Dentonians Win In Extra Inning Over Ft Miles
Dentonians edged Ft Miles 2 to 1 in an extra inning ball game last Sunday. Brownie Coleman and Shae pitched a tight duel through seven innings as Tribbitt misplayed Marchese's fly, gifting the Denton club the decisive run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dentonians
Ft. Miles
Brownie Coleman
Shae
Marchese
Tribbitt
Denton
Scurto
Butler
Hughes
Redden
Coleman
P Dodd
Weir
DePew
Miles Duble
Thomas
Bates
C Shea
Oriole
Savesese
Koupelt
Sullivan
Georgetown Field Artillery
Neal
New Denton Spotter Post to Open on Airplane Tower
Construction will start on a 16 ft spotter tower near the Armory in Denton. The post will use women observers in day shifts and men for night shifts with Ed Thawley as Chief Observer. Miss Bessie Spafford and Mr. George Beck Jr will fill assistant chief roles. A town meeting with Army personnel will precede operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Armory
Ed Thawley
Bessie Spafford
George Beck Jr
Army
Baltimore
Miss Spafford
Beck
Thawley
First Fighter Command
Morgan A. Wheelock
Rotary Club of
Maryland
Richard P. Tickill
Carrolls Receive News From Son Prisoner of War in Japan
Hillsboro couple Mr and Mrs John Carroll hear from their son James Oliver Carroll who serves as a prisoner of war in the Osha Yodogawa Bunsho Prison of War Camp. He reports good health and paid work. James was drafted April 2 1941, left Westover Field Massachusetts in September 1911 for the Philippine Islands. He was listed missing in action at Corregidor May 7 1942 but later identified as a Japanese POW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carroll
Hillsboro
James Oliver Carroll
Osha Yodogawa
Lt Hollister Dies In South Pacific
The War Department telegram announced 2nd Lt. Louise M. Hollister of Tuckahoe Neck died in the Pacific where she served with the Armed Forces. A 1939 graduate of the University Hospital Baltimore Nurses School, she joined the Army Nurse Corps in 1942 and sailed with University Unit 142. She leaves her parents and three sisters Elwood Dulin Queens Anne Van Whiting Tampa and June Hollister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise M. Hollister
Levi Hollister
Tuckahoe Neck
War Department
Pacific Area
Armed Forces
United States
Nurses School of the
University Hospital
Baltimore
Mise Hollister
Army Nurse Corps
San Francisco
University Unit
Service Shorts: Ernie promoted to sergeant on furlough plans
Cpl James Ernest Downes nicknamed Ernie has been promoted to sergeant. He has been on maneuvers in Tennessee and is now stationed at Camp Phillips Kaw. He expects a furlough later in the month. Cpl Benjamin F Johnson Jr of Fort Jackson SC is home on furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ernest Downes
Ernie
Tennessee
Camp Phillips
Kaw
Benjamin F. Johnson Jr
Fort Jackson
South Carolina
Barn Saved as Storm Strikes Farm Near Downes Station
Lightning struck a barn on Mr. M. M. Skipper’s farm near Downes Station during a severe rainstorm. Four fire companies and six pieces of equipment saved the barn. hay inside was removed. Crews from Ridgely Denton Cordova and Eaton responded to the alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Skipper
Downes Station
Ridgely
Denton
Cordova
Eaton
Maryden Happenings Note Clara Jacobs Death
Notices from Maryden report the death of Mrs. Clara Jacobs of Philadelphia, mother of Mrs. Harry S. Dailey, with sympathies extended to Mrs. Dailey. Local visitors and travels of Maryden residents are listed, including Hicks, Heather, Vos, Ford, Garrison, Moore, and other relatives visiting or hosting across Philadelphia, Wilmington, Little Creek, Carney's Point, and Georgetown during Labor Day and nearby days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Jacobs
Philadelphia
T. O. Ford
Ruth Evans
Wilmington
Thos. D. Garrison
Cheswold
J. Tyson Heather
Floyd Moore
Bill
George Moore
Broadway Gueden
Little Creek
Del
R. E. Morris
