Denton News Briefs and Holiday Notices
Town items include theater shows for December 19 and 20, a Christmas dance with Isham Jones and his orchestra, and a Christmas concert in front of the Denton National Bank. Local notices cover bids for an elementary school in Hillsboro, property sales, and Christmas fairs. Obituaries for Mrs. Dora Eberhard list extensive survivors. Fire destroys Freedman Bureau building, footprint of Civil War era on the Eastern Shore. New officers elected for Tri-State Packers Association and Methodist Young People group in Bethlehem MD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Rue Publishing Co
Denton
Marie Antoinette
Dentonia Theatre
Caroline Cotillion Club
New Armory Building
Isham Jones
Ladies Aid of the Brethren Church
Market Street
Denton National Bank
Hillsboro
Caroline County Board of Education
Benjamin C. Willis
PWA
Board of Education
Dora Eberhard
Simon Eberhard
P. H. Eberhard
Burrsville
Henry Eberhard
Concord
Spring Hill Cemetery
Easton
Eberhard
Keil
Wisconsin
Talbot County
Henry
George Eberhard
Bertha Hannamann
Clara Willis
Anna Swartz
Freedman’s Bureau For
Here
William Chambers
William Boyton
Harry H. Nuttle
Tri-State Packers’ Association
Atlantic City
Herman N. Lutz
Williamstown
N. J
Maryland
Berlin
A. L. Baker
Aberdeen
R. D. Cleaveland
Baltimore
Merton G. Jarboe
Sherwood
D. Thompson Swing
Ridgely
Charles Ross III
Frederick
Delaware
Isador Stephany
Seaford
Leon C. Bulow
Bridgeville
Leslie Wheatley
Clayton
New Jersey
Allen Hurff
Swedesboro
Bedford Seabrook
Norman W. Stewart
Bridgeton
Bethlehem
Henry Meredith
Chestnut Grove
Ruth Noble
Pauline Blades
Ralp Nagel
Federalsburg
Violet Trice
Easton Diocese prepares for bishop election at special convention
The Diocese of Easton convened at Holy Trinity Cathedral to organize a nominating committee for electing a new bishop to replace the resigned Rt. Rev. Geo. W. Davenport. Rev. John White chaired the committee with Rev. Frank Lambert as secretary, joined by several lay delegates from Caroline County. The body adjourned to report back once the committee completes its work.
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John White
Diocese of
Easton
Holy Trinity Cathedral
Geo. W. Davenport
Frank Lambert
William D. Gould
Simon Westcott
Walter S. McCord
L. Claude Bailey
Caroline County
William K. Scotton
B. C. Willis
Denton
Irvin Brumbaugh
John C. Brown
Greensboro
H. Lay Beaven
E. G. Gale
Hillsboro
Fred N. Nichols
Caroline County Medical Society
Charles H. Stonesifer
Dawson O. George
Jesse S. Fifer
Frank M. Anderson
Geo. E. Waters
Nichols
State Medical Society
John W. Allfather
Ridgely
John Carroll Waldeck
Baltimore
Mary Joan
University Hospital
Waldeck
Rebecca Cohee
Wilbert Callaway
M. B. Stevens
M. J. Woodford
New York
Washington
W. W. Sylvester
Dallas
Texas
Fred Taylor
Ward Cooper
Philadelphia
Agnes Mackey
Lakeland
Fla
Sallie E. Covey
J. E. Ellwanger
James H. Smith
Towson
The Old Guard Never Surrenders in GOP Row
An editorial argues that the Republican National Committee recent appointments show the old guard’s dominance persists despite calls for liberal reform. It warns conservatives may push for a hard line at the 1940 convention, risking cross-party support and electoral outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican National Committee
Washington
United States
Republican Party
National Committee
Old Guard
Congress of the
Santa Workshop Drives Toys Repair Drive at Local High School
The Caroline High School Manual Arts Department will host one of Santa's workshops to repair and refurbish discarded toys for Christmas. Contributions are solicited and collected via Rotary Club committee members John H. Emerson Gail F. Cooper and T. Conover Crouse. Wesley M. Church Burrsville will hold a Christmas entertainment on Sunday December 26 at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manual Arts
Caroline High School
Rotary Club
John H. Emerson
Gail F. Cooper
T. Conover Crouse
Wesley M. E. Church
Burrsville
Rue Publishing Co
Denton
When Man Is Governed by God Mind of All Things
A concise spiritual quote attributed to Mary Baker Eddy notes that when a person lives under divine guidance the Mind that understands all things makes all things possible through God, signaling faith in universal possibility.
