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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1938
Page
5
Union groups in Burrsville and Denton host oyster and bake sales at local sites including the Wesley Church Community House on Wednesday and the By-Kota Club at Market Street today. A purebred Guernsey cow transfer and several surgeries are noted amid community notices and local obituaries.
Denton Community Club hosted Reciprocity Day with large attendance from Hurlock Club. Miss F O Bogash readings and a Paris visit sketch by Mrs Philip S Richardson highlighted the program. An invitation to a White House reception on March 29 was extended by Mrs Harry Harcum.
A historical recipe outlines a steam thrifty cake. It lists ingredients including flour baking powder salt cloves nutmeg suet molasses milk dates and nuts cinnamon and gives four instructions from sifting dry ingredients to steaming and serving with lemon or hard sauce. The method emphasizes combining suet milk and molasses then folding into the dry mix and steaming in a buttered mold.
Rev. John White leads Lent services across Caro County with Ash Wednesday Holy Communion at St. Paul Hillsboro 9 30 am Christ Church Denton 11 am and Holy Trinity Greensboro 730 pm Weekday services run 345 pm on select days to aid children All services occur in churches with no change to Sunday schedules Parents and adults are invited.
The Missionary Auxiliary will hold the February Thank Offering service during the regular Sunday worship. The pastor will deliver a short message titled A Refused Request. Christian Endeavor meets at 6 45 p m from Romans with an evening theme Brutal Behavior at 7 30 p m.
Caroline Charge and Rev Ziba Adams announce services at Burrsville M P Church Sunday School 10 am Thawley M P Church Sunday School 10 am preaching 11 am Hobbs Sunday School 2 pm preaching 3 pm Christian Endeavor 7 30 pm.
Divine worship will be held at the Williston Community Church on Sunday at 9 o clock in the morning. Sunday School follows at 10 30 a m.
The Church of the New Jerusalem in Preston hosts a Sunday service at 11 a.m. with a sermon titled The Tares of the Field. A Bible class is scheduled for 10:15 a.m. with attendees invited to participate.
Masses set for Sunday February 27 at St Elizabeths Denton 830 and St Benedicts Ridgely 1000. Confessions at St Elizabeths 745 Sunday. Ash Wednesday Mass at St Benedicts 730. Evening services 730. Friday evening services at St Elizabeths 730.
The piece argues Mussolini’s Abyssinia campaign drains Italy financially and politically. It cites billions spent, ongoing monthly costs, a six year public works program in Ethiopia, and repeated debt payments, while criticizing his dictatorship and imperial ambitions. It notes Haile Selassie’s exile, Ethiopian casualties, and U S debt defaults tied to Italy’s war policy.
The sincere sympathy expressed in word and deed by many friends when illness and death came to my husband, Samuel Ewing, are gratefully acknowledged. Ella Ewing.
A brief old style tip urges applying printers ink to goods to prevent dust accumulation and speed shelf turnover. The adage suggests ink protects surfaces and keeps merchandise looking fresh for buyers.
Mrs Harcum of Salisbury led the Eastern Shore Federation event at the Community Club focusing on cancer control and education. Funeral of William Marshal Wiley, pioneer Ridgely citizen, held with family tributes and Smyrna interment.
The Smithville Homemakers Club met February 15 with thirteen members and one visitor. They opened with song and prayer, elected a purchasing committee for floor covering and wallpaper, and filled out extension work papers. The sunshine committee reported three cards, two visits, and 12 cents. A pot plant was given to a sick member at Easton Hospital. A Valentine game preceded adjournment with refreshments served by Mrs. Glenna Bullock and Mrs. Anna Robinson.
The Keystone Automobile Club reports nineteen states have no fixed maximum speed, with drivers to travel at a reasonable pace for conditions. It lists states with posted limits from 35 to 60 mph and notes motorists are increasingly speed conscious amid enforcement drives, especially in Pennsylvania with white police cars patrolling highways.
The article explains personal exemptions and a $400 dependent credit under the 1936 Revenue Act. It details eligibility, including age and support requirements, relationships, and proration when taxpayer status changes during the year. It notes heads of families may claim both exemptions and credits if they meet chief support criteria.
RIDGELY Mr and Mrs Jas Lane and Miss Lulu Hevalow of Philadelphia visited Mr and Mrs Willard Jones on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs A O Saulsbury entertained their daughter Joyce of Drexel Institute Philadelphia over the weekend. Miss Mary Brumbaugh and Miss Eleanor Taylor visited Havre de Grace. Mr and Mrs Richard Barry from Baltimore moved into the Hemmons property on Central avenue. Chamber of Commerce to entertain Boy Scouts at dinner next Thursday. Mrs Norman Hastings of Wilmington visited Miss Stella Matthews on Monday. Mrs Arthur Richards suffered a severe heart attack last Monday and remains ill. Mr and Mrs Stedman attended the LeGrande banquet at Easton on Wednesday evening. Miss Mildred Ebling visited Wilmington on Sunday.
