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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1949

Page

2

Church Calendar Of Services And Meetings

Daylight saving time applies to all church services. Sunday School 9 45 A M with Walter B Palmer superintendent. Morning Worship 16 45 A M. Junior Fellowship 6 00 P M. Methodist Youth Fellowship speaker Judge J DeWeese Carter 6 45 P M. Evening Worship 7 30 P M. Tuesday 8 00 P M W S C S monthly meeting in social room. Wednesday 7 15 P M Junior Choir rehearsal 7 30 Prayer Meeting 7 30 in chapel. Friday 8 00 P M Senior choir rehearsal in sanctuary.

Walter B. Palmer Methodist Youth Fellowship J. DeWeese Carter W.S.C.S

Easter visits and guests in Hillsboro and surrounding towns

Mr and Mrs Avery Story and son Bobby of Crumpton were guests of Miss Frances Covell and Miss Dora Morris. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Bernard Allen Sr of Baltimore with Easter call on the Flemings, and Mr and Mrs John Decker at Easter dinner with the Eatons. Denton visitors joined by several ladies from Rehoboth spent Easter Sunday. other guests included Bernard Allen Jr of Pikesville and Mrs Urban Bowman with daughter Janet in Westminster. Miriam Gale visited Edwin Gale in Wilmington, while St and Mrs William Thompson with Diane and Mrs Susie Thompson spent the weekend in Newport News. Baltimore visitors Mrs Woodie March and her sons visited the Luth er Short family. Ralph Holland, Ruth Sewell of Queen Anne, Sherman Tribbitt of Denton attended Rev and Mrs W H Revelle’s 40th anniversary in Lewes. Merritt Hurd and children Emily and John with Mrs Dora Short spent Sunday in Seaford, and Luther Short Jr has returned from Prince George Hospital much improved.

Bernard Allen Sr Baltimore Francis Fleming John Decker Joseph M. Eaton Charles Jarrell Grace Thompson Oscar Clark Mabel Duffey Denton Rehoboth Bernard Allen Jr Pikesville Urban Bowman Janet Westminster Frank Fleming Miriam Gale Edwin Gale Wilmington William Thompson Diane Lawson Newport News Susie Thompson Woodie March and Sons Luther Short Ralph Holland Ruth Sewell Queen Anne Sherman Tribbitt W. H. Revelle Lewes Del Merritt Hurd Emily John Dora Short Seaford Luther Short Jr Prince George Hospital

Card of Thanks for Fire Company Aid in Chimney Fire

Mr and Mrs Arthur Allston of Denton Route 1 Maryland thank the Denton Volunteer Fire Company for a quick response and good work when they extinguished a chimney fire at their home on April 20.

Ladies’ Auxiliary of Denton Volunteer Fire Company Armory Arthur Allston Denton Route 1

Grace Church annual meeting notes and schedule recap

Grace Church and Ames Church of Hobbs report annual meeting outcomes with officer elections and committee assignments. Easter offerings exceeded thousand dollars, pastor invited back for nineteenth year. Hobbs pew gifts from former Millington South trustees, renovation planned. All services begin Daylight Saving Time next Sunday.

Harvey Fleetwood Sr Grace Church F. Schlegel W. J. Irwin Frank DeFord R. M. Lutz J. V. Moore L. T. McNeal C. H. Roe Samuel Nowell J. R. Ricards Edna Hobbs Mattie Moore Emma Clark S. Nowell J. W. Moore Clifford Calloway J. Crouse Houston Towers Grace Denton Ames Church Hobbs Millington Wilmington

Ames Methodist Church Service and Sunday School Times

Ames Methodist Church Hobbs Maryland announces morning service at 9 30 and Sunday School at 10 30 with Manning Merriken as superintendent. Rev T J Farkington is pastor.

Ames Methodist Church Hobbs T. J. Farkington Manning Merriken

Church of the Brethren Camp Emphasis Sunday

Rev E F Sherry leads Daylight Saving Time schedule with Church School at 10 am Worship at 11 am sermon God's Interest in Youth and a special offering. Evening study periods and sermons focus on The Home through June 1. Mothers Club meets Thursday April 28 at 7 45 pm.

E. F. Sherry Earl Holsinger Mothers Club Beulah Henry

Easter Week Services At Edwin W M Johnson Rector

The schedule lists Holy Communion at 8 30 A M on the first Sunday after Easter with 10 A M church school and 11 A M morning prayer and Easter music. Daylight Saving Time notice included. Wednesday 10 A M celebration of the Holy Communion is also noted.

Edwin W. M. Johnson

Concord Grove Charge Methodist Churches Services Schedule

The Concord Grove Charge outlines worship and Sunday School times across multiple churches. Melvin Kay is listed as pastor with J. P. Thompson as associate. Concord offers 10:00 AM worship and 11:00 AM Sunday School. Harmony 10:00 AM Sunday School and 11:15 AM worship. Grove Concord 7:30 PM Youth Fellowship. Chestnut Grove 2:00 PM Sunday School and 3:00 PM worship. American Corners 2:06 PM Sunday School. Bloomery appears as a listed area.

