Butler and Andrew wedding set for Grace Church
Miss Norma Jean Andrew daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Andrew and Mr Arnold Butler son of Mr and Mrs Charles Butler both of Denton will wed at Grace Methodist Church Sunday December 8 at 2 pm Rev T J Turkington officiating. Other news notes include illness visits births and family travel from Denton to Chestertown Wilmington Ithaca and Washington with home addresses and several holiday gatherings described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Jean Andrew
Wilbur Andrew
Arnold Butler
Charles Butler
Denton
Grace Methodist Church
T. J. Turkington
H. C. Wright
Norman C. Wright
Chestertown
J. Earl Wright
Staunton
Wright
Beatrice
Washington
Walter H. Lyon
Lyon
R. P. Agnew
REA
Dentonia Theatre
Arthur M. Ramsdell
Pittsburgh
Ramsdell
H. E. Ramsdell
Arthur
Preston P T A to Hold Open Meeting
The Preston Parent Teachers Association invites parents and school friends in Caroline county to hear a discussion on proposed school legislation for the January state legislature. The meeting is at Preston School at 8 p m on Monday December 2 with Milson C Raver Maryland State Teachers Association executive secretary to speak. Mr Raver may not return to Caroline before the legislature convenes, so county representatives are urged to attend. Howard Harris P T A president will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teachers Association of
Preston
Parents and Friends of
Caroline County
Preston School
Milson C. Raver
Maryland State Teachers Association
Maryland
Raver
Howard Harris
Preston Parent-Teachers Association
Croix de Guerre Awarded to 29th Division by France
President Bidault of France awarded the Croix de Guerre with palm to the 29th Infantry Division and attached units for heroism on D-Day. Maryland Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord announced the mass recognition, detailing the cited units and the division’s actions at Isigny and St Laurent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Bidault
Milton A. Reckord
Maryland
National Guard
St. Laurent on-Mer
Isigny
Army
Juin
Croix de Guerre Award Described in 1946 Paris Ceremony
General Reckord received notice of the decoration via a letter from Col. Diller S. Myers. The Croix de Guerre is a Maltese cross with swords, a central medallion, a red and green striped ribbon, and a bronze palm for extra merit. The article notes the curious custom of a kiss on each cheek by a French officer during the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Bidault
Reckord
Diller S. Myers
National Guard Bureau
War Department
Isn't It Strange Simple Things Change Life Direction
Poem attributed to John T. Wesner in Guam reflects on how small acts words and generosity influence peace strife and life quality. It contrasts simple ethics with complex living and urges kindness and restraint to smooth life’s path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrath
John T. Wesner
Guam
Mrs McKinley Wilkinson Attends Funeral in Del
Mrs McKinley Wilkinson attended the funeral of her cousin Ruth Dill Hall in Richardson Park Del. Mr Gene Dill of Washington was the guest of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Griffin on Thursday of last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley Wilkinson
Ruth Dill Hall
Richardson Park
Del
Gene Dill
Washington
Wilbur Griffin
Compulsory Registration at Age 18 under Draft Act
The Selective Training and Service Act extended to March 31, 1917 keeps registration at 18 mandatory. Any person turning 18 must immediately register with the local board of his permanent home or current location. Failure to register is punishable by fine, imprisonment, or both.
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Butler
Andrew
James A. Wise
Atlantic City
N. J
Albert Stokes
Stokes
Ed. Stokes
Harty
Katherine Brackett
Baltimore
Joseph H. Johnson
Sallie Horsey
Greensboro
Fannie Shields
Norman Sutton
Betty Jane
Eddie
John H. Emerson
Spartansburg
S. C
Preston P.T. A
Johnny Mack Brown
Chester Morris
Phantom Thief
Roy Rogers
George Gabby Hays
Texas Moon
Pat O’brien
Provisional Government of
The
French Republic
Army 29Th Infantry Division
115Th Infantry Regiment
116Th Infantry Regiment
178Th Infantry
29Th Division Artillery
110Th Field Artillery
11Th Field Artillery
294Th Field Artillery
20Th Infantry Division
20Th Ordnance Light
29Th Infantry Division
102D
58Th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Goldsboro
H. A. Fleming
Prop
Market Street
Clark Shop
Cary Crani
Wngrid Bergman
Alered Witchcocks
Claude Rains
Magi
Donald Barry
Ann Savage
Adele Mara
Crick Carter, Etait Peersher
Columbia Strial
Olivia DeHavilland Fo
BIG
Slaming
Gale Storm
Phil Regans
Stooges
Connee Boswell
Louis Jordan
Will Osborne
Billy de Waite
Wiliam Demarest
James Brown
Bill Edwards
Kittin
Mindy Russell - Knox
Mat Merivale
Bond
Dingle
Atlantic
G. Emory Gottwall
Lincoln Streets
Maryland Drive In
Vaughn
Monroe
Harold Malott Malott
Denton, MD
RCA Ictor Records
Cooper Furniture Co
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