For Rent and Sale Notices from Denton Area
A collection of small ads lists a second street house rental, red clover seed sales, home grown seed from C J Kern, and spring hat offers from Mrs A E Miller. The notices include lost door key on Market Street and a pet boarding facility run by Dr Edmiston. Community events feature bake sales by local churches, revival services, and a Willing Workers bake sale at a Market Street storefront. Community notices cover snow conditions, Red Cross flood relief progress, health and nutrition education meetings, and school cafeteria purchasing help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Street
Melvin C. James
H. Ralph Wright
Denton
Burrsville Road
C. J. Kern
A. E. Miller
Third
Randolph Ave
Maryland
Market Street
Journal Office
G. A. H. Edmiston
Dog and Cat Hospital
Harrison St
Easton
Hobbs Ladies Aid
M. P. Church
Piney Church
Ziba Adams
John Bailey
Milford
M. P
American Weekly
Baltimore Sunday American
Burrsville
Wesley Church
American Corners
Grove Cemetery
Maryland State Roads Commission
Jennie Mead
Orville Towers
D. Douglass Towers
Elsie Towers
Mary V. Towers
Lelia Willis
Harry Willis
Russell Towers
Ernest Mead
Edna Collins
Sidney Collins
Lulu V. Towers
Raymond N. Towers
Kent County
George E. Nichols
Minnie Nichols
Swarthmore
Neva E. Cox
Edward Cook
Jane Armstrong Cook
Delaware County
Caroline County
Middle Atlantic Seaboard
Richmond
New York City
American Red Cross
Blanche Hobbs
Fred R. Owens
Ridgely
Preston
Greensboro
Hillsboro
Goldsboro
Marydel
Henderson
Federalsburg
P.T. A
Home Demonstration
Bessie M. Spafford
Margaret McPheeters
University of Maryland
Local social notes and Red Cross flood drive totals
Committees named for the P T A fair at Caro Line High School Denton on March 19 and Red Cross flood relief totals reported by Mrs Frey R Owens Caroline Chapter include individual gifts from local families and a running nationwide remittance of 1627 38 since January 24. Updated snippets cover motor trip by Mr and Mrs Clyde A Pentz Ella Mae Crouse and James Emil Read wedding plans and various social visits in the Denton area with neighbors and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline High School
Denton
Clayton Reynolds
Marionette Shaw
Ben Johnson
Paul Knotts
Wm. K. Cumming
Jerome Brown
Dorothy Miller
Wilbert Merriken
Milton Andrews
Fred Nuttle
Alice Hignutt
Winfield Nichols
Ruth Voshell
Jerry Pine
Calvert Merriken
Lester Everngain
Roland Chaffinch
George Clendaniel
Benjamin Willis
Calvin Lister
W. K. Cumming
J. O. Knotts
Wm. Henderson
Cullen
Red Cross
Frey R. Owens
Caroline
Wm. E. Magness
Henry Detwiler
Elizabeth MacDonald
Bethlehem Homemakers Club
Marydel
Henderson
Clyde A. Pentz
Long Beach
Calif
Florida
E. H. Zeigler
New Orleans
Texas
Walter Smith
M. G. Crouse
Ella Mae
James Emil Read
James Read
Felton
M. P. Parsonage
T. J. Turkington
Russell Stevens
Harvey Warner
Margaret
Lester
Luther Stevens
Howard Warner
Milford
Joe Willoughby
John L. Stevens
Catherine
Dorothy Stevens
Joe McDermott
Harry Smith
Willow Grove
C. E. Collins
Greensboro
Laura Covey
Media
Marion Downes
Wilmington
du Pont Gardens
Margaret Martin
Lakeland
Fla
Edna Hobbs
Cecil W. West
Baltimore
S. R. Hetzer
J. Kemp Stevens
Dorothy Fluharty Birthday and Farewell Party
A birthday and farewell party honored Miss Dorothy Fluharty at Bethlehem Community House on Tuesday evening February 9 hosted by Mr and Mrs W R Fluharty. She left Saturday for Wilmington to train as a nurse at Wilmington General Hospital. Best wishes for success in her new occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Fluharty
Bethlehem Community House
W. R. Fluharty
Fluharty
Wilmington
Wilmington General Hospital
In Memoriam for William C. Andrew Died Feb 23 1936
In memory of my dear husband William C. Andrew who died one year ago. There is a vacant place in my heart and I have not forgotten the sorrow. By His Lonely Wife.
