Nuttles And Local Team Open Season With Two Victories
Beginning where they left off last season the Denton area club beat Bridgeville 24 to 17 in a Sunday game. Scorers include Scurto Redden Weir Grossnickle Mears and others with multiple hits and home runs noted. The Nuttle Baseball Club edged Ft Miles 8 to 7 last Saturday as Howard Killen earned the win on the mound.
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Denton
Grant- Bridgeville
Dentonians
Bridgeville
Scurto
wien
Lane
Redden
Lu Weir
Grossnickle
Mears
SB vicalley
Bradley
Holland
Weir
Nuttle
Ft. Miles
Howard Killen
victors
Nattle Club
Cy Cole
Lucas
E Grossnickle
c. Mears
Miles Mumford
Tarborough
Styles
Torres
Sorkvist
Collins
lf Walls
Haeneske
Mazza
H L. Bennington
D. Bennington
DePew
c Wright
Porter
rf. Killen
Weekend Contests Schedule With Nuttle and Dentonians
Week end contests set with the Nuttle Club clashing at 3 PM Saturday and the Dentonians returning at Bridgeville Sunday at 2 30 PM. Howard Killen to start again as pitcher with a possible first string catcher to bolster the Nuttle Club.
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Nuttle
Dentonians
Bridgeville
Howard Killen
Community Club To Install New Officers
Denton community group to install new officers at the May 19 luncheon session of its final meeting for the club calendar. Newly elected officers include President Mrs William F Wolf First vice president Mrs Earle White Second vice president Miss Louise Gray Recording secretary Mrs Geo H Wilson Assistant recording secretary Mrs Austin R Murphy Treasurer Mrs Willoughby Nowell Assistant treasurer Mrs Gerald M Pine Corresponding secretary Mrs Axford Barrow Librarian Mrs D Wilson Davis Directors Mrs Chas Barrow Mrs William Towers and Mrs Thomas F Reilly retiring president.
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Denton Community Club
William F. Wolf
Earle White
Louise Gray
Geo. H. Wilson
Austin R. Murphy
Willoughby Nowell
Gerald M. Pine
Axford Barrow
D. Wilson Davis
Chas. Barrow
William Towers
Thomas F. Reilly
Graduation Dates Fixed for Caroline County Graduates
Caroline County will hold commencements on May 29 and May 30 at multiple high schools. W Stewart Fitzgerald, Denton superintendent of education, announced ceremonies at Caroline High School Denton Federalsburg Greensboro Preston Ridgely Lockerman for colored students. The list of prospective graduates spans Academic General Commercial Vocational Home Economics Vocational Agriculture with numerous names across many programs.
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Caroline county
W. Stewart Fitzgerald
Denton
Caroline High School
Federalsburg High School
Greensboro High School
Preston High School
Ridgely High School
Lockerman High School
Denton Reverend John French Receives Temple Degree
John Edward French of Denton earned a Bachelor of Sacred Theology at Temple University's spring commencement on May 18 in Philadelphia. President Robert L. Johnson presided over a class of about 5600, one of the smaller recent totals. The small size reflected many Temple students serving in the Armed Forces and accelerated separate graduations of professional schools.
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John Edward French
Denton
Robert L. Johnson
Temple University
Philadelphia
French
Temple
Public Health Board Meets in Greensboro for May Session
The May meeting of the Public Health Board gathered Friday at the health center in Greensboro with representatives from Denton Ridgeley and Greensboro. Nurses and Dr Johnson presented reports showing strong progress and several notable insights. After the business discussions a luncheon was served.
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Public Health Board
Greensboro
Denton
Ridgely
Johnson
Eastern Shore Coon Hunters Hold Field Trials on Sunday
The Eastern Shore Coon Hunters Association conducts field trials near Crumpton Maryland on Sunday May 21. Entry is 2.50 with a 4.00 late entry after 1 pm on grounds. One re entry heat 5.00 if six or more dogs. Fox race and consolation race with 100 percent payoff. Trials start 11 o clock. Rules posted on grounds.
