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Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1930

Page

5

Denton Area Ad runs autos and farm gear sales

Local ads tout new 1930 Whippet sedan at Bullock and White Denton Md for sale by several dealers R H Stafford Burrsville Md promotes tractors spreaders barbed wire and farming supplies while W H Hollis Son Preston Md pushes reliable used cars and a big price cut on Whippets plus farm equipment and milk from Red Barn Dairy Farm.

Bullock and White's Denton Denton Journal A. L. Butler Denton- Harrington Road Washington W. H. Hollis & Son Preston, Md Just McCormick-Deering John Deere R. H. Stafford Burrsville L. H. Richcreek Queen Anne Rotary Club of R H. Stafford America Bullock and White

Hymn Service at Denton Methodist Protestant Church

Sunday evening February 23 at 730 the church hosts a hymn service with modern hymns, solo and chorus performances. There will be a rendition of There Were Ninety and Nine by Mrs Harvey Fleetwood and The Old Rugged Cross by fifty voices. Public invited.

Denton Methodist Protestant Harvey Fleetwood Old Rugged Cross C. D. Collison Harold Roe Mary Jane Federalsburg Fred Hubbard Williams‘burg Frank Davis Filmore Hobbs M. F. H. Collison Carlislie Roe Harry Clark Wilbur A. Clark Cape May Court House N. J John B. Taylor Wilmington Del Willing Workers J. W. Kirk Will Towers Maryland Patricia Ann Lyden Morgan Crozien Hospital Chester Morgan Esther Dunham William B. Higgins Violet J Russell H. Corkran Chestertown T. Pliny Fisher Wm. J. Kindley Passaic Mr. Fisher Louise New Orleans New York Prof Willis Howard Pastorfield Market Street Gail Cooper Second Street Fountain Avenue Minnie Murphy Marcus Hook Trainer John Reed Ben Reed Burt Smith Clinton Williamson Mollie Anthony Franklin Street G. I. Ditty A. E. Cooper C. C. Blades Williamsburg South Fountain Avenue M. E. Church L. B. Towers Isaac Vanscoy Candor N. Y N. M. Vanscoy Millard Collison Fred H. Ayers Red Bank Alex. MacWilliams William Lord Chas Howard Marion H. Downes Omaha Neb

Judges named in Delaware Name Contest at Dover Opera House

The Dover Opera House management named a five member committee to aid in selecting the new name for the contest. Mayor Wallace Woodford Col James C Wickes Harvey B Roop and Benjamin Schindler named G Park Weaver as theatre representative. Entries pour in from 24 towns in Delaware and from Maryland and Pennsylvania. The contest closes February 22 with a $5 prize and a final name reveal planned for February 25 at 9 pm on stage.

Wallace Woodford James C. Wickes Delaware State News Harvey B. Roop Rotary Club of Dover New York City Delaware Denton Earlville Federalsburg Greensboro Goldsboro Hillsboro Henderson Ridgely Queen Anne Maryland Darby Philadelphia Willow Grove Pennsylvania Strasburg Virginia Campden Cheswold Dagsboro Delmar Ellendale Felton Frankfort Georgetown Harrington Hardy Houston Kenton Laurel Leipsic Little Creek Magnolia Middletown Milford Rehoboth Smyrna Taylor's Bridge Wyoming

When will speakers refrain from evil talking

A fragment referencing a Hare quote on speaking and listening with a Solon saying about riches. The text also notes a hometown affection tied to money, reflecting a reflective, period voice in a concise quotation collection.

Federalsburg High School honors student dies at home

Roger Morris, 16, a Federalsburg High School senior and medalist in the Industrial Arts Department, died Sunday of pneumonia at his parents home. Survived by parents Henry I Morris and (missing), and brother Sewell Morris at West Point. Funeral held Tuesday in Federalsburg cemetery.

Federalsiburg High School Roger Morris Henry I. Morris Young Morris Roger Earle G. Poole St. Luke’s Hospital Philadelphia Thomas McCrea Louise Brooks Alfred Charles Annapolis Baltimore Sun J. Raymond Charles

Orphans Court Handles Estate Matters in Caroline County

The Caroline county Orphans Court, with Judges West, Harper and Shawn pres ent, approved actions including letters of administration for Bernard Luff by J. Owen Knotts, creditor notices, and appraisers Harry S. Dailey and John Shewbrooks. Final accounts, probate of George W. Holland will, and sales of real and personal estates were ordered. Everett Nuttle filed an additional account of sale for J. Atwood Todd estate.

