Local notes report weather, meetings, and events
Candlemas observed as Local Department Monday. Former Sheriff Andrew slaughtered a hog. Christ Church services canceled due to illness. Loyal Sons Class meets February 5 at Roland Satterfield’s. Bank sells Apulia plant to C C Lang Baltimore for pickle factory. PTA meeting February 3 at High School. Fire at QC J Redden home subdued. Cold and snow terrorize area. Produce Growers meeting postponed to February 2. Local assessors named replacing those who declined. Reports of tuberculosis scarlet fever and whooping cough in county. Willing Workers bake sale February 7 at M K Newnam's stand. PTA favors library support and notes donation. Navy recruiter to Denton Friday. Louise steamer replaced by Express on Talchester line. Louise carried 12,900,000 excursionists. Golden eagle shot near Greensboro. bird measured 6 ft 2 in. Solar eclipse observed. not total. Miss Campbell Maryland nutritionist visits county Feb 3–6 at multiple clubs. Denton man Trazzare injured in Burrsville auto crash. Equitable Life VP William J. Graham to speak February 3 on value of insurance at Greensboro High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Andrew
McGrew
Christ Church
Loyal Sons
M. P. Church
Roland Satterfield
West Denton
Provident State Bank
Preston
Apulia Creamery
C. C. Lang
Baltimore
Preston Produce Growers’ Association
Claude Rawlings
D. W. Davis
William P. Manlove
H. Earle Smith
Ridgely
Marydel
Denton
Caroline
M. P
M. K. Newnam
Boone Beauchamp
Clarence Roe
Parent-Teachers Association
Woman's Club
New Library
United States Navy
Louise
Talchester
Garfield Bilbrough
Merrel Spence
Greensboro
Campbell
University of Maryland
Caroline County
Greensboro Community Club
Tuckahoe Neck
Harmony Community Club
Andersontown
Hobbs Community Club
Denton Community Club
James A. Trazzare
Burrsville
Harrington
Trazzare
William J. Graham
New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Local Marriage Licenses Issued This Month
The Clerk's office reports marriages for John Bacsak and Susie Oudris, J Elmer Quillen and Pauline Nichols, Edward Frase and Luella Hackett, Calvin Wroten and Beulah Diamond, Earle Cohee and Elsie Roe, William Adams and Lillie Cluff, Ellis Potts and Frances Malone, James Curry and Mabel Dill, Arthur Sharp and Mary Washington. Social notes mention Mr and Mrs Irvin Brumbaugh hosting Greensboro dinner with EC Carter and others, and an engagement announced for Aubrey Smoot and Eleanor Norris at Fullerton Md. Also leaving for Milton for weekend visits were Samuel and Thomas Lockerman with family. Miss Minnie Henry ill. Mrs John Hitch visiting Frederica relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bacsak
Hobbs
Susie Oudris
Philadelphia
J. Elmer Quillen
Pauline M. Nichols
Denton
Edward H. Frase
Luella Hackett
Federalsburg
Calvin Wroten
Beulah Diamond
Earle J. Cohee
Elsie L. Roe
Ridgely
William O. Adams
Lillie M. Cluff
Ellis C. Potts
Allen
Frances P. Malone
Eden
James Paul Curry
Mabel Dill
Greensboro
Arthur J. Sharp
Mary L. Washington
Preston
Irvin Brumbaugh
EC. Carter
Carlton Carter
Clara Harper
Margaret Christian
Death of Mrs. Mary Webber At Burrsville
Burrsville records mourn the death of Mrs. Mary Webber after a long cancer illness. The funeral was held Wednesday at her daughter’s home. She lived nearby and leaves a daughter Mrs. Garfield Corbin and a son Edward Webber, both of Chester. Also noted is Annie Ross, a fourth prize winner from the Eastern Shore Gas and Electric Company, a Caroline High School student in Denton. Rachel Collison is improving after serious illness, and R. H. Stafford appears on the sick list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Webber
Webber
Near
Here
Garfield Corbin
Edward Webber
Chester
Annie Ross
Eastern Shore Gas and Electric Company
Near There
Caroline High School
Denton
Rachel Collison
R. H. Stafford
Dick Lewis Players Open Three Day Engagement at Palace
The Dick Lewis Players bring an eleven member company plus a novelty jazz orchestra to the Palace Theatre Denton starting Monday February 2. They supply scenery and electrical effects for up-to-date clean moral plays with vaudeville between acts. Tickets cost fifty cents for adults and twenty five cents for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Palace
Dick Lewis Players