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Eastern Shore Coon Hunters’ Association
Crumpton
Greensboro Canning Center Opens at W S C S Hall
The Greensboro Canning Center will reopen this year at the W S C S hall. Anyone wishing to can should see Mrs. H. F. Butler or call Greensboro 2671. Tin cans will be available again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
W. S.C. S. hall
H. F. Butler
Federalsburg Officer Promoted in War News
War and Navy Departments announced a Federalsburg resident promotion and an Easton officer’s capture. Lieut. Kenneth M. Covey, son of James C. Covey, is cited as a prisoner of the Nazis, with eleven Marylanders also held. Promotion: William P. Weiss Jr. from second lieutenant to first lieutenant.
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War and Navy Departments
Easton
Federalsburg
Kenneth M. Covey
James C. Covey
Absentee Ballot Requests Rise in Maryland Election Readiness
Governor O Conor notes mounting interest in the November vote as Maryland sees 5628 absentee ballot applications collected by the Secretary of State. City residents total 2855 while counties count 2768, with liberal provisions encouraging service members aged 21 plus since 1944 to vote. Continued on Page 8.
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Maryland
Armed Services
Herbert R. O’Conor
Secretary of State
Baltimore City
General Assembly
O’Conor
Navy Seaman Breeding Sends Word From South Pacific
Howard T. Breeding, son of Mrs. Rosa M. Breeding of Denton, writes from the South Pacific about his duties in the U S Navy. He trained at Great Lakes, was sent to the West Coast, sailed overseas on April 29, and had a brief March leave. A San Diego Floating Society letter reports his attendance at Divine Worship and his devotion to Christian duties, noting the chapel welcomes all denominations and aims to spread the Gospel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard T. Breeding
Snc
Rosa M. Breeding
Denton
U. S. Navy
South Pacific
Seaman Breeding
Great Lakes
Ill
West Coast
San Diego
Calif
Breeding
The Navy Armed Guard Song by Byron Nashold poem
Byron Nashold GM 31c veteran of eighteen months service with the U S Navy Armed Guard shares experiences in a verse praising the sailors who guard cargo shipments. He notes their perilous duty dodging mines bombs and torpedoes to ensure supplies reach war fronts. He mentions trips to combat areas and recent leave with his parents in Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Guard
Byron Lee Nasholi
G.M
U. S. Navy
Byron Lee Nashold
U. S. Navy Armed Guard
Harrison Nashold
Greensboro
Service Shorts Highlight Local Navy V-12 Visits
Service notes report Harry H Hughes USNR from Mt St Marys College visited his Emmitsburg parents after a Baltimore game and a Dev ton stop. Pvt Robert Maloney spent the weekend at home after arriving from Aberdeen MD, recently transferred from Sheppard Field TX. Charles R Stafford SF3e is home on 10 day leave before transferring from Camp Thomas RI to the West Coast. Sherman W Tribbitt SK2c and wife visited his parents for a few hours, and James L Wright Jr MM1c of Camp Bradford spent Sunday with his parents.
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Harry H. Hughes
USNR
Navy
Mt. St. Mary’s College
J. L. Hughes
Hughes
Emmitsburg
Baltimore
Devton
Robert Maloney
Aberdeen
Sheppard Field
Texas
Charles R. Stafford
S.F
Denton
Camp Thomas
R. I
West
Sherman W. Tribbitt
S.K
Sherman L. Tribbitt
James L. Wright Jr
Camp Bradford
Norfolk
J. Lawrence Wright
Fish Plantings In County Reach Astronomical Figure For Season
Maryland announces 6,204,566 yellow perch fry released in Caroline County waters from Denton and Millington hatcheries. Releases included Marshyhope Creek Mill Creek Cabin Creek Hunting Creek Wye River Tuckahoe River Mason Branch Choptank River. total fry distribution statewide reaches 141,122,000 from Chester River Choptank and Mellersville Severn hatcheries. Shad fry production also underway for Chesapeake Bay tributaries and statewide stocking.
