Denton Holiness Camp Opens July 27
The annual ten day camp meeting of the Eastern District Pilgrim Holiness opens July 27 in a grove near Denton. The event, followed August 6 by the district assembly, will feature Rev. R. G. Flexon aiding Rev. H. D. Dukes in services. Nellie Holden and Louretta Holden will direct music, with Rev. Thomas S. Dixon and Rev. Harvey Adams handling boarding and arrangements. Cottages are filled and dormitories used by visiting ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilgrim Holiness
Here
R. G. Flexon
H. D. Dukes
Dover
Nellie Holden
Louretta Holden
Thomas S. Dixon
Denton
Harvey Adams
Salisbury
American Legion Carnival A Success
The Caro Line Post No. 29 reports a successful Legion carnival that exceeded expectations. Proceeds will fund a Legion Home in Caroline County. David Kay of Kay Amusement Company aided the event, with $100 raised for the local Parent-Teacher Association from a Saturday children’s session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Brackett
Caroline Post No
Legion
Caroline County
David Kay
Kay Amusement Company
Kay
Parent- Teacher Association
June Dairy Herd Improvement results for Caroline County 1945
The Caroline County Dairy Herd Improvement Association reports June totals with 3538 cows in herds and 310 pounds per cow. Total month milk production reached 255534 pounds and butterfat 10311.9 pounds. Top herds include Clarence Kern Denton No 11 and No 20 with high average milk and butterfat, along with Maurice Adams, Arthur Cohee, Vashell Bros, and Paul Ebling among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Clarence Kern
Denton
G. G
R. G
Maurice Adams
Ann
G. H
Arthur Cohee
Ridgely
Josie
Hardtimes
G.H
Vashell Bros
Preston
Bell
Bossiec
Paul Ebling
Greensboro
Jean
White Bess
Lynch (G
Children Of The Week From Denton And Federalsburg
A scanned roster lists children labeled by family and city. Jane Elizabeth Phillips of Denton, Charlotte Eaton of Queen Anne, Louise Dulin of Queen Anne, Norris Dean of Denton, Susan Finn of Denton, Frank Harris of Denton, Margaret Ann Wilson of Denton, Patty Good of Denton, Ervin Pippin of Denton, Mar Ann Sargent of Denton, Carole Ann Koenig of Denton, Mary Pepper of Federalsburg are named with parental lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Elizabeth
J. L. Phillips
Denton
Charlotte
E. A. Eaton
Queen Anne
Louise
Ton
Margaret Ann
R. L. Wilson
Patty
T. R. Good
Ervin
Pippin
Mar
Ann
L. C. Sargent
Carole Ann
G. William Koenig
Mary
H. K. Pepper
Federalsburg
1945 Farm Census Figures Released Caroline County Md
The preliminary 1945 Census counts 1 811 farms in Caroline County down from 1 817 in 1940 and 1 977 in 1935. Total farm land is 170 528 acres with an average farm size of 94.2 acres. Final figures will come from Washington and may be corrected. County Agent F M Rogers and enumerators praised for their cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
Maryland
Lewis Herbert Griffith
Easton
Caroline County
Griffith
Bureau of the Census
Washington
F. M. Rogers
REA Loan Petition Filed by Choptank Electric
The Choptank Electric Cooperative of Denton Maryland seeks a $290000 Rural Electrification Administration loan to finance line extensions across nine Eastern Shore counties and asks the Public Service Commission to reaffirm a prior construction order delayed by material shortages and line extensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc
Denton
Public Service Commission
United States
Rural Electrification Administration
Eastern Shore
Maryland
REA
Bay Ferries Set June Records For Passengers And Cars
Governor O Conor announced that Chesapeake Bay ferries carried 109075 passengers in June, a June record. Auto traffic on Sandy Point Matapeake rose to 26064 vehicles, up 5622 from June last year, while Caliborne Romancoke saw a 160 percent car rise after a 1944 rebuild. Passengers on Sandy Point Matapeake climbed from 85776 to 103138, and Claiborne Romancoke from 2951 to 5937. Trucks up 5 percent overall on the main service, with a small decline on Claiborne Romancoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake Bay
O’conor
B. Frank Sherman
Sandy Point
Matapeake
Caliborne-Romancoke
Caroline Soars Past Bond Oversubscription in Caroline County
V Edwin Unger of Federalsburg chaired the Seventh War Loan dinner at the Brick Hotel Denton July 12 celebrating oversubscription by about 200000. County total 874585.50 against 625000 quota with 678213 in individuals and 196372.50 in corporate bonds. Pfc George H Jopp Greensbor o returned from Europe after ten months combat wearing Combat Badge and three Battle Stars. Pfc Alan R Dobson Greensboro released from a German prison camp to spend 60 days at home before reporting to a distribution center.
