Local notes mix farming prices theater and public notices
A Denton area bulletin reports wheat at 1.78 and corn at 60 cents, notes mild Floridian-style winter through March 27, cites school charity for Near East Relief, and records local real estate, banking staff changes, and a Raymond farm sale. It also lists theatre showings at Parker's New Theatre and community updates including library hours, court appointments, disease cases, and railway engine retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Near East Relief Commission
F. M. Collins
Caroline County
Collins
William S. Harting Sand
Parker's New Theatre
Parker
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Fred R. Owens
J. Owen Knotts
Wesley E. Thawley
Raymond
Charles W. Jackson
Woodrow Wilson
Denton
Del
Bessie ‘Wright
Trice
Seaford
James C. Legg
Public Service Commission
Maloy
Harper
Greensboro
Federalsburg
Preston
Grove
Choptank
Billie Burke
Douglas McClean
Doris May
Centreville
United States
Dover ‘Bridge
Armour
Ridgely
Armours
Protestant Episcopal Church
Sophie Kerr Underwood
Ladies’ Home Journal
Herman W. Carty
Salisbury
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Carty
Lorreen Hubbard Hosts Surprise 18th Birthday Party
Personal and social news recounts Loreen Hubbard’s 18th birthday turning at a Denton area gathering with Satterfield and Hubbard family friends. The piece also notes weddings and engagements including J Henry Summerfield and Olivia Passapae, Ralph Moore and Nina Loeckerman, and Mary Elizabeth Masten's wedding to Earl S Attix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. E. Hubbard
Loreen
Albert Satterfield
William Satterfield
Sarah
Edwin Satterfield
Burton
Roland Satterfield
Elizabeth
Earl Cooper
Emily
Emma Hyde
Etta Satterfield
Rebecca Swartz
Margaret
Summerfield
France
Joseph Passapae
Lancaster
Love Point Hine
East Denton
Wilmington
Wdel
Ralph Moore
National Adjustable Metalli Hed and Spring, Co
Nina Loeckerman
Michael Loeckerman
Sunfield
Eastlake M. E. Church
Philadelphia
New York
William H. Laramore
Paul Jones
Paul’ Davis
Dorothy Beck
Centreville
Irvin Walraven
Dorothy, Wilsie
William Irvin
Ingleside
Lawrence i Laramore
Whitall Laramore
Edward
Susan Smith
Edmondith
Denton
Fairview
William Masten
Dover
Mary Elizabeth Masten
Earl S. Attix
Kenton
Nelson E. Draper
Greensboro
Esther E. Meredith
Goldsboro
J. Henry Summerfield
Olivia B. Passapae
Arthur Lee Poore
Mary M. Stafford
Millington
Col
Albert W. Sisk
Preston
Eloise Sisk
Walter Cookman Orrell
Sisk
Caroline County
Eastern Shore
Arlie Longfellow
Twonoy
Harvey Porter
Cleomenza Dunham
New Windsor
Blue Ridge College
O. F. Smith
Waverly
J. H. Fleetwood
W. E. Black
Cecil
J. Frank Saulsbury
Church News: Ridgely and area services and events
Ridgely Baptist Church announces Sunday School 10 to 11, followed by an eleven o clock youth sermon and an evening service 7 30 to 8 30 with three questions guiding the discourse drawn from John chapter three. The Methodist Protestant Church plans a Fourth Decades of Christian Endeavor pageant February 13 and the M E Ladies Circle hosts a musicale February 14 with a free ice cream and cake offering. The Christian Workers Society will present a missionary program at the Church of the Brethren. Superintendent Wise holds the Wesley Church quarterly conference February 12. Reverend Hills discusses Money stewardship at the M E Church tomorrow morning and Reverend Williams speaks to children at Hickman Church tomorrow evening. Subscribe for the JOURNAL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgely Baptist Church
