Women’s Bible Class Hosts Birthday Meeting and Vogue Contest
The Women’s Bible Class met in Fellowship Hall to discuss a parable about planting seed and the Bible’s role in salvation, followed by social hour. A Vogue Sewing Contest is planned for March 2 at the Denton Woman’s Club House with contestants from local clubs and North Caroline High School, judged by regional fashion figures.
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Fellowship Hall
Church of the Brethren
Jesus
Temple
House of Prayer
Eva Fletcher
Arthur Reinhold
Expressway Bonds Offered by Banking Firms
Alex Brown & Sons leads a nationwide group offering two revenue bond issues totaling 102 million dollars to finance a toll expressway from near the Delaware Memorial Bridge in Wilmington to White Marsh near Baltimore. Maryland issues 74 million Northeastern Expressway bonds and Delaware 28 million Delaware Turnpike bonds, both due 2002. Proceeds fund Maryland and Delaware portions, totaling a 53 mile route with 11 miles in Delaware and 42 in Maryland, completion by end of 1963.
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Alex. Brown & Sons
Delaware Memorial Bridge
Wilmington
Delaware
White Marsh
Baltimore
Maryland
State of Maryland
Northeastern
State Highway Department of
State of
Delaware Turnpike
State Highway Department of the
State of Delaware
Highway Department
Adams' Cross Roads Weekend Greetings and Notices
Rusty Todd from near Fire Tower visited grandmother Mrs. Bessie Todd of Denton. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. G. Dennis and daughters from Severn, Md., spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Earle Robinson. Mrs. Dennis injured her left arm in a fall on ice and required a doctor. Sympathy extended to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hignutt for Mrs. Hignutt's sister's death and to the Betty Short family for their aunt's passing. Sadie Devore and Blanche Stetler visited relatives in Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson were in Dover on Monday. Randall Dustworth of New Jersey visited her father in Messick Nursing Home and Charles Johnson and family on Sunday. J. W. Johnson celebrated his 92nd birthday with a three tier cake from Mrs. Esther Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusty Todd
Fire Tower
Bessie Todd
Denton
Wm. G. Dennis
Severn
Earle Robinson
Dennis
Clarence Hignutt
Hignutt
Betty Short
Sadie Devore
Blanche Stetler
Philadelphia
Charles Johnson
Dover
Randall Dustworth
New Jersey
Messick
Hilda Willin
Edith D Depew Depew 77 dies in Cranford Nursing Home
Mrs Edith D Depew 77 of 30 Normandie Place Cranford N J died Wednesday at Cranford Hall Nursing Home after a long illness She was born in Toledo Ohio and lived in Rahway N J ten years before moving to Denton 25 years ago She was active in St Luke s Methodist Church and local homemakers clubs She taught in Linden N J 1906 1911 Survived by son James commander of the 102nd Armored Cavalry N J National Guard and three other sons eight grandchildren and a sister Interment Rahway Cemetery services held Saturday at Gray Memorial led by Rev Milton B Eastwick
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Edith D. French Depew
Denton
James G. Depew
Normandie Place
Cranford
N. J
Cranford Hall
Toledo
Ohio
Rahway
St. Luke’s Methodist Church
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Ruth Reynolds
Double Hills Homemakers
Linden
Frank R. Depew
James
102Nd Armored Cavalry Regiment
N. J. National Guard
Frank H
Albuquerque
N. M
Harold
Sun Valley
Calif
Richard A
New Orleans
Helen Crawbaugh
Chicago
Gray Memorial
Milton B. Eastwick
First Presbyterian Church
Rahway Cemetery
Rahway, N. J
Willmer T Collins Veteran Employee Dies in Drexel Hill
Willmer T Collins 68 of Drexel Hill Pa a World War I veteran and former Sunset Building and Dry Dock Co guard died Saturday at Drexel Hill Hospital He belonged to World War I Barracks 101 Denton and Nanticoke Lodge 172 Surviving are his widow Edythe sister Sally Lord Federalsburg brother T Sidney Collins near Denton and several nieces and nephews Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at Frampton Funeral Home
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Willmer T. Collins
Caroline County
Drexel Hill Hospital
Sunset Building and Dry Dock Co
Chester
Denton
Funeral Services for Saulsbury Hobbs Held in Milford
Funeral services were held Saturday at Berry Funeral Home Milford for Saulsbury Hobbs 82 who died Tuesday at Delaware Hospital Wilmington. He lived years ago in the Denton and Greensboro areas and is survived by four daughters Elizabeth Crouse Tampa Fla Rebecca Moore Milford Mabel Shockley and Marie Hobbs both of Bowers Beach Del one son William Ridge ly and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Berry Funeral Home
Milford
Saulsbury Hobbs
Delaware Hospital
Wilmington
Hobbs
Denton
Greensboro
Elizabeth Crouse
Tampa
Fla
Rebecca Moore
Mabel Shockley
Marie Hobbs
Bowers Beach
Del
William, Ridgely
Baltimore Sunday American Crossword Jackpot
A Baltimore Sunday American crossword feature promotes a prize from $500 upward with no stated cap. Readers are invited to test skill and luck in solving this week’s puzzle, including clues and word list.