Orphans’ Court Caroline County West Harper and Shawn Bernard Luff J. Owen Knotts Aled Mary W. Luff Harry S. Dailey John Shewbrooks Harry M. Hollis William H. Hollis Charles Petersen Wesley E. Thawley Jennie M. Wright Walter M. Wright George W. Holland Georgia A. Holland Thomas B. Starkey Norman Downes Everett Nuttle J. Atwood Todd

Sunoco Show Aired Tuesday February 25 With Signature Orchestra

The Sunoco Show aired on Tuesday February 25 from 9 30 to 10 00 p m The program featured Signature Orchestra with Ramblers 1 Look Down Dear Eyes in F key Howard Fisher Duct Elsie Baker Theodore Webb 2 In The Tavern Nicode Schirmer Orchestra 3 Medley Play That Barber Shop Chord Muir Hell B Chinatown Schwartz Remick C When You Wore A Tulip Erenrich Feist The Ramblers 4 Homing in Bb key Del Riego Chappell Elsie Baker with Orchestra 5 Bolero Moszkowski C Fisher 6 My Dream Girl from Dream Girl Herbert Hams Theodore Webb with Orchestra 7 Selection from The Desert Song Romberg Chapell Harms Ensemble and Orchestra Signature Harold Sanford director Elsie Baker contralto Theodore Webb baritone Gitta Erstinn soprano The Ramblers Trio Henry Shope William Daniels Walter Preston Muriel Pollock and Vee Lawnhurst 2 pianos Orchestra 35 pieces

Sunoco Signature Ramblers Howard Fisher Duct Elsie Baker Theodore Webb Nicode Schirmer Chinatown Harold Sanford Elsie Bak’er Gitta Erstinn the Ramblers Henry Shope William Daniels Walter Preston Muriel Pollock Vee Lawnhurst

Harmony Kitchen Shower for Mr and Mrs Earl Sand

Harmony and surrounding community held a kitchen shower for Mr and Mrs Earl Sand on Thursday night February 6 with about fifty guests. Guests played games, enjoyed refreshments, and gifts were gratefully received. Local residents visited and others shared Sunday evening and Monday events with related families. Mr W Penn Willis suffered a fall from a barn loft last Saturday, with ongoing care.

Earl Sand Lester Sard Hurlock Earl Sard Eleanor Sherman Louis Willson Alfred Sherman Marguerite Steenken Herbert McNeal Hudson Todd W. Penn Willis Maurice Todd Harry Richards

In Memoriam Spence Father James E Spence Dies

In Memoriam to James E Spence who passed away February 19, 1928. Sorrow and sadness to know no wrath that Jesus will meet and guide us to you. Never to part on that beautiful shore. By his daughter.

Spence James E. Spence Jesus

Weekly Ridgely News Letter Highlights Local Gatherings

The Farm Bureau banquet drew many attendees including Cal Lynch and numerous Holsingers and Penningtons. The Community Club hosted district forester Kenneth Siegwith who spoke on forestry and showed a film on scientific farm wood management. Betty Engaged is the senior class play at the Community Theater with Anna Frances Seward in the lead.

I. T. Saulsbury Frank Flounders Kenneth Siegwith

Camps to be inspected early for 1930 season

Dr H Riley head of Maryland health dept announces early March inspections for summer camps with new permits required for 1930. Regulations cover camps six days or more hosting ten or more people and will be certified and posted. Prior licensing history shown steady camp readiness across counties Cecil Anne Arundel Frederick Harford Howard Kent Washington. renewals urged and application details provided.

H. Riley State Department of Health Riley State Board of Health Bureau of Sanitary Engineering Cecil Anne Arundel Frederick Harford Howard Kent Washington North Charles Street Baltimore City

Eleanor Painter stars in The Fortune Teller at Maryland Theater

Eleanor Painter, famed soprano, appears Monday week in Victor Herbert’s The Fortune Teller. She portrays Musette, Irma, and Feder with noted versatility amid a strong company. The story follows a Polish count, a Budapest heiress double, and comic misadventures ending in comedic resolution with scores like Gypsy Love Song and Hussars chorus.

