Col James E Jones Back In The States
Corporal James E Jones returned from Europe after 27 months overseas and is visiting his parents near Preston while awaiting further hospital treatment in West Virginia for hand injuries His wife and young son Jimmy are with him at his parents home in Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
James E. Jones
Europe
West Virginia
Reuben Jones
Preston
Corporal Jones
Jimmy
Hurlock
Nurses Training Class Begins Soon
The fall class of Memorial Hospital Nurses Training School opens enrollment until October first. High school graduation is required. scholarships may be available for qualifying girls. A house mother at the Nurses Home oversees student welfare and recreation. Students will be supervised by registered nurses around the clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nurses Training School of Memorial Hospital
E. Hall Cowell
Brethren Theme Chosen for Mardela District Conference
The Church of the Brethren Mardela district will hold its annual Green Hill Church gathering near Westover on Sept 16 with the theme Witnessing for Christ. Miss Bessie Miller leads morning and afternoon sessions and guest speakers include Rev J S Rittenhouse and Rev N J Miller among others. Denton, Ridgely, Easton, Rehoboth and Westover congregations plan to attend with a basket lunch served after sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mardela
Church of the Brethren
Green Hill Church
Westover
Bessie Miller
Children’s Department
Southeastern
N. J. Miller
Denton
Anna Hutchinson
Easton
William McDaniel
Milton
Walter K. Mahan
Rehoboth
Harry H. Ziegler
Carroll S. Rinehart
Westminster
Mardela Young People’s Department
Dudley Ebling
Ridgely
Betty Riehl
Barbara Judy
Greenwood
Daniel Mahan
Clifton G. Crouse
Queen Anne
Farmington
Cordova
Nelsons Visit Washington Hosts Across Dukes Family
Donald M. Nelson former head of the War Production Board and Mrs Nelson stayed with Mrs Nelsons great aunts Miss Myrtle Dukes Miss Hattie Dukes and Miss Minnie Dukes and her grandmother Mrs Luther Coulbourn Saturday Mrs Nelson is the former Marguerite Coulbourn of Denton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald M. Nelson
Washington
The
War Production Board
Nelson
Myrtle Dukes
Hattie Dukes
Minnie Dukes
Luther Coulbourn
Marguerite Coulbourn
Denton
Sergeant Harvey Fleetwood Keeps Records at Guadalcanal Base
Sst. Harvey Fleetwood, husband of Edythe Fleetwood of Denton Maryland, serves as company clerk with an Ordnance unit at a South Pacific base after one year overseas. Born in Denton, he trained at Aberdeen Proving Ground and Flora Mississippi, rose from private to sergeant, and helps manage training, service, rotation and furlough files while pursuing music in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Fleetwood Jr
Edythe V. Fleetwood
Second Street
Denton
Maryland
South Pacific
Sergeant Fleetwood
Caroline High School
Army
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Baltimore
Camp Lee
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Aberdeen
Ordance Unit
Flora
Mississippi
Fleetwood
Delaware Ord
Nance
Lew Startt
Country Club
Edythe Homan
Riffs
Armed Forces
Uncle Sam
Signal Corps
Armed Forces Institute
Clarence E Wooden Leads Greens boro Lions Start Year
The Greens boro Lions Club held its first meeting of the fiscal year at Mrs. Chas. W. Wieneke’s home. King Lion Clarence E. Wooden was absent. Charles 8. Bilbrough presided. Committee chairs and officers for 1945-46 were named, with Wood en as president and Carl H. Nichols as first vice president. The article lists the full slate of officers and committee assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro Lions Club
Chas. W. Wieneke
Charles 8. Bilbrough
Clarence E. Wooden
King Lion
Carl H. Nichols
Alvin E. Simpson
Charles S. Bilbrough
W. Carman
Raymond B. Rawlings
Arthur W. Brumbaugh
Oscar A. Nichols Sr
Lions Education
Edward J. Vandegrift
Granville R. Kelley
Louis Kauer
Chas. S
Charles Bradford
Lacy E. Nichols
Norman Cohee
J. E. Weaver Jr
Circle No. 3
John Jarvis Leader
Dawson Cohee
Navy
Cohee
Dawson
Australia
W. J. Murphy
Emma Martin
Edgar Russell
Goldsboro
Charles Hasselburg
Sadlersville
Bertha
Frank Longfellow
Whiteleysburg
Frank Long
Herman Middleton
Jean
Betty
Lima
John Barr
Drexel Hill
Charles Hassellburg
Claude Rawlings
Louis Dunn
Ridley Park
Dorothy Swann
Wilmington
Georgia Swann
Funeral services for Mrs Annie Neal Todd held at Concord Methodist Church