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William C. Andrew
Denton Churches Share Sunday Sermons and Lenten Events
The list covers Denton churches with Rev. M. S. Andrews preaching at Denton M F Church both services, Sunday School at 9:45, Epworth League 6:45. Denton M P Church hosts sermons Faithfulness and Half-Timers. Titus study for Christian Endeavor. Lenten bake sale begins Saturday 10 o'clock at the Courthouse Square office building.
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M. S. Andrews
Denton M.F
Epworth League
Denton M. P
Denten P. E. Church
Henry R. Lewis
Epiphany Mission
Preston
Other Memories from Denton Journal Reader Letter
Editor Denton Journal thanks readers for memories of Lincoln era and local figures Jim Fleming Will Norris and Clarence Ramsdell. recalls school days at Conference Academy in Dover and Central church, song gatherings, and changes from muddy roads to modern highways across generations. W. M. Lister Huntington West Virginia signs off inviting replies.
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Denton Journal
Sirs
Lincoln
Abe
State
Jim Fleming
Chilton
Jim
Etta
Anne
Denton
Will L. Norris
Will
Caroline County
Chamber of Commerce
Del-Mar-Va
Sevral
Central Church
John Bryan
F. C. Ramsdell
Clarence Ramsdell
Conference Academy
Dover
Del
Dave
Clarence
Tom Cat
Methodist Episcopal
David Tubbs
Hillsboro
W. M. Lister
Huntington
W. Va
Salisbury College Announces Honor Students
Salisbury College lists twenty nine of two hundred students at the State Teachers College as having an average grade of B or better for the first semester of 1936 37. The roster includes seniors and juniors from Salisbury Newark Cambridge Delmar Crisfield and other towns with names such as Samuel Carey Louise Parker Helen Smith Louise S Adkins Catherine G Bradey Jerome Fletcher Virginia Holsinger Lillian Hough Emily C Morris Elizabeth Owens Lee Burton Robert Doenges Lillian Hutchinson Victor Laws Beatrice Sherwell Ira Todd Helen Adkins Edward Bradford John J Bunting William Champlain Dorothy Delaway Imogene Gordy Nancy Kline Hunter Mann Anna Janet Parker Kathylee Pusey Harold Sherwell and Henry P White Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Teachers College At
Salisbury
Samuel Carey
Louise Parker
Helen Smith
Baltimore
Louise S. Adkins
Newark
Catherine G. Bradey
Fruitland
Jerome Fletcher
Waldorf
Virginia Holsinger
Ridgely
Lillian Hough
Seneca
Emily C. Morris
Elizabeth Owens
Lee Burton
Robert Doenges
Cambridge
Lillian Hutchinson
Queen Anne
Victor Laws
Herman Perdue
Beatrice Sherwell
Parsonsburg
Ira Todd
Crisfield
Helen Adkins
Edward Bradford
Willards
John J. Bunting
William Champlain
Dorothy Delaway
Oxford
Imogene Gordy
Delmar
Nancy Kline
Hillsboro
Hunter Mann
Anna Janet Parker
Date Bread Makes Densely Sweet Sandwich Loaf
Pit and finely chop dates then mix with the sugar and butter. Knead into any bread dough, let rise, and bake slowly at 325 degrees. Serve hot or cold. Pairs well with nut or fig fillings for sandwiches.
Ideals of the American Home Discussed by Mrs Crouse
The Weekly Ridgely News Letter reports Mrs Clifton Crouse a Master Homemaker spoke Monday on “The Ideals of the American Home” stressing soul communion peace prosperity and prayer. Tea was served by the hostesses and a Chamber of Commerce dinner was planned for March 4 with the Christian Herald Cooking School invited for March 17.
