Denton Socials Include Army Couple's Wedding Event
Lieut. Ada Marie Tipton of the WAC in North East Maryland and Private Matthew Duncan Black Jr. of Camp Carson Colorado wed October 14 at the Denton home of Sheriff and Mrs. Saulsbury Sparks. The ceremony, performed by Rev. Thomas J. Turkington, was in uniform and followed by a Philadelphia departure. The article also notes community gatherings, club meetings, missionary talks, a fishing-boat accident involving Capt. T. S. Pope, and local social happenings with many named residents and affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Marie Tipton
WAC
North East
Matthew Duncan Black Jr
Camp Carson
Colo
Matthew Duncan Black
Wilmington
Thomas J. Turkington
Grace Methodist Church
Sheriff
Saulsbury Sparks
Denton
Army Air Force
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Norman Scott
Melvin Brown
Norman
Greensboro
Edward Scott
Margaret Ireland
Jimmy Thawley
Evelyn Ireland
Walter Breeding
Mary Ireland
Leonard Schrieber
Elizabeth Ann Thawley
Clarence Schrieber
Doris Dil
Howard Shultie
Evelyn Dill
Clifton Dill
Clark
OPA
Carlton West
Sam Mellits
Charles Barrow
Amos Crouse
Mary Martin
Liberia
Africa
Pilgrim Holiness Church
A. A. Price
Alonzo Howard
Thomas
Dixon
Miss Martin
William J. Martin
Mr. Martin
Phillips Commenced at Ceremonies Thursday
Colonel Phillips commended loyal workers for enthusiasm efficiency and craftsmanship and thanked the Army and Navy for their recognition of a good job. Melvin W. Mills announced the Army Navy E Award for excellence in canned food production and pledged ongoing effort to aid the war and peace. Recipients included Edgar Horseman John Henry Price Nettie B Todd Wilhelmina Stanley and Nelson H Temple for years of service. Edgewood Arsenal Chemical Warfare Center Band provided music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
Army and Navy
Melvin W. Mills
Army-Navy
Edgar Horseman
John Henry Price
Nettie B. Todd
Wilhelmina Stanley
Nelson H. Temple
Edgewood Arsenal Chemical Warfare Center Band
Tragedy Honours 4YearOld Killed By Truck
Anne Pollard, 4, of Elsmere and formerly Denton, died after being struck by a truck driven by E. W. Hiltz of Long Island. Witnesses sparse as the vehicle delivered goods. Funeral held in Ridgely, Md. Hiltz waived hearing and posted $1,000 bail on manslaughter charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Pollard
Raymond Pollard
duPont Road
Elsmere
Denton
Wilmington General Hospital
E. W. Hiltz
Long Island
N. Y
Hiltz
Helen
Ridgely
J. Virgil Moore
James F. Hearn
J. Henderson Smith
Court of General Sessions
Funeral services for John Byard Sharp 57
Funeral services for John Byard Sharp age 57 retired Caro line County farmer and recent Phillips Packing Company employee were held at his daughter Mrs. Franklin Messix home in Queen Anne on Saturday at 2 p m conducted by Rev. Robert Loss pastor Hillsboro Methodist Church. Burial followed in Hillsboro cemetery. Sharp died in a Chestertown hospital shortly after admission with a fractured skull from an automobile accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Byard Sharp
Caroline County
Phillips Packing Company
Franklin Messix
Queen Anne
Robert Loss
Hillsboro Methodist Church
Hillsboro
Sharp
Chestertown
Pan Automobile Acci
Denton Man Dies After Truck Crash Near Church Hill
A Denton man died in a truck accident near Church Hill while returning from Still Pond with three companions. The deceased, Charles Sharp, was a native of Caroline County and son of the late John B. and Elizabeth Sharp. He left eight sons and two daughters, a wife who died two years ago, two brothers, three sisters, and several other relatives. His sons include Charles, George, John, Paul in Denton, James in Liberal Kansas, Howard Sharp in Africa, Kemp Sharp in Fort Jackson, and Robert Sharp serving in the Navy. Surviving sisters and brothers reside in Baltimore and elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemp Sharp
Fort Jackson
S. C
Robert Gibson Sharp
Pacific
Harry Flaharty
Denton
Franklin Messix
Queen Anne
Grover Sharp
Virgil Sharp
Baltimore
Arthur Bowen
Mabel Foster
George Webber
Sharp
Obituary: Elizabeth Turner Nichols Dies in Linthicum Heights
Elizabeth Turner Nichols died October 10 at her Linthicum Heights home after a two day illness from cerebral hemorrhage. She was the second daughter of A. W. and Ida Belle Nichols and a granddaughter of W. N. and Sarah Cannon. Survivors include sisters Glendora and Mabel C. Nichols and an uncle and aunt. Interment October 13 at Chesterfield Cemetery Centreville after funeral services in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Turner Nichols
Linthicum Heights
A. W
Ida Belle Nichols
Queen Anne’s County
W.N
Sarah Cannon
Ridgely
Maryland Institute of Art and Design
Glendora Nichols
Mabel C. Nichols
Chicago
C. E. Cannon
Queen Anne
Jas. H. Smith
Denton
Chesterfield Cemetery
Centreville
Baltimore
Funeral services for Lloyd Taylor Held in Greensboro
