Denton Community Calendar Notes Courtship and Civic Work
Local department announces Friday program on WFBR at 12 06 bake sale on Saturday January 29 in vacant store room next Townsend s. Ladies Aid meets February 2 at 2 30 in Sunday School room. Apartment for rent corner 7th and Main Denton. R J and B J Frazier of Williston report first herring of 1938 season. Denton P T A meets February 7 with Future Farmers of America program. Missing Guernsey heifer belonging to A J Messick Bethlehem. Ravine Park project approved by President through W P A funding totaling 6868 with 5550 federally financed. Mrs Emily F Wright dies in Wilmington funeral in Easton Maryland. Henry L D Stanford Jr enters race for attorney general. Denton Volunteer Fire Company to host supper and theatre party February 10 at Denton M P Church and Dentonia Theatre. Cancer control benefits across Caroline county funded by clubs. Denton Community Club plans silver tea January 31. Northern lights display reported in Denton and Europe with radio disruption and scientific notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WFBR
Denton M. E. Church
Townsend’s
Ladies Aid
7Th and Main Sts
Denton
Bath
Mary Pastorfield
R. J
B. J. Frazier
Williston
T. Alan Goldsborough
Ravine Park
Emily F. Wright
Beverly W. Wright
Fletcher Wright
North Harrison Street
Wilmington
Williams Funeral
Easton
Springhill Cemetery
Maryland
Denton Volunteer Fire Company
Denton M. P
Judy Garland
Mickey Rooney
Sophie Tucker
C. Aubrey Smith
Ronald Sinclair
Dentonia Theatre
Koenig’s
Main St
Cancer Control
Federated Women's Clubs of
United States
Caroline County
Cancer Control Fund
University of Maryland Hospital
Denton Community Club
Gilbert Rue
Gail Cooper
T. J. Turkington
James Clarke
Milton Andrews
Caroline High School
Henry Price
Austin Murphy
Florence Smith
Canseway
Europe
London
New York
Hayden Planetarium
Denton Community Club aids Cancer Control efforts in tea drive
Welfare chair Mrs Austin Murphy proposed funds for Cancer Control work at a Denton meeting. A January 31 tea with a silver offering, open to all, will support the Maryland clubwomen led Cancer Control fund. The program featured Edward McDowell and Ethelbert Nevin, with cadman and Wakefield Cadman works highlighted. The Boys 4-H Club held its January 21 meeting at Bryant Cawley’s home, electing officers and inviting new members over 10. A Denton Community House tea and musicale on January 31 will fund the Cancer Control effort and include a 2 to 4 pm program and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Community Club
Austin Murphy
Maryland Club
Rue
Gail Cooper
Edward McDowell
Vermont
E. T. Orme
Ethelbert Nevin
Cooper
Lee Wyatt
Charles Wakefield Cadman
Denton
Bryant Cawley
Richard Garey
Frank Ziegler
George Clendaniel
Byron Nuttle
Charles Fuller
Howard Reinhold
Reinhold
William J. Binebrink
Ruthsburg
Golden Eagle Hall
Binebrink
Salem M. E. Church
Queen Anne’s County
Cancer Centre
Women's Clubs
State of
Maryland
C. L. Nye
Los Angeles
E. Paul Knotts
New York
Boston
John Howard
Dorothy
John Jr
Charlie DeFord
Hillsboro
Fannie Andrew
Carlton Andrew
Elizabeth Andrew
Earl Towers
Fred Love
Wilson Smith
Mary Ellen Walls
Mary Foster
Richmond
Layman J. Redden
John C. Trice
Eugene Edward
Paul Hynson
Joseph Adams
Easton
Florida
William E. Andrews
Curtis
John Chance
Evelyn Wright
Clarence Wright
Selden C. Watters
Philadelphia
Fannie Shields
Elizabeth E. Pippin
Derby
Conn
Charles Jump
Tucka‘hoe Neck
Uniform Traffic Laws Urged by Easton Automobile Club
The Easton Branch of The Automobile Club of Maryland urged a unified nationwide traffic system at its January meeting at the Avon Hotel. Leaders cited driver confusion, inadequate signs, and calls for robust highway patrols and better sign standards. They urged federal and state agencies to adopt clearer destination and direction signs and to centralize fatality statistics with the Census Bureau. The club noted rising touring inquiries and increased north south traffic on U S routes 213 and 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Automobile Club of Maryland
