Local notices mix sales and club events in Caroline county
The item list includes sales of household items and a half ton truck, local club meetings at Choptank Club House and Concord Church House with April dates, a benefit card party by American Legion Caroline Post 29, a Flower Mart Exchange in Denton, and notices on burial services for Hanford Gibson. Also included are bank taxation changes, a county religious education convention, a Rural Carriers meeting, and a court house history display in Caroline county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Hirs
Alex R. Noble
Denton
MD. R. D
Geo. H. Wilson
Twentieth Century Club
Choptank Club
Andersontown-Hobbs Homemakers Club
Concord Church House
Federalsburg
Hillcrest Cemetery
Hanford Gibson
Hurlock
Harold Fordham
The
Baptist Church
Maryland Bankers’ Association
Kent
Queen Anne's
Talbot
Caroline Counties
Centreville
Caroline County
Mary E.hubbard
James I
Alexine Lednum
North Wales
Reiff Brunner
James Sculley
Wilmington
Del
J. Frank Lednum
Preston
W. O. Lednum
R. I. Lednun
Pocomoke City
Caroline
Pennsylvania
Washington
New York
Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Caroline County Council of Religious Education
Federalsburg Methodist Protestant Church
Ross W. Sanderson
R. C. Larrick
Baltimore
Mid-Shore Rural Carriers Association
Dorchester
Ladies Auxiliary
Cordova
Delaware
Parker Quimby
F. L. Williams
B. B. Cohee
Ocean City
Armstrong
National Association
Mac and Martha
C. Harry Whitby
Nellie Wilson
Charles
Maria Wilson
J. Kemp Stevens
T. Clayton Horsey
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Court House
William Benson
Talbot County
Alumni Socials And Rotary Elects Denton Leaders
The Washington College alumni party at the Denton clubhouse Wednesday kept college spirit alive with 270 invitations issued across the central Eastern Shore. Rotary Club of Denton elected Elias W. Nuttle president, J Lester Everngam vice president, and other officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington College
Denton
Gilbert Mead
Jones
Maryland
Delaware
Elias W. Nuttle
Nelson F. Hurley
Greensboro
J. W. Davis
Easton
Edith S. Rees
Clyde Walls
Centreville
G. Vickers Hollingsworth Jr
Church Hill
Margaret F. Cooper
Harrington
Del
Joseph Glacklin
Felton
Ormond L. Andrew
Helen W. Norris
R. Ellis Clark
Bernice P. Wooters
E. Louise Crouse
Robert T. Fleetwood l
Denton Church Receives Large Palestine Relief Map
Rev M S Andres, pastor of Denton Methodist Episcopal Church, returned from the Wilmington Annual Conference with a five foot by three foot plaster map of Palestine. The display was awarded for Denton’s 96 percent Sunday School officers and teachers in Leader ship Training. Crafted by Rev Ralph C Jones of Lewes Delaware, the map weighs about 150 pounds and will be shown at Sunday services on April 15. It aids Bible geography studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. S. Andrews
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Denton
Wilmington
Ralp C. Jones
Lewes
Delaware
Paris
Holy Land
Jones
Weekly Ridgely news letter highlights local events
The Woman's Home Missionary Society met at Mrs. Frank Seward's home with Mrs. John Lane leading worship on The lighted Highway The Road of the Mount. Lenten offerings were given, and plans made for a district meeting in May. Birthdays, funerals, ship collisions, and numerous social visits noted among Ridgely residents and guests from nearby towns.
