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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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