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God
Mary Baker Eddy
Christmas church notices across Denton and Ridgely churches
Christmas services run December 18 and 25 at Denton M E and Denton M P churches with cantatas and nativity plays led by choirs. Brethren, Williston and Ridgely churches offer additional services and Christmas Masses with confessions on Christmas Eve.
Weekly Ridgely News Letter Bake and Christmas events
The Community Club met and voted to hold a bake on the second Saturday in January. Mrs. Frank Flounders became chair, with Mrs. Maud Hemmons guiding the Christ life program. Church events include Christmas picture exhibits, a White Gift party, and P T A support for baskets. Numerous local residents and visitors are noted in gatherings, dinners, library additions, and theater rehearsals.
Stamp Seals Spotlight Tuberculosis Pioneers in 1920s Series
Dr. R H Riley urges stamp collectors to start a tuberculosis Christmas seal collection this year. Each sheet features four portraits of pioneers Theophile Laennec Robert Koch Edward Livingston Trudeau and Holboell. The 100 seals include a family image and promote home protection against TB. Each seal costs a penny and funds state efforts.
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R. H. Riley
Maryland State Department of Health
Theophile Laennee
Laennee
Robert Koch
Koch
Edward Livingston Trudeau
New York
Adirondacks
Saranac Lake
United States
Trudeau
Holboell
National Tuberculosis Association
Bethlehem Homemakers Club Meeting Recaps Plans and Layette
The Bethlehem Homemakers Club met Tuesday at Bethlehem Community House for their regular session. Officers for the year were elected and a layette for a needy family was cut out. Next meeting moves to Mrs James B Todd’s home in January. The Farm Products show by Tuckahoe Neck 4-H was postponed due to mumps, now set for January 3 at Hillsboro school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem Homemakers Club
Bethlehem
Pauline Blades
James B. Todd
Tuckahoe Neck
4-H
Hillsboro School
Caution Urged During Christmas Traffic Surge
The Keystone Automobile Club warns drivers and pedestrians to exercise extreme care in shopping districts during the Christmas season. Eastern Shore Division Manager Matthew P. Hanley cites heavy motor and pedestrian traffic, urging caution at intersections and for jaywalkers. Pedestrians, especially the elderly, should cross only at intersections as accidents rise in the pre Christmas period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone Automobile Club
Matthew P. Hanley
Eastern Shore Division
Club
Funeral Rites for Mrs Mary C Fluharty at Milford
Mrs Mary Catherine Fluharty widow of Benjamin A Fluharty of Preston Maryland died at her daughter’s home in Milford Delaware on December 4 1938 aged 89 Funeral services were held December 8 at Avenue M E Church Milford with Dr Frank Herson officiating Pallbearers included nephews Ronald and Victor Turner Orem and Thomas Flaharty Ollie Murphy and Irvin Mauli Interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery Milford Surviving daughters Mary A Fluharty Preston MD and Mrs Bertie Davis Milford DE three grandchildren Olive Davis Wilkins Elva C and Dorothy R Davis Boston Mass and one sister Mrs Matthew Flaharty Wilmington DE She lived through Civil War Spanish American War World War and peace and known for care of the sick and needy. Her memory is praised as a life of loveliness and beauty, a beacon of warmth to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Catherine Fluharty
Benjamin A. Fluharty
Preston
Maryland
O. W. Davis
Milford
Delaware
Avenue M. E. Church
Frank Herson
Messrs
Ronald and
Victor Turner
Orem
Thomas Flaharty
Wimington
Ollie Murphy
Easton
Irvin Mauli
Lewes
Del
Odd Fellows
Mary A. Flaharty
Preston, Md
Bertie Davis
Olive Davis Wilkins
Elva C
Dorothy R. Davis
Boston
Mass
Matthew Flaharty
Wilmington
Christ
Greatheart
Christmas Event at Smithson Church in Salisbury