Eleanor Painter Maryland Atlantic Victor Herbert Berlin Paris St. Agnus Musette Irma Feder Budapest Ladislas Sander Miss Painter Eric Titus Fritzi Scheff William Powers Sara Bair William J. McCarthy Phil Conyers Harry Hermsen Sophia Robinson Edward Taylor Herbert

Quotations on Knowledge and Great Minds for Thoughtful Readers

A compact collection of timeless reflections from Emerson, Leonardo da Vinci, and Washington Irving. The excerpts emphasize listening for guidance, the usefulness of knowledge, and how great minds pursue purposeful resolve beyond adversity.

Leonardo da Vinci

Fellowship supper and entertainment at M E Church House

Hillsboro Queen Anne notes announce a fellowship supper and entertainment for Wednesday evening February 26 at the M E Church House. The Sadlersville Male Quartet will perform, supper at 6:15 priced 25 cents, entertainment free. advance supper RSVPs to Mrs Sparklin or Miss Madge Jump by Monday noon.

Hillsboro community event and church notices brief

Wednesday evening February 26 fellowship supper and entertainment at Hills M E Church House invites all members and friends to attend reserve by February 24 via Mrs Sparklin Hillsboro or Miss Madge Jump Queen Anne. Also notes birthday dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs S H Reynolds for guests Sewell Morgan and Addie Morgan. Local church services and club meeting updates follow including March chair B B Barston and health news on Mrs Howard Flowers Convalescing and other social visits.

R. H. Stafford Burrsville Med Epiphany Mission Preston St. Andrew’s Mission Harlock M. P. Church John Baggs Laura Parks Mary Young Harvey Fleetwood Masonic Building Chas. D. Steenken Red Barn Young and Calloway W. H. Young Caroline County Ridgely Denton Federalsburg T. Alan Goldsborough Maryland Croll’s Corner Hamilton’s Corner Post Office Department William H. Carroll James Higman Millington Queen Annes ‘County Mr. Carroll Old Life Saving Service Coast Guard House Senate Coolidge Delmarva Peninsula Delmarva-Penn Cambridge Pocomoke City Salisbury Tasley Kellar Harrington Del James M. Crockett Worcester County David J. Ward Wicomico’ County M. E. Church House Sadlersville Geo. Stewart W. B. Sparks Susie Thompson Louise Wright M. Louise Dodds Esther Statum Mary Virginia Sherwood Minnie Anderson Virginia Blades William Morris Baltimore H. R. Covell Dora Morris Glaude Leland Olin Hunter Nan Davis Alice Jewell Centreville Isaac Sparklin J. F. Brant Mary L. Smith Camden N.J Smith M. W. Brashears St. Augustine Florida Frank Fleming Grace Vesty Fairmont N. C J. Brown Urban Bowman Washington, D. C Frank, Fleming Christine Wilson Evelyn Wyatt Es Gale Howard Bailey Chester Messrs Hackett Bartie Morgan Occoquan Annie Jump Avery Story and Son Crumpton Goodwin Matthews i Easton John Vesty Chas. Dean Queen Anne H M. Thompson Roe MacSorley, Jr F. E. Fleming Chas Jarrell Vernon Baker Gurney Tarburton Wilmington Wm. Gardner Edgar Blades Addie Morgan Methodist Episcopal Church South Lee H. Richcreek B. B. Barston Howard Flowers Everett Blades C. H. Dean Dininer Clara Thompson Norman Clark Joe Brown Lena Wilson Showard Culver Angie Legg

I G A To Be On The Air With National Radio Program

The Independent Grocers Alliance launches national radio advertising the week of February 24. Twelve top stations across thirty six states will air thirteen weekly dramas and music programs featuring notable actors and musicians. The Home Folks Hour will broadcast on WLW Cincinnati WTAM Cleveland WGY Schenectady and other outlets.

Independent Grocers’ Alliance National Organization of LG. A WLW Cincinnati WTAM Cleveland Schenectady

Greensboro and Its Environs Deaths and Local News

Civil War veteran Charles Wesley Starkey dies at his daughter’s home in Greensboro aged 81. Funeral in Bushy Church with burial in Bushy cemetery. Eloise Ann Stubbs dies at 11 months. Community notices include a turkey supper by Ladies Aid, Chautauqua at the high school, and local visits and moving. Several residents travel, visit relatives, or relocate homes. Spring train horses arrive in Harrington as preparations begin.