Mrs Norman Clark and Mrs Herbert Beaven won prizes at the Washingtons Birthday bridge party hosted by Mrs Howard Flowers. Hillsboro PTA meeting moved to Monday evening February 28. Easton visitors include Mr and Mrs Ben Carroll and Mr and Mrs Barcus Atkinson. Salisbury guests Mr and Mrs William Cooper visited Mrs Mary Cooper. Frances Fisher spent weekend with the Fishers. Card Club with extra tables hosted by Mrs Rita Clark. Norman Hicks and son Allen visited Elwood Fleming. James and William Sherwood toured Salisbury radio station. George Wilson of Bel Air visited town. H W B Rowe visiting sister in Preston. Ruth Spry weekend guest of Laura Virginia Fleming.
Queen Anne notes dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Horace Morgan then reveals a Hebron Lions Club banquet attended by the Morgans. Desserts and bridge parties appear as Mrs Howard Flowers hosts friends. Visitors include Mr Chas Covey from Wilmington and Baltimore guest relatives. Howard Eley and Knotts family trips and stays are listed.
Safety expert Charles A. Chayne urges light foot and gentle hand for drivers on all surfaces. He warns against jerky actions, sudden accelerator releases, and hard braking, especially on icy or wet pavements, and advises starting in second or high gear on slippery roads to maintain control.
Mrs Wilbur Griffin and daughter Mrs McKinley Wilkinson return from a visit with relatives in Wilmington Philadelphia Riverside and Delanco NJ. Katherine Montague and brother George visited their parents over the weekend. Others guests include Miss Mary Kimble Mrs Betty Walker and son Bobby in Wilmington.
Epworth League members met at the community house in Burrville on Friday night February 18 for their regular monthly business meeting followed by a covered dish supper. R H Stafford and son attended the International Dealers banquet and meeting at the Richardson Hotel Dover, on Wednesday February 23. Mrs Charles Brown Mrs Annie Downham of Wyoming and Miss Mollie Cahall visiting spent Monday here. Rev Ira Crum was called to South Carolina last week due to illness of his stepfather. Mr and Mrs Brown Thawley Milford spoke with relatives here last Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ernest Knotts Chester were guests of Mr J W Price Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Fletcher of Preston dies at 86 two days after her birthday. Funeral at Bethesda Church with Rev. P. W. Spence. interment in churchyard. Survived by children George, Mrs. Willey, Lloyd, Theodore, and stepchild Mrs. John Henry, plus 18 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Also mentions Community Club luncheon and church events with multiple local officials and social leaders listed. Includes local society updates, church activities, visits, and residents at Bethesda and surrounding areas.
Mrs Blanche Adams, Mrs Glenna Bullock, Mrs Eva Lyden, Mrs Anna Robinson and Mrs Nellie Robinson attended a Rural Women's Short Course luncheon at the Federal Club room. Miss Hazel Thomas Virginia Horsey and Mr Paul Horsey attended a Youth Conference in Salisbury from Friday to Sunday as Bloomery delegates. Numerous visits and weekend gatherings followed among Adams Fountain Wright and Robinson families across Federalsburg Bloomery and surrounding farms.
The Journal Printing Office in Denton Maryland seeks copies of the Denton Journal from October 1876 and earlier dates. Collectors and libraries are urged to contact with availability and terms.
Samuel H. Jewell aged 60 died Wednesday morning after an eight month illness. He worked at Pet Milk Company four years and previously with F. P. Roe for many years. Surviving are his widow a daughter and two grandchildren. Funeral at his home Saturday at 2 with Rev. Tilghman Smith officiating. Interment in Greensboro cemetery. Also notes on marriages and various local visits and gatherings in Greensboro and nearby communities with numerous named individuals and families.
A local Jr. O U A M council posts resolutions mourning Bro Samuel Ewing charter member of Caroline Council No 175 He is praised as a loyal friend defender of right and justice and his death is noted with plans to drape the charter in mourning and send copies to his widow and publish in the county paper.
The Peoples Bank of Denton Maryland notes the death of Director William R Fountain. Directors express regret and sympathy to his family and publish a copy of this resolution in the Denton Journal. Committee members H Clay Hobbs Harry H Nuttle H Earle Smith oversee the notice.
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