Local notices on wheat prices and local sales in Denton
A crowd of small items lists wheat and rye sales, car sales, and local business efforts. Notable entries include LL Tower & Bro selling corn, Pacific Coast cedar shingles, and Paige coupes at Bullock garage. Also notices of school appointments, gas prices, and several obituaries and incidents in Denton and surrounding Maryland towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seward
Steve
Ellis Garage
LL. Tower
EL. Mirs
L. H. Thomas
Oaks School
Baltimore City
L. Hollingsworth
Philadelphia
John T. Carter
Bullock
Long & Beally
Denton
Frank Leonard
Eton
Caroline
Easton
L. B. Towers & Bro
Maryland
Colummbia University
New York
State Normal School
Wwe Layson
Washington
A. DP. Prettyman
John B Cook
Pennsylvania
Galena
Personal and Social News Highlights from The Region
Reacant's Success magazine features J. C. Rutter of Washington formerly of Demon revealing his rise from minor Armour clerk to office and credit manager at a major capital firm. Guests include Mr and Mrs W E Cheezum with Wilbur Erdman and Miss Mathews from Baltimore, John Reese and Agnes, and Helen George of Denton. Braddock Heights hosts the fifth annual Sunday School reunion for sites in Pennsylvania Maryland and Virginia. J Harry Rose joins Kemper & Armiger at 215 E Fayette Baltimore. Grace Fountain returns to Philadelphia with a position in telephone service. Henry Porter plans moving to West Denton at year’s end after buying a dwelling from F W Towns. Martin Voss and Annie with Dr N W Voss visit Atlantic City. Mr George B Shawn and Miss Mary Shawn visit their parents as Judge and Mrs William J Shawn host Mary Weight of Preston named home science teacher at Chessedawn High. Eleanor Slinglii of Baltimore attends hospitality events with J Duke-Downes. Pautine Fountain of Wendlynne NJ visits Caroline county relatives. Mildred Flaharty stays with Miss Della Dukes in Federalsburg. Mattie Moore visits Mrs J C Raughley near Willow Grove. Evear Sturingfeller of Philadelphia visits Hickman friends. Mrs Alexander Harddeastle of Hattmore visits Denton. Mr and Mrs Gilbert Hignutt recently at PenMar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reacant
J. C. Rutter
Washington
Demon
Rutter
Armour’s
W. E. Cheezum
Wilbur R. Erdman
Mathews
Baltimore
John Reese
George B. Shawn
Mary Shawn
William J. Shawn
Mary Weight
Preston
Domene Science
Chessedawn High School
Eleanor Slinglii
Balimore
Caroline County
Mildred Flaharty
Della Dukes
Federalsbing
Mattie Moore
J. C. Raughley
Willow Grove
Evear Sturingfeller
Philadelphia
Hickman
Alexander Harddeastle
Hattmore
Denton Temnises
Gilbert Hignutt
PenMar
Orphans' Court Proceedings Amending Inventories and Accounts
In Orphans Court Tuesday Judges West Harper and Shawn presided. J R Downes and J W Payne executors of Alexander Noble were authorized to amend their inventory. James B Todd administrator of William E Todd filed an interest and first and final administration accounts, approved by the court. Calvert C Merriken petitioner authorized to proceed on estate of Sarah F Willoughby. Anna Slay Mitchell administratrix of William H Mitchell authorized to deliver deed for real estate. Jennie F McConnell administratrix of William H McConnell filed interest account and final accounts and a rescase of distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Harper and Shawn
J. R. Downes
J. W. Payne
Alexander Noble
James B. Todd
William E. Todd
Sarah F. Willoughby
Calvert C. Merriken
Willian H. Mitchell
Anna Slay Mitchell
William FH. Melvin
Jennie F. McConnell
William H. McConnell
Jennte F. McConnell
Car Crash on State Road Near Greensboro Injures One
On a Saturday trip to Greensboro, Lin Eaton's Dodge collided with another vehicle near Alburger's corner. Marion Beck, a lady, and a gentleman were with Eaton. Beck was severely shaken, others unhurt. The Eaton car wrecked after veering into a wire fence. the incident occurred exactly a year after a Denton railroad wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wile
Greensboro
Lin Eaton
Marion Beck
Euon
Mr. Eaton
Mr. Beck
Etton
Alburger’s Corner
Eaton
Denton
Evan
Death of Miss Sadie Naudain in Caroline county and Denton
Miss Sadie Naudain longtime Caroline county resident died Friday aged seventy four. Her remains were taken to Denton for funeral services held Sunday at Denton cemetery with Rev Hills officiating. Pallbearers included nephews Elias Naudain Simons and Laird Hardcastle Simons along with other relatives. She had been a member of Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church in Baltimore and was a daughter of life Elias Naudain of Middletown Del.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Naudain
Caroline County
Denton
Liw
Alexander Wardcastle
WL EL Hills
Denton Cemetery
Elias Naudain Simons
Laird Hardcastle Simons
Flerbert Simone
Alexander Hardcastle
J. Dukes Downe
A. P. Whitby
Shelms
Baltintare
Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church
Elias Naudain
Muddletown
Del
Jour- NAL county news brief
County news brief from the Jour- nal reports local updates, community notices, and civic happenings across the region. Highlights include forthcoming meetings, service changes, and short notices affecting residents and nearby towns.
