Engagement of Janet Lee McMahan to John William Fishpaw
Preston residents Janet Lee McMahan and John William Fishpaw announce their engagement. Janet, a Preston High School graduate, works for Preston Trucking. John William, also a Preston High School graduate, is a junior at the University of Maryland. A June wedding is planned with out-of-town guests from Denton Rehoboth Valdosta and Savannah. The record includes details of a November 29 wedding of Miss Gainnell Waters to S/Sgt Jesse L. Hignatt at First Baptist Church Eastman Georgia and attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny J. McMahan
Preston
Janet Lee
John William Fishpaw
Raymond R. Fishpaw
Miss McMahan
Preston High School
Preston Trucking Company
Mr. Fishpaw
University of Maryland
Sgt
Hignutt
Farry Hignutt
Denton
Douglas Lynch
Rehoboth
Clayton Holland
Valdosta
Jack Allen
Mark Angel
Kermit Kruger
Edward Utter
D. K. Payne
Paul Wright
Mooiy Air Face Base
Georgia
T. J. Ward
Savannah
Charlie Waters
Statesboro
Wallace Waters
First Baptist Church
Eastman
Gainnell Waters
Rufus Waters
Jesse L. Hignatt
Harry Hignutt
Max O’neal
Jake Thomas
Judy Clements
COMMUNITY NOTES HOMEMAKERS MEETINGS AND FAMILY NEWS
Local clubs schedule meetings on January 27 with programs Rekindling The Gift and refreshments planned. Community updates include hospital stays, family moves, and the birth of a daughter Terry Ann at Memorial Hospital Easton.
Funeral for Jesse I Whitby 80 in Maryland
Funeral services were held for Jesse I Whitby 80 who died Wednesday at Castle Haven Nursing Home New Castle Delaware. Officiating was Rev W L Jump at Harrison Funeral Home St Michaels Maryland. Burial followed in Spring Hill Cemetery Easton. Whitby a retired native of Maryland lived near Denton in Tuckahoe Neck. Wife Bessie Whitby died last May. He resided with granddaughter Jane Kemp Wilmington. Surviving daughter Elizabeth Jones Williamstown N J and great granddaughter Karyn Ann Kemp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse I. Whitby
Castle Haven
New Castle
Del
Harrison Funeral Home
St. Michaels
Rev
W. L. Jump
Spring Hill Cemetery
Easton
Whitby
Maryland
Tuckahoe Neck
Denton
Bessie Whitby
Jane Kemp
Wilmington
Elizabeth Jones
Williamstown
N. J
Karyn Ann Kemp
Funeral Notice for Mrs Ida Mae Morgan in Denton Area
Mrs Ida Mae Morgan, 81, died Friday January 16 in a Salisbury hospital. Surviving children include Games E. Foxwell, Mrs Bertha Cohee, Mrs Florence Trice of Denton, Mrs Leona Heister of Washington DC, Mrs Myrtle Kirk of Baltimore, and William E. Foxwell of Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Mae Morgan
Salisbury
Games E. Foxwell
Bertha Cohee
Florence Trice
Denton
Leona Heister
Washington, D. C
Myrtle Kirk
Baltimore
William E. Foxwell
Birth defects and the march of March of Dimes progress
An extended look at birth defects as a major childhood health problem, their prevalence and impact, why many are preventable, and how public education and medical advances can reduce incidence. The piece notes the National Foundation’s role alongside March of Dimes funds in supporting research and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Rivers
The
National Foundation
March of Dimes
U.S
United States
Mrs Elmina Gooden Russell Dies at 70 in Greensboro
Mrs Elmina Gooden Russell 70 died at Memorial Hospital in Iaston last Sunday after a short illness. Daughter of Albert W and Tamra Cook Gooden she attended St Pauls Methodist Church and WSCS. Funeral held Wednesday at 2 pm from Rawlings Funeral Home Greensboro with Rev Grayson W heatley officiating. Interment Greensboro Cemetery. Survived by husband Clarence Russell and a nephew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Volunteer Fire Co
Clarence Melvin
Talmage Strong
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Clarence Baynard
Terry Ann
Eiaston
Mary Louropy
Archie Cook
Church of the Brethren
Elmina Gooden Russell
Iaston
Albert W
Tamra Cook Gooden
Rawlings
Greensboro
Grayson Wheatley
S. Paul's Methodist Church
Clarence Russell
Russell
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
WSCS
Opinions Differ On Role Of Fat In Heart Disease
University of Maryland extension nutritionist Janet Coblentz notes ongoing research on how fat affects heart disease. She explains cholesterol is a fat-like substance essential for health but excess or dietary patterns influence atherosclerosis risk, urging a balanced diet and weight control while preserving fat for essential fatty acids and vitamins A and D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Coblentz
U. of Md
Coblentz
Hearing Set on Milk Marketing Order for Baltimore Area
The U S Department of Agriculture announced a Feb 2 hearing at 10 am in the Emerson Hotel Baltimore to consider a proposed federal marketing order for milk. The plan sets minimum prices to handlers for Maryland area producers, creates a marketwide pool for Class I and II milk, and may include equalization payments and a base and excess pricing plan to balance seasonal supply. A final USDA decision would follow a producer referendum requiring more than two thirds approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Emerson Hotel
Calvert Streets
Maryland
Cecil
Harford
Carroll, Howard
Calvert
Anne Arundel
Queen Anne’s
Kent
Caroline
Talbot
Dorchester
Wicomico
Somerset
Worcester
Frederick
Washington
Laurel
Prince George’s County
USDA
TB Christmas Seal Contributions Are Urged
A plea from the Carroll County Tuberculosis Association urges readers to donate to the Christmas Seal Sale. The piece notes contributors lag behind last year and explains how small gifts from many people support TB research and treatment efforts, including Philadelphia laboratory work on TB resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County Tuberculosis Association
TB Association
Philadelphia
Vegetable Growers To Meet At Preston Jan. 27
The vegetable crop growers in Caroline Dorchester and Talbot Counties will meet at the Preston fire hall on Tuesday afternoon Jan. 27 at 1 30 o clock. Growers will hear reports on the economic outlook for canning crops disease and insect control as well as key points to consider in vegetable production in 1959. Farmers planning to grow vegetable crops this year are urged to attend. The meeting is sponsored by the Choptank Vegetables Improvement Council and the University of Maryland Extension Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
Circle 4
Circle 1
Caroline County Firemen’s Association
Preston Fire Hall
Paul Singer
Preston
Denton
Woman's Society of Christian Service of
Grace Methodist Church
Zella Glidden
Rosalie V. Jenkins
Irvin Smith
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Caroline
Dorchester
Talbot Counties
Choptank Vegetables Improvement Council
University of Maryland Extension Service
Three Injured In County Accidents During Weekend
Shore Public Service Company responded after weekend incidents that damaged a 40 foot class 4 telephone pole and cut 20 lines and 32 stations. Crews restored service within about a day. Wires were pulled loose from Miss Ruth Beauchamp’s residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shore Public Service Company
E. L. House Service Company
Ruth Beauchamp
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McMahan
Double Hills Homemakers Club
L. Jay Smith
John L. Foxwell
Stockton
Cal
John W. Trice
San Diego
Willie Trice
Milton
Hubbard
Sophie Cohee
Hockessin
Moore Funeral Home
Trappe Cemetery
Jesse E. Whitby
M.D
the National Foundation
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Dal
Rivers
Dr. Rivers
Clark Shop
Denton, Maryland
the Journal
Phate Mies
Texas Frontier
Texas
United Artists
Paramount Presents
DE Luxe
Cinemascope
Teter
Gregory Peck
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