Local ads and notices mix with jail report in Denton paper
Community items include sales of stoves horses and milk coolers, rent offers, farm gear, and fashion notes from Denton and Burrsville. Public notices cover National Reemployment Office staffing and a weekly court house registration schedule. Obituaries mention Clement Noble of Philadelphia with Delaware ties. A jail evaluation spanning five shore counties highlights varied grades, with Dorchester earning A and Caroline moving from D to C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. K. Newnam
H. W. Hughes
Denton
Journal Office
H. Stafford
Burrsville
M. E. Newnam
R. H. Stafford
Ladies Aid
M. E. Church
Frank Redden
Bursville
Caroline County Garden Club
P. R. Fisher
A. E. Miller
Third
Randolph Streets
National
Chestertown
Pauline T. Roe
John W. Lankford
Court House
Clement F. Noble
Philadelphia
Milford
Delaware
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Annie R. Noble
Henry W. Hargadine
Wilmington
Del
C. Paul Noble
Coulbourn and Noble
Livestock Commission
Talmage Goslin
Academy Avenue
Federalsburg
Thomas Nichols
Mr. Goslin
M. M. Harper
Nichols
Eastern Shore
Charles J. Butler
Dorchester
Cambridge
Worcester County
Snow Hill
Caroline County
John Moore Parks
Parksley
John M. Payne
Morton
Dorothy Moore Martin
West Palm Beach
Fla
Ray Lewis
Moore
Alford and Fell Marriage in Silverbrook Church
Anna Elizabeth Alford daughter of L N and Mrs Alford of New ark Del and S Kennedy Fell son of Mr and Mrs Walker Fell of Newark Del were married August 22 in Silverbrook M E Church with Rev M E Wheatley officiating Hat tie Alford sister of the bride was maid of honor and James Smith of Newark was best man They planned a wedding trip to Wildwood N J and will reside in Newark Del Numerous other social notices detail marriages visits trips and family gatherings across Denton Dover and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
T. J. Turkingtom
M. P. Parsonage
Austin Swann
Cohee
Caroline High School
State Teachers College
Salisbury
Washington College
Beacom
Business College
Rehoboth
West Denton
Delmarva
Pennsylvania Railroad
Katherine Beauchamp
Margaret Brown
Elsie Wright
Elizabeth Satterfield
Ruth Surendorf
Harry H. Smith
Marydel
Harry
Georgetown
Del
Harriet Smith
Cleveland
Ohio
Detroit
Mich
Great Lakes
Canada
Pittsburgh
Oakmont
H. H. Smith
Guild C. Smith
Floyd Smith
Edward Wright
Harriett Ann
Lawrence Wright
Ella Mae
James and
Winfield
Edna Coursey
Edward and Junior
Baltimore
Frederick Wright
Dale
J. Merritt Hurd
Dover
Talmadge A. R. Strong
Nancy Jean
Philadelphia
Haddonfield
N. J
Atlantic City
Strong
Everett Pepper
N. C
Wm. J. Richards
Dorothy Miller
M. A. Brackett
Easton Hospital
Grant Ruhl
Chester
Inez Wooley
Lewes
Wooley
Vivian W. Ellis
C. H. Henry
Nick
Elsie
Telchester
Dorothy Replogle
Virginia Connick
Aquasco
Lewis Gordon
Harry Roberts
Catherine
Louise
Mt. Airy
Mary Walter
Camden
Dick Parks
Easton
W. B. Parks
Marion H. Downes
Charlotte Butler
Juliaetta Henry
Margaret Parks
Neill Smith
Cambridge
S. M. Smith
T. Alan Goldsborough
Paul Scott
Gus Good
Springfield
Mass
Marriage of Miss Elizabeth Roe and Clement Noble
Elizabeth Roe daughter of Mr and Mrs John M Roe Dover wed Clement H Noble at Wesley M E Church parsonage Dover Rev Essel P Thomas officiated Only attendants were Mr and Mrs Stewart Huson Noble is son of Mr and Mrs W W Noble Denton and both graduates of Western Maryland College class of 1932 They will live in Denton The Riser and Ramsdell families traveled and visited relatives during a two month trip including Yellowstone Park Maine and cities in between Various local residents hosted gatherings and visits in Denton through the week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth L. Roe
