Denton News Briefs and Local Notices
Local rent rooms with bath in Wright Apartments Denton. Lost circular breast pin yellow gold and black. Senior 4 H bake sale at Ford Garage Denton. Denton soccer team to play Cordova Sunday at 2 pm. Downes Beck offer horses and farm barter. Frigidaire ad with special price and easy payments. Clin ic on chest diseases in Denton next Tuesday 9:30 am. Ladies Aid and Methodist Protestant events listed. Court news: Carter reappointed U S Commissioner. Bill Pierce and Joe Grace sentenced 18 months for assault on merchant Martin Norris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright Apartments
Denton
N. J. Clark
J. Paul Fowler
Cordova
Downes & Beck
W. E. Roe
Ford Garage
R. C
Victor Radio and Electrola
M. K. Newnam
R. H. Stafford
Burrsville
Nuttle Lumber & Coal Co
Masonic Building
Seth H. Hurdle
M. E. Church
Hattie Dukes
Walter Sylvester
Ladies Aid Society
Methodist Protestant Church
T. C. Crouse
J. Ed. Nichols
T. J. Turkington
MM. K. Newnam
United States District Court
Rotary Club
S. E. Shannahan
Easton
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Virginia
Carter
John T. Carter
Caroline County
Republican Party
Bill Pierce
Joe Grace
Henry Wilkinson
Ridgely
Martin Norris
Bridgetown
Mr. Norris
Guerney Tarburton
Saulsbury Sparks
Maryland House of Correction
Social and Personal News from the Community Club
Friday January fifteenth saw the Community Club in session with Mrs J H Summerfield presiding. Members signed petitions on disarmament and joining the World Court as Rev Francis W Kirwan spoke on international relations and Germany’s reparations while Japan’s Manchuria move drew attention.
Public Hearing on Denton Draw Bridge Reduction Proposal
The Maryland and Delaware Coast Railway Co through its receivers seeks to make the Denton Choptank River draw bridge a closed bridge at current vertical clearance above mean low water with same horizontal clearance. A public hearing is set at 10 45 a m January 26 1932 at the company railroad station in Denton Maryland. Written statements are encouraged in triplicate and may be submitted at the hearing or mailed beforehand for War Department review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland & Delaware Coast Railway Co
Denton
War Department
Roland Handy Elected President of Federalsburg Chamber
Roland C Handy was elected president of the Federalsburg Chamber of Commerce at the Sixth Annual meeting held at the Women's Club. The group reported thirteen major projects completed in the past year and six years of continuous service with strong membership. Edwin C Totten of the Del Mar Va Eastern Shore Association spoke on civic cooperation and noted Federalsburg’s Chamber as a strong community asset. The nominating committee recommended reelecting last year’s officers: Roland C Handy President, W E Unger Vice President, O W Handy Secretary, and Dr P C Cantner Treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federalsburg Chamber of Commerce
Women’s Club
Pres
Roland C. Handy
Edwin C. Totten
Del-Mar-Va
Eastern Shore Association
Chambers of Commerce
Federalsburg
Totten
W. E. Unger
O. W. Handy
P. C. Cantner
Del-Mar-Va Press Association to Meet January 30th
The twentieth annual meeting of the Del-Mar-Va Press Association will be held at the duPont-Biltmore in Wilmington on Saturday January 30. The program includes a 10:30 business session with officer elections and a 1 o'clock luncheon. William D. Bratton of Cecil County News is president and Colonel James C. Wickes of Delaware State News is vice-president. The association began June 24 1911 at Hotel duPont after a Chamber of Commerce banquet and has grown from 12 to over 60 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Del-Mar-Va
