Denton Ads and Notices Mix Bargains and Local News
A collage of sales pitches and notices from Denton area merchants and civic life. Advertisements tout gas ranges Frigidaire products beds and dressers with prices, drugstore promos, and a March 26 1936 bus notice. Community items include a bake sale by M P Church women a church rummage sale and a winter lake project overseen by Mayor Melvin James. Also reported is the death of C Herbert Clough killed in a Christmas auto accident and the 17th Annual American Farm Bureau Federation convention in Chicago with speeches by Roosevelt Wallace Wilson and Goldsborough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. K. Newnam
Shaeffer
Journal Office
Wilbert L. Merriken
Denton
R. H. Stafford & Son
Burrsville
Santa Claus
Brown
Superior
Superior Headquarters
North 6Th Street
Superior Ice Cream Co
R. Boon Beauchamp
Dexter
White Cloud
Christ Church Guild
Ford
4Th
Main Streets
PWA
Melvin James
Ford Motor Co
C. Herbert Clough
C. H. Clough
Henderson
Dover
Clough
James A
Goldsboro
Robert E
Cheswold
Del
P. C. Harris
Church Hill
C. H. Bickling
Wilmington
Henderson M. E
Traverse
Greensboro Cemetery
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Ilinois
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Milburn L. Wilson
Congresman
T. Alan Goldsborough
Carrolls celebrate fiftieth wedding anniversary at home
Mr and Mrs Joseph Carroll marked their 50th anniversary with a noon to midnight reception at their Ridgely home attended by relatives and friends from near and far. They were married in Philadelphia by the late Rev Madison Richards and have a daughter Mrs Oscar Flynn of Philadelphia and two grandsons.
Denton Cash Gifts Drawings At Harvey Fleetwood Store
The Denton Business Men's Association held the third cash gift drawing in front of the Harvey Fleetwood Store on Sixth street after a jingle bell to Old Santa Claus. Coupons from 9097 Denton merchants funded the gifts and will be drawn on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Christmas Eve. Winners listed include Mrs. William Fleetwood and several others, with coupons must be in the drum to qualify. Santa Claus keeps the key and merchants pledge to follow the rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Business Men’s Association
Harvey Fleetwood
Sixth Street
Santa Claus
Denton
William Fleetwood
Nuttle Lumber & Coal Co
R. Blackistone
Eastern Shore Public Service Co
B. W. Stultz
Earl Crouse
Deaths and Obituaries From Denton Area
The column reports on several local deaths and funeral notices. Mrs. Sue A. Smith of Denton, aged 84, widow of Captain Charles F. Smith, dies after six weeks illness leaving six sons, two daughters, a step-son, and many grandchildren. funeral at 2 p.m. at the home with burial in Denton Cemetery. Also noted are obituaries for Mr. Thomas Evans of Greenwood, Del., aged nearly 91, and Mrs. Annie E. Raughley of Harrington, Del., aged 82, with details on their families, service times, and burial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue A. Smith
Charles F. Smith
Williamsburg
Dorchester County
Denton
Smith
James Eben Todd
Hobbs
Orville G. Smith
Columbia
S. C
Norman J. Smith
Philadelphia
E. W. Smith
Kirwin Smith
Federalsburg
Oron Smith
Fred Smith
Ernest Whitman
Belleville
Anderson Redden
Ridgely
Otho B. Smith
Jas. E. Todd
William Todd
T. J. Turkington
Methodist Protestant Church
Denton Cemetery
Thomas Evans
Nellie Harris
Greenwood
Del
St. Michaels
Potters Landing
Poole’s
Andersontown
Hickman
Delaware
Edward Evans
Delmar
Bloomery Church
Annie E. Raughley
Joshua B. Baughley
Harrington
Kent County
Brownsville
H. L. Schlincke
M. P. Church
J. T. Bailey
Milford
J. Harry Raughley
Mamie Raughley
R. Emmett Raughley
W. Clifford Raughley
P. Seldon Raughley
Frederica
Ernest Raughley
Dover
Alfred Raughley
Burrsville
Hester Wyatt
Elmer Raughley
Preston
Personal notes from a regional social page
Mrs. Sallie E. Saulsbury travels to Wilmington to spend winter with daughter Mrs. W. D. Ewing. Mrs. J. Frank Booth visits South to see her son and daughter. Charles Moore and Miss Elizabeth Wine visit Westminster after a Baltimore football game. Miss Mary Hobbs visits Baltimore for the Maryland Western Maryland game. Willing Workers Class of the M. P. Church meets at Mrs. Oscar Smith’s home on Monday night Dec 16. Mrs. Henrietta Liles hosts a bridge party at Wright apartments last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie E. Saulsbury
Wilmington
W. D. Ewing
J. Frank Booth
Saulsbury
Charles Moore
Elizabeth Wine
Westminster
Baltimore
Mary Hobbs
Maryland University
Western Maryland College
M. P. Church
Oscar Smith
Henrietta Liles
Wright Apartments
Look of the Month Club and local society notes
Ridgely weekly bulletin details Look of the Month Club at the Methodist parsonage with readings on Home Missions and Peace and our Jewish Work plus a Christmas box drive. It also covers a church wedding, P T A events, a teachers recital, civic club plans, and visits among Ridgely residents with several social and church notices.