Miss Jean Neal Weds C S Cooper in Laurel Del
Neal-Cooper wedding unites Miss Jean Louise Neal daughter of William H Neal and the late Mrs Neal with C S Cooper of Laurel in Laurel Delaware last Sunday evening September 5 Rev E C Hallman officiated former pastor of the bride performed the ceremony in Laurel Delaware
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Louise Neal
William H. Neal
Letter From Sailor Friend Praises War News Mail
Fleet Postoffice letter from Dawson N Fountain sailor aboard U S S Denebola in New York discusses morale from letters home, gratitude for the Journal news, and the desire to return to duty aboard a destroyer. He notes service roles and thanks families for their support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
duPont’s
Bob Weir
Army
Marines
Navy
Dawson N. Fountain
T.M
U.S.S. Denebola
Fleet Postoffice
New York
N. Y
Marines honored in readers letter from World War II era
Private William Behtkes of the Marine Aviation Detachment in Jacksonville Fla writes to Denton Journal praising Marines and Seabees, asserting Marines have led since Guadalcanal and highlighting mutual support, mail, and chow as vital links to home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Journal
Lise
Caroline Coonnty
Fred Brown
Guadalcanal
Solomon Islands
Marine Corps
Pvt
William Behtkes
Jacksonville
Fla
Marine Aviation Detachment
Laramore Completes Basic Training
Aviation Cadet Edward W. Laramore, 27, of Greensboro, completed nine weeks of basic flight training at Coffeyville Army Air Field Kansas and moved to Altus Oklahoma for advanced two engine training. He is part of Coffeyville School’s eighth class of graduates since training began last November and was a Bell Telephone Co central office switchman in civilian life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Laramore
Greensboro
Coffeyville
Kans
Army Air Field
Altus
Oklo
Laramore
Whitall Laramore
Enders
Coffeyville School
Bell Telephone Co
Sailor Robert Gibson Sherp Visits Denton After Navy Duty
Robert Gibson Sherp of Denton is on a 36 day leave visiting friends and relatives. Enlisted after Perth Harbor, he trained at Great Lakes, served on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific, and is home for the first time since enlistment. James H. Lister is on furlough with his mother Mrs. Harry Bullock after eleven months at Camp Forrest Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Gibson Sherp
B.C
U. Swnlr
Denton
Navy
Perth Harbor
Great Lakes
Pacific
T Set
James H. Lister
Harry Bullock
Camp Forrest
Tenn
Benjamin Holloway
Milford
Del
Billy
Private Holloway
Camp Hulen
Texas
Soldier Walter Fountain Jr. marks two years in U S Army
Flanail Cpl. Walter Fountain Jr. reaches two years of service this month since his Septem ber 3 1941 draft. Basic training at Camp Wheeler and Fort Ord. Since March 1942 he has served in the Hawaiian Islands. Before service he worked at Schwanda and Sons Button Factory in Denton. His wife Pauline Gardner, from Greensboro, now resides in Seaford and works at the duPont Nylon Plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Walter Fountain Jr
U. S. Army
Camp Wheeler
Georgia
Fort Ord
California
Hawaiian Islands
Bil
Schwanda and Sons
Denton
Pauline Gardner
Greensboro
Seaford
duPont
Phone Co Honors Denton Operators at Dinner
The Telephone Company held a dinner at the Brick Hotel honoring two Denton office operators. Nora Craft received a sapphire emblem for thirty years of service. Mary Rost earned a ruby emblem for twenty-five years. Blanche Shaub, a retired Denton employee, attended as guest of honor. Emblems presented by J W Dyer from Salisbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Telephone Company
Brick Hotel
Denton
Nora Craft
Mary Rost
Blanche Shaub
J. W. Dyer
Salisbury
Messrs. G. M. Armor
J. F. McCray
J. Lynham
Easton
Last Call For Income Tax Returns Warned By Acting Collector
