Stockholders Meeting at Farmers & Merchants Bank Denton
The annual stockholders meeting of Farmers & Merchants State Bank of Denton will be held at the banking house in Denton Maryland on Tuesday January 26 1937 between 1 and 3 oclock p m for the purpose of electing directors for the ensuing year Albert H Carrill Cashier
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Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Denton
Farmers & Merchants State Bank of Denton
Albert H. Carrill
Provident State Bank
Preston
New Year Thought Pact Between Lovers Under the Stars
Marcia and Jerry ride in a sleigh beneath stars and bells as she proposes a grand New Year resolution. They vow to keep sun moon and stars in their thoughts to avoid narrow views and cherish time, space, and worldbigness. They plan a lifelong pact to remember happiness beyond small events.
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Marcia
Jerry
New Year Romance on a Bridge and a Mush Caper
A bored enton Dumont contemplates the New Year and lures a girl toward danger on a bridge but is restrained. Leah Merwin hosts strangers in a snowbound New Year, serves mush and hospitality. A couple of merchants, the Madisons, later pay her bills with mush contracts that promise financial relief for a year.
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Enton Dumont
Merwins
Madisons
Leah
Madison
Cross Road
Western Newspaper Union
New Year Bells Use and Tradition Through History
New Year bells mark the end of the old year with muffled ringing before midnight in England, then the wraps are removed and the bells ring loudly at twelve, a custom tied to announcing death and the passage of time. This tradition reflects long standing beliefs about bells serving as heralds of change.
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England
January Beginnings in Roman and English History
The Romans adopted January as the year start as early as 251 B C honoring Janus. During the Middle Ages the year began on different dates and in England January was fixed as the first month by Parliament in 1751.
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B.C
Janus
England
Auto Thefts Probed By State Police
State police this week opened an inquiry into a wave of auto thefts in Caroline and Queen Anne’s counties. Four cars were stolen stripped and abandoned in the last ten days with tires batteries radios horns and other equipment removed. Vehicles included two Preston residents and one Dr. W. W. Goldsborough of Greensboro. one had the license plates removed and engine number filed off. Sergeant William Weber of the Easton substation leads the probe with aid from two Baltimore plainclothes officers. A gang from Caroline county is suspected and police are checking secondhand parts dealers for stolen gear. A warning broadcast urged owners on the Eastern Shore and Delaware to lock cars and inform secondhand garages if suspicious sales occur. Fingerprints proved inconclusive due to hunters’ handling. The cars were found near Preston Williston Greensboro and Church Hill. Five or six thefts have occurred in the past year in the two counties, usually recovered undamaged.
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Queen Anne’s
Preston
W. W. Goldsborough
Greensboro
Goldsborough
William Weber
Easton
Caroline County
Weber
Baltimore
Andrew I. Conner
Eastern Shore
Delaware
Williston
Church Hill
Orphans Court Acts in Caroline County Session
The Orphans Court of Caroline County held its regular session with Judges Towers Handy and Dennis. Actions included withdrawals from estates for Lillie Fearins ex ecutrix and Merritt Lord guardian for John Bullock, release filings, and administration of Julia Hubbard estate granted to Everett Nuttle with appraisers named. Creditors notified. Mary Ricketts administratrix moved to strike and file new account of sales. Releases filed in Joshua Kinder estate by multiple trustees and organizations.
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Orphans’ Court For
Caroline County
Towers, Handy
Dennis
Lillie L. Fearins
John F. Fearins
Merritt D. Lord
John Edward Bullock
Julia J. Hubbard
Everett Nuttle
Ira J. Collins
Enoch Nuttle
Mary R. Ricketts
Willum G. Ricketts
Denton Volunteer Fire Company Earns Acknowledgment
8 S C Werner of Tuckahoe Neck acknowledges the prompt and efficient service of the Denton Volunteer Fire Company after last Saturday night when his vacant tenant house was found in flames but outbuildings were spared.
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Denton Volunteer Fire Company
C. Werner
Tuckahoe Neck
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