School Children Sign For Food Projects
Thirty Denton high school students joined the 4-H Food Production Projects at a March 21 meeting led by Miss Bessie M. Spafford Home Demonstration Agent. Officers elected were Anita Gurtler chair and Elizabeth Neal secretary. Clubs meet biweekly with members ages 9 to 13 keeping records and reporting at each meeting. They support the National 4-H Club Food Production program aiding the nation’s food supply. Last year 4-H members produced and conserved millions of bushels of garden produce and poultry, thousands of dairy cattle, and millions of jars of food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Bessie M. Spafford
Anita Gurtler
Elizabeth Neal
Goldsboro
Henderson
Shore Federation To Meet In St. Michaels
The Eastern Shore District of the Maryland Federation of Women's Clubs will hold its annual meeting May 3 at Sardis Methodist Church in St. Michaels. Dr. Stringfellow Barr of St. John’s College will speak on San Francisco Conference with the topic Peace or Unlimited Sovereignty. Mrs. David K. Miler will address the morning session. officers include Mrs. Thos. Fleming president and other officers from St. Michaels Cambridge Pocomoke City Port Deposit. Luncheon will be served by the St. Michaels Woman's Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmer Fell Davis
Federalsburg
Maryland Federation of Women’s Clubs
Sardis Methodist Church
St. Michaels
Stringfellow Barr
St. John’s College
Annapolis
San Francisco
David K. Miler
Thos. Fleming
Cassel Hall
Cambridge
Norman Plimmer
Clarence Fleming
Pocomoke City
Christine Cameron
Port Deposit
Lord Is Home After 33 Missions Set
Denton airman Sgt Edwin L Lord returned from England on furlough after 33 missions as a B 24 Liberator gunner. He received the Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters and 2 stars to the ETO ribbon. Son of Mrs Lyda J Lord of Williston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Service Command
England
Edwin L. Lord
Denton
States
Lord
Lyda Jr. Lord
Williston
Soldier's homecoming joy for Dover family
Mrs. Mary Balderson of Dover received a telegram from her son S Sgt. John I. Balderson who has served in the Southwest Pacific for 38 months. He has returned safely to the States and is expected home on furlough soon. Balderson is pictured with a friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Balderson
Dover
John I. Balderson
Southwest Pacific
Sgt. Balderson
Bobby Bunney Lists Actions His Boat Has Been In Since Jan 44
Robert H. Bunney Jr., Coxswain, U S Navy, writes from the Pacific theater to his mother detailing operations of the destroyer Owen from January 1944 to January 1945. He lists carrier strikes, landings, and battles including Marshall Islands, Truk, Palau, Leyte, Iwo Jima, Manila, Luzon, Hong Kong and Okinawa campaigns, noting 31 months at sea and a prior rescue after the Cushing attack off Guadalcanal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Bunney
Robert H. Bunney Jr
U. S. Navy
Mary L. Bunney
Denton
Owen
Marshall Islands
Truk
Palau
Wolea Islands
North New Guinea
Trek
Ponape Ustad
Marcus
Wake Islinos
Saipan
Tinian
Rota Islands
East Philippines
Iwo Jima
Haha
Jimi
Chici Jima
Bonin
Philippines
Leyte
Samar Islands
Manila
Luzon
Mindiro Island
Hong Kong
Canton
Swatow
Hainan
China
Camram Bay
Saigon
French Indo China
South China Seas
Formosa
Okinawa Jima
Ryukyu
Pvt Frank Taylor Purple Heart Awarded for Wounds in Luxembourg
Private Frank K Taylor of West Denton receives the Purple Heart for back and shoulder wounds suffered January 2 in Luxembourg. He served in the Eighteenth Division of the Third Army, entering combat June 26, 1944, and is reported progressing in England hospital care while his wife and young son stay in West Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank K Taylor
