Lost and found notices and local events in Denton
Lost spectacles in case belonging to Mrs Naomi Roe of Denton. Two heated apartments and furnished for rent for Mrs T F Johnson and Mrs J Frank Wright of Denton. Lost insurance receipt book. Korean Leptodera seed for sale. The Willing Workers Class hosts a bake sale January 21. Rent signs for a 5 100m house at corner Franklin and Ist streets. Card and bingo party January 27 at Marydel Community Hall for Catholic Church. Epworth League bake sale January 28 at 10 a m in vacant store beside Townsend’s. Stewart Cup soccer games postponed. Denton to Greensboro game at 2 30 Sunday. Benefit card party January 26 at Denton Community House. Poultry Association thanks exhibitors at State Show. Firemen’s Supper February 9 at Denton armory with film Thanks For Everything. Farmers asked to donate chickens. Representative Goldsborough introduces post office space bill for court room. P T A game night and food sale February 17 at Caroline High School. Goucher College Eastern Shore Chapter meets January 21 at Wicomico Hotel Salisbury. Funeral services for Davis Bishop in Greensboro. Dr F J Wright attends national optometry convention in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi Roe
Denton
T. F. Johnson
J. Frank Wright
R. C. North
T. H. Everagam
Greensboro
Denton Community House
Earle White
Caroline County Poultry Association
Baltimore
Caroline
Somerset County
Adolph Menjon
Jack Oakie
Jack Haley
Tony Martin
Armory
T. Alan Goldsborough
United States District Court
House Judiciary Committee
P.T. A
Caroline High ‘Chool
T. A
Goucher College
Turday
Wicomico
Salisbury
Scheon
Goucher Alumnae Association
Nes Bounds
R. Nock
Rge
Sunday Church Notices for January 22 in Denton Area
Denton churches announce Sunday services January 22 with Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. Denton M T Church holds morning and evening worships at 10:45 and 7:30 with sermons by the pastor. Epworth League at 6:15 led by Florence Smith and Barbara Cooper. Catholic Masses: St Elizabeth Denton at 8:30 and St Benedict Ridgely at 10:00 with confessions at 7:45. No Williston worship. Church of the New Jerusalem Preston holds 11:00 a.m. mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton M. T
Epworth League
Florence Smith
Barbara Cooper
Denton M. P. Chinich
Christian Endeavor
Rahab
Williston Community
Church of the New Jerusalem
Preston
Denton and Ridgely
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Denton
St. Benedict’s Church
Ridgely
St. Elizabeth's Church
Community groups plan events ahead of President's Ball
County clubs plan a Denton Armory party for January 31 while Infantile Paralysis Sunday kicks off a ten day polio drive led by the National Foundation. Donations will fund research epidemic first aid care and education as local medical society notes new pneumonia cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Wall
Denton Armory
Churches of Ameca
United States
Ridgely
Pifer
Pefer
Baltimore
J. Virgil Moore
Lida M. Wine
Mattie Moore
Wine
Frank Wade
Port Tobacco
Ladies of
Smithson Sunday School Reorganizes Leadership
Smithson Sunday School has been reorganized with Rev. J. To. Baynard as new superintendent and Miss May Wolloughby as assistant superintendent. Miss Aileen Perry serves as secretary and treasurer. Baynard will teach the adult Bible class. Sunday School begins at 9 oclock each Sunday, with preaching at 7:50 Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithson Sunday School
J. To. Baynard
May Wolloughby
Aileen Perry
Baynard
A. M. McCarty
Federalsburg
T. Ferrins
Raymond McCarty
Janice
George McCarty
Easton
Irene Quidasy
Frederick
Pied Quidas
C. Truitt
Cannons
Claude Truitt
Salisbury
Charlie Perr
Harvey Engle
Fred Quidas
Frank McCarty
Tilghman
Mars
A. McCarty
Cottage meeting at Todd home in Marmony ends with hymns
A Tuesday January 18 cottage gathering at Mr and Mrs Roland Todd’s residence in Marmony featured singing prayers and Scripture readings. Elizabeth Towers of Denton and Mrs Clayton Taylor of Preston visited the Todds. Alva Todd misses school due to an arm injury Marvin Todd is ill. Mrs Helen Meaich spent Tuesday in Denton with Mr and Mrs Howard Mezick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Todd
Elizabeth Towers
Denton
Clayton Taylor
Preston
Roland Towers
Alva Todd
Marvin Todd
Helen Meaich
Howard Mezick
In Memoriam for My Dearest Mother in Heaven
