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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1942

Page

5

Caroline County News and Local Events Roundup

Caroline County residents see political shifts as Mowbray withdraws from sheriff race after appointment in Federalsburg while Neal and Sparks remain. A new organ opens at Wesley Junior College chapel in Dover with a recital by Rev. Thomas S. Holt, donor of the chapel. Public health posters debut in windows. rubber drive totals show Caroline leading per capita. Guard members depart for Camp Herbert R. O Conor for intensive training, not vacation. A trucking accident on Kenton-Hardy Road ends with Biddle escaping burns from five tons of milk bottles. Eddingfield convicted for drunken driving and unauthorized use of a car. County delegation attends Kent Chestertown Tercentenary. history of Kent’s and Eastern Shore’s 300th anniversary noted.

Journal Charles E. Mowbray Federalsburg Caroline County William H. Neal Saulsbury Sparks Denton Wesley Junior College Dover Thomas S. Holt Holt Red Cross T. J. Turkington Turkington Eastern Shore Public Service Company Health Department Wicomico County Maryland State Guard Herbert R. O’conor Blue Ridge Mountains Wilbert L. Merriken George W. Clendaniel Willard Allen Biddle Goldsboro Kenton-Hardy Road Biddle Amos Zook Kenton Hardy Fire Company Greensboro Gus Koste Roy Eddingfield Spruce St Wilmington I. L. Kellam Claymont Del Eddingfield Wm. J. Richards Maryland House of Correction Chestertown Wilmer Fell Davis Caroline E. Paul Knotts Old Kent Kent Isle of Kent Isle of St. Mary’s Chesapeake Bay

Birthday Party for Mary Zeigler on Sunny Slope Farm

Miss Mary Zeigler celebrated her 18th birthday with fifty friends at a party on the Zeigler farm near Denton. She will enroll at Salisbury State Teachers College next month. The social notes also mention Lt. Dawson Orme George earning a commission in the Air Forces and assignments at Hunter Field Georgia, along with various visits, travels, and local gatherings involving Denton residents and guests.

Mary Zeigler Frank D. Zeigler Zeiglers Denton Mary Salisbury State Teachers College Dawson Orme George Dawson George Army of the United States Air Forces Hunter Field Savannah Miami Beach Fla A. J. B. Tait Yonkers N. Y Market Street Fifth Avenue E. M. Miner Fort Bennine Gap Miner Sally Bill W. T. Rawlins Colonel Miner Henry Beck Sixth Franklin Sts C. A. Sennett Choptank Electric Corporation St. Louis E. A. Ingram Greenwood Del Ida Chaffinch Eleanor Pearson Gladys Shaffer Martha Ann Zeigler Denton Church of the Brethren Ta-Wa-Ma Harpers Ferry G. Raymond Brooks Pimlico Baptist Church Baltimore Brooks James M. Clarke Mabel Nichols Washington James H. Smith Franklin Street R. Harrison Bryant Petersburg Walter Sparklin Mary E. Mellard Brooklyn John Howard Doris Sommers Donald Campbell Dawson O. George Joseph Johnson Bridge Calvert Merriken Minnie Dukes Robert Rochester Philadelphia Marc Bryant Fred Vincent Bridgeville Eva Ledley South Third Street Madeline Green Ridgely Walter Long Minnie Cooper Lee Butler Elizabeth Satterfield Wilmington Dorothy Barnes Layman J. Redden Elias Hinderer Tuckahoe Neck Easton Phyllis Seese Billie Shugart Pisgah E. J. Leese Marshallton Lucy Garey Harry Murphy Lillian Howard Linwood Mary Dixon Gladys Roe Register of Wills Office Belchner Stultz Manchester

Church Notices for August 9 Services and Meetings

Grace Methodist and Church of the Brethren announce August 9 services with Sunday School at 9 45 a m Morning Worship at 10 45 a m and organist Mrs Dorothy Rue plus choir. sermon topics Pride Punishment and If I were Not A Christian. W S C S meets Monday at 8 pm with Mrs B F Johnson. bi monthly supper Thursday. Also services at Williston at 2 30 pm led by Rev T S.

