Local News Notes From Caroline County War Efforts And Society
William Bullock advertises an International truck for sale as drought and market shifts temper farm life in Caroline. Weather Bureau records mark June 23 as the coldest in history, while wheat cutting faces delays and strawberries and blackberries fetch prices. War savings drives, church services, and local meetings fill the week with community action. Local officials plan the tax rate, draft boards address registrations, and physicians and educators contribute to wartime civic life.
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William Bullock
Caroline
Weather Bureau
Bie
H.W. Rickey
State College
Bahit Beck
Shiloh
James Outten
Thurissile
Lewis Kibler
Greenboro
Paige
WM. J. Dokes Downes
Board of Public Work
C. Te Wyatt
Denton
Wiliam Thomas Trice
Camp Lee
Trice
Virginia
Charles City
Port Deport
Harry G
H.A. G. Westerfield
Christ Church
J. R. Marley
Joseph C. Blomlgood
John- Hopkins
Baltimore
Caroline County
Circuit Court
Betsy A. Wright
Jess Wright
T. Alan Goldsborough
Frederick J1. Fletcher
Serand
Bridgetown M. Lt
FL. Hottecker
C. PF. Wyatt
D. D
J. P. Stump
C.D. Sharpless
C. C. Cole
Department of Agriculture
Henderan
AL Tbh
Greensboro
Mouirt Ehul
Court House
Prett y Delaware Wedding Links Cabal Satterfield Union
Edith Pearl Cabal and Alvin Cecil Satterfield wed at noon Wednesday June 26 at Harrington home of Mr and Mrs W H Cabal ceremony conducted by Rev C C Day of the M P Church Aisle formed by friends Miss Nellie Hughes Louise Adams Alice Cochran Nellie Wise Pauline Franklin served as attendants Best man Ralph S Cahall now in Washington DC Navy Reserve Married couple to reside in Wilmington where groom works for Pennsylvania Railroad Company Several relatives noted in social items across Denton and nearby communities including graduates and military service figures.
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W. H. Cabal
Harrington
Delaware
Edith Pearl
Alvin Cecil Satterfield
Harmony
Chalotte Hall Academy
Mr. Deen
Mary
Lilian
W. Davis
Mises Vawinia
Caroline
Maryland
Davis
Roland M. Miller
Chas
EF. Miller
Denton
Baltimore
Europe
Admiral Sam
Mr. Miller
Birthday party honors Corporal Clarence E Chaffinch at Camp Meade
Mr and Mrs John E Chaffinch hosted a delightful birthday party for their son Corporal Clarence E Chaffinch of Camp Meade on Monday night Nearly a hundred guests attended with games on the lawn and ice cream cake candy and punch served in a festively decorated dining room Other visitors noted include Margaret Ricards Mae Ricards Lillian Moore Dorothy Ricards Edith Cooper Lola Willoughby and others in Bridgeville Magnolia and Denton as well as local social notes such as a Children’s Day collection of 35733 and Local visits to Baltimore and Seafoul relatives
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John E. Chaffinch
Clarence E. Chaffinch
Camp Meade
Agent Ricards
Margaret Ricards
Miss Mae
Lillian Moore
Margaret
Dorothy Ricards
Bridgeville
J. J. Cooper
Miss Edith
Magnolia
Del
Lo Butler
Hobbs
Ames
Wot Willey
Mise Steer
Emily Johnson
Greenwood
Jo An
Catherine Irwin
Denton
Tvah Munphy
Pear
Hillsboro
Local Social Roundup From Henderson and Nearby
Henderson notes visits from Jece Sharpless of Camp Crane Allentown to his parents Rev and Mrs Sharples over the weekend. Several aunts uncles and cousins are mentioned as visiting relatives in Baltimore Wilmington Philadelphia and Riverdale with brief returns home and family greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jece Sharpless
Camp Crane
Allentown
Pas
C. D. Sharples
Win, West
Baltimore
C. H. Cliveille
Viala Clayville
C. TL. Clay Villa
Lillian Meredith
Wilmington
J. F. Quillen
Bertha Meredith
J. D. Jones
Riveride
N. Jo
Mary FE. Lewand
Anna Jones
Sarah Reed
Magnolia
Mire
WLW
Rickards
Preston area social notes and town greetings
Mrs Martha Ford visited from Jacksonville and stayed with Mrs Celia Kelley last week. Miss Laura Richardson returns from Wilmington for vacation at the M E parsonage. Choptank M E Sunday School plans Children's Day on Sunday evening July 7. Grace Dennis returns from Lynchburg for vacation. Lillian Cow and Miriam Wrightson recently graduated from State Normal School. Andasia Reynolds graduated from Urbana Ohio college. Walter Covey plans erection of a new house. Mrs Frank Albaugh visiting sister in Brooklyn NY. Mrs Emma Nichols improving after illness.
