Local social notes and engagements across Denton area
Denton residents announce Nancy Joan Ejike engagement to Jordan L. Fuller with an April wedding planned. Nearby, Harvey Fleming wed at Grace Methodist Church in Denton. Social items list meetings, visits, trips, and guests from Sept to Oct, including church groups, relatives, and travelers through Maryland Delaware and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene L. Ejike
Denton
Nancy Joan
Jordan L. Fuller
Harry E. Fuller
Springvale
Maine
Deaths Ds Isaac Pearson 80 longtime Pet Milk employee
Isaac Pearson 80, retired Pet Milk Company employee, died Sunday after a long illness at The Country Rest Home in Greenwood Delaware. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 p m from Rawlings Funeral Home Greensboro with Rev Grayson H Wheatley officiating. Interment Greensboro Cemetery. Survived by daughters Anna Tucker Greenwood and Georgeanna Hughes Hyattsville. sons E J and Clarence Pearson Greensboro and Edward Pearson Yazoo City Miss. six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. four brothers James Pearson Greensboro Albert Pearson Milford William Pearson Kenton Ralph Pearson Houston.
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Isaac Pearson
Pet Milk Company
Country Rest
Greenwood
Del
William
Annie Short Pearson
Rawlings Funeral Home
Greensboro
Grayson H. Wheatley
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Anna Tucker
Georgeanna Hughes
Hyattsville
E. J. and
Clarence Pearson
Edward Pearson
Yazoo City
Miss
James Pearson
Albert Pearson
Milford
William Pearson
Kenton
Ralph Pearson
Houston
Lees and Sallie North wed in Denton church vows
Ensign Forrest A. Lees Jr and Mrs Sallie May North exchanged marriage vows at the Church of the Brethren in Denton on Sunday September 9. The couple, now residing in San Diego where Lees is stationed, announced the wedding and the bride’s Denton origins.
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Ensign
Forrest A. Lees, Jr
Church of the Brethren
Denton
Van Schaik Bride Weds Fluharty at Harmony Church
Miss Mildred Margaret Van Schaik daughter of Mr and Mrs Leonard Van Schaik of Preston became the bride of Mr Lawrence Franklin Fluharty son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Fluharty of Harmony on September 22 at Harmony Methodist Church The Rev Vinton Shufelt performed the double ring ceremony with Miss Leonora Van Schaik maid of honor and Charles William Fluharty best man Ushers were Richard Van Schaik and J C Todd Mrs Vinton Shufelt provided music The couple had a reception in Harmony Community Hall and will reside in Preston after a wedding trip
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Mildred Margaret van Schaik
Leonard van Schaik
Preston
Lawrence Franklin Fluharty
Lawrence Fluharty
Harmony
Harmony Methodist Church
Vinton Shufelt
Leonora van Schaik
Charles William Flaharty
Richard van Schaik
J. C. Todd
Charlotte Cannon
Harmony Community Hall
Pretty fall wedding bells join two couples in Delaware and Maryland
On Sunday afternoon September 30 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Gannon, Marie K. Rouse of Greensboro Maryland wed Ralph Lofland of Frederica Delaware in powder blue and blue with gardenia and carnation corsages. Reverend James Faulkner officiated and the couple will reside in Magnolia Delaware.
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T. A. Gannon
Marie K. Rouse
Greensboro
Maryland
Ralph Lofland
Frederica
Delaware
James Faulkner
Will
Magnolia
W Byron Poore Dies at Home at 62
W Byron Poore a 62 year old contractor died suddenly at his home. Born in the region he was a longtime local figure and was known for his work with neighborhood builders. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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W. Byron Poore
Poore Rites Held for Greensboro Fire Chief
A Delaware native and longtime Greensboro resident Poore, former fire chief of the Greensboro Volunteer Fire Co., died last week. Survived by his wife Ethel and a daughter Genevieve Dacier of Hudson MA, he belonged to Delmarva Firemen’s Association and several veterans groups. Funeral services were held at home with burial in Greensboro Cemetery.
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Greensboro
Delaware
Poore
Nora Sipple
Nellie Reed
Lovenia Schneider
Woodside
Del
Paul Poore
Uppe Darby
Greensboro Cemetery
Mrs. Ella S. Larrimore Dead at 70 in Easton
Mrs. Ella S. Larrimore 70 widow of Harry Larrimore died at Memorial Hospital Easton after a three day stay. Survived by four children including Mrs. Ernest Short and Woodrow Larrimore of Federalsburg and Elmer Larrimore of New Orleans. Eleven grandchildren and three siblings. Funeral at Frampton Funeral Home Federalsburg Sunday 2:30 p.m. with Hill Crest Cemetery interment.
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Ella S. Larrimore
Harry Larrimore
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Ernest Short
John Wimmer
Woodrow Larrimore
Federalsburg
Elmer Larrimore
New Orleans
James Fishell
Alva Fishell
Francis Trice
Frampton Funeral Home
Hill Crest Cemetery
Hearing At Cambridge On Seafood Industry Laws
The Judiciary Committee of the Legislative Council will meet at 2 o clock on October 16 in the Court House at Cambridge to hear statewide proposed changes to seafood industry laws. Proposals should be submitted to the committee in care of Frederick C. Malkus, Chairman, by October 12 and sponsors and interested parties are urged to attend.
