Community Homemakers meeting and notices from Delaware area
The November meeting of the Unity Homemakers Club was hosted by Mrs. George McDaniel with 21 members and two visitors. Demonstrations on hair care, dress making for charity, and talks on aging and Norman Vincent Peale highlighted the program. Local social updates include visits, hospital stays, births, PTA events, and a funeral in Denton Cemetery for John Wesley Carlisle Jr. and family notices from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unity Homemakers Club
George McDaniel
Earl Crouse
Philip Towers
George Lowe
Eastern Shore State Hospital
Cambridge
E. A. Pearson
Grandma Moses
Norman Raleigh
Norman Vincent Peale
United Nations
William Carroll
Lannace Moore
Harry A. Copeland, Sr
Wilmington
Unel Daniels
Claymont
Mary F. Garton
Wayne Cawley
Memorial Hospital
Faston
Luther Lee, Jr
Near Denton
Milford Memorial Hospital
Woman’s Society of Christian Service of
First
Deaths: James Oscar Shockley 59 Hagerstown
James Oscar Shockley 59 of Hagerstown died Monday morning November 21 in Washington County Hospital after a long illness. He was born in Greensboro son of the late William T and Florence Cohee Shockley. A former Maryland State Police corporal for 11 years and Kemper Insurance adjuster for 13 years, he belonged to St Pauls Methodist Church and Sunday School. He is survived by his wife Olive Jarboe Shockley three children Susan Q C and Robert C at home and James O of Chester Pa five brothers George C Carvil O Clarence C Paul V and William H and five sisters Cora Palmer Eva Skinner Ethel Dutton Dorothy Fruitt and Lewis Bakee. Funeral services were held Tuesday night at Grove Funeral Home Williamsport, with Rev Turnbull Spicknall. Interment was Wednesday afternoon at Greensboro Cemetery by LeCompte of Vienna. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at Moore Funeral Home with Rev Otho G Brewer Jr officiating. Interment was in Denton Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
William T
Florence Cohee Shockley
Shockley
Maryland State Police
Kemper Insurance Company
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Olive Jarboe Shockley
Susan QC
Robert C
James O
Chester
George C
Carvil O
Baltimore
Clarence C
Charlestown
Paul V
Trappe
William H
Cumberland
Cora Palmer
Seaford
Eva Skinner
Centreville
Ethel Dutton
Dorothy Fruitt
Rehoboth Geach
Lewis Bakee
Vienna
Beatrice Bower
Ridgely
Peninsula Hospital
Salisbury
St. Paul’s Reformed Church
Moore Funeral Home
Vinton D. Shufelt
Ridgely Cemetery
Miss Lillian Ginn Dies at 62 in Greensboro
Miss Lillian V. Ginn, 62, died after a heart attack at her Greensboro home on Monday November 21. A Townsend Del. native, she was daughter of the late George H. and Rosa Ginn. Survived by five sisters and one brother. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. Rawlings Boulais Funeral Home. Interment Townsend Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian V. Ginn
Greensboro
Townsend
Del
George H
Rosa Goldsborough Ginn
Dan Cochran
Rehoboth
Mildred Ginn
Leah G. Bates
Middletown
Martin Insole
Frank Lawson
George A. Ginn
Rawlings-Boulais
Richard Hamilton
Trinity Methodist Church
Goldsboro
Townsend Cemetery
Mrs Ella Hitchens dies in Cambridge nursing home
Mrs Ella Hitchens widow of R N Hitchens and formerly of Denton died at Glasgow Nursing Home Cambridge on Thursday November 17. She was daughter of the late Joseph and Sarah LeCompte and a member of First Methodist Church and Caroline Chapter No 62 Order of the Eastern Star. Survived by brothers and sisters: Mrs M W Sheridan of New York City, Mrs Horace Cantor of Baltimore, Mrs J Simmons Dawson and J Elwood Lee Compte of Cambridge and H Per Compte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Hitchens
R. N. Hitchens
Denton
Glasgow
Cambridge
Joseph and
Sarah Hurley LeCompte
First Methodist Church
Caroline
Order of the Eastern Star
M. W. Sheridan
New York City
Horace Cantor
Baltimore
J. Simmons Dawson
Dukes Roe 68 Denton Game Warden Veteran Dies
Duke Roe 68 of Denton died Thursday November 17 at Memorial Hospital Taston. Retired game warden after 21 years service and World War I veteran. Survived by two sisters Mrs. Josiah Beck and Mrs. Frank Wright. Funeral arrangements by Moore Funeral Jr. in Denton with service by officiant. Beatrice Bower 63 Ridgely retiree teacher dies after lengthy illness.
