Denton and Hillsboro Week of Community Events
Local notices promote church services, farm meetings, and a John Deere day at Clark Motor Co. with two feature talking pictures. WPA project work along West Denton Causeway continues, while a dress school and a civic Legion ceremony draw regional participation and attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. K. Newnam
Williston
Liden
John Deere
Sheppard and Son
Murphy
Clark Motor Co
Hillsboro
Helen Shelby
Edwin Thawley
WPA
West Denton Causeway
Denton Park
Richard H. Williams, Jr
Baltimore
Gerald M. Pine
Denton
Ladies Aid Hall
Greensboro
University of Maryland
Bessie M. Spafford
John Stevenson
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
J. Hudson Taylor
J. A. Beck
G. W. Beck
C. C. Deen
W. B. Deen
Clement Drake
Henry W. Hughes
Gustav Good
H. E. Holsinger
D.W. Davis
H. H. Bieck
Albert H. Carrill
Harrison E. Young
United States Civil Service Commission
Postmaster General
Secretary of the
Board of Civil Service Examiners
Washington, D. C
Federalsburg
American Legion
Salisbury
Maryland
Cambridge
R. J. Sheffer
Hyattsville
Ray Murphy
Ed. Mulrooney
Department of Delaware
Charles S. Houck, Jr
Department of Maryland
Charles Sargent
Veterans’ Administration
Jonathan E. Wheatley
Wilmington Social Roundup May Highlight Visits and Guests
Miss Katherine Montague of Wilmington stayed with her parents the Montagues. The Sewing Circle met at Miss Catherine Melvin’s home. Mrs Bella Richards of Wilmington visited her parents. C H Bickling of Wilmington visited Dora Melvin’s family. Frank Scull of Wilmington visited H H Hudson. Ella Satterfield traveled to Marcus Hook midweek. Elma Harman of Dover visited Dora Melvin. Anna Stubbs of Harrington visited the Stubbs home. Jacob Melvin spent Sunday with Wilmington friends. John Pritchett is on the sick list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Montague
Wilmington
T. A. Montague
Catherine Melvin
Bella Richards
John Pritchett
C. H. Bickling
Dora Melvin
Frank Scull
H. H. Hudson
Ella Satterfield
Marcus Hook
Elma Harman
Dover
Anna Stubbs
Harrington
W. E. Stubbs
Jacob Melvin
Memorial Park
Central Avenue
Breyer
Civic Club
Elmer Hoffman
Paul Hoffman
J. S. Fifer
William Marvel
Beatrice Bower
Frank Simon
Edward MacPherson
Edward Pearsaul
Virginia Jarrell
Elsie Ebling
G. L. Wilson
Legislative Committee
Townsend
Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
O. B. Reed
George Washington
Wescott Porter
Charles Hammond
Graham Porter
Hayden Station
Remur
Ridgely
Jas. Wilson
Franklin
Elsie
Elsmere
Del
Frank Klotz
E. L. MacPherson
W.O. Nickerson and Son
Milldred Parsons
Snow Hill
MacPherson
Harvey Holsinger
Mrs. Ashcraft
Camden
Fred Bowdle
Alan Temple
Delia Friedell
David Mitchell
Stark
Chester
Dorothy Perkins
Preston
Harrson I H Holsinger
David Holsinger
Linwood Jarrell
Greensboro
C. B. Reed
Corkran
Trappe
Bowdle
Easton
Frank Flounders
William Rieck
William Raleigh
St. John’s College
Annapolis
Albert Saulsbury
William Rickards
Elizabeth Wilson
Newport
John Lynch
Pocamoke City
PB. J. Crass
Frances Bickling
Fred Flounders
Chestertown
Ralph Callahan
Queenstown
Margaret Swing
Louise Wilson
Expression of thanks for aid after father's death
A family extends sincere gratitude to everyone who assisted by word or deed at the time of their father and husband's death, acknowledging help and support during their bereavement.
