Denton Chamber Sees New Industries Plan
Denton plans a grain and feed operation by J McKenny Willis of Easton to open February 15 and hire several workers. A cooperative poultry dressing plant sought with $50,000 financed by preferred stock from poultrymen, feed dealers, and businessmen, employing 50 or more. Officers elected: President E Theodore Orme, Vice President G Daniel Crouse, Secretary Francis Yeoman, Treasurer Louis Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Chamber of Commerce
J. McKenny Willis
Easton
Denton
Willis
Pennsylvania
Charles Hadaway
Ea~ White
George W. Beck
Clayton Reynolds
E. Theodore Orme
G. Daniel Crouse
Francis Yeoman
Louis Butler
Del Mar Va Council Elects New Members And Leaders
Seventeen men from the Tri County District plus John W Noble and Layman J Redden were elected to the Del Mar Va Council Boy Scouts of America at the Hotel DuPont event. Frank C Evans was reelected Council President with new National Council representatives named. Fifteen year veteran troop flag medallions were awarded to Federalsburg Troop 137.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-County
J. Tyler Baker
N. P. Chanaud
C. C. Chilcutt
F. Willard Davis
W. Stewart Fitzgerald
Herbert Goldstein
J. Owen Knotts
G. Elbert Marshall
Elias W. Nuttle
Paul W. Phillips
Frank M. Shook
J. Walter Truitt
Paul van Dyke
James M. Warner
Harry Wilsor
M. A. Zimmerman
Louis Welty
Del-Mar-Va
Boy Scouts of America
John W. Noble
J. Redden
Hotel duPont
Wilmington
Noble
Frank C. Evans
Walter Blackson
J. D. Blackwell
Salisbury
William A. Hart
Arthur G. Livingston
Dover
Preston
E. Dale Adkins
J. C. Bentum
QO. E. Blades
Joseph Butler
Emory T. Carter
Rev. W. T. Collins
F. Walter Denny
G. L. Duffy
T. Earl Ewing
William G. Fink
W. M. Foster
Virgil R. Freeny
H. E. Gardner
W. E. Gunby
George T. Harrison
Francis L. Holsinger
William P. Howeth
David A. Hyer
F. S. Jewett
Lewis H. Johnson
Walter B. Johnson
Production School To Be Held Here
County agent George W. Clendaniel announces a one day program on feeding and feed production for dairy cattle. The meeting is set for Thursday February 1 at 9 30 p m in the Parish House Denton opposite the rear of the Court House. Experts Magruder Hyatt Jr and Floyd J Arnold will cover crop management pasture and roughage rotation and dairy hybrids with ample time for questions. Milk producers are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Clendaniel
Denton
Court House
John W. Magruder
Extension Agronomist
George Hyatt Jr
Extension Dairyman
Floyd J. Arnold
Letters From France Expressing War’s Human Cost
Staff Sergeant Chas Williamson writes from northern France to the Denton Journal. He rejects a Christmas greeting, describing war’s grim reality and the human side of soldiers, not heroes, living with fear, hunger, and longing for home. He reflects on what fighting is for and prays for peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Williamson
France
Chas
Williamson Jr
Romawhere
Frencet
Denton Journal
Denton
Atlantic
America
Luftwaffe
Pastor And Wife Celebrate 25th Anniversary At Preston Church
Bethesda M E Church members in Preston held a Monday night reception January 22 to honor Rev. A W Strickland and Mrs Strickland for their twenty five year marriage. The event featured a decorated Sunday School room, a wedding cake centerpiece, musical numbers and a silver gift presented by the congregation. The couple, married in Wilmington Delaware, have two daughters, Mrs Robert Morse of Philadelphia and Ann Strickland at home. Rev Strickland is part of the Peninsula Annual Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethesda M. E
Preston
A. W. Strickland
O. B. Blades
Strickland
Johnson Bonner
Bonner
T. L. Trice Jr
Friends
Calvin Todd
Wilmington
Del
Harvey Ewing
Robert H. Morse
Philadelphia
Ann Strickland
Rev. Strickland
Harding Will Wed Connecticut Girl
George Johnstone of Wesport Connecticut and Harold Medford Harding RT 21c USNR announced their engagement at a New Year’s Eve dinner at the Halpin home Post Road Connecticut. Harding recently returned from two years in the European theatre and is resting at the Norfolk Naval Hospital Portsmouth Virginia. The wedding date has not been set and the couple are visiting Bethlehem with Harding’s parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auld Lang Syne
George Johnstone
Wesport
Conn
Harold Medford Harding
R.T
U.S.N.R
A. E. Halpin
Post Road
Harding
States
Norfolk Naval Hospital
Portsmouth
R. T
Bethlehem
H. E. Harding
Harold Gene Cole Enrolled for Maritime Service Training
Harold Gene Cole enlisted in the Maritime Service November 22, 1914 and now trains for Merchant Marine duty at the U S Maritime Service Training School in Brooklyn New York. He is the son of Mrs Clayton D Cole and the late Mr Cole of Goldsboro He graduated Greensboro High School in 1944 and worked for the Brooklyn Milk Company in Goldsboro before entering service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Gene Cole
