Local ads and notices fill Denton news page
The page lists farm and home ads from R H Stafford and M K Newnam offering hay seed and furniture. Dissolution sale of J L Everngam and Son begins February 5 with goods like white goods shoes and clothing. Community notices include Legion meeting at Court House, Epworth League events, and church bake sales. Weather notes report eight degrees below zero and rough dirt roads. Funeral obituary: Ralph Smith formerly of Denton found dead in Philadelphia. survived by wife and sisters.
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Journal
R. H. Stafford
M. K. Newnam
M. K. Newnam’s
J. L. Everngam & Son
Timothy Hay
J. L. Everngam and Son
Clover
Alsyke
Timothy
Caroline Post
American Legion
Court House
K. Newnam
Epworth League of
Denton
M. E. Church
Lidens Community Club
Ladies Aid of
Hickman M. E. Church
Theis
National
Denton Court House
Atwater Kent
M. E. Newnam
Ford Garage
McCormick-Deering
New Idea
John Deere
Emma B. Cashe
Queen Anne
Boy Scouts of
Market Street
John F. McNulty
The
WFBR
Legion
McNulty
Legionnaires
Maryland
House
Representative Goldsborough
Democratic National Congressional Campaigns Committee
Goldsborough
National Congressional Committee
Ralph Smith
Philadelphia
Smith
Swift and Company
Mary Bauman
Robert Blackistone
Personal and social notes from Denton society events
Mr and Mrs Walter Howard celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with gifts and a diamond ring from the husband. Some Maryland relatives could not attend due to snow. Mr Howard, a Hyde native, settled in Caroline county and served 12 years on the Republican State Central Committee. Numerous social events follow, including a dinner for Mr and Mrs T Wesley Bullock, Billy Jump's sixteenth birthday, and a series of visits and meetings across Denton, Showell and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Howard
Mr. Howard
Maryland
Hyde
England
Caroline County
Sarah M. Andrews
Lacy Murphy
Denton
Sarah Murphy
Howard
Republican State Central Committee
Frank Doerr
T. Wesley Bullock
Dorsey Nichols
H. Edward Wheatley
Charley P. Wright
F. T. Wright
Louise
Billy Jump
Austin Eaton
Queen Anne
Vincent Love
Robert Irwin
Norman Irwin
Wilbert Cawley
Mary Fountain
Norma Lee Stevens
Frinda Morris
Elizabeth Ellwanger
Cathell Harris
Billy
Robert D. Blackistone
Mary Bauman
Lansdowne, Pa
Ralph Smith
Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church
Salisbury
Elias W. Nuttle
Chestertown
Nuttle
Henning
Coulbourn
Carolinas
G. H. Rue
Elizabeth R. Helmbold
Showell
Truitt
Caroline County Farm Bureau Association
P. W. Downes
Marion Downes
Fred R. Owens
Percy Bittle
Ingleside
Denton M. E. Church
Martha E. McCleery
Vernon Norwood
Windsor Hills
Baltimore
Ernest Harris
Eldred Lord
Lansdale
Eloise Thawley
University of Maryland
Verte Cahall
Annie Satterfield
Harrington
Lizzie
Emma Clark
M. K. Newnam
Richmond
J. Roland Chaffinch
Laura Melvin
Wm. Bullock
S. Robert Fleetwood
Mary M. Mowbray
J. Ernest Downes
Sallie Covey
Edward Brown
Bridgeville
Del
Winfield Nichols
Dessert Bridge
Church Notices Highlight Community Sermons and Lectures
Local churches call men to attend services at Denton and surrounding parishes. February 3 features the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper at Denton Methodist Episcopal Church with an evening sermon by Pastor Milton S. Andrews. Dr. George W. Humphreys will lecture February 12 on Washington and Lincoln. Lincoln's Birthday lecture is sponsored by the Men's Bible Class and includes Rotary Club sponsorship in Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Methodist Episcopal Church
Milton S. Andrews
Lincoln
George W. Humphreys
Asbury Church
Salisbury
Washington
Dr. Humphreys
Denton
Humphreys
Rotary Club
John R. Edwards
New York
M. P
Christian Endeavor
Caroline
Thawley’s
Hobbs
Burrsville
Harry Porter
Shining Stars
Epworth League
M. S. Andrews
Concord M. E
Church of the New Jerusalem
Preston
Williston Community
Epiphany Mission
Templeville Church Service Amid Snowbound Roads
Services at Antioch M. E. Church on Sunday February 8 include Sunday School at 10 a.m. and a sermon by Rev. R. G. Connor at 11 a.m. Roads are snowbound causing no school. Locals and visitors share Sunday visits, with residents and relatives listed among attendees and social calls continuing in the snowbound community.
