Local events and notices from Caroline County Newsmay
The Caroline County calendar lists a bake sale by the combined Grece Clubs of Caroline High School on Saturday January 12 at 10 in the Market and Second street garage. Also details on the annual firemen supper theater party January 30 at the Dentonia Theatre with 50 cent admission and donations. Political and business notes cover Layman Redden as State's Attorney, bank stockholders meeting at Denton National Bank, and upcoming basketball with Western Maryland College aiding Washington College January 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atwater Kent
M. K. Newnam
L. A. Moore
Denton
R. H. Stafford
Burrsville
James
Dentonia Theatre
Caroline County
Maryland Poultry Council
Baltimore
Marion Cross
Greensboro
Caroline County Farm Bureau Association
Linwood
Jarrel
Clarence J. Kern
Robert J. Beauchamp
A. F. Sittig
Marydell
J. Redden
Maryland
Redden
State Court of Appeals
Circuit Court of
Fred R. Owens
Caroline High School
Washington and Lee
University of Maryland
Denton National Bank
J. Percy Bittle
J. Roland Chaffinch
Harry S. Dailey
Dawson Q. George
Frank L. R. Nuttle
Frederick B. Nuttle
Chaffinch
I. Robert Fleetwood
Teller
John R. Ricards
Ferdinand Baynard
Hilda C. Fowler
Eleanor Towers
Maryland Collegiate Basketball Association
Western Maryland College
Washington College
Washington
Chestertown Armory
Upsala College
West Chester State Teachers College
Tom Kibler
Wilmot
Salter
Skipp
Ward
Huffman
Bill Nicholson
Shoremen
W C T U to Hold Covered Dish Supper in Denton
Social notes report a January 14 gathering at Mrs. G H Rue’s home with 6 pm start and 15 cents for one dish or 80 cents for two plus own plate cup and silver. Guests Mrs. Robert Delaha and Mrs. L G Frazier will share highlights from state and national conventions with transport available by calling Mrs Rue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Rue
Robert Delaha
Cambridge
L. G. Frazier
Hurlock
Tri-County
Rue
Mary Fennimore Sheppard
Annapolis-Matapeake
Harry Nice
Sheppard
Kent County
National Woman’s Party
Mary Lewis Bunny
Bridge
Elias W. Nuttle
Ormond L. Andrews
Arthur Atkinson
Jerome Brown
S. Robertson Fleetwood
Burton Wilkinson
Mattie Smith
Robert T. Fleetwood
Monroe G. Crouse
Willow Grove
Christian Endeavor Society
The
Methodist Protestant Church of
Denton
Mildred Woodrow
Jean Temple
Virginia Morgan
Lucille Bailey
Denton Offices Move in County Reorganization
Caroline county public offices in Denton shift locations effective January 15 as the courthouse gains a women rest room and education offices relocate to the Law Building. The treasurer and school superintendent offices swap rooms, census headquarters move, and a Towers estate office is reassigned. A Burrsville church fund drive reports ample money to cover the new building and furnishing needs with $600 raised at a Dec. 16 service. Denton jail undergoes repairs and repainting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Denton
Grand Jury
Board of Education
Law Building
Lawrence B. Towers
T. Frank Seward
Benjamin C. Willis
Bessie M. Spafford
Law
Towers
New Methodist Episcopal Church
Burrsville
E. C. Hallman
Middletown
Wilmington
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Leon W. Ross
Norman Outten
William Wright
G. L. Blades
John Wooters
Henry Dill
Henry Stafford
Henry Noble
Charles Stokes
John T. Thawley
