News From AH Parts Of The County
News from AH parts of the county solicited under this head. Saturday morning edition notes local happenings and community items arising around Denton and nearby areas.
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1937
Page
5
News from AH parts of the county solicited under this head. Saturday morning edition notes local happenings and community items arising around Denton and nearby areas.
Classified items list plant for sale and garden wants in Denton and nearby towns. Community notices describe bake sales, church suppers, and remarks on CCC camp funding. Obituaries report the death of Mrs. Lida Newman and Mrs. Alveretta Clark. A Baltimore nurse theft case ends with a suspect held for grand jury after a chase by taxi drivers.
Splendid attendance marked the Talbot Dorchester Caroline Woman's Christian Temperance Union Institute held Wednesday in the Church of the Brethren with Miss Lily Grace Matheson as guest speaker. The celebration included department plays by Cambridge union members and a 12:30 to 2 lunch. Also noted are anniversaries and visits among local families including the golden wedding of Rev. Dr. J. William Kirk and Mrs. Kirk, and several 24th wedding anniversaries and dinners among Denton and Easton residents.
Mr and Mrs Luther Bennett visited Linwood Bennett and family in Linwood Pa. Carmine Jones and Mrs Emma Jones plus Emma Johnson visited Mrs Carmine's sister. Newnam returned home from wintering with daughter in Massey Md. Clifford Hughes and Regina visited Felton parents. Ed Clark visited Wilmington relatives. Ambrose Lucas of Queen Anne stayed with Cheffins. Alvan Melvin and Curtis visited Harrington relatives. Ladies Aid supper in assembly hall was successful. Clayton Kinnaman builds new house after fire. Fred Taylor of Dallas Texas visited near town. John Sylvester and Ray Seaman hosted visitors from Elkton. Sadie Shockley and mother Hill spending week in Milford. Mollie Shockley hosted Sewing Circle. W Murphy and wife visited Chesapeake City. Rev Fred Holden spent Thursday in Baltimore. Emma Johnson spent Wednesday in Wilmington.
A framed quip about fate and folly in Europe hints that those who provoke the gods may first fall to madness. The speaker muses on a few unnamed men who might fit the line, noting a casual, sardonic mood.
The Civilian Conservation Corps marks its fifth anniversary week in 1938 with Camp D-2 Goldsboro Maryland hosting an open house on Saturday April 2. The day includes an oyster scald at noon, a 2:00 PM address by Congressman T Alan Goldsborough, and remarks by other speakers. Enrollee Diston Linton helps locate missing two year old Leroy Rosien of Greensboro after a five hour search by fifty camp boys. A sub district meeting in Goldsboro outlines wrestling and boxing tournaments at Salisbury Armory with semi finals at the Goldsboro camp on April 22 and finals April 29.
Religious announcements show Denton M E Church session at 9 45 a m and Palm Sunday return April 10. State church events include Rev E A Sexsmith speaker at 7 30 p m and Loyal Sons Bible Class plans to attend Sunday service together. Various Brethren and M P churches schedule Sunday schools sermons and evening services with Holy Week plans and confessions at St Elizabeths and St Benedicts.
Mixed notices show an apartment for rent at corner 6th and Franklin in Denton offering six rooms and a bath with recent remodels, new plumbing and fixtures and hardwood floors. Another item advertises a potted flower sale for Easter by the Guild of Christ Church on April 14 through 16, with displays near Market Street and Second. Cut flower orders for Saturday delivery can be placed a week in advance via Davis Drug Store or by phone at Denton No. 17.
Last Sunday in the Reformed Church the Young Peoples Council of Religious Education of Caroline County presented a program and social hour with remarks by county president Miss Doris Kern and a report by Robert Moore. A Baltimore drama guild play The Wayfarer followed by a Fellowship Tea. The entertainment committee included Ryland Fleming and several local residents. Numerous social visits, birthdays, and community notices filled the column, with regional clergy and church activities noted throughout the weekend.
The Twentieth Century Club opened with twenty one members and two visitors. Mrs Evelyn Harding led singing and two delegates for College Park were nominated. A lecture on Home and Law by James Wise Denton lawyer was the main feature. Treasurer Cora Noble reported funds and a penny march. The meeting adjourned to April 13 at Miss Marie Perrys home.
The Andersontown Hobbs Home makers Club met March 17 at Concord church with sixteen members. Attorney James Wise spoke on Law and the Home covering marriage, divorce, real estate and estates. Short Course was deferred for member consideration. Ridgely and Tuckahoe clubs held sessions with talks on Law and the Home and book reviews. upcoming meetings planned and scrap book photos requested.
