Denton Area News Highlights Local Events And Trials
Advertisements and notices span local commerce from Evern gain & Son to Preston Hardware bargains. Community events include Denton Sunday School Children Day, Baptist and Methodist services, a tent campaign, and fires at Williston. Notables: Mrs. Evans dies in Denton, J Owen Knotts buys a prominent residence, and an upcoming July 4 parade and fire company celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everngain & Son
Denton M. E
Clinton C. Neal
Zedie Draper
Greensboro
QO. E. Jones
Middletown
Bethlehem Methodist Church
Chestnut Grove
Nelson H. Fooks
State Senate
T. Clayton Taylor
Centreville
William T. Keating
Ober’s Hill
Denton
C. Leslie Walls
Williston
Denton Fire Company
Marco
Market Street
Preston Hardware Co
Fourth
Market
Amoco
American Strategas
W. H. Neal & Son
Dover
Arthur A. Haxman
the New Jerusalem
Caroline
Preston
Anah Frampton
T. L. Frampton
F. Rawlins Camper
Philadelphia
Greenwood
Amanda C. Evans
T. R. Benson
Laurel
Del
J. Owen Knotts
J. Dukes Downes
Court House Square
Downes
Title Guarantee and Trust Company
Alexander Hardcastle
Dorothy
Beulah White
Blue Bird Tea Room
Salisbury
Chas. C. Harris
J. W. Billingsley
Methodist Church South
Easton
Lewis Carrol
Ridgely
Henderson
Federalsburg
R. J. Striger
Nicklas
Hillsboro
Claiborne
Columbia University
The Dukes Willey wedding in Denton church
Miss Esther M Willey daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Willey of Hobbs wed Mr L Reyner Dukes son of Mr Isaac L Dukes of Denton on Wednesday June 30 at five in the Methodist Protestant Church Denton Rev Clarke S Marshall of Chincoteague Va officiated The ceremony featured flowering privet fern and pink roses with a reception at the bride's parents home Brides gown Chantilly lace over blond satin and a blond rose Neapolitan picture hat bouquet of Ophelia roses Betty Rohrbaugh served as maid of honor The bridesmaids wore rose orchid gowns and large leghorn hats with orchid velvet bands Best man was Louis R Dukes Ring bearer William Sapp Merriken Ushers included L Stanley Deakyne J Mulford Swing Jesse R Moore William H Cantwell Warren F Acker Pianist provided selections before and after The couple left for Boston aboard the Merchants and Miners steamer Chat ham heading to Baltimore where they will reside after a trip
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther M. Willey
Edward M. Willey
Hobbs
L. Reyner Dukes
Isaac L. Dukes
Denton
Clarke S. Marshall
Chincoteague
Betty Rohrbaugh
Hanover
Columbia
J. Hazelwood Spicer
Federalsburg
William Otis Smith
Dukes
Louis R. Dukes
William Sapp Merriken
Calvert C. Merriken
L. Stanley Deakyne
J. Mulford Swing
Ridgely
Jesse R. Moore
Reading
William H. Cantwell
Wilmington
Warren F. Acker
Allentown
Chaminade
Gabriel
Czibulka
Schubert
Offenbach
Sadie Gibson
Charlottesville
Mendelssohn
Peter Tomlinson
Earle E. Edinger
William Cantwell
Edwin R. Downes
Joseph P
W. Richardson
Lester Lawson
Baltimore
Bonwill Dukes
Elizabeth Dukes
Chestertown
Bruce Dukes
Kennedyville
Tragic death shocks Greensboro community
Arthur Oliver Karnrumpf, 23, son of Mr and Mrs Otto Karnrumpf, died Saturday at Chester Hospital after a sudden illness following employment in Marcus Hook with Lowell Needles. Born July 11, 1902, he was remembered for cheer, music, and public violin performances. Funeral services were held at the M E Church with Red Men in charge of interment at Greensboro cemetery. A large circle of friends mourn his loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Oliver Karnrumpf
Otto Karnrumpf
Lowell Needles
Marcus Hook
Chester
Arthur
Order of Red Men
M. E
H. G. Budd
J. Edgar Shockley
Greensboro Cemetery
Ridgely News Letter Highlights Local Moves and Meetings
Ridgely community notes include travel by Mrs. Troy Ashcraft and family, sermons by Rev. George Fitz on freedom and patriotism, and summer plans for residents in Ridgely and nearby towns. Leaders attend district meetings, teachers and families visit relatives, and church services schedule union activities for July and August. Greensboro defeats Ridgely in a weekend baseball game on Ridgely grounds.
