Fifteen to Be Admitted To Conference
The Peninsula Annual Conference of the Methodist church will admit fifteen new ministers, on trial or as deacons elders or chaplain. Names include Walter Smithers Green Ellwood Webster Coursey Rollan Elmer Ferry William Davidson Geoghegan Howard Oscar Wilkins Perry Oliver Hill James David Robb Thornton Lobb Robert Stevens William Hackett George Pigueron Otis Townsend Evert Dare Denzel Wildey and Chaplain Cage. The group will join from Wilmingon and surrounding churches with ordinations and full membership planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsula
Methodist
Lawrence E. Wimbrow
Bridgeville
Wilmington
Walter Smithers Green
Dickinson College
Stanton
Westminster Theological Seminary
Ellwood Webster Coursey
Washington College
Kennedyville
Rollan Elmer Ferry
Allegheny College
Royal Oak
William Davidson Geoghegan
Yale
Christiana
Drew Theological Seminary
William Harrison Revelle Jr
Wye Mills
Howell Oscar Wilkins
Monroe Street
Drew Seminary
Perry Oliver Hill
Queenstown
Genesee Conference
James David Robb
Port Deposit
Crumpton
Thornton Reginald Lobb
Temple University
Chesapeake City
Robert Ralph Stevens
North East
Zion
William Oliver Hackett
Crozier Theological Seminary
Chester
Wyoming
George Henry Pigueron Jr
Bethany Church
Pocomoke City
Otis Lloyd Townsend
Ewell
Evert Leon Dare
Galena
Denzel Clayton Wildey
U. S. Navy
Berkeley
Calif
Cage
Carson
Philadelphia
Robert Jones Dies by Gunshot at 31 in Greensboro
Funeral services were held in Greensboro for Robert E. Jones 31. He died after fatally shooting himself with a .22 rifle near his brother Harry M. Jones’s home. He served in the Army four years and was employed by the State Roads Commission. He is survived by three brothers and five sisters. Burial followed in the Jones family cemetery near Goldsboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Jones
Raymond B. Rawlings
Greensboro
Ray W. Kirwan
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Luther Bennett
Goldsboro
Jones Family
Harry M. Jones
D. O. George
Denton
Walter Reed Hospital
State Roads Commission
Robert E
Katie Jones
Lewis Jones
Philadelphia
Walter Jones
Near Harmony
Easton Hospital
Wallace Thornton
Tilden Hughes
Near Harrington
Ray Turner
Henderson
Norman Baynard
Harvey Dil
Harrington
Nine Institutes At Wesley Junior College Dover
Peninsula Conference of the Methodist Church announces a summer program at Wesley Junior College in Dover with nine institutes for youth pastors and workers. Jun 11 17 youth institute led by Rev Arthur W Goodhand Jr. Jun 19 24 institute for Wilmington Easton districts led by Rev Paw E McCoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Junior College
Dover
Board of Education of
Peninsula
Thomas J. Turkington
Grace Methodist Church of
Denton
Salisbury
Arthur W. Goodhand Jr
Wilmington
Easton
Paw E. McCoy
J. J. von Hager
Joseph E. Vaughn
William H Roe obituary reporting Greensboro native death in Philadelphia
William H. Roe aged 60 a Greensboro native died in Philadelphia last Tuesday his remains were brought to Greensboro Friday viewed by friends at 8 p m Friday in the funeral chapel and services were held Saturday at 2 p m with interment in Greensboro cemetery he is survived by his widow and one brother James Roe and sister Virginia Roe both of Greensboro
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Roe
Greensboro
Philadelphia
James Roe
Virginia Roe
Soldier Riddleberger Reaches Germany With 15th Army
Pfc Riddleberger volunteered December 1948 and trained at Camp Butner N C then Fort Benning Ga as part of Infantry School demonstration units. Sent overseas in March 1945 he is now in Germany with the U S 15th Army. His wife two children and parents live in Greensboro. Before service he worked for DuPont at Seaford Del.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Riddleberger
Camp Butner
N. C
Fort Benning
Georgia
Germany
U. S. 15Th Army
Soldier Charles H. Schaube Killed in Germany
Telegram from the War Department reports Charles H. Schaube 27, son of Mrs. Alberta Schaube of Goldsboro, killed in action in Germany on April 13. The notice was released last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfe
Charles H. Schaube
Alberta Schaube
Goldsboro
Germany
War Department
Two Tons of Clothing Collected At Bentsen
The Rev. John E. French pastor of First Methodist Church and chairman of Community Service for the Denton Rotary Club reported a clothing drive collected 4000 pounds. Goods were sorted packed and shipped to Baltimore headquarters with thanks to clubs churches individuals Boy Scouts Ridgely and Caroline High Schools Ridgely Hillsboro and many helpers for a noble task well done.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. French
Fist Methodist Church
Denton Rotary Club
Rotary
Clube
Baltimore
Boy Scouts
Ridgely
Caroline High Schools
Hillsboro
Homemakers Club Meeting Highlights 4-H Plans
Greensboro Homemakers Club met at president Mrs. Byron Poore’s home with 16 members and 2 guests. Miss Bessie Spafford spoke on an Older 4-H Service Council in the county and housing standards. Plans include a Betterton Maryland summer camp and 4-H girls activity. meeting resumes in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Byron Poore
Bessie Spafford
Crouse
Betterton
Spafford
Clarence Hollingsworth
Marydel Homemakers May Meeting At Mrs Glass Home
