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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1931

Page

9

Saturday Morning Mews From AH County

Brief county news roundup soliciting notices and curious items from AH areas. Short items note local interest and community happenings, with emphasis on community input and upcoming events.

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Christmas shopping ads fill local stores and news

The Denton area features numerous holiday promotions from M. K. Newnam and Evergain's Gift Shop. Furniture, clothing, and home goods are advertised with prices for roll top desks, parlor furnaces, rugs, and coal stoves. Open evenings begin Monday to December for Christmas shopping, with notices for rentals, sales, and farm supplies. Local events include church meetings, bake sales, and a 4H Club conference update.

M. K. Newnam J. H. Nichols & Co Axminster Mr. K. Newnam J. L. Everngam Denton Denton Cleaners Spear Oscar Clark Journal Office Everagain’s Allen’s Jacquard Stewart Gail Cooper S. Second St R. H. Stafford Burrsville Harrington Tilghman’s Island Hanna, Coal Nuittle Lumber & Coal Co Fred Covey Everngam’s E. J. Ellers Vernon Del Woman’s Missionary Auxiliary T. O. Crouse

Choptank Social Notes Highlight Local Gatherings

Caroline Chapter Eastern Star elected officers led by Worthy Matron Helen Thawley and Worthy Patron A E Miller. A Christmas party at the M E Ladies Aid, motor trip by Stephanie Ford to Cape Charles, and Thanksgiving visits feature among many social events. Numerous guests from Baltimore Philadelphia and Norfolk attend bridge parties, dinners, and home gatherings in Denton and surrounding towns.

Caroline Order of Eastern Star Helen Thawley A. E. Miller Carrie Morgan J. W. Thawley Mildred Johnson Jennie Crouse Emily Swiss Myra Sylvester M. E. Ladies Aid Society Hallman Hegeman Ramsdell Donovan Stiars Stephanie Ford Cape Charles Elizabeth Pippin Ruth Beauchamp Louise Gray Del-Mar-Va Seldon Watters Fannie Shields William Huber Philadelphia I. R. Fleetwood Robert Carville M. A. Brackett Ellen Flick Washington College Henrietta Blades Preston Blue Ridge College Church of the Brethren

Thanksgiving Reminiscences Shared by Hampstead Residents

Harmony Miss Pearl Willis of Hampstead spent Thanksgiving with relatives here. Her brother Homer joined her for the trip to the Western Shore and Baltimore. Mrs. Belle Dean celebrated Thanksgiving in Federalsburg with daughter-in-law Mrs. Laura Dean. Mrs. Florence Hicks Mrs. Ruth Pinkine and Mrs. Earl Harrington visited relatives in Trappe on Sunday.

Pearl Willis Hampstead Homer Western Shore Baltimore Belle Dean Federalsburg Laura Dean Florence Hicks Ruth Pinkine Earl Harrington Trappe

In Memoriam for Sallie A Taylor Died 1931

In loving remembrance of my dear mother Sallie A Taylor who died October 6 1931 The rolling stream of life goes on yet the vacant chair recalls her love voice and smile Nothing can take away the love a heart holds dear Fond memories linger every day Remembrance keeps her near By her son Dave Taylor Speak no slander No nor listen to it Tennyson

Sallie A. Taylor Lfe Dave Taylor

Thanksgiving Visits From Wilmington and Nearby Towns

Smithson and the Jester and Coleman families of Wilmington, plus the Coles and Perrys with daughter Aileen, visited relatives during the Thanksgiving holidays. Other gatherings include tours by Hall, Dew, W. Hall, Harding, Willoughby, Schilling, OConnor, Breeding, Towers, and Worms families, plus a visit from Mrs. Stevens of Easton to Mrs. McCarty.

In Memoriam Edward J Adams father obituary note

In Memoriam for Edward J Adams who departed life one year ago on Nov 30 1930. Dear father your memory lingers as sorrow and love remain. Messages from the field of heaven bring comfort and faith that you rest with angels free of pain. By his daughter Helen Adams McBride. Also Amer Legion Post 29 Denton held Nov 30 meeting electing officers for 1932 and noting installation in January.

Edward J. Adams Reimain Helen Adams McBride Near Dent Caroline The American Legion Irwin I. Saulsbury Jr Ridgely Calvert C. Merriken Denton Samuel T. Japp William Lynch Sherman L.tribbitt

Thanksgiving and community notices in Ridgely weekly

The Ridgely weekly highlights a Thanksgiving service at the Church of the Brethren led by Rev. Zeigler and a sermon by Rev. Bernard King on The Voice of Thanksgiving. It notes a men’s meeting at the Methodist Church with address on Bubbling Over, a Blue Ridge College mission band, and multiple local society meetings.