Harold Leslie Clark dies at 64 near Federalsburg
Harold Leslie Clark 64 a retired Dorchester County farmer and canner died Saturday morning at Memorial Hospital Easton after a two week stay. Lifelong resident near Federalsburg he belonged to Immanuel Lutheran Preston Federalsburg Lions Club and the No. 5 Farm Planning Group. Survived by wife Katie S Clark his father William H Clark of near Federalsburg a son William H of Hurlock and two grandchildren. Funeral held at Frampton Funeral Home Federalsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Leslie Clark
Near
Federalsburg
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Dorchester County
Near Federalsburg
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Preston
Frampton Funeral Home
Gustav Adolph Prager Dies at 48 in Easton Hospital
Gustav Adolph Prager of Preston died Saturday evening in Memorial Hospital Easton after living in Preston 45 years. An employee of Harrison & Jarboe near Easton, he is survived by brother Carl E. Prager of St. Michaels, half-brother Francis E. Friegly of the Bronx, and sister Rose M. Patrick. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at Frampton Funeral Home in Federalsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustav Adolph Prager
Preston
Memorial Hospital
Easton
New York
Harrison & Jarbooe Company
Carl E
St. Michaels
Francis E. Friegly
Bronx
N. Y
Rose M. Patrick
Frampton Funeral Home
Federalsburg
Mrs Linda Carlisle Dies At 70 In Denton Area
Mrs Linda Arabella Carlisle aged 70 of Denton died suddenly at the home of Mrs Frank Wright in West Denton on Thursday November 17. The obituary notes relatives include Colonel and Josephine Truity as Jeecthyony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Arabella Carlisle
Denton
Frank Wright
West
Coluel and
Josephine Truity
Jee Cthony
Funeral for Mrs Carlotta Eliason Legg in Centreville
Funeral services for Mrs Carlotta Eliason Legg were held at St Pauls Episcopal Church in Centreville. The 84 year old widow of J H C Legg and former Queen Annes County political figure died Tuesday at Cahall Guest Home Greensbor o after a long illness. Survived by a son J H Eliason Legg of Centreville. Burial was in Chesterfield Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlotta Eliason Legg
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Centreville
Queen Anne’s County
Legg
County Council of Defense
Daughters of the Amercan Revoluton
J. H. Eliason Legg
Buria
Chesterfield Cemetery
Howard L Wright dies. Federalsburg man 69
Services were held at Williamson Funeral Home in Federalsburg for Howard L Wright 69 who died Saturday at Memorial Hospital Easton after a heart attack. Born near Federalsburg he lived in Philadelphia 11 years where he ran Wright Food Co. Returned to Federalsburg 19 years ago and raised broilers. Survived by wife Helen a daughter Mrs Andrew Zeller two brothers Lenos and Windsor Wright three sisters Mrs J N Litchfield Mrs William Karens and Mrs Ernest Denel. A 32nd degree mason he belonged to Boumi Shrine Nanticoke Lodge 172 of Federalsburg and was active in Union Methodist Church and Delmar Gideon Camp. Burial in Hill Crest Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson Funeral Home
Federalsburg
Howard L. Wright
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Mgr. Wright
Philadelphia
Wright Food Company
Ile
Broilers
Alonzo V
Mary F. Windsor Wright
Helen
Andrew Zeller
Lenos
Hurlock
Windsor Wright
J. N. Litchfield
William Karens
Westerly
R. I
Ernest Denel
Grand Rapids
Mich
Boumi Temple
Shrine
Baltimore
Nanticoke
Lodge 172
Union Methodist Church
Delmar
Gideon Society
D. O. Clendaniel
Union Church
Ralph Jones
Hill Crest Cemetery
County 4-H Dogs Project Expands in Caroline County
Caroline County launches the 4-H Dog Project to teach non rural youth dog ownership and training across five phases. Participants complete six major reports covering breed, pedigree, care costs, grooming, obedience, tricks, show participation, and veterinary expenses while developing leadership and citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Apology and Humility in Repeated Missteps
A reflection on how apologizing reflects humility, while repeating actions that require apologies signals stubborn immaturity and misjudgment. The piece argues for consistent accountability and growth rather than hollow repetition.
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Martha Circle
Gordon Wheat
Herbert Meyer
Morristown
N. J
Rutgers University
C. A. Pentz
Rehoboth Beach
Paul G. Pentz
Paul
Clarence R. Pentz
Jefferson Medical University
Lida M. Wine
Mattie Moore
Frank B. Wade
Port Tobacco, Md
Edna W. Shipman
J. H. DeLara
Gloucester
Norfolk
North Caroline High Pta
John Logan
Harry Knott
H. K. Shults
Leon Spence
Kenneth Harrison
Tilghman’s Island
Willie S. Carroll
National Grange
Winston-Salem
N. C
Marguerite Brubaker
Edna Satterfield
John Wesley Carlisle, Jr
Mary E. Good
Snow Hill
Imma Johnson
Greenwood
Manielforris
William Anthony
Herman Anthony
Pilgrim Froliness Church
George Culver
Denton Cemetery
James Oscar Shockley
Hagerstown
Washington County Hospital
LeCompte
Otho G. Brewer, Jr
Mrs
T. Dukes Roe
Taston
Thomas F
Ellen Dukes Roe
Gladys Evans
Roe
Josiah Beck
Linda Carlisle
Ade
Vances
Edgehill Pharmacy
Iers
Hanes
6Th St
Stockley
Norge—Kresky—Williamson—Admiral—Ruad
Snow Queen
Bidaire
Columbia Pictures ' Presents
Sidney Poiter
the Hall Bartlett Production
James Qarren Gienn Corbett
Mort Sahl
Ana ST
Ingemar Johansson
Hall
Hans Christian Anderseys
Art Linkletter
Sandra Dee
Tony Kirk
Patty McCormack
Cooper
Denton, Maryland
Reeliner
Ipe
Dinette
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