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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1944
Page
5
A devotional study on Mark 6 35 44 and John 6 35 emphasizing Jesus feeding the hungry as proof of God's provision. It contrasts human handling of needs with faith in God, urging reliance on divine abundance and compassionate action, noting the miracle of loaves and fishes and the disposal of scraps as lessons for the church today.
Church notices list 9 45 A M Sunday School led by E Theodore Orme and 10 45 A M Morning Worship with Rev Dr Leonard White of the Salisbury District Peninsula Annual Conference. 6 30 P M Methodist Youth Fellowship, attendance campaign and pins for completing requirements. 7 30 P M Evening Worship. Mon 7 15 P M Junior choir rehearsal. Wed 7 30 P M Prayer meeting. Fri 7 30 P M Senior choir rehearsal. Feb 9 Good Cheer Bible class after Prayer meeting in social room.
Grace Methodist Church schedules include Sunday School at 9 45 a m with John R Ricards in charge Morning Worship at 11 with the sermon The First Coming of Christ Evening Worship at 7 30 in the Prayer Meeting room with Rev Leonard White former District Superintendent Prayer Meeting Wednesday at 7 30 Choir practice Thursday at 7 p m The Rev T J Turkington is the minister and services invite attendance
Reverend Geo W Crabbe, head of the State and National Anti Saloon League, will speak at the eleven o clock service at the Church of the Brethren. Church School begins at 10 a m with Earl Hol as superintendent. An evening program titled In vested Dimes will be rendered at 7 30 p m. Aid Wednesday.
Rev. Carl E. Range, rector, presides at Holy Communion and sermon at eleven o'clock on Sunday February 6. Church School assembles at ten in the morning.
Rev T S Dixon invites worshippers to Pilgrim Holiness Church with Sunday School at 9 39 a m Praise service 10 15 a m preaching 11 o clock evening Young Peoples 7 30 p m preaching 8 o clock Williston service 2 30 p m Baltimore based Dr George Crabbe will speak Sunday night February 6 at 8 o'clock His subject urging universal interest and attention
Greensboro Maryland church listing shows Ray W Kirwan minister. Church School 9 45 a m led by H Claude Rawlings. Morning Worship 11 a m M Y F 7 30 pm Evening Worship 8 pm. Second Thursday Woman's Society of Christian Service. Third Thursday Business meeting M F.
Rev Irving Lane pastor schedules Sunday School at 9 45 morning worship at 11 00 B T U classes for all ages evening worship at 8 00 and Wednesday prayer meeting at 8 00 pm The W M A meets the second Tuesday monthly
Rev Victor Bateman announces a Friday prayer service at 8 30 p m with Sunday School at 10 a m. Preaching follows at 11 a m. The Young People's Service meets at 7 30 p m and another preaching hour at 8 p m.
Bethesda Methodist Church Preston Maryland announces Sunday School led by W J Bonner at 11 a m and worship service at 11 a m February 6 1944. The Intermediate Fellowship plans a bake sale at Hollis Store next Saturday February 65th starting 10 30 a m and the W S C S meets at the home prompt details follow.
An event listing notes Mrs Thomas Trice hosts a Bishops Crusade gathering on Wednesday February ninth at 7 30 p m. The card urges attendees to participate in the crusade effort.
Bethlehem Methodist Church announces Sunday February 6 1944 2 pm worship service and Sunday School led by Ellsworth Sands at 3 pm The Woman s Society of Christian Service meets February 10 at 7 30 pm in the Community House Pastoral address by A W Strickland Bethlehem Methodist Church notices
Rev. Francis J. Hensel announces Masses on Sunday February 6 at St. Elizabeth's Denton 10:00 and St. Benedict's Ridgely 8:30. Confessions at St. Benedict's on Saturday 7:00 and Sunday 7:45.
The Methodist Woman's Bookshelf outlines a Week of Dedication February 27 to March 5, 1944 themed The Church at Its Best. Local churches begin February 6 with daily Bible reading and 3 minute lay sermons on Sundays. Dedication Sunday March 5 features a free will offering to World Service funds, not Women’s Society work.
The Orphans Court met with Judges Handy and Fooks approving releases in the Howard Mezick and Helen Mezick estates and noting inventories in Martha L. Barcus and J. Fred Trice estates. Administrations granted for Mamie E. Griffith, with bonds filed, and appraisers named for creditors. Orders to sell were issued in several other estates including Annie E. Jackson and Frank G. Slemmer, with final accounts filed for Ralph J. Trice and others.
