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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1946
Page
2
John E. French, minister, reports all services will be omitted on Sundays August 25 and September 1 and will resume on Sunday September 8.
Grace Methodist Church announces Sunday School at 9 45 a m with John R Ricards as superintendent. Morning Worship at 11 00 a m. No evening services. Choir practice Thursday at 7 p m led by Rev T J Turkington.
Rev. T. J. Turkington, pastor, leads morning service and sermon at 3 30 followed by Sunday School.
The notice lists 10 A M Sunday School 11 A M Morning Worship and sermon 7 30 P M C W Meeting with Miss Phyllis Seese as leader at Seventh Street Denton Md
Christ Episcopal Church will omit services in August as Rev. Carl E. Range, the rector, takes his vacation month. Regular duties resume in September.
Rev. W. T. Mason of Tennessee will preach at Pilgrim Holiness Church on Sunday. The series on The Church Ages begins Thursday August 29, led by the pastor for seven weeks. Services include Sunday School at 9 30, morning worship at 11, and evangelistic service at 8. Prayer meeting class sessions will follow. Everyone is invited.
Real estate consists of 28 acres with a 6 room dwelling in good condition a new chicken house barn and outbuildings within 4 miles of an electric line. House fully wired water to all buildings two wells and ready to hookup. Includes 3 bedroom furnishings in living room and dining room sets sewing machines and appliances plus plows wagons and farming gear. 300 white Leghorn pullets 20 weeks old and more. Land includes 4 acres corn 1 acre soybeans 1 acre peppers and potatoes. Sale rain or shine with cash on day of sale personal property and real estate terms. SOL FAMILETH owner James Temple auctioneer.
Melvin Kay, pastor, states no services until September in Concord Bloomery Chestnut Grove and American Corner churches. Sunday School at 10 00 a m at Chop Tank Grove and Harmony.
The Greensboro Maryland church announces a Friday prayer service at 8 30 p m and Sunday School at 10 a m with morning preaching at 11 a m. An evening service for Young People is set for 7 30 p m followed by an 8 p m preaching hour.
Regular schedule of services at St Pauls Methodist Church led by Rev. Charles E. Davis. Church School 9:45 a.m. with Claude H. Rawlings supervising, Worship Service 11 a.m., M Y F Fellowship 7 p.m., Song and praise 7:30 p.m. Music by M Y F choir. W S C Society meets 2nd Thursday, Children's Fellowship Hour 6:30 p.m. Fridays. M Y F Society meets 3rd Thursday monthly.
Greensboro Maryland church announces Rev Irving Lane as pastor. Sunday schedule includes 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship 7:00 B T U 8:00 Evening Worship and 8:00 Wednesday Prayer Meeting The W M A meets the second Tuesday each month.
Rev. T. S. Dixon will preach at Williaton on the first third and fifth Sundays of each month at 2 80 p m The schedule sets monthly services at Williaton Congregational Church with Rev Dixon as minister for those Sundays
The Seventh Day Adventist Church in Harrington Delaware announces Sabbath School on Saturday at 9:80 a.m. with preaching at 11:00 a.m. A prayer meeting is held Wednesday nights at 8:00 p.m. Pastor is David G Fleagle.
Church of the Nazarene in West Denton Maryland lists Rev T E Shores as pastor with Sunday School at 9 45 a m preaching service at 11 a m Young People meeting at 6 45 p m and evangelistic service at 7 45 p m Wednesday evening prayer meeting at 7 30 p m
Smiths Memorial Pilgrim Holiness Church Bethlehem Maryland announces Sunday School at 10:00 a m and preaching at 7 45 p m with Alfred C Clark pastor guiding services and worship in Bethlehem Maryland.
Melvin Kay minister leads Concord Grove Charge with worship at 10:00 a m and Sunday School at 11:00 a m Harmony and Concord schedule multiple services including Youth Fellowship at 8:00 p m Bloomery Sunday School at 2:00 p m and Worship at 3:00 p m Grove Choptank American Corner Chestnut Grove referenced in notice
Rev Francis J Hensel announces Masses for Sunday September 1 in St Elizabeths Denton at 10 oclock and St Benedicts Ridgely at 830. Confessions at St Benedicts Saturday 7pm and Sunday 745am.