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Maryland Department of Research and Education
Caroline County
Denton
Millington
Chester River
Choptank
Mellersville
Severn River
Chesapeake Bay
Department of Research and Education
Captain Merriken Promoted In Maryland State Guard
Captain Wilbert L. Merriken becomes executive officer of the Fifth Battalion on May 22. Lieut. T. Carville Fleetwood is named commanding officer of Company D. A May 22 dance at the Armory in Denton celebrates the transfers. Company D numbers 45 enlisted volunteers. The unit trains ten days at Fort Meade starting July 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbert L. Merriken
Caroline County
Maryland State Guard
Lieut. T. Carville Fleetwood
Denton
Merriken
George W. Clendaniel
Fleetwood
Fort George G. Meade
Wesley L Breeding Dies at Ridgely After Illness
Wesley L Breeding longtime Ridgely farmer died at his home near Ridgely after a lingering illness. Born in Talbot County he married Anna Cherry in 1890 and was a Cordova Baptist Church member. Survived by widow and children Mrs Mark Hignutt Denton Mrs Haston Wood Massey Kent Co Md Earle L and Wilbur C Breeding Ridgely Funeral Sunday at 2 pm from his home with Rev Anderson officiating. Interment Greenmount Hillsboro. Pallbearers named A S Thompson J W Sculley Norman Downes Sr Albert Starkey Wm E Lynch W H Eveland.
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Wesley LE. Breeding
Ridgely
Mr. Breeding
Talbot county
John L
Laura Wilson Breeding
Anna Cherry
Cordova
Hillsboro Jr. O. U. A. M
Mark Hignutt
Denton
Haston Wood
Massey
Kent county
Earle L
Wilbur C. Breeding
Mr. Anderson
Cordova Baptist Church
Greenmount cemetery
Hillsboro
Messrs. A. S. Thompson
J. W. Sculley
Norman Downes, Sr
Albert Starkey
Wm. E. Lynch
W. H. Eveland
Farmers To Picnic July 4 Set By Caroline County Farm Bureau
Caroline County Farm Bureau selects July 4 for its annual picnic. A committee including Clarence J. Kern Denton vice president Frank D Zeigler Denton Harold Clark Federalsburg and John Williams Federalsburg will choose the site and plan the program. Richard Blackburn Ridgely presides as the organization grows to about 500 members this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County Farm Bureau
Clarence J. Kern
Denton
Frank D. Zeigler
Harold Clark
John Williams
Federalsburg
Richard Blackburn
Ridgely
General Mohr to Speak at Denton Rotary on Memorial Day
General Dwight Mohr of Baltimore the Maryland State Guard commanding officer will address the Denton Rotary Club on May 30 speaking on The Necessity of Maintaining the Maryland State Guard Col C H Claypole a regular Army officer and Third Corps Area instructor will attend State Guard Night hosts Capt Wilbert L Merriken with Maj George W Clendaniel commanding Fifth Battalion Denton officers and 45 enlisted men drill at the Denton Armory Mohr and staff were invited after U S Army praised Maryland State Guard as the best in the nation and planned a tour of England to inspect home defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Mohr
Baltimore
Maryland State Guard
Denton Rotary Club
C. H. Claypole
Third Corps
State Guard
Caroline county
Wilbert L. Merriken
Denton
George W. Clendaniel
Cecil
Kent
Queen Anne’s
Caroline counties
Merriken
Dare
E. Paul Knotts
T. Carville Fleetwood
Andrew Richardson
Federalsburg