Miss Blanche Wharton Returns Home From Visit Nearby
SMITHSON Miss Blanche Wharton of near Federalsburg has come back home after a week with her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Raymond McCarty. Preaching at Smithson Church is set for Sunday evening at 730 with all welcome. Mr and Mrs W S McCarty hosted relatives from Philadelphia over the weekend. Tony Worm visited Ralph and Harry McMahon of Preston last Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Wharton
Federalsburg
Raymond McCarty
R. McMahon
H. McMahon
Preston
J. Worm
Smithson Church
W. S. McCarty
Philadelphia
Tony
Church Notices Highlight Dawber Speaking and Holiday Programs
Dr. Mark A. Dawber of Philadelphia will speak on economic and social conditions as they relate to the Church in America at Denton M E Church this Sunday evening. Christmas programs include Edith Isham Coulter's Mimi Lights the Candle on Friday, December 20, and a December 22 cantata Childe Jesus by Clokey and Kirk sung by junior and senior choirs with orchestral accompaniment. Additional events list Williston Community Church and Church of the New Jerusalem services and Epiphany Mission schedule for December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark A. Dawber
Philadelphia
Denton M. E
America
Dawber
Denton M
Mimi
Edith Isham Coulter
Samuel French
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Ruth Surendorf
Cora Chambers
Jean Kauffman
Mabel Rickards
Anita Rue
Mac Fifield
Ann Breeding
Rachel
Bruce Andrews
M. S. Andrews
Childe Jesus
Joseph W. Clokey
Haz‘el Jean Kirk
Dorothy Wilson Rue
Julia Wilson
W. O. Ledman
Williston Community
Egypt
Church of the New Jerusalem
Preston
Jerusalem
Epiphany Mission
Poore Lands School Contract Awarded After Bids
Greensboro board opened six bids for adding and altering the school building. After alternates and a $600 material change, the low bid by W. Byron Poore at 43181.00 was chosen with PWA approval and a $20250.00 grant covering part of the project. Work begins immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Greensboro
W. Byron Poore
Cogswell Construction Co
Samuel
Public Works Administration
Andersontown Hobbs Homemakers Hold Christmas Party
The Andersontown Hobbs Home makers Club held a Christmas party Tuesday at the Church House Concord. A six o'clock supper featured fried chicken ham rolls Maryland biscuit potato salad candied sweet potatoes macaroni pickle jelly coffee and cake. Activities included cats games a playlet and readings by Mrs Clara Deen. Contacts with other clubs and local visitors are noted including guests of Bethlehem Homemakers Club and Smithson Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andersontown Hobbs Homemakers Club
Church House
Concord
Clara Deen
L. H. Thomas
Bethlehem Homemakers’ Club
H. H. Nuttle
Smithson Club
J. A. Billings
Arthur Billings
Wilmington
Susan Smith
Denton
Mabel Wright Peterson
Harrington
O. J. Chaffinch
J. R. Richards
Frances Bennett
New Jersey
W. R. Fountain
H. B. Frater
Westminster
W. G. Holbrook
B.B. Allen
Philadelphia
B. B. Allen
Christian Endeavor Services
Helen Moore
Swarthmore
In Memoriam for Paul E. Dukes Dec 1929
In loving memory of Paul E. Dukes who died December 14 1929 A haunting face a voice and smile remembered by his mother and all who cherished him The message speaks of enduring love and longing to forget tears while honoring his memory
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul E. Dukes
Endeavor to Be What You Desire to Appear
A compact maxim attributed to Socrates urging self as the measure of virtue. The message emphasizes aligning inner aims with outward behavior, encouraging consistency between character and presentation to others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socrates