Smithson Mr and Mrs James Toft and Miss Carolyn Toft and Mr and Mrs Melvin Willoughby visited Salisbury on Saturday. A Christmas entertainment is planned at Smithson Church on Tuesday evening December 27. Ev erybody welcome. The Rev J T Baynard preaches at Smithson Church each Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Joseph Worm entertained relatives from Riverhead L I over the week end. Mrs A McCarty spent Thursday with Mr and Mrs Raymond McCarty in Easton. Mr and Mrs Harold Dew visited Mr and Mrs M J Hall last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Toft
Carolyn Toft
Melvin Willoughby
Salisbury
Smithson Church
Robert
J. T. Baynard
Joseph Worm
Riverhead
L. I
A. McCarty
Raymond McCarty
Easton
Harold Dew
M. J. Hall
Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter Remains Home After Appendectomy
Little Philip Walters recovered well after an appendectomy at Easton Hospital ten days ago and came home on Tuesday. Local residents shared visits and outings. several families traveled to Wilmington and Philadelphia for visits, hospital treatments, and social gatherings. Mrs. Sarah Harris is improving and able to be downstairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Walters
Easton Hospital
Messrs
Wim, Thompson
Eugene Knotts
Elizabeth Evans
Herman Worth
N. BE. Knott
Wilmington
Mary Rowe
Francis Rowe
Lizzie Lightner
Kemp Stewart
Sharon
Geo. B. Stewart
Morton Taylor
Chestnut Hill
R. W. Beaven
Henry Fisher
Baby
Red Bank
N. J
Frances Fisher
Willow Grove
Jos. Eaton
Chas. Jarrell
Philadelphia
E. B. Davis
Sadie Wothers
Cambridge
Brown Eaton
Meintzer
Easton
Sarah Harris
Queen Anne Community Club Christmas Party Plans
Queen Anne and Hillsboro community clubs prepare for joint Christmas party on December 20 with officer nominations due at the next meeting. Santa is hoped to attend December 27 at the Sunday School program. Proceeds from a recent supper totaled 108.16 split between school and club. revival meetings announce Hillsboro M E Church January 1 with Rev A W Strickland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Anne Community Club
Hillsboro
Henry Morgan
Horace Morgan
Oscar Briscod
A. W. Strickland
Hillsboro M
Santa Claus
Joseph Colgain
Charles Cannon Barton
Harry Gibson Jr
J. E. Bramble
St. Paul's Church
Queen Anne
St. Paul’s
Hillsboro Woman’s Home Missionary Society
Howard Flowers
St. Paul’s M. E. Church Ladies’ Aid and Woman’s Home Missionary Societies
Ernest Emory
Showard Culver
Hebron
J. E. Morgan
Addie Morgan
University of Maryland Hospital
Baltimore
Ruthsburg M. E
Hillsboro M. E
Gurney Tarburton
Denton
Aged farmer beaten by chicken thieves in Federalsburg
Thomas J. Todd, 70, a former First National Bank director and Fifth district farmer, was left critically injured after surprised thieves beat him in his chicken house at about 3 am. The attackers fled with poultry and Todd, recovering from illness, may face pneumonia risk while hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Todd
Fifth District
Mr. Todd
Todd
First National Bank
Federalsburg
Preston Community Club meets in Firemen Hall
The Preston Community Club gathered Tuesday in Firemen's Hall with twenty three members. Readings on Great American Women were given by Mrs. G. C. Carmine and Mrs. B. T. Robbins and praised by attendees. The annual Christmas party is set for next Tuesday at Mr John Noble's home. all members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Carmine
B. T. Robbins
John Noble
Doris Brown
Towers
Plummer
Roland Towers
W. Brown
Chester Towers
Washington
Clayton Taylor
Preston
J. P. Wright
H. R. Taylor
Walter Wright
J. L. Taylor
Bernice
Shannon Wade
Charles Deen
Victor Deen
Charles Noble
Fulton Noble
Edith Noble
Philadelphia
T. L. Nugent
Wilmington
A. M. Willey
Manetta
Baltimore
Paul van Dyke
Mark Taylor
Templeville News Briefs and Christmas Event Notice
Templeville residents shopped in Wilmington. weddings and church notices fill the week. Antic church plans for Antioch M E Church on December 18 feature Sunday School at 10 and a sermon at 11 by Rev Elwyn Ennis. The annual Christmas program is set for December 22 at the church.
