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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1953
Page
3
A chain of visitors and guests fills a Delaware and Maryland area with social calls. Families from Wilmington Newport Camden Dundalk Marcus Hook Dover and nearby towns visit relatives and attend events. Several residents host meals and entertain guests including WSCS at Mrs. J Omer Jones home and veterans hospital weekend time with Pearl Jones at Elsmere.
Ridgely and surrounding towns welcomed many visitors during Easter weekend. Notable guests included the Hollingsworth and Blackburn families with multiple households sharing meals, plus guests from College Park Passaic Wilmington Cambridge Havre de Grace Newark and Philadelphia area. Several locals and university affiliates spent Easter at home or with relatives, and hospital and camp notes appear among the social roundups.
Preston residents and guests are listed with Easter and spring social events. Families—Harris, Hall, Parker, Osteen, Klahold, Plummer, Nuttle, Cannon, Payne, Reidy, Griffith, Greenfield, Gary, Hollis, Bateman—visited relatives in Baltimore, Wilmington, Denton, Easton, and other locales. The piece notes an Easter egg hunt at Bethesda Methodist and a 25th wedding anniversary for W. J. Bonner with spring decor and refreshments.
A list of marriage licenses shows partners from Maryland Delaware and Virginia. Names include Belford Edwin Melvin and Sara Jane Hutchins both from Goldsboro and Wyoming respectively, plus multiple other couples such as William Bickel Herring Jr and Callie McBroom, Ralph Charles Jones and Dorothy Schurman, and more across Milford Harrington Ridgely and nearby towns.
An interesting program was presented at the church last Sunday evening. The collection was $87.09. Sunday School children enjoyed an egg hunt on the church lawn last Monday afternoon. After the hunt they were treated to delicious candy. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ramsbury of Boonsboro spent the holidays with Mrs. Ramsbury’s mother Mrs. Lewis Butler. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Henry observed their third wedding anniversary last Sunday. Miss Susan Davidson of Salisbury was a weekend guest of Misses Ellen and Ann Butler. Bernard H. Thomas of Washington College spent the holidays with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Towers visited Mr. and Mrs. Orville Morgan of Federalsburg last Saturday evening. Mr. Ralph H. Wooters was a Sunday dinner guest at his brother John Wooters’ home in Denton. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Neil Russell and Jimmy of Harrington. Mr. Geo. Fountain was a Good Sunday dinner guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fountain. Master Dale Stafford spent last Saturday with his aunt Mrs. Mildred Scott. Mrs. L. H. Thomas and Bernard were in Milford last Friday en route home calling on Mrs. James C. Hardesty of rural Harrington. Mr. and Mrs. Clem Meloney were Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fountain. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Johnson and children motored to Wilmington one evening last week. Mrs. Clinton Luff Jr. and Miss Anna Willis were Easter guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Willis. Mrs. Amos Scott is a patient in Easton Memorial Hospital. We wish her a speedy convalescence.
A Texan entering a New York night club notices a patron lying on the floor and, pointing, demands a shot of the drink to the bartender. The scene captures a tense moment as bystanders react to the incident in the bar.
Rural and nearby residents visited family and friends over the Easter weekend. Among those seen were Mrs. Edwin Pippin and Janet Pippin with others from Hobbs, families from Dundalk, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Seaford, plus locals from Millsboro and Denton.
Mrs. Clarence Sennett expresses sincere thanks to many friends who remembered her with deeds of kindness visits cards flowers and gifts while she was ill at home. Each token of friendship was truly appreciated.
A humorous essay on thumbs in daily life from Regu lar hand use to signaling rides, noting playful exploits and varied thumb shapes. It catalogs uses from serving soup to testing temperatures, card games, and hitchhiking, while quipping on dirt and mischief observed from drivers and pedestrians.
Pvt Norwood H Allston son of Mrs Mahala Allston of Denton returns to duty after weeks in U S Army Hospital He can be reached at RA 13435075 Co 53rd ABN Inf Regt Camp Breckinridge Kentucky for messages from friends.
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