In loving remembrance of my dear mother who departed this life two years ago January 20 1957 I have lost my soul's companion a life linked with my own and day by day I miss her more I walk through life alone The moon and stars are shining upon a lonely grave where sleeps my dear mother I loved but could not save Sadly missed by her daughter Agnes Hurloch Greensboro Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motha
Agnes Hurloch
Greensboro
Ridgely Woman's Club News Highlights Community Events
The Woman's Home Missionary Society met with Ada Matthews and heard reports on chapters one through four. Stimulating talks from Stella Matthews on Detroit zones sparked a reading of A Case Against Society. The Recreation Association planned a bake sale for the Center's plane fund and 120 local families use the Center's preschool and nursery. A Hobby Show is tentatively set for late March with Good Neighbor Club joining. Births, deaths, and hospital notes recount local families welcoming children and mourning losses, with multiple local residents attending events in Wilmington, Baltimore, and Dover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Home Missionary Society
Ada Matthews
Lemuel Walls
Ella Swann
Mary Land
Viela Jones
Stella Matthews
Detroit
Mich
Recreation Association
Edna Detweler
Missionary Society
Richard Manawell
Good Neighbor Club
Margaret Swing
National Tay Consumlars Commission
Puer Hospital
Emerson Wilson
Cambridge
August
Thomas Koeneman
Ridgely
Miro
Edmond Barrowman
Wilmington
Nani
Patricia Louie
Frank Seward
Seward
Howard Barwick
Ord Ratagh
Sadlersville
Rachel McKenna
Eliabeth Mabrey
Pranklyn Seager
James Voshell
Sudlersville
Ravi Robert Cashie
Waite
Baltimore
Res
QO. B. Reed
Ailsboro
Springs
Paw
Charles Cockrell
Willard Jones
Third Avenue
Eagland
Ware
New York
Richard Blackburn
Charles Dean
Thadan Harrington
Harry [Folsinger
Recreation Center
Clinton Guthrie
Renton
Rock Hall
Paul Hardee
Madge Hollingsworth
Hollingsworth
Church Hill
Roger Ringeveld
William Sculley
Sammel Land
Kermit
Street
Hawy Laird
Herbert Jones
Virgil Moore
Denton
Frank Flounders
Ridgelynes
Warvey Luff
Philadelphia
Reading
Phoenixville
Pottstown
Arthur Sculley
Clara Denny
Charley Sparks
Greensboro
Alice Wilson
Colman
Walter Mitchell
Chestertown
Rose Monis
Chiton
Geneva
John Applebaum
Clinton Stoops
Queen Anne
Weaver Jones
Millington
Oscar Theis
Altoona
Monthly meetings of Federal Community Club and Harmony Club
The Federal Community Club held its January 6 meeting at the club house with fourteen members present and one visitor, Als. Raymond Towers. Officers were reelected and plans made for the annual dinner. a business demonstration followed with refreshments served. Harmony Club met at Pliny Todd’s with seven members, adopting dues and donations to the church, a debt payment for the community tree, and bulbs purchase. a demonstration on business comfort in the home was given and hospitality noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Community Club
Wildwood
Raymond Towers
Sunshine Committee
Harold Dew
Siuit
Fchel Meredith
Claude Howard
Prod Tice
Vass Spafford
Busiess
Mars Gullette
Harmony Club
Priendship Grove Club
Roland Towers
Robert Stanton
Olin Troman
Spiford
Friendship Grove Club
Twentyth Century Club
Jessi Pane
Vis Tabel Patchett
Orde
Daughters of America
Denton Boy Scout News Highlights New Roster and Plans
The Denton Boy Scouts outline registration details, committee members and troop officers. Dr Brackett and Mr Layman Redden will lead in the interim. a Board of Review met to set goals, and plans include a hand remaster center, a first annual Boy Scout play in February or March with two hours of humor and a dough. Members Archi e Horner signs off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsburg
Brackett
Layman Redden
Lewis McNeal Charman
W. T. Nichols
T. J. Turkington
Mo Horner
di Knotts
S. L. Tribbitt
Ma. Ramsburg
Robert Moore
Bob Putman
Bill White
Bill Horsey
Willard Knotts
Archie Horner
Reddin
McNeal
Horner
Putman
Ball White
Flaming Arrow Patrol
Flying Eagles
Bill Mersey
Willkud Knotts
Grandpa Wiscacies
Denton Boy Scouts
Card of Thanks for Fiftieth Anniversary
Mr and Mrs A EL Miller express gratitude to friends for their presence and gifts on the couple's fiftieth wedding anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. EL Miller
Hillsboro Queen Anne Officers Elected At Meeting