Graustark Filmed as Norma Talmadge's New Picture
Graustark, a modern romance set in a mythical southern European kingdom, stars Norma Talmadge as Princess Yetive with Eugene O'Brien as Grenfall Lorry. Filming at MGM Culver City completed cam era work, and the film will screen at New Dover Opera House on July 7 and 8. The cast also includes Marc McDermott Roy D Arcy Albert Gran Lillian Lawrence Michael VaVitch Frank Currier Winter Hall Wanda Hawley. Talmadge begins a vacation period after completion, with a tentative start on her next project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graustark
Norma Talmadge
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Culver City
New Dover Opera House
Graystark
Yetive
Europe
Eugene O’brien
Grenfall Lorry
Marc McDermott
Roy D'Arcy
Albert Gran
Lillian Lawrence
Michael VaVitch
Frank Currier
Winter Hall
Wanda Hawley
Social News From Hobbs Area Gathering Diverse Guests
A house party hosted by Mrs. E M Willey honored her daughter Esther with guests from Hanover Philadelphia Virginia Federalsburg and Denton. Local residents entertainments and visits from Oxford and Salisbury figures outlined with wheat cutting noted as farmers work.
Family visit from Aberdeen to Goldsboro
Mr Imlea Hubbard of Aberdeen visited Goldsboro with his wife and son on Sunday, spending time with Mr Harry Hubbard and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imlea Hubbard
Aberdeen
Goldsboro
Harry H. Hubbard
Orphans Court Admits Wills and Grants Admin Actions
At the Orphans Court session Judges West Harper and Shawn transactd business including inventories appraisements and sales orders. John Du Hadway and Martha J Short estates have wills admitted to probate and executors bond filed. Nuttle Wright appraisers named. creditors notices ordered. various administrators filed accounts inventories and reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
West
Harper and Shawn
Ailey E. Lord
Mary E. Lord
John du Hadway
Clarence Deen
W. Brewster Deen
Edward E. Nuttle
Bertha E. Potts
Newton M. White
Ruth White
Edward FE. Nuttle
James B. Wright
J. Subbard
Charles B. Harrison
August H. Gnadow
Frank J. Gadow
Annie F. Russell
Martha J. Short
Sunday School Convention Attendees and Local Visits
Henderson Rev W I McClintock attended the Sunday School convention in Denton last week. George Clayville and Lillian Meredith observed the Athletics vs Washington game at Washington. Mrs James Richards and Mrs Clarence Pritchett of Wilmington visited relatives here last week. Thelma Gilbert of Marcus Hook stayed with Mr and Mrs Kelso Gilbert Sunday. George Clayville attended the Sesqui Centennial in Philadelphia. Cleo Imler of Pottstown spent part of last week in town. Everett Clayville, recently in Baltimore, is home for the summer. Mrs C H Clayville visited Wilmington last week. Elizabeth Husztek spends the summer in New York City. Marie Dill spends the summer in Atlantic City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Ashcraft
Wadesboro
North Carolina
Frances Pennington
Harvey Holsinger
Holsinger
Wilmington
George Fitz
Fitz
Lancaster
G. Hi, Wilson
Denton
Stella Matthews
Detroit
Pennsylvania
Leolan Jackson
The
Reformed Church
Betterton
Marguerite
Anna Frances Seward
Jacob Fox
Quakertown
Matthias Hoffecker
J. Seese
Telford
Ridgely