Church of the Brethren Harry Zeigler L. S. Matthews Bernard King Howard McDade Newport Del Methodist Church John Davis Blue Ridge College Blue Ridge Mission Washington Vergil Weimer Jacob Replogle Woman’s Home Missionary Society Norman Wilson Roy Tawes

Social and Church Notes From Local Community

Preston Miss Isabel Douglas hosted a Saturday bridge party for guests Miss Rudd and Miss Mart with attendees including Mrs. P. C. Douglas and several Misses. The Community Club met Monday night, with speaker Mrs. Boley absent due to bad weather. Port mentions include a church service at New Church with sermon Jesus Stills the Waves and Sunday School times. Thanksgiving gatherings feature Beacon's College students and families from Wilmington and North Carolina. Epiphany Mission Guild plans a bake shop on December 12. Various visits and social rounds fill the week, with multiple residents and out-of-town guests noted.

Isabel Douglas Rudd Mart P. C. Douglas Virginia Fooks Alfred Bradley Eugenia Reedy Elizabeth Douglas Boley Henrietta Blades Louise Reedy Irma Newton Jesus Williston Marie Taylor Loren Lane l Noble Payne Beacon’s College Wilmington Louise van Dyke J. E. van Dyke Del T. R. van Dyke O. A. Bartley New Castle William Collins J. Maynard Ledman J. Maynard, Jr Baltimore J. Frank Ledmin Dorothy Rudd Norfolk Mary Mart Bristol C. Fulton Noble Burton Proctor North Carolina Epiphany Mission Guild Hollis Ed Derrickson Milford William Cannon F. P. Long Hampton Marden Mattie Smith Philadelphia G. W. Twilley Atwood Wash and Son Richmond J. Frank Ledman Charles Bradley J. J. Garris Lloyd Cannon Willey Medford Burgess Rose Medford C. M. Elzey N. HL. Fooks Mt. Airy Edwin Wright Easton Hospital Inez Noble Haddon Heights N. J A. W. Sisk Dallas Blades F. C. Taylor Washington, D. C

Twin Towns News From The Tuckahoe Area

Harvest greetings and local dinners mark Thanksgiving visits as residents host relatives from Ridgely Philadelphia Pocomo mekie and Baltimore. Social notes list gatherings at Hillsboro Queen Anne and nearby towns plus a Dec 7 Community Club meeting and hunting trips in Western Maryland.

Local Ladies Aid and Community Club Activities

Mrs Henry Morgan hosted the Ladies Aid and Missionary Society with ham pineapple salad deviled eggs creamed potatoes pickles biscuits cheese balls coffee and cocoa served. Various residents and guests attended Thanksgiving gatherings with neighbors and relatives across Delmar Baltimore and Washington city, including Morgan Eley and Short families and visits to Cordova Hebron and Wilmington.

Henry Morgan Ladies Aid and Missionary Society Eugenia James Fleming Chester Barto Blss Mary Virginia Sherwood Howard Eley Emma Short Clifford Cortelyou Delmar Baltimore Reba Lynch Milford Sam Reynolds Francis Jump Annapolis Horace Morgan Harry Dean Martie Dashiell Mazie E. B. Lightner Herbert Stayton Clyde van Gesel Washington, D. C. Rey W. C. Smith Oscar Briscoe

Marydel Friends News and Local Visit Notes

Marydel residents report Mildred Medford arriving safely in Florida to spend time with her brother F P Medford. Miss Louise Medford filled in for Miss Somers on Thursday while Somers observed in Henderson. Church meetings in Templeville draw many locals. The Heather and Tyson families hosted dinners and visits over Thanksgiving breaks.

Mildred Medford Florida F. P. Medford Louise Medford Miss Somers Somers Henderson Templeville Church FE. D. Moore Doris Nt. Tyson Heather Raymond Shultie Wilmington A. B. Frye Greensboro Thomas Harry Heather Clayton Sara Glass Laura Glass

Williston Residents Travel and Club Meeting News

Williston residents share travel updates with trips to New York and Baltimore. Mrs. Elmer Wheeler hosts guests in Baltimore while Robert Rice visits his mother in Washington. A. G. Todd and wife stay with his mother, and Bennett Todd visits in Baltimore. The Community Club will meet this month with Mrs. Sadie Ritter.

W. C. Todd Bennett Todd Baltimore Community Club of Williston Sadie Ritter

Thanksgiving Socials and Religious Gatherings Noted

Local families from Federalsburg Denton and nearby areas gathered for Thanksgiving visiting relatives and hosting guests. Rev J H Mark conducted revival services with Mrs Mark directing a service in his absence. Washington College students Helen Towers and Kitty Eastman visited. Community plans include a December 30 entertainment at the Community House.