Concord-Grove Melvin Kay J. P. Thompson Concord Chestnut Grove American Corners Bloomery

St Elizabeth's R C Church Denton Md Schedule

Denton Maryland church notices list St Elizabeths Masses on April 24 1949 at 8 30 daylight saving time and at St Benedicts 10:00 DST Confessions Sunday morning at St Elizabeths 7 45 with Rev J Francis McDonough pastor.

J. Francis McDonough St. Elizabeth’s St. Benedict’s D.S.T St. Elizabeth's

Greensboro Baptist Church Service Schedule

The Greensboro Baptist Church outlines Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Training Union at 7:00 p.m. Evening Worship at 7:45 p.m. Prayer Meeting on Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. Pastor H. DuBois leads the services.

Co. H. DuBois

Henderson Homemakers Club Meets in April Meeting

The Henderson Homemakers Club met Friday April 15 at Mrs. Lucille Smith’s home with six members present. President Mrs. Omer Jones led prayers and creed, conducted roll call and reviewed minutes. Members discussed safety in the home and voted $3 for 4-H camp equipment. Next meeting with Miss Spafford in Denton on May 13.

Henderson Homemakers Club Lucille Smith Omer Jones

Weekend visits and trips noted in Preston

Mrs Maggie Kelly spent the weekend in Norfolk with the Smiths. Judson Bateman and children visited Elizabeth City relatives. Mrs John MacGallway and son Fred vacationed with the Laytons in Hurlock. Harry Rieck attends National Soil Conservation meeting in Bedford. Bonners visited Baltimore and Washington. Slocums Hackets Kardash dined with the Riecks in Federalsburg and Baltimore. Betty Bradley, University of Maryland student, visited her parents. McKinleys hosted clan from Clarksburg. Lee Holloway dined with the Bonners. Harry Rieck Jr John Rieck and Carl Reick, University of Maryland students, spent weekend with parents.

Judson Bateman R. M. Sawyer Elizabeth City N.C Robert Slocum Harry Hackett Federalsburg Michael Kardash Baltimore Harry Rieck Betty Bradley University of Maryland A. J. Bradley C. W. McKinley Thurman McKinley Clarence McKinley Clarksburg W. Va

Adams Cross Roads Easter Guests and Activities

Miss Minnie Adams and sister Althea of Wilmington spent Easter with relatives here. Sunday School at Bloomery at 10 am. Easter Sunrise Service at Garland Lake attended by Mrs. Harman, Ralph, Blanche, Edna Adams, Minnie Adams, and Virginia Lee Robinson. The Adams family marks their eleventh year hosting. Deb and Charles Fountain and two sons visited Philadelphia over Easter. Ethel Bowdle and Anna Horsey to host W.S.C.S. at Mrs. Horsey’s Federalsburg home on April 27. Marian Robinson and Virginia Lee hosted guests including Edgar Porter of Harrington. Fred Hailergrin and two sons visited from Baltimore.

Minnie Adams Althea Wilmington Bloomery Helen Harman Ralph Blanche Edna Adams Virginia Lee Robinson Garland Lake Adams Debbie Fountain Charles Fountain Philadelphia Ethel Bowdle Anna Horsey W.S.C.S

Public Hearing Continued on Bridge Draw Regulations

Notice states proposed change to draw operation hours 9 to 3 proposed to require eight hours notice when waterway traffic cannot pass under closed draw. Current regulations allow open draw on signal at any hour. Vertical clearances are 8.5 feet mean low water and 6.3 feet mean high water. Lt. Col. A C Welling District Engineer requests dissemination to interested parties.

Daylight Time Proponent Dies in Lasting Time Reform Push

Garland a Ireland born entrepreneur who promoted daylight saving as universal natural law. He moved to the United States at 15 and built the Garland Mfg. Co. becoming Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce president and War Resources Commission chair. He urged adoption of a flexible time plan before his death.

Garland County Tyrone Ireland United States Garland Mfg. Co Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce War Resources Commission Western Pennsylvania West Virginia

Easter program and community visits in Hobbs area

An Easter program was held at the Hobbs church with a $50.46 collection. A Monday afternoon egg hunt entertained children on the church lawn. Local families and relatives from Burrsville, Federalsburg, Easton, and Wilmington visited kin and attended services, dinners, or a conference in Denton.

B. B. Allen W.S.C.S Elmer Buller Kenneth Ellen Ann Russell Stevens Burrsville L. N. Murphy Dawson Fountain Roland Towers Billy Orville Morgan Federalsburg L. H. Thomas L. Hopkins Thomas Easton Helen M. Towers The Veterans Hospital Wilmington George E. Wilson Delaware Charles Davis and Son Baltimore T. H. Towers Our Church Grace Church Denton

Thankful note to friends for support during illness and loss

For cards and every kind act and thought during my husband’s illness and at the time of his death I extend sincere thanks and appreciation to friends and neighbors. Mrs. Clayton P. Carter and Family.

Clayton P. Carter

Glass windows in use 1,600 years ago

The article notes early use of glass windows dating back about 1,600 years, and mentions vast oceanic gold estimates within scientific or historical context.

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