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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1938

Page

5

Christmas notices and local December events in Denton area

Subscriptions for the Journal offer county news. For sale and rent ads include a 3 piece living room suite in Denton Maryland and a 5 room house at Franklin and third streets. Christmas services and concerts planned at Wesley M E Burrsville Harmony M P Church and in Denton. Firehouse and church groups hold holiday gatherings with carols and gifts. Remains of J Howard Anderson to be interred in Denton. Funeral notices for Joseph L Reed of Tampa. Local homemakers clubs hold Christmas parties with programs, songs, readings, and recipes.

Journal Journal Office Denton Franklin and 3Rd Sts Wm. D. Taylor Wesley M. E. Church Burrsville Harmony M. P Nuttle Lumber and Coal Co Denton National Bank J. Howard Anderson Towson Anderson Deal's Island Ella Cannon Ridgely James H. Smith Joseph L. Reed Tampa Fla Crumpton William C. Reed Edward Reed Church Hill Florida Order of Elks Joseph L. Reed Jr James Reed B. Marion Reed Henry Covington Furmans’ Grove Homemakers Club Rowe Wood Gladys Guthrie Charles Barton Eugene Brown W. G. Lynch Patsy Rittenhouse Shirley Bobby Clifton Crouse Wm. Greiner Greensboro Cooper Harry Butler Charles Bilbrough Jr Oscar Nichols Charles Dill James Thawley Oscar Kelley Emma Heller Annie Willie Routein Carol Town of Bethlehem McCally Harry Cooper Mesdames Cope, McCally Rostein and Heller Goldsboro

Social News Highlights From Denton And Surroundings

Christmas dinners and family gatherings figure in this week’s social notes. William Bullock Earle White entertain employees at a Bullock and White party with guests including Thomas Parks and Steve Chike. H. Earle Smith hosts a Smith family reunion at the Brick Hotel with twenty relatives attending. Dr. Norwood W. Voss elected president of the New Castle County Medical Society for 1939. Holiday plans include Christmas visits to Doylestown and trips through Pennsylvania. Various residents and visitors are named with their towns and connections as part of the season’s social scene.

William Bullock Earle White Bullock and White William Parks Steve Chike Albert Tribbitt Ernest Lankford William Cohee John Smith James Hevalow H. Earle Smith Denton Smith Ingleside Queen Anne’s County Carrie Smith Florida James H. Smith Albert Mansure Prospect Park W. C. Bittle Swarthmore W. Mark Bittle Betty Bittle Gertrude Bittle Sellersville W. C. Smith Chestertown E. G. Coppage J. B. Merrick Frances Merrick Gertrude Merrick Church Hill New Castle County Vees Voss Farm Washington College Medical School University of Maryland H. E. Ramsdell R. C. Tell Doylestown Fred Love Emma Seiler Philip Lahr Greensboro Catherine Stevens Wilmington Philadelphia S. R. Hetzer Baltimore J. Kemp Stevens Marydel

Civic improvement must please locals as well as visitors

A columnist urges that city promo for vacation favors fails without improving what residents already have. Clean lakes and better stores attract locals who spend here, not just outsiders, ensuring sustained growth. France’s example shows happiness at home draws global visitors.

France

Christmas Services Across Denton Area Churches

Long Christmas Day observances announced in Denton and neighboring parishes led by Rev M S Andrews and Rev John White. Highlights include choral cantatas at Denton M E Church, candlelight processions, organ duets, and Holy Communion at multiple Episcopal and Catholic churches with varied service times and confessions on Christmas Eve.

Caroline County John White St. Paul's Hillsboro Holy Trinity Greensboro Christ Church Denton Loveday E. A. Clare Holy Innocents

Drinking and Driving Don’t Mix This Holiday Season

The Keystone Automobile Club urges motorists to avoid alcohol before driving during Christmas and New Year travel. Club official Matthew P. Hanley stresses sobriety, noting tipsy driving causes deaths and injuries and that even a few drinks impair safe operation of vehicles.

Keystone Automobile Club Matthew P. Hanley Eastern Shore Club

Read the Labels Move To New Food and Drug Act

Department of Agriculture workers who urged buyers to read the labels note that mandatory new labels under the Food and Drug Act will inform buyers about vitamins minerals and dietary properties in foods and warn about misuses of drugs and devices. Some provisions take effect next spring allowing current stocks to be sold under existing labels. Manufacturers have rushed to align labels with the new requirements. The labels will reveal more about what buyers receive.

Department of Agriculture

Ridgely Homemakers Club Christmas Party Highlights

The Ridgely Homemakers Club hosted a Christmas party at the Firehouse on December 16 with guests and husbands. Mrs Harold Hafer led ceremonies, readings, carols, and a gift exchange, followed by ice cream and cake. The event drew about 44 attendees and featured a town library gift from the Carnegie endowment alongside new acquisitions.