F. E. Davis Carlislie. Roe Jack Roe Mary Jane Federalsburg Fred Hubbard Williamsburg C. D. Collison Eden Denton Terry Nichols Concord Tirzah Frazier Sapp Harrington Piney Church J. H. Mark Mark Helen Towers Kitty Eastman Washington College T. H. Towers B. B. Allen J. R. Ricards O. J. Chaffinch J. R. Chaffinch F. N. Smith Esther Sue J. A. Billings G. L. Blades Burrsville L. Hopkins Thomas Washington L. H. Thomas Cecil Mark Western Maryland College J. Ti Thawley's Church Christian Endeavor

Funeral for H. C. Booker and local visit updates

A funeral was held for H. C. Booker formerly of Goldsboro and burial took place at Greensboro cemetery. Residents and guests from Goldsboro and nearby towns visited relatives in Denton and Ridgely during Thanksgiving weekend and several local figures hosted or attended social gatherings and church services.

Burrsville Social Notes and Upcoming Services

Dinner guests included Durrsville and Harrington families. The funeral for Miss Della Melvin will be held at her Burrsville home at two this afternoon. Burrsville M E Church quarterly conference set for Sunday December 6. District Superintendent Johnson to preach at Wesley Church and Hickman. Chester visitors Mr and Mrs Ernest Knotts and infant son. Mrs Georgia Breeding to sell household goods December 12 at 10 a m. Wesley Thawley family visited R H Thawley. Mrs A T Garrett visiting Ches. Will Wilson visiting Greensboro.

H. W. Hughes Denton Chicago Miriam Holsinger Ridgely Louise Cole Caroline County Hillsboro Greensboro Federalsburg Andersontown Henry Wise Felton Del Church of the Brethren Wise Wilkes- Barre Norman J. Connelly Edward Long Long Pilgrim Holiness Church W. L. Jump H. E. Uhrig Roy W. Long James Conway Cambridge John Henderson Walter Linwood William Ringgold James Callahan Henry Beck Samuel Callahan Twentieth Century Club Choptank W. R. Dulin Mites Society M. E. Church Lee Waldron Hayward Cox Richmond Linnie Cox Cecil Wheatley W. H. Williamson Nelson Covey Doris Edward Williamson Wallace Bell East New Market Lloyd Lee Price Lloyd Deneau Iona Hurlock E. F. Dunham Eva Goswellen N. B. Goswellen Margaret Steward Philadelphia Matthew Flaharty Wilmington Clifford Carroll Ford Blades W. H. Lord Grove Mollie Flaharty Raymond Fifield Frank Langrell Preston Will Stewart Grey Bridgeville James Butler Jim Todd Bethlehem Raymond Todd A. G. Saulsbury Dorothy Frenchtown N. J Hitch Emily Martin George Wooters Chester Leroy Detwiler George Page Essie Lowe William] Wooters Harry Sfemmons Howard Mancha San Francisco Mr. Mancha Andrew Quillen Clark Goldsboro N. A. Smith Carroll Meredith Herbert Hammond Vernon Harry Swann Earl Hammond Lawrence Lynch Oak Orchard William Zobler Lancaster Ministerial Association of Middletown Ridgely Methodist ‘Church Troy Ashcraft Troy Camden Harvey Holsinger William Matthews Smyrna M. W. Wiley Westcott Porter Mary Shaner Ed. Gallagher Robert Headley Strafford J. T. Saulsbury Lydia Pennington Houston Pennington Dukes Wooters Ranson Charles Larchmont N.Y Teressa Fountain Baltimore Saulsbury F. W. Kirwan Brackett John Grabill Charles Stevenson Lucy Lynch Army Notre Dame New York Kemp Temple Robert B. Smith Viola Jones Andrew Mitchell Edna Detwiler Clifton Hicks T. L. Day Barnes Easton Elizabeth Wilson Newport Albert White College Park Washington A. W. Saulsbury Centreville A. W. Thompson Lizzie Lewis Ree E. H. Roe Walter Mitchell Chestertown Alice Ferrick Swarthmore Dr. Palmer Mangell James Walker Bangor R. H. Stafford Amos Layton Woodrow Holloway Arlia Saulsbury Harrington Della Melvin Burrsville Hickman M E Johnson Wesley Church Hickman Ernest Knotts J. W. Price Georgia Breeding Wesley Thawley and Sons R. H. Thawley A. T. Garrett H. A. Griffith Will Wilson

Central Group Eastern Shore Missionary Society Meets

The quarterly meeting of the Central Group of the Eastern Shore Missionary Societies of the Methodist Protestant Church was held at the local church. President Mrs W N Fleckenstein presided with devotions by Mrs T J Turkington followed by welcome from Miss Addie L Wilson and response by Mrs E J Gretsinger.