Court Recedes to April 26 for Caroline County Term
The April term of the Circuit Court for Caroline county adjourned last Wednesday at noon until Tuesday, April 26. Cases disposed include Jerome Woodward v Owens et al in ejectment with verdict for the trustees. State of Maryland v Ollie Henry and v Frank Henry pleaded guilty to larceny and were sentenced to two years each. Others include Austin R. Murphy v Louis C. Hole for $117 and a not guilty verdict in State v Lloyd Stewart for murder. The term was busy. Grand Jury excused to June. Petit Jury to reconvene April 26 for two remaining criminal cases. Judge J. Owen Knotts presided, with Assoc. Judge Thomas J. Keating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Caroline County
Jerome Woodward
Fred R. Owens
Harry A. Copeland
Thawley
Richards and
Carter
Mr. Woodward
State of
Maryland
Owens
Clark
Traverser
J. Owen Knotts
Thomas J. Keating
Bur rsville social notes report local visits and gatherings
Mr H Thawley and companions visit relatives in Haddon Heights New Jersey while other families from Greensboro Camden Wilmington and Harrington host guests over the weekend. Homemakers Club will meet April 18 at 2 pm. Additional visits include Mrs Virginia Sterling and several local residents with weekend and midweek trips to Baltimore Wilmington and Crisfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Thawley
J. W. Thawley
Greensboro
Coursey Hammond
Harrington
Haddon Heights
N. J
A. T. Garrett
Alex Dill
Wilmington
Ira Dill
Drexel Hill
Lee Wyatt
Oscar Sparks
Denton
Brown Thawley
Edgar Blades
Margaretta Baker
Alfred Baughley
Baltimore
Mrs. Odella Fields Dies After Brief Illness in New Jersey
Mrs. Odella Fields widow of Jude W. Fields died after a sudden illness at 2 a.m. Saturday in Haddonfield New Jersey at the home of her daughter with whom she had lived. Her remains were brought to Denton and buried in Denton Cemetery after a short service at Moore Funeral Home led by Rev. M. S. Andrews. She was born in Denton 81 years ago to James G. and Sarah Bounds Redden and spent most of her life there. Surviving are her daughter Mrs. Edward Ringgold and two sons William and Benjamin Fields all of Haddonfield, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. A son and other relatives also survive. The burial party included several friends. Also an advertisement notes a house for sale on Riverton Ave. with eight rooms two-car garage. contact W. J. Shawn in Denton, Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
Frank Seward
John Lane
Short
Seward
Norman Wilson
Louise
Elizabeth Wilson
Newport
Del
Charles Bell
Denton
Ridgely
Miriam Roche
Elizabeth Cherry
Dorothy Rash
Ellen Swann
Jane Short
Elizabeth Short
Hilda Cherry
Grace Richards
Helen Rash
Elma Wilson
Joseph Cherry
John Wilson
Douglas Bennington
Roger Ringgold
Stephen Redden
Frank Taylor
Russell Holsinger
James Wilson
Lydia Wilson
Robert Weaver
Bridgetown
Andrew Mitchell
Edna Detwiler
Bessie Wilson
Daniel Butler
Sarah Pippin
Ernest Jones
Arthur Richards
Northern Sun
Frank F. Finney
Sun
Delaware Bay
Chester
Sun Oil Company
A. G. Saulsbury
Ridgely Homemakers’ Club
Saulsbury
Albert White
Clarence Mitchell
Buffalo
N. Y
Fred Wright
Earl Hammond
Wilmington
David Ivins
Lansdowne
Roland Porter
Louise Porter
George Cooper
Chestertown
Herbert Hammond
Greensburg
Stephanie Ford
Emma Jackson
Herbert Glanding
June
Ellen
Charles Glanding
Trust Glanding
Philadelphia
I. E. Mason
W. D. Short
L. S. Matthews
Newark
R. Ronald Lane
Clifton Morris
U. S. Fidelity and Guarantee Company
Geneva
Geneva Trust Company
Wilson
Salisbury
Harold Fountain
George Goodley
Richard
Ruth Leslie
Trenton
N. J
True Blue Bible Glass
Church of the Brethren
Herman Mitchell
Warwick
Wilbur Cortelyou
Upper Darby
Frank Long
Selbyville
Arthur Butler
C. C. Johnson
Burton Wilkinson
Card Club
Odella Fields
Jude W. Fields
Haddonfield
Moore Funeral Home
M. S. Andrews
M. E. Church
Fields
James G
Sarah Bounds Redden
Frank Redden
Edward Ringgold
William
Benjamin Fields
Safety drive urged to protect children from traffic perils