Community Notes From Marydel and Nearby Areas
Mrs Pearl Jones and son James along with James Pratt of Henderson spent Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs Chas Shewbrooks and daughter Phyllis. Baltimore visitors Mrs Raymond Macken and Mr and Mrs T Smith visited Mrs Fannie Hummer. Harry Smith Jr of Georgetown stayed with his parents. Wm Ball of Dover visited Mr and Mrs J Wesley Walls. Dorothy Shultie visited Henderson grandparents Mr and Mrs Henry Shultie. Price Kaler of Washington spent the weekend with his parents. Herman Cohee and wife visited Mrs John Cohee and son Linwood in Greensboro. Edward West visited grandmother Mrs Mary Daley. Mrs T O Ford entertained at cards Friday. Herman Cohee has accepted a position in Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Jones
James
James Pratt
Henderson
Chas. Shewbrooks
Phyllis
Raymond Macken
T. Smith
Baltimore
Fannie Hummer
Harry Smith, Jr
Georgetown
Harry Smith
Wm. Ball
Dover
J. Wesley Walls
Dorothy Shultie
Henry Shultie
Price Kaler
Washington
B. R. Kaler
Herman Cohee
John Cohee
Linwood
Greensboro
Edward West
Mary Daley
Harty
T. O. Ford
Wilmington
Local Social Notes From Ridgely And Dover Area
Ridgely social items report Mrs Harford Porter and Mrs J B Colgain visiting a Dover brother Sunday. R G Dean and sister Mrs Kate Booker spent Wednesday morning in Centreville. Daniel G Connelly of Queens town visiting daughter Mrs A W Saulbury. Miss Brubaker and sister of Denton called on Mrs Harford Porter. A party at the Recreation Center is planned for Friday night. Rev Harold Hafer and family left Friday for Lancaster Pa. William Porter of the Messenger Barge visited his parents last Friday. Ted died Monday aged twenty one. Only a poodle but loving and loved. Mrs Allen Temple entertained Mrs Paul Temple of Easton last week. Mr and Mrs Charles Cockrell spending some days in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Flounders
Maud Hemmons
Christ
Alice Wilson
Margaret Swing
P.T. A
Community Club
Clifton Crouse
Irma Nichols
Harry Holsinger
Paul Hoffman
Elmer Hoffman
Boone Jarrell
Calvin Lynch
Otis B. Reed
Church of the Brethren
Rufus Bucher
J. C. Beam
Buener
Ridgely
Tide-water Virginia
Paul Wilstach
H. G. Wells
Maris
Grace Livingston Hill
Thundering Herd
Border Legion
Zane Grey
Joseph Lincoln
Beatrice Bowers
Randy
Methodist Sunday School
Reformed School
Arthur Scully
Billie
Joan Scully
Joanna
Wilmington
Miss Little
Baltimore
Miss Pitkin
Salisbury
Ada
Elsie Matthews
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Denton
Frank Kibler
Robert
Francis
Charles Ness
Dallastown
Albert Saulsbury
Pattie
William Richards
Mary Brumbaugh
Preston
Herbert Hammond
Vernon
Ella Swann
Dover
Earl Hammond
Charles
Our Grange
Beatrice Bower
Easton
Nancy McPherson
Santa
Frank Samis
Frank Benny
William James
Lyle Meredith
Ima Cooper
George Wilson
Belair
Lawrence Wilson
Ord Raleigh
William
University of North Carolina
Jimmie Glover
Wilmington Hospital
Mildred Diamond
J. Walter Mitchell
Clinton Guthrie
Betty
Clinton Junior
Philadelphia
Isabel Andrews
Greensboro
Ronald Lane
J. M. Haymaker
Centreville
Fred Wright
Second Avenue
Fred Friedel
Chester
Harry Stedman
Gene