Community Club Picnics at Concord for Farmer's Day
Hobbs area notes report the Andersontown Hobbs Community Club will picnic at Concord on Saturday with basket lunches and a day in the woods as Farmer's Day draws a crowd. Ice cream will be served. various residents visit relatives, travel, or recover, and farming notes mention wheat threshing and a new bread mill start-up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Smith
Sue Smith
Maggie Baker
Baltimore
Burt Smith
Hobbs Manufacturing Company
T. el
Towers Leader
Ellen Towers
Washington
Mamie Trice
Overlea
Seaside Park
BR. Allen
John Ricards
John Moore
Wilmington
Marcus Hook
Ella Smith
Mary Neal
James Neal
Rhetta Smith
Sue Sparktin Smith
South Carolina
Col
Luther H. Gadi
Autapalis
Miss Tarr
Nellie Thawley
Hillsboro
Mary Nuttle
Columbia University
Frank Davis
Haltimme
Mise Myrtle Roe
T. H. Towers
Oxford
GL Jopp
Wilmington Visit Calendar of Local Residents
Henderson and many families return from weeklong visits to Willington Richardson Park Wilmington and nearby towns. Relatives from Virginia New York Ridgely and other places were hosted by local households including the Jones Jensen and Dill families.
Local families host gatherings this Sunday
Smithson and Bruces with Carl, Coleman pair, Jacob Bryan, Ed Bryan, Gunn, Naomi Coleman, and Ethel McMaton visited A. R. Willoughby. Harold and little Ella Virginia Dew joined the Henry Hall group. T. FE Willoughby and Ed Willoughby visited Walter McCarty. Howat Roe returned to Wilmington after visiting here. O. P. Ted went home from Philadelphia. Virgil Hall visiting Clarborne, Ruth Lister listed as sick.
Twentieth Century Community Club Picnics at Wrights Wharf
The Choptank group held a delightful picnic at Wrights Wharf last Wednesday afternoon with about sixty members and friends. A bountiful supper followed and Rev. Frank Hl. Lewis of Pittsburgh delivered an address on three life factors: truth to self, truth to others, and truth to God. The club thanks Mrs Blake for making the afternoon possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twentieth Century Community Club
Wrights’ Wharf
Frank Hl. Lewis
Pittsburgh
Blake
Miss Otas Chaffinch Visits Marcus Hook Family
Woodenhawk notes Miss Otas Chaffinch of Marcus Hook is visiting her parents here while Mrs. Matilda Swann remains on the sick list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borne
Ruth Lister
Otas Chaffinch
Marcus Hook
Matilda Swann
Death of Charles E Turner at Ridgely 65 years of service
Charles E Turner died after a three day illness. He was born near Boonsboro and spent 65 years in Ridgely serving as Pennsylvania Railroad agent. Survived by wife Della Smith and daughter Hilda Heather of Philadelphia. Funeral Thursday at 10:30. Numerous local residents and relatives noted in a long community notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Turner
Boonsboro
Pennsylvania Railroad
Efe
Della Smith
Hilda
Jerome Heather
Philadelphia
Funueral
Lawrence Lynch
Mrs Ewing Injured In Denton Trip
Greensboro reports Mrs Ewing of Baltimore visiting Mr and Mrs M L Weaver suffers a broken femur after a fall leaving the auto in Denton. Dr Malone sets the fracture and she is taken to Baltimore. Daughter Mrs Jack Ewing and Mrs M L Weaver accompany her. Mrs Ewing’s many friends here hope for her speedy recovery. Other locals noted visiting and traveling, including L W Taylor and family, Mrs Leon Davis returning to Baltimore, and several townsfolk visiting or traveling this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Taylor
Preston
Taylor
Leon Davis
Baltimore
Addie Pritchett
and Mire
J. F. Case
H. E. Jarrell
Federalsburg
W. WW. Goldsbrough
Earl Harmond
Wilmington
C. WW. Pippin
Maud Pritchett
Lillian Pippin
Ridgely
Gene Reading
Annie Wopkins
Burville and Surrounding Guests Reported in Quiet Visits