Denton
Luxembourg
Pvt
Taylor
Paris
England
Charles Taylor
West Denton
Blue Bell Inc
Jimmy
Griffith Receives Second Air Medal for 1944 Mission
Staff Sergeant Robert J. Griffith earned a second Air Medal for meritorious achievement as photographer gunner aboard a B-26 on a December 30 1944 mission targeting fuel stores in Oo s Germany. His crew’s precision bombing helped destroy several buildings and sever the main road, reflecting credit upon himself and the Army Air Forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Griffith
Air Corps
17Th Bombardment Group
Griffith
Oo’s
Germany
United States Army Air Forces
Armed Forces
Williams. Legg
Buttonwood
New Castle
Dela
Robert E. Griffith
Denton
Two Denton Vets Returning From Overseas Duty
Two Denton service men are en route home after long overseas deployments. Lieut. Burdette Nuttle of the Navy, now in San Francisco, will join his wife and young daughter. Pfc. George W. Clendaniel Jr., who served in Africa and Italy over two years, will reunite with his parents Mr. and Mrs. George W. Clendaniel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Burdette Nuttle
Navy
Pfc
George W. Clendaniel Jr
Nuttle
Southwest Pacific
San Francisco
Clendaniel
Africa
Italy
George W. Clendaniel
Sunrise Service At Gariaha Lake Sunday
Easter sunrise service at Garland Lake on April 1 at 7 a.m. sponsored by the Caroline County Methodist Youth Fellowship. Rev. GC S. Ross of Goldsboro Methodist Church will preside. Special singing by Carman Leggett Greensboro Etoise Morgan Queen Anne Mary Alice Blakeley Alberta Porter Greensboro. Scripture read by Betty Lee Sylvester Greens boro M F secretary. Prayer by Thomas Ober Goldsboro county president. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Lake Snowt
Caroline County Methodist Youth Fellowship
GC S. Ross
Goldsboro
Betty Lee Sylvester
Greensboro
Thomas Ober
Easter Cantata at First Church Denton
Easter Cantata to be performed at First Methodist Church in Denton on Sunday April 1 at 7 30 p m directed by Mrs Margaret Cooper organist The program includes Prelude Meditation at the Cross Passion Consecration Triumph with Mrs Cooper and Mrs Rue hymns prayer offering chorus All in the April Evening the Easter Sunrise Song The City Lies in Shadow One of Little Faith Who Shall Roll Away the Stone At the Rising of the Sun The Sorrow of Mary Christ Arose With Healing in His Wings Hallelujah The Easter Sunrise Song and the Benediction performed by the choir and guest soloists
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Margaret Cooper
Katherine Clarke
Mary
Shure
Mildred Johnson
Christ
Palmer
Pfc William J Hutson Killed on Luzon
Mrs Rosa Hutson of Wyoming Delaware learned her son Pfc William J Hutson was killed in action on Luzon February 4 He was born near Goldsboro and later moved with his family after his father's death He leaves his mother two sisters Tressa and Carlotta and two brothers Elwood and Abram Two letters of condolence arrive from General MacArthur and General Marshall expressing sympathy for his sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Hutson
Wyoming
Del
William J. Hutson
Luzon
Hutson
Goldsboro
Tressa
Carlotta
Elwood
Abram
McArthur
Marshall
Pfe
Baseball Meeting Urges Players to Attend This Season
An urgent notice from last year’s baseball manager William Cy Cole calls all former players and interested newcomers to meet Thursday April 5 at Slaughter’s Barber Shop at 8 p m to discuss plans and organize this season. The goal is firm plans and active participation for the upcoming games. Peter Newhay, missing since December 16, is now reported a prisoner of war. His wife Louise Meredith of Greensboro has received a letter in his own hand stating his fate postmarked January 12. Before enlisting, Newhay lived in Denton and worked for a local milk company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William “Cy” Cole
