi Hollister on February 1 at the home of Ellwood Dulin. Also reported are a surprise birthday party for Mrs. Fannie Biger with many relatives attending, births, hospital stays, and church society meetings in local communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Hollister
Ellwood Dulin
Queen Anne
Maryland
Fannie Biger
Seven Sisters
Biger
Elizabeth Steinitz
Agnes Mielke
Marie Smetana
Elizabeth Petrick
Helene Whiteley
Ann Coach
Sophie Benesch
Baltimore
George Martinak
Lupin Lodge
Lloyd Andrew
Kent Reserve
Eunice Pinder
Francis Pinder
Cook Morris
Ridgely
Robert E. Pippin
Bruce
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Raymond Lutz
Franklin Godwin
Paul R. Godwin
Hopkins
Pierce Taylor
James Taylor
Mattsville
James Hastings
Margaret Hastings
Allan Smith
Salisbury
William Beers
Deaths Raymond J Williams Federalsburg carrier dies at 62
Raymond Jefferson Williams age 62, longtime News Journal carrier and Cities Service station operator in Federalsburg, died Monday night at home. Survived by widow Blanche V Williams, son Norris Williams, another son Robert D Williams, seven siblings, and two grandchildren. Services were held Thursday at Frampton Funeral Home with Rev. D O Clendaniel officiating. burial in Hill Crest Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Jefferson Williams
News-Journal
Federalsburg
Norris Williams
Blanche V. Williams
Robert D. Williams
Blanche Chard
Woodbury
N. J
John T
Calvin K
Catherine Williams
Esther Fearins
Death of John Edward Lister at 69 Near Denton
John Edward Lister 69, farmer, died Saturday night at his Denton area home. He was son of the late Joshua and Mary V. Lister. Survived by widow Ida Lister two sons Charles Lister of Camden Delaware and Paul Lister of New Castle Delaware three daughters Margaret Marine of Denton Elizabeth Maynard of Belmar New Jersey and Catherine Finn of Denton two brothers Bates Lister of Easton and Joshua Lister of Denton two sisters Mary Harris of Denton and Ruth Barcus of Spring Lake New Jersey a step daughter Audrey McCready of Denton eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Moore Funeral Home at two o'clock with Rev. T J Turkington officiating. Interment in Denton Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Edward Lister
Denton
Joshua
Mary V. Lister
Ida Lister
Charles Lister
Camden
Del
Paul Lister
New Castle
Margaret Marine
Elizabeth Maynard
Belmar
N. J
Catherine Finn
Bates Lister
Easton
Joshua Lister
Mary Harris
Ruth Barcus
Spring Lake
Audrey McCready
Moore Funeral Home
T. J. Turkington
Denton Cemetery
Electric Expansion To Continue In 1962 on Delmarva
The Eastern Shore Public Service Companies of Maryland and Virginia and Delaware Power & Light plan spending over 18 million dollars in 1962 on facilities to serve power. About 5.75 million targets Kent and Sussex Counties in Delaware and Eastern Shore counties in Maryland and Virginia. New Castle County also funded. Construction includes a high voltage transmission line from Indian River Plant to Piney Grove and a new Salisbury area substation to create a dual feed for Virginia and Salisbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Shore Public Service Companies
Maryland
Virginia
Delaware Power & Light Company
Kent
Sussex
Delaware
Eastern Shore
New Castle County
Delmarva Peninsula
George M. Nelson
Eastern Shore Public Service
Indian River
Millsboro
Del
Piney Grove
Salisbury
Nanticoke
Coldwater Seafood Co
Wye Mills
Kent Island
Obituary and Community Notes From Local Church Meeting
Funeral services were held for John J. Lister 69 of the area after his death at home. Survivors include widow Ida Lister three daughters a step-daughter two sons two sisters two brothers eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. Moore Funeral Home conducted the service. Also noted are visits from Mrs Mabel McKnott of Denton and social visits among local residents including Mr and Mrs Wesley Stafford Sharon Mr Duke Moore and Mr and Mrs Clifton Flaharty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myf Councellors
Francis H. Trice, Jr
Ervin S. Pippin, Jr
John J. Lister
Ida Lister
Moore
Mabel McKnott
Denton
Wesley Stafford
Sharon
Wm. Woodward
Greensboro
Elmer Butler
Duke Moore
Clifton Flaharty
L. H. Thomas
No Hunger On This Planet Is A Very Real Possibility Freeman
Freeman argues that understanding the direct link between agriculture and national welfare is essential. He urges clearer communication to present the full, undistorted picture of agriculture and those who work in it.
