Bond Drive Gains Momentum in Caroline District
Bond sales for the 3rd War Loan push continue across Caroline with a brick hotel sale site set for next Saturday September 11. In Denton the first five days yield $14006.00 toward a district total of $141654.00 leaving about $100000.00 to hit quota. District captaincies include O L Andrew Chas Hadaway W T Nichols F E Yeoman Miss Ella Carter Fred Covey Martin Voss Harry Nutthe, Wm Orme with organizers T C Horsey vice chairman and a list of volunteers. Greensboro district shows $8137.56 in sales after five days with workers led by E J Vandeprift G Linden Duffy and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
O. L. Andrew
6Th Street
Denton- Greensboro Road
Oil City
Chas. Hadaway
First Street
Fourth Street
Main
Gay
W. T. Nichols
Main Street
F. E. Yeoman
Frankliin
Franklin Street
State Road
New Bridge
Greensboro
T. C. Horsey
E. J. Vandeprift
G. Linden Duffy
Dentonians Lose Second Game In Windy 13 3 Defeat
Denton Dentonians drop second game as Grant's Field Artillery team and four local players outslug them 13 to 3. Martin Quillen wins on the mound for visitors, supporting a 19 hit Denton attack with 4 errors aiding the defense. wind enhances long drives and misplays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dentonians
Grant
Field Artillery
Bridgeville
Martin Quillen
Matt
Coleman
Denton
Georgetown
Legion Installation Names 1943 44 Officers at Caroline Post
Legion Post 29 installed officers for 1943 44 on Thursday evening the 9th Elzie Horner commander L McNeal first vice commander Harry Duffy Adjutant Wm Garey treasurer Wm Lynch chaplain Claud Geisel sergeant at arms Ralph Werner color bearer Dr E Paul Knotts service officer Officers sworn in by Past Commander Winfield Nichols meeting presided by Calvert Merriken A committee was named to contact returning eligible service members to join the Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Post No
American Legion
Elzie Horner
L. McNeal
Harry Duffy
Wm. Garey
Wm. Lynch
Claud Geisel
Ralph Werner
E. Paul Knotts
Winfield Nichols
Calvert Merriken
Legion
West Denton Boy Serves in Army in Desert Training
Thomas Baynard reports on Corporal Wiliam Thomas Layton Jr a Denton native inducted into the Army on April 13 1942. He serves in the 85th Division 337th Infantry after stints at Camp Shelby and Shreveport and desert training in Yuma Arizona. Now assisting with moviemaking in Los Angeles his wife Ottlie Fairbanks Baltimore Md and their son born November 29 1942 reside with his parents Mr and Mrs W Thomas Layton of Denton Md who have two sons in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Wiliam Thomas Layton Jr
Denton
Camp Shelby
Miss
Shreveport
Yuma
Arizona
Los Angeles
California
Layton
Baltimore
Ottlie Fairbanks
W. Thomas Layton Jr
W. Thomas Layton
Letters From England And Australia From Two Soldiers
Sergeant William Burn ly Wyatt writes from England while stationed there and Pfc. Thomas Bayard shares experiences from Australia after crossing the Pacific. Wyatt notes family health, letters, and the German threat as planes roll over Europe. Bayard recounts the Equator initiation, leftside driving in Australia, meeting a fellow southerner, and updates from the Denton Journal and Caroline Service News.