Church Notices Highlight Week of Prayer Across Denton Area
Beginning last Sunday evening services observing the Universal Week of Prayer were held at Denton Methodist Episcopal Church led by Reverend Milton S. Andrews. The final service is January 13 with Dr. John R. Edwards of New York preaching and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Gildersleeve of Dover adding a vocal feature. Additional meetings are announced at The Brethren Church January 27 to February 3 with Dr. F. F. Holsopple of Washington, D. C. and summaries of services at Concord M E Church and other local churches including M P Church Caroline Charge Burrsville Piney and the Church of the New Jerusalem in Preston. The Good Cheer Bible Class meets January 17 at the Brick Hotel. No afternoon service at Williston Community Church. Sunday School at 10:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Methodist Episcopal Church
Milton S. Andrews
John R. Edwards
New York
Glenn Gildersleeve
Dover
Gildersleeve
Department of Public Instruction
Delaware
Brethren Church
Denton
Holsapple
Anti-Saloon League
Concord M. E
Vanscoy
Epworth
Florence Love
Doris Roe
Love
Caroline Charge
Burrsville
Christian Endeavor
Lemon
Piney
Church of the New Jerusalem
Preston
Jesus
Jno
Epiphany Mission
Birthday Party for Esther Smith Draws Eighteen Guests
Mrs. F N Smith hosted Esther Smiths birthday with eighteen guests. Cake, scream and candy were served as favors. Aid members thanked helpers for raising 20.86 dollars at the bake sale. Calithumpian band serenaded Henrys home Friday. Celeste Clark suffered a heart attack Wednesday. Dr Knotts aided. J A Willoughby to lead Christian Endeavor service tomorrow. T P Stafford visited sister J Spencer Tuesday. Harry Cheezum stayed in Clayton Delaware this week. Lee Wright had tonsils and adenoids removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. N. Smith
Esther
the Aid
Calithumpian
Knotts
J. A. Willoughby
Christian Endeavor Service
T. P. Stafford
John Spencer
Harry Cheezum
Clayton
Del
Lee Wright
Grove Methodist Sunday School officers named
Grove news lists the new Grove Methodist Protestant Sunday School officers with Lyman Barry as Superintendent and Elmer Kelley as assistant superintendent. Other posts include Jennie Butler as secretary Pauline Taylor as assistant secretary Frances Taylor as treasurer Edith Kelley and Mary Murphy as librarians Frances Taylor as organist and Elmer Kelley as assistant organist. Mrs Sylvester Andrews dies at her daughter's home Mrs Will Cox after weeks of illness. The Carroll family visit and Ollie Whelaton breaks a rib. Eunice Carroll visits relatives in Wilmington this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Grove Methodist Protestant Sunday School
Lyman Barry
Elmer Kelley
Jennie Butler
Pauline Taylor
Frances Taylor
Edith Kelley
Mary Murphy
Sylvester Andrews
Will Cox
Nelson Carroll
Erving
Wilmington
Charles Carroll
Ollie Whelaton
B. L. Cohee
Eunice Carroll
Weekly Ridgely News Letter Highlights Society, Obituary
The Ridgely weekly notes the Woman's Home Missionary Society meeting at Mrs. Frank Seward’s home with devotion on Loyalty and chapters from Orientals in American Life. It also reports the death of Mrs. Sarah Biddle Pippin, obituary details, and notices of Ladies’ Aid Society activities, engagements, retirements, and diverse local visits and gatherings across Ridgely and nearby towns.