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Judiciary Committee
The
Legislative Council
Court House
Cambridge
Frederick C. Malkus
Joe Steelman Unhurt In Accident Fatal To Pair
Mizell traveling south about 3 miles north of Princess Anne rammed the rear of a tractor trailer in which William Cherry of Suffolk Virginia was stalled. The Mizell car crushed Cherry’s truck and five of six Negro passengers died. Millie A Gillisen of Indian Head was a passenger in Joseph Steelman Denton’s car. it collided head on with Lillian A Jones of Indian Head. Both women died from neck injuries. Steelman was unhurt.
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Joe Steelman
Mizell
Princess Anne
William Cherry
Suffolk
Cherry
Millie A. Gillisen
Indian Head
Joseph Steelman
Denton
Lillian A. Jones
Steelman
Phone Operators Strike Affects Service Levels
Phone operators strike may cause delays in long distance call handling and occasional emergency service only. Officials say service will return to normal within a few days.
One thorn of experience quote
A concise proverb attributed to Lowell suggests that personal hardship yields sharper lessons than broad cautions. The saying emphasizes learning strength through direct, painful insight rather than distant warnings.
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Lowell
State Roads Commission Allots Federal Aid Funds
The commission distributes highway funds acting as agent for the Federal Government. It bills counties or cities for their cash outlay and allocates $86,000 to communities for highway planning on a matching basis.
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State Roads Commission
Commission
Roads Commission
In Memoriam Mrs. Sarah Baker Passed Oct 2 1951
A husband James H. Baker recalls his wife Sarah Baker who died five years ago. The home feels empty and he expresses deep longing and sorrow in a concise memorial note.
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Sarah Baker
James H. Baker
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Fuller-Etre
Harvey Fleming
Dillon Fleming
Goldsboro
T. J. Turkington
Grace Methodist Church
Thomas Bilbrough
DuPont
Seaford
Jenking
Wm. G. Towers
Samuel Jopp
Williston Guild
Leo Kreigh
First Methodist Church
Ella M. Carter
Reese Brown
O. O. Stivers
Howard Hager
Emily
Elizabeth Cannon
Earle White
H. Earle Smith
Atlantic City
Harold C. Nuttle
Baltimore
William A. Culver
Dwight Biscoe
J. Kemp Stevens
Donald L. Watson
Donna Lou
Diana Lynne
Wilmington
M. C. Watson
William J. Neal
Carolyn Jean
Viola Schuyler
Viola
Lulu I. Minker
Wm. Minker
New Jersey
Florida
Olaf Smith
Lulu Minker
Mr. Smith
Smith
Norman Smith
William Schuyler
Harry Burke
Trooper
Edward Smith
Eddie
Lewes
Grace Gelletty
West Coast
Merritt Hubbard
Washington
Clara Hubbard
Faston
Willoughby Nowell
Herbert Smith
Rhode Island
Newell
Irvin Reisman
Caroline High School
Fort Dix
N. J
Irvin Smith
Anne Wilson
New York
James Dike
Lees
North
Fluharty-Schaik
Lofland-Rouse
Williamson
Eva Mae Williamson
Granville Williamson
Thomas Wooleyhand
Otis Wooleyhand
Near
Ingleside
Thomas Bilbrough, Jr
Cupid Ice Cream Co
Gustav Good
Denton, Maryland
Seafood Industry
M&m Dairy Freez
Trunder
Artzona Naturama
Trucolor A Republic Picture
Technicolor
Tor
TM Hovey
Cecil Kellaway
Richard Haydn
David Janssen
Memoriam
del MD
Etre Tert If
Godvilla
King of the Monsters
Lisbon
Marilyn Monroe
James Mason
Barbara Rush
Sail
South Pacific
Pcictacular St Venture
Coral Sea
Allied Artists
Buffalo Bill
Betty Hutton
Howard Duff
Annie Get Your Gun
Sun
Eno
Carlson
Havoc
Lana Turner
Gene Kelly
38 Musketeers
Egi
ENT
Warner Bros Res
Cosa Tech
Ray Srasourt
John Muster
John Huston
Ogy Warner Oros
Paramount Presents
William Holden
Deborah Kerr
Yistayision
Ree O
Mickey Carson Rooney
Thurs. & Frit
Walt Disney
Denton Quick
Mrs. Millard Tydings
Geo. P. Mahoney
Hamilton P. Fox
State Central Committee of
Caroline County
Young Democrats Club of
James A. Wise
Barbara Stanwyck
Barry Sullivan
Scott Brady
Mary Murphy
Maverick Queen
A Republic
Dakota ’ Incident
Trucolor A Republic Production
AKISS
DE Luxe
CinemaSco
United Artists
aCe Re Ra Ooh As
Tae
Robert
Sheldon Reynolds
Stew
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