James C. Wickes
Delaware State News
Dover
Sutherlan Reunion at Bowers' Beach Delaware
Hobbs Mr and Mrs Sherman Hubbard and son Russell attended the Sutherlan reunion Sunday at the home of Mrs Hubbard's parents Mr and Mrs J F Sutherlan at Bowers Beach Delaware. Mrs J Paul Moore and children Christine and Alan were dinner guests on Sunday of Mr and Mrs Earle Ivins of Burraville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Hubbard
Russell
Sutherlan
Social Visits Across Towns Highlight Weekend Moments
Miss Jessie Wyatt of Wilmington spent the weekend with her mother Mrs. Cora Wyatt. Fletcher Clark from near Baltimore is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Will Clark. Mrs. Fannie Asilton of Price's Station visits cousin Mrs. Susie Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Wyatt
Wilmington
Cora Wyatt
Fletcher Clark
Baltimore
Will Clark
Fannie Asilton
Price's Station
Susie Ford
Weekly Brethren News Conference in Elgin Illinois
A Church of the Brethren weekly letter reports a conference under Elgin Illinois council with talks by Rev N A Leese of Denton on China's unrest and Rev R D Bowman on building the church. Other speakers include Rev B F Fox and Mrs N A Seese. The item lists attendees, a death, social visits, and community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Brethren
Council of Boards
Elgin
Illinois
N. A. Leese
Denton
China
R. D. Bowman
B. F. Fox
Easton
N. A. Seese
Mr. Seese
County School Attendance Leads State in November Grades DAA
The State report shows Caroline leading counties for November with a DAA grade. December attendance was strong with only four schools below 90 percent. Greensboro Elementary led at 97.84 percent. Miss Blanche Chaffinch's room had minimal absences. Schools ranked by type list Preston High 94.2, Greensboro High 94.0, Caroline High 93.6, Federalsburg High 92.9, Ridgely High 90.3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
Greensboro Elementary
Preston High
Greensboro High
Caroline High
Federalsburg High
Ridgely High
Goldsboro
Henderson
Denton Grammar
Ridgely
Federalsburg
Preston Elementary
Denton
Harmony
Hillsboro
Marydel
Moore's
Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter Guests and Visits
Miss Mary Virginia Sherwood of State Normal Salisbury and friend Miss Louise Phillips of Vienna spent the weekend with her parents in Hillsboro and visited family in Chester Centreville and Denton. Numerous other local visits include Mrs. Anna Jump, Mrs. Travers, and Mr. Clyde Blades among several households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Virginia Sherwood
State Normal School
Salisbury
Louise Phillips
Vienna
James Sherwood
Hiram Lewis
Chester
Bernard Allen
Centreville
Howard Dodds
Eugene Bonwill
Stidpond
Anna Jump
Cooper and Son
Clyde Blades
Royal Oak
Edgar Blades
I. T. Sparklin
Hannah Gooden
Wyoming
Bertha Lee
Church Hill
John Wothers
Avery Story
Crumpton
Harry Covell
Social News From Easton and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs Howard Eley hosted a turkey dinner with guests including Francis Jump Annapolis Harold Jump Goldy s College Clara and Mabel Eley Easton Eugenia Morgan Queen Anne and Prof and Mrs H E McBride Chesapeake City. Others visited. revival meetings continue at Hillsboro Church. sick list noted and local residents visited relatives and friends in Centreville Wilmington and Washington College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Eley
Francis Jump
Annapolis
Harold Jump
Goldey’s College
Clara
Mabel Eley
Easton
Eugenia Morgan
Queen Anne
H. E. McBride
Chesapeake City
Marion Covey