John M. Roe
Dover
Clement H. Noble
Essel P. Thomas
Wesley M. E. Church
Stewart Huson
Baltimore
John Bassett Moore
Thomas GC. Roe
Noble
W. W. Noble
Denton
Greensboro High School
Western Maryland College
H. E. Ramsdell
Yellowstone Park
Wyoming
Arthur Ramsdell
South Dakota
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Doylestown
Long Branch
N. J
Luther Riser
Mary Wall
Serena
Greensboro
N. C
Hobbs
Maine
Riser
E. Paul Knotts
Rehoboth
Belle Bowen
Collingswood
Sam Moore
Lydia Moore
Mercper Moore
Wilmington
John L. George
Leslie A. Lewis
Leslie
Mary
Leonia
Samuel Lewis
Myra Ramsdell
C. J. Kern
Irene Roe
Ida. Roe
Oscar Smith
West Denton
New York City
Anna Bryant
Marc Bryant
Georgetown, del
Priscilla Cleaver
Richmond Hill
Long Island
Wilbert L. Merriken
G. T. Hayman
A. S. Thawley
Roland Chaffinch
Walter Kelly
Philadelphia
Ernest Collins
Helen Bowersox
Cambridge
Edna B. Green
R. T. K. Garey
Ella Downes
Lynchburg
Anne Lewis
Bridge
Gilbert H. Rue
New England
F. L. R. Nuttle
Del
Dignity of Labor and Sermons Across Denton Churches
Church notices list sermon topics at Denton churches including The Dignity of Labor and Robinson Crusoe's Text with evening service. Christian Endeavor group hosts Courage of Jesus led by Clarence Roe. Central Missionary meeting in church with Rev. T R Woodford speaker. supper option is 35 cents. Regular services resume Sept 1 at multiple parishes. Holy Communion at Christ Church, Vestry meeting Sept 4. other churches schedule prayers, Sunday School, and sermons with topics such as The Spirit of Error and The Spirit of Truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton M. P
Robinson Crusoe
Christian Endeavor
Clarence Roe
Jesus
Central Missionary Group
Eastern Shore
T. R. Woodford
T. R. Woodford, D.D
Wilmington
Talbot
Queen Anne's
Kent
Dorchester
Caroline
John White
Christ Church
Holy Trinity
Greensboro
St. Paul’s
Hillsboro
Concord M. E
Louis Dennis
Chestnut Grove
Preston
Williston Community Church
Epiphany Mission
Funeral Rites for J Harry Hemmons Held at Home
Funeral services for J Harry Hemmons were held at his Ridgely home with Rev. Harold Hafer officiating. Hemmons, 64, a former insurer and fruit merchant, died after a year of illness. Surviving are wife, one daughter Marian, one son Paul, sister Ella Goldsboro of Wilmington, and brother J Coursey Hemmons of Wilmington. Interment followed at Ridgely cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Harry Hemmons
Harold Hafer
Ridgely
Semmons
Centreville
Marian Hemmons
Paul
Ella Goldsboro
Wilmington
J. Coursey Hemmons
Ridgely Cemetery
T. L. Day
Day
J. H. K. Shannahan
Charles Herzog
Baltimore
George Kemmerer
Sehildren
Philadelphia
Burton Wilkinson
Kemmerer
Florence Layfield
Summit
Otis Wharton
Douglas Bennington
Caroline County
Jersey
Elkton
J. M. Ludwig
Andrew Brunhart
Milwaukee
Wis
R. A. Beaven
Teressa Fountain
Harold Fountain
Richard
Lydia Gooding
Atlanta
J. T. Moore
Miss Gooding
Columbia University
N. Y
Marsh Gollner
Wheeling
W. Va
George Mulder
Lila Roberts
Easton
Gertie Andrews
Starr
Olin Pointer
Bailey
Harry Anson
Harry Robinson
Anson
Evelyn Lane
C. Biger
Grover Porter
Will Faust
Pennsylvania
Mary Hodeck
Davis
Newark
N. J
George Leeds
Newport
Del
Norman Wilson
James Wilson
Ella
Franklin
Elsie
Elsmere
Frank Klotz
Will Snively
Trappe
William Rigby
J. H. Brumbaugh
Keene Saulsbury