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Baltimore Sunday American
Social Security Represen tative To Be Here Monday
Mr. Robert Allen Snedeker of the Social Security Administration will be at the Fire House in Denton on Monday February 26 starting at 10 a.m. The visit aims to assist residents with Social Security questions and enrollment details.
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Robert Allen Snedeker
Social Security Administration
Denton
Bloomery WSCS Meeting And Local Visits
Reese Adams and Marian Robinson visited Mrs. Iethel Heller who has been ill for a week. Families from Greenwood and Federalsburg called on the Earle Robinson homestead. Mrs. Clem Melaney visited her niece, Mrs. Earle Robinson. The WSCS meets with Mrs. Carol Robinson on Wednesday February 28 at 7 30 p m.
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Reese Adams
Marian Robinson
Iethel Heller
Father
Wscs of
Bloomery
Carol Robinson
Burrsville Community Notes and Church Activities
Burrsville reports the second quarterly conference for Burrsville Charge at Union Church on March 2 at 7 30. Local property changes include Russell Stevens selling his farm and buying Charles Harvey’s property. WSCS groups plan a March 3 supper at Community House to raise funds. Open House at R H Stafford and Son store on Feb 26 offers pancakes and coffee. Other items mention visits, birthdays, and a hospital recovery in town.
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Burrsville
Union Church
Russell Stevens
Charles Harvey
R. H. Stafford
John Bullock
Dover
Wilson Butler
Denton
Paul Butler
WSCS
Wesley and
Union
R H. Stafford and Son
Ralph Jewell
Annie Morgan
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Vogue
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Vogue Pattern Service
Woman’s Club Service Bureau
Woman’s Club House
J. K. Cooper
Hugh Gordy
David Hollis
D. R. Kollman
North Caroline High School
Peggy Flaharty
Charlotte Ruf
Suzanne Thornton
Butler’s
Seaford
Miss Brooks
Covey
C. C. Merriken
W. Carman Leggett
L. S. Browne
Wm. E
Frank Depew
Sadie Maloney
Frank Howard
Salisbury
Harold Miller
Easton Hospital
Richard Judd
Washington
James Hoffman
Elizabeth Hoffman
Mary G. Roemer
Federalsburg
Williston
Milo Crane
Albert R. Neal
Easton
Edwin Gelletty
Richmond
Herman Keen
L. J. Redden
M. K. Newnam
K. T. Everagam
Dorothy Jean Billmeier
Bridgewater College
Billmeier
Alton G. Billmeier
Iew Spa Perch
Bridgewater
Ann Hope Brien
B. DeFrees Brien
Wilson College
Chambersburg
Marie Meyer
Rutgers University
Merrill-Palmer Institute
Detroit
Meyer
Marie Pentz
Clyde A. Pentz
Rehoboth Beach
Charles V. Moore
Church of Christ In
South America
Moore
Rosalie Jenkins
William Garey
J. Norris Coulby
Lee Coulby
J. Norris Coulby, Jr
Jay
Mary M. Cooper
Gail F. Cooper
Dickinson College
Carlisle
Howard L. Rubendall
Miss Cooper
Women’s House Council
Dickinson
Johnson
Russia
Soviet Union
Laos
South
Viet-Nam
Khrushchev
Communist Party
Department of Justice
Rfd 2
Edith Depew
Centonia
John Wayne
Deluxe Cinemas
Avalon Koes
Donald Dickerson
Pam
Greenwood
Lloyd and Girls
Clem Melaney
Wesley Church
Roland Draper
Theodore Warren
Merchantville
Amos Beauchamp
Winfield Willis
Journal
Pat Ncome
Xéxane
Delaware Management Co., Inc
Penn Center Plaza
Delaware Fund
Sunoco
Horner
Sat
Sun
Elzie Horner
Mgr
Ste
Eastham
Westinghouse
Gerardi Bros
Aph'lip Barry
Columbia Pictures
Frank Gorshin
Jesse White
Harvey Lembeck
Ruth Brocks
Flippen
Grace Geller
Nathan EL Benchley
PH UP Carry
Irving Brecher
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