Methodist Protestant Church Kent Queen Anne's Caroline Talbot Dorchester W. N. Fleckenstein Eactans T. J. Turkington Denton Addie L. Wilson E. J. Gretsinger Easton Mayme Thompson Chestertown Christ E. A. Sexsmith T. C. Mulligan Cambridge E. W. Simms Oxford

Greensbor o and Environs Thanksgiving Social Notes

The St Pauls M E Church program drew a large audience and featured Jene Ermould Vanderburg etc. A long list of local residents hosted dinner guests Thanksgiving and visited relatives in Philadelphia Baltimore Bridgeville Dover and Wilmington. Several travelers and students visited homes for the holiday. multiple families hosted and returned from trips to Eastville Pimlico Middletown and Norfolk. Alan Thornton improves after illness as various town residents share holiday gatherings and travels.

St. Paul’s M. E Jene Atlee Ermeauld Haddon Heights N. J Blanche Vanderburg Bridgeville Del Herbert Nichols Milford A. C. Creadick Clyde Miller J. Cordrey Harrington James Thawley Atlee Ermould John Vanderburg Joe Cordrey Bertie Cahall T. C. Hammond Harrington, del Milton Roe Elizabeth Helen Margaret Bilbrough Henry Cohee Town E. F. Seward Wilmington Ruth Cooper Dover Samuel Cooper Linwood M. B. Cooper W. J. Wroten Clayton San Antonio Texas Cooper Alfred Blackburn Henry Weaver Greensboro Howard Thomas Mary Mitchell Bridgetown J. E. Weaver John Stevenson George Ellen Philadelphia Mary Margaret Jeanette Lewis Jones and Son Goldsboro Clayton Porter L. R. Taylor S. D. Carrow Thomas Dobson Alec. Griffin Ecerders Arlie Dinglesdine David Biddle C. C. Williamson Thomas Hughes Mervin Mary Jackson Ruth Ralph Pritchett J Jackie Edgar Anderson H. F. Stevens Eastville Stevens J. W. Porter Ann Mary Katherine Porter Southern Seminary Buena Vista Nancy Smith Temple University Temple Smith Will Donovan James Spence Denton Merrel Spence Eleanor Horsey Betts Beach School T. C. Horsey N. A. Smith Marvin David Morris Robert Harding Cambridge I. Calvin Butler John Schrieber New York City Elizabeth Christian University of Pennsylvania Hilton Dobson Pimlico Carrie Hobbs Baltimore Burt Hobbs Katherine Potts Church ‘Hill W. L. Taylor Frankie Green Laura Longfellow Lacy Wilson Michael] Ash Arthur Smith Owings, Md Mabel Sylvester Helen Bennett James Curry Jr James Curry Sr Anne Anthony L. J. Jones George Stevenson Rev. Maidner

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the Local Department Louise de Ford Union Memorial Hospital W. L. de Ford Wm. J. Kindley T. F. Johnson Pliny Fisher Emily Roop John G. Thompson Beltsville Wilbert Callaway Philip Downes Lulu’ Downes Ralph Smith Jane Blackiston Hughes Sue K. Smith Wm. H. Legg C. R. Legg Stevens‘ville M. G. Crouse May L. Fisher Faith Burkett Albert Wolstencroft Glassboro M. E. McCleary Katherine Elizabeth Wright John W. Lord Cecil County Mary Ann Lord Isabel Shields John Renninger Ie Wakae Pitt Tennyson Smithson Memoriam Clark Woodward Clarence Andrews Burlington, N. J Frigidaire Frigidaire Corporation Nbc-Wjz Bentztown Waterman, Parker and Conklin F. J. Wright's Denton, Md Tuckahoe H. Lay Beaven G. L. Wilson Christine G. L. Wilson Jr John M. Wilson Francis Beaven Poclomoke City Virginia Ethel Helt Jas. C. Sherwood William Sherwood Joe Taylor Salisbury Albert Cahall Houston Russum C. HI. Dean Queen Anne C. Kemp Stewart Blanche Morse Detwiler Virginia Blades Thompson William Marydel Messrs Chas Jarrell J. J. M. Skinner Maryland J. N. Clark Ruskin Hobbs H. C. Booker Greensboro Cemetery M. E. Jarman W. J. Murphy E. S. Martin W. W. Sylvester Alfred Dennison Washington and Lee University Lexington Minnie Dennison Church Hill M. E. Church South Leon Ross Barclay Ross Walter Elliott Kate Cahall Assembly Hall Marjorie Williams Jennie Griffin Fannie Craig Elbert, Saunders A. D. Quillen Durrsville Missionary Societies Hateva Grayson Smith Alan Thornton C. H. Stonseifer Westminster Florence E. Monk M. M. Ginn
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