New Governor Harry Nice Takes Maryland Executive Mansion
Maryland welcomed new Governor Harry W. Nice and First Lady to the Executive Mansion after a smooth transfer. The inaugural address was delivered in the Senate chamber as both houses gathered for the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Harry W. Nice
Gov. Nice
Senate
Schmicks Celebrate Golden Wedding in Preston Community
Mr and Mrs John W Schmick observed their golden wedding anniversary with a dinner at their son Johns home near Preston. The couple born in Russia to German parents moved from Kansas to Maryland and then Caroline County. Nine children and twenty six grandchildren attended the celebration. Also noted: local gas accident involving Mr and Mrs Walter Covey, Pride of Preston D A officers installed, PTA and Community Club meetings, social visits and holiday health updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Schmick
John T. Schmick
Russia
Mr. Schmick
Maria Catherine Scheuerman
Kansas
Maryland
Dorchester County
Caroline
Pride of Preston Council No. 88
Daughters of America
Clara Murphy
Inside Sentinel
Nellie Carmine
Mary Lane
Mary Patchett
Emma Todd
Bertha Lane
Isabel Patchett
Lillian Kraus
Myrtle Perks
Mary Riedy
Johnson
Emalene Wright
J. Frank Patchett
Old Mill Inn
Max Chambers
Robert Dulin
Ralph Brodes
Vandervisser
Paul van Dyke
Wilmington
Henrietta Blades
Denton
Harmony Hosts Turkey Dinner At Mr Trice Home
Mr Charles C Trice of Harmony entertained relatives and friends at a turkey dinner on Thursday January 3 with attendees including Mr and Mrs Fred Trice Federalsburg Mr and Mrs James Willoughby and son Paul Hobbs Mr and Mrs Brantley Trice and son Roland Robert American Corner Mr and Mrs Phillip McCon nell Mr and Mrs Lawrence Flaharty and son Mr and Mrs Morris Todd and son Ray Harmony Mr Dawson Mac Federalsburg and Mr and Mrs Charlie Williams Williamsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Trice
Harmony
Fred Trice
Federalsburg
James Willoughby
Paul
Hobbs
Brantley Trice
Roland Robert
American Corner
Phillip McConnell
Lawrence Flaharty
Morris Todd
Ray
Dawson Mac
Federaalsburg
Charlie Williams
Williamsburg
Community Notes and Visits from Queen Anne
Rev and Mrs C L Fossett dined with Mr and Mrs Oscar Briscoe last Sunday. Mrs Fannie Lege of Stevensville plans a winter stay with her sister Mrs May Dean. Once bitten twice shy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Fossett
Oscar Briscoe
Fannie Lege
Stevensville
May Dean
Burial Rites Held for Howard Meredith Dithy Chester Man
Burial services for Howard Mere dith, 66, of Chester Pennsylvania, were held in Hillsboro cemetery last Saturday led by Rev Thomas J Turkington pastor of the Methodist Protestant Church of Denton. He leaves a widow Sarah McQuay of Caroline County and eight children Norman Hamilton McQuay and Kennard Meredith Mrs Otho Small Mrs James Gallagher and the Misses Pauline and Gladys Meredith all of Chester. The notice also lists numerous New Year’s visitors and local families visiting relatives and friends across nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo Wright
Federalsburg
Ivy Swamp
Wright
Luther Nichols
Mary E. Wright
Christ M. P. Church
Venia Jones
Wilmington
Howard Meredith
Chester
Hillsboro
Thomas J. Turkington
Methodist Protestant Church
Denton
Sarah McQuay
Caroline County
Norman, Hamilton
McQuay
Kennard Meredith
Otho Small
James Gallagher
Pauline
Gladys Meredith
Will Sparks
Henry Fleming
Russell Fleming
Wayne, Pa
Powell Fleming
Easton
Urban Bowen
Washington
Frank Fleming
Vernon Baker
Vachel Downes
Jane
Billy
Centreville
Carrie Payne
Florence Beaven
Ruth Beaven
Gardner Beaven
Nelson Beaven
Matthewstown
Jimmy Cade
Near Town
Brown Thawley
Burrsville
Edgar Blades
Walter Calloway
G. B. Stewart
Larry Kemp
Wye Mills