Andersontown Hobbs Home Makers Club Meets at Church
The Andersontown Hobbs Home Makers Club will meet in the church house Concord next Thursday afternoon February 7. Miss Spafford expects to be present and full attendance is desired. Several local residents visit or host guests this week.
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Andersontown-Hobbs Homemakers Club
Church House
Concord
Spafford
J. R. Chaffinch
Louise
J. R. Ricards
B. B. Allen
O. J. Chaffinch
Sherman Hubbard
W. E. Hubbard
Harry J. Nuttle
Dickinson College
H. H. Nuttle
T. B. Frazier
John Bonney
Harvey Lord
W. IH. Lord
Walter Lord
W. H. Lord
Jwm. H. Lord
Weather notebook recalls brutal January cold snap
The text recounts ten days of severe winter in late January with rain sleet and snow on the 23rd a low of 22 degrees and a drop to 8 below by the 28th. It notes 5 day highs of 21 to 29 degrees and a 2 inch snowfall on the 26th, then February opens with 2 below and forecasts mixed hopes and fears based on past records. Groundhog sees a new forecast era.
Recreational event and community notices in Ridgely
The County Recreation Association plans a recreational evening in Ridgely on Friday February 15 at 730 pm with host group Concord. New officers will be elected at a short intermission after a postponed business meeting. Also plans for the March 1 2 Recreational Institute in Denton are announced for those 16 and over.
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The
County Recreation Association
Ridgely
H. H. Nuttle
Concord Group
Denton
Jackson
Joseph Snowberger
Elijah Dean, Jr
Ruthsburg
Beulah Thomas
Elijah Dean
Alda
Calvin
Ruthbury
Willie
Linwood
Mabel Dean
Dulin Covey
Willoughby
Thomas Hollingsworth
Queen Anne
Randall
Denton Cemetery
Samuel Thomas
M. H. Thomas
Katherine Elizabeth Fooks
E. Hanee Fooks
Snow Iill
Annapolis
Marion
Steel Scientist
Norton-Lilly Co
Steel Ranger
Church of the Brethren
Bridgewater College
H. T. Huffman
Paul Shifler
Rufus B. King
Jesse H. Ziegler
Edward Stephens
Edward, Jr
Chincoteague
H. B. Laird
Stephens
Wallop’s Island
Jumptown
Albert White
Zeto
Ridgely Volunteer Fire Company
J. William Davis
Linwood Jarrell
A. O. Saulsbury
William Jarrell
Ord Raleigh
Paul Hoffman
John Hoffman
Ellen Hoffman
Charles Hoffman
Pottstown
Larry Abbott
Swing Pearsaul
Philadelphia
E. F. Pearsaul
D. Thompson Swing
Lawrence Wilson
Church Furnace
Church House
Leon Ross
Harlan Harrington
I. E. Mason
Ernest Jones
Bear’s Store
Weaver Jones
Chester
R. R. Lane
Milton Yerkes
Laurel
Del
L. I. Jones
Greensboro
Frank Flounders
Frank Stevens
Wilmington
J. M. Ludwig
City Hospital
Baltimore
Paul Hemmons
J. W. Mitchell
Luke Andrews
J. E. Morris
Orem Cecil
Centreville
New York
T. W. Jones
Lee Jefferson
Federalsburg
Mrs Tannah Cooksey Shipman dies at 78 in Denton
Mrs Tannah Cooksey Shipman widow of Rev Stephen P Shipman died at her Denton home last Tuesday after a long illness. Daughter of William and Mary Cooksey of Waterford Virginia she aided church work during her husband’s pastorates. Survived by daughter Edna Shipman two sons Willard and Stephen two grandchildren two great grandchildren and sister Corrie Ball. Funeral held at home yesterday at 2 pm conducted by Rev Milton S Andrews with burial in Denton cemetery.