Hanover
Thompson
Salisbury
Florence Thompson
Harold Hatfield
Bobby
Georgetown
Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
Church House
Walter Lepson
Clara Willis
Thomas McCloud
Alice Lane
Edward Stephens
Rehoboth
H. B. Laird
Elmer Cole
Warren Wilkins
Washington
William Jarrell
Carlisle Bennington
Pittsburgh
Amada Ebling
Salisbury State Teachers’ College
Hickman
Elsie Bailey
Arthur Benjamin
Port Deposit
Arlice Carmine
Taking Stock of America Era of private initiative and free capital
C L Bardon president of the National Association of Manufacturers argues that with 7 percent of world population the United States holds large shares in railroads telephones water power automobiles and radio stations. He notes high living standards and extensive private investment in schools churches banks life insurance and farmer ownership, concluding America’s social order reflects a government of the people and a triumph of its philosophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Bardo
National Association of Manufacturers
United States
America
Bomberger urges farmers to plan their business cooperatively
Dr Frank B Bomberger president of the Baltimore Bank for Cooperatives told Northeastern Poultry Producers Council in College Park that farmers must plan their own business or national welfare will demand it He praised farm cooperatives as robust despite market lows noting about 11 000 cooperatives with two million members and that up to a quarter of farm products are marketed through these groups He called cooperation the most significant factor in American agriculture and blamed failures on a lack of cooperative spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Bomberger
Baltimore Bank For Cooperatives
Northeastern Poultry Producers Council
College Park
America
Bomberger
United States
Death of Rev Fred J Phillips at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Word reached Grove last week of the death of Rev Fred J Phillips pastor of the M P Church at Bivalve. Burial took place in Sharptown cemetery. Friends and relatives in nearby communities sent calls and greetings. Local residents note his two years of service on the Grove Charge and his lasting friendships. Several local families visited churches and homes during the past week, with trips to Atlantic City and Washington mentioned among social activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Fred J. Phillips
M. P
Bivalve
Phillips
Grove
Sharptown Cemetery
H. H. Schauer
Northumberland
William Randall
Baltimore
A. W. Betts
B. R.collins
Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter and local visits
Hillsboro and Queen Anne social notes recount a picnic at Matapeake with Mrs Milford Kline Mrs Newton Smith Mrs Herbert Beaven and Mrs J Norman Clark plus a Queen Anne party. Betty Bishop returns to Boston from Hillsboro summer at the Wothers House and many residents visit relatives in Wilmington Rehoboth Philadelphia and Durham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford Kline
Nancy Jane
Newton Smith
Herbert Beaven
J. Norman Clark
Queen Anne
Matapeake
Betty Bishop
Boston
Hillsboro
Wothers House
Ladies Aid Society
The
Methodist Church
Pearl Sparklin
Green Point
Garrettson Smith
George B. Stewart
Harry Fisher
Betty Morse
Rehoboth
Francis Beaven
Duke University
Sadie Wathers
Frances Covell
Washington
Bernard Pinder
Johnstown
N. J
Dodds
Frank Fleming
Queen Anne Church Services and Community Notices
