Nurses Tag Day Set for November 6th in Caro County
The Nurses Board of Caro County Public Health Work announces a tag day on Saturday November 6. Fundraising supports rent for the Health Department Office in Denton and supplies for infants prenatal patients posters and transport to clinics or hospitals. The county covers only a small portion of health department costs and tags let all contribute. Buy a tag.
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Caroline County
Nurses’ Board
Health Department
Denton
Plaque Unveiled By Denton Button Plant Honors twelve workers
At a Denton ceremony Stephen Swatik unveiled a plaque listing twelve employees of the B Schwanda button factory honored for their service. Names include Erwin Pippin in South Carolina and Gilbert Pippin in Jacksonville Florida with others stationed or serving in Iceland England Ohio Oregon Texas Arizona and in the Navy. Judge Knotts praised war effort leadership and household donors while Mayor Beck and local officials attended.
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B. Schwanda Button Manufacturing
Stephen Swatik
Erwin §S. Pippin
South Carolina
Gilbert
Jacksonville
Fla
Robert
New Guinea
Luther Pippin
Denton
Paul Schuyler
Iceland
Winder M. Harris
England
Charles Bart
Texas
Claude Drummond
Oregon
John Faulkner
Ohio
Woodrow Passwaters
Charles Franklin Willis
Arizona
Frank Pittinger
Harry J. Hubbard
J. Owen Knotts
Knotts
J. Roland Chaffinch
Denton National Bank
George W. Beck
E. Theodore Orme
The
People’s Bank of
Emmett Hignutt
Board of County Commissioners
Harness Races Rated Encore
The Delmarva light harness meet at Kent Sussex fair grounds drew regional horses and fans last week. Duke of York set the best time at 2 06 pace with Pick-up close behind at 2 09 1 4, as 66 horses across 12 races competed mostly from peninsula owners and local tracks.
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Delmarva
Kent-Sussex Fair Grounds
Peninsula
Duke of York
Medford Davis
Clayton
Lewis Floyd
Russell Hudson
Frankford
Harrington
Thomas
Fair Haven Farms
Wilkes-Barre
Jack Brown
Jack Lewis
Joe Hylan
Navy Enlistee Serves on Enterprise After Pearl Harbor
Caroline Service News notes Gibson Sharp TC enlisted December 10, 1941 after training at Great Lakes and Mare Island. He sailed to Pearl Harbor and joined U S S Enterprise. He took part in seven major South Pacific battles and recently earned a special presidential citation while his crew was on leave last August.
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Gibson Sharp T
Overseas Letters From Sam Colgain Describe War Echoes
A World War II letter from Sam Colgain, APO 508, San Francisco, recounts air and sea travel impressions, friendships formed in Australia and New Guinea, and memories of Norman Adams, Paul Thawley, Dill, and Rolen Towers. He notes nearly two months overseas and nine months in the tropics, expresses longing to reconnect, and thanks Ed for support while requesting addresses for fellow soldiers.
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New Guinea
Paul Thawley
Australia
Norman Adams
Adams
Tropites
Norman
Thawley
Bill Bailey
Salisbury
Dill
Rolen Towers
Denton
G. I
Hornet Survivor Visits Home After Pacific Service
Wendell L. Cooper, C.M.M., a veteran of the Doolittle Tokyo expedition, Midway, Coral Sea, and Bougainville, returned home to Greensboro for a brief visit with his parents after 23 years in U S Navy service. He spoke of escaping a flooded engine room aboard the Hornet during Santa Cruz, surviving shark threats, and enduring Guadalcanal bombardments before his transfer to a Norfolk naval base for instructor duties.
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Wendell L. Cooper
C.M.M
Harry Cooper
Greensboro
U. S. Navy
Chief Cooper
Norfolk Naval Base
California
Cooper
Tokyo
Midway
Coral Sea
Bougainville
Santa Cruz
Hornet
Henderson Field
Guadalcanal
Pacific Naval Base
Tepper
Tropics
Norfolk
Promotion and furloughs among local service members
The War Department promoted Morris W. Ewell of Federalsburg from First Lieutenant to Captain this week. Cpl. George Philip Bradley arrived on a 15 day furlough from Camp Bowie Texas for a Denton home visit. Charles Wimbrow of the U S Navy visited Henry Detwiler Jr. last weekend. 2nd Lieut. Roberts J. Moore is spending a furlough at his Denton home.
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War Department
Morris W. Ewell
Federalsburg
Cpl
George Philip Bradley
Camp Bowie
Texas
Denton
Charles Wimbrow
U. S. Navy
Henry Detwiler Jr
Roberts J. Moore
Moore Commissioned as Second Lieutenant at Fort Benning
Robert J. Moore son of Mr and Mrs J Wireth Moore of Denton and Western Maryland College graduate completed a 17 week basic training course at Fort Benning Ga earning the rank of Second Lieutenant. The first class to finish the 17 week Infantry School program at St Benning heard remarks from Stephen T Early the president's press secretary whose son was in the class.
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Robert J. Moore
J. Wireth Moore
Denton
Western Maryland College
Fort Benning
St. Benning
Roosevelt
Stephen T. Early
Stephen T. Early, Jr
Naval recruit Arthur Jopp serves in Florida duties
In Florida Arthur L. Jopp enlisted Oct 12 1912 with the U S Navy and received boat training in Jacksonville. He then transferred to Banana River Naval Air Station for one month before moving to Daytona Beach where he currently serves. He was home briefly in September and before enlistment worked for Ridgely Package Co Ridgely Maryland.