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Tannah Cooksey Shipman
Stephen P. Shipman
Wilmington
Methodist Episcopal Church
Denton
Greensboro
Ladies’ Aid
Shipman
Milton S. Andrews
Denton Methodist Episcopal Church
Denton Cemetery
Hillsboro and Surroundings Social Roundup
Hillsboro residents hosted and visited friends across Maryland and Delaware. Oswell Callahan and Sydney Pinder joined Louise Blades in Hillsboro while Edwin Gale from Wilmington spent the weekend with Everett Gale. Pearly Sparklin's sister Pearl hosted, and Federalsburg relatives were visited by Norman Clark and Bernard Kibler. The Hillsboro Community Club plans a February 4 meeting. Mary Rowe hosted a Silver Tea. Frank Fleming visited his daughter in Washington. Lorain Lane returned from Queenstown to help a sick brother. Charley Harvey visited Alday Hanley.
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Oswell Callahan
Wye Mills
Sydney Pinder
Queen Anne
Louise Blades
Edwin Gale
Wilmington
Del
Everett Gale
Garrettson Smith
Carney’s Point
N. J
Pearl Sparklin
Norman Clark
Bernard Kibler
Federalsburg
Hillsboro
Betty Eley birthday party lights Queen Anne
Last Saturday from two to five Mrs. Howard Eley hosted Betty Eley fourth birthday for town children. Guests included Patsy Moore Dolly Chairs Stanley Curry Jr Wm Alan Curry Jr Reginald Gibson Jake Gibson Jr Eloise Morgan Earl Howard Morgan Bonnie Barton Joyce Barton and more. Also note funeral of Elijah Dean Jr in Ruthbury Tuesday. Isabelle Barton and Hazel Eaton guests of Ruth Reynolds. Mrs Harry Clark ill.
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Howard Eley
Betty
Patsy Moore
Dolly
Stanley
Alan Curry
Howard Pinder
Lloyd Fleming Jr
Reginald Gibson
Jake Gibson Jr
Eloise
Earl Howard Morgan
Bonnie
Joyce Barton
Elijah Dean Jr
Ruthbury
Dean
Harry Rutter
Harold Jump
Thurman Covey
Ida Mane Sneed
Wilmington
Isabelle Barton
Baltimore
Hazel Eaton
Ruth Reynolds
Harry Clark
Safety tips for winter sledding from Keystone club
The Keystone Automobile Club of Maryland urged police, parents and motorists to curb sledding hazards. Albert Buckley called for rope-off low-traffic streets for sledding and adult supervision for young children, plus motorists to stay vigilant at intersections.
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Keystone Automobile Club of
Maryland
Albert K. Buckley
Maryland births exceed deaths in 1934 by six thousand six hundred thirty one
A Maryland health report shows 1934 births at 27 584 with 21 521 white and 6 063 colored and 20 953 deaths with 16 069 white and 4 884 colored. Infant deaths totaled 1 901 and most deaths were among 45 to 64 year olds. Diseases of middle and old age caused 11 110 deaths. heart and kidney diseases, cancer, cerebral hemorrhage and diabetes were leading killers. Tuberculosis typhoid and diphtheria deaths declined from 1933 to 1984 and the report urges regular medical exams and doctor supervision to improve adult health and prolong life.