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Martha Ford
Jacksonville
Florida
Celia Kelley
Laura Richardson
Wilmington
M. E
Choptank
Grace Dennis
Lynchburg
Lillian Cow
Miriam Wrightson
State Normal School
Andasia Reynolds
Urbana
Ohio
Walter Covey
Frank Albaugh
Brooklyn
N.Y
Emma Nichols
Harmony Church News Highlights and July Schedule
Reverend J McLain Brown preached on Neglected Childhood and announced Sunday worship at 11 each week in July and August. Ladies Aid meets July 3 with Mrs Albert Willis. C C Deen and family attended Charlotte Tall graduation with high honors. Mrs Marion Sherwood and Margaret return to Wilmington after visiting Mr and Mrs R T Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. McLain Brown
Ladies’ Aid
Albert Willis
C. C. Deen
Charlotte Tall
St. Mary’s County
Lee
Patriote entertainment at church on July date
A patriot entertainment is planned at the church on July 7 at 7 30 p m with ice cream cake and candy for sale to raise funds for the Maryland Red Cross. An invitation is extended to all, weather permitting the event will be held in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
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Ridgely News Letter social notes and weddings
Miss Hope Saulsbury married Robert Headley of Swedesboro New Jersey on a Tuesday morning at her parents home. The couple left for Baltimore where Mrs Headley will reside while Mr Headley serves in Camp Meade before France. Several local residents visited family abroad and elsewhere as evangelistic meetings begin in Jumptown with Dr A J Fristoe and Rev Kingman Handy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry T. Hollingsworth
Denton
Walter Roy Smith
Greensboro
Texas A. & M. College
College Station
Tes
Land Division
Signal Corps
J. R. Fisher
Wansferren
Camp
Vike
Lawel, del
Hobbs
Sound Field Hospital
Mire
T. L. Chattineh
Winnington
Philadelphia
Easton
Sfarme
BR. W. Duffey
H.C. Duffey
Elizabeth Duff
Louise Downes
A. Lee Trice
Texas
Margaret
Rathell
Aaron Statum
Marcus Hook
Murray W. Bunce
Kathryn
Elkton
A. I. Milter
Mes
Greer Cooper
William T. Anderson
Detroi
Chicago
Owen C. Garey
B. B. Brumbaugh
Hope Saulsbury
Robert Headley
Swedesboro
N. J
I. T. Saulsbury
J. J. Bunting
Mr. Headley
Baltimore
Headley
Camp Meade
France
J. C. Madara
Fred
Major Madara
Camp Mills
New York
Grace Mason
Greenlock
New Jersey
William Mason
Ruthsburg
Isaac Mason
Ridgely
The
Baptists
Jumptown
A J. Fristoe
Kingman A. Handy
Wesley Hong
George H. Imler
Robert E. Smith, Jr
Caslinp Meade
John Bromley
Harold Bromley
Norman
Thomson Swing
Delaware College
United States Navy
Isabel Mulliken
Trappe
J. W. Gibson
Charles Starkey
Templevillenotes of local visitors and events
Templeville reports visits by John Robinson and bride of Baltimore to his parents near town. J Frank Lane and family from Goldsboro hosted by Mrs Lane. Funeral attended for Mrs Lugene Coppage of Hartly. Grover Moore from Elam Hamilton visiting. Moll Perkins leaves for Philadelphia for work. J Wesley Hony from Philadelphia visiting parents Henry and. Hony. Mrs Kenneth Biddle returns from Wilmington with children. Children's day service scheduled for Sunday evening June 30. William Kinnamen and son Melvin spent day with friends at Queen Anne. Mrs Fred Ross of Wilmington visited. Mrs Kate Knotts entertained Ridgely friends Sunday evening.