Marshy Hope Creek snagging starts flood control work
Work to clear Marshy Hope Creek as an initial flood control project has begun after $26,254 was allocated. The effort, aided by WPA funds, follows long delays due to technicalities and a prior million dollar flood loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Creek
Thomas H. Chambers
William H. Elliott
WPA
Easton
T. Alan Goldsborough
House Committee On Merchant Marine, Radio and Fisheries
House
Goldsborough
Maryland
The
Methodist Protestant Church
Denton
E. A. Sexsmith
Baltimore
Christ
EF. T. Read
W. H. Litsinger
Chestertown
Hobbs
State Roads Commission
Young People Day Observed by Denton Church
Denton M P Church marks Young Peoples Day on the first Sunday in February with a morning message The Messiah's Manifesto and an evening program led by Elwood Johnson featuring Miss Temple Ackerman and Robert Moore A 6 45 p m Christian Endeavor is planned Also social events and a quarterly conference update noted at Concord and Epiphany churches with lay leaders named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Moore
Mildred Woodrow
Dorothy Shockley
Louise Schlegel
Ellwood Johnson
Christian Endeavor
Missionary
Milton S. Andrews
Denton Methodist Episcopal Church
E. €. Hallman
Dover
Wilmington
Walter Sparklin
Delmar
Del
Concord
Nina Lee Wheatley
Epworth League
Philip Wheatley
Epiphany
Mission
Preston
F. W. Kirwan
Mrs E Dukes Celebrates 53rd Birthday At Home
Mrs E Dukes entertained friends Wednesday afternoon for her fifty third birthday with refreshments at three thirty. Guests departed wishing her many more happy birthdays. Mr and Mrs Harold Dew and daughter Virginia and son Stewart visited nearby. Mr and Mrs Harvey Patrick of Laurel Delaware called on Mrs A Prager. Mr and Mrs Joseph Worm entertained relatives from Preston last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Dukes
Harold Dew
Virginia
Stewart
M. J. Sall
Harvey Patrick
Laurel, del
A. Prager
Joseph Worm
Preston
Memorial Park tree plantings fuel Memorial Park expansion
Weekly Ridgely News Letter notes plans to plant memorial trees in Memorial Park and extend the park from Central Avenue to Breyer's Milk Plant. Civic Club will host a bake sale on Saturday February 8 to cover costs with donations urged.
January Ladies Aid Meeting at Choptank
The January meeting of the Ladies Aid of the M. P. Church in Choptank was well attended though several members are wintering in other cities. The next gathering will be February dth at Mrs. O. C. Blades home to decide the initial quilt pattern for 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid of
M. P. Church
Choptank
O. C. Blades
Death Rites for Local Residents Highlight Obituary Page
John Stevens of Hickman dies after six months of illness at home. Funeral held at Concord. Survivors include five sons and two daughters from two marriages. Separate notices record funeral services for Rachel Collison of Denton and Lenora Ireland of Centreville, both linked to local families and churches. Oliver Preston Chambers of Denton to be buried there after passing at the county home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stevens
Caroline County
Hickman
Concord
Gootee Stevens
Andersontown
Mary C. Smith
J. Ralph Stevens
John L.land Gootee
Elizabeth Thawley
Andrew Thawley
Denton
F. W. Stevens
Alverta Ross
iJohn
Mary Smith Stevens
Sallie Hignatt
C. C. Stevens
Olin Stevens
Rachel Collison
Carl Collison
Union Methodist Protestant
Burrsville
Thomas J. Turkington
Denton Methodist Protestant Church
Centreville
W. Edgar Ireland
Federalsburg
Fred Quimby
Charles H. Ireland
J. W. Eckstorm
Stevensville
M. F. Blunt
Grasonville
Chambers
Merchants to Protest Sales Tax on Eastern Shore
Retail merchants from Maryland's Eastern Shore plan a mass meeting on February 6 at 2 PM in the Wicomico Hotel ballroom to oppose a proposed sales tax ahead of the March state legislative session. Speakers include Walter Bachrach and L. C. Odhner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Salisbury Retail Merchants Asociation
Wicomico Hotel
Walter Bachrach
Maryland Anti- Sales Tax Association
L. C. Odhner
New Jersey Repeal Association
Bachrach
Odhner
New Jersey
I. L. Benjamin
Retail Merchants Association
Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter Recaps Local Visits
Social notes from Hillsboro and nearby towns list visits and guests. Mr and Mrs J Lawrence Wright host at supper with families from Greensboro Dover and Easton. Community Club to meet February 3. Local residents reported ill or convalescent with a few hospital and visiting mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Lawrence Wright
Rolen Blades
Billy
J. Jump
Sam Jewell
Wilson Jump
Greensboro
Lee Clark
Jacky
Dover
Del
Tuckahoe Neck
Clara Price
Queen Anne
John Mandrell
Easton
Mary Cooper
Mildred Gale
Edgar Blades
Hillsboro
James Sherwood
Mary Virginia Sherwood
William Sherwood
Frances Fisher
Irma Sawyer
Willow Grove
Harry Fisher
Harry Hubbard
Ralph A. Thompson
Charles Jarrell
George Ford
Francis Fleming
Jean
Wye Mills
Sadie Wathers
Beatrice Bowers
Ridgely
Kate Clark
Denton
I. T. Sparklin
Frank Seward
Ella Jump
H. M. Thompson
Queen Anne Services At St Pauls Church