In Burrsville Massachusetts Sadie Garrett returns from a two week stay with aunt Mrs Walter Meyers of Millington. Mrs J Fleming Starkey and children recall a week with her parents near Girdletree. Bertha Mitchell of Greensboro was a weekend guest of Mr and Mrs M F Collison. Thomas F Cahall and son Lester visited his infant daughter in Wyoming. Mrs Harry Roop and son of Marcus Slook have been guests of Mrs Thur an Haunts. Osborn Varvey and daughter Ruth of Philadelphia are guests of relatives here. Mrs Thomas Downham of Wyoming is sister Mire. Robert J Thawley and Mary Jacobn of Willow Grove visit Mrs Ro Jacobs this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mass
Sadie Garrett
Walter Meyers
Millington
J. Fleming Starkey
Girdletree
Bertha Mitchell
Greensboro
M. F. Hi. Collison
Thomas EF. Cahall
Lester
Wyoming
Harry Roop
Marcus Slook
Thuran
Osborn Varvey
Ruth
Philadelphia
Thomas Downham
Robert Jl. Thawley
Mary Jacoln
Willow Grove
Bay
Ro Jacobs
Federalsburg Triumphs in Bullpen Battle at Fed eralsburg
In the best bullpen game at Federalsburg the Federals defeated Salebury Jim 3 to 0 as Slunmer hurled a no hit, perfect game through nine innings with thirteen strikeouts and only Walls reaching base. Iles of Milford drove in all runs, sealing the win for the Federal club. Another longer contest saw Chestertoun fall to Federalburg 5 to 5 in 13 innings on Tuesday afternoon at Washington College diamond.
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Federalsburg
Federals
Salebury Jim
Slunmer
Theen
Litting
Iles
Milford
Federal
Washington College
Chestertoun
Federalburg
Visits and Local People In State and Nearby
Preston and Mrs Maynard Ledmum of Baltimore visited Mr Ledmum's parents. Mr and Mrs Frank Ledmum and J W Nusbaum traveled to Camp Bragg North Carolina for government laundry duties. Alcalde Bradley returned from visiting her son William in North Carolina. Mary Elzey assisted in the bank during Trazzire's absence. Celia Kelley visited friend Win Stevens at Queen Anne. Maud Jackson of Wilmington visited relatives in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Ledmum
Baltimore
Ledmum
Frank Ledmum
J. W. Nusbaum
Camp Bragg
N.C
Alcalde Bradley
William
North Carolina
Mary Elzey
Trazzire
Celia Kelley
Win, Stevens
Queen Anne
Maud Jackson
Wilmington
Reverend Moore Leads All Day Services at Dailey's Camp
Rev W C Moore of Dover conducted both afternoon and evening services at Dailey's Camp last Sunday. Visitors from Dover Wyoming Smyrna Pearsons Corner and other Delaware towns attended. The afternoon gathering celebrated the old time power and the evening crowd was the season's largest. The shelter was filled and children rested on straw. An all day service is planned for Sunday August 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Moore
Dover
Dailey's Camp
Wyoming
Smyrna
Pearson’s Corner
Delaware
Local Social Notes From Wilmington Area
Harmony returns to Wilmington after two weeks with relatives. Mr and Mrs Earle Tod spend the weekend with G S Todd and Miss Elsie Todd returns home after a Wilmington visit. Mr Earle Kelley of Baltimore visits relatives nearby while Mrs Ernest Williamson visits friends in St Michaels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Collins
Wilmington
Earle Tod
G.S. Todd
Elsie ‘Todd
Earle Kelley
Baltimore
Ernest Williamson
St. Michaels
Basis Hall Schedule and Admission Details for Aug Events
Base Hall at Federalsburg Maryland lists games in Cambridge on Aug 23 Centerville Aug 25 Seaford Aug 28 and Milford Aug 28. Games start at 3 15 p m sharp with admission 35 cents for men and 25 cents for women and children including poor tax grand stand free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federalsburg
Cambridge
Centeville
Seaford
Milford
Tomato Growers Face Big Losses From Bad Weather
A Maryland Delaware peninsula tomato growers meeting in the Court House, presided by J. H. Smith, debated keeping the price at 50 cents a bushel or selling cheap and dissolving the association. Weather has ravaged crops, with blight and poor fruit set reducing yield. many fields may yield only one or two tons per acre. Denton growers say harvest costs may reach about twenty cents per basket, squeezing tenant profits.
