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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1924
Page
2
Howard Melvin Benj. 1. Johnson Malvin and Johnson, Parliemer e. Published every Saturday. Entered at the Post Office at Denton Maryland as second class mail matter.
An Easton Stars Democrat editorial urges revival of Eastern Shore town meetings to share municipal planning wisdom. It notes prior efforts sponsored by Snow Hill and Easton, argues for inter-town exchange of plans to improve universal emergency readiness, roads, and services, and questions motor vs rail transport impacts. It lauds local progress and calls for collaboration.
Pennsylvania Railroad departs plan to drop tickets to Easton via Baltimore after April 12 and abandon B C A routes via Claiborne. A non boat train will run year round, with Claiborne service becoming mixed to Easton, shifting freight at Easton junction. Ocean City to Easton will be passenger only, Easton to Claiborne mixed to serve freight. Impacts on oyster crab and fish districts along the bay shore are to be tested. Eastern Shore Baseball League schedule notes clubs drawing this season.
The text outlines a seven Saturday season with July 4 and Labor Day doubleheaders, three off days on July 14 August 18 and 25, no games on Sundays, a rule requiring postponed games to be played at the first meeting on the home field, roster limits of 18 before June 13 and 16 or 19 after, plus mention of a loving remembrance note for Clara D. Jacobs died April 12, 1920 and a later personal obituary fragment about a wife named Clara Jacobs with funeral sentiments and bank financial details.
Pedigreed sire line with dams that saved 210 eggs at test. Eggs sold direct from J. W. Parks at 38 dollars per hundred with free range, no parcel post delivery. Mrs Frank H. Doerr in Hobbs Md lists details. Also ads for Rawleigh distribution and Kent and Talbot county territory openings with potential profits and recommendations to write W. H. Gentry in care of The Journal with age occupation and references.
The last assignee, T Pliny Fisher, will public sale the farm and improvements in the Sixth Election District of Caroline County on the road from Long's School House to Elbin Grist Mill. It borders Wilbur Pennington Charles E Jarrell lands and other parcels, per mortgage chain recorded in Liber T L D No 11 folio 251.
A 25 acre farm north of Denton lies in front of Mr Hollman along Stone road. For details contact Frank T Coulbourne at Harrington Del af D-61.
The assignee will sell at public auction in front of the Court House, Denton, Maryland, a valuable farm subject to two mortgages from Wilbur Pennington and wife to Harvey L Cooper dated August 1 and August 2 1917 and assigned to J Pliny Fisher and Charles E Stewart respectively, recorded in Liber L B T Nos 17 and 19 folios 596 et seq and 597 et seq. The sale proceeds to the highest bidder as per the mortgage records of Caroline County.
Between 1 and 4 pm on Tuesday April 22, 1924, a farm tract in Tuckahoe Neck Sixth Election District Caroline County Maryland on the Downes Station to Elbin's Mill road known as Taylors Choice and adjoining Orlando J. Redden Thomas W. Jones and others is offered. The land, devised to Wilbur Pennington by his father William Pennington, is described in the will on record in the Caroline Register of Wills office. The third tract mentioned in the mortgages is offered as an outstanding farm opportunity with improvements noted.
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