Mamie Smith
Centreville
Anne
St. Mary’s College
Reed
Thomas B. Stout
Virginia Ames
Catona
Florida
Watson Booker
Ocean City
Church of the Brethren
Malachi
Harry Hemmons
Harvey Groff
Topeka
A. Odle
Glenn Elder, Knansas
Fred Sewell
Harvey Sewell
Boston
S. E. Parsons
Oxford
Ethel Parsons
Europe
Douglas Milbury
Methodist Parsonage
Milbury
Dickinson
Elkton
Paul Sewell
New York State
Frank Matthews
Gussie Hancock
Chester
Selby Smith
Marguerite Holsinger
Baltimore
Eleanor Taylor
Clarksville
Del
A. G. Saulsbury
Rehoboth
Greensboro
Alice Bennington
Delta
Louise Wilson
Newport
Nellie Jackson
Sadlersville
Philadelphia
Cleo Imler
Pottstown
Everett Clayville
C. H. Clayville
Elizabeth Husztek
New York City
Marie Dill
Atlantic City
Joseph N. Spence
L. N. Spence
Joseph
Davis
Marian
Taxis
Margaret
L. N. Alford
Fritz Randolph
Winfield
Fritz Randolph, Jr
Addie Green
Madrid
Irene Brown
Utica
Harriett Ann Wright
Burrsville Social Notes Highlight Camden Guests and Local Visits
Burrsville residents list weekly guests and visitors from Camden New Jersey Denton Hobbs Concord Felton Harrington Ameri can Corner and Easton. Notable events include J L Chance’s hospital visit for cast removal and a longer immobilization. Lucy Pierson sails to Atlantic City for summer. Crawford Garrett visits Easton relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Warren
Theodore, Jr
Camden
N. J
Here
Howard Baird
J. WT. Pew
James McKay
James and
Warren
J. Virgil Moore
Robert
Thomas O. Crouse
William F. Phillips
Denton
J. Fleming Starkey
Evelyn Willis
Marguerite Draper
Mary Williamson
Hobbs
Miss Lord
Concord
Bill Berry
Felton
George Cain
Harrington
Lester Cahall
Calvert Baker
Walton Willis
Burrsville
William Andrew
John William
American Corner
Gladys Chance
J. L. Chance
Cambridge Hospital
Arthur Kelley
Charles Willis
Evelyn
Winfield
Greensboro
Webster Ivins
Vernon
Henry
Ray Stafford
Easton
A. T. Garrett
Lucy Pierson
Atlantic City
Rosie Jester
Marcus
Crawford Garrett
Smithville Social News and Local Visits
Smithville notes entertainments and visits abound as Mr and Mrs Joseph N Spence host relatives from Philadelphia and local families welcome guests from Madrid Utica and Chester. A funeral in Philadelphia, Sunday church visits to Rehoboth and Hickman marks and a New York visitor add to a quiet weekend calendar including Bloomery Sunday School at 10 30.
County School News Opens September Dates
White county schools resume on Monday September 13 and colored schools reopen September 27. Miss Mary Moore of Greensboro wins a Western Maryland College scholarship. Louis Lynch of Ridgely earns a Charlotte Art School scholarship. No applicant for the Maryland Institute Baltimore art scholarship. Nichols school ordered to reopen for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Moore
Greensboro
Western Maryland College
Louis Lynch
Ridgely
Charlotte Iart
Maryland Institute
Baltimore
Nichols
Hillsboro and Queen Anne Community News Notes
Social gathering at St Pauls Guild with refreshments and many local visitors listed. Church services and Sunday program at St Pauls with sermons on National Integrity and Jerusalem’s Stubbornness Her Doom. Local visits include Morgans, Bartons, Branch areas. several names at Ruthsburg, Easton, Wilmington, and Baltimore. various travelers and summer activities noted.