Maritime Service
United States Maritime Service Training School
Brooklyn, N. Y
Gene
Clayton D. Cole
Mr. Cole
Goldsboro
Greensboro
Cooklyn Milk Co
Dispensary Hearing Next Wednesday in Caroline County
A public hearing on a bill to create a liquor control board and a dispensary system in Caroline County is set for next Wednesday January 31 at 11 a.m in the House chambers. Calvert C Merriken of Denton introduced the measure as part of a broader Eastern Shore move toward state liquor distribution and home rule discussion continues in House and Senate committee sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Maryland
House of Delegates
Calvert C. Merriken
Denton
House
Committee of Ways and Means
Cecil County
Worcester
Wicomico
Somerset
Kent
Merriken
State Roads Commission
Tuckahoe River
Talbot
Caroline
Boards of County Commissioners
Senate
General Assembly
Baltimore City
Two Thirds of Firemen's Goal Has Been Raised
The Den ton Volunteer Fire Company has reached two thirds of its $2000 goal in the annual fund drive with ten days left. Contributions from numerous residents and local businesses across Denton Hillsboro Queen Anne Baltimore Washington Seaford Bryn Mawr Ridgely are listed, urging further gifts to close the gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Volunteer Fire Company
Denton
Madge G. Jump
Kern
James A. Wise
Carroll Henning
John Shaffer
Emily Cannon
Paul Bacs
H. Corkran
Frank Murphy
E. A. Pearson
Chas. G. Dukes
J. Lester Everagam
Robert P. Marsh
Clara W. Whitby
W. W. Sylvester
C. J. Kern
W. Philip Cheezum
Margaret D. Uhler
William H. Holmes
Clarence Collison
Clara Hitchcock
Jennie P. Crouse
Dukes Meeks
Luther Andrews
Lawrence Lynch
Henry Scott
Harvey Quillen
William Cannon
Winfield Nichols
Lillie Liden
Samuel Nuttle
Denton Community Club
Willoughby Nowell
Albert Morris
Stephen G. Naylor
J. Kemp Stevens
Geo. W. Beck
Eugene G. Preston
M. ©. Watson
The
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Mary F. Garton
W. C. Beckwith
Joseph Bacsak
Samuel Nowell
Lee
Clayton Long In New Hebrides 1945 Christmas Letter
Clayton Long writes from New Hebrides on January 6 1945 thanking friends for ecards and letters from Christmas. He expresses homeward feelings and hopes to return soon with a possible homecoming before 1977.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Long
New Hebrides
Two More County Boys Are Missing
Mrs. Elizabeth Stone of Denton reports her son Corporal Parker Stone missing in action in Belgium since December 17 after training at Camp Lee and in Washington and Oregon. A graduate of Washington College and Johns Hopkins, he taught in Ashland before turning to horticulture, specializing in Gladioli. He is the sole child of Mrs. Stone, an attendance officer, and the late Charles Stone. Corporal Thomas L. Lord of Ridgely has been missing in action in Germany since December 21. his wife and two children live in Ridgely, with three sisters and four brothers, including Private Weaver Lord in Burma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Stone
Denton
Parker Stone
Belgium
Corporal Stone
Camp Lee
Washington
Oregon
Washington College
Chestertown
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Ashland
Stone
Caroline County
Charles Stone
Thomas L. Lord
Alfred Lord
Ridgely
Germany
Lord
Weaver Lord
United States Army
Burma
Eastern Shore to Observe WPB Brownout Lighting Rules
The Eastern Shore will blackout display windows and extinguish outdoor signs February 1 under a War Production Board brownout order. The rules curb outdoor advertising lighting and marquee power, with penalties including possible termination of service for full violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Shore
War Production Board
WPB
Eastern Shore Public Service Co
Maryland
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Roanol
Atlantic Charter
Sons of the Four Freedoms
Statesman
Europe
Williamson
Preston Methodists
Rt2c
Connecticut
Ira Horst
Bob, Everett
Harry Clark
Ralph Thachey
Frank Doerr
Harry Burns
Thomas E. Starkey
Willie Fearins
Bird de- Frank
Wilbur Butler
Fred Schlegel
A. P. Martin
Charles Blough
George F. Connor
Charles H. Hignutt
Emma Hyde
F. R. Depew
Richard A. Depew
J. DeWeese Carter
J. Frank Connelly
Mary E
Blanche B
Edna N. Hobbs
Maurice S. Dean
R. C. Rand
Henrietta Elben
Annie Seeders
Olaf Smith
Marvin T. Butler
M. M. Skipper
Wm. G
Wm. T. Beauchamp
Temple Lodge
Temple Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Masonic Building
A. G. Billmeier
C. L. Stafford
Louis C. Butler
Richard Garey
A. H. Barrow
E. C. Townsend
H. H. Smith
Gus Koste
Irvin Smith
Ryler
E. W. Nuttie
B. F. Johnson
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