Raughley Locke
Philadelphia
Ella Pennington
C. A. Newnam
Frazer
Wellsburg
W. Va
Lorain Lane
John Lane
Queenstown
Margaret Towers
Elizabeth Sharp
H. W. B. Rowe
Robert Jarrell
Annapolis
Ladies Aid
Charles Jarrell
Emma Gardner
Richard Beaven
Billy Baker
Louise Blades
Evangelistic Services Planned at Queen Anne Next Week
The Reverend George G. Oliver of First Methodist Hyattsville will preach at evangelistic meetings in Queen Anne, with evening services starting Sunday. Clarence Fossett and Miss Pegey Saulsbury lead discussions, and a dedication service closes the week on January 20. Dr. John Paul Tyler will preach at the second quarterly conference on January 27. Mr and Mrs Jacob E Morgan celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary on January 20 at their Queen Anne home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George G. Oliver
First Methodist Church
Hyattsville
Queen Anne
Oliver
Easton
Trappe
Baltimore
Clarence Fossett
Pegey Saulsbury
John Paul Tyler
Jacob E. Morgan
Southern Methodist
Illsboro
Morgan
Horace Morgan
Fletcher Rolph
Centreville
Jake Morgan
Addie Morgan
Harry Kemp
Wye Mills
S. H. Reynolds
Charlie Bishop
Wilmington
Denton’s Honored Guest at Rotary Meeting
Sophie Kerr, Denton native and renowned novelist, will be guest of honor and principal speaker at the Denton Rotary Club dinner. The author of One Thing Is Certain, Kerr now lives in New York and will share experiences from her literary career while recalling Denton roots, Hood College education, and early elocution efforts in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Rotary Club
Sophie Kerr
New York
Miss Kerr
Underwood
Rotarians
Concord Camp
Denton
Delaware
Denton High School
Hood College
Frederick
Baltimore
Kerr
Casey
Hamlin
America
White House
Jonathan Kerr
Amanda Sisk Kerr
Sisk
Pennsylvania
Jessie Burchard
Cleveland
Ohio
Mary E. Hobbs
Musical Treat At State Normal Delights Eastern Shore Audiences
Rock Ferris, renowned pianist with a Europe and Latin tour pedigree, headlines a January 15 concert at State Teachers College Salisbury. critics praise his velvety touch and diverse repertoire, noting spellbound audiences and standing ovations in major capitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Ferris
State Teachers College
Salisbury
Paris
Berlin
Vienna
Madrid
London
Ferris
Europe
Weiner Gesells Chaftsblatt
la Gazetta de Venezia
Venice
el Cromata
Spain
Irving Schwerke
Chicago Tribune
South America
Poultrymen Hold Meeting in Denton Maryland
Two hundred invitations were issued to poultrymen in Caroline Queen Annes and Talbot counties Maryland and Sussex county Delaware for a poultry improvement meeting at Masonic Hall Denton on January 11 at 8 pm Wayne A Cawley of Denton sponsored with county agents William H Evans Kenneth W Baker and R S Brown presiding Principal speakers were C F Tomlinson Baltimore on The Poultry Industry and Its Changes and Mrs M Grace Rambo Sadlersville on Turkey Raising and Housing A demonstration of culling poultry by the Future Farmers of America Society Centreville Md was a feature
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
Queen Anne’s
Talbot
Maryland
Sussex County
Delaware
Masonic Hall
Denton
Wayne A. Cawley
Farmers’ Supply Company
William H. Evans
Kenneth W. Baker
R. S
Twentieth Century Club to Host Covered Dish Supper
The Twentieth Century Community Club announces a covered dish supper next Tuesday January 16 at 6 o clock at the Choplank Club House. Admission is 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twentieth Century Community Club
Choplank Club
Death of Mrs Annie Edwards at 71 in Greensboro
