Christmas Seal Reminder and Local Finance Support
Editorial notes emphasize the Christmas Seal as a key funder against tuberculosis, praising public generosity and the national campaign begun by Miss Emily Bissell. The piece also warns about theft of evergreens, cites Maryland law on penalties, urges posting of warning cards, and urges support for local merchants while reporting Christmas greenery thefts. It also reports Caroline County Orphans Court proceedings detailing estate actions, releases, and final accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Bissell
Wilmington
Maryland
Department of Forestry
Fidelity Building
Caroline
Pupils With Perfect November Attendance Named
The Oaks school lists twenty four students who achieved perfect attendance in November including Catherine Lister Helen Stafford Edna Sapp Mildred Sapp Louise Adams Evelyn Adams Susie Oros Elizabeth Stafford Margaret Ashe Louise Hall Velma Archer Irma Henzen Paul Oros John Cannon Lester Smith Wilson Jopp Andrew Stramphan Marvin Butler Charles Lister Roland Towers John Colister Artley Clark and Thomas Hall. Also noted are visits and gatherings among local families including Balti more guests of G L Jopp and others from Milford Tuckahoe Neck Chester West Virginia Philadelphia and Baltimore using recent holiday and weekend events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oaks School
Catherine Lister
Helen Stafford
Edna Sapp
Mildred Sapp
Louise Adams
Evelyn Adams
Susie Oros
Elizabeth Stafford
Margaret Ashe
Louise Hall
Velma Archer
Irma Henzen
Paul Oros
John Cannon
Lester Smith
Wilson Jopp
Andrew Stramnaphan
Marvin Butler
Charles Lister
Roland Towers
John Colister
Artley Clark
Thomas Hall
Michael Kriener
James
Margaret
George Fear
Baltimore
G. L. Jopp
Fletcher Stafford
Win. Tindle
Dorothy
Milford
J. A. Billings
George Blades
F. N. Smith
Ed. Satterfield
Tuckahoe Neck
J. H. Edgell
Neil
L. S. Thomas
Emma Smith
Chester
Philadelphia
Sarah Davis
Howard
West Virginia
L. R. Dukes
E. M. Willey
Fred Stafford
Albert Dukes
J. R. Starkey
Williston Community Notes and Local Arrivals
Long Island native Mr. Henry Cook has moved into a property from Mary Doerr executors with his family. The item lists several local visits, birthdays, and social events including a December 14 magician show, Thanksgiving hospitality, and various travels among Denton Centreville Federalsburg and Philadelphia residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Cook
Long Island
Mary Doerr
Cook
H. Frey
Nathaniel
Martha
General Gas and Electric Co
Baltimore
Mr. Cook
Frey
Samuel Ellwanger
Whiteleysburg
Harry McMahan
Federalsburg
Marietta Anthony
Lee
Denton
Harry Sullivan
Bell Beauchamp
Amanda Pettinger
Maggie Roop
American Corner
Ruth Wheatley
Oxford Valley
Roland Wheatley
Merrick Wheatley
Upper Pennsylvania
Wm. McMahan
Chestertown
Willie
Elizabeth
McMahan
Wm. Slippe
Edward Morgan
Philadelphia
William Leffingwell
Virginia
Rachel McMahan
Dorothy Neal
Nenrietta McMahan
T. E. Willoughby
John Cahall
Mr. Cahall
Mary Elizabeth Legates
Win. Love
Ella. Boone
Minnie Todd
Winters of 25 Years Ago Echo Denton News
Twenty five years ago notes from The Journal recall a hard Maryland winter with scarce rabbits and poor sleighing, Denton’s population at 247, and the Baltimore market showing wheat 80 to 86 cents a bushel. The Greenw od disaster near Greenwood Delaware kills two and injures nearly 100, with extensive property loss and a blizzard complicating rescue efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Denton
Maryland
R.T. Carter
Denton National Bank
Baltimore
Harry Lindley
Masonic Hall
M. P. Allen
Queen Anne
Knotts Farm
T. H. Everahain
Wesley Jarrell
Board of County Commissioners
Jas. B. Wright
Henry R. Lewis
Franklin P. Medford
Medford
Henry 8. Lewis
Archon
George W. Gravatt
Rudolph G. Anklam
James A. Trazzire
C. Percy Dunning
Benjamin N. Johnson
Leonard Statum
Willoughby Nowell
John H. Cohee
Sentinel
Jonathan E. Towers
Burton W. Parker
T. Fred Garey
W. Laird Goldsborough
Cathryn Egbert
Frank Rigby Flounders
Frances Estelle Pennington
Edward Burton Maloney
Sadie Howard
Fisher and Jones
Examiner Crouse
Nellie Johnson
H. Winter Davis
Crisfield
T. O. Crouse
Lafayette Avenue Methodist Protestant Church
Caroline County
Greenwood
Delaware
G. J. Roach
Georgetown
C. J. Hall
B. W. Sheppard
John Barker
Horace Lynch
W. Morris
Edward Jones
Cleo Cox
E. K. Todd
Fi. C. Johnson
Johnson
G. W. Parker
J. N. Boswick
Chas. Andrews
Webb and Maloney Weds Quietly in Chestertown
Preston J. Webb of Withington and Rebecca Maloney of Linwood married in Chestertown on Sunday November 25. Maloney works at Viscoe Co. and Webb at Delaware Traction Co. They will reside at 8 Harvey Avenue Linwood after a honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston J. Webb
Withington
Rebecca Maloney
Linwood
Chestertown
Miss Maloney
The
Viscoe Co
Mr. Webb
Delaware Traction Co
Mrs. Webb
Harvey Avenue
I. J. Wright’s Glass Shop Ad Offers Colors