Methodist Protestant Church
Christian Endeavor
C. E
M. E Church
J. H. Beer
Christian Workers Society
Church of the Brethren
Wise
Wesley Church
Burrsville
W. E. Hills
M. E
G. W. Williams
Hickman Church
Marydel PTA meeting and community notes
The Marydel Parent-Teachers Association held a large turnout meeting at the Maryland school house with remarks by Hon. T. Alan Goldsborough on future education. Local and visiting residents shared updates on illness travel weather and social visits as well as road commission surveys and taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teachers Association
Maryland
T. Alan Goldsborough
Delaware State Roads Commission
Marydel
Tyson Heather
Sadlersville
Ed. Gardner
Frankford
Del
Herman W. Cohee
Jacksonville
Fla
Roland Knotts
Helen Heather
B. RB. Kaler
Dover
Robert P. Moore
Henry Davis
Merrifield
T. E. Heather
Philadelphia
B. F. Kaler
Marydet
Denton Auto Co
Betts to preach at Union M P Church Sundays
Rev A W Betts will preach at Union M P Church Burrsville Sunday night February 6 at 730 and will lead Thursday prayer meetings with a well attended congregation. Nellie Ellers has returned home from University Hospital Baltimore much improved in health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Betts
Union M. P
Nellie Ellers
University Hospital
Baltimore
Lewis Slaughter, Jr
Wilmington
Paige
R. H. Thawley
Thelma Collison
Goldsboro
Alfred Raughley
Dover
Ernest Raughley
Edith Simpson
Herman Allan
Seaford
Bertha Ellers
Chas. W. Collison
William H. Hardesty
Lewis Slaughter
Templeville Resident Mrs Getty Dies at 77 in Smyrna
Mrs Getty one of Templeville’s oldest residents died January 26 at her niece’s home near Smyrna from general debility in her 78th year. The body was moved to Templeville for burial January 28. Neighbors and relatives from Easton Wilmington Kenton Wyoming Ridgely and Philadelphia visited or were mentioned in local notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Getty
Templeville
John Gorman
Smyrna
Harry McKnott
Leonard
Lloyd Travers
Bull Travers
Easton
Adolph Hantwerker
Wilmington
Edna Cahall
S. C. Faulkner
Wyoming
Del
George Davis
Kenton
Ernest
Harmony Social Notes From Local Families
Harmony residents share visits across Philadelphia Fullerton and Federalsburg and Greensboro. Olin Thomas and his brother in law from Philadelphia visit Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Thomas. Dieter family of Fullerton spent weekend with Edith Layton’s family. The Harmony Aid enjoyed a gathering hosted by C. E. Callins in Federalsburg. Naomi Butler and Louis Dukes of Denton visited Hattie McConnell Sunday. Catherine Todd spent Sunday with her grandparents A. B. and Mrs. Todd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin Thomas
Philadelphia
Thomas
W. R. Thomas
Nathan Dieter
Fullerton
Edith Layton
Harmony Aid
C. E. Callins
Federalsburg
Naomi Butler
Louis Dukes
Denton
Hattie McConnell
Edden Tribbett
Satterfield
Greensboro
Catherine Todd
A. B. Todd
Wothers Thank Neighbors for Bereavement Kindness
Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Wothers express gratitude to neighbors and friends for the kindness shown during their recent bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Wothers
JourNAL Subscription Promises Local News Access
A local newspaper offers subscriptions to the JourNAL promising full civic and community coverage. Readers are urged to subscribe to receive ongoing reporting on city events, meetings, and public notices.
