Christmas of 1913 in the Vance home invites family reunion
Ira Vance and his wife await Emery's return to their Glen house for Christmas as letters urge family restore. Emery, a city executive, shows cold distance while The Stranger and Dr Amande move into the homefront drama. Eleanor longs for connection as tensions between city life and family lore unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Vance
Emery
Eleanor
Tommy
Bess
Glen
Vance
Vances
Tia
Ess
Kitty Mack
Philip Knox
Amande
Knox
Hess
Whill Darrow
Darrow
Mr. Vance
Mother
The
Miss Mack
Firelight and Furniture Reflections at The Glen
Eleanor Vance returns to New York changed by her visit to The Glen. She contrasts the warm, meaningful atmosphere there with her modern apartment’s emptiness. The story traces her inner questions about love, identity, and the evolving ideals of home and partnership.
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Q House
The
Glen
Eleancr
Elzabeth Vance
Eleanor
Sommers Batteries Best For Any Need
Walkertown shows four year rise to prominence for Sommers Battery Service led by O S Sommers. He is noted as an authority with batteries standardized in the field. The shop features Amoco products for gas, Armstrong and Fisk tires, Delco radios, and 24 hour service for motorists in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walkertown
Sommers
O. S. Sommers
Amoco
Armstrong and Fisk
Delco
Scammers
Queenstown Motor Company Showcases 1937 Hudson Terraplane
Queenstown Motor Company of Queenstown displays 1937 Hudson and Terraplane models in a new showroom. The dealer, active since 1928, promotes Diamond T trucks United States tires Exide batteries Shell products and other brands. Used cars are available with William Crouch's personal guarantee.
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Queenstown
Queenstown Motor Company
Hudson
Terraplane
Terraplanes
Diamond T
United States
Exide
Shell
William Crouch
Medford Grist Mill Covers Whole Region
Henderson residents rely on J. B. Medford’s Trenderson mill for flour and other grist products. The owner’s personal service and regional confidence support the business’s growth and future recognition.
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Medford
Henderson
J. B. Medford
Trenderson
Long and Short Stores Offer Full Family Stock Line
Federalsburg’s Long and Short, Inc. operates as a 31 year old department store on North Main Street with stock for men, women, and children including dry goods, ready-to-wear, shoes, hats, house furnishings, and hardware. Under Frank Short and Lawrence Nichols, the firm employs 12, provides 50 mile delivery, and emphasizes value and one-stop shopping for the district.
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Federalsburg
Long and Short, Inc
North Main Street
Frank Short
Lawrence Nichols
Long
Short, Inc
Rawlings Funeral Home Model of Its Kind in Greensboro
Greensboro based Raymond B. Rawlings heads a 12 year old funeral service, known for impressive facilities and professional conduct. The firm operates two hearses and an ambulance, with a modern building able to accommodate 100 people and equipped preparation rooms reflecting current funeral industry standards.
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Rawlings Funeral Home
Greensboro
Raymond B. Rawlings
Rawlings
Goldsboro Milling Gains Under Marvel
Goldsboro Milling Company has expanded its regional client base and gained community recognition under the leadership of Henry D. Marvel. Established seven years ago as Ingleside Milling, its progress has surged in the past two years, offering mills laying mash, flour, feed, and other items with a focus on service and growth potential.
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Goldsboro
Goldsboro Milling Company
Henry D. Marvel
Ingleside Milling Company
Marvel
Beardsley Heads Goldsboro Milk Company Branch
Cecil Beardsley appointed manager of the Goldsboro branch of the Philadelphia Quaker Maid Milk Company. The firm, five years in operation here, runs three trucks at Goldsboro and twenty eight wagons in Philadelphia, with Henry Israel and William Kodroff directing the firm’s dairy operations.