Holiday Health Advice For Children During Holidays

Dr J A M Knox Jr of the State Health Bureau urges careful holiday planning for children. He cautions against over excitement, late hours, overindulgence, and insufficient rest, recommending planned naps and lighter meals to prevent indigestion and nervous strain.

J. A. M. Knox, Jr Bureau of Child Ilyviene State Department of Health Dr. Knox

Use House Plants for Christmas Decorations

Horticulture specialist Walter R. Ballard from the University of Maryland Extension Service says house plants can replace holly and mistletoe for holiday decor. Poinsettias stay colorful but require warmth above 70 degrees, while African violets prefer about 65 degrees and avoid cold drafts. Kalanchas with coral blossoms and cyclamen bloom long, and primroses offer old favorite charm though Chinese varieties avoid the poisonous Obomeca.

Walter R. Ballard University of Maryland Extension Service Ballard

Christmas Carollers and Services Across Local Churches

Ridgely youths from the Church of the Brethren will carol on Christmas morning then attend a six oclock service at the church. A quartet from Elder Buchers church at Mechanic s Grove PA helped in a midweek service. Mr and Mrs Harry Laird and daughter Mary will spend Christmas with their daughter and sister Mrs Ed Stevens at Rehoboth. Mrs Edward McPherson Miss Beatrice Bower and Mr Irving Bloxton visited Dover on Tuesday. Methodist Sunday School children present their Christmas program Monday at 730 PM. Miss Vergie Sparks will spend Christmas in Philadelphia with three sisters and a brother. Private Paul Smith from Langley Field VA is visiting his mother Mrs Bertie Smith.

Ridgely Homemakers Club Harold Hafer Paul Hoffman Noel Maud Sleek Bethlehem Shepherds George Washington Carnegie Endowment For International Peace Dublin Seumas McManus Guatemala Joseph Henry Jackson Hamilton Jay Charles B. Palmer Emma Gelders Sterne Ursula Parrott Norma Patterson Kathleen Norris Elizabeth Coatsworth Lois Montrose Son Howard Spring Helen Topping Miller Ellery Queen Lester Ford Elizabeth Seifert Pecos Zane Grey Ferman’s Grove Homemakers Club Wm, Lynch Lester Brown St. Nicholas Clifton Crouse Barton Melissa Clifton Guthrie Joan Mitchell Charles Barton Frederick Kirsch St. Benedict’s Catholic Church Frederick Mary Woman's Home Missionary Society John Davis Stella Matthews Mary Laird Frank Seward Viola Jones Beatrice Bower Roberta Kershaw Mattie Brumbaugh William Sanger Cordova J. C. Beahm Easton Joseph Rittenhouse Ridgely Church of the Brethren Dover Methodist Sunday School Vergie Sparks Philadelphia Paul Smith Langley Field Virginia Bertie Smith Hillsboro Community Club Queen Anne’s Club Santa Claus C. C. Bramble Annapolis Harry Davis Blanche Brant J. E. Bramble Edgar Blades Mildred Stenger Brown Thawley Harry Messick Wilmington W. A. Holt Joseph Thomas Chester Midh Howard Dodds Baltimore Blades Lulu Beaven Florence Beaven St. John’s Episcopal Church Elwood Blades Wm. Jones Sarah Harris Hendley Beaven New York W. G. Holbrook Frances Bennett H. H. Schauer F. N. Smith W. E. Smith Oron Smith Norman Smith Christine Alan Moore Philadllphia Walter Calloway Elmer Butler Fifer Hospital T. H. Towers B. B. Allen Washington Alex Seiler Goldsboro Road Seiler Seilers Junior Shirt Company Baltimore Shirt Company Lex Simpson Greensboro Volunteer Fire Company Zacharias Greensboro Station Clinton Dorman St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church Tilghman Smith H. L. Cohee W. N. Mitchell Marshalston Del Louis Boyce Laurel Lena Lewis Town Edgar Todd Eddie Michael Ash James Todd Ash Norman Taylor Virginia Laramore Sears, Roebuck and Company Frederick D. Roe Phillips Exeter Academy Exeter N. H F. P. Roe Clara Seward William Wroten Clayton, del

Death notice for Lawrence Adams in Chester area

Word of the death of Lawrence Adams fifty five years old of Chester was received here this week by Caroline County school attendance officer Elizabeth Stone. Adams a native of Andover New Hampshire was killed in the collapse of a building he was working on. He is survived by his widow and two children Elizabeth and Ralph of Chester two sisters Mrs Harley Hopkins of Andover and Mrs Stone of Denton

Lawrence Adams Chester Elizabeth Stone Caroline County Adams Andover N. H Elizabeth Ralph Harley Hopkins Stone Denton

Hillsboro and Queen Anne Club Christmas Party Notes

Hillsboro Community Club welcomed Queen Anne's club guests for a Christmas party with pine and a tree. Santa gave gifts, ice cream cake and coffee were served, and attendees enjoyed a pleasant evening. The Hillsboro party followed a similar spirit with gifts and refreshments.