Avon Hotel
American Automobile Association
E. F. Withers
Denton
Dr. Withers
The
Automobile Club
Howard H. Moffett
Kolmer
U. S. Census Bureau
Church Notices for Denton and Surrounding Parishes
The Denton M. P. Church led by Rev. T. J. Turkington announces Sunday services with morning sermons Trust on Trial and evening A Mother Meets the Master. Christian Endeavor at 6 45 p m from Acts 27. Brethren and Wesley M E Church hold January 30 services with 11 a m worship and 10 a m Sunday School. Special missionary offering during an 8 p m service. Other churches note preaching at Burrsville and Hickman with Miss May Trimble to speak February 4. Mass schedules include St Elizabeth’s and St Benedict’s with confessions at 7 46 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton M. P
T. J. Turkington
Christian Endeavor
Church of the Brethren
Wesley M. E
Burrsville
St. Elizabeth's Church
Denton
St. Benedict’s Church
Ridgely
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Epiphany Mission Services Set for Sunday School
Services at Epiphany Mission Pres ton will be Sunday School at 10 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Servces
Epiphany Mission
Preston
Usiltons and others visit in Wye Mills area
Greensboro notes report Mr. and Mrs. Frank Usilton and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lew Usilton at Wye Mills. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Curry of Bridgeville were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alvah Dobson. Mrs. Temple Smith hosted three tables of bridge at her home. Mrs. Earl Nichols of Linwood, Pa., visited Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Nichols. Mrs. Nora Edge of Preston is Mrs. Edgar Todd. Mrs. Charles Bilbrough Sr. has been in Washington for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Usilton
Lew Usilton
Wye Mills
T. C. Curry
Bridgeville
Alvah Dobson
Temple Smith
Earl Nichols
Linwood
Chas. Nichols
Nora Edge
Preston
Edgar Todd
Charles Bilbrough Sr
Washington
Lansdale Residents Visit Relatives Around Chester and Philadelphia
Mr and Mrs John Renninger Mr J Robert Patchett and Miss Blanche Kissel of Lansdale Pa spent the week end with Mr and Mrs George Huey and Mr J B Patchett. Mr and Mrs George Huey and Mr and Mrs Jesse Gregg spent Monday and Tuesday with relatives and friends in Chester and Philadelphia Pa. Misses Hilda and Norma Lee Daffin and Miss Florence Patchett were Sunday dinner guests of Misses Ruth and Mildred Trice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Renninger
J. Robert Patchett
Blanche Kissel
Lansdale
George Huey
J. B. Patchett
Jesse Gregg
Chester
Philadelphia
Hilda
Norma Lee Daffin
Florence Patchett
Ruth
Mildred Trice
Ridgely weekly notes update church work leaders
Mrs. Ella Brumbaugh retires as president of the Woman's Work Council and is replaced by Mrs. John Ebling. January officers named include vice president Mrs. Roy Cherry and secretary treasurer Mrs. Clifton Crouse. Denton Missionary Society guests planned for March at Miss Nettie Arnold's home. Community events span revivals, Valentine party plans, visits from Maplewood and Denton residents, and local club activities through February and March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Brumbaugh
Greensboro
Woman’s Work Council
Church of the Brethren
John Ebling
Roy Cherry
Clifton Crouse
Earl Hutchinson
Edward Bowman
Nettie Arnold
Denton Missionary Society
Roland Fountain
Maplewood
N. J
J. M. Swing
R. E. Fountain
A. O. Saulsbury
Q. B. Reed
R. G. Dean
Charles Dean
Adam Holsinger
Methodist Church
Sadlersville
Methodist Sunday School
Church House
William Rickards
Dave Holsinger
J. Boone Jarrell
Will Cannon
Ruth
Near Town
Godwin
Millsboro
Paul Smith
Langley Field
Bertie Smith
Viola Smith
Easton
Elizabeth Short
W. D. Short
Ridgely Methodist Church
Denton
Thompson
Plainfield
Edna Detwiler
Joanne Mitchell
A. G. Gelletty
Williston
