James W. Jopp Expected Home Soon
A wire from James W. Jopp in the Navy told his Denton parents he would be home for Christmas after service in the Pacific aboard the U S S Independence. Enlisting in 1942, he earned American Area and Asiatic Pacific campaign stars, Philippine Liberation, and Navy Good Conduct decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Jopp
E.M. 2c
U. S. Navy
W. Harry Jopp
Denton
Pacific
Jimmy
Treasure Island
Bainbridge
Naval Reserve
Jopp
U.S.S. Independence
H. M. Kindell
Independence
Portland Harbor
Kindell
Sailor Jopp
Navy
Petroleum Co op To Meet In Easton At High School
Talbot Petroleum Cooperative sets annual membership meeting at Denton High School in Easton on Thursday November 15 at 8 pm. Harry Reich will preside, Rev Albert Fike to offer prayer, R S Brown to lead singing, Mrs R S Brown to accompany. Directors terms expire for Blackburn and Zeigler. nominees include Carroll Blades Kern Voss. Reports by Flannagan and Harrison, discussion by Nuttle. committees and flowers noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talbot Petroleum Cooperative
Denton High School
Harry H. Reich
Preston
Albert J. Fike
The
Brethren Church
R. S. Brown
Easton
Martin C. Voss
Denton
Southern States Cooperative
R. J. Flannagan
New Windsor
L. C. Harrison
Richard Blackburn
Ridgely
Harry H. Nuttle
Pauline Weisbrod
Hans Asmussen
A. D. Miller
Louis Tomey
Norris Harrison
Caroline County Discharge Button Honor Roll 1945 List
The Journal publishes names of Caroline County service men and women Honorably Discharged in October 1945. The list includes many White and Colored veterans with full names, noting the emblem worn as the Veterans Service Emblem Welcome home to all discharged and awaiting future emblem wearers. The data reflects October 1945 discharge releases from the Armed Services with extensive names across multiple communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Selective Service
Baltimore
Veterans Service
Caroline
Armed Services
Charles Harcum William Henry Turner Lunsford
Coram Freddie Spencer Wright Harrison Richard Harris Milford Rees Potts
George Washington Downes Jr
Vernon Holland Roland Henry Brummell Ysane Wesley Pritchett
Oscar Winfield Jones Marshall
Henry Dallas
Robert Johnson Arthur Earl Dubose Guy Garfield Patterson Jr
Joseph Henry Roy William Howard Jones Dorsey Lee Briggs
Post War Jobs Listed In This County
Seventy two firms in Caroline County report post war job openings for 1232 additional employees. The survey by George W. Beck shows 1939 employment at 8929 vs present 8191, with females now 2191 and a male shortfall of 823. Openings span unskilled to skilled. visit the Denton US Employment Service office each Wednesday 9 am to 1 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
George W. Beck
Veterans Service Committee
United States
Sofar
United States Employment Service Office
Carter
Denton
Denton Girl Becomes 4-H Bond Campaign Chairman
Grace Gelletly of Denton is named Caroline County 4-H victory bond chairman. The appointment was announced Tuesday by agricultural agent Francis M. Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Gelletly
Denton
Caroline County
Chaiman
Francis M. Rogers
Pvt Earl Passwaters Home on Furlough
Pvt Earl W Passwaters of Denton spent a 15 day furlough at home after completing basic training at Sheppard Field Texas. He was inducted into the Army August 15 1945 and is connected with the Air Force. He attended Caro Line High School and farmed before induction. He reported to Seattle for reassignment November 4 1945. He is son of Mrs Linda Passwaters and the late Mr Grover Passwaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl W. Passwaters
Denton
Sheppard Field
Texas
Army
Air Force
Passwaters
Caroline High School
Seattle
Wash
Linda Passwaters
Grover Passwaters
Maryland Assembly Breaks The Record
The Maryland General Assembly adjourned after an eight hour session with seven bills passed none of local East Shore interest. An East Shore backed repealing bill died in the Senate executive session. Baltimore city gained an enabling act to cover a projected $6 million revenue shortfall via 1946 and 1947 taxes. The widespread measure extended unemployment merit rating provisions to all state employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland General Assembly
Eastern Shore
Senate
Baltimore City
Clyde A. Pentz Dies At Rehoboth Home
Clyde Arthur Pentz 66 died Thursday at his Rehoboth Beach home after paralysis struck him during an active career. Funeral at 2 p.m. Sunday in Denton Church of the Brethren, Rev. N J Miller officiating. burial in Denton Cemetery. Survived by wife Edna Imler and four children including Dr G C Pentz and Mervin Pentz, plus sister Mrs Levi Replogle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Arthur Pentz
Rehoboth Beach
Delaware
Denton
Denton Church of the Brethren
N. J. Miller
Denton Cemetery
The
Brethren Church
Pentz
Philip K
Rebecca Pentz
Dubois
Edna Imler
Ridgely
GC. R. Pentz
Long Beach
Calif
U. S. Navy
Mervin Pentz
Clyde Pentz
Charleston
W. Va
Marie Pentz
Bernardsville
N. J
Levi Replogle
Washington
Commissioners Grant Beer License To Oasis Owner
Caroline County liquor board granted a beer license to John Frederick Jarvis who recently bought The Oasis dance hall near Denton, while Edward J. Scheedel of Preston Isaac Quillen of Greensboro and Leroy Smith of Federalsburg were denied licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County Commissioners