Marydel Homemakers Club met May 10 with eleven members at Mrs Laura Glass home. They planned a Red Cross project in Denton to make slippers for wounded soldiers and nearly completed them. Next meeting set for June at Mrs Olin Ford’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marydel Homemakers Club
Laura Glass
Red Cross
Denton
George
Olin Ford
Glass
Clara Smith
Henderson Homemakers Club Meeting Notes
The Henderson Homemakers Club met at president Mrs. S. S. James’s home on May 7. Members discussed dish washing methods and received gardening bulletins. Mrs. John Richards was elected vice president and Mrs. Richard Roden treasurer. New members Mrs. Dorothy Merkel and Mrs. Agnes Meredith joined. Plans set for the fourth Tuesday monthly meeting, with Mrs. Richard hosting next on June 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson Homemakers Club
S. S. James
John Richards
Richard Roden
Dorothy Merkel
Agnes Meredith
Richard
Sellers Back In Jail After Skipping Work Conviction
Robert Sellers, ordered by Caroline county circuit court to find work within a week, is back in Denton jail after fleeing to Milwaukee. He lived near Preston as a migrant laborer and tavern operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Sellers
Caroline County
Denton
Milwaukee
Sellers
Preston
Denton Sergeant Receives Air Medal in Italy
Sergeant William E. Tracy of Denton is pictured receiving the Air Medal from Lt. Col. James C. Watkins deputy group commander, for meritorious achievement in aerial flight. Tracy serves as engineer-gunner in the 460th heavy bombardment group of the 15th Air Force and is a son of Mrs. Margarite Tracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
15Th Aaf
Italy
Wiliam E. Tracy
Denton
James C. Watkins
Putnam Hall
Fla
Tracy
460Th
15Th Air Force
Margarite Tracy
4-H Club Outing and Local Meetings Postwar Notes
courtesy of the Wilmington YW CA 100 girls 4-H from Caroline Kent and Queen Anne counties will picnic at Camp Tockwooth on Chesapeake Bay June 22 to 26 led by Bessie M Spafford. Denton leader. Ridgely Pomona Grange plans. V E Day reflections and recaps of 4-H clubs meetings in Federalsburg Ridgely and Henderson with talks on pig care lamb raising and broiler chickens. Pvt Joseph Allen Laramore returns to New Cumberland after five days with his wife in Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimington Y. W. C. A
Caroline
Kent
Queen Anne’s
Camp Tockwooth
Chesapeake Bay
Worton
Bessie M. Spafford
Denton
Caroline County
Oter
Sarah Finn
Elsie Ebling
Ridgely
Martha Rittenhouse
Federalsburg
Gladys Rhiel
Bessie ‘M. Spafford
Pomona Grange
C. Graham
Maryland University
Charlotte Anne Lister
Joy Hoffman
Ridgely Grange
Easton
Cordova
East New Market
Charles Stevenson
Goldsboro Group
Barbara Tuneff
Alan Meeks
William Shively
James Porter
Joseph Allen Laramore
New Cumberland
Here's Your Infantry Show Touring Denton May 31
Fire Treasury Department with Army Grow Forces presents Here's Your Infantry to Denton on May 31. The exhibit tours six hundred cities in the Seventh War Loan to show infantry weapons, equipment, and battle food with live demonstrations and expert explanations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Treasury Department
Joveph W. Sitwell
United States
Infantry School
Georgia
Caroline County
Y. E. Unger
Annual W C T U Convention At Hurlock May 10
The 46th Talbot-Dorchester-Caroline W C T U convention met at Washington Methodist Church Hurlock on Thursday May 10. Mrs Ida D Plummer opened the day with devotional service, with remarks from Miss Bertha Tyson and Rev J W Wooten addressing the liquor threat to the nation. The event included reports, new member gains, a lunch at Harper's, a Loyal Temperance Legion demonstration, and an evening session concluding with elections and a banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talbot-Dorchester-Caroline
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Washington Methodist Church
Hurlock
F. A. Holland
Ida D. Plummer
Tri-County
Ada B. Wooden
Hampstead
Howard Short
Henrietta Harper
Darcy Pitts
M. H. Keene
Wootten
Tri- County
R. W. Kirwan
Greensboro
Lena Lewis
Harper’s
Loyal Temperance Legion
H. Squires
Unity Church
Bertha Tyson
Tyson
Miss Wooden
Mary B. Dorman
Mary Hardcastle
Easton
L. G. Frazier
H. C. Rawlings
Anna Hutchison
T. H. Maguire
Roe Will Contest OPA Price Suit
U S Rep Dudley Roe and his two sons are named defendants in a $6,866 OPA treble damages suit filed in Baltimore District Court. The OPA seeks an injunction to stop price ceiling violations by W. D. Roe and Son of Sadlersville Md in grain dealings. Judge Chesnut set June 1 as the show cause deadline. the action follows ten similar cases since March, with the latest involving W T Lockerman of Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Dudley G. Roe
D-Md
OPA
Eastern Shore
Dudley G. Roe Jr
Brown M. Roe
Baltimore
W. Calvin Chesnut
W. T. Lockerman
Denton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert Jones
Wesley
Peninsula Conference Board
Wiliam J. Eley
Woman’s Society of Christian Service of Peninsula Conference
J. M. Kay
Charles E. Davis
Children’s Workers’ Conference
Qaya
Pfc. Riddleberger
The
duPont Company
Seaford, del
Bentsen
Homemakers of
Alice Dewsbury
Henderson Club
Alice Richard
Bate
Jungle Asault
Roe
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