Personal And Social News From Caroline County
Personal and social notes list numerous local residents at events and gatherings. Attendees include Elizabeth Carsenden, Mrs. P. Roland Fisher, Mrs. Howard Melvin, and Miss Margaret A. Hickey, with Hickey speaking at a state convention in Baltimore on women’s war work. Other items cover weddings, visits, church events, and travels among Denton and nearby towns, naming a wide roster of families and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Carsenden
P. Roland Fisher
Caroline County
Baltimore
Howard Melvin
Margaret A. Hickey
National Federation of Business and Professional Women
Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
Hickey
Emmett Hignutt
E. Virginia Fleming
S. A. Mancini
New York
Denton
Concord Methodist Church
Daisy Rice
Marion Butler
Lois Ann
Lafayette
Indiana
Mr. Butler
Grace Gelletly
Edwin Gelletly
Hagerstown
Mann
Mary Mann
Bill Crudden
Pikesville
John H. Woo
Elsie Chapman
Providence
R. I
W. W. Noble
Edward Lane
Barbara
Ralph S. Wetsten
Summit
N. J
Laura Jester
Harper Jester
Centreville
Finley Wooters
Billy
Queenstown
John H. Wooters
J. Kemp Stevens
Wm. J. Kindrey
T. Pliny Fisher
Roland Park
Doris Scott
Marcus Hook
George K. Davis
Thomas Dukes Coulbourn
S .c
U. S. Navy
Naval Hospital
Seattle
Wash
Good Cheer Bible
First Methodist Church
Walter Sparklin
Dean Miller
Bainbridge Training Station
Port Deposit
Kimmey to retire from Denton board after 12 years
Emory D. Kimmey will retire from the Denton Board of Commissioners on Monday May 10 as William Finn is inaugurated to serve a three year term. Finn was unopposed at the April 26 town election. With the retirement Beck becomes Mayor for a year, following Kimmey’s four terms and notable town improvements and policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory D. Kimmey
Board of Commissioners
Denton
William Finn
Finn
Kimmey
George W. Beck
Funeral Held for Tur ner Ashby Lutz in Forestville Va
Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Raymond M. Lutz and Mrs. Elizabeth Thuns. Tur ner Ashby Lutz died April 28 at age 73 after months of illness. Survived by widow Cora Williams Lutz and son Alvin Lutz principal of Edinburg High School, a brother Robert Lutz of Corneville. He operated a Forestville general store since 1921 after living on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Remains interred at Conkville, his birthplace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond M. Lutz
Elizabeth Thuns
Lutz
Turner Ashby Lutz
Forestville
Alvin Lutz
Edinburg
Cora Williams Lutz
Robert Lutz
Corneville
Maryland
Conkville
Christian Endeavors Sunday Event and Guests
Hobbs Mr. Manning Merriken led the Christian Endeavors service last Sunday evening. Mr. J H Dandy will lead next Sunday evening with the topic Family Adventures in Christian Living. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Smith of Chester Pa and their grandson Mr. Donald Smith, plus Dorothy Andrew and Beverly Seidel, Sue Smith, Esther Smith, and F N Smith and daughters Esther and Sue. Navy men Dawson Fountain and Dennis Parramore were weekend guests, as were Homer Rice and Wilmington relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manning Merriken
Christian Endeavors
J. H. Dandy
Tommy Smith
Chester
T. C. Smith
Donald Smith
Dorothy Andrew
Beverly Seidel
Sue Smith
F. N. Smith
Esther
Sue
Easton
Messrs
Dawson Fountain
Dennis Parramore
U. S. Navy
Homer Rice
Wilmington
Denton Streets Get Improvements
Under roads engineer Harry Waldorf guidance workers have spent days on Denton dirt streets, a project welcomed by local motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Harry Waldorf
Homemaker Clubs Form Amidst Local Gatherings
Local homemaker clubs assemble with members including Bessie and Al Spattard among the participants. Organizers Pontarstratiean Vacit and Charman ante lead a community effort to share crafts, recipes, and home economy tips at a neighborhood venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charman
Ander sontown Hebb Homenmaler Club April Meeting
The April meeting of the Ander sontown Hebb Homenmaler Club was held at Church House Cord. In the president's absence the vice president Mrs Robert Schall presided. Ten members answered roll call by sharing methods to use leftover fruit and vegetable juices. Miss Spafford spoke on serving non rationed foods like fish and chicken. Hosts Mrs Win Murphy and Mrs L H Thomas served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andersontown - Hebb Homenmaler- Club
Church House
Concord
Robert Schall
Miss Spafford
Win. Murphy
L. H. Thomas
Wartime Education Cards and Homefront Directives
Wartime guidance for high school students includes educational experience summary cards detailing academics, jobs, and aims for military or war work. Notices cover tire rationing changes, casualty totals, tractor tire replacements, shoe layaway rules, and a free wartime dairy barn and fence pamphlet. An orientation book Our Armed Forces offers Army Navy Coast Guard and Marine Corps history and traditions from the Infantry Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
OPA
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Armed Forces
Armed Services
U. S. Office of Education
U. S. Infantry Association
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Infantry Journal
17Th Street
Northwest
Fuel Oil Ration Details for Next Season
The notice outlines pricing and rationing for fuel oil. Children, teachers, and schools pay 25 cents per copy in four or more quantities, while the general price is 35 cents per copy. Household ration recipients in 33 states plus D C will receive next season's heating oil coupons through the mass. About one third of coupons may be usable starting July 1 to permit summer tank firing. Small homes may see increased rations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
The Builder and the Mother Temple Poem
A compare and contrast poem where a builder’s grand temple crumbles while a mother’s unseen temple endures. The mother creates a lasting, sacred edifice through patient care and prayer, safeguarding a child’s immortal soul beyond time. The piece extols quiet, enduring nurture over public achievement.