Social notes from Denton and surrounding areas
Mrs J Kemp Stevens visited Mr and Mrs George E Saulsbury on Lam beth Road Guilford and underwent an operation at Mercy Hospital Baltimore Tuesday. Several Baltimore and Denton residents including Elbert Nuttle and family, T Alan Goldsboroughs cottage at Rehoboth for the summer, Clara Bennett birthday party, and other visitors from Westminster Baltimore Lynchburg and New York are mentioned with travels and summer plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Kemp Stevens
George E. Saulsbury
Lambeth Road
Guilford
Stevens
Mercy Hospital
Baltimore
Elbert Nuttle
F. L. R. Nuttle
Rehoboth Beach
Congressman
T. Alan Goldsborough
Rehoboth
Denton
William Bullock
Willys-Overland
New York City
Clara Bennett
East Market Street
Ralph Dover
Westminster
William J. Kindley
T. Pliny Fisher
James Wise
Dover
J. Owen Knotts
Caleb Winslow
Louise Gurey
D. Q. George
Mary DeWeese
Pennsylvania
Mildred
Louise Nuttle
Howard Melvin, Jr
Laura Melvin
Johns Hopkins University
Kathryn E. Hirs
Brooklyn
Minnie Dukes
Philadelphia
Ella Downes
Lynchburg
Janet Wheatley
R. N. Hitchens
Frances Jopp
Easton
Save Red Clover. Local farmers urged to breed resistant strains
Farmers in Delaware Maryland and other states can save red clover crops from anthracnose by selecting and developing resistant strains. A J Pieters of the USDA notes one proven resistant line from Tennessee, with more seed scarce but potential exists. Locate resistant plants in heavily infected fields and propagate them to build local, superior strains over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
A. J. Pieters
United States Department of Agriculture
Pieters
Tennessee Experiment Station
Caroline County Chamber of Commerce Organized at Court House
A large group of local businessmen formed the Caroline County Chamber of Commerce at a Friday afternoon meeting to align with the Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore Association. Senator Towers named president and Elias W. Nuttle secretary and treasurer, with committees chaired by Denton, Federalsburg, Preston, Greensboro, Goldsboro, Henderson, Marydel, Templeville, Ridgely, Hillsboro, and Hobbs-Andersonstown leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Caroline County Chamber of Commerce
Del-Mar-Va
Eastern Shore Association
Lawrence B. Towers
Elias W. Nuttle
F. W. Manlee
Peninsula of Plenty
Denton
J. Roland Chaffinch
Federalsburg
Thomas S. Holt
Preston
Nelson H. Fooks
Greensboro
Jesse W. Porter
Goldsboro
T. Noble Jarrell
Henderson
W. Foster Clark
Marydel
James H. Scotton
Templeville
R. H. Downes
Ridgely
J. Mulford
Hillsboro
Wandering Celestials Moonlight Ride to Del Mar Beach
A Denton area party named the Wandering Celestials enjoyed a moonlit trip to Del Mar Beach on Tuesday evening. The group included many Denton residents plus guests from Salisbury Philadelphia Baltimore and Preston. They rode a new yacht upon request then ended the outing with a collation of fried chicken Maryland biscuits and assorted dishes before returning home late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Del-Mar-Va
Mesdames
Herbert McAllister
T. Dukes Roe
Kirkman Short
Florence Morgan
Margaret Thawley
Martha Beck
Nellie Griffith
Gwendolyn Powell
Salisbury
Barbara LaMarr
Philadelphia
Ruth Hurlock
Hurlock
Elizabeth Bonner
Rachel le
Frank J. Baker
Maryland
Measles and influenza report in Caroline week
One measles case at Hickman and one influenza case at Henderson were the only communi cable disease reports in Caroline for June 23 to 29. Banks and many offices closed Monday for Independence Day celebration. Mrs Ida Hollingsworth reports returning from the city with new felt hats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickman
Henderson
Caroline
Ida Hollingsworth
Cupid Keeps Federalsburg Busy With Three Wedings
In Federalsburg three marriages occurred within three days. Elizabeth Willoughby wed Dr. W I Nabb after a church ceremony at Union M E Church. Alyce Watson married Robert D Jefferson at a home ceremony. Mary S Handy wed Ensign Charles Lawson of Evans ton at her home on Federal Hill. Each couple left for a honeymoon to points including Annapolis Baltimore and New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cupid
Federalsburg
Elizabeth Willoughby
Isaac Willoughby
Union M. E. Church
Mendelssohn
Washington
Claiborne
Annapolis
Alyce Watson
W. T. Watson
Topkis Manufacturing Company
Robert D. Jefferson
R. Kemp Jefferson
Thomas S. Holt
Georgette
Baltimore
Eastern Shore Gas and Electric Company
Laurel
Mary S. Handy
Albert S. Handy
Federal Hill
Charles Lawson
Evanston, Til
J. B. McCabe
New York City
Nantucket
Mass
Coast Guard
Mawson
Jefferson
Women’s College, University of Delaware
Cape May
N. J
Euston
Handy
Kinder-Noble-Davis
Federalsburg High School
Women’s College
Capa May, N.J
Ensign Lawson
U. S. Coast Guard Service
Navy
North Western University
Evanston
U. S. Coast Guard Academy
New London
Warn Public On Fireworks Use By Children
Letter urges parents to avoid fireworks for Fourth of July citing thousands injured and hundreds killed in past years. Dr C A Whisler argues children especially should be protected and proposes substituting safe activities such as auto trips or other sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuming
United States Public Health Service
C. A. Whisler
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Edwin L. Numbers
Lott
Texas
Austin
Trice
Raymond N. Towers
Lula V. Jester
Baptist Pastorium
Melvin G. Morris
Thomas H. Cahall
Laura V. Shively
Spa
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Henry G. Budd, Jr
Carvel Pritchett
Addie Pritchett
J. W. Porter
Miss Moore
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Alvah Dobson
Milford Hospital
Little George
Jimmy Mitchell
West Grove
John Mitchell
M. E. Church
William Merchant
M. B. Cooper
Genevieve Cooper
W. W. Wroten
Clayton
Tolchester
S. N. Harris
New York
Rosa Porter
Ridgely News
E. M. Willey
Esther
Lillian Wentz
Ed. Staley
Myrtle Coulbourn
University of Virginia
Hazelwood Spicer
Otis Smith
L. H. Thomas
Lee Collins
William
May Collins
J. R. Starkey
T. H. Towers
Christian Endeavor
Helen
C. J. Chaffinch
Finkbinder
Todd’s Chapel
George Henry
Calvin Betts
A. W. Betts
Walter Patton
Arlie Patton
Andersontown
Catherine Cohee
B. B. Cohee
Brady C. Baggs
W. H. Lord
Martha Smith
Ruth Willis
Edgar Willis
Robert Rogers
Edward Towers
C. ‘.S. Marshall
Chinestengue
Catherine Towers
Alverta Rogers
T. E. Towers
L. Hopkins Thomas
Orphans’ Court Proceedings
Smithville
County School News
Queen Anne
Tuckahoe
St. Paul's Guild
Episcopal Church
Edgar Clades
Little Edna Clopper
Clearspring
Mercersburg
Billy Cooper
Francis Rowe
Severn River
FP. M. Lines
Mason
Wothers House
Charles Stewart
Albert Cahall
Whiteleysburg
Ernest Fogle
Woodshara
James Sherwood
Joe Taylor
Julia Meeks
Mrs. Robinson
Mary Cooper
University of Maryland
Howard Knotts
Newton Smith
St. Paul’s Church
Jerusalem
J. E. Morgan
C. W. Moore
Bower
Addie M. Dean
St. Michaels
Eugenia Morgan
Loyal Temperance Union
R. ¥. Whitehurst
W. C. Stevens
William Davis
Helen Eaton
Emmett Barton
Charles Cannon
Ruthsburg
Billy Turpin
Will Pastorfield
Lucy Marshall
Grace Road
Mary Wooters
Eloise Trice
Royal Oak
Horace Morgan
Frank Willis
Penn’s Grove
Howard Flowers
R. Hf. Gibson
Oak Orchard
Ernest Emory
Elizabeth Jump
Red
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B. Frank Sherman
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