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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1936
Page
5
Community notices list sales items from M K Newnam and Thos Everngam including refrigerators stoves and milk coolers. Also upcoming meetings for Ladies Aid and Lidens Community Club plus weather notes and regional beekeeping event plans.
Lester W. Roop son of Howard T. Roop of RFC 2 Denton enlisted in the U S Marine Corps this week and is sent to the Marine Barracks Paris Island South Carolina for initial training He plans to pursue Marine Corps Institute courses in Washington DC after recruit training and may serve at various posts in the US or abroad.
Senators Millard E. Tydings and George L. Radcliffe issued a joint statement after a half hour talk in Tydings office saying no immediate prospect exists to start the Chesapeake Bay Bridge project. They voiced caution but vowed to stay watchful for funding opportunities. They asserted private offers of 3 million dollars could have unlocked 7.5 million from federal sources. They stressed discussions with the President and aides suggested federal money would follow if private funds materialized.
Garden writer notes evergreens retain winter effect and suit formal borders. Boxwood returns to favor for walk outlines, though winter damage touched its popularity. Japanese Holly praised for boxwood look and better winter hardiness. other good hedge species listed include privet, red cedar, hemlock, white pine, native holly, and spruces.
Figures from the Keystone Automobile Club based on Automobile Manufacturers' data show motorist taxes rising to 1 256 157 907 in 1955, up 55 million from the prior year. Pennsylvania and Maryland contributions are listed, with New Jersey Delaware and the District of Columbia also contributing meaningful totals in registration and gas taxes.
The drought and high temperatures in June and July reduce focal advertising and newsprint collections. To aid newspapers in distressed areas, The State Farmer Section will be suspended for August. Publishers welcome the move and expect a strengthened magazine section in September with expanded editorial coverage and expert farming articles.
A building at the University of Maryland experimental sub station near Ridgeley was struck by lightning early Friday, burning it and its contents. Three mules were rescued, a fourth was struck, and a fireman suffered facial and hand burns but received hospital care. Greenboro firemen assisted but the blaze was controlled. other farm structures sustained only light damage.
The Greensboro Homemakers Club meets July 16 at Mrs. Clinton Edwards home with sixteen members and two visitors. They plan an August picnic and report on a July 23 trip to Betterton. Friendship Grove Homemakers and Smithville Community Club also meet July 23 with plans for picnics and social events in August and September.
Caroline County Orphans Court met with Judges Towers Handy and Dennis. Orders granted letters of administration for John H. Dickerson and Benj Cohee estates. letters testamentary for Charles W. Eil Wanger. Sallie E. Saulsbury probate and administration. final account for Willian A Johnson. guardianship accounts for Albert Matthews Jr.
Miss Edna Cannon and Mr. Walter Heiser of Wilmington were weekend guests of Miss Cannon's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Blough, with other relatives nearby. Doctor and Mr. C G. W. West and children of Baltimore visited the Misses Flobbs, Edna Hobbs joined them at Rehoboth with Paul Knotts at their cottage. Mrs. T. H. Jones and daughter Magdalen Jones of Baltimore were guests of Mr. and Mrs. TH. Clay Hobbs this week.
Residents report weekend visits from the Crawfords of Mann West Virginia and Waters family from Harmans Maryland. Florence Boyd returns to Philadelphia after vacation with sister Noble Dhue. Luther Bennett visits Linwood Bennett in Linwood Pennsylvania. Annie Green buys Elbert Saunders house. Eleanor Taylor of Greensboro visits Bennett family in town. Holden family from Washington spends time with Rev Fried Holden. Mrs E S Martin returns from Milford Greenwood and Bridgeside.
Rev and Mrs Louis Dennis Miss Virginia Horsey and Mr George Wheatley joined CG W Adams and family for Sunday supper. Winnie Graham of Wilmington along with Mrs John Adams and Mrs Earl Robinson and Virginia Lee spent Sunday in Ocean City Maryland. Fred Fountain entertained Pennsylvania relatives over the weekend. Minnie and Edna Adams plan a week at Ocean City while Virginia Horsey visits Reba Adams. No more services at Bloomery until.
Mrs Nellie W Pickering 69 wife of Fred B Pickering died at her home near Denton early Friday. Surviving with her husband are two sons Wyatt B Pickering of Easton and Harry T Pickering of Denton.
A crowded list of social visits and relatives from Clear Spring Maryland to Cambridge and Easton. Notable attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Finest and Mr. and Mrs. Orvill Ernest visiting Tuckahoe Neck, and many others visiting relatives in Rehoboth Bethany Beach Ocean City Stevensville Tulleytown Niagara Falls and Camden Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Clark and Elaine Murphy visit Cape May Court House and plan trips to Cape May Ocean City and Atlantic City with a return visit to Wilmington. Cousins Eleanor Flowers and Ann Phelps host guests in Cambridge and Philadelphia. Local visits include Rehoboth, Baltimore and Miami connections. convalescence at Easton Hospital and social calls at the Eley and Fossett homes.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Taylor and daughter Jane traveled to Rehoboth with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Taylor and daughter Bernice. Mr. Ollie Carroll visited with his brothers Clayton and Charles Carroll. Bernice Taylor visited Aunt Mrs. Alice Cohee near Hurlock for several days last week.
More than 100 Grange leaders from New York New Jersey Delaware Pennsylvania and Maryland will attend the tenth annual Middle Atlantic Grange Lecturers Association conference at College Park August 11 12. Hosts include University of Maryland officials and state leaders with tours planned to Washington National Research Center Beltsville and Greenbelt plus an open air program in the Zoological Park.
Wastings elected scoutmaster of the Federalsburg troop succeeding the late Benjamin B. Cohee who served seven years. Marvin H. Smith named assistant scoutmaster with Malcolm Owens and Philip Jefferon as extras. A reorganization meeting set for next Friday. Troop committee chaired by W. Edwin Unger includes Mayor Chambers and state senator Davis. Also notes reunion plans for the Withams family and church conference at Union M E Church granting Rev Milbury a vacation to Nebraska.
A compact recipe blends prune pulp with crushed pineapple lemon juice and sugar. Eggs beaten to lemon color are folded with thickened cream then folded into fruit. The mix is frozen in a large tray without stirring until lightly firm and served with whipped cream.
Mrs. John E. Smith and her nephew Lee Smith visited Elkton at the Coulbourn home. Mrs. Charles Christopher lies hospitalized in Easton Emergency Hospital and friends wish her well. Irvin Legates visits his cousin Mrs. James Robinson in Prospect Park for two weeks. Miss Jane Messick of Wilmington stays with Misses Ann and Mary Jane Legates over the weekend. Mrs. Lloyd Harding of Preston spends Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Caiding. Miss Bonnie Smith visits Mrs. Heber Lane of Preston this week. Mrs. Mamie Hubbard and son Ormond spent Sunday at Ocean City.
Mrs. May Barrow of Baltimore Mr. James Flaharty of Penns Grove N J and Mr and Mrs T E Holder of Washington spent last weekend with Celia Kelly in the city.
R Clarence Jackson a noted Greensboro jeweler and Greens boro commissioner died Monday at 6 30 after a stroke he suffered two weeks earlier. He was 61, survived by his widow Addie Cohee, daughter Roberta, brother Courtland, sister Mrs Mary A Jones, and was buried in Greensboro cemetery. Jackson opened a shop in Greensboro eighteen years ago after moving from a nearby farm. He had long been a prominent figure in Caroline county and the Delmarva Peninsula jewelry trade. He had served as vice president of the state jewelers association and repaired watches since age 14.
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