Seaford Hotel and Laurel Warehouse Burn in Sussex County
Two fires last Friday night and Saturday destroyed the Hotel Sussex in Seaford and the main warehouse of Laurel’s Marvil Package Company. Losses run up to 450000 with no injuries. Firemen from eight companies battled the blazes as winds kept flames from spreading to nearby buildings.
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Sussex County
Delaware
Seaford
Laurel
Sussex
Fiee
Marvil Package Company
William Klinck
Maryland
Salisbury
Delmar
Federalsburg
Sharptown
Bridgeville
Georgetown
Blades
Union Hotel
Delaware Power and Light Company
Marvis Company
Klinck
Andrew J. Elis
Greenwood
Marriage Licenses Issued in Delaware and Nearby States
A list of individuals receiving marriage licenses across Bridgeville Dover and nearby towns. Names include Charles Smack and Doreen Dixon in Bridgeville, Rockie Self and Margaret McCord in Dover, and several others from Denton Easton Milford and Chester with ages ranging from 17 to 40.
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Charles FE. Smack
Doreen Lucille Dixon
Bridgeville, del
Rockie Self
Margaret McCord
Dover
Del
Herman V. Dodd
Denton
Anna Marie Hastings
Bridgeville
Thomas Matthews Bartlett
Easton
Jeanine Boruch
Walter Nelson Donophan
Felton
Patricia Lee Hudson
Chincoteague
Rodney Clayton Brittingham
Ellendale
Sylvia Anne Carroll
Milford
Harry Jones Sapp
Houston
Ima Pearl Kemp
Mother of Seven Is Fatally Stabbed by Husband Near Smyrna
A 33 year old mother Hazel Marie Jolly was killed in a home near Smyrna Delaware by her husband William David Jolly who then attempted suicide. An autopsy attributed death to multiple chest stab wounds. Police said the couple’s quarrel over her husband’s drinking led to the attack in front of three children. Donald William 15 reported the incident to another resident. The husband is hospitalized under guard.
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Smyrna
Del
Dover
Hazel Marie Jolly
Kent General Hospital
William David Jolly
Jolys
Carrie Daniels
Jollys
Jolly
Donald William
Daniels
Institute On Public And Professional Relations at Salisbury
The Steering Committee for the eleventh annual Institute on Public and Professional Relations met at Salisbury State Teachers College on Oct. 1. The 1952 institute, on Nov. 19, will discuss lay participation in education under the theme Is The Public In Public Education The keynote will be followed by forum discussions and a dinner with group symposiums. Chairman James F. Glenn presided, with college Public Relations Committee members and other representatives.
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Salisbury State Teachers College
James F. Glenn
Land Transfers Date Listings in Denton Districts
Land transfer notices show Willoughby Willoughby Nowell and wife to Charles Russell Porter dated Sept 25 1952 for parcel in Denton. Finley McFarland and wife to Beniah L Wothers and wife dated Sept 24 1952 for Second Election District land. Henry Pippin and wife to H Gaylord Durham dated Sept 24 1952 for First Election District land. Henry Doyle Austin and wife to Salvador Schepens dated Feb 15 1952 for First Election District land. Elmer R Shoemaker and wife to Linden W Shaffer and wife dated Sept 27 1952 for Third Election District land. Solomon J Hurst Sr to J Leon Todd and wife dated Sept 19 1952 for Fourth Election District land. J Leon Todd and wife to Norman H Todd and wife dated Sept 19 1952 for Fourth District land. Lloyd P Cannon and wife to Edward S Garey and wife dated Sept 25 1952 for Fourth District land.
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Willoughby Nowell
Charles Russell Porter
Denton
Finley IE. McFarland, Sr
Beniah L. Wothers
Henry Pippin
H. Gaylord Durham
Henry Doyle Austin
Salvador Schepens
Elmer R. Shoemaker
Linden W. Shaffer
Solomon J. Hurst, Sr
J. Leon Todd
Norman H. Todd
Lloyd P. Cannon
Edwards
Garey
Social Security Rep To Visit Denton Court House
A Social Security Administration representative will be at the Denton Court House on Monday October 13 1952 starting at 11 am to answer questions about Old Age and Survivors Insurance. The visit is arranged by Norman P Foster of the Salisbury Field Office to aid area workers including self employed persons and farm laborers who may be eligible for benefits.
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Social Security Administration
Court House
Denton
Norman P. Foster
Salisbury
Land transfer in Denton details recorded
William R. Addington and wife transfer to K. Thomas Everngam and wife two parcels of land in the town of Denton dated October 1, 1952 in an election district filing.
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William R. Addington
K. Thomas Everngam
Denton
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Seaford Hotel
Horace W. Jones
Market Street
High
Front Streets
Senepaper
Broad Creek
Atlas Plywood Company
David Samuel Rittenhouse
Ridgely
Shirley Mae Thompson
Chester
William Eugene Long
Charlotte Louise Towers
Preston
Husband
Ixent County
William Fleischauer, Jr
Lower Shore County
Salisbury Chamber of Commerce
Wicomico County
Foster
The
Journal Today
Mee
Sinclair
U.S
Betheline
HWRRY
Ange
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