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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1933

Page

5

Local ads and notices mix with obituaries in Denton page

A collage of notices from: furniture sale bargains in Denton and nearby towns, a dentist’s vacation absence, fruit offerings, church Ladies Aid meeting, a crab feast by the American Legion, storm losses at a farm, a living room furniture arrival, Golden Opportunity Week sales, a funeral for Mrs Mary Warren, and staff changes at Nuttle Lumber. Also upcoming Kid Party at Furman’s Grove, and obituaries for Preston C Parvis with details of surviving relatives and past life as a Caroline county farmer.

M. K. Newham Marcus Aurelius Cal Denton C. V. West M. A. Brackett Frederick Harper Royal Oak M. P. Church Samuel Young Walter George Samuel Johnson Hobbs Hickman Del A. Sewell Abbott J. Ed. Nichols Internal Revenue West Denton Caroline Post American Legion Garland Lake Electric Pond Legion D. I. Patchett M. K. Newnam Golden Opportunity Mary Warren Charles Warren Wesley Church Sapp Harrington Messrs J. W. Price L. P. Voss Frank Ross R. Wesley Ross W. T. Baker G. L. Blades Arthur P. Atkinson Maryland Virginia Nuttle Lumber & Coal Company Talbot Queen Anne Kent Atkinson Salisbury Nuttle Lumber & Coal Co Ozzie Parker Furman’s Grove Homemaker’s' Club Robert Schall Hillsboro Preston C. Parvis Pritchett Urban Avenue Norwood Sudlersville M. E. Church Purvis Loren S. Pritchett Preston W. Parvis Wilmington Joseph M. Parvis Baltimore Parvis Henderson Caroline County Joseph L Susan A. Norris Parvis Mrs

Social News Notes Highlight Local Marriages

Announcement of the marriage of Miss Rebecca S. Medford Scott to Joseph Frank Petrick in Wilmington Del. and other weddings and social visits across Caroline and Queen Anne counties. The piece lists attendants, families, and upcoming residences, with numerous neighbors and relatives hosting gatherings and travel for summer pleasure and duty.

Rebecca S. Medford Scott Franklin P. Medford Sr Caroline County Katherine C. Scott New York Baltimore Joseph Frank Petrick Frank J. Petrick Elkridge St. Ann’s R. C Wilmington Del J. J. Bolen Florence Boulden Hess Marion B. Roberts University Hospital Petrick Mary Scott John Scott Roxborough Philadelphia Clarence Rice Jr Williston J. Ellsworth Creps Presbyterian Church Clearfield Claudell E. Wright Federalsburg Mr. Wright Emily Scott

Old Eastern Shore Trust Co reorganized and reopened

The County Trust Company of Maryland with 21 branches and over 10 million in resources opened for business last Monday after reorganization approved by State Bank Commissioner John J. Ghingher. It reports 7.5 million in deposits and 2.6 million in capital, no indebtedness, and has divested real estate except banking houses. Hooper Miles remains directing head. RF C aided with 1.6 million loan and 500 thousand in Class A debentures. Branches listed in Annapolis Cambridge East New Market Federalsburg Glen Burnie Hoopers Island Harlock Indian Wend LaPlata Leonardtown Mechanicsville Owings Prince Frederick Salisbury Sharptown Snow Hill Solomons St. Michaels Upper Marlboro Vienna Wingate.

the County Trust Company of Maryland John J. Ghingher Trust Company Hooper Miles Salisbury State Bank Washington Reconstruction Finance Corporation County Corporation County Trust Company The Annapolis Cambridge East New Market Federalsburg Glen Burnie Hoopers Island Harlock Indian Wend LaPlata Leonardtown Mechanicsville Owings Prince Frederick Sharptown Snow Hill Solomons St. Michaels Upper Marlboro Vienna Wingate

Will and estate actions include stock sales and guardianship

The record lists probate actions for Sarah E. Williams and William E. Webb plus administrator orders to sell shares in Eastern Shore Public Service Company and Continental Can Co. It notes estates of T Frederick Towers and Albert S Handy, and a guardianship account for Joseph H Perry Jr. Also reports the death of Lavinia Coranway Williams aged 85 in Federalsburg with funeral services held at Cokesbury Church.