The Keystone Automobile Club of Maryland warns that 1984 could repeat 193% casualty records as spring draws children into streets. Manager Albert E Buckley says over one third of child accidents occur during street play and urges parents to supervise while motorists practice cautious driving and readiness for the unexpected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone Automobile Club of Maryland
Albert E. Buckley
Bethlehem Homemakers Club meets with kitchen order demo
The Bethlehem Homemakers Club gathered at Mrs Lawrence Legates home on Tuesday April 10 with Mrs J B Todd presiding. Miss Bessie Spafford demonstrated order and system in the kitchen. A visitor attended. Next meeting set for May 5 at Mrs Anah Carroll’s. The group thanks all who helped with the April 5 and 6 play at the community house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem Homemakers Club
Lawrence Legates
J. B. Todd
Bessie Spafford
Anah Carroll
Newark
Del
William E. Todd
Andi Carroll
Edwin Rosser
Federalsburg
Claude Thompson
Royal Qui
Payton Thompson
Norris Colby
Matthews
Orphans' Court Proceedings On Ada Chambers Estate
On petition of Thomas H. Chambers executor of Ada Chambers deceased the court ordered transfer of all property to Chambers sole legatee. Chambers filed his first and final account. Letters of administration on Alice A White were granted to Robert L. Stanton. Bond approved appraisers named. Melvin administrator Ida V Melvin filed additional account of sales and first and final account. Releases from several distributees noted. Willard L. Wright filed first and final account for Virginia R. Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Chambers
Ada Chambers
Alice A. White
Robert L. Stanton
Bond
Clellie E. Turner
Russell Hallowell
Frederick Norwood Melvin
Ida V. Melvin
Eva Esther Smith
Helen W. Melvin
Clarence W. Melvin
Willard L. Wright
Virginia
R. Wright
Social News From Goldsboro and Nearby Guests
Mr and Mrs M B E Jarman hosted visitors including Mr and Mrs W W Sylvester from Denton and others from Greenwood Dover Goldsboro Ridgely Bridgetown Kennedyville and Kennedyville Mrs Marion Jarman led the Ladies Aid assembly hall gathering while the Sewing Circle met at Mrs Elbert Saunders residence Mrs Carroll Meredith of Ridgely and Mrs Annie Green of Bridgetown were guests of local residents and Miss Bess Ross visited her niece Mrs Neble Dhue
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. BE. Jarman
W. W. Sylvester
Denton
E. E. Russell
Greenwood
C. E. Campbell
Dover
Cal
W. J. Murphy
B. S. Martin
Goldsboro
Ladies Aid Society
Assembly Hall
Marion Jarman
J. F. Lane
T. N. Jarreill
Andrew Quillen
Baltimore
Elbert Saunders
Carroll Meredith
Ridgely
A. D. Quillen
Annie Green
Bridgetown
J. E. Kinnamon
Cook
Kennedyville
Alice Elliott
Bess Ross
Neble Dhue
Hillsboro and Queen Anne social notes and events
Mr and Mrs Edgar Blades entertained at dinner with assorted guests from Wilmington Del and Burrsville. Local church and conference visitors included Mr Charles Jarrell and family. Baltimore visits and trips to Georgetown and Baltimore cannery convention noted. Clean up day set for April 18. Mrs Annie Jump improving. Mrs Ruth Beaven visited Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Blades
Horace Brittingham
Alice Charchea
Helen Brittingham
Robert Dill
Charles Lyson
Wilmington
Del
Brown Thawley
Burrsville
Charles Jarrell
M. E. Church
Hillsboro
Newark
Jarrell
Joe Eaton
Valley Forge
Norristown
Gilbert Morgan
Baltimore
Annie Jump
Nettie Seward
Thomas Garrison
Cheswold
J. T. Heather
Marydel
Susie Thompson
Bill Rooney
Mattie Ivins
R. W. Peaches
New York
George Stewart
Frank Fleming
Mary Rowe
Georgetown
Laura Mason
Easton
Isaac Sparklin
Ladies Aid
Ella Jump
Ruth Beaven
Community Notes From Queen Anne Social Page
Queen Anne residents share wedding trip returns and supper welcome. The Fossitts arrived home from their wedding trip and were hosted by the Eleys. Local families, visitors, and travel updates include Eley, Holland, Lynch, Jopp, Moore, Melvin, and Morgan households and a Baltimore visit.
