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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1949
Page
4
A house wife plans to sew a large dress hook inside her handbag near the top to hang a door key. The maneuver aims to ensure the key is readily accessible when she returns from the grocery and avoids misplacing it.
Mrs. Mary Cahall 49 widow of John Cahall died at her Denton home on Monday. She was daughter of the late Charles and Margaret Wright and survived by three daughters and four brothers and two sisters. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p m at J. Virgil Moore and Son Funeral Home in Denton, with burial in Concord Cemetery.
Nellie May Johnson 69 wife of railroad worker Charles E Johnson died at her Easton home Sunday night. Survived by three sons Arthur of Cambridge William and Charles of Easton. four daughters Evelyn Gaffent Vera Schuyler Emily Ewing and Nellie Lewis. four brothers Walter Raymond Frederick and Asa Cohee and nine grandchildren. Funeral at J Virgil Moore and Son Denton Wednesday 2 p.m. Rev John E French First Methodist Church. Burial in Denton Cemetery.
Funeral services for Pvt. Walter S. Turner will be held Saturday at 2 p m at Frampton Funeral Home Federalsburg. Turner 27 was killed in action in France on August 6 1944. He ran an auto body shop in Seaford and volunteered as a fireman. Survivors include his parents a son Homer W Turner of Seaford a sister Mrs Harry A Barnes of Sakesville Md and three brothers George H J Harold Turner of Seaford and J Frank Turner of Federalsburg. Burial in Seaford with VFW graveside rites.
Joseph Vincent Whelehan infant son of Mr and Mrs Joseph V Whelehan of Baltimore died early Friday morning after a brief illness at University Hospital Burial was in Sacred Heart cemetery Mrs Whelehan formerly Miss Catherine Gannon of Denton
A sale of livestock and farming implements from the Pepper farm, located a mile from Hillsboro on the Hillsboro Ridgely road. Clifford Andrew, Auctioneer. Taylor Messick, Clerk.
Dr. E W Dennis of Sterling-Winthrop Research Institute reports two new chemical weapons WIN 1011 and WIN 246 to combat amebic infections from protozoan parasites. WIN 1011 targets Entamoeba histolytica and may reduce relapses versus existing drugs.
One thousand young men entered a new Military College of Science at Shrivenham England to train as army officers for future warfare based on atomic power rocketry and advanced electronics. They will study in labs under renowned scientists including jet propulsion rockets and radar research and explore YV-2 rocket technology developed in Australia.
Mine Safety Appliances plans a vast research laboratory in Pittsburgh the largest worldwide dedicated to safety equipment for mines industry and public service groups. The facility will be open to industry for safety problem investigations and will coordinate with the U S Bureau of Mines U S Public Health Service Mellon Institute Industrial Hygiene Foundation Harvard School of Public Health and the new Pitt School of Public Health plus fellowships at noted universities.
A guide on choosing pillows based on fillings and labels. Goose feather and down blends provide softness while avoiding feather matting. Duck and goose feathers offer durability, with chicken and turkey feathers being cheaper but less durable and prone to quicker matting. The popular mix is 74 percent goose down and 25 percent small goose feathers for a soft pillow.
Excessive smoking irritates the windpipe and vocal cords causing smoker's bronchitis. The added respiratory strain worsens a cold and can turn it into a persistent cigarette cough, hampering the body's fight against the illness.
The Shape of Beets to Come discusses how the United States Department of Agriculture scientists aim to alter the form of commercial sugar beets. The goal is beets that release from loosened soil easily during mechanical harvest, reducing cling as current beets are long, pointed, and stubborn in the ground.
Palm Sunday schedule at First Methodist Church lists 8:45 Sunday School led by Walter B. Palmer, 10:45 Palm Sunday service with music and sermon, 6:00 Junior Fellowship, 6:45 Methodist Youth Fellowship, 7:30 Evening Worship with M Y F participation and special Palm Sunday music. Wednesday Prayer Meeting at 7:30, Maundy Thursday Holy Communion at 7:30 with choir assistance, candle lit setting by the Christian Comrade Class. Good Friday service from 12:00 to 3:00 featuring seven parts with music by Mrs Gilbert Rue. public invited.
Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. led by John R. Ricards, superintendent. Morning sermon at 11:00 a.m. Palm Sunday service planned. M.Y.F. at 6:45 p.m. Evening service at 7:30 p.m. Prayer meeting also 7:30 p.m. Sanctuary note included. Willing Workers Circle meets Monday April 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Samuel Young's home with Mrs. Lee Walston and Mrs. Carl Collison assisting hosts.
Rev T J Turkington announces morning service at 9 30 Sunday School at 10 Worship at 11 00 and 7 45 p m Sermon topics Jesus Goes Up to Jerusalem Palm Sunday and The Words of the Cross Beginning Sunday night special services run 7 30 nightly through Passion Week March 10 to 17 inclusive
Edwin W. M. Johnson announces Palm Sunday services at Christ Church with an 11:00 A M solemn procession and choral Eucharist, palm distribution, and hymns. No 8:30 A M service. other Holy Week rites include Holy Communion Wednesday, Maundy Thursday Evening Prayer, Good Friday three-hour service with Seven Last Words sermons. Public invited.
Masses listed for April 10 1949 at St Elizabeth’s 8 30 and St Benedict’s 10 00 Confessions at 7 45 Sunday Palm blessing before Mass Stations of the Cross and Benediction scheduled for Friday at 7 30 p m under Rev J Francis McDonough AS PASTOR
Pilgrim Holiness Church in Denton Maryland led by Rev W R Dudley offers Sunday School at 9 30 AM Praise service at 10 30 AM preaching at 11 AM Young Peoples meeting at 7 PM and another preaching service at 7 30 PM Thursday prayer service at 7 30 PM.
W L Jump pastor at Denton Greensboro Road invites Sunday services at 2 00 p m Sunday school at 3 00 p m and an old fashioned praise service followed by preaching Join us and take part in these services.
Elder Vernon Rees, pastor, invites all to Harrington Seventh Day Adventist Church. Sabbath School at 9 30 a m and sermon at 11 00 a m on Saturday. Prayer meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m.
Melvin Kay is pastor with J P Thompson as associate. Worship and Sunday School times are listed for Choptank Harmony Grove Concord Chestnut Grove and Bloomery with youth fellowship at Concord and several Sunday sessions across the charge.
Co. H. DuBois announces Sunday School at 10:00 A. M. Morning Worship at 11:00 A. M. Training Union at 7:00 P. M. Evening Worship at 7:45 P. M. Prayer Meeting at 7:45 P. M. Sunday service includes Sunday School at 2:00 P. M. and preaching at 3:00 and 7:30 P. M. Wednesday Prayer meeting incomplete text.
Mrs Laura B Albright leads West Denton Maryland church services with Sunday School at 10 a m preaching at 11 a m and Young People at 7 p m plus Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 30 p m
Rev. TF S Dizon leads preaching service at 2 30 p m on the first, third and fifth Sundays of each month at Williston Church.
Rev Charles E Davis leads Munster Church with a 10 am school, 11 am worship, Y F devotional, 7 30 pm Song and Praise, Wednesday prayer at 7 30 pm, Saturday choir at 7 40 pm, first Thursday Young Adult Fellowship and social, second Thursday W S C S business meeting.
The Pilgrim Holiness Church of Denton announces spring revival services from April 8 at 7 30 p m through April 17 with Rev Edwin Stetsen as speaker He is a theology teacher at Allentown Bible Institute and heads the correspondence department Also secretary of the Pennsylvania New Jersey District Sunday School Committee and a district examining board member Special singers will be Rev and Mrs W R Dudley All are welcome to attend
Members of the Greensboro Baptist Church B T U finished a course titled Alcohol The Destroyer. Meetings were held at the church and homes of Isabelle Ferrick and Robert and Loraine Hutson, concluding Monday night April 4 with a movie showing alcohol’s damage and an A to Z summary. Mrs. DuBois led the course and was thanked for its engaging presentation.
Rev Jacob Gambell pastor of Easton Maryland's First Baptist Church will be the guest speaker at Greensboro Baptist Church on Saturday April 9 at 745 PM This will be the second Saturday night meeting following a previous showing of a moving picture The event aims to provide entertainment and recreation for all ages with planned activities for youths staying afterward.
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