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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1922
Page
2
Published Saturday by BDward Melvin Melvin and Joe Publi Denton Maryland printed weekly notice indicates postal matter status. The compact paper carries local notices and brief items as of mid April 1922.
The Wilmington Every Evening notes optimism as steel mills in Pennsylvania and Ohio restart with output near 75 percent, signaling renewed activity. Wall Street gains boost investor confidence, with overall transactions surging and leading shares rising. The piece links Carnegie, Schwab, and Judge Garey to steel's role as a business barometer, predicting a return to normal conditions and expanded trade as summer approaches.
A Baltimore Sun staff correspondent warns that shad nets in the lower bay reduce spawning in the Susquehanna River where true propagation occurs. The article explains this boom may drive the species to extinction within a few years unless conservation acts. It notes recent years saw many mother fish bypass spawning due to traps and storms, with next year likely inland catches and renewed calls for protection. It also reports on Maryland April crop conditions, cereal germination, prices, and farm labor amid favorable overall prospects and challenges from wet weather.
Dr. Francis M. Root of Johns Hopkins and Dr. John Collinson Jr. of the Maryland State Health Department spent this week in Dorchester and Wicomico counties to study mosquito habits and pinpoint larval periods. The aim is to develop more effective extermination methods in the ongoing malaria battle.
Harrington and nearby towns are updated with visitors and health notes. Calls from Cookman Creadick Masten Raughley and Wooters point to family ties. Clifford Raughley recovering from Ma plurisy and pneumonia. nurse James from Cambridge assists. Miss Mary E. Raughley teaches Harrington schools. Rev. A. W. Betts reappointed at Union M. P. Church for another year. Evelyn Collison improves after tonsil and adenoids removal. social visits to Alice Stafford and George Torrode near Anderson town. Floyd Baker shower. Mrs. Cheezum back to school. Mrs. Powell back from winter in Harrington and Philadelphia. Breeding ill but out again.
The family of William R. Joinle and sisters express sincere appreciation for the kind acts and friendly sympathy shown during their bereavement.
Tuesday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Roy Hubbard a surprise birthday gathering honored W J Murphy on his sixty third birthday. Guests included many local families and Louise Payne was hospitalized for a surgical operation. Pastor Rev F J Phillips is returned to Grove for another year.
Hynson hosts a busy Sunday with Mr and Mrs Harvey Williams entertaining numerous guests from Bethlehem Smithville Harmony Friendship Federalsburg Preston and beyond. Calvert C Williams reenlists in the U.S. Navy for four years as Mrs J A Nichols visits with Roy Venables group.
In Vernon area, Mesdames Baynard Ross and Miss Vince plan Easter in Washington and Mt. Vernon with supervisor Miss Van Syckle and teachers. Mr. and Mrs. Disch move from Wilmington to Dover to spend Easter with Mrs. Slaughter. R. Wesley Ross buys a six cylinder roadster. George R. Ross buys a touring car. Baynard and Ross attend the State Parent Teacher's Convention at Harrington. Thomas R. Clancey’s twelfth birthday celebrated with cake and fruit. Milton Hopkins hosts Dover relatives. Maple Grove Prospect and Raughley Schools mark Bird and Arbor Days. Thomas Clancy, 51, recently visited New England.
Mr and Mrs Willard Mitchell and children and Mrs Anna Richards of Dover spend the week with Mr and Mrs J R Jones. Mrs Walliam G Carrow visits her daughter near Greensboro. Mr and Mee T A Montague and children spend Sunday with Mr and Mrs George Moore near Sadlersville. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Andrews visit grandparents Mr and Mrs William G Carrow. Mrs Roscoe Taylor and children of Philadelphia visit her mother Mrs F 33 Sweeney. Mrs J DeKnight of Wilmington visits her son Mr Slaward DeKnight and family. Mrs J D Jones and son James of Wilmington visit relatives here. Mrs C B Boyer returns from Wilmington. Miss Mildred Gilbert spends Sunday with Miss Elsie Walls. Easter services will be held here Sunday evening. Mrs C H Clayville spends Thursday in Wilmington.
Smithville notes list entertaining guests from Federalsburg and Williston, including Mr. and Mrs. E. I. Nauttle and others. Concord M. E. Church Lauries Aid group visited Mrs. Lacy Alford, while L. N. Alford hosted Arthur McMahone and children from Federalsburg. Ruth Liden and Wesley Bullock recover from pneumonia as Lacy M. Spence and son Jacob from Philadelphia visit locally.
Smithson residents hosted visitors over the weekend with Mr and Mrs. Joe Flaharty and two children Mildred and Orland staying with Mr and Mrs. Floyd Coleman. New York visitor Mr Harry Uopkins and daughter Gladys joined Mr and Mrs. Samuel Hopkins and others, with several ill but improving. Violet Marine from Harmony visited aunt Mrs. Mary Worm. Frank Holly of Baltimore visited his sister Mrs. George Murphy. An Easter service is announced for tomorrow at 7 30 p.m.
Burrsville residents hosted guests Thursday evening including Rev. We L Jump and family, Bailey Layton, Leva Smith, and Mr. and Mrs. James FE Morgan. Guests Mel Cleland and Mrs. Edward Cleland of Philadelphia left Monday for home. Edward Morgan and sister Florence visit their sister Mrs. Ed Stand in Philadelphia for a week.
Henderson school invites sealed proposals for furnishing all materials and constructing an addition and making alterations. Bids due by 1 P M April 28 1922 at the Denton Board of Education. Plans specifications and bond forms available at the School Board office.
The Twentieth Century Community Club met at Mrs. J. B. Todd’s home on March 29 with large attendance. An article titled A Chat of Long Ago was read by Mrs. C. C. Blades, and the next meeting will be hosted by Mrs. H. A. Spies on April 26.
A memorial note from a husband mourning his wife Clara D Jacobs who died April 2, 1920 seeks remembrance. The short verse speaks of sorrow and rest and includes a dedication to her memory. Senator Weller invites Maryland residents to request Farmers Bulletins from the U S Department of Agriculture covering gardening canning and more.
Mr Gifford Bowdle and partners joined Mr Roy Patchett and Miss Sarah Stewart with Mr Goldrick Slaughter and Miss Emma Patchett to visit Mr and Mrs W FEL Pritchett. Easter service set for Monday at 7 pm with a promising program. Eastern Shore canners and packers fret over coal, likely sufficient through June and part of July.
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