Marriage of Miss Helen Mae Fearing and Richard L Wilson
The May 25 wedding at Hickory Ridge Farm near Williston joined Miss Helen Mae Fearing and Mr. Richard L. Wilson in a candlelit ceremony performed by Rev. W. Layson Jump. Attendants included Mrs. Dorothy Flaharty and Miss Audrey Jump as well as Messrs. Theodore Gelletly and Edwin Gelletly. The bride, from rural Denton, wore navy and white with white carnation corsage and will reside on the Wilson farm. Wilson is a local farmer and the couple plan to live at the Williston area residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Mae Fearing
Jesse Fearing
Denton
Richard L. Wilson
Isaac R. Wilson
Wilson
Hickory Ridge Farm
Williston
W. Lawson Jump
Dorsey Nichols
Dorothy Flaharty
Audrey Jump
Theodore Gelletly
Edwin Gelletly
Caroline High School
Nuttle Lumber and Coal Company
Wilmington
Maryland
Saint Mary’s Female Seminary Junior College
Cherry Stevens
Snow Hill
Julianne Reynolds
Betty MacDonald
Reisterstown
Charlotte van Horne
Baltimore
Audrey Goldsborough
Ruxton
Adelaide Glark
Doris Due
Ellicott City
Helen Thaw Jey
Charlotte Ann Smith
Beatrice MacDonald
Sara Roe
Elizabeth Murphy
Esther Smith
Frances Reed
Jeanette Bullock
Frances Ott
Doris Hynson
Eunice Martin
Hughes
Dick Willis
Dickie
Williams
Cameron Mills
N. Y
Edgar Willis
Edwin B. Seward
Willis
Everette Gambrill
Salisbury
Harvey Lord
Earl
Willard T. Knotts
E. Paul Knotts
West Nottingham Academy
Henry Gelletly
Detroit
Gelletly
Alfred G. Gelletly
Mr. Gelletly
Harry Helemon
Battle Creek
Michigan
Camp Phillips
Kansas
Fred R. Owens
Arlington
Richard D North dies suddenly in Easton
Richard D North aged 68 of Easton died unexpectedly last Thursday. He was stricken while visiting a son in Easton. Survived by widow, one daughter, and four sons including R C North. Funeral services were held at the Easton home with burial in Spring Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard D. North
Easton
Denton
R. C. North
Spring Hill Cemetery
Meeting on duties of Denton women at fire dept
An important meeting is set for Thursday evening the 27th at 8 p m in the Fire Department building on 3rd Street at Gay Denton. Staff Sergeant Richard P Tickell of the Holqrs Ground Observers Section 1st Fighter Command will describe women duties linked to the air spotting post to be established in Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Fire Department
3Rd Street
Gay
Richard P. Tickell
Holqrs
1St Fighter Command
Hillsboro Social Notes and Cleanup Reminder
Mrs Estelle Mintser returns home from Washington to her daughter Mrs Brown Eaton. Mrs Norman Wilson and Alma Ridgely visit the Stoops. Cleanup day is Tuesday June 1 with trash placed on the sidewalk for the truck. Miss Hallie Stoops visits Easton friends. Virginia Holt returns to the post office after illness. Mr Edgar Blades and Mildred Stenger visit Baltimore. Brown Eaton works there and spends the weekend with family. Mrs John Mandrell and son Johnny travel to Wilmington for a time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estelle Mintser
Washington
Brown Eaton
Norman Wilson
Alma
Ridgely
Clinton Stoops
Hallie Stoops
Easton
Dora Morris
Frances Covell
Virginia Holt
Sam Jones
Baltimore
Edgar Blades
Mildred Stenger
John Mandrell
Johnny
Wilmington
The Chrysalis
A poem about finding a chrysalis, freeing a trapped moth, and its death after intervention. The speaker reflects on the harm of helping too soon and the natural struggle needed for strength. Dated May 25, 1943, Bethlehem Maryland, signature M. J. M.
Farmers still able to get loans in Denton area
Thomas C. Cruikshank of the Farm Security Administration said 22 applicants in Caroline County sought aid through the Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation. Twenty one received loans, one was refused. He warned that without FSA support many small farmers would face credit problems and possible land abandonment during wartime food production needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas C. Cruikshank
Farm Security Administration
Caroline County
Denton
FSA
Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation
RACC
Victor Dean
War Board
United Nations
Cruikshank
America
Gems of Thought Stene quote on habit of kindness
A reflective note on character, stating that casual acts of good nature prove nothing unless repeated. The quote emphasizes that ongoing kindness reflects one's temperament, not mere moments of virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stene
Maryland State Guard Honored by British Crown
Governor Herbert R. O Conor announced a formal invitation from the British Crown for Maryland military officials to visit England and review the British Home Guard. Brigadier General Dwight D H Mohr and Brigadier General Francis Perrott will lead the Maryland party, selected for the Guard’s top national ranking after a 91 percent score in a country-wide review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland State Guard
Herbert R. O'Conor
Washington
Maryland
England
British Home Guard
Dwight DH. Mohr
State Guard
Francis Perrott
United States
Traffic fatalities fall 12 percent in Maryland April
Maryland reported 957 traffic accidents in April with 22 deaths and 521 injuries. Baltimore City had 698 incidents producing 9 deaths and 356 injuries, while the counties logged 259 accidents with 13 deaths and 165 injuries. Statewide fatalities dropped 12 percent from the previous year as Calvert Charles and Queen Annes counties posted a collision-free month. The Maryland Traffic Safety Commission urges motorists to observe the Victory Speed 35 mph and the Pleasure Driving Ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Baltimore City
Calvert
Charles
Queen
Anne’s
Maryland Traffic Safety Commission
Speed, war program demand shapes driving rules
A wartime message urges motorists to curb pleasure driving to conserve gasoline. It notes the gasoline shortage and says the Office of Price Administration replaced the honor system with enforcement, directing priority to speed control on the roads supporting victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Administration
Phillips Company Launches Campaign For Food Workers
Phillips Packing Company in Cambridge Maryland launches a shore-wide drive to recruit workers for harvesting and packing summer crops for the armed forces and civilians. Secretary of Agriculture Claude R Wickard appeals for patriotic participation urging mass enlistment in fields canning and processing to ensure timely food for troops and allies. Main plants are at Cambridge with additional facilities elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips Packing Company
Cambridge
Maryland
Claude R. Wickard
U. S
America
War work program open to volunteers in twelve towns
The company operates plants in Denton Willoughby Church Creek Eldorado Vienna Williston New Bridge Cordova Maryland and Oak Grove Newark Townsend Laurel Delaware. Volunteers for this fully paid war work may enroll with any plant manager in any of the twelve towns or at the Company Employment Office on Washington Street Cambridge Maryland.