Brantner Killed In Action in European Theater
Mr and Mrs Ive Brantner of Havre de Grace formerly Goldsboro report their son Sgt Fred Brantner died August 20 1943 in the European area He served two years in the Air Corps as a turret gunner on a B 24 He is survived by his parents Ira Jr Owen and Wanda at home Mrs Bart Dunn of New Castle Del and Mr Joe Medley of Renick W Va
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ive Brantner
Havre de Grace
Goldsboro
Sgt
Fred Brantner
Fred
Air Corps
Ira Jr
Owen
Wanda
Bart Dunn
New Castle
Del
Joe Medley
Renick
W. Va
Army Cadets Hall Butler Becker Begin Training in North Carolina
Army Aviation Cadet Examining Board announces Hall B Butler of Denton and Robert C Becker of Federalburg have passed necessary exams and are on duty with the Army Air Forces in Greensboro NC preparing for aviation careers. Harry D Allfather of Denton Tex began nine weeks of basic flight instruction at the North Texas basic pilot school near Greenville. Lt Robert Allen Satterfield promoted to 1st lieutenant and now Battalion Executive Officer at Camp Custer Mich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Aviation Cadet Examining Board
Baltimore
Greenville
Altfather
John Altfather
Corsicana Field
Corsicana
Texas
Robert Allen Satterfield
Camp Custer
Mich
Soldier Norman H Layton Enlists from Denton Maryland
Pfe Norman H Layton was inducted into the Army from Denton Maryland on December 23 1942 and serves in MP Det 1. He has been stationed at Fort Riley Mississippi Camp Walters Santa Fe New Mexico where he received his stripes. He married Marie Scott of Seaford Delaware March 31 1912 and has one son. He is a son of Mr and Mrs W Thomas Laston of Denton who have two sons in the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman H. Layton
Denton
M. P
Fort Riley
Kansas
Miss
Camp Walters
Texas
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Layton
Marie Scott
Seaford
Del
Pfe
Norman H. Laston
W. Thomas Laston
Goodell Named New C P Manager in Easton Office
Charles P. Goodell appointed Manager of the Easton office of The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Baltimore City. He succeeds John C. Lynham, who becomes Traffic Inspector in the Central District at Annapolis. Goodell, born in Frederick, Md., studied at Johns Hopkins and earned a law degree from the University of Baltimore. He joined the company in 1937 and has worked in the Engineering Department. He is married and will reside in Easton soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Goodell
Easton
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Baltimore City
Goodell
John C. Lynham
Central District
Annapolis
Mr. Goodell
Frederick
Maryland
Johns Hopkins University
University of Baltimore
Telephone Company
Guernsey Field Day Big Success on Eastern Shore
The Guernsey Field Day at Queen Anne's 4-H Club Park drew Dorchester Caroline Talbot and Queen Anne's counties. Voshel Brothers won four entries with a grand champion bull. Mrs Nannie Chambers grand champion cow. Bobby Carter 4-H exhibitor won outstanding heifer calf class and showmanship. Health rules barred many 4-H entries, prompting calls for a strict health program to avoid losses.
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Eastern Shore
Guernsey
Queen Anne’s
Dorchester
Caroline
Talbot
Voshel Brothers
Preston
Nannie Chambers
Centreville
Great Hopes Farms
Allan B. Lane
Robert B. Carter
Church Hill
A. C. Fox
Walter J. Harrison
Royal Oak
Carlton Brerewood
Cambridge
Seth Weaver
Greensboro
Bobby Carter
Major Wade Wins Citation for Silver Star Action in North Africa
Major Frank B. Wade of Port Tobacco Maryland earned a Silver Star for actions east of El Guettar and Hill 772 in North Africa. He supervised supply lines delivering ammunition water and food under fire, using burros to reach a battalion when transport was blocked, ensuring continual support during engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Wade
Infantry
Port Tobacco
el Guettar
Navy man James Wright and friends visit Ridgely hosts