Church School Dorothy Rue Grace Methodist Church B. F. Johnson Ocean Grove N. J Church of the Brethren Church Wm. A. McDaniel Milton Del Women’s Missionary Society Wm. Spicher Williston T. S. Dixon Greensboro Methodist Church R. W. Kirwan Woman’s Division of Christian Service Epworth League

Church Schedules and Services Across Greensboro and Denton

Greensboro Methodist and Pilgrim Holiness churches list Sunday services Sunday School and preaching times with midweek boards and divisions. Greensboro Baptist outlines morning and evening worship, training union, Bible study, and missionary society dates. Catholic notices for Masses on August 9 in Denton and Ridgely with confession times at St Elizabeths.

Pilgrim Holiness Church Greensboro A. C. Clark Young Peoples Greensboro Baptist Church Paul F. Burke Baptist Training Union Woman's Missionary Society Denton and Ridgely St. Elizabeth’s Church Denton St. Benedict’s Church

Wilmington Dollar Day Aug 12 1942 set for half-year sale

The Wilming ton Chamber of Commerce Retail Merchants Section announces the fifty seventh semi annual Dollar Day on Wednesday August 12 marking twenty nine years of seasonal bargains for shoppers in Delaware and nearby states. The event features deep discounts across all merchandise from household goods to apparel sealed under official store labels and price cards. A committee of eleven retail leaders including Edward A. Munch coordinates the day with strict no early or late sales and no advance reservations.

Wilmington Edward A. Munch Chamber of Commerce Leo Pinckney F. L. Reuter Theodore Tuckerman John R. Lambson

Mrs Hulda Sparks Leaves for New Orleans with Daughter

Mrs Hulda Sparks and her daughter Miss Carmen Nowell departed last Monday to join her husband Thawley H Sparks who is stationed in New Orleans Louisiana.

Hulda Sparks Carmen Nowell Thawley H. Sparks New Orleans

Weekly Ridgely News Letter Highlights Local Visits

Weekly Ridgely column details social gatherings in Ridgely Maryland including visits by Elizabeth Wilson Wilming ton and Connie Stoops Hillsboro. It notes weddings and engagements such as Ruth Carlisle Philadelphia to Lieutenant Harold Guthrie Oxford with ceremony at West Grove Church and Baltimore invitations for Agnes Woolen and William Reed Jones. Also covers Scout camp results and multiple family visits across nearby towns.

Fat-saving drive urges housewives to save waste grease

Government urges a national fat-saving campaign to collect waste grease from households for glycerine and gunpowder production. Four actions guide the effort: save fats, reuse, store safely, and deliver to meat dealers. four forbidden practices warn against improper handling and timing.

Changes in name should be reported to Social Security Board

Salisbury Social Security Office urges wage earners to notify any name changes or corrections in data on their records. Bring account number cards if possible, or request duplicates if lost, and keep the number until the corrected card arrives. Employers must align reports with the updated name for accurate records. Address changes need not be reported.

Salisbury Social Security Board Norman P. Foster Maryland Virginia Foster

Birth day dinner guests and regional visits noted at Bowers Beach

Bur asville Mr and Mrs H A Porter attended a birth day dinner at the Johnson hotel Bowers Beach on Sunday. Miss Ruthannah Butler Harrison Kirby and Billy Outten who work in Baltimore spent last weekend with their parents. Mrs R L Kirby visits her Sherwood Maryland mother for two weeks. Rev Kirby also spent part of the week there. Mrs Harvey Griffith of Chester spent time with her brother Mr and Mrs Robert Garrett. Methodist Sunday Schools held annual picnics Union Tolchester and Wesley Garland Lake. Mrs Powell Hopkins of Harrington spent time with her father J W Price who is not well. Rachel and Melvin James Milford spent part of last week with Mrs Robert Stafford Jr. Mrs Harlan Blades visited her husband in Baltimore. Mr and Mrs R H Stafford visited Bowers Beach last Sunday. Miss Mollie Cahall visits Mrs Will Simpson near Harrington.