Death notice for Mrs Harry Thompson in Woman's Society
Resolution notes the passing of Mrs Harry Thompson member of the Woman's Society for Christian Service. Faithfully she performed duties near at hand and the group extends deepest sympathy to her bereaved family. May God comfort them and grant her gentle rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Society For Christian Service
Harry Thompson
Mrs Percy Dunning Remembered by Woman's Society for Christian Service
Death has removed Mrs. Percy Dunning, a faithful member of the Woman's Society for Christian Service. The resolutions note her sincerity and faith as a light guiding to the perfect day. The committee chair Lonie Ramsdell extends heartfelt sympathy to her sorrowing family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society For Christian Service
Percy Dunning
Lonie Ramsdell
Resolutions Committee
Card of thanks for Stella Arnold Thawley
The bereaved relatives of Stella Arnold Thawley acknowledge kindness and sympathy shown to them. They thank the Denton Church of the Brethren and other friends for floral tributes. This acknowledgment is from Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Arnold, their daughter Elogeanne, and Mr. and Mrs. L Ralph Thawley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Arnold Thawley
Denton Church
Correction notice on Emma Noble death obituary
The Journal apologizes for omitting one daughter’s name in the Emma Noble death notice. The correct record should list Mrs. Katherine Willis among Emma Noble’s daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Noble
Katherine Willis
Lost War Ration Book Two Entries
Lost ration book two Red and Blue stamps listed for Mary Catherine Scurto Denton Maryland and War Ration Book Two listed for Nelson Murray Jr. Greensboro Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Catherine Scurto
Denton
Nelson Murray Jr
Greensboro
Ethel Murray
Dr Brackett Returns to Denton Dental Practice
Dr M A Brackett notifies the public he has returned to his dental offices in Denton and will be doing part time work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Brackett
Denton
Notice of Mortgage Sale by Denton Bank Liquidating Committee
The Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Denton Maryland announces sale of all notes judgments and mortgages on May 29 1943. Creditors and objectors may settle obligations by contacting Sherman L Tribbitt to avoid extra costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Denton
Maryland
Sherman L. Tribbitt
Orphans' Court Rules Scholarships Not Awarded at Washington College
Orphans Court for Caroline County informs that no scholarship funds exist for Washington College. Scholarships would be granted only after competitive exams and appointment by the county senator. Judges of the Orphans' Court oversee the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Washington College
Caroline County
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Howard Franklin Grimm
Clara Rickie Hudson
Del
J. W. Krabill
Town
Elizabeth Satterfield
Neil Peavy
Aberdeen
Roland Satterfield
Wm. D. Uhler
Florida
Memory Lane
E. E. Wheeler
Concord W. S. C. S
Church House
Mollie Horsey
Viola Todd
Milson C. Raver
Westminster
J. Virgil Moore
George Huey
Chester
John B. Patchett
J. Simmons Dawson
Roland N. Hitchens
Ella Mae Crouse
Sykesville
Earl Crouse
Hillsboro
William Holmes Davis
Bethlehem, Md
Dentonia Theatre
I P
Ie O'Brien Murphy
Bo Shaw
RAE
Tue Lae
Hayden
Gor
Boe
Ernest Vni
Warner Bros
John Loder
Eleanor Parker
Don Winslow Bal
Coast Guard
Featue
Dom Wislow
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Frock
Martinek
Alice
Alice Faye Ohn
Payne Jack Oakie
Bari
Phillips Company
P. O. Box
Denton, Md
Universal Dairy Products
Casey Jones
Gay Street
Federalsburg
Maryland-Virginia Farm Agency, Inc
Washington St
Matthews & Company
Hickman
Delaware
H. E. Wangler
M.D
Burnet Park Dr
Syracuse
Fearly
John A. Fuchs
River Road
P. O. Ridgely
Tuckahoe River
Isaac Noble’s
C. Harvey Towers
P. Q. Preston
F. D. Zeigler
H. C. Wright
Tomuato Plants
F. B. Ellwanger
Whiteleysburg
J. L. Stevens
A. P. Martin
Tracy Hepburn
Keeper of the Flame
Richard
o _ Forrest WHORF
Wycherly - Tucke
Frank Craven
Horace McNall
Percy Kilbride
George Curor
Marion Downes
Franklin St
William Cropp
Denton National Bank
I. R. Fleetwood
the Peoples Bank
E. Theodore Orme
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