Mrs. Annie Seward Dies in Ridgely at 64
Mrs. Annie Seward widow of W. W. Seward died after eight weeks illness. Funeral held at home, burial in Denton. A native of Wallkill New York she lived in Ridgely since marriage and was active in the Methodist Church and Ladies Aid. She leaves a daughter Mrs. Raleigh a sister Mrs. Jennie Smith and a half sister Miss Gertrude Deyo. Local notices report Community Players success and a rising list of club activities and social events in Ridgely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Seward
Denton
Seward
Annie Deyo
Wallkill
N. Y
Ridgely
Methodist Church
Ladies’ Aid
Raleigh
Jennie Smith
Gertrude Deyo
Robert E Smith
Harry and
Ronald Lane
Herbert Price
Will Marvel
Dorothy Lane
Alfred S. Thompson
Frank Simon
Irene Neff
Sarah Stoffman
Jonas Shaner
George Imler
Meistersingers
Loftus H. Ward
Lyceum
J. W. Gibson
Henderson
J. J. Bunting
Berlin
Edward Lapham
Goldsboro
Harry Rawlins
Annapolis
Robert E. Smniah
H. J. Haymaker
McElwain
Florida
Marie Ames
Illinois
Ridgelynes
Herman Truitt
Winfield
Wilmington
L. D. Truitt
Walter Bennington
Dudley Davis
St. John’s College
John Davis
T. W. Jones
Frank Ludlow
Laltimtore
Joseph Betton
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Baptist Church
George Dutton
Newark
T. A. Smith
Stone
Mercy Hospital
Baltimore
Russell Swann
Gilbert Swann
Ada Matthews
Harry Gibson
Delmar
Denton Community Library forms with new association
The Denton Community Library Association offers a yearly membership for fifty cents with access to rotating new books sourced from the Maryland Public Library Commission. Miss Anna Lewis elected librarian and secretary treasurer, the library in the Judges' Room, Court House, opens Tuesday 2–5 pm and Saturday 7–10 pm. the old association loaned its books to the new group, under sponsor Denton Community Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Community Library Association
Maryland Public Library Commission
Old Library Association
Denton Community Club
Anna Lewis
Court House
Miss Lewis
Real Estate Transfers Recorded by Clerk
Milton C Smith and wife to Mamie G Elliott a lot in Ridgely priced 1200 Sherman E Hignatt et al to Samuel C Young and wife a Denton lot 3350 Walter W Weaver and wife to Lillie E Doty two parcels in Second district 3500 Paul Holsinger to A Howard Hol singer and wife 1054 acres in Sixth district 10000 John F Cannon and wife to H Clinton Wright 12 acres in Third district 1200 William H Nuttle and wife to T Houston Towers two parcels in Third district 1500 Roland Trice to Gardner T Williams and wife 25 acres 33000 Charles H Whitby to Frederick E Covey 20 acres in Third district 2000 Wm E Brown and wife to Lucy O Stack parcel of land by Fifth district 4000 Howard T Roop and wife to Herman J Conley 10 acres 800 Andrew J Wright to Carlile Roe tot in Federalsburg 2600
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton C. Smith
Mamie G. Elliott
Ridgely
Sherman E. Hignatt
Samuel C. Young
Denton
Walter W. Weaver
Lillie E. Doty
Paul Holsinger
A. Howard Holsinger
John F. Cannon
H. Clinton Wright
William H. Nuttle
Roland Trice
Gardner T. Williams
Charles H. Whitby
Frederick E. Covey
Wm. E. Brown
Lucy O. Stack
Fifth District
Howard T. Roop
Herman J. Conley
Andrew J. Wright
Carlile Roe
Federalsburg
Orphans Court Grants Ward Funds Withdrawals and Stock Transfer
Orphans Court proceedings saw guardian Jessie A Merrick authorized to withdraw funds from East New Bank of the Eastern Shore Trust Company for Walter Lee Merrick. Administrators and executors filed releases and inventories for multiple estates, and Elmira P Wyatt, administratrix, was empowered to assign seven shares of Atlas Powder Company stock to herself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
West
Harper and
Shawn
Jessie A. Merrick
Walter Lee Merrick
East New Ae Bank
Eastern Shore Trust Company
Lemm
L L. Anderson
William O. Anderson
Grace C. Anderson Figley
Fred_R. Owens
Elmira P
