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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1955

Page

3

Portier Dow nes and Porter Wed in Magnolia Home Ceremony

Miss Barbara Emma Downes of Magnolia and Mr William Porter of Covington Kentucky were wed at the officiating minister Rev W L Jump home Nov 6 at 1 pm. The bride wore dusty pink with orchid corsage. Attendant Miss Joyce Ross wore winter white with blue accessories and corsage. Best man was Ralph M Karlin. The groom recently received an honorable discharge from the U S Air Force. They will reside in Kentucky.

Barbara Emma Downes Magnolia William M. Portier Covington Kentucky W. L. Jump Joyce Ross Ralph M. Karlin U. S. Air Force Portier

Unity Club to Meet at Mrs Turkington’s Home

Community personals note a Unity Club gathering set for Wednesday November 16 at 2 o'clock hosted by Mrs T J Turkington with co hostess Mrs George Dutton. Various local residents and students are listed with brief weekend happenings and visits.

Unity Club T. J. Turkington George Dutton Ellen Jo Sterling Washington College C. L. Stafford James Louis Bradley Town Arkansas 5Th Armored Camp Chaffee Fred Love Denton Church of the Brethren Brethren Service Center New Windsor Glenn Blough Dennis Todd Donald Paul Garey Nancy Schall Denton Church J. Norris Coulby

William P. Day of Denton dies in New York hospital at 69

William P. Day of Denton and New York died in a New York hospital on Sunday November 6 at age 69 after long decline. He bought a farm by the Choptank River near here and kept an apartment in New York. He had led Listerine as president and Pan American Airways as executive VP and was a former GM board member. Survived by two sisters and relatives, funeral services were held in St. Louis and Federalsburg with interment at Hillcrest Cemetery.

William P. Day Denton New York Mr. Day Choptank River Here Ridgely St. Louis Caroline County Listerine Company Pan-American Airways General Motors Corporation Day Peter P. H. Conover Harry L. Hope la Grange Ill Elizabeth Conover Mary Adalene Hope William D. Hope Grace Methodist Church

William C West dies after heart attack in Beebe Hospital

William C West 45, farmer and poultryman, died Sunday night in Beebe Hospital Lewes after a heart attack. He belonged to St George s Methodist Church Clarksville and several Masonic bodies. Survived by wife and two children William C West Jr Emily West and numerous siblings. Masonic services were at Watson Gray Frankford Tuesday evening, funeral at St George s Church Wednesday at 1 30 p m with Rev Walter Donaway officiating. Interment in church cemetery.

William Charles West Beebe Lewes St. George’s Methodist Church Clarksville Doric Lodge AF & A M Millville Delaware Cnesistory Evergreen Forest Tall Cedars of Lebanon Scottish Rite Club Fred Beulah Long West William C. West Jr Emily West Millard Dagsboro Russell Frankford Andrew Denton Dorothy Tyre Ocean View Ruth Bennett Allena Wilson Millsboro Grace Jackson Seaford Laura Long Selbyville Watson & Gray Funeral

Florin S Bradley Dies in Delaware Home

Florin S Bradley 66 a Federalsburg resident died unexpectedly last Friday morning at the home of his daughter Mrs Warren Milliken in Oak Grove Del He is survived by four children Mrs John E Mensch Calvin Bradley Clarence L Bradley and Mrs Warren Milliken of near Seaford and four stepchildren with his wife Sadie L Bradley having died in 1950.

Florin S. Bradley Federalsburg Warren Milliken Oak Grove Del Sadie L. Bradley John E. Mensch Wilmington Calvin Bradley Hurlock Clarence L. Bradley Seaford

John Stanley Dill Funeral Held in Greensboro

Funeral services for John Stanley Dill 53, who died last Tuesday after a long illness in Blakeland New Jersey, were conducted at Rawlings Funeral Home Greensboro with Rev Grayson H Wheatley officiating. Interment followed in Greensboro Cemetery. Survived by his parents Charles and Mrs Dill of Greensboro a son John Stanley Dill Jr and one granddaughter of Merchantville New Jersey a sister Mrs Marie Sanford of Wynnewood New Jersey and a brother Carvil Dill of Greensboro.