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Clifton Crouse
Christian Nation
Carlton Marvel
Dave Holsinger
Frazier Chapel
M. E. Church
Preston
Bridgetown
St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church
Denton
Old Methodist Church
Greensboro
Hillsboro Episcopal Church
Methodist Protestant Church
Harmony
Hemmons
Harry Holsinger
Mary Wharton
Wharton
Church of the Brethren
Albert S. Fike
Reuben Ebling
Gospel Messenger
Roy Cherry
Nettie Arnold
Earl Hutchinson
Homer Hutchinson, Jr
Harold Dodd
J. 5
Rittenhouse
White Oak Church
Pennsylvania
Elsie Ebling
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
J. D. Davis
Walter Moore
Elsie Matthews
Harold Fountain
Ison
Richard
Emma Jackson
Wilson Jackson
Arlington
N. J
Margaret Swing
Raymond
Church Hill
M. Griffin
Elizabeth Gibon
W. M. Norris
J. E. Walls
L. R. Brumbaugh
Edward Bowman
Melvin Bennington
Washington
Walter Bennington
Paul
O. B. Reed
C. L. Coreran
Trappe
Lud-fer Baxter
Madeline
Chestertown
Larry Abbott
Upper Darby
Swing Pearsaul
Philadelphia
Edward Pearsaul
H. F. Hafer
Baltimore-Washington
The
Reformed Church
Baltimore
Franklin Stayer
John Swing
Roland Fountain
Maplewood
John Hoffman
Elmer Hoffman
Frank Samis
Marvin Morris
Norman Wilson
Percy Stoopes
Clinton Stoopes
Teressa Cohee
Cambridge
Joyce Saulsbury
Drexel Institute
A. O. Saulsbury
Rutter
Mary Richards
Edna Detwiler
Waverly
Mary Catherine Sparks
Swarthmore
Eastern Shore Historical Essay Contest Rules 1937
Maryland Eastern Shore Historical Society announces a 1937 essay contest for high school graduates. Essays on The Eastern Shore of Maryland in the Civil War, 750 to 1500 words, with sources memorandum, four prizes, deadlines March 15 registration and May 1 submission.
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Maryland
Edwin D. Martin
Calvert Building
Baltimore
Mr. Martin
Mary Bell Beauchamp 88 Widow of W H Beauchamp Dies
Mrs. Mary Bell Beauchamp aged 88 died Friday afternoon February 12 at her daughter’s home near Denton Caroline county she was born January 3 1849 daughter of Peter and Sarah Sullivan. Survived by two sons two daughters four grandchildren and two half sisters Funeral services were held Monday at 1 30 pm at the family home conducted by Rev Milton S Andrews and Rev J T Dennis Burial in Concord cemetery
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Mary Bell Beauchamp
William H. Beauchamp
Caroline County
Clara I. Rice
Denton
Peter and
Sarah Ann Sullivan
Concord Church
American Corner
Henry Culver
Milton S. Andrews
Denton M. E. Church
J. T. Dennis
Concord M. E. Church
Concord Cemetery
Henderson man I Wesley Poole dies after short illness
I Wesley Poole 62 died Sunday February 14 after about two weeks with paralysis. Survived by wife Araminta Poole two brothers and one sister. Funeral in Henderson M E Church with Rev. A H Travers. interment Denton cemetery. Several local residents visited or hosted relatives over the weekend.
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I. Wesley Poole
Araminta Poole
Henderson M. E. Church
A. H. Travers
Denton Cemetery
Courtland Cooper
Wilmington
Francis
Harry Price
Chester
H. C. Cooper
Stella Cahall
George Thompson
Frank Yeager
Boothwyn
Carroll Meredith
Clinton Sylvester
E. L. Gooden
Elma Harmon
Edith Melvin
Dover
Dora Melvin
Harry Frase
Philadelphia
Bertie Pritchett
T. A. Montague
Betty
Helen Jarman
Mary Jarman
Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter Notes Weekend Visits
Mr and Mrs Willard Russell hosted a turkey dinner at the James Price home near Cordova with guests Miss Blanche Russell Miss Betty Morse. Miss Mary Louise Dodds from Baltimore spent the weekend with her parents. Ernest Fogle and children of Woodbury were weekend guests of Oscar Rice. Nancy Jane Kline from Salisbury stayed with her parents over the weekend. Bernard Pinder from Pine Brook New Jersey visited his mother with relatives in Wye Mills. Charles Jarrell Mildred Gale and Elinor Eaton are on the sick list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Russell
Blanche Russell
Betty Morse
James Price
Cordova
Mary Louise Dodds
Baltimore
Howard Dodds
Ernest Fogle
Woodbury
Oscar Rice
Nancy Jane Kline
Salisbury
Bernard Pinder
Pine Brook
N. J
Francis Fleming
Wye Mills
Charles Jarrell
Mildred Gale
Elinor Eaton
Death of William Hollingsworth in Easton Hospital
The community mourns the death of 83 year old William Hollingsworth from injuries after gasoline was poured on a fire by mistake for coal oil. He was a longtime farm resident near Queen Anne. Also notes on recent social visits and local influenza cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hollingsworth
Easton Hospital
Hollingsworth
Bernard Messix
Emma Richards
Ridgely
Mamie Sparks