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Edwin Unger
Federalsburg
Caroline County
Brick Hotel
Denton
George H. Jopp
Greensboro
Europe
Eighth Division
Normandy
Hnts Cen
Ile
Alan R. Dobson
Denton Maintains 30 Cents Tax Rate On $100 Valuation
Denton town commission keeps the 30 cent per $100 valuation tax rate after brief periods at 60 and 80 cents. Discounts of 2 percent in August and 1 percent in September apply, with October face due and November interest starts. The board members are George W. Heck Sherman L. Tribbett and William Finn. The town sees many real estate transfers amid housing shortages. Maryland University engineer C Percival Merrick Jr. bought a Fifth Avenue house once owned by Benjamin C. Willis and vacated by W. Fitzgerald, who will move to Mrs. Carroll Pastorfield’s home on Tth Street. Denton High principal T Conover Crouse will move to a home on Second Street. MD Assistant Attorney General T Thomas Everngam has bought Miss Caroline P. Redden’s home on the Choptank River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Denton Town Commissioners
Walter Sparklin
Board of Town Commissioners
George W. Heck
Sherman L. Tribbitt
Wiliam Finn
Denton
C. Percival Merrick Jr
Maryland University
Fifth Avenue
Benjamin C. Willis
Hagerstown
W. Stewart Fitzgerald
Caroline County
Fitzgerald
Carroll Pastorfield
Washington
Tth
T. Conover Crouse
Caroline High School
Franklin Street
Second Street
K. Thomas Everngam
Maryland
Caroline P. Redden
Choptank
Health Department June Report Highlights Sanitation Issues
Caroline County Health Department outlines June actions. Milk samples from dealers mostly satisfactory, some from shippers to Denton pasteurization plant very bad with warnings issued. Inspections found poor dishwashing and chlorine rinse neglect. Follow up inspections planned for utensils with high organism counts. noncompliance may trigger fines or license cancellations. Communicable diseases: gonorrhea and measles reported. Continued on Page 8.
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Easton
Denton
State Board of Health
Caroline County Health Department
New Lending Policy for Farm Loan Assn Expands Coverage
H E Holsinger secretary-treasurer of the Easton Group National Farm Loan Association announced a new law allows land bank loans up to 65 percent of normal farm value, up from 50 percent plus 20 percent for buildings. Land Bank Commissioner loans remain available for loans up to 75 percent for more than 65 percent of value through next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E Holsinger
National Farm Loan Association
Congress
Maryland Governor Leads Northeastern Conference Effort
Governor Herbert R. O Conor of Maryland and a committee of Northeastern Governors met in Washington with federal officials to secure more meat and poultry for the region. They proposed higher egg ceilings, restored broiler prices, and increased feed shipments to sustain the Del Marva Peninsula industry amid rising production concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbrt R. O’conor
Maryland
Washington
New York City
O’conor
Baldwin
Connecticut
McGrath
Rhode Island
Secretary of Agriculture and War Food
Clinton Anderson
DDT
J. N. Johnson
OPA
James Rogers
Del-Mar-Va
Wedding Bells Ring Out For Many Happy Caroline Couples
The Holland Klein wedding at Grace Methodist Church in Denton featured Miss Sylvia Margaret Klein and Joseph Alfred Holland with attendants Edwina Breeding and others. Reeded details note receptions, travel plans, and local high school ties. The postponement or continuation of related marriages is listed with Rebecca Lee Brooks and Paul Hynson in Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Magaret Klein
Gottlob H. Klein
Denton
Joseph Alfred Holland
Clifton G. Holland
Stenger
Grace Methodist Church
Thomas J. Turkingtor
Robert
Bernard Davidson
Baltimore
Edwina Breeding
Robet Harison
Stanford
Kenneth Miller
Cordova
Dukes Meek
Hans Swartz
Betty Faulkner
Emma Turkinston
Home of the Ride
Caroline High School
Cordova High School
Rebecca Lee Brooks
Eugene D. Brooks
Cambridge
Paul E. Hynson
A.F.C
Percy Hynson
John Wooters
Chas. Cox
Robert Martin
E. David Brooks
Leon D. Hynson
Doris Hynson
Meifurn
Denton Listing Names of Local Children in Class Photo
The passage lists children from Denton and Henderson with parental names in a four row display. Names include Lottie Ann Diane Lois Wendell James Phyllis Ann Joyce Stephen Patricia Anne Freddy Joyce Ann Charles, all children of local families such as Kelley Brown Dill Lockerman Lahman Lane Porter Swall Perry Gregg DeFord Stafford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottie Ann
J .A. Kelley
Denton
Diane
Melvin E. Brown
Lois
R. Dill
Henderson
Wendell
W. T. Lockerman
James
L. F. Lahman
Phyllis Ann
W. E. Lane
Joyce
Clarence Porter
Stephen
Stephen Swalll
Patricia Anne
W. M. Perry
Freddy
J. F. Gregg
Joyce Ann
Wm. L. DeFord Jr
Charles
C. R. Stafford
Also Mentioned on This Page
American Legion Carnival
Bay Ferries
Our County Health Department News
Farm Loan Assn
ODT
WFA
Holland-Klein
Hynson Brooks
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