Hillsburg Queen Anne Letter Highlights Local Travel
The Hillsburg Queen Anne column notes visits by J. E. Wothers and family to Wilmington and Dover, with Mrs. Geo B Stewart, Miss Sadie Wothers, and Frances Covell among travelers. Other groups include Frank Fleming visiting Royal Oak, William Thompson and James Sherwood Jr. in New York City, plus community plans for a Christmas program on December 16. Local residents R W Beaven, S S Thompson, and Mary Rowe also appear with visits to Chester, Philadelphia, and Preston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Wothers
Sadie Wothers
Blanche Russell
Frances Covell
G. B. Stewart
Wilmington
Geo. B. Stewart
Dover
Frank Fleming
Norman Straughn
Royal Oak
William Thompson
James Sherwood Jr
New York City
R. W. Beaven
Chester
Philadelphia
S. S. Thompson
Sadlersville
Mary Rowe
Preston
Christmas Services Marks Queen Anne Weekend Events
Queen Anne holds morning and evening services with Dr William H Best presiding elder Baltimore district and Fossett preaching The Young People's Division gathers at 6 30 p m The Christmas programs at St Pauls Church are planned for December 22 with Mrs Henry Morgan in charge The Community Club hosts its annual Christmas party December 17 and invites non members The week ends with family visits and trips to Washington Baltimore Philadelphia and New York by local residents and friends
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Anne
William H. Best
Baltimore
Jesus
Mr. Fossett
Young People’s Division
St. Paul’s Church
Henry Morgan
Harry Kemp
Howard Sewell
Horace ,Morgan
Clarence Fossett
Ruth Reynolds
Howard Eley
Betty
Washington
Lloyd Fleming
Horace Morgan
Philadelphia
Loretta Clark
New York
Regulations On Use Of Maryland State Police Ambulances
The Maryland State Police issue detailed guidelines for ambulance use. Emergencies require transport to the nearest physician or hospital unless a qualified physician or family member refuses, in which case the department bears no liability. In catastrophes, ambulances may respond if senior officers deem serious injury likely to justify trips. For non emergencies ailments, forms must be completed by a physician or health officer to show financial inability to pay. forms go to Department Physician for prompt approval. Contagious diseases require County Health Officer and Department Physician approval before transport. ENOCH B. Garey signs as Superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
William Weber
Maryland State Police
Easton, Md
Enoch B. Garey
State Police
Grove Friendship Grove Club Holds Meeting and Welcomes Visitors
The Friendship Grove Community Club met at Mrs. Alfred Flaharty’s home with Miss Blades and Miss Emmons from Choptank visiting and discussing books and scrapbook making. New officers include President Mrs. Alfred Flaharty and vice president Mrs. Otto Brauchle. A Christmas party is planned for Dec 26 at 7:30 PM in the Grove community house. Mr. and Mrs. George Burr are wintering at their Grove home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Grove Community Club
Alfred Flaharty
Blades
L. F. Barry
Theodore Shulke
Lee Meredith
W. I. Gadow
Calvin Betts
Norman Taylor
W. F. Gadow
Grove Community House
Ladies Aid
Mark Gordy
J. Hudson Taylor
Vicas
Elmer Kelley
Lee Taylor
Hudson Taylor
George Burr
Grove
Good Food For Sound Thinkers Affirming Love and God
A brief Christian Science Monitor note urges firm faith in Love and the perfection of God and man, promoting steadiness amid discord and distress. It reinforces spiritual conviction as the path to sound thinking and peaceful living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Man
