Land transfers filed for Ridgely and surrounding districts
Transfers dated Aug 1953 to Sept 1953 record parcel deeds in Ridgely Denton and election districts. Notable exchanges include Rebecca C Fisher to Frank E Cohee Aug 28 1953 and Mary Yamrick to J Henry Timm Sept 3 1952 in the First Election District. Others include Pollard to Flaharty Aug 29 1953 and McNeal to McNeal Aug 31 1953 among Fifth and Fourth Election Districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca C. Fisher
Frank E. Cohee
Ridgely
Percy S. Pollard
Jas. B. Flaharty
George P. Dean
Alton G. Pippin
Denton
Charles A. McNeal
Leon F. McNeal
Sallie Walls
Charles M. Walls
Mary Yamrick
J. Henry Timm
Marion H. Tull
Grace V. Tull
William O. Nichols
Preston community notices reflect local visits and events
Mrs Edna Carmine hosts. Lillie Collins returns from Elsmere while George Lake family visits Max Chambers. Harris returns to University of Delaware. Inez Noble visits Dr. and Mrs. Marine in Rehoboth. Various guests travel to Baltimore and Dover. 4-H and WSCS activities noted along with a Preston school dance and club meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie B. Collins
A. W. Strickland
Elsmere
Del
George Lake
Lake
Max Chambers
Harold Klnhold
Bertha Klahold
College Park
Joseph Harris
Howard Harris
University of Delaware
Inez Noble
David Marine
Rehoboth
Richard Hall
James Greenfield
Ormond Beach
Fla
J. L. Gallagher
Mary Carroll McFarland
Ella Harrison
Donald Tallman
Baltimore
Creighton Carmine
Dorothy Osteen
Isabelle McClean
Patty Payne
T. Milton Cox
Paris
Texas
H. M. Hollis
WSCS
Bethesda Methodist Church
H. C. Jeffers
Dover
Louie Hall
Elva Butler
Preston School
Maryland
Frederick
Mary Taylor
Fred Collins
20Th Century Club
Bessie Spafford
Herman Schmick
Carolyn
The Grand Old Lady poem by Hilda K. Wiggins Lowe
A poem about an eighty year old lady who tends flowers with care and beauty. She stands at her door and steps into her garden, then rests from her chore and passes on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Grand Old Lady
Hilda K. Wiggins Lowe
Food For Thick And Thin Demonstration At Unity Club
Unity Homemakers Club met at Mrs. George Lowe’s home on Sept 16 with 19 members and 4 visitors. Miss Bessie M. Spafford presented a demonstration of foods for healthy meals titled Food For Thick and Thin, while reports covered Short Course plans, National Convention highlights, and U.N. topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unity Club
Unity Homemakers Club
George Lowe
George Clendaniel
Bessie M. Spafford
Kennard Holden, Sr
Camp Mardela
Herbert Craft
D. Ralph Horsey
Francis Yoeman
J. E. French
Federalsburg Soldier Graduates NCO Academy in Munich
Army Cpl. Jack R. Wheedleton son of Mrs Lawrence Patrick Route 1 Federalsburg Maryland recently completed the Seventh Army non-commissioned officer academy in Munich The course covered tactics weapons Army organization and leadership techniques The mechanic in the 504th Ordnance Heavy Automotive Maintenance Company arrived overseas last December and has earned the Army of Occupation Medal for service in Japan and Germany A 1948 Federalsburg High School graduate he worked for Del Mar Va Roofing Co in Salisbury before joining the Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Germany
Jack R. Wheedleton
Lawrence Patrick
Route
Federalsburg
Seventh Army
Wheetleton
504Th Ordnance Heavy Automotive Maintenance Company
Army
Army of Occupation
Japan
Federalsburg High School
Wheedleton
Del-Mar-Va
Milk usage per person in 1939 and 1952
Americans used about 824 pounds of milk per person in 1939 and 695 pounds in 1952.
Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Maryland Delaware Pairs
A list of marriage license applicants includes Garrett D. Black aged 62 and Laura Johnson 65 of Ridgely Maryland. Madison Helen Sweeney 61 of Philadelphia. and others from Denton Easton Greensboro and Dover. Ages range from 16 to 65 with multiple pairs of local residents seeking licenses in Maryland Delaware and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett D. Black
Laura Johnson
Ridgely
Harry Thomas Rockey
Madeline Helen Sweeney
Philadelphia
William Albert Baynard
Denton
Bruce Lee Montgomery
Chester
Francis William Jump
Easton
Sarah Catherine Key
Queen Anne
William James Tibbitt
Cynthia Minor Nashold
Greensboro
Wilson Reese Smith
Frances Sharon Booton
William Charles Dial
Baltimore
Mary Helen Roach
Rehoboth
Del
Wilbur Fountain
Boston
Mass
Minnie Pearl Coleman
Bridgeville
Marvin R. Reever
Dover
Rose Elizabeth Polk
Wyoming
John D. Ball
Neavitt
Evelyn McGee
Lyndon Dawson Saunders
Woodside
Cynthia Metz
Magnolia
Nursery rhyme quiz prompts cheeky answer
A first grade teacher tests pupils after reading nursery rhymes. Little Johnny answers the question about why the cow jumped over the moon with a playful line, suggesting the milkmaid had cold fingers.
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Johnny
Also Mentioned on This Page
Preston
Community Club
Edna Carmine
Alta Ks
Lee Walston
Sue Leese
Norman Raleigh
United Nations
U. N
Raleigh
Madam Pundit
India
Bravk Wy
Esstiiach We
Wilson A. Heaps
Suzanne Monnett
Maryland Farm Bureau
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