United States Army
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James Kenneth Cooper
Bernard William Heinel
James Ward Jump
Harriet Bess Butler
Idamae
Cassie Cawley
Thelma Chance DeFord
Dorothy June DeFrank
Marian Eloise Downes
Sylvia Margaret Klein
Ernestine Short
Charlotte Lois Stafford
Olga Svatik
John Robertson Atkinson
William Garrett Greenly
Melvin Otis Hayman
James M. Horner
Gilbert Leon Passwaters
Daniel Connelly Saulsbury
Vivian Blanche Andrews
Josephine Frances Cannon
Elizabeth Irene Detwil
Gilbert Dewey Segar Jr
Donald Ghyles Smith
Philip Charles Wheatey
Alice Elovise Bishop
Virginia Palmatory Cartwright
Anna Mae Doty
Mary Jarrell Gray
Mary Ellen Harris
Velma Elizabeth Kerns
Dorothy Mae Kirwan
Ruth oe Spiering
Amy Ellen Stevenson
Commercia Merrel Everett Spence
Agnes Louise Cahall
Doris Lee Harman
Genevieve Langrell
Dorothy Ellen Lituski
Margaret El‘en’ Nichols
Helen Teresa Puspoki
Anna Elizabeth Richard
Harry Robert Jarman
Harold Gene Cole
Devereaux Blaine Nashold
John James Rouse
Norman Draper Usilton
Dorothy Ann Jones
Myrtle Ellen Bickling
Bernice Lillian Fleming
Betty Lea Young
Glenn Dillon Fleming
John Robert Fortney
Charles Robert Hutson
Oscar Adam
John Daniel Rieck
Rebekah Jane Cannon
Edith Gertrude Kelley
Mary Jane LeGates
Naomi Ruth Baynard
Nora Jean Blades
Ruth Margaret Blades
Alma Rebecca Cole
Mildred Elizabeth Cox
Audrey Taylor Woodward
Norris Edwin Cohee
Ralph Jerome Collins
James Thomas Jester
James Merritt LeGates
Donald C. Lord
John Allen Meritt
Leon Henry Schmick
Earle B. Worm
James Ernest Culhane
Virginia Lea Messenger
Jean Ellen Tull
Ann Wright
Helen Elizabeth Brauchle
Kathleen Collins
Carol Arline Dolby
Margaret Bowers Hallowell
Sarah Lee Rowins
Fay Marie Tubbs
Franklin Bryan Bailey, Jr
Thomas Richardson Davis
Clarence Theodore Hignatt
Joseph Kent, Jr
Elwood Franklin Statum
Frank Louis Smith, Jr
Marion Lee Tull, Jr
Thomas Henry Webb
James Frank Weiland
Donald Brooks Williamson
Betty Mae Boyce
Virginia Lee Brodes
Jeanetta Florence Callis
Lois Mae Collins
Sarah Jane Coulbourne
Norma Lee McMahon
Reba Waldis
Meryl Ivins Morgan
Dorothy Mae Collins
Norma Lee Morgan
Betty Jean Turner
Louise Margaret Turner
Norma Lea Nichols
Walter Linsley Breeding
Leslie Ellis Fishell
Calvin Coolidge Nagel
Franklin Elmer Robinson
Robert Paul _ Binebrink
Manuel Lane, Jr
John Weaver Maynard
William Edward Towers
James Henry Sinclair
Clarence Edward Wooden Jr
Clark Marvel Woodward
Margaret Ann Callahan
Freda Marie Dodd
Mary Lydia Lane
Mary Emma Lynch
Doris Virginia Pepper
Ruth Katherine Morris
Thomas Alonzo Baltimore
William Briggs, Jr
William Kenneth Friend
Chester Perchase Friend
Oscar Albert Friend
Calvin Robert Gibbs
Ellis Ward Patterson
Byard Franklin Ricketts
William Elijah Truxon
Walter Watson Tribbitt
Alvin Gaitley Thomas
William Nathaniel Wilson
Albert Dennis Hubbard
Emmalou Mary Armstrong
Lillian Elizabeth Downes
Pauline Carrie Friend
Hazel Marie Harcum
Dorothy Minnia Holland
Helen Louise Jarrell
Ella Louvenia Jarrell
Rita Althea Pinkett
Catherine Anna Stanford
Sarah Elizabeth Warner
Elwood John Friend
John E. French
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Marines
Coast Guard
Wesley L. Breeding
William H. Baxter
Dover
Del
William H. Henderson
Georgetown Sunday School
Bill
Georgetown
Rotary Club
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