Personal And Social News Items From Denton Area
Marriages engagements and social visits fill the page. Miss Bernice Elizabeth Shaffer wed Marion Lee Tull Jr. near Denton with Harold Welch Jr. and Edna Frampton in attendance. Sgt Leroy Tull to wed later. he reports to Kearney for overseas duty. Several locals attend school commencements, visits, and conferences in Maryland, New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
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Bernice Elizabeth Shaffer
George Shaffer
Denton
Marion Lee Tull Jr
M. L. Tull
Seaford
Del
J. W. Krabill
Harold Welch Jr
Edna Frampton
Frank Breeding
Hickman
Marian
Leroy Tull
U. S. Army Air Corps
Win. Tull
Bridgeville
Tull
Kearney
Nebraska
Idamea Cawley
Great School
Birmingham
W. A. Cawley
Eloise Downes
R. P. Agnew
Ithaca
N. Y
Stroudsburg
Clifford Lambert
Browne
Illman’s
Philadelphia
Kathryn Geib
Cordova
Rose Eads
Carroll
Baltimore
Emory D. Kimmey
Eads
Theological Seminary
Alexandria
Chillicothe
Ohio
C. J. Kern
New York
North Eastern Farm Bureau
Associated Women of Maryland
B. F. Som
Deaths Lemuel R Clough Retired farmer dies at 80
Lemuel R Clough 80, a former merchant and farmer, died at his Denton home Friday of a heart attack. Funeral Monday at 2 30 p m at J Virgil Moore Funeral Home with Rev Thomas J Turkington. Burial in Denton cemetery. He was born in Queen Annes County, son of Noah and Harriet Everett Clough, last of 13 siblings. Survived by widow Georgianna Clark Clough.
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Lemuel R. Clough
J. Virgil Moore
Thomas J. Turkington
Grace Methodist Church
Denton Cemetery
Mr. Clough
Denton
Queen Anne’s County
Noah
Harriet Elizabeth Everett Clough
Church Hill
Death of James Edward Douglas in May on return from Florida
James Edward Douglas of Washington died early in May after a heart attack while traveling home from Florida. Born in Preston 66 years ago, he was the son of the late Col. Jas H. and Martha Medford Douglas and had a sister, Mattie Fooks. He previously ran a Denton drug store and later started the J E Douglas Company, Real Estate and Insurance.
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James Edward Douglas
Washington
Florida
Preston
Mr. Douglas
Col. Jas. H
Martha Medford Douglas
Mattie Fooks
E. Lloyd Fooks
Caroline County
Orphans’ Court
Denton
J. E. Douglas
Washington widow Nellie Robbins linked to Camden widow
Surviving with the widow, formerly Miss Nellie Robbins, of Camden New Jersey, is one son J E Douglas who worked in business with his father.
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Washington
Nellie Robbins
Camden
N. J
J. E. Douglas
Funeral Services For Aged Brother And Sister Of Greensboro
Funeral services were held Monday morning at Rawlings funeral home for Mollie Taylor 93 and her brother Prentis Comegys 82 formerly of Greensboro. Rev. Charles Davis led the service at St. Pauls Methodist Church with interment in Greensboro cemetery. Survivors include three sisters Miss Lottie Comegys Miss Bertha Comegys and Mrs. John Rich of Philadelphia and several nieces and nephews.
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Greensboro
Rawlings
Charles Davis
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Mollie Taylor
Philadelphia
Prentis Comegys
Asbury Park
N. J
Lottie Come
Mrs Kate Reed 84 Dies at West Denton Home
Mrs Kate Reed age 84 widow of Lemuel Reed farmer near Denton died Monday at the home of her son Lemuel in West Denton after long illness. Survived by five other sons John Thomas Marshal Goldsborough and George all of Denton. Funeral at J Virgil Moore Funeral Home Wednesday at 2 pm. Burial in Denton cemetery. Six sons served as pallbearers.