James L. Wright Jr. of Little Creek Virginia and friends J. C. Ravy and L. H. Brown spent the week with Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wright near Ridgely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Wright Jr
U.S. Navy
J. C. Ravy
L. H. Brown
Little Creek
Lawrence Wright
Ridgely
Caroline Schools announce new teaching staff openings
Caroline County Schools open with vacancies in high school faculties. New teachers join Greensboro Denton Preston Federalsburg Hillsboro Ridgely and Caroline Grammer list includes principals and 40 plus instructors from Springfield Morgantown Smyrna Williamsport and New York City among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
W. Stewart Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Greensboro
Edna Haseltine
Springfield
Evelyn O'Neil
Morgantown
W. Va
Ruth H. Moffett
Smyrna
Gerald Fletcher
Denton
Elizabeth Laws
Dean City
Hansen Hoffman
Liberty Ship Named For Bay Skipper Wheeler
A Chesapeake bay skipper, Capt. Caleb C. Wheeler, is honored by a Liberty ship named for him. Wheeler built a fleet from three small vessels in the 1870s and expanded to run top Bay boats, with stops at Easton, Oxford, Trappe Landing and Hillsboro. The S S Caleb C. Wheeler will be the 199th liberty ship from Bethlehem Fairfield. Earlier, the Liberty ship Philip F. Thomas honored former Maryland Governor Eas ton native and three-year governor term holder. Wheeler’s first steamer was the Ruggles followed by the Minnie Wheeler, the Chesapeake and the Easton, famed bay boat of its era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake Bay
Caleb C. Wheeler
Wheeler
Chesapeake
Wheeler Line
Easton
Oxford
Trappe Landing
Hillsboro
Bethlehens Fairfield
Philip F. Thomas
Maryland
Thomas
Capt
Ruggles
Minnie Wheeler
Denton Boy Scouts Host Rotary Club Picnic
Garland Lake hosted the Denton Troop 165 annual picnic supper for Denton Rotary members families and guests Tuesday evening. About 125 enjoyed buffet style food served by scouts under pines. Scout Master Axford Barrow led the opening and closing exercise while Rev Thomas Turkington spoke and Rev John E French gave the benediction. Star Scout William Turkington played taps in a memorable closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Lake
Denton Boy Scouts
Denton Rotary Club
Axford Barrow
Thomas Turkington
John E. French
Wm. Turkington
Denton Visitors From Naval Service Return Home
Lieutenant Harry J. Nuttle arrived from Seattle to visit his parents Mr and Mrs H H Nuttle of Denton He has served in the Pacific for nearly two years Inducted March 1941 he first served in the Atlantic area and will report for duty in Washington on the 26th Grover T Willoughby M M 2 e is visiting Denton relatives and will attend a Naval Optical School course in Washington Ensign Burdette Nuttle of Princeton was home last weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry J. Nuttle
Seattle
H. H. Nuttle
Denton
Nuttle
Pacific
Atlantic
Washington
Grover T. Willoughby
M.M
Naval Optical School
Willoughby
Ensign Burdette Nuttle
Princeton
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Careline Service News
West Denton
Thomas Baynard
Australia
Burnley Wyatt
England
Carvel G. Schaub
William Burnly Wyatt
Sis
Dad
Gertrude Morgan
Henry
States
Buick
Equator
Order of the Deep
Ray Mc Bilbrough
Denton Journal
Caroline Service
Armed Service
Caroline National Guard
Africa
Vernon Zimmerman
Quartermaster
New Guinea
Jovmal
Thomas IE. Bayrard
M. P. Bn
A. P.O
San Francisco
Calif
Set. Brantner
West
Denton Bay
God Post
Harry Teleman
Camp Phillips
Camp Young
Indio
Heleman
Kalsary
Wade
Olive W. Hubbard
Roberta B. Fletcher
Sadie
Hilda R. Cade
Alice F. Hignutt
Blanche M. Chaffinech
Dorothy M. Miller
L. Gertrude Morgan
Esther N. Brooks
Preston High
Francis L. Holsinger
Mary T. Elzey
Viola Collins
Clarence W. Phillips
Margaret E. Leese
Elva R. Butler
Alice H. Bailey
Rebecca Goslin
Phyllis H. Leese
May Worm
Susan Griffith
Charlotte E. Stayer
Elizabeth Bullock
Mildred Morris
Mildred Gale
Bernice Lawless
Fred G. Asilton
J. Frank Lane Jr
Grayson Smith
Irma Nichols
Ruth G. Beauchamp
Madge A. Thomas
Liberty
Boy Scouts
Denton Rotarians
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