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Maryland
Nice
R. H. Riley
State Department of Health
Riley
Dr. Riley
Dafoe
Bankers pledge support for nation's economic reconstruction
Rudolph S Hecht as Hebernia National Bank of New Orleans chairman and American Bankers Association president asserts bankers acknowledge past errors but will unite to rebuild the financial system. He warns dangers remain yet banks will act with courage and cooperation to aid the public and the President’s reconstruction efforts.
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Rudolph S. Hecht
Hebernia National Bank of
New Orleans
American Bankers Association
United States
Plans for a Spring Vegetable Garden Begin Now
Walter R Ballard horticulturist urges Maryland residents to plan early for spring gardens. Choose location and soil, apply fertilizer, select best varieties, sow seeds or buy young plants, and stagger plantings for ongoing harvests. Write to Extension Service College Park for bulletin 70 The Small Vegetable Garden.
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Walter R. Ballard
University of Maryland Extension Service
Ballard
Extension Service
College Park
Bulletin 70
Lights vs. Lives: Street lighting cuts night fatalities
A National Bureau study shows poor street lighting raises crash rates. Grade A lighting has seven times the night fatality of day, Grade B ten times, Grade D fifteen times. Cities boosting lighting cut fatalities 25 percent and save $2.07 per person. cutting lighting raised fatalities 7.6 percent at 69 cents per capita. Good lighting saves lives and money.
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National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters
Adams Cross Roads News Note and Local Visits
Mrs D F Johnson and sister called on his brother and wife at Greenwood last Monday. The brother has been ill for some time. Sunday preaching is planned at Bloomery if weather permits with Sunday School at 2 and preaching at 3. Locals fed birds and rabbits during the harsh winter. Clementine Fountain of Hobbs spent a week with her uncle and aunt. Mr and Mrs Ormond Wright visited her parents here. Mr and Mrs Earl Robinson visited her parents last Sunday.
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Antioch M. E
R. G. Connor
Holden
Gurney Knotts
Amos Wyatt
Doris Ann
Amelia Shelton
George Haley
Kent County
Nell Davis
Hurlock
Herbert Knotts
Franklin Green
Sadlersville
Thomas Golt
Herman Starkey Jr
Medford Starkey
William Voss
Yeadon
Allen Stafford
Louise Sittig
Helen Schibel
D. F. Johnson
Greenwood
Bloomery
Clementine Fountain
Hobbs
Ormond Wright
Earl Robinson
Quilting initiative sparks Choptank church aid meeting
The January gathering of the Ladies Aid at M. P. Church in Choptank met at Mr. and Mrs. Allison Frampton with good attendance. They planned an initial quilt project to aid the group while Superintendent Dewey Chambers praised a growing male class in Sunday School. The February meeting is set for January 18 at Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Williamson, with full attendance requested.
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Ladies Aid
M. P
Choptank
Allison Frampton
Dewey Chambers
C. E. Williamson
Burrrsville Child Dies of Scarlet Fever
Margaret Bonney ten years old daughter of J R and Mrs Bonney died at her home near here on January 22 from scarlet fever. Burial was held in Denton Friday the 25th with Rev W T Archer officiating. Survived by parents and two older sisters. Community offers sympathy. Funeral notice and social items follow.
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Margaret
J. R. Bonney
Here
Denton
W. T. Archer
Middletown District
Wesley M. E
Arthur Layton
Farmington
R. H. Stafford
Brown Thawley
Melvin James
Francis Baker
Ridgely Society Notes From Regional Parish Events
The Ladies Aid Society met yesterday evening with Mrs. George Slaughter on Maple Avenue. Miss Anna Frances Seward entertained Miss Estelle Williams last Wednesday. Mrs. Renee Sellars of Hurlock travels two weeks with her daughter Mrs. James Wilson. Mrs. Carroll Sermon and Mrs. Jos Roche Jr visited Chestertown on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. E L Moore recently visited Washington. Davis Wilson is visiting friends in Florida.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
George Slaughter
Maple Avenue
Anna Frances Seward
Estelle Williams
Renee Sellars
Hurlock
James Wilson
Carroll Sermon
Jos. Roche, Jr
Chestertown
E. L. Moore
Washington
Davis Wilson
Florida
Good Food For Sound Thinkers Quote Reference
A compact note quoting Emerson on character and Carlyle on luck, reflecting on moral defect and the futility of certain phrases. The text presents a compact moral reflection without a narrative or event.