Slaughter’s
Peter Newhay
Louise Meredith
Greensboro
War Department
Newhay
Denton
Rotary Clothing Drive Aids War Torn Nations
Denton Rotary and the Community Service Committee plan a clothing collection from April 9 to 20 for war ravaged Europe and Asia. Infants to adult garments, caps, bedding, shoes, and remnants are needed. Donations accepted at a Market Street depot weekdays 1 to 4 PM and Saturdays 7 to 9 PM. Boy Scouts assist with pickup and redistribution to the needy without discrimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Clendaniel
John E. Frescoh
Centra
Denton Rotary
Churches and Nations Clubs
Europe
Asia
Kern Sister
French
April Term Of Court Convenes Monday
The April Term of the Circuit Court for Caroline county opens next Monday, April 2, with a docket of 23 trials 6 appeals and errors 1 petition and 1 criminal appeal. Jurors named include Districts 1 through 8: Cartwright Wilkerson Lane Ross Shulties Miller Brumbaugh Gordon Edwards Weaver Bishop Thomas Van Dyke Hignutt Everngam Love Leese Simpson Doug las Blades Cox Todd Staten Engle Shufelt Lord Jones Harper Shay Wheatley Beauchamp Roe Clopper Allfather DeFord Short Snow berger Mosley Cherry Holsinger Edwards Saulsbury Sr Stanford Sullivan Emerson Towers Andrew Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Roland F. Cartwright
James E. Wilkerson
J. Frank Lane
William C. Ross
Henry Shulties
Robert S. Miller
Arthur W. Brumbaugh
Harry Gordon
Alvin Edwards
Zeth Weaver
Louis Bishop
Howard B. Thomas
Paul S. van Dyke
O. Gilbert Hignutt
J Lester Everngam
Fred R. Love
Elmer J. Leese
Howard Simpson
S. Elbert Douglas
Alva T. Blades
H. Leon Cox
Raymond Todd
William H. Staten
Richard W. Engle
Ernest Shufelt
Merrett D. Lord
Albert H. Jones
James M. Harper
James W. Shay
W. Lee Wheatley
Paul Beauchamp
Clayton Roe
David M. Clopper
John W. Allfather
Charles A. DeFord
Luther A. Short
Joseph K. Snowberger
Walter Mosley
Joseph 8. Cherry
Adam S. Holsinger
H. Cours Eey Edwards
Irwin T. Saulsbury Sr
Eli P. Stanford
Harry L. Sullivan
Jesse E. Emerson
C. Harvey Towers
John R. Andrew
Frank M. Adams
Chest Clinic Tuesday Free Health Event in Denton
A free clinic for diseases of the chest will be held at the Health Center in Denton next Tuesday morning starting at 9 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Claiborne Ferry To Resume Service For Easter Holiday
Governor Herbert R. O Conor announced the Romancoke Claiborne ferry line will resume on March 30th after a $40 000 reconstruction of the Claiborne terminal. The Emerson Harrington II steamer will be in service and the Sandy Point Matapeake run will operate March 30 to April 2 to assure Easter travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert R. O’conor
Romancoke-Claiborne
Chesapeake Bay
Claiborne
O’conor
Taloot County
Emerson Harrington II
Talbot County
Sandy Point
Matapeake
Horsey Brothers Reunited Aboard Pacific Fleet Vessel
The Horsey boys Bill and Dan, sons of Mr. and Mrs. D. Ralph Horsey of Denton, meet on the Pacific Fleet. Daniel R. Horsey, Fliz, writes of a St Patrick’s Day reunion aboard the U S S Endymion, exchanging stories and meeting Bill’s crew, boosting morale and plans to visit again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horsey
Bill
Dan
D. Ralph Horsey
Denton
Pacific
Pacific Fleet
U.S.S. Endymion
Daniel R. Horsey
Fliz
Ensign William H. Horsey
St. Patrick’s Day
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Frank Taylor
Purple Heart
France
Third Army
Buddie
Pyt
Frank K. Taylor
Gariaha Lake
First Church
Wm. J. Hutson
Douglas MacArthur
General Marshall
Service
Rotary
Chest Clinic
Claiborne Ferry
Horsey Boys
New Spain
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