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Toimato Growers’ Association
Court House
J. H. Smith
G. Bye
Pigott
Zeigler
Smith
Tomato Growers’ Association
Maryland and
Delaware
Denton
Prowers
Squirrel Open Season Change Criticized in Letter
A letter to the JOURNAL argues against repealing the open season for squirrels from August 25 to October 1. It cites past shortages and starvation, warns of overpopulation and crop damage, and notes concern from the Game Conservation Committee about shifting the season. The writer references local incidents and quotes a State's Attorney stance and Warden Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
Nature
Tgtg
Mr. Owens
Owens
Blank
J. Spencer Lariam
Eastern Shore to form Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter
Captain H Fluegel of the U S Army tours the Eastern Shore to organize a Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States branch. Membership targets men with foreign service on land or sea, including veterans from operations from Mexico 1846 to the Spanish American War and later conflicts. A Talbot farmer notes a rat hunting spree on a rainy day yielding 153 rats counted, claiming a $2 800 savings next year. University of Maryland bulletin cites scab and blotch on county apples, fair quantity but poor quality, with heavy peach drop and some brown rot developing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Fluegel
U. S. Army
United States
Philippines
China
Igor
Talbot Farmer
Easton Star-Democrat
University of Maryland
Dying at Cambridge Hospital William Turner 14
William Lawrence Turner eldest son of Mr and Mrs W K Turner died Saturday at Cambridge Hospital aged 14 from stomach trouble An operation Friday night but he died at noon Funeral held Monday at Concord Church conducted by Rev Melvin E Wheatley interment Concord Cemetery He was a Concord Sunday School member Survived by mother father a sister a brother and many relatives Also notes a Harmony meeting led by Rev Adam Miller and visits by relatives from Laurel Detroit and Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lawrence Turner
W. K. Turner
Cambridge Hospital
Concord
Melvin E. Wheatley
Concord Cemetery
Concord Sunday School
Lawrence
Harmony
Adam Miller
Baltimore
Miller
N. M. Vanscoy
Wilbur Vanscoy
Miss Pearl Fountain
Raymond Noble
Laurel
Louis Noble
Detroit
Mich
Delaware
Road Sign Objectionable Says Attorney General Opinion
Attorney General Armstrong rules that road signs displaying advertising cannot be erected on State roads. The issue arose after American Gas Accumulator Co offered to install 2000 danger signals free, using sign bases for ads. Roads Commission chair supported the idea while State Forester Besley warned it would violate law prohibiting advertising on public highway structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong
American Gas Accumulator Company
Mackall
The
Roads Commission
Besley
In Memoriam for Mrs. Rachel Collison
In loving remembrance of our dear mother Mrs. Rachel Collison who died August 13 1920 aged 69 after months of suffering. The family notes the grave, the lasting memory, and their wish to meet again in the life to come. By her children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Collison
A Tribute to Miss Mary Wilson of Ridgely
A feeble tribute recalls Miss Mary Wilson who died at her home in Ridgely on July 31. The writer, longtime friend, describes her as sterling in worth, unpretentious, generous, and kind. Surrounded by grieving family and friends, she passes peacefully to paradise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Wilson
Ridgely
Paradise
Greensboro Beats Denton 3 2 On Local Grounds
Denton lost to Greensboro 3 to 2 on Tuesday at home as breaks favored the visitors. Harrington will visit this afternoon after Dover’s crack ball team was defeated there on Monday by Greensboro’s speedy nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Greensboro
Harrington
Dover
Speedy Nine
Tomato centres of interest in Maryland and Delaware
Tomato canners face idle plants if growers refuse lower prices while a 30 percent drop in tomato containers signals a possible glut. Growers seek price agreements, but cannery costs and labor shortages, including high wage foreign labor, threaten output. Peninsula associations push for no less than 50 cents per five eighth basket with Wicomico group demanding 35 cents, amid broader war era price volatility and funding constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore News
Baltimore
Peninsula
Peninsula Tomato Growers’ Association
Maryland
Delaware
Hurlock
New Jersey
Iden About Costly Goods and Exuberant Spending
A satirical speaker laments consuming unnecessary luxuries and expensive fashion. The narrator derides the cost of living and excessive purchases that leave friends mocked for not owning grand garments. The poem mocks wasteful spending and communal folly during rainy times.