Card of Thanks for Jesse Spencer’s Illness and Death
Catherine Spencer thanks kind friends and neighbors who assisted during the illness and death of her husband Jesse Spencer. Special gratitude to West Denton friends for floral tributes and for the use of cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Spencer
West Denton
Catherine Spencer
Ridgely and Greensboro Homemakers Club Meetings Summary
Ridgely and Greensboro homemakers clubs met in January and January 25, 1938. Officers elected included Mrs. Paul Hoffman as Ridgely president and Mrs. Harry Bastian as Greensboro president. Committees covered library, music, publicity, sunshine, membership, and demonstrations. Activities included Hat and Hair Arrangement demonstrations by Miss Spafford, planning for Community Music Group sponsorship, and a February 10 meeting at Mrs. Harry Bastian with topics on family recreation and hair care. New members joined, resignations noted, and past treasurer reports discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgely Homemakers Club
Paul Hoffman
Hoffman
O. A. Saulsbury
Maude Sleek
Harry Holsinger
Harry Klotz
Charles Richards
Leroy Winstead
Wm. Stevens
Albert White
Sunshine
Wm. Richards
Harold Hafer
Amos Crouse
John Ebling
Jesse Fifer
Walter Bennington
Richard Blackburn
Charles Stevenson
Ernest Jones
Clifton Clouse
Edward Bowman
Rylan Fleming
Bessie M. Spafford
A. O. Saulsbury
Greensboro
Wm. Simons
H. W. McCally
H. F. Butler
H. G. Porter
Elise Roe
Harry Cooper
Jennie Halstead
Mae Cope
Oscar Nichols
Charles Billbrough Jr
E. J. Pierson
Spafford
Isaac Pierson
Harry Bastian
Smithson Club
Thurman Fountain
Maggie
Ethel Wright
Eva Lyden
Pearl Smith
Anna Robinson
Dinner Guests Among Local Socials Across GOLDSBORO Districts
Mr and Mrs W J Murphy and Mrs E 5 Martin were among dinner guests of Mr and Mrs T Coursey Hammond Harrington Thursday. Belle Riggins and daughter Grace Wilmington and Chas E Wilson Easton dined with Mr and Mrs W S Murphy last Sunday. Mrs Roland Cartwright and Jacqueline visit at Palmatory near Rising Sun Md. A D Quillen and sister Esther DeWitt spent Sunday with Philadelphia friends with Mrs Quillen staying rest of week. Edw Clark and family return home from Wilmington. Mrs Carl Larsen visiting J S Lapham near town returns to Chicago. Miss Mary Jenkins and Wilmington friend guest of sister Mrs Luther Bennett. Board of Christian Education bake February 6 with Mrs John Wright chair. Mildred Smith Milford visited parents Norman and Mildred Smith last Sunday. Mrs Edward Jarrell entertained Sewing Circle Tuesday. Evening of Story and Song February 9 in assembly hall. Esther DeWitt guest of sister Mrs J C Jackson Tuesday. Mrs Arthur Bennett Wilmington recently visited relatives. Carlton Andrew able to out again after throat operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Temple
Kent Temple
Kent Jr
Bryn Mawr
Frank Flounders
Clarence Darby
E. G. Finney
Wilmington
Dan Connolly
Centreville
A. W. Saulsbury
West Chester
J. W. Mitchell
Jewel Fesmeyer
Fesmeyer
Charlotte
Edward Stephens
Rehoboth
Greensboro
Miss Cook
Baltimore
Mattie Brumbaugh
Henry Sanger
Jesse Fike
Easton
A. O. Saulsbury
Thompson Swing
Chicago
Melvin Bennington
Washington
Walter Bennington
Hannah Freeman
Hilda Chance
Linwood
H. H. Harrington
Harry Harrington
St. Georges
Pearl Clark
Elizabeth Klotz
Swarthmore
Gretzinger
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Willard Jones
Mabel
Viola Jones
Bridgeville
E. D. Prince
Harold Fountain
Frank Matthews
Ida Cooper
Earl Sparks
The
Peoples Bank
Ralph and Watson Hevalow
Chester
Mrs. Power Sr
Mrs. Samis
Denton
Ladies Aid Society
W. J. Murphy
Martin
T.coursey Hammond
Harrington
Belle Riggins
Miss Grace
Chas. E. Wilson
W.S. Murphy
Roland Cartwright
Jacqueline
J. S. Lapham
Mary Jenkins
Luther Bennett
Board of Christian Education
John Wright
Mildred Smith
Milford
Norman Smith
Edward Jarrell
Assembly Hall
Esther DeWitt
J. C. Jackson
Arthur Bennett
Sarah Ellis Pritchett
Norman Bradford Warner
Dover