Charles Wesley Starkey D. Carrow Mr. Starkey Templeville Sadlersville Greensboro Queen Anne's County Starkey Messrs H. Scott Starkey C. Norman Starkey A. B. Cohee Henderson S. D. Carrow Benj. F. Starkey Busic M. E Mr. Clark Bushc Eloise Ann Stubbs Elmer Stubbs W. H. Ballengee Ladies Aid Methodist Episcopal Church Railroad Avenue Harvey Dabson Wilmington Lydia Dabson T. C. Curry Bridgeville Lydia Dobson Fred Porter Henry Porter Richard Bullock Dover M. B. Ross Clancey Cooper Alexander Hamilton Commercial High School Brooklyn N. Y Harrington Nelson Melvin iViola Melvin Minos Wright Jacob Poore Willard Wright Philadelphia Herman Wright New Jersey Clyde Miller Pittsburg Railway Express Company Thomas Short Bowers Beach Fred Pritchett Rachel Hastings Blackbird School Mary Stone R. Wesley Ross Grand Jury Thomas Clancey Crestwood, N. Y

Unity Woman's Club Met At Mrs Ellwanger Home

Burrsville items note the Unity Woman's Club meeting held at Mrs Thomas Ellwanger's home on Wednesday with Miss Spafford demonstrating muffins Other club plans include the March meeting at Mrs Charlie Dill and church services for February 23 with Wesley and White's Sunday Schools and sermons The report also lists visitors and local illnesses and a Denton minstrel event attended by residents

Unity Woman’s Club Thomas Ellwanger M. E Austine Stafford W. T. Archer H. A. Porter R. H. Thawley Chas Cahall Philadelphia Denton Walker Crock Burlington, N. J John Parris

Choptank Church Ladies Aid Meets at Blades Home

The Choptank M. P. Church Ladies Aid gathered at Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Blades on the 4th with fair attendance and visitors. The next meeting is set for March 1 at Mrs. J. W. Cox’s home.

M. P Choptank O. C. Blades Aliston Frampton J. W. Cox Twentieth Century Community Club Archie Spies Miss Spafford Kings C. ©. Blades

Local Socials and Visits Highlight Delaware Town News

Preston Nelson Fooks family and Miss Elizabeth Phillips planned a Florida trip for a few weeks. Bridge luncheon hosted by Mrs. R O Dean Federalsburg. Woodside visitors include Mr J M Bolling and Benner family. Woman's Club event hosted by Mrs Harold Scarborough. Ed Hirs of Denton visited T L Trice. Trice hosted two bridge tables. Basketball crowds grow. Miss Betty Patchett shows improvement.

Nelson Fooks Nell Elizabeth Phillips Florida Lloyd Cannon H. M. Hobbs J. L. Gallagher R. O. Dean Federalsburg J. M. Bolling Benner Woodside A. K. Wrightson Harold Scarborough Woman's Club Mary E. Reynolds Clara G. Stevens Milford Berlin Del Ed Hirs Denton T. L. Trice Betty Patchett

In loving remembrance of Luther Griffith father

In loving remembrance of my dear father Luther Griffith who departed this life February 18 1929 Rest in peace dear father One year has passed away You are gone but not forgotten for we think of you each day We think of you in silence Your name we often recall There is nothing left to answer but your picture on the wall

Luther Griffith Nfe

In sad but loving memory of a life one year past

A brief memorial note honoring Clarence Griffith, described as a God fearing friend of man and an honored example for his son and wife, expressing enduring love and remembrance one year after his death.

Luther Griffith Clarence Griffith

Inconsistency and Hog Cholera Warn of Systemic Folly

A humorous essay notes human inconsistency in daily life from family spats to fashion and excuses. It then shifts to a grave warning about hog cholera, blaming overconfidence in serum and careless practices for ongoing outbreaks. Three main vectors are identified: infected pork, infected hogs, and contaminated vaccine or virus sources.

Clover Seed Price Note From Burrsville Farmer

R H Stafford of Burrsville asks about farm needs and scheme in a brief rural note mentioning clover seed at 12.00 per bushel and seeking possible items or ideas for the farm.

R. H. Stafford Burrsville, Md

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