Marian Y. Robinson thanks friends and Aid and club members for gifts and cards received at her birthday gathering held last Wednesday at Mrs. Glenna Bullock's home. Thanks to all.
Mr Gardner Beaven and two Coast Guard friends were guests of the Beavens on a Saturday night en route to Norfolk. Easton residents Mr and Mrs J Ellis Meintzer and children visited Mrs Brown Eaton and Mrs Estella Meintzer. Dorothy Pepper of Washington celebrated a birthday with her parents in Hillsboro. Other visits included Wilmington trip by Kemp Stewart and Clifton Hicks, and Gladys Gale. Returns include Mrs G Gardner Beaven from Baltimore, and Charles Brown visiting from Wilmington. Community Club elections set for Friday February 4 at eight.
Pvt J C Kinnamon returns to a Mississippi camp after furlough spent with parents Mr and Mrs J L Kinnamon. Families and friends visit relatives in Greenwood Odessa and Wilmington. Sewing Circle to hold a Valentine Social Feb 15 in Assembly Hall. Mrs Emma Johnson visiting daughter Mrs W E Ross.
Miss Emma Hurd, 62, died January 27 at Milford Memorial Hospital of paralysis. Eldest daughter of the late David Hurd, she lived here most of her life, with her brother Edwin on the family farm before moving to a smaller place on Ross Lane. Survived by two sisters in Philadelphia, funeral was at Boyer Funeral Home Harrington with interment at Barratt's Chapel. Rita Collison celebrated her fourth birthday January 29 at the Stafford home, receiving a Defense Bond and stamps. Mrs. Charles Welch and Mrs. Frank Kimble visited Milford relatives. Rev R. L. Jones attended a Caroline County Methodist ministers conference in Easton, then visited Cambridge.
Burrsville residents Mr. and Mrs. George L. Blades and grandsons Leonard and Charles Blades visited Mrs. J A Billings for her birthday. Mrs. Thos C Smith called on Mrs. Emma Satterfield who is convalescing after a fall. Numerous couples attended weekend gatherings and trips to Dover and Baltimore, with birthdays celebrated and kin visiting from Seaford and Denton.
Governor O'Conor announced the purchase by the State of 1 375 000 dollars of the Fourth War Loan Bonds from State Treasury funds. Subscriptions are drawn from the Teachers Retirement System 1 000 000 dollars the State Accident Fund 175 000 dollars and the State Employees Retirement System 200 000 dollars.
The total purchase funds 1,375,000 allocate 1,100,000 to counties and 175,000 to Baltimore City quota. Counties receive specified sums including Allegany 105,600 Garrett 6,600 Carroll 30,800 Frederick 83,600 Howard 8,000 Montgomery 96,300 Washington 101,200 Baltimore 242,000 Cecil 33,000 Harford 44,000 Anne Arundel 72,600 Calvert 6,600 Charles 8,800 Prince George's 77,000 St. Mary's 6,600 Caroline 13,200 Kent 13,200 Queen Anne's 11,000 Talbot 28,600 Dorchester 37,400 Somerset 13,200 Wicomico 37,400 Worcester 22,000. State investments in War Loan issues include 31,000,000 U S Treasury 2% Bonds due 1956-59, 300,000 U S Savings Bonds Series 6 2% due January 1956, 75,000 U S Treasury 2% Bonds due 1956-7.
Wartime notices list coupon validity by region and item. A 8 and A 9 gas coupons run Feb 8 to May 8 in 17 East Coast states. A 10 coupons run to March 21 outside East Coast. Tire inspection deadlines vary by A B C coupon holders. Sugar stamps 30 and 40 Book Four expire March 31 and Feb 28 1945 respectively. Shoes stamps 18 Book One and airplane sheet stamp 1 Book Three cover one pair each. Wage earners should prepare tax owed using wage and tax receipts.
The Treasury Department advises on federal income and victory tax returns to determine tax due by March 15, the filing deadline. Some wage earners may owe a substantial amount, many will owe a small figure, and others will receive refunds.
Walls and family mourn the loss of James Medford Walls Sr two years after his death on February 5 1942 The memorial expresses enduring longing for his presence and grave and includes lines from a grieving wife and children detailing the lasting sadness and memories of their father husband and grandfather.
The Denton Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. receives sincere thanks for a prompt response to a Tuesday morning chimney fire at Mr. and Mrs. Havel Krabill.
We express gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for sympathy flowers and use of cars during our bereavement in the death of Edna Mary Benson wife and mother. T R Benson and Family.
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