Marydel Notes On Local Family and Church News
Marydel society notes show Helen M Heather returning to Wilmington school duties after Easter break with mother Annie Heather and aunts in New Jersey and Long Island. Reports mention church conference attendance in Newark and Baltimore visitors of Mrs L O Hummer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen M. Heather
Wilmington
Del
Annie E. Heather
O. F. Morris
Forest Hills
Long Island
Annie E. Colley
Westfield
N. J
Newark
Raymond Machen
Baltimore
Harry Heather
Alex Griffith
Dobson
Greensboro
In Memoriam Murphy In memory of Frank Murphy
In Memoriam for Frank Murphy who died April 11 1925. Verses speak of love, loss, reunion in the skies and eternal rest. By his wife Pearl daughter Irene and granddaughter Augurette note family sorrow and gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
Frank Murphy
You
Preston bride in Easter Monday wedding at Preston
Miss Edna Marie Taylor daughter of Mr and Mrs T Clayton Taylor Preston married Reuben Wingate Carew of Dame's Quarter in a ceremony led by Rev M S Andrews. The bride, a Preston High School graduate and Beacom College alumna, and her groom, son of Mr and Mrs Walter Carew now with Giles Fruit and Produce Co Baltimore, reside at the bride's Main Street Preston home. Nearby society items note bridge club gatherings community club programs engagements and upcoming Valley Forge wedding plans for Virginia Lorelle and John Philip Weidlein Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Marie Taylor
T. Clayton Taylor
Preston
Reuben Wingate Carew
Dame’s Quarter
M. S. Andrews
Preston High School
Beacom College
Wilmington
Carew
Walter Carew
Giles Fruit and Produce Co
Baltimore
Cambridge
Katie Parker
Arthur Willey
A. R. Poole
James Bowling
Howard Harris
Saulsbury Garey
Edgar Wrightson
Blanche Croll
Elva Butler
Harvey M. Parrott
Virginia Lorelle
John Philip Weidlein Jr
Media
Penna
J. P. Weidlein
Valley Forge
Maude Reidy
Herman Schmick
Harry Wright
Joe Gallagher
Tom Trice
Fr. M. Hollis
W. O. Ledman
Denton
Sherman Griffith
Mildred Griffith
Viola Brinsfield
Courson
Florida
Women’s Club
J. P. Harrison
David Silvey
Salisbury
J. K. LeCompte
Choptank
Alfred Bradley
Ladies Aid Bake Sale at Theis Garage in Denton
Hobbs group hosts a make sale in Theis Garage Denton Saturday starting 9 30 am featuring dressed chickens pies cakes rolls eggs and more. Local residents listed including Mr and Mrs B B Allen Mrs O J Chaffinch Mrs J R Ricards guests of George Wilson in Berlin and other recent social visits throughout the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Ladies Aid
Theis
Denton
B. B. Allen
O. J. Chaffinch
J. R. Ricards
George Wilson
Berlin
L. H. Thomas
Manning Merriken
Thomas Smith
George Hughes
Harrington
Christian Endeavor
W. T. Adams
Federalsburg
Kenneth Ramsburg
Grove Social Notes Span Dinners Visits and Events
Mr and Mrs J Lee Taylor hosted guests including Ruth T Haminston of the Health Department and Annie L Payne of Hurlock on Wednesday. Mrs B M Connelly thanks volunteers for a Grove Ladies Aid dressed chicken and cake sale. Harry Evans of Frankfort Del visited Rev and Mrs A W Betts. Rev Walter Beckwith of Secretary stayed with Mr and Mrs Lee Murphy. Mrs William Deen of Denton visits daughter Mrs J Hudson Taylor. Ladies Aid met with Mrs Harry Butler last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Lee Taylor
Ruth T. Haminston
State Department of Health
Annie L. Payne
Hurlock
B. M. Connelly
Grove Ladies Aid
Harry Evans
Frankfort
Del
A. W. Betts
Walter Beckwith
Lee Murphy
William Deen
Denton
J. Hudson Taylor
Ladies Aid of
Grove
Harry Butler
Williston Social News Notes Freys in Baltimore
Mrs H Frey and Miss Martha Frey return from Baltimore visits to Mr and Mrs H R Cook of Roland Park. Martha attends Entre Nous dance at Hotel Southern. Mrs Cook hosts dinner for Freys. Mr Cook later hosts theatre party for Frey and Martha. Mr H W Cade of Cairo Ill visits relatives due to his father H M Cade’s illness. Mrs Caleb Winslow guests of Dr and Mrs F N Nichols Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. H. Frey
Martha Frey
H. R. Cook
Roland Park
Baltimore
Martha
Hotel Southern
Mrs. Cook
Mrs. Frey
Mr. Cook
H. W. Cade
Cairo, Il
H. M. Cade
Federalsburg
Nathan Winslow
Caleb Winslow
Garey School
F. N. Nichols
In Loving Memory of George F Departed 1933