Queen Anne Shoppers Take Bus Trip to Baltimore

Edgar Blades and Kemp Stewart led a busload of Queen Anne and Hillsboro residents on a Christmas shopping trip to Baltimore on Saturday. About thirty four travelers returned with purchases while clouds loomed. Participants included Clara Price Harvey Rice family Sparks Sharp Blades and Moore among others.

Edgar Blades Kemp Stewart Baltimore Blades Queen Anne Clara Price Harvey Rice Bernard Sparks and Sons Bernard Jr. and Rawley Louise Sharp James Sharp Howard Sharp Rolen Blades Elwood Blades Hillsboro Eleanor Flowers Washington, D. C Lillian Hutchison Nancy Jane Kline Frances Strickland Salisbury Helen Chaires George C. Moore 3d University of Maryland Billy Chaires Washington College Chestertown Clark Ewing Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore Hillsboro Woman's Home Missionary Society Howard Flowers D. M. Lee Ma. Lee Hillsboro-Queen Anne Bryan Moore Downes Sydney Pinder Cordova Dr. Hackett J. C. Taylor Preston Hillsboro M. E M. E. Diggans Mullikin Wilmington

Bloomery Aid Luncheon At Community House

Adams Cross Roads news notes a Bloomery Aid covered dish luncheon set for next Wednesday at 12 45 at the community house. Old Santa will attend and guests are invited to bring a friend. Messages show family visits, Christmas wishes, and a village Christmas entertainment at Bloomery with Santa Monday night.

Bloomery Aid Santa Minnie Altha Adams C. R. Doyle Wilmington John M. Adams Greenwood Philadelphia Bloomery Ira Adams Pennsylvania

Burrsville Church Christmas Services Schedule

Burrsville Wesley M. E. Church announces December 25 events starting at 10 a.m. with Sunday School, 11 a.m. rehearsal for Christmas entertainment, and at 7:30 p.m. the annual Christmas entertainment and treat.

Wesley M. E Burrsville

Preston Christmas party quiet social note

Preston hosts the annual Preston Community Club Christmas gathering at Mrs. John Noble home with games and gift exchanges among members. Little Jane Taylor entertained friends for her birthday. Rev. T L Nugent delivered a WSAL sermon. residents thank donors for stockings and clothing for needy children.

Preston Community Club John Noble Jane Taylor N. E. Taylor Alice Eloise Covey Lois Diana Dulin Dora Mitchell Bernice Taylor Agnes Flaharty Miss Brauchle T. L. Nugent WSAL Salisbury Nugent Fulton Noble Clayton Taylor Preston Beatrice Todd Salisbury Teacher’s College Raymond Todd Henry Beck Denton H. R. Beck Clayton Marie Taylor Baltimore W. E. Collins Grove Dallas Blades Federalsburg East Main Street Francis Holsinger Philadelphia

Sunday School party and local notices in Hobbs

Mrs W G Holbrook hosted a party for the Primary and Intermediate Sunday School classes with games and refreshments. Twenty children attended and gifts were given. Local updates mention Norman Smith recovering from a police injury in Philadelphia and various church notices, visits, anniversaries, and hospital news.

Caroline County Orphans Court Delivers Estates Orders

The Orphans Court of Caroline County met with Judges Towers Handy and Fooks approving and recording actions. Estates mentioned include Harry H Fisher and Joseph S Edwards with inventories, debts, and orders to pay or sell. Probate set for F Wrightson Cooper December 27 1938. Administration granted for Mary Clare Brown and bond filed with notice to creditors.

Orphans’ Court Caroline County Towers Handy Fooks Harry 8 Fisher Joseph S. Edwards Paul Holsinger Harry F. Flaharty F. Wrightson Cooper Alexander W. Bowdle Henry Fuchs John T. Carter Mary Clare Brown William E. Brown

Christmas party highlights in Greensboro and nearby towns

Greensboro Community Club members enjoyed their annual Christmas party with readings, carols, and gifts exchange under a pine tree. The Blue Ribbon Sunday School class at St Pauls M E held a festive event with Santa, dinner, carols, and awards to teachers. The Greensboro Lions Club planned Christmas baskets and noted high theater attendance.

Also Mentioned on This Page

the Local Department M. S. Andrews Denton M. E Margaret Cooper Dorothy Rue Childe Jesus Clokey Elsie Nuttle Christ Concord Church Williston Church of the New Jerusalem Preston Epiphany Mission Denton and St. Benedict’s Church St. Elizabeth’s Church Tuckahoe Adams Cross Roads Hobbs Greensboro Community Club Ralph B. Pritchett N. Alvin Smith Bertha Shull Rudolph Rinner L. Irving Jones Perry Point St. Paul’s M. E. Church Raymond B. Rawlings Martha E. Bickling J. E. Boulais Greensboro Lions Club Riverside Hotel New Theatre Greensboro Baptist Church Kathryn Dolphin Milford Edgar Thawley Susan Thawley
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