Oakland
Taylor Messix
Baltimore
Henry Morgan
Isabelle Barton
Washington
Byron Barton
Harold Jump
Harrisburg
Howard Eley
Our Town
Grippe
Canning Crops Conference Set for February Dates
The regular annual Canning Crops Conference will be held February 24 to 26. Herman A. Hunter of the University of Maryland Extension Service announces the event, sponsored by the Experiment Station and Extension Service with the Tri-State Packers Association. Speakers include Dr. Byrd Cory Rothgeb Nystrom White Hunter Walls Temple Woodbury Sanborn Nuttle Huffington Shook Maloney Lodge Lancashire Strasburger and others. Topics cover the Japanese Beetle, soil conservation, tomato outlook for 1937, new canning practices, and pea aphid control. Awards will be given for the 1936 Ten-Ton Tomato Club winners Cullen Cullen Cullen Folk Willey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman A. Hunter
University of Maryland Extension Service
The
Experiment Station and Extension Service
Tri-State Packers Association
H. C. Byrd
E. N. Cory
R. G. Rothgeb
Paul Nystrom
W. A. Frazier
T. H. White
National Fertilizer Association
E. R. Lancashire
Continental Can Company
M. V. Bailey
New Jersey
Leroy V. Strasburger
Baltimore
C. D. Cullen
J. S. Cullen
E. T. Cullen
Cecil County
John F. Folk
Baltimore County
Riley J. Willey
Dorchester County
Adams Cross Roads Birthday and Community Meeting Notices
Mrs Earl Robinson celebrated her daughter's second birthday with a dinner for relatives and friends from Wilmington Denton and Federalsburg. Virginia Lee received many cards gifts and a birthday cake inscribed two years of joy and sunshine. Bloomery Ladies Aid will meet at the Community House on Wednesday February 24 at 2 pm with hostesses Nellie Williams and Maggie Clevenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Robinson
Wilmington
Denton
Federalsburg
Virginia Lee
Bloomery Ladies Aid
Nellie Williams
Maggie Clevenger
C. L. Harmon
Charlie Lyden
D. R. Adams
C. W. Adams
Hattie Leeser
John Adams
Charles Johnson
Earle Robinson
James Devore
Philadelphia
Fred Fountain
Epworth League
Agnes Breeding
Marian Robinson
American Corner Notes on Local Visits and Illness
Miss Ruth Johnson of Bridgeville spent Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs Carl Johnson near here. Mr G L Griffith and Mrs Elva Smith, long ill, are improved at this writing. Misses Nora Lydia and Pearl Garman visited Doris Hulliger and sisters. Miss Madge Johnson spent the weekend with Federalsburg relatives. Mrs Clara Dennis is on the sick list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Johnson
Bridgeville
Carl Johnson
G. L. Griffith
Elva Smith
Nora
Lydia
Pearl Garman
Doris Hulliger
Madge Johnson
Federalsburg
Clara Dennis
Preston Ladies Aid party raises 92.50 in Preston
The Ladies Aid held a Monday night event in the Sunday School room on February 16. Members contributed a dollar and rhymed how earned as the roll called, with Mrs. W F Collins performing a Chinese song. Proceeds totaled 92.50, and Valentine cookies and punch were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
W. F. Collins
G. C. Carmine
Roland Towers
J. Bonner
Clayton Taylor
Preston
Covey
Theodore Fletcher
Bobby
Augusta
Georgia
Henry Fletcher
Jane Fletcher
Mr. Fletcher
Masons of
Spence
George Washington
Will Cannon
Robert Carmine
Salisbury
Lee Noble
Charles Proctor
Annapolis
Burton Proctor
C. F. Noble Jr
James Noble
Vienna
G. Creighton Carmine
Baltimore
Max Chambers
Contract Club
Harry Hollis
Philadelphia
Orphans Court in Caroline Records Multiple Admin Actions
Caroline County Orphans Court, with Judges Towers Handy and Dennis, approved and recorded several actions. Executors of Annie R. Gadow and Charles W. Edgell filed final accounts and releases, while Addie C. Jackson and Roberta A. Jackson opened and closed administration and release for Robert Clarence Jackson. Nathaniel Nuttle’s estate inventory was filed, and guardianship actions authorized withdrawals. Letters of administration granted to Everett Nuttle for Joshua Morris. bonds filed and approved with appraisers named for Laura Williamson estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Caroline County
Towers
Handy
Dennis
Herman Gadow
Elizabeth Plugge
Annie R. Gadow
Elbert J. Edgell
R. Russell Edgell
Charles W. Edgell
Addie C. Jackson
Roberta A. Jackson
R. Clarence Jackson
Henry T. Nuttle
Minnie S. Waldis
William Waldis
Joshua Morris
Everett Nuttle
Bond
William Knipple
Raymond B. Rawlings
Laura F. Williamson
Ormond F. Williamson
Mary E. Cohee
R. Lee Murphy
John W. Cohee
Card Of Thanks To Denton Fire Company Neighbors
I express appreciation to the Denton Volunteer Fire Company and neighbors for their timely assistance at the time of the fire at my home.