Mrs. Annie Neal Todd, 72, widow of Atwood Todd, died September 6 after a long illness at the home of Dallas Neal. Services were led by Rev. P R Schauer at Concord Methodist Church with burial in the adjacent cemetery. Survived by her son Dallas Neal and stepchildren Ormond Neal, Garrettson Smith, E R Seeders, and W B Middlemas, plus half-brother Frank Ingram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Neal Todd
Atwood Todd
Concord Methodist Church
P.R. Schauer
Ormond Neal
Federalsburg
Garrettson Smith
Carney’s Point
N. J
E. R. Seeders
Springfield
Mass
W. B. Middlemas
Jacksonville
Death of T Ralph Fleming in Stockton California
T Ralph Fleming 57 son of the late Mr and Mrs Harry Fleming of Hillsboro Md died Aug 12 in Stockton California where funeral and interment were held Veterans of World War One conducted last rites He is survived by two sisters Mrs F A Greaves of Denton and Mrs S N Smith of Hillsboro He went West about 20 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Ralph Fleming
Harry Fleming
Hillsboro
Stockton
California
Fleming
F. A. Greaves
Denton
S. N. Smith
Ens Edwin E Gelletly Spends Holiday Here
Ensign Edwin E Gelletly a naval aviator stationed at Glenview Illinois arrived for a holiday leave to visit his mother Mrs A G Gelletly and family He was with his wife formerly Miss Dorothy Robertson of Cumberland Md and their young son meeting his grandmother for the first time Gelletly a civilian flyer entered service as an instructor at Hagerstown Airport He was trained in Olathe Kansas and New Orleans La receiving his commission there
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin E. Gelletly
Glenview
Illinois
A. G. Gelletly
Dorothy Robertson
Cumberland
Gelletly
Hagerstown
Olathe
Kansas
New Orleans
Scouts Sweep Camporee Contests at Garland Lake
Troop 180 Preston, Troop 171 Ridgely, and Troop 165 Denton joined in judging contests and a swimming meet at Garland Lake Camporee. Denton led with 60 percent, Preston close second at 60¼, Ridgely third with 54. Awards included three second class advancements, twenty merit badges, and two Life Scout badges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Ridgely
Denton
Garland Lake
Layman Redden
Boy Scouts
Caroline County
Milton Holden
H. C. Schilling
Johnson Bonner
Capt James A Trice Dies At Denton Home
Captain James H. Trice, aged 92 years, 9 months, and 24 days, died Sunday, September 9, 1945, in Denton. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at Denton Holiness Church with Rev. Dixon and Rev. Beard officiating. He was the oldest Denton resident, a former Chesapeake Bay sailing captain, later a farmer, and later moved to Denton. Known as Uncle Jimmie, he had no children but fostered George Torrode and is survived by his second wife Mae Trice, a brother, and many relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Trice
Denton
Jimmie
George Torrode
Mae Trice
Two County Boys Get Baseball Tryout
Louis Andrews of Denton and Jack Richardson of Federalsburg were given tryouts with the Philadelphia Athletics at Shibe Park last Saturday. If they make the grade they will be farmed out next spring, likely to Federalsburg where the A's expect a team. Mr. Dave Sloan of Federalsburg recommended the boys and accompanied them to Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Andrews
Denton
Jack Richardson
Federalsburg
Philadelphia Athletics
Shibe Park
A’s
Dave Sloan
Philadelphia
Dual Highways Planned For Shore Postwar Traffic
Rep. Dudley Roe says two proposed postwar Eastern Shore highways will run Elkton to Ocean City via Easton Cambridge Salisbury and Delmar to the Virginia line via Salisbury Princess Anne and Pocomoke City. Ballard notes construction starts with limited segments and ferry service Matapeake to Sandy Point would be expanded to four boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkton
Ocean City
Delmar
Pocomoke City
State Roads Commission On
Maryland
Eastern Shore
Dudley G. Roe
D-Md
Wilson T. Ballard
Salisbury
Roe
Commission
Ballard
Chesapeake City
Wye Mills
Easton
Mt. Holly
Cambridge
Vienna
Middle Neck
Princess ‘Anne
Parsonsburg
Matapeake
Sandy Point
Ridgely Man Injured in Sunday Crash on Bridge
Ridgely resident William C. Hill, a longtime merchant, is in critical condition in a Baltimore hospital after a truck driven by William Chapman of South Bay Florida crashed into his car on a bridge Sunday night. Hill’s wife Emily Spear Hill and daughter Joan were also injured. Mrs Hill has severe head cuts but is in fairly good condition. Chapman, treated for a sprained arm, was held awaiting the injury outcome. four others rode in the truck cab and were not at the scene when police arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Hill