United effort of consumers wipe out black market
Esther Knowles, home management specialist at the University of Maryland extension service, urges all homemakers to join in ending the black market. She notes rationing and price ceilings are safeguards for fair food distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Knowles
University of Maryland Extension Service
Price control and meat stamps for fair wartime distribution
Miss Knowles urges price control as essential to curb inflation and explains two government stamps on meat. A Federal inspection stamp shows grade and sanitary slaughter, while a second stamp bears the slaughterer’s permit number. Households bearing these stamps show support for fair distribution during the war.
Tent Caterpillar Not a Menace Says County Agent
County Agent G. W. Clendaniel notes much interest in numerous nests along highways but says tent caterpillars are not a menace. Wild cherry and neglected apple trees host silken nests. eggs laid last summer hatched with the first leaf buds. Regular orchard sprays protect trees. home growers without sprays may burn nests by wiring rags to sticks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Clendaniel
Cyclical tent caterpillar outbreak and natural enemies
The text describes tent caterpillars appearing in great abundance at infrequent intervals. It notes oil treatment briefly burning nests to scorch worms. It explains cycles where pest peaks align with rising enemies, followed by years of few caterpillars as parasites build up, then another rise.
In Memoriam for Bessie L Hubbard
In memory of our dear mother Bessie L Hubbard who died three years ago on May 15 We loved her but God loved her more and He has taken her away to yonder shining shore The golden gate was open a gentle voice said come and with a farewell unspoken she calmly entered home Sadly missed by her children Sherman Helen and Ruth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie L. Hubbard
Golden Gate
Sherman
Helen
Ruth
Card of Thanks Expressing Gratitude for Kind Thoughts
Card of thanks for flowers and cards and friendship while in hospital and after returning home a week ago. Expresses sincere gratitude to those who sent tokens of comfort and support.
Man Wanted for Rawleigh Route in North Carolina
Classified ad seeking a hustler to take over a Rawleigh route in North Carolina county with 29 years of good service. Promises good profits from the start. Apply Rawleighs Dept MDE-40-207 Chester PA dated May 1 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawleigh
Caroline County
Rawleigh’s
Dept
Chester
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Benson Towers
Diane
Federalbare
Harvey Towers
Lester Smith
Hobbs
Marvin Butler
Tuckahoe Neck
Clara Hubbard
Williamsburg
Lida Trice
Allie Neal
Clayton Reynolds
Walter L. Black
Dulany
Brussels
Red
Stafford’s Food Market
Raéle
Pentont
Edward Arnold
Ann Harding
Fred
Doner
Laraine
WAR Dept
Afrika Korps
US Army Signal Corps
Office of War Information
Warner Bros Pictures, Inc
War Activities Committee
Motion Picture Industry
Byake
Coreramerr
PTI
Gildersleeve
Harold Peary
Ginky Simms
Bill Thompson
Gale Gordon
Isabe
Randolph
Mortimer Snord
Ray Noble
Veral
Memoriam
Concord Church
Harry
Romie Company
Denton, Md
Buick
H. S. Burns
Third Street
Arthur Scott
Campground
Winfield T. Nichols
F. D. Zeigler
Ae Ee Stewart
McKenna Beauty Shop
South 3Rd Street
North 2Nd Street
G. Linden Duffey
Greensboro
Marion Downes
Franklin St
H. C. Wright
E. E. Nichols
S. 2Nd St
Church of the Brethren
Stafford
Jeanne Reynolds
Denton Journal
Elias W. Nuttle
Eha Carney
Myrtle Thomas
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