Greensboro Wins Sunday School Contest Lead Narrowing
Greensboro leads Georgetown 342 to 312 after four Sundays with 80 point cushion as Georgetown nears a final push toward 375 to 400 attendance. Pastor Bartley preaches Mothers Day service at St Pauls with 11 am sermon and 8 pm youth service. Funeral held for George Lister. magician Baxter to perform May 23 at high school for Sunday School. several local visitors and social notices listed.
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Greensboro
Georgetown
William H. Henderson
Greensvoro
O. A. Bartley
Wesley Junior College
Dover
D21
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Methodist Youth Fellowship
George Lister
William Woodward
Ray Kirwan
Lister
Richard Lister
St. Paul’s Sunday School
Rabbit Dobson
Thomas Dobson
New York
Belmont Park
Mesdames
Cambridge
Robert Kirwan
Westminster
William Cannon
Preston
Georgia Swann
Preston Community Club Officers and Local News
Preston reports its Community Club annual meeting with nylon facts and a May poem, electing officers E J Harris and G C Carmine among others. Fire Company holds its annual meeting naming president Landon Walston and trustees. Bankers Group 5 of Maryland meets in Easton with Ebenezer Church hosting. Local residents include Anna Brauchle visiting Wilmington and George Poole moving to Cambridge after illness. Junior Senior Prom at Preston High. Mr. and Mrs. Flaharty and Turner family events noted. Subscribe to The Denton Journal.
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Community Club of
Preston
John Noble
Carmine
Edgar A. Guest
E. J. Harris
G. C. Carmine
Leon Mitchell
J. L. Gallagher
S. E. Douglas
Preston Volunteer Fire Company
Landon Walston
W. J. Bonner
Edger Wrightson
Albert Beevers
Manville Arnie
Charles Deen
C. F. Noble
H. ME. Harris
J. Hudson Taylor
Harry Rieck
Maryland Bankers Association
Easton
Ebenezer Methodist Church
Anna K. Brauchle
U. S. Cadet Nurses Corps
Delaware Hospital
Wilmington
Frank C. Brauchle
National Fire Protective Association
Ben Franklin
Philadelphia
George Poole
Eunice Albaugh
Cambridge
Poole
Lela Hoffman
Bridewater
Douglas Harmon
James Flaharty
Celia Kelley
Florida
Frank Turner
Silver Spring
Charles M. Turner
Preston High School
Soee
Robert Harper
Bainbridge, Md
Slats Diary Reflects Small Town Blues and Quirky News
Oliver N. Warren presents Slats diary entries from Friday to Thursday, recounting family delays, a funeral wish, a missent letter, a student’s answer about global places, a comedic nose story, medical antics, a failed liver exam, California wanderings, a dr background, skunk and fish work, and Pinky Hodge’s string of six jobs in three weeks in a humorous slice of daily life.
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Pinky Hodge
Town Callers Share Weekend News
Treville residents callers in town last Sunday. Mrs Milford Kline and Miss Gladys Gale spent Thursday in Baltimore.
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Treville
Milford Kline
Gladys Gale
Baltimore
War Manpower scan shows 4050 farm workers needed in Caroline
A War Manpower Commission survey finds 4050 workers required for peak canning in Caroline County. About 2008 may come from regular cannery staff, leaving a manpower shortfall of 2052. Prisoners of war may number 135, but even with them, 1907 workers may be needed at peak production. The plan calls for in migrant labor from the south or patriotic volunteers, with statewide recruitment to build labor pools.
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War Manpower Commission
Caroline County
Lawrence B. Fenneman
Mr. Fenneman
Caroline Canneries
Army
Fenneman
South
Shore
Canning
WMC
Maryland
War Prisoners and Labor Boost for Peak Demand
The text notes war prisoners and the need for intensified efforts to recruit 10,000 additional workers for peak periods. It emphasizes mobilizing resources and labor to meet wartime production demands. The focus remains on staffing expansion to sustain output levels.
Aphid Infestation Warned For Pea Growers In County
Growers urged to watch pea fields as 1938 level aphid infestation looms. A May 4 survey by Dr. C Graham shows rapid aphid increase in early planted areas, which bloom around May 10. Treatments advised include 3 percent rotenone dust at 35 pounds per acre or 4 percent rotenone spray at 150 gallons per acre, starting when two aphids per plant are observed. County Agent Clendaniel cautions Brewers to monitor closely and begin timely control measures.
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Clendaniel
C. Graham
University of Maryland
Willis Fourth Birthday Party In Burrsville
Mr and Mrs Walter Willis entertained Sunday evening for Kenneth Walton s fourth birthday Guests included Mr and Mrs Charles Willis of Burrsville Mr and Mrs George Cain and son Charles of Harrington Mr and Mrs Lynn Long Mr and Mrs Jack Adams and Mr and Mrs Arthur Kelley all of Denton After ice cream and cake guests departed wishing Kenneth many more birthdays
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Walter Willis
Kenneth Walton
Charles Willis
Burrsville
George Cain
Charles
Harrington
Lynn Long
Jack’ Adams
Arthur Kelley
Denton
Kenneth
Surprise birthday party held Monday in Goldsboro
A surprise birthday party took place Monday evening in Goldsboro likely for a local resident. The event gathered friends and family for a planned celebration with cake and gifts.
Birthday Celebration for Reese Bickling at Home
Mrs. Cora Bickling hosted a birthday gathering for her son Reese celebrating his 24th. Thirty friends attended and the party featured a variety of gifts that were described as both nice and useful, with everyone enjoying the festivity.
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Cora Bickling
Reese
No-Hitter For Comellas Powers Seals Loss
George Comellas former Salisbury East Shore League pitcher and current Los Angeles player hurled a no hit no run game Sunday against the San Francisco Seals. Only one runner reached first base as his team won 2 0.
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George Comellas
Salisbury
Los Angeles
San Francisco Seals
Hillsboro Events Include Sermon and Commencement
Hillsboro plans a senior class sermon on Sunday May 21 at Hillsboro Church by Rev Robert Loss and a commencement Tuesday May 23 at Tri County High School auditorium. Local social notes report guests visiting families from Camden New Jersey and Jenkintown Pennsylvania, moves back to town, a Baltimore funeral, and weekend gatherings among local residents.
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Hillsboro
Robert Loss
Tri-County High School
Clara Price
Mary Cooper
Francis Rowe
John Mandrell
Jean Marter
Camden
N. J
S. N. Naylor
John Decker
Jenkintown
Joseph M. Eaton
Edward Whitby
Wilmington
William Jones
Baltimore
Norma Hicks
Clifton Hicks
Lucretia Gibbs
Virginia Holt
Don Rathell
Cen
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Hitler
Ant Emmy
Summunny
Goldsboro
Fred J. Wright
Alton Billmeier
C. Elsie Billmeier
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the State Roads Commission OF
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Cote Moore
Plymouth
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Coca-Cola
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Eastern Shore Public Service
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