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Denton Volunteer Fire Company
Greensboro Obituary and Local Social News
Mr. Richard J. Gardner aged 87 died at his son William Gardner’s home near town after a brief illness. Survived by children William Greensboro Mrs Harry Adams Cordova Mrs William Raughley Wyoming Del two half sisters ten grandchildren seven great grandchildren. Funeral held at William Gardner’s home with Rev. Lawson Jump officiating. Interment Greensboro cemetery. The Intermediate B T A Baptist Church held a social at the church with pastor John T. Watson and several members. refreshments followed. Other items note Harry Faithful in Easton Hospital after flu relapse. visits by various families and trips to Durham Hamlet Florida and New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard J. Gardner
William Gardner
Greensboro
Harry Adams
Cordova
William Raughley
Wyoming
Del
Robert McClyments
Wye Mills
Jake Gardner
Kent Island
Lawson Jump
the Baptist Church
John T. Watson
Horace Howard
Margaretta
Mary Bennett
Mary Elizabeth Langrell
Helen Strannahan
Rosalie Spence
Mary Alice Riddleberger
Ella Lanegrell
Elsie Mae Luff
Harry Faithful
Enoch Strannahan
Easton
Raymond B. Rawlings
Frank Baughley
Burton
Wilmington
Alfred Blackburn
Medford Starkey
Templeville
Blackburn
Martha Bickling
James Bilbrough
A. P. Morris
Durham
N. C
Harry Bilbrough Jr
Hamlet
Charles Bilbrough Sr
Ralph Ober
Clayton Kinnamon
Charles Jarman
Goldsboro
Lave
Florida
Womens Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
W. Walter Riddleberger
Jessie Wilson
Hattie Wheeler
Cleveland
Harry Draper
Samuel Jewell
Roland Blades
Tuckahoe Neck
Anna Wieneke
Baltimore
Charles Wieneke
Mike Schreiber
New York City
Bessie Henry
Dover
Revival at Piney church led by Rev Ziba Adams
Rev Ziba Adams will conduct a revival at Piney church tomorrow evening assisted by Rev J T Bailey from Mil Caroline M P Charge. He preaches at Piney next Tuesday evening February 23 and assists part of that week. All invited to attend. Sunshine Workers program and bake sale details follow with local church notices and social events through last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ziba Adams
Piney Church
J. T. Bailey
Mil- Caroline M. P
Caroline Charge
Piney
Katherine Lister
Sunshine Workers
Helen Stafford
Louise Adams
Margaret Marine
Ladies of Our Aid
Market Street
Denton
Sunshine
F. N. Smith
Esther
Sue
W. K. Smith
B. B. Allen
Christian Endeavor
J. H. Dandy
Caroline M. P
Borrsville
W. G. Holbrook
Frances Bennett
C. J. Chaffinch
Wilmington
B. B. Lawless
Bernice
L. H. Thomas
Parker Barnes
Marcus Hook
W. E. Hubbard
H. B. Flater
R. W. S. C. Club
Washington
Birthday Turkey Dinner Honors Blades and Guest
Mr and Mrs Blades hosted a Sunday turkey dinner for Mrs Blades birthday anniversary and guest Mr Herman Adams with Valentine decorations. Attendees included Carlton Lane Ridgely Turner Morris Marjorie Morris J H Furbush Centreville Evelyn Richards Preston Herman Adams Charley Adams Easton Harry Brodes and children Billy and Jean. Guests offered wishes for many more happy birthdays.
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Local Department
Bethlehem
Memoriam
St. Elizabeth’s Church
St. Benedict’s Church
Salisbury College
Stephen Decatur
Edward D. Martin
George L. Radcliffe
Percy G. Skirven
John T. Tucker
Tuckahoe
Adams Cross Roads
Orphans Court
Newey
Hobbs