Christian Science Monitor
Preston Wedding in Trinity Cathedral Easton Maryland
The marriage of Miss Ernestine Gardner and Mr. Fritz Wilhelm Maile occurred at Trinity Cathedral Easton Maryland at 10 o clock Monday December 9 Rev Blake Hammond officiated. Mrs Alexander Fountain played the wedding march. The bride wore royal blue with a velvet hat and lilies of the valley corsage. The couple left for a New York born trip and will reside in Washington DC after returning. The bride attended State Teachers College Salisbury and the University of Maryland. The groom is a graduate of Washington College of Music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernestine Gardner
Agnes H. Gardner
Preston
Maryland
Fritz Wilhelm Maile
Washington, D. C
Trinity Cathedral
Easton
Blake Hammond
Alexander Fountain
Fred W. Waddell
Maile
New York
State Teachers College
Salisbury
University of Maryland
Washington College of Music
Robert Dulin
Hanna
Collings
Earle Stafford
J. W. Noble
A. T. Brades
Lloyd Brades
Max Chambers
Lloyd Cannon
T. B. Marden
J. F. Patchett
T. L. Trice
J. L. Gallagher
Edwin Wright
Raymond Poole
E. B. Blades
Trice
A. T. Blades
Fooks
Minnie Taylor Lord
James Lord
Eldorado
Walton P. Taylor
Grove
Eldorado Church
Elbert
Lansdowne
Norman
Clayton
Pliny Todd
Lee
Howard Blight
Baltimore
John and
Roland
Wilmington
Walton Taylor
Hurlock
W. J. Bonner
R. O. Dulin
J. L. ,Gallagher
Lee Noble
Merritt Parker
E. JC. Wright
H. M. Hollis
Fedievne
J. E. Rosser
Victor Dean
James Payne
Indiana
Lois
Philadelphia
Rowe
Hillsboro
H. B. Wright
Jackson
Greensboro
L. P. Cannon
Florida
Bethlehem Church to Stage A Gift For The Christ Child
Bethlehem M E Church S O B plans a pageant at the Community House Friday evening December 20 at 745 oclock with a silver offering at the door. The event is tied to the church family and local residents including Rev Claude Thompson and Mrs Thompson Royal Oak and Mr and Mrs F H Thomas who attended recent services and family events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Thompson
Royal Oak
F. H. Thomas
Philadelphia
James Blades
Bethlehem
M. E. Church
Community House
Christ Child
Martin Harding
New York
William C. Harding
Caulk
Federalsburg
John Sands
Easton Emergency Hospital
Marilyn Thompson
Payton Thompson
Cambridge
Salisbury
Lloyd Harding
Preston
Wm. C. Harding
Edgar Todd
J.B. Todd
Roy Legates
Hilda Smith
Wilmington
James Miley
Clinton Carroll
James B. Todd
Denton
Greensboro and Environs Bridge Supper Attendees
Greensboro residents share social visits across Laurel Delaware and nearby towns. The list includes L. I. Jones Irvin Brumbaugh A. W. Brumbaugh H. T. Langmaid T. E. Bastian Floyd Yocum Mrs. Bastian Mrs. Sabin Lizzie Jump Wilson Jump Eleanor Bilbrough Katherine Bilbrough Mabel Hastings Roberta Hastings Charles Coleman Hardesty John Meechins Joseph Roche Ranger Sermon notable gatherings with Shields family, Nichols family and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
T. W. Ricords
Laurel
Del
L. I. Jones
Irvin Brumbaugh
A. W. Brumbaugh
H. T. Langmaid
T. E. Bastian
Floyd Yocum
Washington, D. C
Lizzie Jump
Hillsboro
Samuel Jewell
Mabel Hastings
Roberta Schull Hastings
Charles Coleman Hardesty
Elkton
John Meechins
Joseph Roche
Ridgely
C. C. Sermon
Cambridge
Betty Williams
Martha Richardson
Denton
Wheeler Ensor
Frederick Drozenko
Frederick Jr
Wilmington
Ralph Sharp
Joseph Rogers
Charles Rich
Miss Mable
Bennett Venable
Philadelphia
Oscar Nichols
John Nichols
Michael Ash
Women’s Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Nolan Edwards