Chaffinch and Stokes Families Visit in Sunday Calls
Woodenhawk residents Mr. and Mrs. William Chaffinch and Miss Violet Chaffinch spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Chaffinch near Bridgeville. Albert Stokes and Edward Stokes with two daughters visited Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dixon. James Savage visited his parents in law, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hignatt. Mrs. Earl Adams spent the weekend with sister Mrs. Carrison Trice in Concord. Miss Louise Melvin visited Wilmington relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Chaffinch
Violet Chaffinch
Bridgeville
Harry Chaffinch
Albert Stokes
Edward Stokes
Harry Dixon
James Savage
J. B. Hignatt
Earl Adams
Carrison Trice
Concord
Louise Melvin
Wilmington
Meetings of the Farmers Focus on Soybeans and Dairies
The coming week hosts farmer meetings at Ridgely and Denton with talks by Mr Rickey on poultry and University of Maryland expert Mr Carpenter on drainage. Additional sessions for farm women on poultry and a Preston Farmers Association meet next Friday discuss soybean as fertilizer, forage, and seed yield. The article also covers the Maryland Press Association convention in Wilmington plus cooperative efforts with Governor Ritchie and State Purchasing Agent Ash Wehr, naming the committee and officers elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgely
Rickey
Carpenter
University of Maryland
Denton Farmers Club
Preston Farmers Association
Caroline
State
Ritchie
Ash Wehr
Maryland
Maryland Press Association
Wilmington
Del
Mar-Del-Vin
Wehr
John FE. Raine
Baltimore
S. E. Shannahan
Easton
Ridgely P. Melvin
Annapolis
I. G. Asilton
Chestertown
John E. Raine
Clarence E. Vincent
Snow Hill
Appeals Court Reverses Hignutt Mortgage Case
The Court of Appeals in Annapolis reversed a Caroline county Circuit Court decree that nullified a 1892 mortgage from James E. Hignutt to Dr. John W. Hignutt. The appellants, holders of the mortgage, argued the sale was bona fide and overdue, while the Peters party claimed forgery amid illness. Attorneys T Alan Goldsborough and Lewis Knotts argued for the parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hignutt
Court of Appeals At
Annapolis
James FE. Hignutt
William R. Peters
Elizabeth P. Peters
Circuit Court
Caroline County
Grewt
James E. Hignutt
John W. Hignutt
Court of Appeals
T. Alan Goldsborough
James Ef, Hignutt
Lewis& Knotts
William R
Elizabeth Peters
Co operative Buying and Selling Benefits for Farmers
Mr John A Arringdale head of the Talbot County Farm Federation extols co operative marketing and purchasing. He cites saving on freight by carload shipping of cattle and cheaper phosphate purchases through a trained buyer. Opportunities arise frequently enabling farmers to buy cheaper and sell higher than individually.
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John A. Arringdale
Talbot County Farm Federation
Arringdale
Baltimore
In Memoriam for Ethel Wright Died February 4, 1918
Memoriam poem recalling Ethel Wright who died in early February 1918. A school friend Madge Higgins laments loneliness and loss, cherishing memory and hope of a reunion in a peaceful afterlife with Jesus. The verse reflects enduring friendship and spiritual consolation.
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Ethel Wright
Jesus
Madge Higgins
This Year s Farm Labor Prices Kent County MD
Kent county farmers agree on a wage schedule for farm work. Standard day runs from sunrise to sunset with monthly caps 325 dollars with horse board or 330 without. Regular farm work capped at 1 dollar per day plus board. special farm work 2 dollars per day plus board. Special tasks include cutting and harvesting wheat hay and corn. Husking corn pays 25 cents per barrel without board. Women working in farm kitchen capped at 315 dollars per month with washing or 10 dollars without washing. kitchen work 75 cents per day. Late arrivals lose breakfast after missing half to one hour.
