Marydel Community Notes Show Visits and Events
Local residents share weekend visits among families in Marydel and nearby towns. Church guild sets April meeting at Mrs. Petrone’s home. Lions Club backs library funding with 75.33 dollars from a spaghetti supper. Fire company and auxiliary activities planned, plus various social visits and hospital news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Guild of the Immaculate Conception
R. C
C. Petrone
Lydia Heather
Voss
Wilmington
Harry Heather
Newark
Del
A. Lee Harman
Washington, D. C
H. R. Butts
Mary Smith
Harry Boyer
Memorial Hospital
Air Command and Staff School
Maxfield
Montgomery
Ala
Wm. A. Thrasher
Air Defense Command Air Force Base
Colorado Springs
Major Thrasher
Betty Jane Hummer
Henderson School
Lions Club
Marydel Fire Co
Marydel Myf
Templeville
Caroline County Myf
Grasonville
Charles Bradley
Philadelphia
Marydel
J. Seward Dailey
Mary Ross
Mary Sue Ross
Dover
Wm. Moore
Baltimore
Rhode Island
Edgar Harman
Vernon Kerr
Milford
A. L. Harman
Funeral for Libbie Hasbrouck Roberson Smith Held in Ridgely
Grace Vernon Smith correspondent reports funeral services for Libbie Hasbrouck Roberson Smith widow of Robert F E Smith were held Monday at 2 p m in Denton Cemetery. Rev Wilson Davis of Ridgely Methodist Church officiated. Born March 17 1871 in Galesville N Y she died in Baltimore March 19 1954. Survived by two daughters Mrs C Henry Rawlins Monterey Calif and Mrs Robert Zellers Denver Colo and son Robert I E Smith Roland Park Baltimore seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Libbie Hasbrouck Roberson Smith
Robert FE. Smith
Ridgely
Wilson Davis
Ridgely Methodist Church
Smith
C. Henry Rawlins
Monterey
California
Robert Zellers
Denver
Col
Robert IE. Smith
Roland Park
Baltimore
Social Security Representative to Visit Denton Court House
Mr. O Regan of the Social Security Administration will be at the Court House in Denton on Monday March 29 starting at 11 a m. Arranged by James G Woodson manager of the SSA field office in Salisbury the visits aim to answer inquiries about Old Age and Survivors Insurance for residents of the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’regan
Social Security Administration
Court House
Denton
James G. Woodson
Salisbury
Ridgely Echoes Of Local and National Guests
Mrs Edward Bower of Philadelphia spent Saturday at home in Ridgely. Travelers include Martin L Sutton Mr and Mrs Bill Spence and Ruth Starr Rose en route to New York City. Rose travels with Miss Mary Cabot Wheelwright curator of the Navajo Museum of Ceremonial Art Santa Fe who plans a world tour and art book. They will visit caves in southern France Denmark Sweden England Scotland and possibly Spain and Portugal visiting museums along the way. Ruth Starr Rose from Hope House Eastern Shore now living in Alexandria Virginia is a noted artist with children Richard S Rose and Mrs Walter Q Ashley Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Smith
Baltimore
C. Henry Rawlins
Annapolis
Monterey
Cal
Ridgely
Fred Kessler
Lawrence Smith
Mary Robinson
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Ruth Starr Rose
New York City
Rose
Europe
Mary Cabot Wheelwright
Santa
Denmark
Belgium
Holland
Sweden
England
Scotland
Spain
Portugal
Maryland
Hope House
Eastern Bay
St. Michaels
W. Searls Rose
Pickbourn
Alexandria
Virginia
Richard S. Rose
Walter Q. Ashley, Jr
Essex Falls
N. J
Attend church Sunday and have your faith lifted
A brief note invites readers to attend church services on Sunday to lift spirits and renew faith.