Queen Anne guests include Mr. and Mrs. Marion Oliphant and others from Salisbury and Hebron. Mrs. Jacob Gibson visited Philadelphia. Bernard Sparks Sr. and Jr. were guests near Ridgely. Mack Glasier stayed with Levi Hollister’s family. Cordelia and Marjory Larr rbmore of Wilmington spent the weekend with Roy Hopkins. Little Louise Dulin hosted Bonnie Dean of Centreville. Miss Joyce Barton has accepted a
Mr Bernard Sparks Jr spent Tuesday in Baltimore while Mrs Sparks reports from Wilmington as son J Rawley Sparks in the Army of Occupation in Germany is promoted from T 5 to Sergeant.
Farmers often slaughter timber when prices rise due to not knowing how value grows with age. A 10 inch tree at 10 dollars per thousand board feet is worth 20 cents as a sawlog, but at 14 inches in 12 years its value reaches 1.08 dollars, about five times the 10 inch value. Allowing trees to grow to higher grades yields substantial returns. High prices for poor quality products justify selling low quality trees now and saving young thrifty trees as a bank account earning 20 to 35 percent yearly.
A joint Allied intelligence port notes a non alcoholic beverage from sugar beets similar to cola drinks. The army releases thousands of German and Japanese farming documents weekly, with about half relevant to agriculture. Microfilm copies are mailed to manufacturers requesting the reports.
The 1946 Britannica says one fourth of all Series E savings bonds sold from May 1, 1941, to end of 1945 had been cashed by January 1, 1946. E bond sales totaled 39.7 billion dollars with 9.6 billion redeemed. Two of three Americans bought E bonds, totaling 20 billion dollars, peaking in the seventh loan at 8.7 billion, 24 percent above the individual sales goal.
Mr and Mrs Norman Thomas hosted visitors including Mr and Mrs Watson Betty and Louise of Pocomoke City and Mr and Mrs Edmund Swann of Grasville Mrs William Kidd from Covington Va visited her father Alfred Covington Irvin Quimby returned home in Havre de Grace after time with Mr and Mrs Dunbar Chambers Neal from Washington spent the weekend here Holton Rhodes and children visited Rehoboth Beach Thomas Willis family visited Ocean City Mrs Herman Orrell hosted a birthday gathering for Mr Orrell with Emman Orrell Charles Wolcott and others about 28 guests attended a picnic at Oxford with a weiner roast A week with Charles McCollister near Queenstown Marshall Pratt spent past week with Mr Charles McCollister Sunday church services include Sunday School at ten and preaching at eleven by Rev L C Reiter Betty Neighbors Elmer Whitby and their parents Elmer Neighbors HHayward Kennard from Chestertown visited H T Roe Sunday evening
Polly Roe has been on the sick list the past week. Mr. and Mrs. D B Walcott and others from Centreville visited Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wheatley. Miss Audrey Sewell from Baltimore spent the weekend with her parents. Wilbur Sewell of Baltimore attended his uncle Hackett Sewell's funeral. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Simus of Baltimore returned home after a week with Mr. Emory Roe.
Templeville notes show visitors from Swarthmore Buffalo Wilmington and Camden and Cecilton Newport New Port Del. extended family gatherings include Mrs Annie Hall Mrs Ella Walls and Mrs Annie Richards. Local sick list includes Earle Moore Irvin Prescott. M Y F Society hosted by Miss Louise Bosely and Margaret at home.
Ingleside residents, including Misses Fanny and Eva Merrick and Emily Straughn, visited J P Bittle. Several families from Chester and Philadelphia spent weekends with local residents, plus trips to Wilmington and Tol Chester Beach noted. Various extended visits to kin in Chester Pa and Church Hill, with many names and towns listed.
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