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Goldsboro
Philadelphia Quaker Maid Milk Company
Cecil Beardsley
Dickinson Street
Philadelphia
Henry Is
New Brick and Tile Has Million Out Put
Easton firm New Brick and Tile Company on Point Road has operated for 15 years with 12 workers year round. It produces common and face brick, about one million bricks annually, delivering within 30 miles of Easton. Directors are J. Ellwood Smith president and general manager and J. Fletcher Clark secretary and treasurer.
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Easton
New Brick and Tile Company
Point Road
J. Ellwood Smith
J. Fletcher Clark
Meintzer Texaco Agent Serves Five Counties Long
J E Meintzer has been the Texaco agent for Talbot Dorchester Queen Annes and Caroline counties for seventeen years. He distributes Texaco Fire Chief gasoline motor oils lubricants greases and kerosene from his Easton South Aurora Street site with 60 000 gallons storage and a four truck fleet supporting a reliable service record.
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Easton
J. E. Meintzer
Texas Oil Company
Talbot
Dorchester
Queen Anne's
Caroline
Texaco
Meintzer
South Aurora Street
Texas
Marvel Is Distributor For Best Brands Beer
Ridgely firm A W Marvel and Sons operates a complete line of carbonated beverages and holds distributor franchises for Yuengling's beer plus Potter and Esslinger's beer. Serving a 40 mile radius, the company emphasizes rapid service and progressive operations after 25 years in business driven by A W Marvel and associates.
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Marvel
Best Brands Beer
Ridgely
A. W. Marvel and Sons
Yuengling
Potter
Esslinger
Talbot Cafe Gains Noted Local Popularity
EASTON Talbot Cafe on West Street attracts both transient and resident customers with friendly service and a wide seafood and steak menu. Open daily from 6 a.m. to midnight six days a week, the cafe owes its success to Joseph Jones’s careful planning and management since May 1935. Beer and ale are among its popular drinks.
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Easton
Talbot Cafe
West Street
Joseph Jones
Quality Poultry Co buys from district in 1935 expansion
Quality Poultry Company of Academy Avenue Federalsburg established in November 1935 and has become a stabilizing element in the local poultry industry. It buys and sells poultry and eggs, acts as an agent for Delaware poultry feed, distributes wholesale and retail, and operates three trucks for call and delivery within a fifty mile radius. Roy Donovan leads the firm, guiding expansion and service quality.
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Federalsburg
Quality Poultry Company
Academy Avenue
Delaware Poultry Feed
Deposit
N. Y
Trict
Roy Donovan
Federalsburr
Power Work Specialty of Dean Electric Co
James E. Dean has grown his electrical contracting business from modest beginnings to prominence over nine years. Private house wiring, plant installation, motor work, and power wiring are offered within a 40 mile radius of Eaton to serve farmers and town residents with high quality service.
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Dean Electric CO
Dean
Eaton
Wright and Co Serves Area In Capable Way
Federalsburg firm J. B. Wright Lumber and Supply Co on East Central Avenue gains praise for management and service. Lumber millwork and hardware sold with added emphasis on high quality concrete blocks shipped to Pennsgrove New Jersey. Family father and son partnership since 1931 noted for steady growth and local impact.
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Wright and CO
Pederalsburg
J. B. Wright Lumber and Supply Company
East Central Avenue
Federalsburg
Wright
Pennsgrove
New Jersey
J. B. Wright
Charles Wright
Wright Store Stock Meets Every Demand
ST. MICHAELS The Wright store, G. K. Wright and Son, Talbot and Chestnut streets, is a leading general store for person, home and farm needs. Since 1918, it has applied business principles and service ideals to offer groceries, fruits and vegetables, salt meats and a comprehensive stock for town and country customers.
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ST. Michaels
G. K. Wright and Son
Talbot and
Chestnut Streets
Wright
Eddington and Son Flour and Chicks Firm of Federalsburg
Federalsburg milling firm W T Eddington and Son on Railroad Avenue celebrates 18 years of operation producing daily 100 barrels of Eddingtons Best flour and supplying flour and seeds within a 25 mile radius. As agent for Hallcross broiler chicks the firm enhances its regional prestige with reliable delivery and farming support.