St Pauls Church Queen Anne lists Sunday morning and evening services including The Century of Progress and Dealing with Personal sins. Thursday Romans discussion and September 8 Young Peoples tea. September 4 Ladies Aid meeting at Mrs Horace Morgans home. Local social and family news. Mrs Emma Short injured breaking arm. recovering at home with Easton hospital care. Numerous visits and gatherings noted among St Pauls parishioners and area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Church
Queen Anne
Fossett
Young Peoples’ Division
Ladies Aid and Missionary Society
Horace Morgan
Emma Short
A. C. Newnam
Easton Hospital
Clifford Cortelyou
Philadelphia
Louise Short
Freeland Clopper
Tuckahoe Neck
Athhe Church House
Clopper
Ruth Sewell
Sam Satterfield
Minnie Satterfield
Greenwood
W. Cooling
Ormond Andrew
Denton
Robby Hackett
Pittsburgh
Howard Eley
C. L. Fossett
S. T. Culver
Hebron
Jake Morgan
Morgan
Joseph Jackson
Eaton
Who Is the Winner in Prize Contests Debate
The August Review argues the Prize Contest with large cash prizes is a gamble. It questions how often winning slogans are made public and if judges are truly capable of selecting merit. It notes millions of entries require many clerks to filter and asks if reporting tracks the actual winning line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Magee Adams
Prestonians and friends visit beaches and boardwalks
Preston area residents and guests enjoyed weekend trips to Rehoboth Beach and Ocean City. Notable visits include Leonard Bankert and family with M V Bankert, plus sightseers and social gatherings among local households, with several trips from Littlestown, Hurlock, and Philadelphia. Mrs. Harry Whiteley is listed as ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Bankert
Littlestown
M. V. Bankert
Lucille
David
Clayton Taylor
A. W. Sisk & Son
Rehoboth
Jack Weidlein
Drexel Hill
Harvey Parrott
Raymond Poole
Billy
Katie Parker
Rehoboth Beach
Little C. I. Noble II
Chas, Baker
Hurlock
George Graf
Washington
Elbert Douglas
Carmine
Philadelphia
Jack Arthurs Jr
Harry Hollis
Bob Cannon
Salisbury
Lee Noble
W. L. DeFord
Wm. Plutschak
Commodore
Emaline Wright
Ocean City
Paul
Smithville Social Roundup Includes Visits and Reminders
Mrs Paul Cooper and Mr Lee Bowdle visited their mother Mrs Addie Bowdle and Mrs Anna Horsey in Smithville on Sunday. Horsey returned with them for a visit. Lacey Alford and family spent Sunday with J W Spence and were joined by Anna Mae and Eloise Cleven ger. Charlie Meloney and sons from Primos PA visited Horace Robinson and family last Friday and Saturday. Horace Robinson visited Russell Andrews Sunday. Paul Meredith entertained Pennsylvania relatives on Sunday. Bloomery services will begin again next Sunday September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Cooper
Lee Bowdle
Addie Bowdle
Anna Horsey
Adams Cross Roads Visitors and Local Travel Occasions
Adams cross roads news notes recount visits from Winnie Graham Minnie Adams Grace Adams of Pleasantville and Wilmington. Hubbard family from Newport News Virginia spends time with parents. Harmon Gibbs visit W J Hubbard. Gibbs from Philadelphia with D F Johnson family. Melson and Earl Adams residents vacationing at Ocean City Maryland. Virginia Horsey returns from Wilmington visit. Edna and Reba Adams shop in Dover. Vacation days nearing end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnie Graham
Minnie Adams
Wilmington
Grace Adams
Pleasantville
N. J
Winfield Hubbard
Newport News
Gonn Harmon
W. J. Hubbard
Leroy Gibbs
Philadelphia
D. F. Johnson
Roland Melson
Earl Adams
Ocean City
Virginia Horsey
Edna