Baltimore
William Chapman
South Bay
Fla
Chapman
Hill
Emily Spear Hill
Joan
Cambridge
Ridgely
Grason W. Price
Sergt. James
Leonard
Dover To Host Phillies Farm Club In Eastern Shore League
Dover joins the Philadelphia Phillies farm system as a Class D team in the reorganized Eastern Shore League. The city will prepare Dover ball park for use, after closing negotiations led by Judge Charles L. Terry Jr. with the Phillies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
Philadelphia Phillies
Phillies
Charles L. Terry Jr
4 H Boys To Judge At Hagerstown Fair
A quartet of Caroline county 4 H Club boys will judge the dairy cattle at Hagerstown Fair on September 18. Harold Meredith and Robert Reed from Denton Archie Carroll and Henry Hollingsworth from Ridgely compose the judging team. Francis M Rog ers of Denton Caroline county agricultural agent accompanies them. They will also tour dairy cattle herds on nearby farms and attend the State Fair Board sponsored 4 H Club banquet that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Hagerstown Fair
State Fair Board
Harold Meredith
Robert Reed
Denton
Archie Carroll
Henry Hollingsworth
Ridgely
Francis M. Rogers
Antioch Methodist Church to observe 119th anniversary
The Antioch Methodist Church of Templeville will observe its 119th anniversary with Home Coming services on Sunday afternoon September 28 at 2 o'clock. Rev J E Parker of Ridgely, a former pastor, will be guest speaker with special music. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antioch Methodist Church of
Templeville
J. E. Parker
Ridgely
Gasoline Prices Fall for Maryland and East Coast
Consumers in Maryland and the eastern seaboard will pay less for gasoline starting September 17 after the OPA fixed the date for retail price reductions. Retail ceilings drop 1.2 cents per gallon with kerosene and fuel oils cut similarly, while refinery and wholesale ceilings already reduced on September 1. The changes erase wartime boosts to transportation costs from ending tanker operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Eastern Seaboard
OPA
Eastern
Seaboard
Denton Lieutenant Wins Bronze Star Medal
Lieutenant Robert James Moore of Denton has been awarded the Bronze Star for gallantry in action during the Remagen Bridge Rhine campaign. He was among the first to cross the bridge. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Virgil Moore. His wife Frances Ogden resides with her parents in Baltimore. In Germany he met his brother Major Charles V. Moore of the Quartermaster Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert James Moore
J. Virgil Moore
Denton
Moore
Remagen Bridge
Rhine
Frances Ogden
Freshmen Arrive at State Teachers College for 1940s Sep Term
Enrollment to date shows 92 freshmen at State Teachers College with a final expected total near 100. Of the 92, 12 are men and 74 women. About half pursue a four year accelerated program, 20 percent are transfers, 22 are cadet nurses, and the rest take a one year transfer curriculum. A total of 150 students are enrolled including 127 women and 23 men alongside 19 sophomores, 32 juniors, 4 special students. Private Harold Krabill reported to Camp Meade after furlough, previously at Camp Gordon. J Orland Flaharty reported to Philadelphia Navy Yard then Camp Endicott, Rhode Island. Pfc Philip Breeding, at McGuire Hospital, was home for the weekend awaiting another operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Teachers College
Also Mentioned on This Page
Col
States
Brethren Pick
Mardela Group
Nelsons
Harvey Fleetwood
Guadalcanal Pacific Base
Greensboro Lions
Dorothy Pearson
Ernest Pearson
Walter Reed Hospital
John Baughley
Barclay
Steward Hospital
Constance Taylor
L. W. Taylor Sr
Betty Kerns
Wm. E. Kerns
Edith Riley
Terry Ann
Cyrus Stufft
Daugher
Betty Lou
Lianerch
H. T. Langmaid
Ada Smith
Katie Emerson
Dr. Emerson
Baltmore
Mrs
Ens
John Noble
Tri-County
Court of Honor
James A. Trice
S. T
Pvt
Harold Krabill
Camp Meade
Havel Krabill
Krabill
Camp Gordon
J. Orland Flaharty
McMm
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Camp Endicott
Davisville
Rhode Island
Philip E. Breeding
Mce-Guire General Hospital
Richmond
Niewepapr
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!