Elkton
Percy K. Lambert
Warner
Howard R. Pritchett
Quality Ice Cream Company
Queen Anne's County
Charles Bilbrough Jr
West Dover
Joseph Isaacs
Mr. Isaacs
Charles Isaacs
Smyrna
Del
Malcolm Burris
Clayton
Anna Legar
Price, Md
T. Edgar Laramore
Bridgetown
Joseph Laramore
James McAllister
Henry Medford
Jerome Patterson
George Adams
Elizabeth
Louise
Isaacs
Wallace Isaacs
Falcroft
Fred Weissenborn
Weissenborn
Caroline County
John J. Watson
Whitail Laramore
James Farrell
Virginia Laramore
Lester Draper
Greenwood
Edward Laramore
Madelyn Fields
Luther
M. B. Cooper
Clara Seward
John Brown
Winfield Nichols
Nichols
William Morgan
Newark
Frank Baughley
Burton
Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter Dance Plans and Weekend Guests
Sunday visitors filled many Hillsboro homes as the Queen Anne area hosted guests from Easton Centreville and Baltimore. The Tri County High School in Queen Anne announced a dance Friday night January 28 with refreshments and a 50 cent per couple admission.
Repairs Underway At St Pauls Church Queen Anne
Funds raised at morning service will finance interior repairs at St Pauls Church including a new heating system. Work supervised by Howard Eley will begin soon and worship will continue in the church house until completion. Tri County High School hosts a charity dance Friday January 28 from 9 to 1 in the social auditorium. Admission 60 cents a couple 50 cents stag 25 cents ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Church
Howard Eley
Tri-County High School
J. M. York
John Swartz
Trappe
Catherine Lynch
Felton
Elizabeth Lynch
State Teachers College
Salisbury
Ruth Reynolds
Lofton Sawyer
Greensboro
N. C
Henry Morgan
Taylor Messix
Baltimore
Bernard Messix
Lloyd Holland
Mgr
S. H. Reynolds
Peggy Gibson
Betty Moore
Wilmington
Paul Knotts
Montana
Laura Knotts
E. B. Lightner
Farm Loan Association Holds Annual Meeting
About fifty attended the Caroline County National Farm Loan Association annual meeting in Denton to hear activity reports and elect directors. New officers included John W. Altfather as president and Howard M. Harris as vice president, with H. E. Holsinger secretary treasurer. The organization celebrated 20 years of operation and praised its class one standing with the Federal Land Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County National Farm Loan Association
Denton
Howard M. Harris
Preston
Harlan C. Harrington
Ridgely
J. Spencer Lapham
Goldsboro
John W. Allfather
John Shaffer
Mr. Quintain
Federal Land Bank of Baltimore
Quintain
Federal Land Bank
John W. Altfather
H. E. Holsinger
Mr. Holsinger
Widow Hes ter Raughley Wyatt obituary note
The sincere sympathy expressed in word and deed by many friends when illness and death came to Hes ter Raughley Wyatt is gratefully acknowledged by her husband, Thomas H. Wyatt, and children, and by her sister, Mary E. Raughley, and brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hester Raughley Wyatt
Thomas H. Wyatt
Mary E. Raughley
Community Club Notes and Social Updates in Preston
Mrs Blanche Cannon hosted the Saturday Contract Club with decorations for Mrs E B Blades silver anniversary. Guests included Mrs A M Willey Mrs John Bonner and others. Several members left for the Canners Brokers Convention in Chicago. Upcoming events and family visits fill the county social calendar through late January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Cannon
E. B. Blades
A. M. Willey
Johnson Bonner
Harry Taylor
Raymond Dean
Federalsburg
C. W. Elzey
G. C. Carmine
Jake Harris
Herman Schmick
Canners & Brokers
Chicago
Firemen’s
Lynn Cheezum
Caroline County
Tess Proctor
Sunsday
Florida
Miami
Burton Proctor
Birthday Surprise for Mrs J A Billings in Hobbs
Friends gathered Tuesday evening to celebrate Mrs J A Billings eighty fifth birthday as she quilted. Guests listed include Chaffinch Allen Holbrook Bennett Towers Thomas Adams Adams Smith and others. Refreshments and gifts followed with multiple social notes and upcoming bake plans.