Showard Culver
Hebron
G. S. Lightner
B. C. Barton
Wm. Barton
Centreville
Mattie Price
Louise, Price
Curtis King
Wilmington
Ruth Sewell
Washington College
Howard Sewell
Frank Rickards
Ridgely
Harry Rutter
Margaret Uhler
Minnie Morgan
Denton Deaths and Funerals Reflect Local Notables
Obituaries and funeral notices from Denton area records. Mrs Nancy Ann Hoffman 65 dies at home on Gay 1 Street Denton. Funeral at Church of the Brethren conducted by Rev J W Krabill and Rev Norman A Leese. Interment in Denton cemetery. Surviving husband four daughters and extended kin listed. Other obituaries include J Howard Griffin 79 East Orange merchant. Alexander L Russell 79 retired farmer. Mrs George Mitchell 77 of Denton area. Albert Griffin 20, son of Mr and Mrs W D Griffin. Burial details and service times provided for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Ann Hoffman
Edward Hoffman
Gay 1 St
Denton
Church of the Brethren
J. W. Krabill
Norman A. Leese
J. Howard Griffin
East Orange
N. J
Mr. Griffin
John R. Griffin
Ida Lord
William E. Lord
Reese Griffin
Rudy Ulrick
Harry Lane
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Arthur
William Anderson
Ida Anderson
Albert Dennis
Marcus Hook
Albert Griffin
W. D. Griffin
River Road
Greensboro Cemetery
Boy Hurt When Wagon Wheel Ran Over Head
Little Alvin Meredith, son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Meredith, had a painful accident Saturday when the wagon’s mules started up and threw him out. The front wheel ran over his head before stopping. No bones were broken but he is badly bruised. Other local visits and gatherings are noted, including Mr and Mrs Floyd Smith hosting relatives from near Denton and various neighbors visiting in Eas ton and Federalsburg. Master Robert Lee Meredith has recovered from illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Ryan
Angela Fitzpatrick
Baltimore
Harry Wright
Philadelphia
Charles Klutz
Washington
Robert Greenfield
John Dever
Catherine Ryan
Chester
Chas. Sloan
Hillsboro
Alice Bennington
Roy Tawes
Onella
Elmer Eckhart
Irene
Carlile
Kenneth Bennington
Beatrice Bowers
Lucy Lynch
J. K. Lynch
Near Ridgely
Lancaster County
Enoch Zeigler
Wyoming
Del
Andrew Mitchell
Edna Detwiler
Church of the Brethren
Walter Sylvester
Denton
M. W. Wiley
Spence
Gertrude Morgan
Wiley
A. W. Thompson
Alan Parsons
Harrington
Harold Hatfield
Georgetown
Gumboro
Lee Mitchell
David
Leroy Detwiler
Wilmington
Middleton
Miriam Holsinger
Chicago
Louise Cole
Will Smith
John Davis
Cooper
Ella Bowen
Templeville
Blossom Cooper
Stout
Federalsburg
Carroll Meredith
Meredith
Ida Imler
Mary Wharton
Frank Simons
Mary Robinson
Long & Short
Harry Robinson
Paul Hoffman
Elmer Hoffman
Ellen Hoffman
Edward McPherson
Walter Mitchell
Reformed Church
Frank Flounders
William Rieck
Alvin Meredith
Raymond Meredith
Floyd Smith
Edward Wright
Frederic and
Harriett Anne
Lawrence Wright
Ella Mac
James
Winfield
Ormond Wright
Kenneth
Sidney Collins
Emmett Williamson
Josephine Wooters
Tederalsburg
S. Walter Lyden
Fred Hill
Lawrence
Chestnut Woods
Elmer Robinson
William Vanscoy
George Butler
Oscar Alford
Easton
Louise Meredith
Robert Lee
Mabel Meredith
Robert Lee Meredith
Norman Vanscoy
Wilbur Vanscoy
Burrsville
Henry Neal
Preston Community Club Meets in Preston Parish House
The Preston Community Club gathered Monday with President Mrs. H. M. Hollis presiding. Reports from committees highlighted the Public Welfare effort aiding about five families and schoolchildren. Donations welcomed by chairwoman Mrs. A. F. Sisk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Club of
Preston
H. M. Hollis
A. F. Sisk
W. J. Bon‘ner
M. K. Hoke
Roscoe Wheatley
A. L. Nichols
