Caroline Exceeds War Bond Quota in Third War Loan Campaign
Caroline County topped its half million dollar quota by 87,087.73 with 2,366 subscribers. County Chairman J Roland Chaffinch extends thanks to district chairs, banks, post offices, schools, clubs, and community groups for their role in the drive, noting strong support from teachers, Boy Scouts, and the press. District-by-district figures show quotas and sales totals across Upper First, Lower First, Greensboro, Ridgely, Hillsboro, Denton, Preston, and Federalsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Mgr. J Roland Chaffinch
Henry Morgenthau
Hooper S. Miles
Chaffinch
Our County
Oure County
Denton Production Credit Association
Moving Picture Theatres
Boy Scouts
Upper First
J. T. Heather
Marydel
Hillsboro
Jos. M. Eaton
Denton
H. Earle Smith
Preston
Mrs. A. F. Sisk
Federalsburg
S. R. Davis
Death notices for Albert Murphy and Leon Stack
Albert Franklin Murphy 73 retired farmer died last Friday at John Woerner's home. He left three sons Charles Harmony Howard and Herbert Murphy, a daughter Mrs Harvey Jester and sister Mrs Frank Thomas. Burial in Grove cemetery. Leon L Stack of Baltimore formerly of Caroline County died. survived by wife eight children all in Baltimore and sister Mrs Charles A Hammond of Ridgeley.
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Albert Franklin Murphy
Newark
Del
John Woerner
William E
Margaret Murphy
Caroline County
Charles Murphy
Harmony
Howard Murphy
Herbert Murphy
Harvey Jester
Milford
Frank Thomas
Denton
Mollie Frampton
Lulu VanCleaf
Federalsburg
Grove Cemetery
Leon L. Stack Ward
Leon L. Stack
Baltimore
Frederick and
Mary A. Stack
Andersontown
Charles A. Hammond
Ridgely
Scout Troop Meeting Sets Hike Date at School
Our troop held a Monday night meeting at the school with over twenty boys present. Bugler Calvert Merriken led calls as plans for a Friday the 15th hike were set to test the Quartermaster Patrol under John Merriken. The meeting closed with games and ceremonies.
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Calvert Merriken
John Merriken
Twelve Former Company D Boys Serve With British Eighth Army
Letter from Lacey Orme notes old Company D 104th QM men serving across Africa from Alamein to Tunis. He describes desert service, heat, and camaraderie while honoring Vernon Zimmerman who paid the price for victory. Home readers are urged to back war bonds and hear from the group stationed worldwide.
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Doc
Alamein
Tunis
104Th QM
Jerry
Axis
Vernon Zimmerman
Lacey Orme
Lacey
Old Co. “D
Caroline
Clobe
Austral
England
Africa
States
Death of Lt Margaret Hollister Army Nurse Corps in 1943
The Denton family recalls Lt Margaret Hollister who died August 31 1943 in the Pacific from hemorrhagic endpoints after serving with the Army Nurse Corps. Born 1917 in Nebraska she moved to Caroline County and trained at University Hospital Baltimore. Funeral services were held at Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church with six University of Maryland doctors as pallbearers and the body laid to rest in Allied Cemetery. She is survived by three sisters and her parents.
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Levi Holister
Denton
Lieutenant Hollister
Nebraska
Havelock
Lincoln
Louise Hollister
Caroline County
Tuckahoe Neck
Army Nurse Corps
University of Maryland
Murray M. Copeland
Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church
142Nd General Hospital
Hollister
Ferguson
States
Elizabeth Dulin
Queen Anne, Md
Sara Whiting
Tallahassee
Fla
June Hollister
Western Maryland College
Former Pals Hear From Soldier In Pacific News Letter
Jimmy Jopp writes from a US Navy unit abroad dated September 27, 1943, praising the Denton Journal for keeping him connected with home. He laments long absences from Denton, notes mail and pay as vital, and mentions fellow serviceman Pvt. William Behlke’s Sept. 10 letter. The message ends mid-sentence as it continues in a later page.
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Denton Journal
States
Pvt
William Behlke
Chow
Liberty
Chosen as Outstanding Cadet at Fort Wayne post
Harry D Altfather son of Mr and Mrs J W Altfather of Denton was named Outstanding Cadet by cadet vote at his post and received the Woolley Trophy plus a gold winged identification bracelet. He joined the Army Air Corps in 1941 and is stationed at Major Army Air Field Greenville Texas. His brothers Kenneth and Harold also serve in the military.
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Harry D Altfather
J. W. Altfather
Denton
Woolley
Allfather Hs
Army
Texas
Army Air Field
Greenville
Aviation
Harry D
Army Air Corps
Allfather Brothers
Kenneth W. Altfather
Harold J. Altfather
Ord. M. M. Co
Camp Meoy
Wis
Service Shorts and Army Couple Visit Denton Relatives
Lieut Albert Preston Osteen of the Army Air Corps and his wife Mrs Osteen visited Denton relatives this week. Since last December Osteen has trained in Texas with his wife joining him in Houston last February. After a fur lough they will depart for Liberal Kansas for Liberator school training. Corp Francis A Yeates returns to Fort Bliss after furlough at Denton and learns of his promotion to sergeant effective October 2. He now heads supplies for his battery.