Palace Theatre
Denton
Death of Mr James Hamilton and local social notes
Mr James Hamilton died at his brother Robert Hamiltons home after a long illness. Funeral was Sunday at the home with Rev E N Wright officiating and interment in Bridgeville Delaware. Numerous local visits include Eddie and Coretta Stokes, Isaac Noble, Homer Haymond, W Ray Stafford, Clinton Breeding, Ola Scott, and others. Several residents are listed on sick lists and visitors, with Mrs Mary Willoughby visiting and Mrs John L Everngain in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hamilton
Robert Hamilton
E. N. Wright
Bridgeville
Del
Eddie Stokes
Greenwood
Albert Stokes
Isaac Noble
Coretta
Homer Haymond
W. Ray Stafford
Easton
Clinton Breeding
Philadelphia
Luther Jester
Ola Scott
Richard Willoughby
Federalsburg
John L. Everngain
Denton
William Wooters
Henry Noble
George Noble
Stewart Haymond
Smithville Ladies' Aid entertained at Elrick home
Smithville notes show the Ladies' Aid meeting at Mrs. John Elrick's Tuesday with select readings by Evelyn Bullock Edna Adams and Mrs Chester Scott. Refreshments followed. Other social events include rock parties visits by families friends and visits among locals with multiple hosts and guests listed throughout the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Elrick
Evelyn Bullock
Edna Adams
Chester Scott
Horace Robinson
Sidney Collins
Frank Adams
John Williams
Hobbs
Carrie Hubbard
L. N. Alford
J. H. Spence
Arthur Adams
Earle Pennypacker
Smith
Floyd Smith
Jacob Smith
Ruth Covey
Federalsburg
Evelyn
Elizabeth Bullock
Rock
Ormond Wright
Denton
Edith Thomas
Thelma Neal
Kathyrn Spence
Martha Thomas
Local social notes from Marydel and surrounding towns
Marydel residents Mr and Mrs M S Pritchett and son Malcolm Jr and Miss Naomi Smith spent the latter part of the week in Wilmington with relatives Mr and Mrs James Hummer and son James Jn of Farmington spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Lowell Hummer Mr and Mrs G W Smith and sons Rhey and Reginald of Dover visited Sunday with Mr G W Smith Ann Jump spent a few days last week with her sister Mrs W J Stevens of Sadlersville Mr and Mrs M S Pritchett and son Malcolm Jr of Oxford are visiting Mr and Mrs I N Smith Mr and Mrs C A Isaacs were guests of Mr and Mrs J H Isaacs of Greensboro on Sunday Mr and Mrs Bryan Walls of Wilmington spent the weekend with relatives in town Mr and Mrs I N Smith visited Mr and Mrs Ollie Fogwell of Goldsboro on Sunday Ernest Warnick of Philadelphia was the weekend guest of friends here
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. S. Pritchett
Malcolm, Jr
Naomi Smith
Wilmington
James Hummer
James, Jr
Farmington
Lowell Hummer
G. W. Smith
Rhey and
Reginald
Dover
Ann Jump
I. N. Smith
Ollie Fogwell
Goldsboro
Ernest Warnick
Philadelphia
Concord Social Roundup and Illness Mark Weekend
In Concord last Sunday evening Miss Margaret Howard Miss Addie Lord Mr Paul Maloney and Mr Ernest Lord visited Eas ton with nurse Ruth Maloney. The Concord Church teachers training class endured a second exam by Mr Harry Nuttle with many absent due to illness. Mr and Mrs Harvey Lord hosted guests including Mr and Mrs William Bullock from Denton and others. several of the Lord family remain on the sick list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Howard
Addie Lord
Paul Maloney
Ernest Lord
Easton
Ruth Maloney
Concord Church
Harry Nuttle
Harvey Lord
William Bullock
Denton
Ernest Collins
C. E. Beauchamp
C. Culver
H. B. Lord
Patrons Meeting Planned at American Corner
A patrons' meeting and measuring social will be held at the American Corner on Thursday evening February sth. All welcome with free refreshments. Sickness lists name Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Griffith Mrs. Elva Smith and Miss Margaret Howard. Earl Love bought a new tractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Griffith
Elva Smith
Margaret Howard
Earl Love
Ridgely Community Club Ends Lyceum And Seeks Books
The Ridgely Community Club met in the Church House with strong attendance and ratified discontinuing the lyceum. It voted to buy reference books for the Community Library titled Outline of Knowledge. Other notes include a near eighty dollar Christmas seal sale, a mock trial play, and various local church and social updates.