Pratt Rites to Be Held at Milford
Funeral services for the late Mr. Pratt will be conducted today at 2 p m from Berry Funeral Home Milford with the Rev George W Bishop officiating. He leaves a widow Mary S Pratt a son W Wilson Pratt of Frederica three daughters Lulu Wilkins Ethel Seward and Betty Sherwood a foster son Thomas Govan a brother Howard Pratt and five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berry Funeral Home
Milford
George W. Bishop
Frederica Methodist Church
Howard Pratt
Hillsboro
Memorial for John Thomas Mitchell Retired Farmer
John Thomas Mitchell died at 76 at his home near Dover after a long life as a farmer. Survived by son William Henry Mitchell of Wyoming. three daughters Mrs. Margaret Farrand of Absecon New Jersey, Mrs. Edna Orvis of Dover, and Mrs. Mildred Biggs of Felton. brother Louis Mitchell of Ridgely. sister Mrs. Nora Reed of Wilmington. ten grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at Berry Funeral Home in Felton, officiated by Rev. Larry Renner a retired Methodist clergyman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Thomas Mitchell
Dover
William Henry Mitchell
Wyoming
Margaret Farrand
Absecon
N. J
Edna Orvis
Mildred Biggs
Felton
Louis Mitchell
Ridgely
Nora Reed
Wilmington
Berry Funeral Home
Larry Renner
Delmarva Power Plans 144 Million Expansion Across Peninsula
In Virginia and Delaware budgeted at about 144 million dollars, a major project will build a high voltage line from Exmore to Bayview with a Bayview substation, plus a Harrington headquarters to house district and division staff. The program modernizes poles meters and distribution to meet rising demand, marking 17 years of continuous growth since 1962. Local residents and visitors are noted in social mentions including Easton Laurel and Harrisburg trips and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Exmore
Bayview
Kent
Sussex
Delaware
Delaware Power & Light Company
Harrington
Nelson
Delmarva Peninsula
Mr. Nelson
Greensboro Lions Pancake Supper February First
The Greensboro Lions Club plans a pancake supper on February 1. Tickets will be sold beforehand and the price is ninety nine cents for all. O. T. Lewis and Tom Ober serve as co chairmen of the arrangements committee, and club members will prepare and serve the dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
O. T. Lewis
Tom Ober
Hunger Eradication Remains Humanity's Grand Aim
A reflection on the lasting aspiration to end hunger worldwide. The quote underscores how desire for scarce goods fades once acquired, echoing Pliny the Younger on shifting value. The piece frames hunger as a universal challenge and calls for sustained action from nations and individuals.
Also Mentioned on This Page
M. Lee Deen
Union Memorial Hospital
Harry Turkington
Marguerite Brubaker
Elmer Trice
Greenwood
Herman Cade
Donald L. Moore
Los Angeles
California
L. A. Moore
O. G. Brewer, Jr
Shirley Fifield
James Wise
Walter B. Palmer
Inter- Board School of Commissions
St. Mark’s Methodist Church
Oscar Smith
Bertha Collison
Edna Satterfield
Mattie Moore
India Bullock
Country Rest
G. Emory Gottwals
George Gottwals
Barbara Johnson
Woman's Society of Christian Service
St. Luke’s Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall
Eunice Sluyter
Leslie W. Barrett
Virginia Rasch
Mildred Johnson
Mamye Krotec
Blanche Voorhees
Marie Barrett
Dorothy Rue
State Farm
Robert Dale Palmer
Market St
Denton, Maryland
Insurances
Insurance Companies
Bloomington, I
Wnoie
Jewepap
Pop
Raymond J. Williams
B. Ross Duling
Norfolk
John E. Pratt
John Edward Pratt
Hobbs
John T. Mitchell
Barbara Forrest
Janets Beauty
Goldsboro, Md
Paul Maloney
Charlie Maloney
Tom Conneely
Messrs
Jack and
Norman Adams
Harrisburg
Mrs
Frank Fountain
Mrs. Dawson Fountain
Charles Wright
Rosie Lord
Dawson Fountain
Joyce
Herman Gravenor
Georgetown
Cleveland Henry
Nelson Henry
Kathy McMahan
Louise Sharp
F. E. Adams
Westinghouse
Door
Laundromat
Gerardi Bros
Pliny the Younger
Eral Auto
Teries
American Service
Thomas R. Good
Prop
Kirk ‘Douglas
Stent Nautical Himself
Poe
Jerry Lews
Jerry Lews Ball
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