Reba Adams
Dover
West Denton fertilizer warehouse blocks river view
A Denton citizen laments an exterior investor’s large fertilizer warehouse on the steamboat property in West Denton. He notes earlier warehouses fulfilled demand without obstructing the view and condemns nonresidents for spoiling Denton’s scenic river outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Journal
Denton
Guests Visit Mrs Macomber Boat Party Hosts
Recent guests of Mrs. Macomber included Mr and Mrs Oliver Owings of Philadelphia Pa Mrs Frank B Evans Elkton Mrs T W Sparklin Chestertown Mrs W L Allen Salisbury and Miss Jane Allen Ithaca College Ithaca N Y Mrs O M Macomber and daughter and grandson of Rochester N Y were guests of Mr and Mrs Standley Evans Elkton on Tuesday who entertained friends aboard the Cavalier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macomber
Oliver Owings
Philadelphia
Frank B. Evans
Elkton
T. W. Sparklin
Chestertown
W. L. Allen
Salisbury
Jane Allen
Ithaca College
Ithaca
N. Y
O. M. Macomber
Rochester
Standley Evans
Wilmington Man Visits Brother in Greensboro
W B Moore of Wilmington spent Saturday with his brother H H Moore. Mrs C H Meeds has returned home after time in Marcus Hook. Miss Clara Seward visits Mr and Mrs Richard Bullock in Harrington. Mr and Mrs L W Taylor and children spent Sunday in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Moore
Wilmington
H. H. Moore
C. H. Meeds
Marcus Hook
Clara Seward
Richard Bullock
Harrington
L. W. Taylor
Philadelphia
Card of Thanks for flowers after mother's death
We express appreciation to friends and neighbors for kindness and floral tributes at the death of our mother. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Towers. Men watch the clock most when sleeping on the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Towers
Narrow escape for Miss Thelma Bishop at home
Miss Thelma Bishop daughter of Mr and Mrs Nelson Bishop had a narrow escape last Saturday when she fell down stairs at her Greensboro home. Found unconscious she suffered bruises but no bones were broken. Greensboro Baptist Church plans a lawn festival on Saturday evening September 7 with chairmen G Walter Riddleberger and T E Bastian coordinating activities across Sunday School classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Bishop
Nelson Bishop
Greensboro
Samuel Jewell
Florence Shockley
Dorothy
Denton
Ralph Palmer
Rehoboth
Billy Shockley
Cumberland
William Skinner
Hayden
Lawrence Ensor
Polly
Roland Suter
C. M. Jones
Atlantic
Ocean City
Smith Edwards
Woodie Dill
Elsie Conner
Mary Bilbrough
Ernest Thomas
L. W. Taylor Jr
James Hubbard
Atlantic City
Ohio
N. K. Swanwick
Maurice Stewart
Easton
Hilda Weaver
Wilmington
John Weaver
Belleville
Wilson Galbertha
Street
Harvey Williams
Betty
Laurel
Del
Wheeler Ensor
James Murray
Beatrice Moore
Goldsboro
Katherine Thawley
Miss Thawley
Oscar Nichols
Lacey Wilson
Edward Nichols
Bobbie Draper
A. G. Shockley
Ridgely
Harry
Harvey Porter
Sarah Pritchett
Eloise
N. Harris
Edward
Nora Pritchett
Baltimore
Linwood Hubbard
Marian Bickling
Marcus Hook
L. C. Bickling
Paul Dobson
T. F. Dobson
Addie Pritchett
Ben Colgain
Charles Wieneke Jr
J. L. Hopkins
Vernon
Funk
Chester
William Edwards
Carlton Carrow
Dover
W.thomas Thornton
S. D. Carrow
L. R. Taylor
Clayton
Charles Starkey
Charles Walls
Addie Griffin
Clifford Burge
James
Harrington
Shirley Landbeck
Anna Wieneke
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Tuckahoe
Smithville
Adams Cross Roads
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