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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1951
Page
6
A Greensbor o community notes visits, travels, and local happenings. Families greet relatives in Germantown Philadelphia and Dover Delaware attend funerals and dinners. Navy assignments and weekend visits to Chestertown and Denton are listed along with hospital stays.
The Homemakers Club will sponsor a tour to homes with planned or remodeled kitchens on Wednesday April 25. The schedule lists homes in Federalsburg Preston and nearby areas with travel between stops. 4-H Rally attendees from 13 clubs gathered at Concord Church House with awards, officers for 1951 52 named, and mentions of county extension work and local visitors.
Dr Paul Cantner 59 longtime Cantner's Drug Store owner died at home on Academy Avenue Federalsburg after a nearly two year illness. Born in Greencastle Pa he earlier owned a drug store in Wimburne Pa and graduated from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. Funeral Sunday at Frampton Funeral Home with Rev Roy Thawley officiating. interment Hill Crest Cemetery. Survived by wife Marie, sister Mrs George Reynolds and niece Mrs Douglas Kendrick.
Hobbs W S C S plans a bake sale in Denton tomorrow morning. Mrs F L Stafford to host W S C S event next Wednesday afternoon. Local families including the Willoughbys and Staffords visit relatives and host friends across Denton and nearby towns.
Mrs Mary Tuneff thanks friends for cards received during hospital stay. Norman Stubbs family spent Sunday sightseeing in Wash. Wm A Palme family visited T A Montague family. W F Clark and Miss Anna bel Clark visited Laura Luff. S S James hosted Esther Cartwright Bess Cleaver Gough Gooden Lula Marvel Nathan Marvel Carlton Gooden Anna Trouscal Harry J Cohee called on relatives. Mrs Lewis Shelton daughter Bonnie Lou visited Dora B Melvin. Mrs J B Medford fell and dislocated her shoulder, recuperating at Roy Medford home. Homemakers Club met with S S James. Carroll Houseal Julia Gerth Lillian Gerth James McCann Michele Racz visited M Bischoff near Baltimore.
Hillsboro residents Mr. and Mrs. Victor Pepper and daughter Sue, Trooper Vaughn Pepper and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ballard with son Jack, and others visited relatives in Malvern, Downingtown, Trappe, and Stevensville. Local attendances included the Rubenstein concert in Baltimore and a vacationing couple in New York. Mrs. Mary Rowe chaired a local event.
Mrs Elma Elizabeth Harris aged 58 died after a long illness at her Greensboro home. Funeral held Sunday at 2 p m from Rawlings Funeral Home with Rev Charles E Davis of Pittsville Md officiating. Burial in Greensboro Cemetery. She leaves six daughters and four sons, including Blanche Todd Lola Dill Russell Henrietta William Harris George Harris Noble Harris and others, plus eight grandchildren and two brothers and a sister.
Mrs Bertha Townes Wright 74 widow of Howard B. Wright died at her home on Saturday night. A native of Caroline County she was daughter of the late Frederick W Townes and Roxanna Stevens Townes of Denton. Survived by three sons Clifford M Wright Irvington NJ H Ralph Wright and W Leslie Wright of Denton a daughter Mrs Louise Orr Chestertown four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted by Rev Thomas J Turkington.
The pastor of Grace Methodist Church will lie in state at the J Virgil Moore and Son Funeral Fair on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Burial follows in Denton Cemetery.
Cub Scouts Pack 265 of Denton met Friday April 13 1951 in Fellowship Hall First Methodist Church. Cubs practiced circus skits animal masks and clown suits for parent entertainment. Den Chief Tom Moezick announced. Awards went to several Cubs for Denner Lion Wolf and Bear Badges plus Gold and Joy Silver Arrows. May picnic at Camp Todd with Boy Scout Investiture for Bruce Minos and Conrad Scurto.
The Morris family expresses thanks for help and sympathy during Mrs Allie Todd Morris illness and death. They acknowledge cards flowers and support from relatives neighbors and friends. Husband and family share gratitude.
The Orphans' Court met in regular session with Chief Judge Ti Reland Towers and Associate Judges Moore and Brackett. Proceedings covered Nathaniel Frampton estate probate, Langmaid real estate appraisal, Theresa Knussmann small estate petition granted to George Knussmann, creditors notices ordered, Daniel Levisz Sr. admin app to William Reddie, bond filed, William H. Ireland estate inventory and sale order, Elma Farris probate, Luther Bennett Sr. and H. Russell Harris admin cta bonds, and general information reports filed.
The regular monthly meeting of the Double Hills Homemakers Club will be held at the home of Mrs. Margaret Long with Mrs. Hester Stafford as co-hostess on April 24.
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