Norman Wilson Elizabeth Wilmington Clinton Stoops Connie Hillsboro John Davis Dudley Davis Sallie James Wilson Donnie Reannie Sellers Frank Seward Edward Lapham Miriam Geraldine Goldsboro Ruth Carlile Philadelphia Harold Guthrie Oxford West Grove Church Guthrie Aberdeen John Sellman Woolen Baltimore Agnes Weems Woolen William Reed Jones T. W. Jones Ridgely Syracuse N. Y Church of the Redeemer James Lynch William Marvel Jr Orrell Saulsbury Jr Dan Saulsbury William Griffin Claude Towers Jr Edward Gallagher Jr William Sculley Jr Francis Lynch Jr Harry Lobb Rosa Springfield Ernest Jones Jones Emmett Lord Williston Rehoboth Wilson Jackson Mary Jane Emma Jackson Greensboro Harold Fountain Carlile Bennington Douglas Bennington Denton Kenneth Bennington Will Cannon Queen Anne William Agnes Woolen J. Earl Cummings Easton Ridgely Methodist Church Grace Mitchell Wright Chestertown Joan Thompson Swing Joseph Eaton Port Deposit William Harrison George Clayton William Harrison Jr Grasonville Lula B. Francis Boothwyn Leonard Dean Francis Rachel McKenny Verna Waldron Lida Brown Price Lee Dolan Paterson N. J Orrell Saulsbury Maud Bates Harvey Hufnal Arthur Richards Easton Hospital Anna Richards C. H. Liden Federalsburg Bernard Ringgold Lawrence Wilson Bel Air Bobbie Claude Towers William Cohee Woodrow Welch St. Michaels Merritt Coleman Galena John Whiting Whitings Nancy Fred Flounders McDonogh Eugene Larrimore Havre de Grace Harold Hatfield H. A. Porter Johnson Hotel Bowers Beach Ruthannah Butler Harrison Kirby Billy Outten R. L. Kirby Sherwood Robert Garrett Methodist Sunday Schools Union Tolchester Wesley Garland Lake Powell Hopkins Harrington J. W. Price Rachel Melvin James Milford Robert Stafford Jr Harlan Blades R. H. Stafford Mollie Cahall Will Simpson Larry Larrimore Guerney Tarburton Margery Cordelia Joseph M. Eaton Charlanne Elinor Happy Valley Camp Joseph Thomas Mary Joe Howard Dodds Esther Skinner William Taylor Skinner John Skinner Ross Allen Francis Fleming Francis Pinder Vernon Baker Winfield Binder Fine Brook Little Raymond Street Jr William Jones Will Sparks Henry Fleming Wilmingan Frank Fleming Edgar Blades Brown Thawley William Marter Camden Naylor Howard Knotts Lizzie Evans Merrick Nancy Jane Kline Bill Sherwood Camp Wright Wallace Clark Isabelle Howard Eley Horace Morgan Camp Pawatinka Annapolis Eloise Morgan Betty Eley Mildred Stenger Charles Smallwood Charles Mance Byron Barton Sr Barton Kenneth Holland Rose-Marie Catherine Martha Rittenhouse Camp Panama Harper’s Ferry W. Va Wm. Stevens St. Paul Minn Byron Barton Elizabeth Lightner Caro Dickerson Elizabeth Barnette Sally Eley Francis Jump Emmitt Barton Joyce Bonnie Rumsey Mullikin Mooreleigh L. G. Larrimore E. Roy Hopkins Walter H. Stone A. Galt Starr Sydney Pinder Oswald Callahan Wye Mills W. G. Wyatt Raymond Whitby Elwood Dulin Levi Hollister Tuckahoe Neck Charles Schall Lester Lee Chester William Cooper and Son Salisbury Mary S. Cooper Hugh Bartman Silver Springs Roy Hopkins Jas. Moore George B. Church C. & P. Telephone Co Blackwell Mosely Gardiner Field Taft Cal Kirwin Luther Bennett St. Paul’s Church Orphans’ Court Washington College Ralph Jackson Pritchett Paul Bennington Dorothy Swann James H. Swann Donald Del Mae Collins Dover Georgia Swann T. C. Horsey Jr Eleanor Horsey T. C. Horsey Horsey Jr U. S. Army Robert Nash Robert Jr Clarksburg Andrew Myers Loretta Woodbury Leon Greeley Elmer Stufft Cyrus Stufft Betty Lou Lanerch A. G. Stufft Russell Hutson U. S. Navy Norfolk Constance Betsy Taylor Barbara Case Irving Morris Clinton Morris David Ann Clinton Jr Riverview Beach Lentz Chas. Wieneke Junior Hugh Smith Anacostia D. C Jesse Smith H. F. Butler Calvin Butler Bridgeville Nelson Forney Judy Fred Monroe Robert Henry Taylor U.S.S. Hornet Anna Clark Ben Gohle Gertie Longfellow George M. Stevenson C. M. Pippin Vivian Rawlings R. B. Rawlings Hazel Lake Middletown H. L. Cohee Anna Esrnshaw Glenburnie

