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Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1956

Page

7

Engagement of Melissa Mitchell to Mahlon Mitchell Jr. in Maryland

Mrs James Walter Mitchell of Bethesda announces the engagement of her daughter Melissa Joanne Mitchell to Mahlon Benson Mitchell Jr of Baltimore son of Mrs Forrest Grove of Catonsville and Mr Mahlon Benson Mitchell Sr of University Place Baltimore Melissa is granddaughter of Mrs Walter Wright Chester town and niece of John Wright Chestertown Her late father James Walter Mitchell a Caroline County House of Delegates member She attended the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University She is a laboratory technician at Johns Hopkins Hospital Mahlon Jr a McDonagh School Baltimore graduate attended Johns Hopkins University After Navy duty he will resume apprenticeship in the Maryland Pilots Association

James Walter Mitchell Bethesda Chestertown and Ridgely Melissa Joanne Mahlon Benson Mitchell, Jr Baltimore Forrest Grove Catonsville Mahlon Benson Mitchell University Place Miss Mitchell Walter Wright Chestertown John Wright House of Delegates Caroline County University of Maryland Johns Hopkins University John Hopkins Hospital Mitchell McDonagh School Navy Maryland Pilots Association William Cox O. G. Brewer Arte Love Nina Smith William Maloney Daisy Rice Harvey Lord Summers Carroll Elizabeth MacDonald Nelson Hubbard Robert Maloney J. Orland Flaharty Concord Methodist Church T. J. Turkington J. W. Moore Mattie Moore Wm. Finn Claude Wheatley Jonathan L. Hughes Johnny Bill Westbury N. Y J. L. Hughes Virgil Hill Leonard Hill Nanticoke Hospital Seaford Houston Zeb Thomas Pearl Thomas Evelyn Neal James H. Neal, Jr Carol Anne Aston Bessie M. Doerr Lee Walston Chester Baker George Lowe Walston Baker Mr. Lowe McDowell Bridgeville Lysle Griffith Geo. Lowe Alonzo Stewart Ethel Stewart Carl Bier Herman Elliott John Desitro Wilmington Olaf Smith Pat Kauffman Roy W. Allee Allaband Richmond John H. Ikmerson Elizabeth Smith Vernon Blades Mabel Smith Kenneth Smith Ardsley Francis Smith

Cronshaws mark 50th wedding anniversary in Church Hill

Mr. and Mrs. James Cronshaw of Church Hill observed their 50th wedding anniversary with a surprise party hosted by their children. Married Oct. 23, 1906 in Centreville, Mrs. Cronshaw, formerly Rosaline Morris, has eight children and 16 grandchildren with 6 great grandchildren. The roundup also covers local club events, hospital visits, travel, church notices, and community activities including a Memorial Hospital Denton unit meeting and the upcoming Farm City Week observed by Maryland groups.

Denton Memorial Hospital Easton Carroll Bright J. Frank Lane W. A. Miller Easton Armory James Merriken Denton Community Club Helen Ordway Protane Gas Corp Protane Corp Cleveland Ohio Lawnace A. Moore Roy Slaughter Sam Ford Wilmington L. A. Moore Trooper Edward Smith Eddie Lewes Del Olaf E. Smith Ashby Slocumb Martha Huffington Baltimore The Charles Eastern Shore Society H. C. Watson Milford Gootee Stevens Esther Stevens Col John Grier Margaret Stevens Uhler Memory Lane John L. Stevens Wm. G. Wooters Mary A. Lord John Urry Greensboro Elizabeth Conover Lyford Landing Clayton Missouri Ernest Lord Chester Only Ridley Park Helen Lord James Hopkins Frederica, del Harvey Lord Fred Wright Port Tobacco Lida M. Wine Mattie M. Moore Eldridge Downes, Jr Miami Fla Gordon Holbrook Minnie Dukes J. Owen Knotts Joseph H. Johnson Downes Clarence Sennett Punta Gorda WSCS Centreville

Caroline County Fire Report For September

Fire department report details September activity in Caroline County. It notes hose usage totaling 975 feet of 1d inch and 300 feet of 144 inch hose, 66 feet of ladders raised, use of 2 CO2 extinguishers, and a total loss by fire of 10 dollars.

County Red Cross Chapter Honors Legates

The Chapter President Arthur W Brumbaugh, vice president Edwin G Riley, and director James Owen Sknotts presented honors to Legates in a formal chapter ceremony in Legates County.

