Martin E Collison joins merchant ship John Marshall
Martin E Collison fireman second class is aboard the merchant ship S S John Marshall. A Caroline High School graduate, he lived on the Denton farm of Mr. and Mrs. John N. Collison until January 1945 when he enlisted. Training took place at Sheepshead Bay and Seattle, and he celebrated his nineteenth birthday at Sheepshead Bay in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin E. Collison
S.S. John Marshall
Caroline High School
Collison
John N. Collison
Denton
Merchant Marine
Sheepshead Bay
Brooklyn
N. Y
Seattle
Washington
Sheepshead
Crop Insurance Meeting In Caroline County
A Monday night meeting on July 23 at 8 p m in the A A A office in the Denton Telephone Building will explain new wheat crop insurance regulations and discuss future coverage for other Caroline county crops. The event aims to mobilize farmer participation and outline paid agent opportunities, open to non full-time AAA staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Denton
Congress
AAA
Community Com
Harold Haddick Home On Furlough Set
Harold Haddick of the Army Air Corps returns from Italy for a 30 day furlough with his parents in Wyoming Delaware. After the visit he will report to Miami for reassignment. First Lieut Ruth Haddick of the Army Nurse Corps is treated for a broken knee in New Orleans after arriving from Germany and will rejoin her family before further orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Haddick
Wyoming
Del
Harold Haddick
Haddick
New Orleans
William K Scotton Dies After Prolonged Illness
William K. Scotton, a Denton resident and longtime Easton area businessman, died last Sunday at Memorial Hospital in Easton after a illness dating to May. He is survived by his widow and brothers James H. Scotton and Samuel Harvey Scotton, with services held at Christ Episcopal Church in Denton. The burial was in Denton Cemetery. The Rev. Carl E. Range and Rev. John White officiated. Scotton had been treasurer of Christ Church and active in the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. He married Mary Chilton in 1900. their daughter Mary Anna died in childhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital
Easton
William K. Scotton
Denton
Christ Episcopal Church
Denton Cemetery
Carl E. Range
John White
Arthur Holt
Emory Walston
Harry H. Smith
J. Redden
George W. Clendaniel
Walter B. Johnson
J. Roland Chaffinch
Wilbert L. Merriken
Philip W. Downes
D. O. George
Edwin W. Breeding
Gordon W. Holbrook
Phiremon
Rebecca Scotton
Marydel
Scotton
Harry A. Roe
West Denton
Order of
United American Mechanics
Christ Church
Mary Chilton
Matthew Chilton
Caroline County
Mary Anna
James H. Scotton
Samuel Harvey Scotton
Binghamton
N. Y
Charles F. Willis
Taylor Medford
Carl Cottman
Samuel Lowery
Joe Cassell
Baltimore
William Schellinger
Philadelphia
E. A. Coble
Harriett Coble
William H. Anderson
Death of Robert B. George 87 in Baltimore
Robert B. George 87 died unexpectedly last Monday in Baltimore at his sister Mrs William A Bell's home where he had resided since leaving Denton years ago. A short service was held at the home and the remains were taken to Denton for burial with a Thursday service by Rev T J Turkington at Moore Funeral Home. Born August 30 1857 in Delaware he came as a child with his parents to a farm in Tuckahoe Neck later moving to Denton. He was former agent for Wheeler Steamboat Line at Cowards Point and managed a Tuckahoe River fish hatchery. Active in Democratic politics, he spent two weeks in Denton in June with his brother John L George and family in good health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. George
Baltimore
William A. Bell
Denton
T. J. Turkington
Grace Methodist Church
Moore Funeral
Delaware
Mr. George
John H
Mary E
George
Tuckahoe Neck
Wheeler
Coward’s Point
Tuckahoe River
Democratic Party
John L. George
Kenneth W. Baker Returns To Delaware And O. A. Newton & Son
Kenneth W. Baker, known for his agricultural extension work, joins O. A. Newton & Son of Bridgeville Del on July 1st. Born in Frederick County Maryland he led 4-H and the Frederick County 4-H Club Council, taught Vocational Agriculture, and served as Queen Annes County Agricultural Agent before joining the University of Delaware. He later held key roles in the Inter-American Affairs office in Brazil and Venezuela directing food production and technical programs. He and his wife will reside in Bridgeville with their two children, and colleagues expect his expertise to boost Delaware agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth W. Baker
Peninsula
O. A. Newton & Son Company
Bridgeville
Delaware
Mr. Baker
Frederick County
Maryland
Farmers’ Club
University of Maryland
Sadlersville
Church Hill High School
Queen Anne’s County
University of Delaware
Baker
Brazil
Venezuela
Bakers
Ken” Baker
Lower
Kent Sussex a Fair To Open Monday
Delaware’s biggest outdoors event of the year opens at 5:00 p m on Monday July 23 presenting a vast display of Educational and Entertaining Exhibits The show features Jack Kochman and his Hollywood Hell Drivers with automobile and motorcycle dare devils including the Lucky Teeter Troupe and Jimmy Lynch Death Dodgers The highlight is a death defying jump over a bus followed by Dive Bombing into four parked cars Children under 12 enter free on Tuesday and special features for youngsters are planned The fair has run for twenty five years despite shorter lifespans of county fairs and will close after its third life in the near future