Tuckahoe Neck Loyal Workers reorg in Methodist Sunday School
The Loyal Workers Class of the Methodist Protestant Sunday School reorganized with officers led by President William Reed and vice president Beulah Clopper. Other roles include treasurer Madge Higgins and secretary Rosa Riley. Members include Hazel Clark and Dorothy Callaway, with social and membership committees named. Guests from near Centreville attended. others and names appear in casual social notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Protestant Sunday School
William Reed
Beulah Clopper
Madge Higgins
Ralph Wright
Rosa Riley
Hilda Reed
Hazel Clark
Dorothy Callaway
Elizabeth Lister
Thelma DeFord
James Cade
Bill Riley
Paul Beauchamp
Joseph Morris
Centreville
Wallace Clark
David Clopper
Miles Reed
Leslie Wright
Thomas Clopper
Joe Jackson
Card of Thanks to Friends and Neighbors
A note of gratitude to kind friends and neighbors for help during my mother’s sickness. Signed by Mrs. Anna Cohee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Cohee
Puzzle based on Bible verses and coded letters
The item describes a Sunday puzzle reported by Miss Marie Ames, using Philippians 4 4 and numerous Bible verses with number-letter codes. It guides solving by placing letters under numbers to reveal a name and directing a contact via Denton and Ridgely box numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Alway
Marie Ames
Denton
Ridgely
Box 146
David
Aaron
Moses
Israel
Revival closes as 43 professions mark Goldsboro meeting
In Goldsboro a three week revival led by Rev. J. H. Wells ended last Sunday with a full house and 43 professions. Miss German drew praise for her appeals and songs. The fourth quarterly conference celebrated strong financial and spiritual yearend results and asked for the pastor’s return for a sixth year. Mr Roland Cartwright and Miss Naomi Palmatory wed last Thursday. they plan to travel and later occupy the Shively house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Wells
German
Roland Cartwright
Naomi Palmatory
W. W. McIntyre
Washington
Shively House
Cartwright
Robert Porter
Peter Porter
Lane's Corner
Neese
Wilmington
Noble Jarrell
Cincinnati
Robert Jarrell, Jr
Baltimore
Harold Lloyd in Hot Water at New Dover Opera House
Harold Lloyd stars in Hot Water showing next Wednesday and Thursday at the New Dover Opera House. He plays a young husband facing a nagging mother in law and delivers laughs with polished comic timing while portraying a liquor influenced scene naturally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Lloyd
Dover Opera House
Lloyd
Hillsboro and Queen Anne social and church notes
Mr and Mrs Walter Stinson visited Mrs J W Vesty and Miss Elizabeth Vesty of Easton. Cambridge couple Carroll L Dail and Lucy Rebecca Ruark wed in Hillsboro January 22. Several locals travel to Cincinnati and Greensboro. J Howard Wells preached at St Pauls with quarterly conference noting good conditions. Choir rehearsals and minstrel plans at Tri-County High on February 20. Various visits and illnesses noted including Huldah Swann ill and Emily Sneed recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Stinson
J. W. Vesty
Elizabeth Vesty
Easton
Carroll L. Dail
Lucy Rebecca Ruark
Cambridge
Hillsboro
N. Pilchard
James Sloane
Cincinnati
Ohio
Sloane
Edgar Blanche
N. Hicks
Greensboro
Hicks
Harry Sparks
Lawrence Wilson
Arthur Holt
Florida
Frank Fleming
G. B. Stewart
Willard Russell
Mathews
Clifton Hicks
Theodore Swanager
Trappe
James Sherwood
Phares Crouse
Denton
Leonard Harper
Stevensville
Edgar Blades
Newton Smith
Queenstown
Sadie Wathers
Wilmington
W. C. Finch
Baltimore
J. Howard Wells
St Paul's Church
St. Paul's
Tri- County High School
Harris Chapel
Eliza Smith
Fred Bennett
Huldah Swann
Main Street
H. Lofland
Milton
Del
Ray Turner
C. H. Dean
Bernard Sparks