Queen Anne and Hillsboro community notes from St Pauls Church include morning and evening services with Mr Fossett preaching, a midweek discussion on Is it Wrong to Doubt, and a youth program on Christianity and the Automobile. A combined Boy Scout troop was organized. Emmett Barton named Scoutmaster and William Sherwood assistant. Social visits follow with local families and convalescence news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Church
Queer Anne
Fossett
Dora Sewell
Queen Anne
Hillsboro
St. Paul's
Church House
Emmett Barton
Wm. Sherwood
Roy Hopkins
Miriam
Mildred Gale
C. L. Fossett
Howard Eley
Charles Owens
Baltimore
Ormond Andrew
Denton
Carrolls and guests visit Grove group
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Carroll hosted week end guests from Georgetown and Wilmington Delaware including Mr. Eugene Carroll, Mr. Nelson Carroll, Mrs. Dorothy Otwell, and Miss Gertrude Carroll. Miss Frances Lane visited Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Butler and partly with grandfather John R. Butler. The Harmony M. P. Church quarterly conference is set for Saturday February 1 at 2 00 p m with Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Taylor visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lee Taylor Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Carroll
Eugene Carroll
Georgetown
Del
Nelson Carroll
Dorothy Otwell
Gertrude Carroll
Wilmington
Frances Lane
Walter Butler
John R. Butler
Harmony M. P
Clayton Taylor
Lee Taylor
Adams Cross Roads Social Notes Recap
Adams Cross Roads residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend. Fred and Mrs Fountain and Edgar Fountain of Hickman were guests, while John Adams and Charles Adams of Wilmington visited Earl Robinson. Several local families hosted or called on friends, including 4-H Live Wire Club host Virginia Horsey, and visits by Trica, Adams, and Johnson families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Fountain
Philadelphia
Edgar Fountain
Hickman
John Adams
Charles Adams
Wilmington
Earl Robinson
Louis B. Dennis
Virginia Horsey
Harrison Trica
Earl Adams
al Johnson
J. W. Johnson
Charlie Adams
Alvin Seely
American Corner Guests Share Sunday Visits
Misses Hilda and Norma Lee Daffin Florence and Pauline Patchett and Ollie Anna Howard were guests of Misses Nora Lydia and Pearl Garman on Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Howard and daughter and Mr. Henry Garman and daughters visited at the Linaweaver home on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Smith, their children and Mr. G L Griffith spent the afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Medford Walls and family. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Towers visited the Will Andrew, Sr. family on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burke spent Sunday evening with the Glas Smith family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda
Norma Lee Daffin
Florence
Pauline Patchett
Ollie Anna Howard
Nora
Lydia
Pearl Garman
Owen Howard
Henry Garman
Wedding Invitations Printed With Care and Neatness
Local printers unveil wedding invitations and announcements printed with careful craft and neat presentation, signaling elegant notices for couples planning ceremonies and receptions.
P T A Meeting Canceled For February In Preston
A Preston school notice states there will be no February P T A meeting due to interior painting. The report lists recent social events and visits including casts for Nicette in English and French, dinners, parties, skating on Linchester pond, and weekend trips involving local residents and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicette
Patty Payne
Lillie Plutschak
Frances Rosebrook
Madame Bouvard
Thomas Mundt
Anatole
Josephine Gallagher
Dr. Bardais
Preston Osteen
Capdenae
Alva Lee Hollis
Paul van Dyke
Wilmington
van Dyke
Hickman
Max Chambers
Bridge
Wm. Wrightson
Baltimore
J. L. Gallagher
James
Victor Dean
Federalsburg
Linchester
Old Mill Inn
Kenneth Fooks
E. L. Fooks
J. L. Patchett
Clarence Crippen
Hurtock
J. F. Led
Community meeting aids Hobbs Club activities in Denton
A organization meeting for helping officers with club activities convened at the Denton Court House last Friday afternoon. Attending were Mrs H H Nuttle president and Mrs L H Thomas secretary of the Andersontown Hobbs Homemakers Club. Other local visits included Mrs F N Smith entertaining the Ladies Aid and various residents visiting relatives across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Denton
H. H. Nuttle
Andersontown Hobbs Homemakers’ Club
L. H. Thomas
F. N. Smith
Esther
Sue
Kirwin
Oron Smith
Bill Smith
Salisbury
L. Hopkins Thomas
Bernard Hopkins
R. B. Jones
Dickerton
Harry J. Nuttle
Dickinson College
Andersontown
B. B. Allen
O. J. Chaffinch
Frances Ben-nett
Wilmington
Wilson Smith
Federalsburg
Burt Smith
Christian Endeavor
H. B. Frater
David Clopper
Courage to Climb Out of a Hole
The story follows a poor mill worker’s son who, through self education and a chance scholarship, overcomes poverty and ignorance. Despite setbacks like misspelled letters and long travels, he wins a professor’s chair and inspires hundreds of graduates who call him Dad. He emphasizes persistence over whining.