Green, peach, and amber glass heralded at I. J. Wright's shop. The brief notice highlights available colors for stained or decorative glass, signaling a local supplier of specialty panes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. J. Wright's
A Poor Married Man at High School Auditorium
The Red Men's Band presented a comedy drama titled A Poor Married Man featuring John Lankford as the husband and Virginia Luff as his wife. Mrs. Albert Wing directed the cast and rehearsals as revival efforts continue at the local Methodist Episcopal Church. Daniel Hughes of Pennsylvania assists as singing evangelist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Men
John Lankford
Virginia Luff
Albert Wing
Methodist Episcopal Church
Daniel Hughes
Pennsylvania
J. Oliver Friedel
Dover
Katherine Kibler
Tracy’s Landing
George Kibler
University of Maryland
Geo. J. Kibler
Messrs
George Dean
Medford
Price
Samuel
Marion Bickling
Archie Hughes
Purnell Dean
Cambridge Hospital
Kenneth Price
Edward Luff
Margaret Sipple
Olin Price
Thomas Horsey
Wesley Collegiate Institute
T. C. Horsey
Lawrence and
Francis Kibler
Greensboro
Philadelphia
Paul Dobson
College Park
Arthur Smith
Hateva and
Grayson
Owings
Sara Bastian
State Normal School
Towson
H. B. Bastian
George Stevenson
Dorothy
Wilmington
Carroll Pippin
Oscar Nichols
Lacey Wilson
Pauline Wyatt
Town
Ruth §. Cooper
Star of the East Christmas Program at Choptank Church
Choptank M E Church announces a Christmas program titled Star of the East to be held December 26 at 8 o clock with music readings and tableaux. The Twentieth Century Community Club and visitors enjoyed a gathering December 28 at the Lane home. Next meeting set for December 12 at the Dulins. Local families hosted and visited over Thanksgiving and at year end with relatives from Federalsburg and Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star of the East
Choptank M. E
Edward Lane
W. R. Dulin
Frank Kelley
S. Coulbourn
Jesse Jones
W. W. Williamson
Butler
Federalsburg
Hayward Cox
Richmond
J. W. Cox
Queen Theatre Returns To Vaudeville In Wilmington
Queen Theatre Wilmington resumes vaudeville and photoplays starting Monday December 10. It remains the sole theatre between Philadelphia and Baltimore offering vaudeville and attracts patrons from Wilmington and the Dal-Mar-Va Peninsula. The policy includes six Keith Vaudeville acts and Stanley photoplays with continuous showings from 1 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Theatre
Wilmington
Queen
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Dal-Mar- Va
Stanley
Theatre Schedule Change Lets Patrons Enter Any Hour
On Saturday from twelve-thirty a new schedule allows patrons to enter the theatre and enjoy the performance at any hour from one o'clock until eleven at night, marking a change from last season's arrangement.
Thanksgiving PTAs at Friendship School Hold Recitations
A Tuesday PTA meeting featured recitations and a short play The Day After. Mr Miller of Federalsburg presented a Japan travel talk with language customs dress and festivals to foster appreciation of Japan. Many Friendship students attended daily. listing names by grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teachers’ Association of Friendship School
Miller
Federalsburg
Japan
of Friendship School
Also Mentioned on This Page
Journal
Orphans’ Court Proceedings
Orphans’ Court
West, Harper
Shawn
Edward E. Nuttle
William E. Cox
Ella Black
John Holland
Josiah Holland
Eliza Adams
Mary E. Cephas
Ida Skinner
Ernest Holland
Joshua Holland
Roy Holland
Cornelius Holland
Floyd Holland
Samuel Holand
Cora Thomas
Estelle Holland
Isaac L. Dukes
John L. Dukes
Elizabeth C. Dukes
Lillie D. Liden
T. Clayton Horsey
Mary S. Brockway
Leonard R. Towers
C. Wesley Towers
Willard M. Towers
Lela Willis
Edna Collins
Orville Towers
Douglass Towers
Raymond Towers
Henry A. Towers
George M. Towers
Thomas J. Towers
Alpheus W. Short
Willian K. Scotton
Susan E. Uhier
Benjamin F. Johnson
Francis Ann Johnson
Samuel G. Nuttle
Robert D. Windsor
Hobbs
Inewspa Perri
Williston
Willard C. Todd
Williston, Md
Journal of
Aristmas Gift
J. H. Nichols & Company
Denton, Maryland
M. B. Cooper
Joseph Simpson
Thos. Simpson
Joseph Bernard
J. O. Bernard
Hewitt Smith
Washington
N. A. Smith
Carrie Hobbs
Burt Hobbs
Allen R. Curry
J. E. Curry
L. W. Taylor
George Lageman
Tarrytown
N. Y
Martha Carrow
Auditor’s Order
Nisi
Frederick D. Roe
Infant
Circuit Court
Equity
W. Brewster Deen
William Brown
Lydia A. Brown
Charles B. Starrigan
Saint
George N. ‘Flaharty
Helen M. Flaharty
Tharal Horsey
Clayson Horsey
Herbert Ruf
Robert Lee Schick
Ruth Turner
Gorman Reagan
Irene Schmick
Wright Meredith
Henry McClaskey
Florence Brauchle
Elizabeth Ruf
Doris Reagan
Junior McMahan
Lloyd Dean
Ralph Williamson
Louise Johannsen
Charles Flaharty
Louise Wright
Esther Dean
Marie Dean
Pauline Johannsen
Keith
Stanley Photoplays
China
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