Louisa Warburton
Wm. Noble
Easton
Fletcher Sisk
Blanche Croll
Alfred Bradley
Isabelle Douglas
J. P. Wright
W. M. Wright
Clayton Taylor
Lorelli Parrott
Miami
Florida
J. T. Dennis
Charlie Carroll
W. L. DeFord
Clarke Dillon
High Point
N. C
Choptank
C. F. Noble
Lloyd Cannon
E. H. Hirs
Denton
E. B. Blades
H. M. Pratt
Guild
Woodland meetings on January 27 in Caroline County forests
County Agent W Hi Evans announces two woodland improvement meetings on Wednesday January 27 in Burrsville and around Andersontown. Topics include cutting methods protection utilization and marketing of forest products. All woodland owners urged to attend. rain postponed December 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Hi. Evans
Caroline County
T. J. Ellwanger
Burrsville
Ellwanger
Alfred Baughley
H. H. Nuttle
Andersontown
Willie Liden
Liden
Nuttle
Sour Apple Tree Road
Evans
Eilwanger
Henry Beck
Nuttie
Richard Kilbourne
Extension Forester
Harmony visitors mingle across towns this Sunday
Harmony residents hosted visitors from Darby and New York and Philadelphia while Denton guests joined at the Arringdale home. Easton relatives were visited by Mr. and Mrs. Richards and Lizzie Richards family. Mrs. Roy Bowman and daughter Janie Belle spent Friday with Lizzie Richards. Mr. H. C. Todd shows off a new electric radio at his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McDermott
Alfred Baccini
Darby
Faber
New York
Pope Browning
Philadelphia
A. T. Reichman
W. H. Neal
Denton
Harry Arringdale
Harry Richards
Lizzie Richards
Evelyn
Easton
Roy Bowman
Janie Belle
H. C. Todd
Williston Community Club elects officers and plans event
The Williston Community Club held last Thursday afternoon meeting called to order by vice president. Mrs. Thawley appointed chairman of officer elections. Officers elected: President Mrs. Q. M. Hignatt, vice president Mrs. James Collins, secretary treasurer Mrs. A. G. Gelletty, publicity chairman Mrs. Sadie Ritter, sick committee Mrs. Belhke Hoffman Ritter, advisory council Mrs. Ritter, flower demonstrator Mrs. Thawley, parliamentarian Mrs. Collins, appreciation of the beautiful Mrs. Rosa M Hignutt. Meeting adjourned to meet with Mrs. Helen Thawley the second Thursday in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston Community Club
W. C. Todd
Thawley
Q. M. Hignatt
James Collins
A. G. Gelletly
Sadie Ritter
Belhke
Hoffman
Ritter
Collins
Rosa Mhignutt
Helen Thawley
William D. Uhler
Baltimore
Denton
Florida
Miami Beach
Fairfax
Dan Shorter
Wm. Shorter
Miles River Neck
Charles Seamour
Eastton
O.m.hignutt
Seamour
Elmer Wheeler
Wm. Uhler
O. M. Hignutt
Eldred Lord
Spinnerstown
Dorothy Harris
Emmett Lord
Denton PTA Bridge Luncheon Hosted by Mrs Goldsborough
Mrs T Alan Goldsborough hosts a Denton Parent Teacher Association bridge luncheon at her J Court House Square home on Saturday February 6 at 1 PM. Proceeds support the PTA of which she is president. Tickets are 50 cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Alan Goldsborought
J Court House Square
Denton Parent-Teacher Association
Burraville Social Notes Record Visits and Guests
Mrs William E Andrew and children Louis and John William spent Monday with her parents Mr and Mrs John Chance. John Wallace Chance returned home after visiting Swarthmore with Warren Pierce. John Chance and wife stayed with Mr and Mrs W T Martin on Tuesday. John and Mrs Chance recently visited friends in Centreville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Andrew
Louis
John William
John Chance
John Wallace Chance
Swarthmore
Warren Pierce
W. T. Martin
Centreville
Frankenstein and Private Lives At The Capital Dover
