Social News From Denton Area Remembers Local Moves and Gatherings
The Reverend Edwin C. Martin and family leave Denton for Los Angeles with a planned stop in Cumberland. Jean Elizabeth Dawkins and Linwood Roland Mansfield wed at a Denton area home, witnessed by local families. Numerous visits, dinners, and social events mark the week, including club meetings, duck dinners, and birthdays. Memorial Hospital Easton reports Barbara Faye Benton born November 11 to Mildred Woodrow Benton. Several travelers depart for California and Mississippi while others return to ships, with residents sharing get well wishes and social updates.
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Edwin C. Martin
Nancy
Buddy
Los Angeles
Calif
Cumberland
Denton
Long Beach
Martin
W. J. Martin
Jean Elizabeth Dawkins
Roger Dawkins
Queen Anne
Linwood Roland Mansfield
Linwood Mansfield
J.W. Krabill
Henry Hignutt
Hickman
Harvey Lord
Ernest Lord
Ridley Park
Francis Lord
Larry
Holmes, Pa
Bradley Steele
Federalsburg
Elevia Steele
Marydel
Fred Wright
Everette Gambrill
Isaac Noble
Ray Stafford
Marie
Easton
Roland Dukes
Norma Jane
Wilmer Nagel
Sue Ann
Ola Scott
Addie Stewart
Philadelphia
Freddie Torbert
Lewis
W. W. Sylvester
John E. French
William Wolf
William Towers
Willoughby Nowell
Myrtle Dukes
George Breeding
Concord
Wm. R. Gardner
Greensboro
Walter Fountain Jr
Frances Gardner
Seaford
Paul Boyle
Edna B. Green
John Logan
Baltimore
California
Logan
Earl Benton
Centreville
Barbara Faye
Memorial Hospital
Benton
Mildred Woodrow
Frank Fountain
Edgar Fountain
Bridgeville
George Brown
Barbara
Harry Noble
Edgewood
Frank Thomas
Gay Street
Samuel Schuyler
James Seward Sr
Everett Cox
James Seward Jr
Burlington
N. J. Dawson Fountain
U. S., Navy
New York
Maine
Eastern Shore Society Attends Earle Funeral
Members of the Eastern Shore Society, led by former president Swepson Earle, attended funeral services for Maryland historian and former Conservation Commissioner at the Protestant Cathedral in Baltimore. Burial followed at Rock Spring Cemetery in Forest Hill, Hartford County. Earle, known for Maryland history books, died suddenly of a heart ailment at his Baltimore home on Sunday.
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Eastern Shore Society
Swepson Earle
Maryland
Protestant Cathedral
Baltimore
Rock Spring Cemetery
Forest Hill
Harford County
Earle
Ritchie
Crossland Avenue
Notable Federalsburg deaths mark week of services
Mrs. Margaret A. Gullette 90, a longtime Federalsburg resident, died at her half sister Ida Adams home after a long life in the area. She leaves a son, Clinton Gullette. Funeral services were held at Frampton Funeral Chapel with Rev. Frank A. Baker officiating. Interment in Bethel cemetery. J. Fred Trice, 62, a prominent farmer near Federalsburg, died after a long illness on Houston Branch Road. He leaves a widow, Maude Willoughby, and brothers Charles C. Trice and Norman Trice. Funeral rites were at Federalsburg’s Union Methodist Church, with interment in Hillcrest cemetery. Active and honorary pallbearers were drawn from a local farm organization. Mrs. Mary Sylvian Hitchens, wife of William George Hitchens, died Tuesday. Services at Mary Funeral Home in Delmar Friday. Surviving are a daughter, two sons Miles Hitchens and Capt. Woodrow Hitchens, plus brothers John Clouser, Clarence Clouser, Philin Clouser, Joseph Clouser, Frank Clouser, and sister Elizabeth Serl. Interment in M. E. cemetery. Mrs. Hitchens, member of First Methodist Church, also belonged to Sons and Daughters of Liberty.
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R. D. Blackistone
Washington
Mary S. Bauman
William S. Orme
Selden
Watters
Philadelphia
Fannie Shields
Frank Fountain
Roland Fountain
Francis
Bridgeville
Nelson Hubbard
Williston
Eddie Willis
Samuel Schuyler
Clifford Heller
Philip W. Downes
Lamace Moore
Rehoboth Beach
M. K. Newnam
Pearl Bramble
Hillsboro
Ella Jump
Madge Jump
Emily
Frances Johnson
Baltimore
Mildred Fountain
Hobbs
Ida Roe
Margaret A. Gullette
Federalsburg
Ida Adams
Maggie
William Henry
Jane Noble Wright
Eli Gullette
Clinton Gullette
Federalsbureg
Frampton Funeral Chapel
Frank A. Baker
Union Methodist Church
Bethel
J. Fred Trice
Caroline County
Houston Branch
Fannie Trice
Maude Willoughby
Denton
Charles C. Trice
Preston
Norman Trice
Wilmington
J. Henry Capps
Church of God
Thomas S. Holt
Hillcrest Cemetery
Mary Sylvian Hitchens
William George Hitchens
Mary Funeral Home
Delmar
Millsboro
Philin Clouser
Joseph Clouser
Norwood
Frank Clouser
Elizabeth Serl
John L. Johnson
M. E
Hitchens
First Methodist Church
the Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Christmas Seals On Sale Monday For War Health
Mr Staub announces Christmas Seals on sale Monday to fund health programs aiding the home front. He notes the drive supports state county and city health departments and aligns with wartime disease control through X ray screening of recruits and expanded programs to combat tuberculosis.
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Mr. Staub
Disease Death Rate Presses Back Toward Prewar Level
Officials warn that maintaining the prewar death rate requires heightened effort amid widespread contagion. The disease has surged in occupied countries and shows alarming cases in England and several large industrial cities, stressing public health.
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England
Coop Officials Discuss Post War Plans
Postwar roundtable in Federalsburg covers grain vegetable crops and poultry. Canneries would handle perishable fruits and vegetables avoiding waste. freezer units would cut waste of un canned foods. Cooperative poultry marketing would enable bird grading benefiting producers and consumers. Air transport speed would aid shipment. Participants include H H Nuttle of Denton presiding, E F E Smith, S S Merriken, H F Bradley of Federalsburg, GC Kern of Denton. One of 123 meetings across Virginia West Virginia Maryland and Delaware to set postwar programs.
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H. H. Nuttle
Denton
Mr. Benton
Nuttle
E. FE. Smith
S. S. Merriken H. F. Bradley
Federalsburg
GC. J. Kern
GEMS OF THOUGHT Bible as key to heart and duty
Quote attributed to Woodrow Wilson on reading the Bible revealing God through personal insight. It frames scripture as a guide to happiness and duty.
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God
Woodrow Wilson
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Denton Journal
Denton, Maryland
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