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Emerson
Death of Charles Pippin in Greensboro and local industry talks
Charles M. Pippin, 66, died of arthritis at Mrs. Ida Clark’s home on Railroad Avenue after ten years of poor health. He was a Greensboro ice supplier, survived by a widow and several siblings. Funeral held Sunday. interment in Greensboro cemetery. A Greensboro shirt factory plan, led by Morris Wineman & Company, discussed by local businessmen. a committee was appointed to pursue a suitable building and employment for about 100 workers with a $350,000 payroll. Several local figures and residents are noted for various visits, travel, illness, and social updates across the area.
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Charles M. Pippin
Ida Clark
Railroad Avenue
Pippin
Caroline County
Greensboro
Trustin
Annie Pippin
Mary
Josephine Pippin
C. H. Sylvester
Denton
Effa Patchett
Atlantic City
N. J
James H. Pippin
Ridgely
Guy Pippin
Wilmington
George White Dawson
Greensboro Cemetery
L. Irving Jones
Henry Cohee
Will Clark
Burt Hobbs
John Luff
John R. Meekins
Morris Wineman & Company
Baltimore
O. W. Barton
T. Clayton Horsey
Joseph Rogers
Byron Poore
Clayton Porter
Mr. Wineman
Enoch Strannahan
Strannahan
Creighton Pratt
Howard Pratt
Goldsboro
Ralph Cheffins
R. B. Rawlings
Otis Wooleyhand
Mary Cathryn
Paul, Elwood
Betty Lulu
Noble Wooleyhand
Charley
J. Noble
Dover
Elsie Louise
Herman Guessfielrd
Boyce’s Mill
Mary Jones
New York City
E. B. Jones
Mary Terrell
Elkton
Dawson
Nelson Wyatt
Thomas Ayers
Eilwood
Brown
Hubert Dill
Magnolia
Del
John Wyatt
Addie Griffin
Oxford
T. C. Curry
Bridgeville
Lydia Dobson
Jennie Wooleyhand
Florence Wooleyhand
Wheeler Ensor
Sparks
James Ross
Tom Brown
Oscar Murphy
Milo Evans
Preston Pride of Preston Council Initiates Frances Nugent
Preston Pride of Preston Council No 88 organized a degree team and initiated Frances Nugent at their meeting Tuesday evening. Ice cream and fancy cakes followed. The Preston PTA will meet February 6 to hear Mrs J Percy Bittle discuss a travelogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pride of Preston Council
No. 88
Frances Nugent
Preston P. T. A
J. L. Gallagher
Maude Riedy
J. Percy Bittle
Ingleside
H. M. Hollis
Eastern Shore Funeral Directors Association
Wicomico Hotel
Salisbury
Preston Osteen
Preston
David
Osteen
A. W. Sisk
A. M. Willey
Lee Noble
Jackie Noble
Church Home Hospital
Ruth D. Garey
S. E. Douglas
Maude Reidy
Burton Proctor
Florida
Rock Foundation Guiding Business Ethics Claims
The Christian Science Monitor asserts business success rests on the golden rule and active service, framing ethical practice as the bedrock of enterprise. The statement emphasizes mercy, integrity, and responsible conduct as essential to durable commerce.
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Christian Science Monitor
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the Local Department
Ardhn
Templeville
Siupman
Tuckahoe
Adams Cross Roads
Carlyle
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