Barn Door Slams Echo Through Winter Wind
A barn door slams daily in ferocious winter wind, its loud clamor outpacing local gossip and stirring the town with persistent, harsh noise.
Greensboro Widow Mrs Thornton Dies After Paraly sis
Mrs Nancy Ellen Thornton widow of Wilson A Thornton died Sunday at 2 am from paralysis after a brief illness. She was 72, lifelong in Greensboro, a devout Christian and member of St Pauls M E Church. Surviving are five sons, two daughters in law, a grandson Jack, a sister and several brothers. Funeral at St Pauls with Interment in Greensboro cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Ellen Thornton
Wilson A. Thornton
John
Mary Ann Baynard
Greensboro
Jack
St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church
Frank
Lawrence
Chester
W. Thomas
Clinton B
Wallace
Annie Edwards
James Baynard
John Baynard
Ridgely
William Baynard
St. Paul's ‘Methodist Episcopal Church
T. F. Beauchamp
D. W. Charlton
Cordova Baptist Church
Molly Perry
Daniel Perry
Kent General Hospital
Dover
Baltimore
Ivy Donaway
Mary Sue Perry
Elia F. Saunders
Sarah Sipple
Robert H. Greenlee
Felton
William J. Greenlee
Hollandsville
David C. Greenlee
Goldsboro
Milford
Del
G. Walter Riddleberger
Reese
Summerfield
Denton
Mary C. Knox
Pearl Luff
Wilmington
Samuel Carey
Greenwood
Greensboro Baptist Church
Mary Garrett
Greensboro Cemetery
Oscar Hurd
Olive
Thurman Paswaters
Billie
George McCreary
Bradford Turner
Turner
Marshall Hutson
Anne
Harold Alexander
Claymont
Samuel Pinalli
Elmira
N. Ythose
Nancy Thornton
Frank Hansbury
Barratt’s Chapel
Clinton Thornton
Lawrence Thornton
Daniel Wells
Linwood
David Boyce
Michael Ash
Carl Nichols
Ruthanna Shulties
Henderson
Tilghman Whitby
Arlie Dingledine
Oscar Nichols
Sallie Nichols
Clayton and Smyrna
Rachel Hurd
Cora
T. C. Curry
Bridgeville
Lydia A. Dobson
H. F. Silver
Georgia Swann
Frank Meredith
Paul Shultie
Noble Sipple
Clifford Bowman
Record Cold Ends January with Heavy Rainfall
U S Weather Bureau at Ridge ly reports ten days of low temperatures in late January. The mercury fell to 6 degrees below zero on the 23rd and daily minimums ranged from 7 above to 15. Rainfall for January totaled 3.46 inches above normal and 66.35 inches for 1915, about 15.23 inches above normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Weather Bureau
Ridgely
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the Local Department
Goucher Club
Eastern Shore
Naomi Riches
Goucher College
Goucher
Riches
England
E. P. Whittington
W. F. Sterling
Crisfield
Frank Lewis
Willards
Estelle Leonard
Wilbert Merriken
B. C. Willis
Mary Sue Johnson
E. P. Baylor, Jr
Charles Skirven
Maria Ellegood
Sidney J. Ward
Walter Phillips
Florence D. Elwood
Helen C. Wootten
Golden College “Y" Club
Collegiate
Samuel Johnson
Palmer Camegys
George Jones
Paul Uhrig
James Wallace
Charles Bacon
Leonard Donohoe
Harold Doto
E. V. Downes
Howard Elliott
William Landing
Alfred Shannon
Harry Tingle
Circle
Alfred Lloyd
Thomas Shannon
Marie Deane
T. Shannon
G. Jones
P. Comegys
P. Uhrig
Edward Favinger
Eugenia Avenue
Mary
Linwood Andrews
Walter Favinger
Eastern Shore Society
Baltimore City
Southern Hotel
Albert Burns
Southey F. Miles
Alexander Hardcastle
Percy G. Skirven
Edward D. Martin
Charles C. Duke
John Sharpe Dickinson
United States
Dickinson
Philips Lee Goldsborough
Newman Rekards
Washington
Charles H. Rickards
Lawrence E. Lynch
Florida
Virgil Moore
Robert
New Theatre
Emily G. Swiss
Edna Shipman
C. C. Ball
Falls Church
Smithson
Twin Towns
Tuckahoe
Adams Cross Roads
John F. Cowan
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