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Brief county news items solicited from AH district readers, noting small reports and community updates as of Saturday morning April 2, 1933.
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1938
Page
5
Brief county news items solicited from AH district readers, noting small reports and community updates as of Saturday morning April 2, 1933.
A Denton column lists local sales plant offers bake sale dates at M. E. Church and spring supper plans. It reports CCC camp funding hopes, medical society meeting notes, obituaries for Mrs. Helen Newman and Mrs. Alveretta Clark, and a Baltimore nurse purse theft case with the arrest of John Jones after a chase by taxi drivers.
A large attendance at the Talbot Dorchester Caroline Woman's Christian Temperance Union Institute met at the Church of the Brethren in Easton with Miss Lily Grace Matheson guest speaker. The event featured department plays, a lunch by the Brethren, and distribution of teaching ideas for better outreach. The piece also notes a golden wedding anniversary for Rev. Dr. J William Kirk and Mrs. Kirk at Linthicum Heights and multiple social visits and gatherings across Denton, Cambridge, Hurlock, Greensboro, and Easton.
Families from Linwood Pennsylvania Frankford Delaware Harrington and Milford join Goldsboro residents for weekend gatherings. Socials include Ladies Aid supper and Sewing Circle in town assembly hall. Mrs Emma Johnson and Mrs Sadie Shockley visit Milford. Rev Fred Holden spent time in Baltimore. Clayton Kinnaman builds new home after recent fire.
A fragment reflecting on the line Whom the Gods would destroy they first make mad. The speaker muses that a few men in Europe might fit that fate, framing it as a sardonic aside about political or historical ruin.
Goldsboro CCC Camp D-2 invites the public to an April 2 celebration marking the fifth anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps. The event includes an oyster scald at noon and a 2:00 PM address by Congressman T Alan Goldsborough plus other speakers.
Foothold church notices list Sunday April 3 services across Denton M E Church Denton M P Church and many others. Holy week events follow with Palm Sunday April 10 and evening devotion schedules at Harmony and St Benedicts among sites and pastors including Rev E A Sexsmith Dr. Ziba Adams or Joe Adams.
Listing advertises a six room apartment in Denton at the corner of 6th and Franklin with a bath, recent remodeling, new plumbing and fixtures, and hardwood floors. Apply to J Lester Everngain. A church guild sponsors an Easter potted flower sale on April 14 to 16 with displays near Market and Second. Orders for cut flowers for Saturday delivery can be arranged a week ahead through Davis Drug Store or by phone to Denton No 17.
In Ridgely, the Reform Church Young Peoples Council hosted a Sunday program with Doris Kern presiding and Robert Moore reporting on the Baltimore State Youth Conference. A Baltimore Drama Guild play The Wayfarer followed by a Fellowship Tea showcased local and visiting families, with extensive social notes on residents and guests, birthdays, travels, club meetings, and church activities across Caroline County.
The Twentieth Century Club opened with twenty one members and two visitors. Mrs. Evelyn Harding led songs and delegates for College Park were named. Mr. James Wise gave a lecture on Home and Law, praised as beneficial. Treasurer Cora Noble reported, and the meeting adjourned to April 13 at Miss Marie Perry's home.
The Andersontown Hobbs Home Makers Club met March 17 at Concord church with sixteen members. James Wise spoke on Law and the Home covering marriage, divorce, real estate, joint accounts, wills, and estates. Ridgely and Tuckahoe clubs also met, with scrap-book plans and April gatherings noted.
Miss Nancy Jane Kline and Ruth Wetzell of State Teachers College Salisbury spent the weekend with her parents. Peggy and Charlotte Spry of Blackstone College enjoy spring holidays with Rev and Mrs Spry. Philadelphia visitors included Mr F B Sparks and Mrs George Shaeffer at Mrs S S Thompson’s home. William Thompson and his mother visited relatives in Reading. R W Beaven and Blanche Russell were Wilmington and Chester visitors. Mary Frances Fisher of Philadelphia was weekend guest of Mr and Mrs H S Fisher. Ben Coverdale of Felton visited Mr and Mrs Milford Kline. Community Club’s regular meeting set for Monday night April 4. Mrs James Sherwood visiting Easton with sister Mrs Joseph Taylor. Ernest Sanders of Newark Del visited Mrs J E Hicks. Mrs George B Stewart spent Friday with Mrs Theobolt Hall in Church Hill.
Mrs Thurman Adams and several others from Adams Cross Roads visited Cambridge on Tuesday. Several gatherings followed throughout the week with relatives and friends from De., Greenwood, Wilmington, and Seaford.