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Kate Reed
Lemuel Reed
Denton
Lemuel
West Denton
John
Thomas
Marshal
Goldsborough
George
J. Virgil Moore
Pilots Die In Mid Air Collision Near Dover
Two fighter pilots were killed when their planes collided in mid air about one mile southwest of Dover during a routine training flight. The crash destroyed both aircraft and ignited a fire on the Henry Ridgely farm. Fire units and Dover crowds witnessed the tragedy as officials withheld names pending next of kin.
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Dover
Delaware
Pope Field
N. C
Trenton
U. S
Hugh M. Morris
Newark
Dover Army Air Base
Henry Ridgely
Luther Townsend
Dover Army Air Field
Robbins Hose Company
Crash report notes distance from railroad tracks
A fragment describes a crash occurring several hundred yards west of the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks. Details are limited in the OCR text, with no additional names, dates, or locations provided.
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Pensylvania
Butler brothers die and survive in Federalsburg motorcycle crash
Kenneth D. Butler 24 a Merchant Marine boats man’s mate was killed when his motorcycle rear ended a truck on the Reliance Federalsburg road at 10 30 Saturday night. His brother Joseph E Butler 20 a Navy machinist’s mate third class was injured and rushed to the Emergency Hospital Easton. Both on leave visiting sister Mrs Henry Fleetwood in Blades had ridden to Federalsburg to renew ties from their former home. Funeral and burial services were held at Federalsburg.
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Kenneth D. Butler
Merchant Marine
Joseph E. Butler
U. S. Navy
Reliance-Federalsburg
Kenneth Butler
Henry Fleetwood
Blades
Federalsburg
Joseph
Easton
Bruce
Hattie Butler
Kenneth
Pfe
Franklin L. Butler
Philippines
Bruce Butler
Georgie Johnson
Laurel-Delmar
Fine Fishing Report at Bowers Beach Area
Hook and line fishermen enjoy one of their best seasons as Delaware Bay centers report high demand. At Bowers over the weekend party boats met heavy interest from Delaware and Pennsylvania anglers, with boats running 150 to 300 hardheads and weak fish. Croakers weigh up to four and a half pounds and trout are large, fishing remains above normal.
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Delaware Bay
Bowers
Delaware
Pennsylvania
First Aberdeen-Angus Exhibit to be Held June 30
The first annual field day for Aberdeen Angus breeders on the Eastern Shore will take place at Ravenswood estate near Galena on Saturday June 30. Col Albert E Pierce, new owner, says breeders from all Shore sections will display top cattle in the state with judging featured as a highlight.
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Ravenswood Estate
Galena
Albert E. Pierce
Cattle Judging Contest Held For 4-H Members
A Kent County event offers a judging contest for adults with suitable prizes. Colonel Pierce owns a leading Aber deen Angles cattle herd in the United States.
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Kent County
Pierce
United States
Mercury tops year’s heat at 88 degrees in early summer
Monday proved the hottest day of the year with a high of 88 degrees. The heat peak followed by a late shower dropped the thermometer to 73 by midnight. Relative humidity stood at 95 percent Monday morning, underscoring the sultry conditions.
Typhoid Clinic Schedule for Caroline County
The Caroline County Health Department posts clinic times at Goldsboro White Church on June 21 28 and July 5 at 12 noon. Mt Zion Colored Church hosts sessions June 21 28 and July 5 at 1 30 p m. Marydel Community House lists June 7 1st at 2 30 p m and June 28 at 2 30 p m.
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Caroline County Health Department
Goldsboro
Mt. Zion Colored Church
Marydel
Actress Gail Russell Picks RC Cola in Taste Test
Gail Russell star of Paramount's Sally O'Rourke selects Royal Crown Cola as best tasting in a cola taste test. Try it yourself with a frosty bottle. contact NEHI Bottling Co. in Easton, Maryland at phone 713 for a bottle.
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Gail Russell
Paramount
Sally O'Rourke
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