Acting Collector A Parks Basin warns Federal income taxpayers to file a Declaration of Estimated Income by September 15 and make a payment. About one third owe this. penalties include 10 percent added tax for failure to file and up to 218 percent or £2.50 for late payment, with higher underestimation penalties for nonfarmers and farmers allowed wider margins. Farmers face later filing and larger tolerance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Parks Basin
Internal Revenue
Collecta of Internal Revenue
Rasin
Flier Killed In Crash Near Bridgeville
A Army fighter crashed near Bridgeville at 2 30 p m killing Second Lieut Ernest H Johnson 25 of Flushing S I The plane from Dover Base was part of a flight of three and exploded igniting a half mile forest fire The crash site is near Federalsburg Md and brushfire drew over a thousand spectators and fire crews from Bridgeville Greenwood and Federalsburg
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Bridgeville
Dover
War Department
Ernest Harold Johnson
Flushing
S. 1
Seaford
Sussex County
Victor Reed
Federalsbureg
Delaware
Maryland
Brugeville
Greenwood
Federalsburg
Salisbury College To Open Sept 15
More than sixty freshmen from seven of nine Eastern Shore counties, including over twenty from Wicomico High School, are expected for the State Teachers College opening on Monday, September 13. The Pre-Inductive curriculum targets young men aiming for service before June 1944, with transferable credits in chemistry, English, mathematics, mechanical drawing, physics, and physical education. Caroline county enrollees include Miss Laura Clendaniel and Miss Martha Libis, with Mildred E. Dixon, Mary A. Larrimore, Mary Ann Reinkold, and Edna Schmick named on the Summer 1943 Honor Roll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Shore
Wicomico High School
State Teachers College
Caroline
Laura Clendaniel
Denton
Martha Libis
Federalsburg
Salisbury
Mildred E. Dixon
Mary A. Larrimore
Ridgely
Mary Ann Reinko
Edna Schmick
Preston
Maryland Farm Front This Week
Maryland farmers feed 1 266 bushels of CCC feed wheat to livestock since January 1. Shipments equal 770 carloads, trains eight miles long. Wheat sells at 1 11 per bushel in the Eastern Shore and 1 10 elsewhere. Maryland prices have reached 1 67. Drought worsens the state s feed deficit. Soil fertility efforts prompt 3 726 tons of limestone and 877 tons of superphosphate under AAA contracts in August. War Food Admin offers seed prices starting 1 15 in November rising to 1 65 by February for sweet potatoes. More seed farmers join the wartime soil program. crop near three times the five year average. Continued on Page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Commodity Credit Corporation
Joseph H. Blandford
Maryland Agricultural Adjustment Agency
AAA
Eastern Shore
Agricultural Adjustment Agency
Soil Conservation
Leonard C. Burns
War Food Administration
U. S
Public Health Board Sees New Center at Fed eralsburg
The September meeting of the Public Health Board was held in Fed eralsburg on Friday, September 3. Miss Simpson oversees health work in the area and presented a nice arrangement for a health center. Dr. Johnson, three nurses, the president, and several board members attended. the next meeting is planned for November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Health Board
Federalsburg
Miss Simpson
Johnson
Maryland Hits 90 Degrees For 48th Time This Year
Maryland's weather topped 90 degrees for the forty-eighth time this year as records appeared within reach. The Weather Bureau expects more heat, noting that in 1980 nine of the ninety-degree days occurred in September, signaling another potential record soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Weather Bureau
Also Mentioned on This Page
Caroline Service News
Lt. Hollister
South Pacific
Maryden
Neal-Cooper
Upholds Marines
Blanche Schaub
Julia Smith
Grace Gelletty
Carolyn Burton
Pearl Cloud
G. M. Armor
Salisbury College
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