Sarah E. Williams John B. Medford Anna B. Medford Eastern Shore Public Service Company Henry Medford John S. Medford Wiliam E. Webb Emory J. Webb Alda P. Whitby William B. Carroll William E. Webb Lawrence B. Towers T. Frederick Towers Continental Can Co Roland C. Handy Alice Y. Handy Albert S. Handy Martha Johnson Helen Boyce Everett Nuttle G. Noble Handy W. aArthur Sculley Joseph H. Perry Jr. Minor Denton National Bank Denton Maryland

Death of William H Wilkinson in Ocean View

William Henry Wilkinson died Tuesday afternoon at Ocean View Virginia after a heart attack. A Burrsville native, he was sixty one and founded the Caroline Sim and had led the paper as owner and editor since 1902. Funeral services were held Friday in Ridgely with former pastors officiating. he is survived by his widow Annie Burton Wilkinson, a son Burton, a granddaughter, and three sisters. The weekly notes also report on Ridgely Theatre reopening, local residents visiting, and community notices including new district appointments and upcoming events.

Maude Coulson J. M. Coulson Salisbury Kenneth J. Seigworth Frostburg Seigworth Department of Forestry Joseph H. Vanzant Philadelphia Caroline Queen Anne's Vansant Greensboro Katherine Keeny St. Louis Alice Graef Wright J. Owen Knotts Margaret Jane Atlantic City Ambassador Hotel Knotts American Bar Association Walter Swiss Orme George Camp Oaking Ton Garey Chesapeake Georgia Elaine Haynie Baltimore Denton Wm. D. Uhler Williston J. Ed Nichols M. A. Brackett Rehoboth Ridgely T. Mark Breeding J. L. Hughes Bridge Winfield T. Nichols Maud Henry Nelson S. K. Wolf Colonial Heights Wilmington Harry Holtgreve Moorestown N. J C. W. Holtgreve Tuckahoe Neck J. L. Stevens Milford Jack Henry Watson Harvey Warren Johns Hopkins Hospital Wm. H. Anderson Eliza Goldsborough George Hall Goldsborough J. Andrew Muncks Guilford J. B. Davis Louise McClellan Oxford Lavinia Coranway Williams Frank L. Willliams Williams Sussex County Del G. Samuel Williams Dorchester County Frank L Horace V. Williams E. W. McDowell Claymont Belle Dickerson Frank Conaway Woodland Cokesbury Methodist Episcopal Church Here Thomas S. Ilott William Henry Wilkinson Ocean View Mr. Wilkinson Burrsville Denton Journal Caroline Sim Ife W. E. Habbart Dover R. L. Tawes Ocean City Wilkinson Annie Burton Wilkinson Burton Ida Benderscheil L. T. Nelson K. M. Barnette Detroit Mich Ridgely Community Theatre Ridgely Theatre E. G. Finney Finney Lith Avenue Altoona Playhouse Fulton Opera House Lancaster Moreland Theatre Cleveland Ohio Mrs Martin Johnson American Museum of Natural History of New York City Clay Richmond Edna Detwiler Barry Henrions Paul Hoffman J. J. Ivison Andrew Mitchell Ada Elsie Matthews Frank Simons J. P. Swing Sk. G. Saulsbury Misses Hessie Sadie Wilson Hamilton Roe Department of Commerce Central Ave ST. Saulsbury Ada Detwiler Elma Wilson Charles High Slaughter’s Beach Fort Solis Bury Elmer E. Coblenz Reading St. Paul's Reformed Sunuday Coblenz Walter Uennington Paul and Melvin Lee Mitchell Onella Kent Temple S. S. Washington Bell Force Hin New York Europe Hanna Kauffman George Cohee Alton Kauffman Linwood Thelma Snowberger Tulsa Oklahoma Sara Hoffman Thomas Gaitley Mary Wharton Viol Mable Jones Emily Stevenson Fred Keeneman Frank Seward J. W. Gibson Felton Mulford Swing and Son Ernest Smith Middletown Ministerial Association Hillsboro Church Ladies Aid Woman's Nome Missionary Societies Woman's Auxiliary Hillsboro Club Gardner Hostess Church Mollie Diggans Diggans Howard Jarman Berlin George Shower Nancy New Jersey Bishop St. Paul's M. E. Church South John Paul ‘Tyler Harry Knotts North Carolina M. F. Garrigues Christian Holsinger Bernard Sparks Norace Morgan Warry Clark Elaine Murphy John Taylor Paul McQuay St. Michaels Paul Jn iMr John Trice Wilson Dukes Centreville Susie Anderson Easton Dorothy Lassiter Washington, D. C Herbert Slayton George Eaton Jr Browne Eaton Penn’s Grove Marguerite Holsinger Clarence Bennett Ambrose Lucas Harry Moore Rehoboth Beach Tolchester Elinor Flowers Shirley Morton Wilbur Fleming

Oaks School and community notes amid a storm

The item cataloges local people and events around Hillsboro and Middletown, noting the Oaks School site, visits from Washington and Baltimore, hospital updates, church activities, and social gatherings at Rehoboth and Slaughter's Beach. It lists residents, visitors, and weekly plans, with brief health and travel updates.