At The Capital Dover presents a week of film attractions from January 25 to 30. The lineup includes Frankenstein with Colin Clive Mae Clark and John Boles, plus comedies Mickeys Sideline and For the Love of Fanny. Also Norma Shearer and Robert Montgomery star in Private Lives with Magic Carpet Series When Geisha Girls Get Gay and Secret Service with Richard Dix. Mickey Mouse in Mickeys Orphans rounds out the bill along with Screen Snapshots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Dix
Secret Service
Mickey Mouse
Greensboro Area Bride and Red Men Leader Die in Greensborough
The Greensboro region records two major events. Miss Marion Taylor Malone and John Walker Taylor wed in Baltimore at Grace and St Peter's Church with a large local guest list. George Wooters, longtime Greensboro resident and community musician, dies at 85 after a long illness. services held at Maple Avenue home with burial in Greens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Taylor Malone
Frederick R. Malone
Baltimore
Dr. Malone
Greensboro
John Walker Taylor
Lauren J. Taylor
Grace
St. Peter’s Protestant Episcopal Church
Robert S. Chalmers
William Hughlett Naylor
West Belvedere Avenue
Belinda Cameron
Roanoke
John L. Swope, Jr
Gordon Donovan
Thurston Taylor
Henry Wegner
J. Ashton Devereux
S. Winfield Cain
C. Merrill Flaharty
Taylor
Rodgers Avenue
Mount Washington
Helen Naylor
F. P. Roe
J. Keene Saulsbury
Irvin Brumbaugh
Florence Evelyn Monk
George W. Wooters
Mr. Wooters
Delaware
Tribe of Red Men
Horsey, Roe & Company
R. Bates Wooters
Brooklyn
N. C
A. P. Morris
Durham
Grace Wooters
Robert B. Wooters
Paul W
J. Gary Morris
Maple Avenue
A. B. Frye
J. C. Ledbetter
Harry H. Moore
Harrington
M. P
St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church
Baptist Women’s Missionary Meeting
East New Market
Archie
Thomas Bastian
Helen Edwards
A. J. Urry
Erma Scott
Edgar Wyatt
Howard Chance
Vivian Harney
Kent Island
Robert Ellingsworth
Milford
Del
S. N. Harris
Harry Moore
St. Paul’s
M. E. Church
D. Kirby Metz
Sara Bastian
Bastian
Daughters of Pocahontas
George Dean
Dean
Simmons
Magnolia
Harvey Porter
Oak Orchard
Charles Paige
W. W. Weaver
Burt Hobbs
George Mitchell
West Grove
Norman Walls
Jane
Edward Eddings‘field
Pearl Edwards
Wilmington
Charles Wheeler
Ruth
Julia
Mary Ross
Felton
Annie Edwards
Sophia Thompson
Jesse Knight
Marcus Hook
Willoughby Edwards
Harry Karcher
Wilmington Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Local Department
J. H. Summerfield
Myrtle Dukes
L. R. Clough
D. W. Davis
International Reations
Davis
Francis W. Kirwan
Germany
France
Japan
Manchuria
League of Nations
Kirwan
Jean Kauffman
Jockins Jobson
William Orme
Deacon Smith
Towers
Messrs
L. B. Towers
J. L. Everagam
C. C. Deen
J. T. Carter
Kent County Mutual Insurance Company
Everngain
Richardson
W. L. Jump
Lillian Timmons
Ann Soper
Ruth Cole
Marguerite Young
Ruth Annie Trice
Calvin Ward
Karl Dingledine
Theodore Schmick
Paul Koer
Elizabeth Towers
Johnson Bonner
Wm. G. Towers
Emily Swiss
Sherman Griffith
Harry Knotts
Milton Willis
H. C. Hobbs
Joseph B. Orrell
N. M. Vanscoy
Irving Horsey
Wm. J. Rickards
Arthur Rairigh
Newark
N. L. Rairigh
Joseph H. Johnson
Milton
T. Mark Breeding
Bridge
John van Breisen
Frederick Norris
Elizabeth Baker
Louise Norris
J. D. Arthur, JR
Corps of Engineers
Hobbs
Rwgely
Denton M. P
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Walter Bennington
Melvin
Margaret Swing
Alexander Russell
Adam Holsinger
Leland Russell
Burton Wilkinson
Marian
Ida Benderschied
Park Drive
Benderschied
Mr. Wilkinson
Norfolk
County School News
Tuckahoe
Smithville
Williston
Parent-Teacher Association
Burraville
Sryeke
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