Denton Area News Highlights Local Graduates and Obituaries
Denton Fourth grade pupils Harry Allfather John Carroll George Hall Goldsborough Vincent Love Walter Ott and Cleda Shaffer earned perfect attendance for the school year. Henry J. Gifford aged 71 died at his son Harvey A. Gifford’s home on the Wyatt farm near Denton. Funeral services were held at the home and interment followed at Linchester cemetery. Eleven Caroline County women left for Rural Women’s Short Course at College Park after a bus trip from Slocum Motor Co Cambridge. Miss Stephanie Ford and other teachers begin a summer study tour at the University of California Berkeley. Miss Esther Dunham and Liden Morgan wed in Chester. Dr. Fred Talbott Brooks aged 52 was found dead from a heart attack near Federalsburg. Miss Jean Jefferson celebrated her 10th birthday with a large party. Mrs. Louis Trice Sr. died age 65 at Federalsburg. funeral and interment followed. Jerome Framptom Jr. represented Washington College at a Y M C A conference in Eagles Mere Pa. John J. Richard and Minnie M. Pinder quietly wed in Goldsboro. Byron Barton Jr. of Queen Anne suffered a skull fracture when struck by a car. he’s recovering at Emergency Hospital Easton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Gifford
Harvey A. Gifford
Wyatt Farm
Denton
Lewis Adams
Linchester Cemetery
Caroline County
College Park
Slocum Motor Company of
Cambridge
W. R. Dulin
John Hopkins
Twentieth Century Club
Raymond Messick
Harmony Community Club
William Murphy
L. H. Thomas
Ben Lawless
Andersontown-Hobbs
Northern Pacific
Esther Dunham
Liden Morgan
Chester
Morgan
A. L. Dunham
Fred Talbott Brooks
Thomas Todd
First National Bank of
Frederick County
Maryland
Federalsburg
Jean Jefferson
Philetus Jefferson
Elliott Noble
Frank Bradley, Jr
Berkley Todd
Phillip Glover
Mace Todd
Oliver Spicer
Thomas Watson
Marion Hignutt
Roe MacSorley, Jr
Henry Poole
Phillip Jefferson
Kathleen Messenger
Virginia Andrew
Ellen MacMahon
Julia Nicolai
Virginia Covey
Evelyn Noble
Charlotte Spicer
Dorothy Coulbourne
Margaret Jefferson
Barbara Sparklin
Doris Poole
Louis Trice
G. E. Leister
Christ M. P. Church
J. B. McCabe
F. C. MacSorley
Hillcrest Cemetery
England
Lewis Trice, Jr
Nelson MacMahon
Nicholas Laigneil
Arthur Rosser
Fred Trice
Jerome Framptom, Jr
J. J. Frampton
Washington College
Chestertown
Eagles Mere
John J. Richard
Purdy Richard
Henderson
Minnie M. Pinder
James T. Pinder
Greensboro
C. R. Curtis
Goldsboro
Pinder
Richards
Byron Barton, Jr
Queen Anne
Easton
In Memoriam for Robert Nocar Drowned 1951
A loving memorial note honors Robert Nocar who drowned on 23 June 1951. Friends Mr and Mrs W E Foxwell plus Charles Robert and Jean express deep loss and longing to hear his greeting again. The text also mentions underground coal mine types drift slope or shaft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Nocar
Bob
W. E. Foxwell
Charles
Robert
Jean
Maryland Farm Front continues with price guidance for crops
Maryland farmers are told how to compare grain quotations with terminal market prices for marketing wheat and soybeans. No. 2 grade wheat will fetch prices a few cents above base, with freight and drying deducted. Soybeans in 1952 crop receive 2.50 per bushel price support for No. 2 or better grain, with moisture under 14 percent. loans available at county PMA offices through January 31, 1953, requiring safe storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Cottman
PMA
Sailor Charles Foxwell Takes Leave in England
Service Short Charles E. Foxwell of the U S Navy on Sixth Fleet duty in the Mediterranean flew from Nice to London for a ten day leave with parents Mr and Mrs W E Foxwell and sister Jean now living in Gravesend Kent England. With his parents he visited southern England and viewed an oil refinery on the Isle of Grain where his father works for E B Badger and Sons of Boston Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Foxwell
U. S. Navy
Mediterranean
Sixth Fleet
U. S. S. Salem
Nice
France
London
England
W. E. Foxwell
Jean
Gravesend
Kent
Charles
Isle of Grain
E. B. Badger & Sons
Boston
Mass
Maryland Forests and Parks Own 120000 Acres by State
The statement notes that Maryland residents collectively own more than 120,000 acres of state forests and parks, highlighting public land ownership and stewardship across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Certificate Issued for Purina Mixing Station at Local Mill
Shockley receives certificate from Ralston Purina Co for a mill authorized to mix Purina formulas using locally grown grain. Laboratory tests ensured accuracy and uniformity with protein variation under half a percent. Each formula requires a specific certificate upon approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shockley
Ralston Purina Co
Purina
Nitrogen Plant Numbers and Chilean Nitrate Imports
The United States has over 100 chemical nitrogen plants. In addition, large quantities of nitrate of soda are imported from Chile to supplement domestic production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Chile
Lt Carlton V West Jr Assigned to Camp Lee Training School
Lt Carlton V West Jr of Indian Town Gap Pennsylvania has been sent on a special assignment to Camp Lee Virginia as Inspecting Officer of the Officer's Training School for a training period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton V. West, Jr
Indian Town Gap
Camp Lee, Va
Card of Thanks for Harry D Ritchey loss
We express gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for kindness sympathy and flowers shown during our bereavement in the loss of our husband and father Harry D Ritchey Eva Ritchey and family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry D. Ritchey
Eva Ritchey
Deep Creek Lake Info Center to rise in Garrett County
A permanent building to house the Deep Creek Lake Information Center will be erected in the thriving Western Maryland recreation area of Garrett County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Maryland Recreation
Garrett County
Visit numbers at Maryland State House in 1951 exceed fifty thousand
In 1951 more than fifty thousand people toured Maryland's Historic State House, reflecting strong public interest in the building's history and architecture. The figure highlights continued attraction of the capitol landmark to visitors, school groups, and tourists alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
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Ypoint
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Romantoke
Romancoke
Leays Romancoes
Keaving Claiborne
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Red Star Rotor Coaches, Inc
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Memoriam
Bullock & White
Denton, Mad
Beaven
Queen Anne, Md
Gallagher Service
Sta. Ridgely, Md
Leslie Scott Grocery Store
Hickman, Md
Quinton Potter Goldsboro, Md
WM. F. Stoops
Greensboro, Md
Chas. Jarrell Service
Sta. Whiteleysburg, Md
Noble Carroll Service
Sta. Sandtown, del
Roland Thompson
Henderson, Md
Russell Porter
New Bridge, Md
Norman Gresley
Andersontown
Maryland Farm Front
Eana
Lizzie
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the Pure Oil Company
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