Social News From Woodside and Nearby Localities
Henderson S. Catherine Melvin reports on visits and gatherings across Woodside Del Newport Gordy Estates Dover and Marshallton including Ella Pinder Bertha Cobbage Thomas Buckmaster Jr James Jones families and a Sewing Circle hosted by Mrs Alice Bennett. Several residents holidayed with relatives and a veteran client visited the hospital near Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Pinder
Bertha Cobbage
Woodside
Del
Thomas Buckmaster, Jr
Wilmington
I'red Pinder
James Jones and Sons
Gordy Estates
Newport
J. Norman Stubbs
Edward Gooden
William Griffin
Elkton
Oram Griffin
Wm. Phillips
Edward Phillips
Church Hill
T. A. Montague
Wm. A. Palmer and Sons
Dover
W. F. Clark
Annabel
Clarence Fetters
Natural Bridge
Irene Doughton
Joyce Lee Clark
Niles Clark
Marshallton
Fetters
Alice Bennett
Roy Medford
James Jones
Veterans Hospital
Pearl Jones
Local residents share visits and weekend stays
Preston Mrs Lillie B Collins returns from a visit with Mr and Mrs A W Strickland in Elsmere Delaware. Mr and Mrs A Fletcher Sisk arrive home from a Palm Beach Florida vacation. Barbara Sisk from New York and Fletcher Jr USN from Norfolk were guests over the weekend. Several local families hosted guests including the Hollis, Plummer, Cannon, Harris, Nuckols and Parker households with weekend stays and church or club meetings noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie B. Collins
A. W. Strickland
Elsmere
Del
A. Fletcher Sisk
Palm Beach
Florida
Barbara Sisk
New York
Fletcher, Jr
USN
Norfolk
H. M. Hollis
H. B. Plummer
Wilmington
George Plummer
Cornelia Cannon
Rehoboth
W. H. Cannon
FE. J. Harris
E. D. Nuckols
Dover
Joseph Harris
University of Delaware
Newark
Howard Harris
Katie Parker
Discussion Group 2 Meets at Seese Home in March
Discussion Group No 2 gathered Tuesday evening March 16 at Mr and Mrs Albert Seese home. The group sang Irish songs for St Patrick's, discussed Farm Bureau plans and taxation, and welcomed new members Mr and Mrs George Stewart. President Lewis Nafzinger led the meeting with Mrs Calvin Lister guiding talks on jobs and school issues. Refreshments with St Patrick's themes were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Seese
St. Patrick’s
Wm. Gardner
Farm Bureau
Federalsburg
Calvin Lister
Lister
George Stewart
Lewis Nafzinger
St. Patrick's
Beat the Devil and Limelight At Reese Theatre
Deep Vision and Colorama draw crowds at Reese Theatre with eye filling showings. Humphrey Bogart stars in Beat The Devil with Jennifer Jones and Robert Morley on Mar 28 29. Chaplin's Limelight screens Mar 30 31 offering a mix of laughter and tears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reese Theatre
Humphrey Bogart
United Artists
Jennifer Jones
Robert Morely
Charlie Chaplin
President Eisenhower's boyhood told by his brother
A two part feature recounts Eisenhower's early years through the memories of his brother Earl. The American Weekly magazine in color gravure, distributed via the Baltimore Sunday American, runs from March 28. Readers are urged to order through local news dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Ike
Earl
American Weekly
Baltimore Sunday American
Hickman Notes Social Visits And Upcoming Turkey Supper
Susie Noble reports on residents and visitors in Hickman including Mr. and Mrs. William Croll Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Wroten and others sharing meals and hospital news. Nettie Haymond improving after Kent General Hospital stay. Notices of birthdays sick list and a reminder of the turkey supper on Saturday March 27 with menu to be printed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Haymond
Magnolia
Hollis
Kent General Hospital
Dover
Edgar Wroten
Wilmington
Byron Willey
Lloyd Scott
Sallie Wroten
Wilmer Nagel
Sue Ann
Dale
Federalsburg
Isaac Noble
Philadelphia
Boothwyn
Howard Drummond
Drummond
Sadie Brown
Carl Parker
Billy
Ed Pippin
Denton
William Croll
August Croll
Clayton Brown
Roy Adams
Laurel
Barbara Brown
New Jersey
Hickman
Ocean Downs Raceway Becomes Winter Training Hub
Ocean Downs Raceway in Ocean City Maryland serves as a premier winter training ground for about 130 trotters and pacers. Trainers and drivers report excellent times as they prep for the 1954 Maryland and Delaware meetings, including 20 nights of racing starting July 30. Joe Hylan headlines the winter stable with 27 trotters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean City
Ocean Downs Raceway
Maryland
Delaware
Joe Hylan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Howard B. Logan
Greensboro
Gustave T. Richardson
Long Island
N. Y
Wm. L. Oxley
Charles Dreschnak
Kew Gardens Hills
L. I
W. L. Oxley
G. F. Richardson
Heather Covell
Goucher College
L. A. Covell
Our Ladies Auxiliary
Caroline County Ladies Auxiliary
Goldsboro
Kent County Firemen’s Association
Caesar Rodney School
Lee Leslie
W. H. Davis
L. H. Collison
Allentown
Elvin Phillips
Marydel Lions Club
Elmer Lutton, Jr
Paul Smith
John Tuxward
Henry Lutton
Clayton
Our
Ladies Auxiliary
Kent County Ladies Auxiliary
Stewart Whitmarsh
T. E. Heather, Jr
Grace Vernon Smith
Stephen Redden
William Linthicum
William Walls
Pine Bluff Sanatorium
Walls
Ben Lord
Leonard Sparks
Elizabeth van Sant
Sadlersville
Suzanne Swing
Edward Bower
Martin L. Sutton
Bill Spence
Hendersons
Catherine Melvin
Preston
Community Club
Edna Carmine
Susie Noble
Ida Hollis
Ford
America
F.D.A.F
Stewart E. Hallowell & Son, Inc
Pereer
Aadhiye
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