Hillsboro Queen Anne chapter elected officers for the year with Mrs Harry Kemp as president and Mrs Frank Flem ng as vice president Susie Thompson secretary and Mass Gladys Gale treasurer Hostesses were Gladys Mariam and Mildred Gale Revival meetings at Hillsboro M E Church closed Sunday night and were described as a success Attendees and visitors included Kemp Stewart and daughter Sharon Lee Stewart George Bo Stewart and Mrs EK Tanang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Kemp
Frank Flemng
Susie Thompson
Mass Gladys Gale
Gladys, Mariam
Mildred Gale
Hillsboro M. E
Cashte
Kemp Stewart
Sharon Lee
George Bo Stewart
EK. T. Tanang
St. Georges
Mico
Bernard Sparks
Queen Anne
Frank Flennie
Walter Calloway
Hobbs
Norman Clark
Philip Walters
Philadelphia
Joseph Thomas
Chester
Maisland
Mars
Howard Dodds
Kinsetine Carroll
Greensboro
John Carroll
Willian Thompson
J. T. Treather
Marydel
Edward Rathell
Near Easton
Bernard Allen Jr
Milford Kline
Eugene Knott
Annapolis
Francm Tleming
Dean
Selbyville
Bank merger vote moves toward Liberty Bank takeover
A stockholders meeting at Peallsboro Queen Anne Bank discussed a proposed merger with The Liberty Bank of Faston. Directors and a majority of stockholders approved the plan, though formal steps remain before completion. Nearby, social and community events filled last week with showers, church activities, and gatherings amid winter weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peallsboro-Queen Anne Bank
Liberty Bank of Faston
Ruthsburg
Ridgely Fire Company
Land
Dinton Fire Co
Annapoli
John Chaires
George C. Moore
Billy Moore
Elmer Murphys
W. D. Bishop
Reyonolds Murphy
Vinson Sneed
Hillsboro ME
Ernest C. Hallman
Boss
Sidney Pinder
Cehiildren
Carlton
Howard
In Annapolis Inauguration Visitors Attend Events
Preston and Earle Legates and others from various areas visited Annapolis last Wednesday for the inauguration. Baltimore residents Charles Proctor Jr and Dorothy OConnor attended last weekend, with Burton Proctor Jr joining the inaugural ball at Carvel Hall. The piece lists numerous attendees and social engagements across the weekend and notes travel to Florida and Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle Legates
Frank Patchett
J. L Gallagher
Clayton Taylor
Marie Taylor
Sherman Guihth
Phil Wright
Theo Fletcher
Max Chambers
Marjorie Ann Chambers
Clinton Carroll
Leonard Lerales
Annapolis
Charles Proctor Jr
Dorothy O'Connor
Baltimore
Burton Proctor Jr
Carvel Hall
Pinky Bonner
Tommy Trice
Florida
Cuba
Gilbert O'Connor Jr
Luke Amato
James Gallagher
Alva Lee Hollis
Josephine Gallagher
E. C. Way
John Cheno
Dorothy Osteen
William Duggan
C. W. Elzey
Orphans Court approves several Caroline County probate actions
The Orphans Court of Caroline County meets with Judges Handy Dennis and Fooks approving and recording multiple matters. Emma J Bruch last will admitted to probate with Charles J Butler as executor. Notices to creditors issued. appraisers named. Various estates including Martha Trice Newton Smith Victoria Luther Frank Perry Haldn Frase Carrie Deen John Wooters and others undergo administration accounts inventories and distributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Caroline County
Handy, Dennis
Fooks
Emma J. Bruch
Charles J. Butler
T. Frank Seward
J. D. Davis
Victoria Luther
Frank L. Perry
Haldn M. Frase
Wilhelm E. Frase
John Schmick
Hany Whiteley
Carrie Deen
John M. Wooters
Adams Cross Roads Community Notices
Adams cross roads neighbors and relatives gather with Adams and Leeser families. Visitors from Wilmington Schuylkill Haven Feder alburg and Mars share Sundays. Family moves and social visits noted. Sunday school at 2 and preaching at 8 by Rev L Ro Dennis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mises Minnie
Altha Adams
Croaths Doyle
Wilmington
Miov
John Adams
Ben Leeser
Schuylkill Haven
Glenna Bulloch
C. W. Adams
Mars John Adams
Mars
Earl Robinson
Mas. Pied Payne
Federalburg
Prorence Seely
Wm. Tall
George Wheatley
Wayne
Mises Hennie
Ciella Johnson
Pred Fountain
L. Ro Dennis
Transfer Moves Paul A. Croll to Laurel Office
Eastern Shore Public Service Company transfers Paul A. Croll from Denton to Laurel as District Manager. Wallace No Keys succeeds Croll in Salisbury after four years as District Manager there. Keys has seventeen years in utility work and affiliations with Kiwanis Rotary and Masonic Lodge. he hails from Federalsburg with family ties to the Thawleys of Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Shore Public Services Company