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John Robinson
Bride
Baltimore
Robinson
Wriht Robinson
J. Frank Lane
Goldsboro
Lane
R. J. Lane
Joseph Moore
Airs
Moore
Lugene Coppage
Hartly
Grover Moore
Elamilton
Hillsmore County
Mass Mou Perkins
Philadelphia
J. Wesley Hony
Hony
Henry Hons
Kenneth Biddle
Wilmington
William Kinnamen
Melvin
Queen Anne
Fred Ross
Kate
Knotts
Ridgely Friends
Local Social News From Smithvelle and Nearby Homes
Smithvelle residents hosted gatherings at homes last Sunday with many relatives and friends attending. Visitors included the Cahalls from Greenwood and Meltons from Baltimore, plus several Adams, Bullock, Croll, and Lyden families. Extended visits and social events continued into the week with gatherings hosted by Jane and Emma Bullock for the Ladies Aid at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Croll
Stephen Spence
RT. Cahall
Greenwood
Martha Wilson
Kathryne Adams
William Croll
Herbert Bullock
Thurman Adams
Nettie Haymond
Pauline Adams
Blanche Croll
Mary Lyden
Helen Bullock
Orlan Closson
Wesley Bullock
Maggvie
Blanche
Social Life in American Corner This Week
Miss Elva Griffith and brother Ernest hosted a Sunday dinner with Misses Fannie Derry Martha Wailus Bessie Boggs of Wilmington and Miss Hazel Towers nearby. Dorsey Nichols honored by sons Earl Norman Sidney Raymond and Mr and Mrs Oscar Nichols on Saturday. Fannie Berry and Martha Wailus, Wilmington, visited Elva Griffith over weekend. Wilmer Collins of Camp Meade spent Sunday with Frank and family. Elya Griffith with a sprained arm and Mrs O F H Howard listed as ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elva Griffith
Ernest
Fannie Derry
Martha Wailus
Bessie Boggs
Wilmington
Hazel
Towers
Near Here
Earl Smith
Norman Smith
Sidney Collins
Raymond Andrew
Oscar Nichols
Dorsey
Fannie Berry
Wilmer Collins
Camp Meade
Frank Collins
Elya Griffith
O. FH
Howard
Mass Meetings Urge War Savings Drive Tomorrow
Caroline county residents are urged to attend big mass meetings in Greensboro at 3 p.m. to boost War Savings stamps sales and apportionment. Hillsboro meeting follows on June 16 with soldiers speaking and Denton Orchestra music. Recent successes include Goldsboro 36000 dollars, Preston 11000, and Ridgeley 35000 in securities sold.
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Ernest
Caroline
Greensboro
Germany
Kaiser
Federalsburg
Preston
Denton Orchestra
Hillsboro
Church Green
Howard Bryant
E Q
Baltimore
Goldsboro
Ridgely
Orphans Court Proceedings Reported In County Court
Judges Liden Moore and Covey presided in Orphans Court on Tuesday. Letters of administration granted to Nellie R. Stephens on Purnell Johnsons estate. bonds filed and approved. Appraisers named. replication filed in sale of Lincoln D. Kelley real estate. Executors releases approved for Mary Fears estate. Final accounts filed for Adam Hamilton and William H Wooters estates. Alfred Clarks will admitted to probate with Annie G Clark letter testamentary. Creditors notice ordered. appraisers Ernest G Cooper and John W Funk appointed. Attorneys for Howard B R Prichet Co filed real estate sale bill for William F Brown. subpoenas issued. Martha Thomas estate bill for Anna Thomas sale. subpoenas issued.