In Memoriam for J Annie Spicher Five Years On
In loving remembrance of J Annie Spicher who died January 29 1933. Five years ago we stood by her bed and farewell. Sadly missed by Mabel Madge Evelyn Stafford and by sister Jane Kitchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Annie Spicher
Aunty
Mabel
Madge
Evelyn Stafford
Jane Kitchen
Greensboro area wedding ties Dover farmer in Elkton
Mrs. Sarah Ellis Pritchett wed Norman Bradford Warner of Dover in Elkton on January 18. Warner, a Queen Anne's County farmer, retires to Dover and is brother of Mrs. Charles Bilbrough Jr. The couple reside at West Dover. Nearby, many locals hosted dinners and gatherings with extended families from Smyrna, Clayton, Price, Bridgetown, Denton, and Philadelphia.
Adams Cross Roads social roundup from Seaford to Cambridge
Mr and Mrs Earle Robinson hosted friends including Mr and Mrs Alfred Smith of Seaford and Mr and Mrs Thurman Fountain on Thursday. Several couples visited kin, with Sunday calls in Cambridge and Seaford. Sunday School at Bloomery scheduled for next Sunday at 10 a.m.
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Local Department
Spappe
Tuckahoe
D. Rathell
Amos Warner
Dora Samis
Charles Rathell
Kitty
Howard Anthony
Elizabeth Anthony
Charles Cecil
H. M. Taylor
Sharon Hill
Emma Gardner
Charles C. Byron
Betty Byron
J.K. Brown
H. Whiteley
Howard Johnson
R. W. Beaven
Tri-County
Queen Anne
Junior
Charles DeFord
Albert Stewart
Albert Jr
Donald
St. Michaels
Lorien Lane
Linden Duffey
Charles Jarrell
Oak Ridge
North Carolina
Morgan
Edwin Gale
Everett Gale
William H. Fisher
William
Paul Fisher
St. Paul’s Guild
Carrie H. Fleming
Howard Dodds
Joseph Thomas
John Weathers
Sadye
4-H Club
Vernon Baker
Frank Seward
I. T. Sparklin
Farm Loan Association
John Noble
Mulford Swing
Burton Proctor Jr
Max Chambers
Knotts
Luke Amato
E. Gilbert O'Connor
Senator
Higgins
W. T. Onley
Girdletree
Lee Noble
A. Fletcher Sisk
A. T. Blades
Paul van
Hobbs
J. A. Billings
W. E. Hubbard
Louis Butler
F. E. Davis
Elmer Butler
Thomas Smith
F. N. Smith
Helen
Catherine Towers
Alice Adams
Esther
Sue Smith
Billings
T. H. Towers
B. B. Allen
L. H. Thomas
Thomas
Helen E. Moore
G. L. Blades
Memoriam
Adams Cross Roads
Earle Robinson
Alfred Smith
Seaford
Earl Collins
John Adams
Charles Johnson
Lewis Lockerman
Earl Adams
Hugh Vincent
Edna Adams
Cox
Choptank
Bloomery
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