Paul A. Croll
Denton
Laurel
Croll
Wallace No Keys
Salisbury
Keys
Rehoboth
Delaware
Princess Anne
Maryland
Kiwanis Club
Rotary Club
Masonic Lodge
Federalsburg
Clinxe. Keys
In sad memory of my dear mother Nettie Dean
Elegy remembering Nettie Dean who departed life two years ago on January 20 1937. The poem laments her death and professes enduring love and sorrow from the bereaved son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Dean
Lessons of the Storm bulletin warns motorists on winter prep
Keystone Automobile Club's bulletin titled Lessons of the Storm urges motorists to avoid snow related delays and discomfort. Eastern Shore Division manager Matthew P. Hanley says unprepared drivers suffered from weak batteries heavy oil and lack of chains. He urges full battery charge proper winter oil and a working ignition system to prevent trouble amid cold snaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone Automobile Club
Matthew P. Hanley
Eastern Shore
Greensboro Community Club Meeting Prepares Youth Program
The Greensboro Community Club held a Tuesday session led by President Mrs. Charles Bilbrough Sr. The program featured amateur performances including piano solos by Mrs. Jack Boulais and Albert Rinner with Barbara Brumbaugh, a recitation by Vivian Needles, and several vocal and instrumental numbers by local residents. Refreshments followed as attendees praised the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Vivian Needles
Shadow
Jesse Smith
L. Irving Jones
Myron Smith
Albert Rinner
Fred Monroe
Jeanette Stevenson
Evelyn Asilton
Ruth Smith
Charles
Frederica
Del
Nelson
Oscar
Hiram Kenton
Pearl Bishop
Mary Garrett
Tilghman Smith
Greensboro Cemetery
Mary Louise Bennett
Dover
Leslie Wyatt
Fox
Goldsboro
L. B. Bobbitt
Nelson Watt
Philadelphia
New York
Frank Slaughter
Wyatt
Oscar Wyatt
Mary N.nashold
Academy Street
Paul Burke
Greensboro Baptist Church
George Nashold
Wisconsin
G. Harrison Nashold
Doria Mattson
Jacob A. Meredith
Meredith
Gus Towers
Ridgely
Esther Draper
Paul Meredith
Methodist Episcopal Church
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Mary Pogany
Milfore Hospital
Progany
Riverside
N. J
St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church
Ladies Aid Hall
Pocomoke
W. B. Massey
Beverly Goldsborough
Howard E. Kelley Hospital
Baltimore
F. P. Roe
James R. Lake
Bridge
Roe
Liz Smith
Wilmington
Clarence Russell
Maurice Stewart
Easton
Mary Katherine Porter
Kent General Hospital
Carville Tiibbitt
C. B. Jarman
Ernestine Carroll
Hillsboro
N. K. Swanwick
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the Local Department
Davis Bishop
East
Mary P. Garrett
Bethel Holiness Church
Temple Lodge No. 128
F. J. Wright
American College of Optometrists
Shermar Hotel
Chicago
Masonic Hall
Caroline Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
A. E. Miller
Violet Gibson
Sdamae C
Sdamae C. Cawley
Harriet Bess Butler
Betty Jane Lutz
Patty Leese
Elizabeth Detwiler
Marion Lutz
Dotty Brown
Wayne A. Cawley
Masonmee Temple
Cora Briscoe
Sallie P. Walston
M. L Saulsbury
Jennie P. Crouse
Clara Wright
Msra C. Sylvester
Josephine Pine
Carrie Morgan
Mildred C. Johnson
Marshall
Helen Gibson
Adah
Ruth Surendorf
Ruth
Elsie Wright
Esther
Millie Saulsbury
Martha
Ethel Moore
Bertha Taylor Warder
B. F. Johnson
Sentinel
Denton Cemetery Association
Russell W. Flaharty
Law Building
D. O. George
P. W. Downes
R. W. Flaharty
Elizabeth E
W. W. Noble
Ralph Stanley Wetsten
Summit
M. C. Wetsten
Wetsten
Rockville
Conn
Noble
Johns Hopkins University
Columbia University
Yale University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Woman's Eastern Shore Society
C. M. Willis
Thorne
Dramatic Arts
Packard
Lucy V. Garey
Ruth Anne Hammond
Kenneth Hammond
Bridgeville
Dorsey E. Williamson
Ernest E. Williamson
Grove
John Mark
Margaret Willey
William Shockley
Evelyn Collison
Harry Collison
Burrsville
Ralph Dukes
W. L. Jump
Caroline High School
George McClelland
Brooklyn
N. Y
Victory Memorial Hospital
McCleland
Lida Becker McGann
D. Newton Bunce
Charles W. McKewin
Mass
Murray Bunce
Blanche Robinson
Francis Burr
Elkton
I. R. Fleetwood
M. E. Church
H. S. Burns
Third Street
Anna Seiler
Albert Seiler
Mike Seiler
T. Fred Johnson
Harrington
Jacob B. Davis
Hanover
Smithson
Memoriam
Denton Boy Scout News
Tuckahoe
Adams Cross Roads
Hur
Journal
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