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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1953
Page
2
A revenue officer questions a mountaineer family about stubborn witnesses then offers a dollar. A farmer hides from his wife after buying a costly cow and milks it in the barn. A castaway and a shipwrecked girl discuss thirteen years alone and the barrel they share contains beer.
The piece describes a quarrel where the aggressive wife berates her meek coal driver husband. He sits dejectedly as she commands him to stop gesturing or making fists in his pockets. The scene captures domestic tension and publicized marital strife.
Doctor cautions Mrs Cardany after assessing her husband while noting the family’s concern for the children. The exchange highlights distrust in appearance yet care for the offspring. The line appears in a newspaper subscription promo along with other items.
The largest Civil Defense First Aid demonstration in Maryland took place in Ocean City with cooperation from Worcester County Ocean City and Baltimore Civil Defense groups. C E Ashley led the program assisted by Earl Pierce City Manager and Mayor Daniel Trimper. Telephone Company girls demonstrated artificial respiration and volunteers joined in.
The Fountain family of the late Walter M. Fountain held an August 2 reunion at the oldest son Ex Lester Fountain’s Penllyn home. Ten of eleven children attended, despite all day rain forcing indoor activities. Families listed include Fountains of Penllyn Germantown Collingsdale Clifton Heights Chestertown Denton Greenwood Glenolden Easton Bridgeville Darby and other nearby towns.
The Den ton Volunteer Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary held their regular meeting with vice-president Mrs Josephine Sharp presiding. They promote souvenir plates and a birthday calendar, discuss funding a kitchen for the fire hall, and closed with refreshments.
Maryland Civil Defense Director Sherley Ewing announced a letter from 21 private schools led by James L. Dresser of The Gilman School pledging cooperation for Operation Checkup during the week of September 20. Schools will assess their readiness to cope with an emergency as civil defense officials urge traffic stoppage and public cover during the exercise.
A fellowship meeting is scheduled at the Evangelical Church of God in Tuckahoe on Monday night August 10 at 8 o'clock. Visitors from Baltimore Cambridge Brookview and Easton will attend. Rev. F. B. Marine will speak. All are welcome. Rev. Wm. Faulkner, pastor.
In sad loving memory of Sallie FE Jester who died August 10 1946. Seven years have passed since you left us. Memories bring sorrow and comfort in equal measure. Dearly loved and sadly missed by daughter Anna.
The funeral for 65 year old Mrs Emma Steward wife of William R Steward, a Whiteleysburg farmer, was held at the Church of the Brethren in Denton. Burial followed in Denton Cemetery. She died Monday and leaves children from her first marriage, step children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and siblings from Pennsylvania.
Mrs Dugald MacDonald of Denton learns her brother Rev Philip D Locke has died July 19 1953 at the Episcopal rectory in Port au Prince Haiti where he served many years as rector and dean of the seminary. Funeral and burial were at the Cathedral with the bishop officiating. Survived by wife Constance two sons and two sisters Mrs Caroline Henke of Wilmington and Mrs William Burne with nieces and nephews in England.
Mr and Mrs Richard Merriken and daughter Shela of Washington DC visited Mr Manning Merriken. Several residents including Wesley Stafford Nelson Henry L H Thomas and families hosted and visited in Tolchester Bowers Beach Vernon and Greensboro. Nesta Musso Nesta Musso opened their cannery. several trips to New Jersey and Scranton noted. Kenneth Butler on sick list.
The fourth annual Maryland Land Week on the Eastern Shore will run August 10 through 14 with activities in five upper shore counties to promote soil and water conservation. The tour starts Cecil County Monday, moves to Kent Tuesday, Queen Annes Wednesday, Talbot Thursday, and Caroline Friday, ending with a farm face lifting in Caroline County expected to draw thousands.
A demographic observation notes that among U.S. marriages by people aged 30 to 34, roughly 50 percent are from prior marriages. The finding reflects trends in remarriage after earlier unions and highlights evolving marriage patterns within this age group.
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