Mrs Annie Edwards died of heart trouble at her Railroad avenue home after months of illness. She was a longtime Greensboro resident, mother of eleven and stepmother to one, and active in Baptist work though never a member. Funeral was held at Greensboro Baptist Church with several sons as pallbearers. Interment in Greensboro cemetery. Additional notes recount family visits and local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Edwards
Joseph S. Edwards
Railroad Avenue
Easton
William
Susie Greenlee
Greensboro
Ervin’s Chapel
Ernest Edwards
Philadelphia
Keller Edwards
C. C. Williamson
W. Lawson Jump
Denton
Ernest
Keller
Norman
Willoughby
Clinton
Nolan Edwards
A. E. Shields
Thomas Hobbs
Albert E. Shields Jr
Isabel] Hobbs
Grant Alberger
Isabel Hobbs
Near Town
Albert
Jesse Gibson
Hollywood
Florida
Will Clark
Washington
Baptist Missionary Society
Baptist Missionary
East New Market
John Wyatt
Nelson
Betty
Louise Swann
Hubert Dill
Magnolia
Del
M. B. Cooper
Clara Seward
William Wroten
Clayton
Oscar Nichols
John Nichols
Edgar Blades
Clayton Porter
Bob
S. D. Carrow
L. R. Taylor
Smyrna
George Stevenson
Wilmington
Mary Dorman
Harry Morris
Centreville
W. B. Massey
Kenneth Bostic
Chester
William Sipple
Ruth Jackson
Princess Anne
Mary Jackson
C. M. Pippin
Emma Cane
Frederica
N. K. Swanwick
Maurice Stewart
Paul Dobson
Gilbert Carrow
W. Thomas Thornton
Gillis Brittingham
Felton
Brady Baggs
Susie Wright
Walter Riddleberger
Baltimore
Bertha Miller
Anna Wieneke
Henry Porter
Kenneth Price
Dover
Harvey Porter
Chestertown
Effa Plummer
Williston Club Officers Elected At Weekend Event
Williston residents report the Young People's Club elected officers with Carl Towers as president and Mary Gelletly as vice president. Guests from Denton and Easton joined a 6 o'clock birthday dinner hosted by Miss Dorothy Neal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Towers
Young People’s Club
Mary Gelletly
Florence Hubbard
Evelyn Towers
Nellie Towers
Jennie Crane
Milo Crane
Mary Orme
Clyde Ellwanger
Denton
Bill Lyons
Easton
Dorothy Neal
C. E. Rice
A. R. Neal
India Ries
Belle Beauchamp
Car] Towers
Emergency Hospital
Harry Cooper
Norma
Ruth
Greensboro
Williston
Clarence E. Rice Jr
Fred Hurst
Newspaperen Beive
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Local Department
Paul L. Howard
Howard
Electric Storage Battery Co
Exide
Eastern Shore Shrine Club
Parker Quimby
Ernest Wheatley
M. K. New
CCC
Grantsville
Lawrence Andrew
Harvey Lord
Lynnie
S. L. Hanby
Lincoln
I. R. Fleetwood
Mary Virginia Beaven
Enza Perry
Taylor P. Brown
North East
Charles H. Willis
Louise Wright
Concord
Ridgely
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
Frank Seward
Ross
Mary Laird
Chinatown
Tlhsie Matthews
Fellowship
China
Fee
Walter Moore
Sarah Biddle Pippin
Robert E. Pippin
Benjamin Mahan
Senderson
Mifflin
Luther
William N
H. E. Uhrig
Holiness Church
Leon Ross
Methodist Church of
Greensboro Cemetery
Ladies’ Aid Society
J. M. Swing
Carlisle Bennington
Church
Carroll Meredith
Lee Mitchell
Flowers
Olan Porter
Jos. Roche
Larry Swann
Elijah Luff
Frank Flounders
Harvey Holsinger
Charles Dean
Grace Smith
George Slaughter
Elizabeth Detwiler
Leroy Detwiler
J. Guy Robinson
William G. Robinson
Pierre’s
Detwiler
Beacom College
Associated Wilmington Laundries
Robinson
duPont Company
Harry E. Reininger
Reininger
Edwin P. Meredith
Barclay
Paul Hardee
Raymond Hardee
Ensfield
N. C
Hardee
Margaret R. Hollingsworth
Robert Hollingsworth
Maud Hollingsworth
Church Hill
Eugene Kraemer
St. Benedict’s Catholic Church
University of Delaware
Newark
Harry Robinson
Mary
Harold E. Roe
Redmond Long
Margaret Swing
Mulford Swing
Emil Rosenast
Merchantville
N. J
J. W. Price
Lawrence Price
Harrington
Geo. Cherry
M. H. Goldstein
Joseph Goldstein
Teitiebaum
Samuel Bear
Edward Stephens
Edward
Rehoboth
Chincoteague
Helen Walston
Randolph
Pittsburgh
John
Tuckahoe
Poultrymen
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