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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1939

Page

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Fleetwoods Tally Defeated Vienna Here Last Sunday

Eastern Shore Soccer League standings show Greensboro dominant with 8 wins and 1 loss while Denton edges Vienna A C 1 0 for its first shutout. Ridgely stays undefeated with 4 straight wins, Centreville pounds St Michaels 7 2, Easton earns 2 points with an off day and an exhibition 2 1 win by Pete Dillon's Easton.

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Orphans Court Proceedings in Caroline County

The Caroline County Orphans Court met with Judges Handy, Dennis and Fooks. Proceedings approved include probate of Mat tie D. Fooks will, administration of Samuel Hamilton estate to James A. Wise, with bonds and appraisers named. Also administration for John Oscar Ivins granted to Edith Cordela Pratt, notices to creditors issued, and related accounts and amendments noted.

Orphans’ Court Caroline County Handy Dennis and Fooks Dorothy E. Saulsbury Mattie D. Fooks Samuel Hamilton James A. Wise James Temple Gerald M. Pine Rosella Reed Susan Rolls William F. Phillips Jennie P. Crouse Samuel Nowell Charles V. Moore John Oscar Ivins Edith Cordela Pratt James Dyer

Quote about better tomorrows from Anon

A brief aphorism states that everyone could improve tomorrow if they began today, attributed to Anon.

Anon

Battle and statesman born dates from Savannah 1778 1873

Readable fragments note the Battle of Savannah in 1778 and the birth year 1873 of Alfred Smith, a statesman. The text is fragmented and limits details to these two biographical and historical anchors.

Savannah Alfred Smith

Christmas Spirit Across Seas and Lands

A nostalgic reflection on Christmas warmth crossing oceans and continents. The prose compares distant shores from icy northern crossings to tropical coasts and treeless plains, urging the enduring spirit of Christmas to rise above frailty and ignoble deeds, with heartfelt greetings.

Our Schools Close For Christmas Holidays

A school staff list accompanies the notice with names including Frank Zeigler Mae Filiela Catherine Wheatley Charlotte Hignatt Charles Horner Mary Zeigler Jimmy Emerson Marie Brown Bernard Heinel Mariana Everagani Lillian Weir Audrey Jump Gilbert Emerson Anita Rue Bill White Inma Tenzen and Mrs Thurhes as faculty adviser indicating holiday closure for Christmas.

Frank Zeigler Mae Filiela Tatherine Wheatley Charlotte Hignatt Charles Horner iMary Zeigler Preshnam Jimmy Emerson tEWa Marie Brown Bernard Heinel Bors Audrey Jump Gilbert Emerson Anita Rue Bill White Inma Tenzen Thurhes

What the World Wants for Christmas and Peace

The piece reflects on global and personal wishes for Christmas focusing on peace as the supreme gift. It contrasts desires for victory, toys, vacations, and family joy with a collective longing for everlasting peace among nations and within homes.

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P S C to Hold Ferry Company Hearing January Twenty Second

The Public Service Commission will hold a hearing January 22 on rates and operations of the Claiborne Annapolis Ferry Company, long opposed by Eastern Shore residents. The review, prompted July 20, includes engineers reports on service and property, to be presented by Joseph Sherbow, with Phillip B. Perlman acting as counsel for the ferry. The line from Annapolis to Matapeake and Claiborne charges $1.50 to $2 for private cars and $2 to $4.50 for trucks, while reporting 1938 income and expenses.

Claiborne-Annapolis Ferry Company Public Service Commission Chesapeake Bay commission Joseph Sherbow Sherbow Sherb P. S.C Annapolis Matapeake Claiborne

Maryland Governor Praises Conservation Progress

Governor Herbert R. O. Conor told a Baltimore dinner crowd that Maryland’s natural resources are on the way up. He cited nine wildlife refuges, a 12,000 acre Indian Spring project, improved hatcheries, and stronger enforcement protecting oysters and crabs, plus forestry and soil conservation efforts. He urged school curricula to include conservation.

Maryland Herbert R. O. Conor Baltimore Maryland State Game and Fish Protective Association Lord Baltimore State Game and Inland Fish Commission Garner W. Denmead Conservation Commission Worcester County Garrett County Washington County Indian Spring the O’Conor

Board of Education Names Courses For Night School

The Adult Night School program will offer 17 courses across county Night School centers. Courses include Agricul ture Dairying Poultry Truck Crops Swine Husbandry Farm Buildings Handicraft Stenography Salesmanship and Public Speaking Advanced Selling and Merchandising Foremanship Reconditioning Furniture Art of Industry Show Card Printing Clothing Caroline County Cooking Conference Leadership with outside speakers to be invited. Registration for admittance to the Night School is on January 5 1940 from 7 30 to 9 30 PM at Federalsburg Denton or Greensboro Schools.

Board of Education Caroline County Federalsburg Denton Greensboro

Feeding And Feed Production School Planned Here

A two day feeding and feed production school will be held at the Masonic Hall in Denton on December 28 and 29. County officials and specialists will cover efficient feeding for dairy cows, heifers, hogs, and work horses, plus homegrown grain use and pasture fertilization. Sessions run 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with noon lunch. attendance urged for dairymen and livestockmen.

Masonic Hall Denton Caroline County ing George Clendaniel dairymen J. A. Conover Joseph M. Vial Animal Husbandry Department John W. Magruder Extension Agronomist Clendaniel

Christmas Seal Sale Progressing Very Satisfactorily

County chairmen across Maryland report a strong start to this year’s Christmas Seals drive. If current momentum continues, totals may exceed last year with Montgomery County leading 1938 returns and Worcester County showing the greatest improvement.

Maryland Tuberculosis Association Montgomery County Worcester County National Tuberculosis Association William B. Matthews association Maryland peo

Morning Before Christmas Poem by Dorothy B Shively

A nostalgic verse recalls a family Christmas Eve in a house filled with pies fudge and a turkey. Children help their mother while thoughts turn to Santa and visiting grandparents as they await sleep.

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