John Frederick Jarvis
Oasis
Denton
William H. Neal
Edward J. Scheedel
Preston
Isaac Quillen
Greensboro
Leroy Smith
Federalsburg
Eighth Bond Drive gathers Denton solicitors and leaders
County Chairman W. Edwin Unger announces Gerald M. Pine as Third District chair and lists solicitors by block and business, from Court House Square to Denton to Langmaid roads, with many names returning from past drives. As of Tuesday night nearly 17000 dollars in bonds have been sold and the drive runs to December 8, with confident pledge to win the war and bring boys home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Edwin Unger
Gerald M. Pine
Court House Square
Kate Johnson
Ella Carter
First Street
Riverton Avenue
H. Earle Smith
Second Street
Fountain Avenue
L. J. Redden
Walter Johnson
Third Street
Wilmer B. Parker
Fourth
Gay Streets
Mary Emily Gniesco
Fifth Avenue
Gay
John French
Sixth Street
Randolph Street
Jane Collison
William Towers
Seventh Street
Gus G. Koste
Market Street
Fifth
Thomas J. Turkington
C. L. Stafford
Winfield T. Nichols
Sooeckerman High School
W. Stewart Fitzgerald
G. Daniel Crouse
Wm. S. Orme
Wm. Finn
Button
Steve Swatik
Nuttle Lumber & Coal Company
Elias W. Nuttle
Varsity Underwear Company
Otto J. Benner
Concord
Edna Collins
Oscar Willey
P. R. Schauer
Hobbs
Leander Thomas
Andersontown
Rebecca MM
Court House
Two Caroline Men Enlist In The Army For Three Years
Two Caroline residents John West Darling of Bridgetown and John W Griffith of Denton enlisted in the Army within two weeks. Darling traveled to Baltimore on October 26 for acceptance while Griffith was sent on November 6. Both will serve three years and may choose overseas theatres. Enlistment benefits include GI education, low insurance, and re-enlistment options. The Army now allows seventeen to thirty four year olds to enlist with parental consent. Contacts for Easton recruiting are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
John West Darling
Bridgetown
Baltimore
John W. Griffith
Denton
Easton
Griffith
39Th Infantry
9Th
Australia
New Guinea
Southwest Pacific
Philippine Islands
China
India
Burma
Japan
Alaskan Department
Northern Territorial Claims
Caribbean Defense Command
Panama
Canal Zone
Army
U. S. Army
Stewart Building
Edward C. Fletcher
83 year old woman travels solo across the United States
Mrs. Marceline Harris, 83, completed a continental journey to visit her Denton hometown on November 2. She had lived in Oceanside California for seven years with her daughter Loretta Williams, sought rest in Chicago, and plans to stay in Denton and Easton for two to three months if Maryland winters permit. Harris, a Baltimore native and widow, has nine grown children including Ellis the minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marceline Harris
Denton
Loretta Williams
Oceanside
Calif
San Diego
Harris
Chicago
Travelers’ Aid Society
Depot Hospital
Maryland
Farm Bureau Plans Caroline County Get-Together
Caroline County Farm Bureau will hold its annual fall get-together at Caroline High School Friday evening November 16 at 8 oclock. Special music and a program by Preston and Federalsburg Planning Groups. State officers plan to attend. Members and families urged to attend to meet new members and become better acquainted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County Farm Bureau
Caroline High School
Preston
Federalsburg
Farm Bureau
Rotary Governor To Lead Youth Talk on Postwar Period
Dr. R. G. Steinmeyer, governor of the 180th District, will speak at the Older Youth 4-H Council meeting in the Parish House, Denton, November 14 at 8 p m. He will discuss "The Postwar Period" and invites all interested to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Steinmeyer
Denton
Also Mentioned on This Page
James Henry Wooters George Philip Bradley Christian Medford Gottwalls
James Burton Willey William Martin Phillips
Jonathan Thorpe Layster Noble Travers Shively Sengie
John Cole Clarence Franklin Tucker
Howard Sharp
Frank H. Depew
Robert Doyle Weir Mathew. A. Garrick
William Medford Harris
John Hansen Hoffman Norman Henry Irwin
Ralph Biddle Paul Henry Breeding Lacy Roslyn Orme Rylon
Franklin Fleming Jr
Kenneth E. Fisher Allison John Covey Rudolph Martin Tismar Jr
Dale Owen Elrick Theodore Leeser
Walter Maddox Fountain Jr
Harry Alton Glessner
Dale Smith Bowman James Ernest Downes
John Leroy Phillips
Harry Elwood Johnson George Franklin Kemp Jr
James Henry Hurd John Raymond Willoughby Ernest T. Workman
John Kirsch David Anton Spiering Dawson
William Fountain Marcus Clayton Bramble Jr
Howard Lee Coleman Leon Edward Nichols Marion Lee Redden George Henry Spiering
Richard Tull
Alex Gniesco
George Pratt Wooters
Ralph Roland Jarrett
James Nichols Trice
Robert Cane Charles Francis Weigert
Harry Joseph Koch
Roger Rochester Ringgold Jr
Elwood Knotts
William E. Ross James Elwood Fountain
Clarence Allan Pearson Robert Edwin Gadow Robert Joseph Donaway
Earl Passwaters
Maryland Assembly
Clyde A. Pentz
Rehoboth
Franklin Street
Frank Lane
Law Building
Mildred B. Butler
Lincoln, Gay and
High Streets
Franconia Boston
Viola Boston
West Denton
Clifton Cohee
Wilson Cohee
U. S
Rotary
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