Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-02-28
Local and Rural News

Mr.. and Mrs. William POWELL are
the proud parents of fine son, born
Tuesday, February 25th in the PENN
sula General Hospital, in Salisbury.
The little fellow is the grandson of
Mrs. Arentha Powell of this city.
Mr.. VeAnon C. Taylor returned
Sunday from Greensboro, N. c.,
where he was called by the illness
and death of his brother, John Alvin
Taylor. Mr.. Taylor died at his home
in Greensboro on Thursday, Febru-
airy Goth.
The Woman's Club of Pocomoke
will hold it's March meeting in the
Club Room Wednesday, March 9Th.
This promises to be an outstanding
program. Mrs. w. Bates Hancock,
chairman, will present "Pocomoke-
It's Enterprises"
After a brief visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. F. U. Barnes in Williamson,
N. c., Mrs. C. B. Holton will return
to Pocomoke tomorrow where she will
spend a week with DR.. and Mrs. E.
J. Clarke before returning to her
home in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Davis, of Phila-
delphia, Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Steele,
of Drexel Hill, Pa, Mr.. and Mrs. C.
F. Matthew'S, of Wilmington, Del,
and Mr.. E. T. Pruitt, of Girdletree,
were weekend guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Earle Merrill, this city.
Miss Edna Belle Parsons has been
guest singer over .WBOC the past
several Sundays and will sing again
this Sunday on the 4 o'clock pro-
gram over this station. Miss Par
sons is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. G. Parsons of Pocomoke.
Mrs. Harry Howard of this city
and her house guest, Mrs. Daisy
Finnegan, of Summit, N. J., spent
the weekend in Baltimore where
they visited Mrs. Towards daugh-
ter, Mrs. Willard Holland and Mrs
M. Nichols, a friend of Mrs. Finne-
gan's.
Mr.. Howard Covington, vice-presi-
dent of the Eastern Shore News, and
son of Mr.. James Covington, of the
Worcester Democrat, is patient in a
Richmond Hospital where he is re-
ceiving treatment and will undergo
an operation the latter part of the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel label and
daughter, Betty Ann, Miss Margaret
Hancock and Mr.. Louis Helm, all of
Baltimore, spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Hancock, in
Stockton. Mr.. Vaughn Outten, of Bal
timore, was also a dinner guest on
Sunday.
Miss Delmas Russell, student al
State Teachers College, Salisbury
spent the weekend with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Russell. She was
accompanied by Miss Phyllis Hair
of Emmittsburg and Miss Marie Han
ma, of Rising Sun, who were hel
guests over the weekend.
A meeting Of the Business Men:
Association has been called for Fri
day, February 28th at $50 P. M
This will be in the nature of a din
ner meeting and will be held at Ven
able's Club Room on Market st. Tht
meeting will be in charge of Ralph
A. Ross, president of the Associa
ton.
Mr.. G. r. Eicher, manager of tn,
local Montgomery Ward store, lief
Sunday for New York where he ha!
been transferred to a similar posi-
ton in the company's store at Ba
tavia. Mrs. Eicher and two children
will remain in Pocomoke until Mr.
Eicher finds a suitable location 70,
them.
Several from here motored to Cam
bridge Tuesday night to celebrate thu
birthday anniversary of Messrs. Pau
and Earl Cutler, twin sons of Mr.
and Mrs. o. r. Cutler of this city
They were entertained in the hom,
of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Cutler. Be
sides the party from here quite /,
few Cambridge people called at tn
home during the evening to offer con
gratulations and best wishes.
i Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Dinges ant
Mr.. Preston Kilmah, of Berlin an,
Miss Irene Holland of this city, wer,
entertained Sunday in the home o