Harrison Legg
Charles H. Dean
Maryland Duck Season Ends With Open Dates
Game Warden FE LeCompte reports the Maryland open season for wildfowl under state and federal rules runs November 1 through January 31. After January 31, hunting is prohibited with possible prosecutions. State and Biological Survey patrols in Maryland waters will enforce the law to catch violators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee LeCompte
Maryland
General Assembly
Biological Survey
Washington, D. C
State Game Department
Benefit Plays at Denton Church by W F M 5S
On Tuesday February 3 at 8 pm in the Sunday School room of Denton M P Church the W F M 5S presents two playlets The Clinic of a Missionary Specialist and Going To Mauro with a cast led by Dr Nossitt C H Roe and Mrs Buttermilk plus a listed ensemble Admission 25 cents and special music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton M. P
Dr. Nossitt
C. H. Roe
Nurse Trust
G. J. Hooker
Betty Jane Hearn
T. M. Baxter
McGintye
Young
O'Shield
Shields
Simpkins
T. P. Fisher
Black
Lucile Bailey
Perkins
Mattie Moore
Doolittle
M. E. Wilson
Mauro
Buttermilk
Emma Clark
Johnnie Buttermilk
Frank Griffin
Knight
Boon Beauchamp
Greensboro Revival Ends With Record Attendance
The Greensboro Baptist Church revival meeting ongoing since January will close Sunday. A Sunday night crowd of 700 attended with 163 aulos and 9 carriages. Over 50 decisions and 15 baptisms have occurred, with more expected Sunday night. Rev. Melvin G. Morris will preach at 10.30 p.m. to new converts and at 7.30 p.m. on The Battle of the Gods. Public invitation extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro Baptist Church
Melvin G. Morris
Orphans' Court Admits Aman dus Young Will Probate
In the Orphans' Court Judges West Harper and Shawn admitted Aman dus Young to probate after filing by custodian James T. Walker. Letters testamentary granted to Martha M. Walker. Appraisers named Albert G. Saulsbury and J. J. Ivins. W. Lee Wheatley authorized to amend accounts for Ella M. Wheatley estate. Denton National Bank to pay guardian Anna Lora Draper. Daisy H. Satterfield estate inventory approved. Bank to pay over funds to Wesley E. Thawley for Lloyd C. Remson minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
West
Harper and Shawn
Amandus Young
James T. Walker
Martha M. Walker
Albert G. Saulsbury
J. J. Ivins
W. Lee Wheatley
Ella M. Wheatley
Denton National Bank
Anna Lora Draper
Bateman Draper
Nettie E. Satterfield
Daisy H. Satterfield
Lloyd C. Remson
Wesley E. Thawley
Minor
Peoples Bank of Denton
Du Pont investigates bromine from Atlantic waters at Ocean City
The secretive Du Pont project near Ocean City aims to extract bromine and other chemicals from seawater using a condenser and electrochemical processing. Officials call it experimental and temporary with no plan for a local plant. Samples are taken from five gallon containers at varying depths more than a mile offshore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean
du Pont Corporation
Ocean City
Atlantic Ocean
du Pont
Victor King Chestnut
Federal Bureau of Plant Chemistry
Pacific Coast
Measles Danger Warns Health Officials
Dr. Riley of the State Health Bureau cautions that exposing children to measles is unsafe and that mild cases can still lead to severe illness or lasting complications. Parents should isolate ill children, seek medical advice, and avoid taking chances during uncertain weather as doctors warn of potential pneumonia and other complications from neglecting symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley
Bureau of
Reverend Layfield to Fill Cambridge M E Pulpit
Rev L W Layfield will supply the Cambridge M E pulpit following the death of Rev F F Carpenter, filling the vacancy with a temporary assignment until a new pastor is chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Layfield