Miss Nancy Jane Kline and Miss Ruth Wetzell of State Teachers College Salisbury visit her parents. Peggy and Charlotte Spry of Blackstone College spend spring holidays with their parents. Philadelphia visitors call on Mrs. S. S. Thompson. Read ing Pa weekend. Wilmington Wilmington and Chester visits. Philadelphia guest Mary Frances Fisher visits H. S. Fisher. Ben Coverdale Felton guests of Milford Kline. Community Club to meet Monday April 4. Mrs. James Sherwood visiting Easton. Newark Delaware residents Ernest Sanders visit J. E. Hicks. Mrs. George B. Stewart visits Church Hill with Theobolt Hall friendship.
Mrs Thurman Adams and several Adams families spent Tuesday in Cambridge with visits by Mrs Earl Adams Mrs Walter Adams and Miss Hennie Johnson. The group planned a few days for Mrs Thurman Adams. Nearby residents from Pennsylvania and local couples plus multiple Adams family members were noted visiting Greenwood Rehoboth Seaford and Wilmington areas with various relatives over the week.
Mr and Mrs Norman Draper and other couples visited the Griffith and Olaf Smith homes on Sunday. Bayard family and Olaf Smith children joined Ernest Towers hosts Monday evening. Amanda Allen returned home after months with granddaughter Carl Johnson. G L Blades Harlan Blades and Charles visited Olaf Smith. Ladies Aid planned for April 13 with Evelyn Willey and Ida Towers assisting. George Huey spent Sunday in Washington. Ernest Towers is improving.
Queen Anne residents attend Centreville Chapter meeting. Western Maryland College students Violet Gibson and Alvin Moore spend spring vacation with Gibson and Moore families. Clarence Bennett of Washington recovering from appendectomy visits Ambrose Lucas. A Mission Study Class meets weekly taught by Mrs. E. B. Lightner, using Songs in the Night. Friday play at the high school auditorium benefited the Ladies Aid, $20 cleared. Local program on WSAL Salisbury featured Norman Pinder and Raymond Sheridan. Salisbury residents James Briscoe and Mrs. James Briscoe visit Centreville. Mrs. R Kurtz returns home to Philadelphia after visiting Florence Stayton. Olin Ford and daughter Evelyn of Maryden visit the Gibsons. Alan Neavitt returns from extended Florida trip. Horace Morgan visits Baltimore Wednesday.
Mrs. Louis Butler hosted the Ladies Aid with president Mrs. L. H. Thomas opening scripture and prayer. Minutes, roll call and business followed while Mrs. F. N. Smith and Mrs. T. H. Towers led games. Guests included Rev W. T. Archer and family of Dagsboro Del and local visits by various residents.
The Maryland Federation of Women's Clubs met in Washington with Preston delegates led by Mrs. G. C. Carmine. Activities included bridge and contract clubs, high scores, and visits among locals as several members plan next meetings and attend events with H. M. Hollis, Mrs. Lloyd Cannon, and other Preston residents.
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Griffin honored at a Sunday dinner for his 61st birthday with a large group of relatives and friends from Ridgely Wilmington Philadelphia Dover Milford and Denton. Separate events include Mrs Emma Gooden's 88th birthday dinner in Marydel and visits by Wilmington residents to L M Jones and by Allan Sweeney and daughter from Yeadon Pa.
Mr and Mrs George Wheatley and Miss Virginia Horsey spent Sunday with C W Adams and family. Mrs Charles Johnson and daughter Mrs John Adams and family also visited. Mr and Mrs Earle Robinson spent Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs Bill Meredith and family. Mr and Mrs Earl Collins entertained relatives from Maryland and Pennsylvania. Mr and Mrs Alfred Smith visited Thurman Fountain. Effie Adams was called on Wednesday afternoon. George Wheatley and Virginia Horsey were guests Wednesday with each other.
The Orphans Court met Tuesday with Judges Towers Handy and Dennis. Multiple estates were probated or administered including Agnes Dennis of Caroline County with letters granted to Ella Dennis Luff. Elizabeth M. Spiering with letters to Anton W. Spiering and Henry T. Spiering. William R. Ross with Laura V. Ross named administrator. and other estates with bonds, appraisers, notices to creditors, sales, and distribution accounts. Minor ward Elsie P Towers and India V Hubbard involved in withdrawal authority.
Mrs. Sarah H. Lewis aged 84 died at her Maple Ave. home Sunday at 2 40 pm after years of declining health. Widow of James E. Lewis, she leaves daughter Lena Lewis and sister Letitia Parris. Funeral at M E Church with Rev. Tilghman Smith. burial Bethel Church cemetery Oak Grove Del. Pallbearers named.
Burrrsville residents record a social note of church group events and visiting relatives. The piece lists Rev Ira Crum Mrs G L Blades and Miss Pauline Hopkins hosting, several out of town guests including Bill Wilson Lloyd Davis Anna Chance and others visiting local families during the prior week. It also mentions visits by Laura Porter Cornelius Roe Walter Gough Harold Hopkins Winfield Ellwanger and more as part of community gathering news.
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