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Nellie R. Stephens
Purnell Johnson
Benjamin Jh. Johnson
John L. Evernham
Charles B. Harrison
Lincoln D. Kelley
John H. Wooters
Mary Fears
Nora E. Reed
John T. Mitchell
Edward Mitchell
Levin C. Mitchell
Harvey L. Cooper
Adam Hamilton
Mary I. Wooters
William H. Wooters
Alfred Clark
Annie G. Clark
Ernest G. Cooper
John W. Funk
Lewis & Knotts
Howard BR. Prichet & Co
William F. Brown
W. Hrewster Deen
Martha Thomas
Anna Thomas
Druggist Lednum Falls From Train Near Tuckahoe
W O Lednum proprietor of Lednum's Pharmacy fell from a moving Baltimore bound train near Tuckahoe Station. He landed between the rails and was found unconscious with a bruised face. Brought to Denton then Easton Hospital, a surgical operation was performed. He remained in critical condition for hours but was expected to survive.
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Lednum
Baltimore
Tuckahoe Station
W. O. Lednum
Lednum's Pharmacy
Mr. Ledman
Denton
Easton Hospital
Nichols
Ledman
Government eyes profiteers and small leaks
The government has focused on big profiteers but must also pursue those after minor gains from war. It argues the spirit of grabbing must be checked in both large and small acts to protect public welfare.
Younger crowd on yachting trip along Choptank
Greensboro residents join Misses Ruth Jackson and Mabel Cohee aboard the Water Witch for a Monday run down the Choptank with Bayard Vansant as expert diver aboard. A patriotic service at Sir Paul’s M E Church follows, with Scout attendance planned for the evening sermon on knighthood.
Maryland Lights Law Takes Effect July 1 1918
Maryland enacts a new law requiring white lights on all vehicles using public highways from half hour after sunset to half hour before sunrise. Violators face a fine of five to ten dollars. The act takes effect July 1 1918 and does not alter existing vehicle lighting requirements.
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General Assembly of
Maryland
Threshermen Getting Ready in Caroline County
Mr E H Brinkly of the United States Food Administration inspected threshing machines in Caroline. Forty four machines were examined with repair suggestions to save wheat. Owners urged to place repair orders quickly due to slow transport and high repair demand. Cylinder and concave teeth judged key to efficiency and conservation. cooperation urged to optimize feeding and operation.
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E. H. Brinkly
United States Food Administration
Caroline
Children’s Day Service at Smithson M. B. P. Church
A Children’s Day service will be held tomorrow at Smithson M. B. P. Church in the evening starting at 8 o’clock. All are welcome to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithson M. BP
Tomorow
The Value of a Late Garden for Home Growers
The article urges continuous multi season garden work to harvest vegetables into winter and spring. It lists winter keepers such as beets, cabbage, carrots, parsnips, potatoes, squash, and turnips, and suggests late plantings of beans, cauliflower, lettuce, tomatoes for pickling, plus early varieties for late crops. It stresses selecting season-appropriate varieties and notes irrigation boosts yields.
Tomato Aphas Threatens Caroline County Crops
County Agent Anderson reports the tomato aphid has appeared in many fields across Caroline county, threatening a large crop loss. The small green or pink sucking insect stunts growth and curls leaves, with wings possible. Demonstrations in Somerset county led to a control recommendation: spray with Black Leaf Forty or 40 percent nicotine solution at one half pint per fifty gallons of water, plus two pounds of soap, using an upward and downward spray and a sprayer equipped with an L nozzle for efficient coverage.
