Bridgeville Falls to Denton in Tight 7 to 2 Batterymatch
Denton defeated Bridgeville 7 to 2 in a late Friday game at Fort Miles as Lucas pitched eight strong innings. The contest ended in the eighth after an umpire ejected Bridgeville catcher Hoch for disputing calls, leaving Bridgeville with no substitutes. Next Sunday’s return game will be at Bridgeville with a 10 o'clock departure for the visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Miles
Cole
Bridgeville
Denton
Edeh
Eeson
Hoch
Eart Quillen
Sen
Mart Quillen
Mart
Stewart
Henry Lucas
D. Quillen
Quillen
Weaver
Heald
Lucas
Paris Berlin Now Ist Set
Charles Behlke 23 of Caroline county left Denton with the National Guard and went overseas in May 1913. In a May 1 1944 letter to his parents he lists many overseas sights and expresses hope to see Paris and Berlin, while Lt Col William E Ekman commends the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment and Behlke’s role in its battle efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Behlke
Caroline County
National Guard
C. R. Behlke
Denton
Tunis
Casablanca
Trapani
Algiers
Naples
Mt. Etna
Mt. Vesuvius
Pompeii
Palermo
Gibralter
Oran
Ougda
Kairouan
Salerno
Belfast
Report on 5th War Loan Sales Exceed Quota
Caroline County reports 5th War Loan Bonds totaling $475,195.75 toward a $3350,000 quota. County Chairman Judge J. Owen Knotts urges citizens to buy more E Bonds as the campaign extends to July end. He stresses that investments help during times of high prices and low income, urging patriotic participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
J. Owen Knotts
Ditch Plan Approved By Commissioners
The Towers and Trace Public Drainage Association ditch in Caroline County’s eighth district won county commissioners approval in Denton. Financing comes from 12 benefiting landowners, with 133 acres woodland and 229 acres crop land to be drained. Total assessment seed of 410 dollars at 1.50 per crop acre and 0.50 per woodland acre. Drainage viewers were R. Lee Murphy J. W. Cohee and Lacy Meredith. Additionally Mrs Charles R Stafford reported a letter from England from her Seabees husband in the 69th Battalion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towers and Trace Public Drainage Association
Caroline County
Denton
Board of Drainage
R. Lee Murphy
J. W. Cohee
Lacy Meredith
Charles R. Stafford
England
Seabees
Stafford
69Th Battalion
Southern States Meeting Set for July 24 in Denton
The Southern States Membership meeting will be held July 24 at 8 p m in Caroline High School Denton with policy votes on stock refunds and voting stock duration. District Manager G E Benton and Norman Sutton will present reports while Rev T J Turkington leads prayer and open forum. Robert Lee Kirwan was sworn in as a cadet at West Point on July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern States
Caroline High School
Denton
EWT
Harry H. Nuttle
Southern States Cooperative
Farm Home Advisory
Farm Home
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
West Virginia
Sarah P. Ellis
Southern States Farm Home Service
G. E. Benton
Salisbury
Norman Sutton
Farmers Supply Company
T. J. Turkington
Turkington
C. J. Kern
Cooperative Service Agency
Robert Lee Kirwan
Ray W. Kirwan
Greensboro
West Point Military Academy
Preston Soldier Wounded in Action Returns to England
Pvt. Arthur A Wood writes from England after a short trip to France. He says he was hit by a piece of an 88 shell, but is not badly hurt and will be back in France soon. He asks his father A T Wood of Preston Maryland to tell his friends to write to him and to wish everyone well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur A. Wood
England
France
A. T. Wood
Preston
Arthur Aa. Wood
Plant
Pat
New York
N.Y
Dea
O. K
Q O. K
Arthur
Aids in Capturing Cherbourg Fort by Coast Guard Officers
Lieut Commander Walsh and Seabee officer Frank Lauer helped capture two harbor forts at Cherbourg and freed 50 American paratroopers. They entered Fort du Homet and reported the city’s resistance had ceased, despite German machine guns nearby during the rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
J. Owen Knotts
Tua Hasnor North
Cherbourg
Ma Walsh
Walsh
Groten
U.S C.G
Checaco
Cherboung
Carl Wilhelm Dietrich Vom Schtieben
Walter Hennecke
Normandy
Associated Press
Dipatch
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Fort du Homet
Frank Lauer
Captain Rickards Welcomes Daughter Margaret Susan
Captain Charles Henry Rickards and Mrs Rickards of Port Washington New York celebrate the birth of a daughter Margaret Susan on July 8 in Mineola Long Island. Captain Rickards son of Newman D Rickards of Denton is an American Transport Command pilot with American Airlines evacuating wounded from England. He previously ferried supplies to India China Africa via Brazil and later to Scotland. He has a sister Mrs Douglas Bennington of Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Henry Rickards
Port Washington
N. Y
Mineola
Long Island
Margaret Susan
Rickards
Ameican Transport Command
Newman D. Rickards
Denton
Margaret Fmily Handy
Cambridge
American Air Lines
England
Brazil
India
China
Africa
Scotland
Douglas Bennington
Nurse in England June Dairy Herd Improvement Summary
A compiled June dairy herd report lists numerous cows and herds with milk yields, fat content, and feed figures. Entries include Caroline Dairy Herd Improvement Association members such as Joan Fuchs Ridgely, Maurice Adan Denton, and Joseph Edwards and Son Ridgely, detailing cows milk production, test results, and butterfat averages across multiple farms and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Caroline Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Edwards Ridsela
Tiida
Joan Fuchs
Arthur Cohee and Son
Voshell Bros
Joseph Edwards and Son
Ridgely
Sipona Sidseon
Siatlock
Joseph Lheards
Philip Richardson
Hurlock
RAE No
Coursey Edwards
R.H. Bird
Caroline Boy Is Reported Missing
Lieut. Albert Preston Osteen a 24 year old pilot and son of Mrs. A Preston Osteen of Washington formerly Preston has been reported missing in action since June 21 He trained at Liberal Army Air Field and Blythe Field commanded a Liberator Bomber His wife Jean Kauffman and a brother David in the Navy Air Corps await official word with notices from War Department and a Chicago crew mate confirming the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Preston Osteen
A. Preston Osteen
Washington
Preston
Osteen
Tome School
Port Deposit
England
Ireland
Scotland
Liberal Army Airy Field
Liberal
Kansas
Blythe Field
California
Jean Kauffman
Denton
David
Navy Air Corps
Fort Worth
Tex
Albert W. Sisk
Dorothy Sisk
Wheat Loans Available At Once In Caroline County
Loans are available to all wheat crowers at about 1.48 per bushel net to the farmer for No 2 Red Winter garlicky wheat in Caroline County if stored in terminal elevators in Philadelphia or Baltimore and about 1.53 if stored on farm or in local approved warehouses. Premiums apply to better grades, discounts for lower grades. Storage space concerns may cause brief price sag in some areas. Loans on No 3 or better stored in approved elevators or farm storage available until December 21, 1944. Further info from Caroline County AAA Office in Denton, Md.