Harmony wedding ties coast guard Ensign and Miss Schreuder

Miss Joan Schreuder daughter of Mrs Henry Fansler wed Ensign Roger H Banner U S Coast Guard at Christ Episcopal Easton on Friday July 31 at 11 am The Rev Currie B E Hardin performed the ceremony Family and a few intimate friends attended The bride wore gown from her father Harold Schreuder of New York gave her in marriage A luncheon followed at Hotel Avon The Community Club held its annual riverfront picnic at Mrs A S Tismar home Also noted are visiting Mrs T Fitzpatrick aunt Mrs A S Tismar and Philadelphia resident Clem Thrash details of local social events and visits.

Joan Schreuder Henry Fansler Roger H. Banner U. S. Coast Guard Christ Episcopal Church Easton Currie BE. Hardin Marjorie Collins Hartford New York Avon A. S. Tismar T. A. Fitzpatrick Washington Colonel Fitzpatrick Clem Thrash Philadelphia

Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter

Mr and Mrs Larry Larrimore of Wilmington visited Mrs Guerney Tarburton and spent Sunday at Rehoboth with daughters Margery and Cordelia. Families from Baltimore Wilmington and Camden appear visiting relatives and staying at camps and homes around end of summer, with several weekend visits and local social updates.

Social notes from Queen Anne and nearby towns

Local column lists numerous visits and travels among residents: Mrs Wallace Clark and daughter Isabelle stayed with her father J G Nelson in Queen Anne before returning to Alexandria Virginia. Many others visit relatives in Baltimore Annapolis Wye Mills Ridgely Harper's Ferry and nearby communities with brief illnesses trips and convention plans noted.

Marshall's Beauty Shoppe Adds Miss Marshall On Thursdays

Mrs. David H. Foster and her son Bobby visit Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, while Miss Marshall joins the regular operators at Marshall's Beauty Shoppe on Market Street in Denton each Thursday.

Marshall's Market Street Denton Miss Marshall David H. Foster Bobby Bellefonte, Pa

Local Social Notes Highlight Residents and Moves

Hobbs Manufacturing cannery operates on tomatoes. Numerous updates of residents visiting relatives, job changes, and upcoming moves across Maryland Delaware and nearby towns. Notable mentions include Mr Grover Willoughby in the Navy, Neil G. Edgell’s transfer to First National Bank Seaford, and several family visits and hospital notes.

Orphans Court Actions in Caroline County Session

The Orphans Court for Caroline County met Tuesday with Judges Handy Dennis and Fooks. Cases included approving sales accounts in the Elizabeth B. Seward estate, accepting caveat responses in Joseph E. Clark estate, granting letters of administration for Cora Todd, appraising heirs in the Clark and Blades matters, admitting William H. Nuttle will to probate with Elsie Lee Nuttle as executrix, and various appraisals and final accounts in multiple estates.