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Anderson
Caroline County
Somerset County
C. 2. Keller
F. N. Cory
Jacobs Case in Court over extra hazardous work
Circuit Court heard the case of Mrs. Julia Jacobs against the State Accident Fund under the Workmen's Compensation Law. Her son Frank Jacobs died in a Williston canning house accident. The fund had denied compensation, labeling him a casual employee. The issue whether he was in extra hazardous employment was argued. the fund admitted the employment was extra hazardous. No decision yet. T. Alan Goldsborough represented Mrs. Jacobs. Ogle Marbury, deputy Attorney General, for the Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Jacobs
State Accident Fund
Frank Jacobs
T. Alan Goldsborough
Jacobs
Ogle Marbury
Notice to Merchants Meeting on Food Regulations in Caroline
AH merchants in Caroline County are urged to attend a meeting at Red Men's Hall Federalsburg Friday at 2 o clock to discuss Government food conservation regulations for sugar flour meat and related items and to plan enforcement. A county merchants association will be organized to aid in carrying out the regulations. Ensure a firm representative attends. T H Chambers Food Administrator for Caroline Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Red Men's Hall
Federalsburg
T. H. Chambers
Caroline Co
Peach Moth Survey Warns Fruit Growers
The Department of Agriculture plans a survey of the Oriental peach moth, an invasive pest affecting peaches cherries apples quinces and other fruits. Growers will be asked to monitor for signs of the moth during the outreach. Miss Catherine M Welch, a New York trained nurse, formerly of Goldsboro, visits Elbrow New Jersey with the Meyers this summer.
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Department of Agriculture
Japan
Lieutenant Green Gassed in Major Gas Attack on French Front
Lieutenant J Woodall Green, a Denton native, was gassed during a major German attack on May 26 while serving with American troops in France. He describes the gas, the mask protocol, medical treatment, and his hope to return home or be sent to another base for recuperation as he anticipates further fighting of the German threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Woodall Green
France
Thomas R. Green
Denton
Green
Caroline's Busy Red Cross Workers
The Red Cross chapter in Caroline county shows rapid growth and high activity. In under a year it expanded from 400 300 members to about 2300 with 3000 juniors, spreading across 10 towns and larger centers. Volunteers raised around 10000 for supplies, produced nearly 7000 hospital garments, 735 knitted items, 225 refugee garments, comfort kits for 336 soldiers, and various other articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
Red Cross
Caroline County
Local servicemen announce oversea provisions and arrivals
Several soldiers at different camps report their overseas provisions are ready and departures could occur any day. Parents of J. Tracy Stamford and Ninton Blades have word of their safe overseas arrivals. Mrs. Alex. McDonald returns home after accompanying her husband to Newport News. E. M. Wright and family spent the weekend in Houston, Del. Earl Cox of Camp Meade visited home Sunday. Mrs. J. R. Wright spent Sunday with relatives near Preston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Tracy Stafford
Ninton Blades
Alex. McDonald
Newport News
E. M. Wright
Houston
Del
Earl Cox
Camp Meade
J. R. Wright
Preston
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Mabel Cohee
Helen Roop
Elsie Christopher
Elizabeth Pippin
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Virginia M. Neese
Charles L. Jarrell, Jr
Allen Curry
Norris Butler
Paul Curry
Mervin Mitchell
Frederic Malone
Samuel Bilbrough
Hyland Vansant
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Crucer
Water Witch
Neese
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Lowe's School House
E. L. Jones
Shockley
Robert Jarrell
John Milby
Robert Gray
Clark Smith
A. W. Brumbaugh
Clifford Cortelyou
Fort Howard
J. H. Ward
D. I. Deaner
Elsie Ward
Elsie Mitchell
Marie Dill
Alb. Sapp
Walter Sapp
M. K. Newnam
Joseph Riddleberger
C. S. Roop
Arthur T. Mitchell
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J. E. Mitchell
M. Audrey Shields
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