Mr and Mrs Norman Draper and others from Goldsboro East New Market Camden Del and here visited George L Griffith Olaf Smith and Ernest Towerss family over the weekend Monthly Ladies Aid to meet April 13 with Evelyn Willey and Ida Towers assisting Mrs Amanda Allen returned home from Federalsburg after visiting her granddaughter Mrs Carl Johnson Mr and Mrs G L Blades and son Charles Burrsville visited Olaf Smith Ernest Towers is improving.
Mesdames Horace Morgan Harry Gibson and Oscar Briscoe with Eastern Star members attended Centreville Chapter meeting last Tuesday. Violet Gibson and Alvin Moore Western Maryland College students enjoy spring vacation with Gibson and Moore families. Clarence Bennett Washington recovering from appendectomy visits Ambrose Lucas. Mission Study Class taught by Mrs E B Lightner using Songs in the Night. High school auditorium play for Ladies Aid raised 20 dollars. Norman Pinder and Raymond Sheridan spoke over WSAL Salisbury Sunday. James Briscoe Salisbury visiting Briscoe family. Mrs R Kurtz returned to Philadelphia after week with Florence Stayton. Olin Ford Evelyn Maryden hosted by Gibson. Alan Neavitt returns from Florida trip. Horace Morgan's wife spent Wednesday in Baltimore.
Hobbs Mrs Louis Butler hosted the Ladies Aid with scripture and prayer led by the president Mrs L H Thomas. Minutes and roll were read, business discussed, then games led by Mrs F N Smith and Mrs T H Towers. Next meeting with Mrs F N Smith and program by Mrs J H Dandy and Mrs J A Willoughby. Visitors include Rev W T Archer and family from Dagsboro Del and the Merriken property occupants Enoch Strannahan Jr first.
The Maryland Federation of Women's Clubs meeting in Washington drew Preston delegates led by Mrs. G. C. Carmine with several Preston members attending events. Upcoming meetings include the Men's Bridge Tournament with Mr. H. M. Hollis, the Preston Bridge Tournament at Mrs. L. J. Harris, and various club gatherings hosted by Mrs. B. C. Douglas Mrs. Max Chambers and Mrs. T. L. Trice. Local residents Mary Jackson of Greensboro visited, and Stewart Ayton along with Frances Smith and Katrina Smith were mentioned.
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Griffin entertained at a Sunday dinner for his 61st birthday with a large guest list including Mollie Griffin Ross Simons James Henderson Buck George Como e Milford Del Luther Stevens Cless Watson Denton Mary Del and many others. Separate gatherings included a Gooden family birthday dinner for Mrs Emma Gooden 88 and visits by several Wilmington and Denton residents. The Sewing Circle met at Mrs Julia Melvin and local visits were noted.
Mr and Mrs George Wheatley and Miss Virginia Horsey visited C W Adams and family. Mrs Charles Johnson and daughter Mrs John Adams and family were mentioned. 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. They called on Effie Adams Wednesday afternoon. George Wheatley and Virginia Horsey also spent Wednesday with each other.
The Orphans Court met Tuesday with Judges Towers Handy and Dennis. Proceedings include proving Agnes Dennis will and granting letters testamentary to Ella Dennis Luff, appraisers named T O Ford and W G Smith. proving Elizabeth M Spiering, letters to Anton W Spiering and Henry T Spiering. authorizing withdrawal for India V Hubbard minor. settling Nelson H Fooks claim. ratifying sale in Elizabeth Hughes estate. distributing Lizzie V Todd estate. filing inventory in William M Wiley estate with sale order. proving Franklin P Herr estate with Roger R Ringgold as executor. accounting of Robert E Jones estate. dismissing Henry Fuchs estate. filing inventory in William F Reagan estate with sale order. reducing Flora M Willis bond. granting administration of William R Ross to Laura V Ross with appraisers C W Towers and Christian Nagel.
Mrs. Sarah H. Lewis aged 84 died at her Maple Avenue home Sunday at 2 40 PM from paralysis after three years of declining health. Widow of James E. Lewis who moved to Greensboro from Eldorado Maryland 569 years ago he operated a store where Burt Hobbs is now located. Survived by daughter Lena Lewis and sister Letitia Parris. Funeral at M E Church with Rev Tilghman Smith officiating and Bethel Church cemetery interment. Pallbearers named. Numerous visitors and relatives noted from Maryland Delaware and Washington areas.
Rev Ira Crum and Mrs G L Blades led the Burssville Sunday School class in a Wednesday evening gathering at the community house. Guests include Bill and Lloyd Davis of Chester and Anna Chance of Swarthmore. Other visits span Porter and Hopkins families and relatives from Baltimore Smyrna Dover and Federalsburg, with multiple local hosts and weekend engagements noted.
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