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Albert Preston Osteen
Army Air Corps
Three Men Indicted as Caroline Grand Jury Recesses
The Caroline County Circuit Court recessed until Monday after a grand jury returned three true bills. Indicted are Roland Jenkins for stealing, William Jones for the murder of his wife Reba Jones, and William Henry Brown and DeFord Brown for confinement and support of minor children. The jury foreman was Fred H. Flounders with W. J. Borner as secretary. A Cecil County murder case moved to Caroline to be tried next week.
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Circuit Court
Caroline County
Ntil
Roland Jenkins
William Jones
Reba Jones
William Henry Brown
William Henry Brown Jr
DeFord Brown
Cecil County
Tommy Howard
Samuel Maddox
E. D. C. Collins
Elkton
Clinton S. Poole
T. Olin Ford
Harry Gardner
Francis Lynch
John F. Engerman
Joseph B. Kibler
Aircraft Observers Commended By Gen. Arnold
General Arnold commends Aircraft Warning Service volunteers and outlines shift to alert status for observer posts and filter centers. Ground Observer System to operate intervals rather than 24 hours, starting October 18 1943 1 pm to 5 pm Eastern War Time. Denton post reporting to cease upon telegram from Brig. Gen. Barcus.
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Aircraft Warning Service
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Arnold
War Department
Ground Observer Corps
Aircraft Warning Corps
Denton Post
Barcus
Edwin E. Thawley
Drought Ends in Maryland After Heavy Rains
Heavy rains and a northeaster on the Eastern Shore ended a lengthy drought last Thursday. Two inches fell in 24 hours, aiding pastures and winter wheat but limiting crop relief. Electric service in Delmarva was disrupted, about 1,000 phones out, telegraph lines broken, and trees felled. Ocean City reported minor damage with a two hour outage. repairs by utilities crews restored service by mid afternoon. Eastern Shore Public Service Company brought in crews from Southern Maryland to help.
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Maryland
Free State
Peninsula
Delmarva Peninsula
Ocean City
Eastern Shore Public Service Company
More Air Raid Alerts Needed Says Barrett
Col. Henry S. Barrett state commander of the United States Citizens' Defense Corps urged more frequent general air raid alarms in Maryland to prepare the public for a real emergency. He suggested one every two weeks as acceptable and cited a yellow alert with early confusion heard last Thursday.
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Henry S. Barrett
United States Citizens’ Defense Corps
Maryland
Army
George A. Carter
Baltimore
Barrett
Henry A. Reninger
Hog Cholera Threat in Denton Area
County Agricultural Agent Geo W Clendaniel warns Denton area has lost over a dozen hogs to hog cholera. All healthy hogs should be single treated now to prevent spread, as disease can spread via shoes from infected areas. Serum available COD from the Livestock Sanitary Laboratory in Salisbury Maryland. report all sick hogs to the County Agent.
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Geo. W. Clendaniel
Denton
Livestock Sanitary Laboratory
Salisbury
Maryland
Boy Loses Eye In Auto Accident Near Denton
A minor car crash on a wet lane injures Robert Franklin Garey son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Garey near Denton. The windshield shatters as the car hits a tree and his eye is removed at Easton Hospital. Also, Luther Howell of Queen Anne is hospitalized in Easton after accidentally shooting his foot.
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Robert Franklin Garey
Percy Garey
Denton
Luther Howell
Queen Anne
Memorial Hospital
Easton
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Scout News
Eighth Army
Louise Margaret Rollister
Teulse Margaret Hollister
Caroline Wich School
Nurses Training School University Hospital
Mt. Wilson
Jimmy Jopp
Somewhere In the Pacific
Deiksshane
Coroline County National Guard
Eighth
Palmer
Milton Baynard
John E. Crossley
Toomey
George H. Rampmeyer
George W. Gottwall
Greensboro
Arthur R. Dempsey
Emory C. Dobson
Wallace A. Hinderer
Lacey R. Orme
Fred H. Flounders
William J. Borner
L. Norris Todd
Thomas F. Heather
T. H. Goueh
Charles H. Bilbrouc
George M. Collier
Samuel G. Bye
James M. Clark
William Bullock
Ulysses G. Adams
Reuben D. Segars
W. Lee Wheatley
George B. Stewart
Ernest J. Brown
John Saulsbury
Alton R. Messer
William C. Ross
Howard R. Shockley
Alonzo B. Cohee
John C. Brown
Jesse W. Porter
Charles A. Beaumont
Louis C. Butler
E. Theodore Orme
Martin C. Voss
Howard M. Harris
Dorsey W. Banning
James O. Wright
C. Jerome Brown Jr
Harry E. Kinder
Gilbert A. Banning
Ralph C. Werner
Abraham Chase
John W. Allfather
Walter Mosely
Earl Holsinger
Jacob J. Applebaim
Brantley H. Trice
E. P. Stanford
R. Russell Edgell
Webster Tedd
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