Harford Porter
J. B. Colgain
R. G. Dean
Kate Booker
Daniel G. Connelly
Queenstown
A. W. Saulbury
Brubaker
Recreation Center
Harold Hafer
Lancaster
William Porter
The
Messenger Barge
Ted
Allen Temple
Paul Temple
Charles Cockrell
New York
Greensboro Area Schools Seek Bids For Alteration Project
The Caroline County Board of Education advertised for bids to alter Greensboro High School as part of a 165000 program funded partly by PWA funds. Estimated alteration cost is 7500. Other improvements include Federalsburg High School, Denton High School, Lockerman High School for Negro students, and a new two room Hillsboro school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Denton
Hillsboro
Greensboro Baptist Church
Lions Club
Greensboro
Santa Claus
Santa
Arthur Bennett
Wilmington
E. L. Bennett
Junior
Janet
Linwood
Nelson Wyatt
Luther Bennett
Goldsboro
Fred Baynard
Norman Baynard
John R. Jarvis
Lester Stevenson
Ralph Sharp
Milton Roe
Sharp
J. R. Meekins
Oscar Wyatt
Henry Wyatt
Felton
Marley Pinder
Eglantine Farm
Dover
Earl McClyment
Easton
Ed. Edwards
Delaware
Annie Edwards
Georgia Swann
Oscar Swann
Chestertown
Michael Ash
Oscar A. Nichols
Edward
Thurman Passwaters
Billy
Pennsylvania
William Taylor
Ben Beckham
Virginia
Skyline
Oscar Kinnamon
Marcus Hook
Ida Clark
Walter Engram
Cordova
Fred Johnson
Shirley Selleck
Betty Karcher
James Pinder
Sallie Nichols
Bob Draper
Local social events and visits in Goldsboro and nearby towns
Mr. and Mrs Floyd Jackson and daughter Martha Anne with others from Denton Greensboro and near town joined Harold Brown for a Sunday dinner. The Sewing Circle held a Christmas party with capsule sister gifts and refreshments. Several families from Wilmington Baltimore East New Market Easton North East and Philadelphia visited relatives here or stayed as guests over the weekend. A Baltimore trip and shopping in Wilmington are noted along with visits by Mrs Mollie Shockley and Mrs Ruth Cartwright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Jackson
Martha Anne
W. W. Sylvester
Sallie Smith
Denton
Martha Barcus
Anna Jackson
Greensboro
Harold Brown
Town
Sewing Circle
Assembly Hall
Wm. C. Ross
Edward
Clifford Hughes
Regina
Emma Johnson
Hester Wilson
Mary
Wilmington
J. C. Bobbitt
J. C. Wright
J. C. Kinnamon
Esther DeWitt
Baltimore
Carrie Jarman
A. Dd. Quillen
Norman Smith
Esther de Witt
Oliver Short
H. F. Silver
Elbert Saunders
Harry
Washington
Ruth Cartwright
Mollie Shockley
Lewis Jones
Philadelphia
Clifford Schaube
Odessa
Del
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Margaret Cooper
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Wm. D. Turkington
T. J. Turkington
Young Peoples
Life of Christ
Church
of the Brethren
N. A. Leese
St. Elizabeth's Church
St. Benedict’s Church
St. Benedict's Church
St. Elizabeth’s Church
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Gurney Knotts
D. C. Haynes
Katie Stafford
Blossom Cooper
Mary Knotts
Temple Stafford
Thomas Pearson
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Olive Satterfield
Cliffton Everett
Busic
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Paul Shelton
Heather Farm
Oscar Lord
Lord
Marydel
Percy Crawford
Medford Starkey