Funeral services for Lloyd Taylor aged 52 were conducted Tuesday at 2 p m from the Rawlings funeral chapel in Greensboro with burial in Greensboro cemetery. The service followed earlier reports of his death and included a graveside tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Taylor
Rawlings
Greensboro
Death of Local Resident Taylor at Home on North Main
Taylor died after several months of ill health Saturday morning at his North Main street home. He is survived by his widow Florence Coursey of Greensboro, a daughter Ann Taylor at home, two sisters Mrs. Bertie Todd of Bridgeville and Mrs. Philip J. Wright of Preston, and two brothers Harry R. Taylor of Preston and Levin W. Taylor of Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
North Main Street
Florence Coursey
Greensboro
Ann Taylor
Bertie Todd
Bridgeville
Philip J. Wright
Preston
Harry R. Taylor
Levin W. Taylor
Funeral services for Jesse Gibson held at sister's home
Funeral services for Jesse W. Gibson, 63, were conducted Sunday at 2 PM from his sister Mrs. Ida Clark's home with Rev. Ray W. Kirwan of St. Paul's Methodist Church officiating. Burial followed in Greensboro. Gibson, a painter, died Thursday at his sister's home after a long illness. He leaves two sisters, one brother, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Annie Rich of Greensboro and Charles Gibson of Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse W. Gibson
Ida Clark
Ray W. Kirwan
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Greensboro
Gibson
Clark
Annie Rich
Charles Gibson
Delaware
Funeral rites for Anna Sluika Held at Marydel Church
Funeral services were held Tuesday morning from the Catholic Church in Marydel for Anna Sluika age 93. She died Friday night at her daughter's home near Marydel, Annette Tensky. Burial followed at Templeville cemetery. The daughter is her only survivor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marydel
Anna Sluika
Annette Tensky
Templeville
Eastern Shore Optometrists Meet with Dr Wright and Billmeier
The Eastern Shore Association of Optometrists met at the offices of Dr. Wright and Dr. Billmeier on Sunday October 17. Guest speaker Dr. Wm. H. Engel Jr of Baltimore presented a course from Ohio State University on Visual Training and Recognition. He noted military aviation rejections often stem from poor visual activity and coordination, and described optometry’s reeducation through training and corrective measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Shore Association of Optometrists
Wright
Billmeier
Wm. H. Engel Jr
Baltimore
Ohio State University
Week of Services for Concord Methodist Church Anniversary
The Concord Methodist Church marks its 87th anniversary with a week of evening services led by Rev P R Schauer. Speakers include Dr J Earl Cummings and Revs Lawrence Wimbrow and Henry H Schauer. The church was founded in 1804 at a Greensboro to Hunting Creek roadside site and relocated to a frame building in 1856.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord Methodist Church
Concord Circuit
P. R. Schauer
J. Earl Cummings
Easton District of Peninsula
Lawrence E. Wimbrow
Bridgeville
Del
Henry H. Schauer
Trappe
Greensboro
Hunting Creek
Potter’s Landing
Peter Sullivan
Gootee Stevens
Wingate Neal
William M. A. Liden
Tilghman Nuttle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lieut
Ada Marie Tipton, Pvt. M. D. Black
T. S. Pope
Oxford
Denton Wharf
Denton Volunteer Fire Company
Misses Joyce
Janet Kern
Kern Sisters
John E. French
James Clarke
Walter Sylvester
Benjamin Johnson
First Church
Wiliam Finn
Lee Walston
Clara Hitchcosk
Emma Clark
Grace Church
Easton
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Florence Cathcart
J. E. French
Raymond Hall
Marcus Hook
Helen Gannon
B. C. Rogers
L. A. Moore
Esther Bullock
R.N
S. V. Bullock
Tuckahoe Neck
Clarence J. Kern
State Board
The
Associated Farm Bureau Women
June Walling
Wicomico Hotel
Salisbury
Spencer Corsetieres
Charlotte Hignutt
Gilbert Hignutt
Williston
Washington College
Frank D. Zeigler
Mary Zeigler
Drexel Institute
Washington
R. R. Nace
Elizabeth
N. J
O. Gilbert Hignatt
Carl E. Range
Hope House
Talbot County
Warren Schafer
Dorchester
American Legion
Robert P. Patterson
Marshall’s
Market St
Statford’s Market
Picnies
Frankfurters Ib
Eywspa Py
Pour Gene Amtr
Sm'tey Burnett
June Storey
Mary LE Warren
Joe France
Centonia Theatre
Blaine
20Th Century Fox
Ove
Caure
Hargy
Te Crean Comte Mrgume Fester
Leitsch
Gene Tierney
Don Ameche
Charles Cosurn
Charles Coburn
Paramou
Wolfe Overman - Walburn
FOY, Ar
Elizabeth T. Nichols
Richard Lockerman
Concord
Denton Circuit
Aircraft Industry
Dela Aircraft
Greenwood
Dela
Indus
Light St. Baltimore 2
P. O
Peninsula
Matthewstown
Lewistown
Charles W. Carter
Cordova
Montgomery Ward
N. A. Woods
S. 8Rd Street
Maryland
Hickman
H. SE. Wangler
M. D
Burnet Park Dr
Syracuse
New York
J. L. Hughes
McKenna Beauty Shop
Market Street
3Rd
Denton, Md
Denton Journal
James Temple
North 4Th Street
Thawley’s Chapel
Market
Sinclair
J. M. Love
West
Wilbur Adams
Federalsburg
Wm. A. Cole
Second Street
M. A. Brackett
O. W. Barton
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