Noble in loving memory of my husband and our father George F who passed away April 15 1933. One year has passed since that sad day We loved you then we love you still Forget you father we never will. His memory is clear today as in the hour he passed away. God knows how much we miss him. Never shall his memory fade. Loving thought shall wander to the spot where he is laid. Watch and wait for us dear father For we know it cant be long Nobody knows our longing But few have seen us weep We shed our tears with aching hearts when others are fast asleep Sadly missed Wife and Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F
Father
Greensboros Mrs Lydia Wilson dies at 77
Mrs Lydia Wilson widow of William Wilson of Ridgely died at her daughter's home last Sunday from a cerebral hemorrhage She leaves two daughters and two sons including Mrs Robert Weaver of Ingleside and Mrs Mulligan of Baltimore Lacey Wilson of Wilmington and Herman Wilson of West Chester Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 pm at the Bridge town Church with Rev Mary Garrett officiating Interment Greensboro cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Wilson
William Wilson
Ridgely
Robert Weaver
Ingleside
Mulligan
Baltimore
Lacey Wilson
Wilmington
Herman Wilson
West Chester
Bridgetown Church
Mary Garrett
Greensboro Cemetery
Alexander Dill
Roland Pepper
Joseph Pepper
Viola Zimerly
Harrington
Mertie Pepper
George van Valkenburg
Georgetown
Del
Fitchett
Felton
A. C. Ward
Philadelphia
F. McDaniel
Brooklyn
N. Y
H. M. Wayranch
Hilton Dobson
Laurel
Paul Dobson
T. F. Dobson
R. B. Rawlings
James Butler
Del-Mar-Va
Williams’ Funeral Hall
Jack Boulais
Eastern Seminary
Burt Hobbs
Carrie Hobbs
Alfred Blackburn
J. E. Weaver
Roy Slaughter
Denton
Tilghman Whitby
Chester
Elizabeth Sharp
Oscar Hurd
Annie Edwards
Maude
John Moore
Wilson Jump
Edwin
Claude Conner
J. H. Jordan
Charles Wieneke
Howard Cole
Catherine Slaughter
Thurman Passwaters
Federal farm bonds found ready market for farmers
H E Holsinger of the Caroline County national farm loan association in Denton reports Gov Wm S Myers of the Farm Credit Administration notes strong demand for Federal Mortgage Corporation bonds issued by the Federal Land Bank of Baltimore. Bonds trade near par at 3 percent interest and are tax exempt except for certain taxes. They are as saleable as government securities and quotations are available through the Federal Land Bank district offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Holsinger
Caroline County National Farm Loan Association of
Denton
Farm Credit Administration
Wm. S. Myers
Federal Mortgage Corporation
Federal Land Bank of Baltimore Md
New York
Federal Land Bank
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Local Department
W. Brewster Deen
Contract Bridge
Robley Hackett
Queen Anne
Victor Dean
Hambleton Grace
Mark Breeding
Kirwin Everngam
James W. Garten
T. Alan Goldsborough
Louise Dukes
Calvert C. Merriken
E. Paul Knotts
J. H. Summerfield
H. Earle Smith
F. B. Nuttle
M. K. Newnam
George Whisler
George
Lewis Gordon
Furman
Havel Krabill
Galen Whisler
Caroline County Medical Society
Brick Hotel
Cloyd Geisel
Albert Henry
Louis Henry
John Irwin Jr
Charles Lowry
East Market Street
Frank Yeager
Johnstown
Women’s Missionary Society of the Brethren Church
N. L. Raleigh
Walter Sparklin
M. E
Walter Sylvester
Aztec
N. Mex
T. Mark Breeding
M. A. Brackett
Bridge
Chester Anderson
Pioneer ‘Point Farm
Howard Smith
Alfred Smith
J. W. Kirk
Linthicum Heights
Dorothy Turner
Hazel Love
J. K. Calloway
Dar
Denton M. E. Church
J. W. Fields
Riverton Ave
W. J. Shawn
Denton, Md
Bethlehem
Tuckahoe
C. L. Fossitt
Howard Eley
Lloyd Holland and Son
Catherine Lynch
Emily Jopp
S. H. Reynolds
James Moore
George Moore
Harry Clark
Laura Melvin
W. D. Taylor
Miriam
Katherine
Henry Morgan
Chester Barto
Pittsburgh
Frances Eaton
John Lynch
Horace Morgan
Bernard Messix
Byron Barton
Edinburgh
Jake Gibson Jr
Rumsey Mullikin
Memoriam
Pearl
Irene
Augurette
Hobbs
Williston
Tilden Hughes
Cedar Grove
Oscar Wyatt
N. A. Smith
W. B. Massey
Dorothy Swann
Gale Rasin
Georgia Swann
N. K. Swanwick
Roy Briggs
William Briggs
Frederica
William Roe
James Roe
R. ©. Rawlings
John Greenlee
James Curry Jr
Bear
M. B. Cooper
Clara Suran
New Jersey
Henry Detwiler
W. J. Richards
Lincoln
Wallace Thornton
F. P. Roe
J. E. Pepper
Federal Farm
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