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Federalsburg
W. T. Eddington and Son
Railroad Avenue
Eddington
Hallcross Broiler
Matthews Known Expert In Sheet Metal Work
Easton based firm led by C Albert Matthews with 15 years of sheet metal experience offers cornice work roofing spouting and related services. Serving within 35 miles he emphasizes skilled staff and client satisfaction as the trade standard.
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Matthews
Easton
C. Albert Matthews
Brookletts Avenue
Miles View Exchange Is Best For Boatmen
Newcomb Miles View Boat Exchange earns praise for five years of service and nine year veteran Leonard Hunt. The Dodge boats agent offers runabouts and utilities and a full line of used craft. The firm promises top options for pleasure and fishing boats.
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Newcomb
Miles View Boat Exchange
Leonard Hunt
Dodge Boats
The
Hunt Exchange
Eckstorm Feeds Wide Range Serving Stevensville Area
J W Eckstorm of Stevensville offers a broad stock of farm needs with Purina feeds as a top seller. He serves poultry raisers with Purina quality and added a new feed grinder for custom service. Farm accessories and coal are part of his daily offerings.
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Stevensville
J. W. Eckstorm
Purina
Eckstorm
Brown Stocks Best In Hardware Field
Greensboro hardware store leader John C Brown, who took charge 12 years ago, built on the 1912 firm founded by W L Longfellow by offering complete stock and superior service. The store serves home and farm needs with binders mowers plows seeds and builder items in abundant supply.
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Greensboro
John C. Brown
Brown
W. L. Longfellow
Brown Aided by Wife in Preston Pharmacy
Preston report notes William E. Brown runs a Main Street pharmacy with a well stocked counter and careful compounding. His wife prepares all foods at the lunch counter and aids in pleasing customers, credited as key to the success since opening last October. Brown brings 42 years of pharmacy experience from Maryland and Delaware.
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Preston
William E. Brown
Maryand
Delaware
Brown
Used Car Exchange Offers Real Guarantee in Easton
Used Car Exchange on Higgins Street Easton promotes a real guarantee like new cars. Barnes Reid runs the nine year old used car business offering a large stock of used and repossessed vehicles with cash or budget plan options. Open daily 7 30 a m to 6 p m with Saturday hours until 9 p m.
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Easton
Used
Higgins Street
Barnes Reid
Reid
the Mart
Caroline County Bank Promotes Saving For All
Greensboro bank invites wage earners and all income levels to save with a small opening deposit. Founded 1902, the bank has paid three 10 percent dividends and is led by W. W. Goldsborough president, A. W. Brumbaugh VP, and T. C. Horsey cashier guiding its service oriented mission.
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Greensboro
Caroline County Bank
Main Street
W. W. Goldsborough
A. W. Brumbaugh
T. C. Horsey
Spencer Re Builds Any Type Of Motor
Doncaster-on-the-Miles engine expert Earle T. Spencer runs a renowned maintenance yard and shop for 16 years rebuilding repairing and converting boat engines. He oversees all work personally serving fishing craft operators and yacht owners and even converts airplane engines for boat use.
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Doncaster-On-The-Miles
Earle T. Spencer
Spencer
Easton
Queen Anne Flour Favors Local Market Leader
H W Sewell of Queen Anne has grown his flour business to respected status after 25 years in the field. His Queen Anne brand has stood for quality for 17 years, with recent additions expanding service within a 20 mile radius and broadening offerings to commercial feeds.
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Queen Anne
H. W. Sewell
Sewell
Wilson Reads Well Known Dry Cleaners Centreville
Centreville Dry Cleaners on Liberty Street offers tailoring and valet services. Under M. B. Wilson for two years the shop provides made to measure suits, pressing, repairing, cleaning, and dyeing. Wilson is noted for fur work as well, serving many women in the area.