Birthplace visit marks long journey for Burrsville visitors

Joseph Lewis of Philadelphia and two nieces, Mrs. George of Marshallton and Mrs. Funk of Philadelphia, toured Burrsville revisiting old homesteads tied to early family ties. A Saturday Sun visit included watermelon with R. H. Dill, and stops at the Lewis homestead now Austine Stafford’s home. Several social gatherings followed in town as residents hosted friends and relatives, with notes on local church activities and hospital stays.

Hood Joseph Lewis Philadelphia Samuel Lewis George, J Marshallton Del Funk Joseph Baker Baker T. Wesley Porter John Thawley R. H. Dill Lewis Austine Stafford Edgar Pearson Everett Smith Mitchell Elias Pearson Brown Thawley Edgar Blades Dodds Mary Louise Hillsboro Rehoboth Pauline Parker Germany Town Atlantic City Charles Ellwanger Easton Hospital Emory Pearson Oklahoma Clarence Voss Robert Stafford Clayton Stafford Wilmington Harvey Griffith Chester A. T. Garrett Henry Hurd John Baker Harrington

Philadelphia Milk Marketing Agreement Gains Nationwide Support

Secretary Wallace signs the Philadelphia Milk Marketing Agreement under the NRA, setting a minimum consumer price and a 33¢ per hundredweight increase to farmers. Milk distributors sign on to cooperate with the national recovery program, licenses issued to enforce compliance, and production records may be reviewed. Territory spans Johnstown to Easton, covering much of Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, Delaware, the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and part of Maryland’s Frederick/Frederick area.

NRA Blue Eagle Philadelphia Wallace Seeres Johnstown Easton Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Maryland Washington County Frederick County

Concord Area Social Notes Highlight Local Camps and Visits

A crowded Sunday scene centers on Laurel Camp with many families visiting and entertaining. Olaf and wife, Vanscoy family, Raymond and family, Harvey Lord and others share gatherings with relatives from Chester Pa. and Newark Del. Visits span Dover, Newark, Easton, Rehoboth and Philadelphia, with retreats to White Crystal Beach and Shiloh Camp as church closure runs through September.

Laurel Camp Olaf Smith Norman Vanscoy Wilbur Raymond Smith Harvey Lord Billy Earl Frank Doerr Charles Edgell Alex Noble Mildred Ruth Chester Glyde Thomas Lois Ann Swarthmore James Hopkins Harrington Harvey Gooden Noble Doris Folk Harold Newark Del Harvey Lord Paul Donald Ethel Robert Folk Dover White Crystal Manor Crystal Beach Lynnie Lord Easton Bart White Denton Francis Atkinson Francis Lord Philadelphia Fletcher Hignutt Federalsburg al Majors Sherman Lynn California Clarence Atkinson S. L. Hanby 8. L. Ianby

Hillsboro Queen Anne Social Roundup

Local notes list gatherings and visits around Easton and Queen Anne area. Residents including Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood, Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard, Mr. and Mrs. Jarrell, and others attended parties, visits, and weekend trips to Crystal Beach, Frankford, Baltimore, and Germantown.

Wm. Sherwood Joe Eaton Frances Fisher Horace Duffey Easton David Johns Ollie Hubbard New York Chas, Hubbard Chas. Webster East New Market Chas Jarrell James Sherwood Jimmy William Sherwood Little Bill Joe Taylor Kemp Stewart Sharon Chas, Sharp James Sloan Rehoboth Norman Clark Milford Kline Crystal Beach J. W. Gardner Miss Marian Frankford Del Washington,d. C Chas. Jarrell J. R. Jarrell Germantown Frank Fleming William Powell Hartington Blanch Brant Clara Price Queen Anne Harry Fisher Baltimore I. T. Sparklin Ella Jinp Gladys Gale

Local social notes from Preston and nearby towns

A flurry of visits and gatherings from Oxford and Baltimore to Philadelphia and Wilmington includes Eleanor Kauffman Marian Travers and many Wrightson Bonner and Harrison relatives hosting Junior Set events a lawn picnic at Poplar Grove and several bridge parties plus reports of tomato factories resuming limited runs and residents vacationing at Ocean City and Ocean Grove with multiple stays and day trips noted by the community.