Maryland Queen Flour Proves Resilience in Market
Maryland Queen flour brands market strength shines as demand rebounds and suppliers note steady sales. The company emphasizes quality, distribution, and consumer trust driving renewed momentum amid industry fluctuations.
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Fred Cohee
W. G. Wooters
Greenlee’s
Cross Roads
Morgan Farm
Mr. Cohee
Salisbury
Crisfield
Frank A. Furst
Baltiminte
Atlantic
Ocean City
Frank Eardley
Houe
Mr. Willey
Fis
J. W. Willey
James Breeding
Tickman
Zammennan
Wesley
Breeding
Clinton
Willard
Howard
Whital Larrimore
Ella Johnson
James Farrell
Isaac E. Nichols
Lee LeCompte
Tule Wade
Ste
Me. Rutter
Orphans’ Court Proceedings
J. Fo Walls
Mv.elyn
Relatves
Willington
Richardson Park
Edgar Hammond
Annay and
W. H. Goodwin
BR. L. Jones
Beatrice
Flossy Jones
J. R Jones
Isaac Fairtondson
Virginia
Elc. Cole
Katherine Montague
Hanne Lacey
Helen
Martin Jensen
J. DV. Jones
Catherine Melvin
Edith
Anna M. Jones
C.D. Sharples
Messrs
Martin and
Janes Jensen
J. D. Long
S.C. Joneon
Woodenhawk
Ridgely News
C. E. Turner
Davis Temple
John Swing
Swing
James Howenstein
Narbeth
Ross Collins
James Swing
Price's Station
Dorothy Haymaker
Lewes
Scotton
Helen Haymaker
Calvin Lynch
Hris
Mr. Rose
Helen Lee
Ularrs Laird
Mary
Florence
Laird
Davis
St. Joseph’s
S. Legg
Queen Anne's
Ridgely Baptist Church
Jumptowm
Mr. Crouse
Cardova
Cp, O'Day
Bridgeville
O' Day
Wollard Jones
Coblentz
Wendel
Robert Zacharias
Robert E. Smith Luety
AL EL Smith, Jr
Rawlins
Carolyn Mancha
Henry Sipple
Alo
Harry Penimoaies
Wise
Methodist
Elijah
Tuvener
County Federation of Women’s Clubs
J. W. Anderson
Catonsville
James Smith
Anderson
Uarry Hemmons
Dorothy Mancha
Robert Cook
St Petersburg
Florida
Gilbert Swann
A. G. Sainsbury
J. J. Bunting
Berlin
Margaret Cherry
Elma
Esther
Tipton
George Cherry
Ben Young
Walter Bennington
John Sharp
Wilington
Fram Crouse
Marcus Klook
Robert Dean
Clara Jones
W. E. Habbert
Harold Fountain
New Castle
Dorothy Wean
Rose Lehman
Amelia Simpson
Leacy Roe
Federal Elmty
Ralph Pritchett
Mae Richards
John Brown
Lebanon
Temple Smith
Burrsville
Marydel
Wicomico Tomato Growers’ Association
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