County Red Cross Chapter Arthur W. Brumbaugh Edwin G. Riley James Owen Skcnotts

Love and faith heal all in this gentle verse

Poet Hilda Kk Wiggin reflects on how cheerful, devoted people endure incurable ailments with happiness while others claim illness for years. She attributes healing to love of God and doing His will, calling many petty illnesses mental attitudes and noting God can restore those with the sickness of the soul.

Shining Ones by Hilda Ix Wiggin

Poem praising shining ones who work joyfully to ease others pain. It celebrates radiant helpers who spread kindness and sing with happiness as they perform quiet, generous deeds for those in need.

Graduate Reaches Europe After Last Year Arrival

A graduate arrived in Europe in August of last year, marking the start of a new chapter abroad. The report notes the timing and location of the arrival, with emphasis on the transition from study to overseas life.

Europe

Deaths of Ars Myrtle L Cohee Sr widow of Benjamin R B Cohee

Services for Ars Myrtle L Cohee Sr widow of rural mail carrier Benjamin R B Cohee were held at Moore Funeral home Denton last Saturday at 2 pm Interment Concord Cemetery She died at her son in law and daughter Thomas H Draper and wife in Pikesville near Baltimore Two more daughters Catherine Cohee a Baltimore teacher two grandchildren Mrs George Fitzpatrick Towson and Mrs James Hottes Milwaukee and two great grandchildren survive

Ars Myrtle L. Cohee Benjamin RB. Cohee Hobbs Moore Denton Concord Cemetery

Miss Shirley Scott Reaches Finals In Talent Contest

Miss Shirley Scott reaches the talent contest finals with Anita King and Gloria Sihk listed as from Boyds in Montgomery County along with Shirley Scott from Denton Caroline County. Judges for the Talk Meet include Mrs. Robert Crane and Miss Charlotte Conaway plus Hugh Wanke. Talent judges include Mrs. Julia Wilson Dikes and John A. Kelly Jr. with Jeverett Ecker as program director for Young People and Mrs. Wm. C. Hickson as State Secretary.

Anita King Gloria Sihk Boyds Montgomery County Shirley Scott Denton Caroline County Robert Crane New Jersey Farm Bureau Women’s Committee Charlotte Conaway Hugh Wanke WCAO Julia Wilson Dikes Choptank Electric Coop Edith Christenson Potomac Coop. Federation Washington, D. C John A. Kelly, Jr Waam-Tv Baltimore Jeverett Ecker MD. Farm Bureau Wm. C. Hickson Easton

Motto of Georgia States Wisdom Justice Moderation

The Georgia state motto reads Wisdom Justice Moderation, reflecting a guiding ethical principle for governance and public service across the state. The phrase appears in official contexts and civic materials as a concise summary of regional values.

State of Georgia

State Teachers College To Hold Homecoming Nov 3

State Teachers College at Salisbury sponsors homecoming on November 3 with a 2:00 p.m. varsity soccer game against alumni, tea from 2 to 4 30, a 4 30 business meeting, and county association meetings. Dr. Wilbur Devilbiss will welcome alumni at dinner at 6 p.m. Class of 1936 marks its 20th reunion, and class of 1946 its 10th.

Emily Gilson Whagland Alumni Association of State Teachers College At Salisbury Benn Mayes Short County Association Wilbur Devilbiss Ellen LeBel Sfraneces Crockett Cullen Orland Langrell, Jr South Park Drive al Yancey 8S. T. C. Student Government Association Wm. Livingston

Truitt Serves in German Cavalry Field Exercise

Army recruit Louis G. Truitt, 19, son of Mr and Mrs Woodrow Truitt of Federalsburg Maryland, took part in a field training exercise with the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment in Bamberg Germany. He joined the Army in December 1954 and completed basic training at Fort Jackson South Carolina. The 1954 Whurlock High School graduate.

Bamberg Germany Army Pfe Louis G. Truitt Woodrow Truitt Federalsburg 3D Armored Cavalry Regiment Truitt Army Fort Jackson S. C Whurlock High School

Farm City Week Set For Nov 16 22 1956

The second annual observance of National Farm City Week is set for November 16 22 1956. Farm City Week aims to foster understanding between urban and rural society. Leaders in agriculture industry education and civic affairs have grown concerned about the lack of unity.

Maryland Kiwanis International

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