Eleanor Kauffman Oxford Marian Travers Baltimore Russell Hurley Donald Russell Missouri Edgar Wrightson Wrightson Hilda Mae Bonner Philadelphia Sara Swiss Denton Johnson Bonner Bonner Emalene Wright Poplar Grove Harry Temple Collingswood Wilfred Temple Detroit Mich Charles Harrison Ella Harrison May Barrow Mary Ralph Logan Charles Whiteley Nelson Edwin Wright Ocean City Dora Noble Federalsburg J. T. Dennis Marion Hubbard D. M. Cheezum Emily Wright Flennes Wright Wilmington Sara Fletcher Burton Proctor Jr Proctor Purnell Dennis St. Paul Ed Glass Betty Lou J. P. Harris Medford Fooks L. Fooks Fletcher Sisk Howard Harris Glass James Carroll Hurlock

Deaths and notices from Greensboro and surrounds

Isaac Steele aged 77 died at his daughter Mrs. John R Meekins home after years of poor health. Surviving are four daughters and two sons with services held at his daughter's home led by Rev George W Dalson. Interment Greensboro cemetery. Charles Bryant 68 of near Marydel died of heart disease. Funeral at Rawlings parlors and burial to Pittsfield Mass. Surviving include widow and daughter. Numerous social visits, relatives, and travel notes from area residents and guests follow with several weekend trips and visits to family across Maryland Delaware and Pennsylvania.

Isaac Steele John R. Meekins Delaware Harvey Moore Magnolia Del Andrew Faulkner Clay Mont Joseph H. Roche Ridgely Thomas Ernest Steele Salisbury George W. Dawson Greensboro Charles Bryant Marydel R. B. Rawlings J. C. Ledbetter Pittsfield Mass Chris Speaker Norristown Thomas Swain Newark Evelyn Hubsbard Harlan Edwards Town Eva Dennis Denton Clinton Edwards Charles Sipple Kenneth Bostic Marcus Hook William Sipple Audrey Wilmington Oscar Wyatt Jack Boulais Philadelphia Boulais Ernest Edwards Joseph Edwards Andrew Mack Alice and Ruth Yorks George Gottwall Leonard Murphy Jr Newport Fred Murphy Marie Edwards Walter Cooper Hollandsville Medford Price Billie Lerch Wilbur Carroll Atlantic City N. J Elizabeth Downes Mr. Whitby Lucy Dingledine Margaret Gottwals New York City George Gottwals H. T. Langmaid L. S. Jones Mountain Lake Park William Joiner Florence Phyllis Alvin Tribbett Jhhildren Leonard Clark Lloyd Taylor Anne Reading Florence Woolyhand Sadlersville Roy Riddleberger Mae Richards Swarthmore Earl McClyments Lydia A. Dabson Harvey Dobson Cape Charles James Curry Paul Curry Paul Rehoboth Beach Carrie Hobbs Baltimore Burt Hobbs Oscar Nichols Michael Ash Smyrna J. H. C. Legg G. W. Eliason Centreville Conrad Travers Milford Orville Travers Carl Lee Thornton Annie Hall Templeville Earl Sparks New Jersey Oliver Marker James Voshell Sara Smith Preston Eleanor Taylor Louise Swann Hubert Dill Maud Edwards C. M. Jones Washington N. A. Smith

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the Local Department R. W. Downes Josephine Downes Lulu Charlotte Temple Juliaetta Henry Mary Ivins Louise Golt Frank H. Price A. A. Price Mervin A. Pentz Mervin Jr C. A. Pentz Charles W. Shawn and Son Onancock Ruth Wheatley Middletown Mary Orme E. W. Breeding Jean Temple William Irwin Walter Vogel George Daniels Samuel Cloud Dawson O. George May Moffit Anne Lewis Elias Nuttle Chestertown Emmett Wignutt Edna B. Green Helen Chaffinch OLD Eastern Shore Trust CO. Reorganized Rwgely Oaks School B. B. Allen J. R. Ricards O. J. Challinch Elmer Walters Ehner Jones L. SH. ‘Thomas Marietta Butler Skelen Catherine Towers Harold Brooks L. WH. Thomas Greenwood Homemakers’ Club John Lister L. Hopkins Thomas Central Armature Works Emmett Layton Frank Mitchell Richard Merriken M. Merriken L. H. Thomas John Ricards Christian Science Monitor Chrisheart Tian Science Monitor Iwallace Philadelphia Territory Concord Hillsborg Twin Towns Tuckahoe Ella Henry A. W. Sisk H. M. Hollis Contract Bridge Club Lillie Miles Fairmont Mrs. van Dyke Louise van Dyke Rev. van Dyke Ocean Grove Medford Burgess Franklin Charles Dickens
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