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Maryland
Jack Kochman
Hollywood Hell
Lucky Teeter
Jimmy Lynch
Jimmy Rogers
Mrs. Miller Keeps World Coins on Hobby Page
Mrs. Minnie Somers Miller accumulates pennies from 1775 to today with Flying Eagle 1856 as the rarest. Her collection began with her great grand father Thomas K. Garey of Denton. She has coins from China India Panama and Belgium since the war began. Her brother Benjamin Somers Jr CGM 3/c serves in the South Pacific and has a dozen Pacific Island coins. She works in the Chemical Laboratory at Glenn L. Martin Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Somers Miller
Martin Star
Thomas K. Garey
Denton
Miller
China
India
Panama
Belgium
Benjamin Somers Jr
South Pacific
Pacific
B. F. Somers
Glenn L. Martin Co
Children Of The Week Names From Denton Area
First row lists Stewart Butler and Barbara Breeding both of Denton with other siblings. Second row includes George Adams Charlotte Pepper Ridgely Patricia Whiting of Denton. Third row features Norma Calloway Bridget Valley and Deford Brown of Denton. Fourth row lists Charles Ireland Greensboro Peggy Altwein and Ruth Hynson with Denton ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
F. L. Butler
Denton
Barbara
C. E. Breeding
Jack
W. J. Adams
George Robert
G. P. Adams
Charlotte
Victor Pepper
Ridgely
Patricia
van R. Whiting
Norma Lee
Robert W. Calloway
Bridgeville
A. Bruce
R. Hubbard
Deford
W. Henry Brown
Charles
J. H. Ireland
Peggy
E. C. Altwein
Greensboro
Ruth
P. C. Hynson
St Swithin’s Day Folklore Through the Ages
Folklore links St Swithin the Winchester bishop to weather claims. Dying requests and canonization in 971 set a tale that rain on St Swithin’s Day lasts 40 days. The piece notes belief persists among Marylanders and urges readiness with umbrellas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swithin
Winchester
Winchester Cathedral
Cross Sends Bible From Iran To Greensboro Church
A letter from Sgt. Marion Cross in Teheran describes sending a Bethlehem Bible with olive wood covers and a Jordan River snapshot to St. Pauls Methodist Church in Greensboro. The Bible arrived in good condition and was presented at the 11 o clock service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sgt. Cross
Greensboro
Lena A. Lewis
S|sgt
Lena
Persia
Iran
Palestine
Holy Land
Bethlehem
Church of the Nativity
Jordan River
Trans-Jordan
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Nurse Lt A June Richard Reports For Duty
Lt A June Richard reported for active duty with the Army Nurse Corps at Fort Dix New Jersey on July 1 She is a Greensboro High School Class of 1939 graduate daughter of Truman H Richard and Mrs Richard of Templeville Maryland and Delaware Hospital School of Nursing Wilmington Delaware January 1945 She has been employed as Staff Nurse by Delaware Hospital since graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. June Richard
Army Nurse Corps
Fort Dix
New Jersey
Richard
Greensboro High School
Truman H. Richard
Templeville
Maryland
Delaware Hospital School of Nursing
Wilmington
Delaware
Delaware Hospital
Old St. Joseph's To Hold Tournament and Horse Show
The Cordova event on August 1 at Old St. Joseph's Catholic Church promises a record crowd for a combined tournament and horse show. Activities include saddle classes for horses and ponies, adult and child riders, jumping events, races, a merry-go-round chair race, and a high jump. Dinner on the grounds precedes an evening dance at Cordova High School with events starting at 1 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordova High School
Cpl. Gottwals Returns to the States After European Service
Corporal George Gottwals Jr., son of George W. Gottwals of Goldsboro Maryland, arrived in the United States after thirty two months with the first army in Europe. He flew from Paris to Mitchell Field New York and was sent to Lawson General Hospital Atlanta for observation for a slight wound in his left leg. His brothers Charles in Macon and Harry at Camp Gordon have visited him, and he hopes to be in Greensboro on furlough soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
George Gottwals Jr
George W. Gottwals
Goldsboro
Maryland
States
First Army
Paris
Mitchell Field
N. Y
New York
Lawson General Hospital
Atlanta
Georgia
Corporal Gottwals
Charles Gottwals
Macon
Pvt
Harry Gottwals
Camp Gordon
Greensboro
Denton Choptank Bridge Extension Notice
The Baltimore and Eastern Railroad Company seeks an extension of time to reconstruct the railroad bridge over the Choptank River at Denton in Caroline County Maryland. Plans are on file for review and objections must be filed by July 24, 1945. decision hinges on navigation impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Eastern Railroad Company
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Choptank River
Denton
Caroline County
Maryland
War Department
Oscar J. Pool
Corps of Engineers
Also Mentioned on This Page
O. A. Newton & Son
HW. Baker
Kent
Sussex
Mrs. Miller
St. Swithin’s Day
Teheran
St. Paul's
Old St. Joseph’s
John S
Jack) Harrington
Ordnance Company
W. Burnley Watt
Robert Calloway
Wyatt
Calloway
29Th Quartermaster Company
Geo. Gottwals
Denton Choptank Bridge
PRP
Ray
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