Orphans’ Court Caroline County Handy, Dennis and Fooks Elizabeth B. Seward Wesley E. Thawley Joseph E. Clark Sarah J. Clark Martha B. Porter Cora Todd Norman Todd H. Roland Towers J. Redden Emma W. Blades Webster S. Blades Bertha Blades Lawrence J. K. Blades Robert E. Jarman William H. Nuttle Elsie Lee Nuttle Samuel G. Nuttle Mary E. Hobbs

Social Notes From Goldsboro and Nearby

Mrs Mollie Shockley spent a week with her daughter in Wilmington and has returned home. Mr McCrea of Philadelphia vacationing with his daughter at the Sylvester home. Mr and Mrs Wm Ogle and children visited Wilmington relatives last week. Mrs Elbert Saunders hosted Denton visitors Mrs W W Sylvester. Mrs Cahall of Harrington visits Edgar Cahall's family. Bradford Turner and son Gene spent last week at Denton Camp. Rev and Mrs A L Grey visited friends in Oxford. Mrs Thomas Cahall is a Wilmington hospital patient.

Mollie Shockley Jack McDonnell Wilmington Mr. McCrea Philadelphia John Sylvester Wm. Ogle Harold Brown Thea Sewing Circle Marjorie Williams Noble Dhue Cahall Harrington Edgar Cahall Bradford Turner Gene Denton Camp A. L. Grey Oxford Thomas Cahall

Greensboro Area News Notes and Local Engagements

George B. Church received The Blackwell Trophy and Mosely Medal for flying and ground school work and is stationed at Gardiner Field Taft California. Local residents attend church events, campouts, and reunions. a 4 year Washington College scholarship was awarded to Ralph Jackson Pritchett. numerous visits and weekend trips are noted among families in Greensboro and surrounding towns.

Local Social News Reflects Weekend Visits and Travels

Clarence Phillips returned from the University of Maryland where he attended summer school. Maynard Lednum of Sayville is in town visiting his mother. Vinton Feete Eleanor Trice and James Gallagher spent the weekend with relatives. William Harding entertained at a birthday party for his son Billy. Ruth Garey hosted visitors from Washington. Marjorie Scirvan of Boston is visiting Rear-Admiral Carmine. H. M. Hollis and Alva Lee Hollis spent the weekend at Rehoboth Beach. Marion Chambers visited her parents. Manetta Willey visited Baltimore.

Clarence Phillips University of Maryland Maynard Lednun Sayville Long Island J. F. Lednum Vinton Feete Eleanor Trice T. L. Trice James Gallagher Baltimore J. L. Gallagher William Harding Billy Preston Osteen Ruth Douglas Garey Washington Marjorie Scirvan Boston Mass G. C. Carmine H. M. Hollis Alva Lee Hollis Rehoboth Beach Marion Chambers E. B. Blades Manetta Willey

Adams Cross Roads Picnic At Garland Lake

ADAMS CROSS ROADS Bloomery Sunday School held their annual picnic at Garland Lake on August 6 in the afternoon. Due to gas and tires and bus we could not go to Oak Orchard this year. Melvin Kregg of North East visits his grandparents on the Denton Bridgeville highway. Mr. and Mrs. Orrie Adams and two sisters Minnie of Wilmington and Mrs. Blanche Adams spent Sunday at Ocean City Maryland. Mrs. Roy Adams and two children of Seaford visited Mrs. Orrie Adams on Thursday as dinner guests.

Bloomery Sunday Garland Lake Oak Orchard Melvin Kregg North East E. H. Parker Denton- Bridgeville Orrie Adams Minnie Wilmington Blanche Adams Ocean City Roy Adams Seaford

Also Mentioned on This Page

the Local Department IPA First Methodist Church L. E. Wimbrow Burrsville Tuckahoe Hobbs Grover Willoughby California J. A. Willoughby Neil G. Edgell Middleford Francis G. Morgan Georgetown First National Bank Eldon Marine Marine Nuttle Fifer Hospital E. S. Evans Oscar Willoughby Quaker City Evans T. C. Wills Teddy and Davie Wood Portland Indiana T. H. Towers Catherine Wreath B. B. Allen Hobbs Manufacturing Company R. H. Walling Carrol Bright C. E. Bright Charlie Wilson Preston Adams Cross Roads
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