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Arthur L. Jopp
U. S. Navy
Jacksonville
Florida
U. S. Naval Air Station
Banana River
Fla
Daytona Beach
Ridgely Package Co
Ridgely
Safe arrival of Pvt William Earl Paswater in England
Bettie Paswater reports the safe arrival of Pvt William Earl Paswater in England. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Paswater of Greensboro, he graduated Greensboro High School and enlisted January 27 1943 after working at Bethlehem Steel Wilmington Delaware. He trained at Indiantown Gap Fort Hamilton Staten Island and Newport News before shipping overseas.
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Bettie Paswater
William Earl Paswater
England
Earl Paswater
Greensboro
Greensboro High School
Bethlehem Steel
Wilmington
Delaware
United States
Indiantown Gap
Fort Hamilton
N. Y
Staten Island
Newport News
Claude Drummond Seeks Homeward Hope From Manila Bay
Claude F Drummond F2e U S S Manila Bay Division M clo Fleet P O writes from military service in 1943 to Denton readers. He shares catching up with home friends Raymond Trice and mentions other Navy men, mail, pay, chow, and sleep between 12 to 4 watches while noting his address change and enjoyment of ship engineering work.
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Denton Journal
Eastern Shore
Raymond Trice
Caroling County Navy
Pvt
William Behtke
Jimmy Jopp
Tam
Claude F. Drummond
U.S.S. Manila Bay
Fleet P. O
San Francisco
Calif
Denton and Vicinity
Pfc Dan Wuerstlin Writes From India
Pfc Daniel Wuerstlin, serving with the U S Armed Forces in India, writes home from Somewhere in India on September 24, 1943. He describes mosquito troubles, a tense tentmate, and a simple supper of fried potatoes, eggs, green peppers, and onions as he notes the challenging camp life.
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India
Forerunner For 4-State Parley On Cooperatives Held Here
A preliminary conference for the four state parley to be held November 4 in Baltimore gathered farm leaders here to discuss expanding Southern States Cooperative postwar activities. Sessions covered cannery and processing plant ventures, postwar ownership by farmers, marketing poultry, and centrally located rocker plants with elected district directors to be chosen.
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Lord Baltimore
Baltimore
Southern States Cooperative
L. E. Raper
Richmond
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
West Virginia
Georgetown
Dover
G. E. Benton
Salisbury
Harry H. Nuttle
Southern States Organization
Bus Operation Rulings Made
The Public Service Commission granted Red Star Motor Coaches permission to operate passenger service between the Eastern Shore and Baltimore via ferry routes and denied the Baltimore Annapolis line. Local Baltimore Morris Hill and State Highway 2 links were refused. Wartime seating limits apply and Matapeake Sandy Point ferry service begins with the ruling. The commission also rejected Baltimore Annapolis Railroad Bus proposals for Annapolis Sandy Point Winchester Sandy Point and Sandy Point Jones Station.
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Public Service Commission
Red Star Motor Coaches, Inc
Maryland
Baltimore City
Matapeake
Sandy Point
Eastern Shore
Annapolis
Baltimore
Baltimore-Annapolis
Morris Hill
Baltimore and
Manpower Commission Rep To Visit Draft Board Office
A United States Employment Service War Manpower Commission representative will be at the Draft Board Denton Maryland office in the Carter Building each Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 30 p.m. for the public in Caroline County.
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United States Employment Service, War. Manpower Commission
Draft Board
Denton
Maryland
Carter Building
Caroline County
Hughes Wins Medal At Mercersburg Field Day
Harry R. Hughes of Denton placed tied for third in the broad jump at the fifty first annual Field Day of Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg Pennsylvania. The event awards gold silver and bronze medals for first second and third places and coach James Curran has long used the meet to uncover talent.
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Harry R. Hughes
J. L. Hughes
Denton
Mercersburg Academy
Mercersburg
James Curran
Hughes
Heavy Rain Brings Relief After Long Drought in Maryland
Maryland recorded 3.52 inches of rain in Baltimore from 9 p.m. Monday to 4 p.m. Tuesday, the first heavy rainfall since July 11. Strong winds toppled raincoats and umbrellas while some streets flooded. farmers and city residents welcomed the shower for its benefits.
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Maryland
Baltimore
Red Cross Sends Kits To Soldiers
The Caroline County Chapter of the American Red Cross forwarded a consignment of kits to the armed forces. The first shipment of 120 kits left Oct 23 and a second of 60 kits from the Federalsburg Branch was sent Monday. Mrs. William Wolf of Denton chaired the chapter with help from the Eastern Star and members who furnished kits. one member donated 150 Christmas cards.
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Caroline County
American Red Cross
Federalsburg
William Wolf
Denton
Eastern Star Organization
O'Conor Announces 10.8 Million Postwar Construction Plan
Governor Herbert R. O Conor today unveils a 10 797 954 dollar postwar construction program. The plan, prepared by the Maryland Commission on Postwar Reconstruction and Development in consultation with the State Planning Commission and Budget Department, seeks immediate architectural and engineering work funded from a 2 million postwar appropriation. E Brooke Lee chairs the recommendations with the Committee on Public Activities, aiming to create a backlog of public improvements to begin after the war or when employment warrants. The 7 million in Class A Urgent public building projects reflects needs identified for 1943 44, normally financed by bond issues approved by the 1943 session.
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Herbert R. O’conor
Committee On Public Activities
Maryland Commission On
O'Conor
Maryland State Planning Commission
Department of Budget and Procurement
O’conor
State Planning Commission
Budget Department
General Assembly
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Schwanda
Newspap
Caroline Service News
Sam Colgain
Sant Colgain
P. S
Bob Thawley
Pete Betton
Paul Dill
Buddie
Pfc
Dan Wuerstlin
Trict
Sarah P. Ellis
Southern States Farm Home Service
T. Roy Brookes
Bel Air
H. H. Nuttle
P. C. Turner
Parkton
Locher
Harry Hughes
Red Cross
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