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Caroline County
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Martin C. Voss
AAA Committee
Mr. Voss
Wheat Browers
Voss
Caroline County Aaa
Denton
Deaths of Blades Flaharty Williamson Chronicle
George Littleton Blades of Burrsville Maryland dies after hospital transfer. Funeral at Wesley Methodist Burrsville with interment in Denton cemetery. Survivors include wife Mar Elma Blades son former State Rep Harlan Blades five grandchildren sister Mrs J W D Tubbs. Mary E Flaharty 82 dies at Choptank. funeral at Bethesda Church cemetery. Miss Flaharty long served at Mr Sunday School. John H Williamson 79 former Federalsburg area farmer dies after long illness. services at Concord Methodist Church with interment at Concord Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Littleton Blades
Burrsville
Kent General Hospital
Dover
Mr. Blades
Kent County
Del
Maryland Line
William Henry
Margaret Jenkins Blades
Wesley Methodist Church
Frank McCorkle
T. J. Lard
Wilmington
Denton Cemetery
Mar. Elma Blades
Harlan Blades
J. W. D. Tubbs
Viola
Mary E. Flaharty
Choptank
A. M. Strickland
Bethesda
Caroline County
Amos
Mary Watson Flaharty
Miss Flaharty
John H. Williamson
Concord
Federalsburg
Mary E. Williamson
Charles M Williamson
C. E. Williamson
Concord Methodist Church
P. R. Schauer
Maryland Urges Milkweed Floss Harvest For War Needs
Maryland officials direct a state campaign to collect milkweed floss for life jackets after kapok shortages. A state committee led by Edward M. Davis will coordinate efforts with 4 H clubs, Future Farmers of America, and Boy Scouts nationwide. Bags are provided and pay is 20 cents per bushel bag. two bushels yield one life jacket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
War Food Administration
Edward M. Davis
Soil Conservation Service
Mylo S. Downey
Dorothy Emerson
Famiers of America
Boy Scouts
Nuttle Employs Twenty German Prisoners in Denton
Twenty German prisoners from Westover camp on Maryland's lower Eastern Shore work at Nuttle Lumber Company in Denton. They travel daily under guard, are paid 80 cents per day in script for minor expenses, and receive government camp maintenance. Several are educated and some speak English, with a Denton citizen noting no quarrel with the German people, only their leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westover
Nuttle Lumber Company
Denton
Legion Elects State To Serve For Year
Caroline Post No. 29 American Legion elects officers for the year including Commander Lewis McNeal 1st Vice Commander Ralph Werner Adjutant Elzie Horner Treasurer William Gaiey Service Officer E Paul Knotts Chaplain Everett Clark Sergeant at Arms Roy Grogan delegates to the State Convention with W Garey and George Ciendaniel and alternates Dr Breckett and Gus Good. State Convention in Baltimore August 11 12 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Post No
American Legion
Lewis McNeal
Ralph Wer
Ner
Elzie Horner
William Gaiey
E. Paul Knotts
Everett Clark
Roy Grogan
Wm. Garey
George Ciendaniel
Dr. Breckett
Gus Good
Baltimore
Soldiers Visit Denton Parental Home Father and Family
Pfc. Warren E. Seese of Camp Atterbury Ind visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. J A Seese of Denton this week. He was joined by Miss Nellie Haehn of Lakewood N Y, with whom he spent the early days of his ten day furlough. ert 1st Sgt and Mrs Joseph V Whelehan welcome a daughter Catherine Anne born at Memorial Hospital Easton Md on June 28 1944 Mrs Whelehan formerly Miss Catherine Gannon of Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren E. Seese
Camp Atterbury
Ind
J. A. Seese
Denton
Nellie Haehn
Lakewood
N. Y
Joseph V. Whelehan
Catherine Anne
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Whelehan
Catherine Gannon
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Dill
Wright
Walls
Priestley
Holland
Orendorf
M. Quillen
F. Quillen
BE. Quillen
E. Quillen
Stewart, Hill and Lane
Paris
Berlin
Preston Boy
Capt. Rickards
Clarence Kern
Ruth Mae Haddick
Army Nurse Corps
H. L. Haddick
Haddick
Greensboro High School
Church Home Hospital
Caroline
Nuttle
Legion
Arp
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