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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1951
Page
5
Church schedule lists John E. French as minister with Sunday School Holy Communion and youth fellowships. Christmas week recalls W S C S parties at Wesley and Union Church, plus numerous holiday visits and dinners at local homes. Obituary notes Randall Smith, a founder of Peoples Bank, noted for engineering, church buildings, and 4-H youth work.
Grace Methodist Church on Main Street in Denton Maryland provides Sunday School at 9 45 A M with John R Ricards superintendent Morning Service at 11 A M Evening Service at 7 30 P M Wednesday Evening Prayer Meeting at 7 30 P M Thursday Choir Rehearsal at 7 P M Rev T J Turkington is the pastor.
Hobbs Maryland church announces a morning service at 9 30 with Sunday School at 10 30 led by Manning Merriken superintendent. The notice records church activities for readers seeking worship times.
Reverend J Francis McDonough presides at St Elizabeths in Denton Maryland on January 7 1951 with Mass at 10 00 and St Benedicts at 8 30 as listed by the parish.
The Christ Episcopal Church in Denton Maryland lists Sunday worship on January 7 1951 with a 9 50 A M church school and 11 A M morning prayer and sermon by Rev Christoph Keller of Talbot County The Christ Church Guild meets in the parish house Monday evening January 8 at 8 o'clock
Rev E F Sherry leads New Years sermon at 11:00 A M on faith launching at such a time. Morning church school at 10:00 A M. Night services mark the Month of Missions with a sandwich supper and Women’s Mission Study discussion. Wednesday features supper, business meeting, Presiding Elder Walter Mahan.
Pilgrim Holiness Church in Denton Maryland led by Rev W R Dudley offers Sunday School at 9 30 A M Praise service at 10 30 A M preaching at 11 30 A M Young Peoples meeting at 7 00 P M and an evening preaching service at 7 30 P M Thursday prayer service begins at 7 30 P M
Rev. Robert Mitchell leads West Denton Sunday with Sunday School at 10:00 A M Morning Worship at 11:00 A M Young Peoples Meeting at 7:15 P M and Evening Worship at 7:45 P M.
A preaching service is held at 2 30 p m on the first third and fifth Sundays of each month.
Concord Grove Charge Methodist Churches lists Melvin Kay pastor with worship and Sunday school times for Choptank Grove Bloomery Chestnut Grove and American Corners. Friday January 5 at 7 30 p m a prayer meeting is set at the home of Mrs Martina Nichols for the local congregations.
Denton Greensboro road hosts Piney Community Church with Pastor W L Jump leading a 3:00 PM Praise Service and Gospel Message, followed by 7:30 PM Evening Worship and an 8:00 PM Prayer and Praise Service. The item lists church times and leadership.
Christmas events described in Bur rs ville include a Friday night December 22 entertainment and Sunday December 24 play The Christmas Voice by the M Y F in Union Church followed by caroling at aged and shut in residents and a Christmas Night entertainment.
Mrs Nellie Carroll Jenkins died on Monday at her home in West Denton at about 60. She is survived by her husband William Jenkins. Funeral services were held Thursday at the Pilgrim Holiness Church with Rev Dudley officiating. Interment followed at Denton Cemetery. Pallbearers were Thomas Bradley Merritt Love Frank Murphy John Nashold William Love and George McCreary.
Mrs Anna Eliza Anthony 72 widow of William Anthony died Sunday at the home of Mr William Jones She is survived by son Howard J Anthony of Sharon Hill PA and sister Mrs John Collison of Burrsville Funeral services were held at the Pilgrim Holiness Church last Tuesday afternoon Rev Dudley and Rev Dukes officiated Interment was in the family lot at Hillsboro
Senate picks Della as president amid power shift by Eastern Shore bloc and Baltimore county allies. Luber leads House majority as the new session begins, with Goldstein favored for Senate majority leader and Crothers to head Judicial Proceedings. Sybert exercises restraint, preserving Shaab’s secretary role amid ties to Howard county politics.
James Howard Pippin a retired Caroline County farmer died in a Baltimore area hospital January 2 after a long illness at age eighty He formerly owned Cedarhurst a colonial home near Ridgely and lived there forty six years After retiring he moved to Denton He is survived by one daughter Mrs Leo Meginney of Denton and one brother Guy Pippin of Wilmington The funeral will be held Friday at 2 PM at J Virgil Moore and Son Funeral Home Denton Rev John E French pastor First Methodist Church Burial will be in Greensboro Cemetery
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon for William A. Smith 86 a leading Harrington resident who died Wednesday at his Commerce Street home where he had lived 55 years The service was at his son's home on Commerce Street Rev D T Pritchard of Trinity Church officiated and interment was in Hollywood Cemetery He is survived by his son a sister Mrs Elva Smith Sapp Harrington and three grandchildren
Preliminary unofficial data shows 1950 pack of 15,039,000 cases of vegetables versus 12,978,000 in 1949. Tomato pack up 36 percent, with gains in snap bean and green pea packs. sweet corn and lima bean decline. Total production up 14 percent due to improved efficiency and a good season. Also included is a property notice describing a four room bungalow with garage, utilities, septic, and possession set for February 1, 1951, with sale terms and auction details.
Dr. Stier notes major vegetables lag behind 1949 despite a 12 percent drop in planted acreage. Six vegetables total about one third of a million tons, roughly 7.09 percent of national output. Maryland farmers earned about $130 per acre in canning crops in 1950. Goodwin says Maryland food packs gain priority during mobilization, with government limits on metal containers not hindering vital products.
The Christian Comrade Class of Concord will meet at Mrs. Viola Todd's home on Thursday January 11 at 1 30 PM with Mrs. Ruth S Collins as assisting hostess.
Moving to a smaller home I offer a public auction of household furnishings at my Henderson Maryland residence. Auction will occur on a date announced locally with details forthcoming. Household items include furniture appliances and decor from a private home.
A listing of assorted household items and furniture offers for sale at public auction in front of the Court House Door, Denton Maryland, including beds, tables, stoves, carts, radios, rugs, chairs, wardrobes, and a host of domestic items. Real estate in Caroline County also offered under authority, describing Lot Nos. 48 and 49 on South Sunset Drive, Denton.
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