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Centreville
Centreville Dry Cleaners
Liberty Street
M. B. Wilson
Wilson
Cohen Son Leads In Easton Field In Parts Trade
Cohen and Son of 426 East Dover Street Easton is cited as a standout in the junk yard and used parts industry. Founded in 1910 by Jacob W Cohen the firm has expanded under Louis A Cohen now admitted to the firm. The stock includes iron scrap metal beams structural steel machinery parts and a vast list of parts for American cars. Heavy machinery for canneries and erecting structural steels are also parts of the business.
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Easton
Jacob W. Cohen
Cohen
Meekins Meat Market Serves Maryland Peninsula
Greensboro shop run by John R. Meekins showcases fine viands with sausage and scrapple made on site. Former American Stores manager turned proprietor 15 years ago, offering fresh meats and a full line of groceries to appeal to the peninsula housewife.
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Greensboro
John R. Meekins
Wilmington
Meekins
Maryland
Bear Stocks Best In Clothing Line
Ridgely store of Samuel Bear on Main Street has earned a tri county clientele with 38 years in the field. The Bear clothing house offers men women and children wear and novelties, drawing customers from Talbot Caroline and Queen Annes counties.
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Ridgely
Samuel Bear
Main Street
Talbot
Caroline
Queen Anne's
Bear
Reese Shows 1907 Chevrolet Styles in St Michaels
Chevrolet introduces a complete new line praised for combining features of larger cars with unique traits. J B Reese and Son on Talbot Street showcase the models drawing wide favor in St Michaels. The dealer stocks Atlantic White Flash gasoline Atlantic motor oils Lee tires and Edison batteries with a full service department ready to meet customers needs.
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ST. Michaels
Chevrolet
J. B. Reese and Son
Talbot Street
Reese
Atlantic
Atlantic Motor Oils
Lee
Edison
Junior Shirt Corp 15 big aid to town
Greensboro company Junior Shirt Corporation has long supported local growth, employing 70 workers and providing shirts for men and boys. Joseph Fish, its president, actively backs community development and regional progress.
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Junior Shirt Corp
Greensboro
Junior Shirt Corporation
Joseph Fish
Cox Knows Demands Of His Clientele
Easton item profiles Robert D. Cox of Eas ton Aurora Street as an electrical contractor with 25 years in the trade. He specializes in house wiring and has completed church, industrial plant and warehouse projects. He and two electricians with a helper work under his personal supervision.
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Easton
Robert D. Cox
Aurora Street
Cox
Poole's Men and Boys Wear in Federalsburg
Federalsburg on North Main Street features Clinton S. Poole’s men and boys furnishings store known for stock and prompt service. Over 20 years the business built a wide client base with Florsheim and Friendly Five shoes, ready-to-wear menswear, and a full ladies’ line of shoes and hosiery.
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Federalsburg
Clinton S. Poole
Harmony Service Sta Lives Up To Name
J. L. Todd combines Harmony Service Station and Harmony general store under one management. The station, favored by district motorists and out-of-town owners, offers Sinclair products with Goodyear tires and lubrication. The dual enterprise, launched two years ago, is described as a commanding local business with a broad range of meats, groceries, hardware, and home items.
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Harmony
J. L. Todd
Todd
New Jersey
Trenton
Sinclair
Goodyear
William F Howeth Stocks Best In Line
William F Howeth of Wittman builds a strong reputation in the lumber trade through diverse stock and attentive service. His firm operates offices warehouses and yard on about an acre, with two thirds used for covered storage and a delivery commitment within ten miles via a direct contract with his son for hauling.
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Wittman
William F. Howeth
Howeth
Howeth Enterprise
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Darwin Myers
Eleanor Vance
New York
the Glen
Elizabeth
Crouch
Peninsula
Goldsboro Milling
Beardsley IN Charge OF
Milk CO
Rael
William Kodroff
Beardsley
Mr. Beardsley
Meintzer Texaco
A.W. Marvel
Quality Poultry CO
Eddington & Son
Miles View Exchange
Preston Pharmacy
Caroline Co. Bank
Cohen & Son
Men's & Boys
Poole
Harmony Service Sta
Sewspace
Pepre
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