M. E
Cambridge
F. F. Carpenter
Obituaries and death notices from Hillsboro area dies
Multiple obituaries and death notices from the region: Herman B. Hay of Hillsboro after tuberculosis, with funeral at his niece’s home. Commodore Henry Doerr of Williston found dead in a barn feed room, funeral at his daughter’s home. James E. Ellegood, Maryland lawyer, fatally struck by a train near Delmar, with daughter Henry Freene y injured. William B. Gootee of Denton dies after a long illness, funeral at his home with several siblings surviving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman B. Hay
Thomas R. Seward
Hillsboro
Hay
Verma Snitcher
Baltimore
A. L. Warner
Philadelphia
John W. Hay
Wilmington
W. T. McGuire
Templeville Cemetery
T. H. Stayton
R. W. Beaven
M. E. Kline
E. H. Gale
Charles Fleming
Vernon Baker
Commodore Henry Doerr
Williston
Germany
C. Nadal Jones
Denton
James E. Ellegood
Maryland Bar
Pennsylvania Railroad
Delmar
Henry B. Freeney
Ellegood
Congress
Washington College
J. Marian Emerson
William B. Gootee
Franklin Street
Mary Gootee
Rebecca Richardson
Little Rivers
Fla
John W. Gootee
Waverly
Eastern Shore Baseball Promises Prosperous Season
Prophesies of a prosperous Eastern Shore League year arise from strong gate appeal and fan support. Frank Bakers Farmers of Easton led gate receipts despite low league standing last year, signaling optimism. Directors of several clubs convened to plan the season, anticipating notable star performers and improved team skill across the circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Baker
Easton
Eastern Shore
Mud-Dumping Investigation Near Love Point Oysters
Mil ton C James junior aquatic biologist of the US Bureau of Fisheries reports to Swepson Earle state Conservation Commissioner after a Love Point survey with Major Joseph C Mehaffey and Mr. Earle. The team found mud dumping not clearly harmful to fish but could smother oyster beds prompting further inquiry and a suspension of dumping until after February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Love Point
Swepson Earle
Milton C. James
United States Bureau of Fisheries
James
Earle
Joseph C. Mehaffey
Baltimore
United States Engineers
Mr. Earle
Remembrance of Georgia E Layton and Charlie W Layton
Sadie Layton recalls grandmother Georgia E Layton who died January 2 1925 and father Charlie W Layton who passed January 24 1919 from the State Sanatorium Maryland. The poems honor their memory with sorrow, faith, and enduring love from Sadie Layton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia E. Layton
Sadie Layton
Charlie W. Layton
State Sanatorium
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the Local Department
Srk
Spa
Temple Lodge
No. 128
Masonic Hall
Bob Arthur
Miss Warren
Seaford
van Lear
Burleigh
Will
Spross
Berlin
Geehl
Samuel G. Lockerman
Thomas Lockerman
S. A. Lockerman
M. B. Henry
Clarence Sennett
Linwood Long
Corsine Carroll
R. H. Bailey
Minnie Henry
John R. Hitch
Frederica
Hickman
Smithville
Concord
THE
Ridgely News
Church House
Lyceum
T. W. Jones
Harry Hemmans
Harley Harrington
Cambridge Hospital
Leo Meginney
Charles Stevenson
Watson Gruwell
Iris Leager
Hilda Wooters
Lee Bennington
Methodist Church
St. Mary’s
Anne Smith
Mamie Smith
George Roberts
George Fitz
Woman's Home Missionary Society
Wiley
James Swing
Sallie Kerr
John M. Swing
J. Mulford Swing
Harrison Holsinger
Leonard McKnett
Cordova
Harry Swann
Ellen
Harry
Gilbert Swann
Joe Brumbaugh
Nettie Arnold
L. R. Brumbaugh
G. M. Downes
Loretta
Frank Taylor
Norwood
Lola Mitchell
Will Smith
Sue Latcham
Milford
Watson Booker
Robert Dean
Milford Swing
John Jarrell
Journal
Queen Anne
Tuckahoe
Orphans’ Court Proceedings
Earth
Eastern Shore Baseball
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