John Stanley Dill Blakeland N. J Rawlings Greensboro Grayson H. Wheatley St. Paul’s Methodist Church Greensboro Cemetery Dill Charles Dill John Stanley Dill Jr Merchantville Marie Sanford Wynnewood Carvil Dill

Mrs Jennie Jarman Dies in Pennsylvania Funeral Held

Mrs Jennie P Jarman died on November 1 at Pocopson Home West Chester Pennsylvania. Funeral service held November 4 in Oxford Pennsylvania. Interment in Greensboro Cemetery. Survived by two sons George of Pennsylvania and Howard of Berlin New Jersey, two brothers John Stevenson of Greensboro and Robert B Stevenson of Hazardsville Connecticut, and one sister Miss Anna Stevenson of Philadelphia.

Jennie P. Jarman Pocopson West Chester Oxford Greensboro Cemetery George Pennsylvania Howard Berlin N. J John Stevenson Greensboro Robert B. Stevenson Hazardsville Conn Anna Stevenson Philadelphia

Goldsboro WSCS and Sewing Circle thank helpers for supper

Mrs Roland Cartwright correspondent reports the WSCS and Sewing Circle appreciation for aid in a successful supper. Members discuss finances showing about $550 net, plans for Interstate Milk Association event on Nov 16, and a Christmas party. Several local residents and guests attended meetings and visits with families across town.

Charles Cherry George Cherry Ridgely J. C. Kinnamon Wilson Smith Nolan Smith Marion Smith Farmington Del John Milby Wallace Hutson Farm Bureau Preston Carolyn Brown Hugh Butler Buddy Spiering Greensboro George Rea Glenolden W. H. Paxson Wm. Ross Clifford Hughes Emma Johnson A. C. Jones Bridgeville Janet Hutson Sheraton-Belvedere Baltimore Luella Bailey Joseph Paterno Marjorie Williams Margaret Ayrault Sewing Circle Williams Evelyn Ross Rosa Fleming Mary Hughes Interstate Milk Association

Senior Class Play Postponed Indefinitely

The Senior Class Play titled The Crucible was scheduled for Friday November 11 but has been postponed until further notice.

Crucible

Wood to Leave Germany for U S in Gyroscope Rotation

John Wood of Greensboro and his wife Katherine of Denton, Texas, will depart Germany in mid November under Operation Gyroscope, the Army unit rotation plan. His unit, the 1st Infantry Division, will be replaced in Europe by the 10th Infantry Division and the 1st will be stationed at Fort Riley Kansas. Wood, son of Mr and Mrs Henry Wood, a dozer operator in Company D of the 1st Engineer Battalion, arrived in Europe in April 1950. A 1948 Greensboro High School graduate, he joined the Army in 1949.

Germany John Wood Ikatheriine Denton U. S Wood 1St Infantry Division Europe 10Th Infantry Fort Riley Kxansas Henry Wood Greensboro Greensboro High School Army

Private Ball joins 18th Engineer Battalion in Germany

KASSEL Germany Army Pvt Richard Ball 23 son of Mr and Mrs Tilghman L Ball Chestertown recently arrived in Germany and is a demolition specialist in Company A of the 18th Engineer Battalion He entered the Army in February 1955 and trained at Fort Jackson and Fort Leonard Wood His wife Ann lives in Denton He was a farmer before joining the Army.

Kassel Germany Richard Ball Tilghman L. Ball Chestertown 18Th Engineer Ball Fort Jackson S. C Fort Leonard Wood

Marines Exercise Seacoast Amphibious Drill Near Onslow Beach

Norfolk dispatch reports infantrymen from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing taking part in a large amphibious exercise along the southeast coast. The operation involved 80 ships, 347 aircraft, and 42,000 personnel and culminated with a helicopter and surface landing at Onslow Beach, North Carolina.

Norfolk U. S 2Nd Marine Aircraft Wing Cherry Point N. C William T. Roberts ITI O. E. Roberts Denton Annabelle Gunder Akron Ohio Marine Pfe Frank H. Richardson Carroll E. Richardson Marydel Marine Corps Onslow Beach

Christmas Seal Sale Opens November 16th

The 1955 seals feature a boy with a Christmas package and mistletoe and a girl with a wrapped gift. The red Double-Eared Cross from the National Tuberculosis Association signals protection. The item links ancient gift tradition to modern American civic giving and TB control work.