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Kent County
Maryland
Whispers of faith by Mins J W Austin
Poem extolling whispers from nature and stars as signs of God love and guidance. Cites rain snow clouds sunbeams and hills, urging listeners to heed divine care and seek the better way. Ends with assurance that God will supply needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
J. W. Austin
In Loving Remembrance of My Dear Children Wright
A mother recalls her children M Ethel Wright who died February 4, 191g and J Elbert Wright who died February 7, 191g. She speaks of sorrow, longing, and faith that time will heal yet never end the ache, and prays God will make the loss clear in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M._ Ethel Wright
J. Elbert Wright
God
Return to God urged as path to normalcy
Rev Dr Louis Randall urged a return to God as the cure for disorder and unrest in a Sunday sermon. He cited Christ inviting the weary to come to Him and urged obedience as the route to consolation and restored normalcy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Randall
Christ
Daughters of Pocahontas to Hold Valentine Social
In Greensboro the Daughters of Pocahontas plan a Valentine social next Saturday evening, February 12. Amid local notices Norris Butler suffered severe scalds from a kettle jarred by a moving stove. The F P Roe Company seeks contracts for peas next season. Mrs Freeborn Ellwanger remains ill in Cambridge Hospital and Mrs Richard Blackburn is reported quite ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris Butler
Daughters of Pocahontas
F. P. Roe Company
Freeborn Ellwanger
Cambridge Hospital
Richard Blackburn
Preston High School Spelling Bee and Valentine Social
A spelling bee will be held at Preston High School on Friday evening February 11 with a Valentine social to accompany it. An admission fee of 25 cents will be charged but refreshments are free. Proceeds aim to raise funds to furnish Preston school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston High School
Preston School
Advertising and price woes in mid Atlantic canning trade
Eastern Shore and Delaware canners sell last season tomatoes at 1.15 a dozen for number three cans, saying the price below cost stems from tight money. They hope advertising will lift demand and prove goods are uniform in quality. Also notes on wartime demographic shifts, post office claims settlement changes, and liquor seizure rulings affecting vehicle owners. Delegations seek rate cuts from Eastern Shore Gas and Electric in Salisbury as prices fall and promises to revert rates are questioned.
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Delaware
America
France
Italy
Austria
Germany
Washington
Supreme Court
Georgia
Federal
J. W. Goldsmith
Goldsmith
Salisbury
Eastern Shore Gas and Electric Company
C. O. Culver
Dear Mother and Son Remembrance by Beloved Family
Obituary notices remember Mrs Wm H Irwin who died in February eleven years ago and Charles H Lister who departed this life January 29, 1919. The messages from their children express sorrow, faith, and prayers, noting the sudden loss, lingering memory, and the hope of heaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. H. Irwin
Igta
Charles H. Lister
Golden Gate
Jennie Lister
Smithson News Briefs Include Hospital Visit and Visits
Mrs. George Murphy was hurried to Cambridge Hospital on Tuesday for an operation. Dewey Lewins of Long Island visits his brother WW A Lewins. Alton Harding of Wilmington has been home briefly. Mrs. Joe Brush of Baltimore visits Mr. and Mrs. Prager.
Grove touring party member through Delaware Pennsylvania and New York
Mrs. James Ireland has traveled with a touring party visiting Delaware Pennsylvania and New York. The notable journey covers three states as part of the scheduled itinerary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
James Ireland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New York
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J. A. Vansant
Clayton
S. R. McKnott
Emma Sparks
Virginia Sparks
Journal
Cnmvity
William W. Seward
Carmine
St. Helena
A. G. Saulsbury
Miss Carroll
Trappe
Frank Long
Kate Jamies
Harrisburg
James Swing
Easton Hospital
M. F. King
Smithville
Blaine Bullock
Jane
Emma Bullock
Lena Bullock
Jittle Elizabeth
Master Bullock
Edith Thomas
Marian Adams
J. H. Spence
Kathryne
Anna Mae
Murs
L. N. Alford
Tlattye
Ecenderson
Fred Share
C. D. Lyden
I. EF. Nuttle
W. W. Parker
Ruth Covey
Chester Scott
Mildred
George Tucker
Helen Melvin
Lazel O' Day
Herbert Bullock
Helen
Arthur Adams
Tenny Thomas
Hickman
Charlie Lyden
the Community Library
Enitu G. Norman
Haine
Orphan's Court Proceedings
Woodenhawk
Say
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