W. Byron Poore
Jack Boulais
Pennsylvania
Susan Thawley
Leo Evans
Easton Hospital
C. B. Jarman
Swarthmore
Kenneth Bostic
Chester
William Sipple
Alfred Mason
William North
Easton
John Wyatt
Frank Medford
Mesdames L. W. Taylor
Effa Plummer
Mary
Marydel Community Notices Highlight Local Visits and Events
December P T A meeting attendees from Marydel included Mrs Harry Sparks Miss Maud Hummer Mrs J Tyson Heather Marvin Seen ey Inez and Billy Sparks and Bobby Heather. Families visited Lakehurst and Sea Side N J while Mrs Sparks spent time with her mother in Philadelphia. Local gatherings featured the Ladies Aid at Mrs John Stafford's home and a turkey dinner for Mr and Mrs J Tyson Heather in Cheswold Del. The Christmas program practice continues in the church for December twenty second. Multiple residents face health issues with John Bowdle confined to bed and Mrs Temple Smith improving after a cold. Frequent Philadelphia Greensboro trips noted. several folks attending teachers meetings and local visits. Quite a few in the community are butchering this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Carroll
Carroll
Harry Swann
Norman Wilson
Emma Jackson
Margaret Vining Hughes
New Castle
Del
Philadelphia
Denton
Santa Claus
Pearl McAllister
Herbert Bamberger
G. M. Pine
Earl White
Omar Shively
Wm. Neal
Lillian Timmons
T. A. R. Strong
Dorothy Timmons
Harry B. Wright
Preston
Masons of
Maryland
Temple Lodge
Masonic Temple
Elias W. Nuttle
Herman L. Purnell
Salisbury
Philip B. Matthews
Cambridge
C. Norman Jefferson
Easton
C. Clifton Blackburn
Port Deposit
Alva Blades
John H. Hessey
Baltimore
Daniel Hope
Wright
E. W. Nuttle
J. William Davis
Gerald M. Pine
T. Wilson Cahall
Benjamin F. Johnson
Eloise Thawley
Denton Community Club
Farm Bureau Association
Fire Company
American Legion
Norman L. Stevens
Norma Lee
Elmer Austin Eaton
Queen Anne
Harry Eaton
Methodist Episcopal Church
Milton
Collison
Harry Clay Collison
Burrsville
A. F
A. M
John W. Allfather
J. Frank Wright
A. J. Messick
Mr. Messick
Tri-State Packers Association
Ben Franklin
Methodist Parsonage
Walter Moore
Ada Matthews
Elsie Matthews
Harold Fountain
Caroline Ebling
Earle Hutchinson
Martin Hutchinson
Cordova
John Ebling
Joseph Rittenhouse
Church of the Brethren
Ridgely High School
Salisbury Normal
Francis Hensel
John White
Episcopal Church
Joseph H. Carroll
Madison Richards
Ridgely Methodist Church
Aid Society
Roland Fountain
Maplewood
N. J
Anna Hevalow
Mary Anna Draper
T. H. Draper Jr
J. W. Mitchell
Paul Hemmons
M. C. Meredith
Walter Booker
Helen Slothear
Chambersburg
Kate Booker
Mulford Swing
Nelson Rickards
St. Benedict’s Catholic Church
Walter Roe
Boone Jarrell
Orville
Chestertown
J. S. Fifer
Maud Sleek
Wilmington
Walter Sylvester
Mont Wiley
Anna Frances Seward
Greensboro High
Harry Sparks
Maud Hummer
J. Tyson Heather
Marvin Seeney
Inez
Billy Sparks
Bobby Heather
Lakehurst
Seaside
T. D. Garrison
Cheswold
Ladies Aid Society
John Stafford
John Bowdle
Joseph Swartz
Jean
Sonny
Alex. Griffith
Greensboro
Temple Smith
T. O. Ford
Wesley Smith
Social Guests and Family Visits Reported
Mr and Mrs Joseph Worm entertained relatives from Riverhead Long Island last week Miss Effie Coleman spent the weekend with Miss Cleoda Williamson of Williston Mr and Mrs C L Perry spent Sunday with relatives near Bridgeville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Worm
Riverhead
Long Island
Effie Coleman
Cleoda Williamson
Williston
C. L. Perry
Bridgeville
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Local Department
Smithson
Poore Lands School
Memoriam
Hillsburg
Tuckahoe
Pyrofax Gas Range
Marydel
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