National Tuberculosis Association Manger Bethlehem Tuberculosis Association

Army Pfc. David W. Fishell in NATO exercise Cordon Bleu

Mainz Germany Army Pfc. David W. Fishell 21 son of Mr and Mrs James A Fishell Federalsburg Maryland recently participated in Exercise Cordon Bleu a NATO maneuver with U S French and British troops in West Germany The joint operation trained the three power forces to work together under simulated battle conditions and included a counter offensive against an aggressor force

Mainz Germany Army Pfe David W. Fishell James A. Fishell Federalsburg U. S West Germany

Private Fishell serves as gunner in 11th Regiment unit

Private First Class Fishell is a gunner in Company C of the 5th Infantry Division's 11th Regiment. He entered the Army in January 1954 and completed basic training at Fort Ixnox, Ky. Fishell arrived overseas last March.

Fishell 5Th Infantry Division Army Fort Ixnox

Remaining Masqueraders Named in Journal Photo

Mrs Mary Alice Wright identifies the Denton masqueraders in last week’s Journal as Mrs Redmond Long Cave Man and Mrs Wright and Mrs Annabel Pippin as the two on the right of the picture.

Mary Alice Wright Denton Redmond Long Cave Man

First Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race Held at Henley

The first Oxford and Cambridge boat race occurred in 1829 on the Henley course. The event marked the origin of a storied rivalry that grew into a premier rowing annual.

Oxford Cambridge Henley

Crown Jewels On View At Tower Of London Jewel House

The English Crown Jewels are accessible to the public in the Jewel House located inside the Tower of London. Visitors can view renowned regalia and ceremonial items tied to royal history and pageantry.

Tower of London

Also Mentioned on This Page

J. Norris Coulby Jr Charlotte Hall Military Academy Charlotte Hall Mary A. Lord Ernest Collins Albuquerque New Mexico Cecil Wheatley T. Sidney Collins Near Sylvia Jean Fleetwood Memorial Hospital Taston Merle Lister Bessie M. Doerr Andersontown-Concord Mary Kay Evernhain Ann Spencer Pittsburgh Goucher College May Kay Maryland University Betty Jane Smith University of Maryland Charles Downs Tommy Crouse Tommy Mezick West Nottingham Academy Andy McCauley Andrew W. McCauley Larry Rennie David Rennie New Castle County Air Base George E. Saulsbury Belair J. Kemp Stevens Henrietta A. Liles Easton K. Thomas Everagain Sally Exeter Academy Exeter Mass Tommy Andover First Methodist Church K. Thomas Everngain Dale Palmer Walter B. Palmer James A. Wise E. W. Nuttle C. Percival Merrick Clayton Reynolds John D. Poulter Maryland-Louisiana State University Byrd Stadium Maryland Emerson Wheatley Wilson Wheatley Arthur Wheatley Robert Sammons Wilson A Ambrose W Earl Robert Bradley Frampton Milton C. Milliner Gethsemane Methodist Church Reliance Hillcrest Cemetery Jennie Jarman Goldsboro Roland Cartwright WSCS Belle Morris Harrington Stayton Tom & Jerry Cartoon Carnival Au Cae Tucker Barbara PTA Co Gorcey Bowery Boys Sar 20Th Century-Fox Hefplin Shane Battle Cry Columbia Mickey Rooney Johnny Weismuller DEVIL Rane Hell Audie Murphy Pees Chicago Syndicate Dennis Abbe O'Keefe Ee Montromery Fane Kk.k United Artists Columbua Pictures Presents Betty Grable Marge Ed Gower Lemmon Myron McCorm Cinemascop Edward Hofe Leonard Ster We Somerset Maugham Jonie Taps HC Potter Jacob B. Davis Oscar Caplan & Sons Howard Street Opposite Hutzlers Mrs. Davis Dentonia Theatre Denton, Maryland Technicolor Arring Wayne Morris Julian Colbert Hawkins Sun Mon Herbert J. Yates A Republic Glenn Ford Starring Dorothy McGuirt Arthur Kennedy John Hodiak Katy Jurado Rafael Campos Juano Hernandez Sac Palance Barbara Rush Rex Reason Martha TA Hyer God Cinemascope
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