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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1949
Page
2
Air and Mrs J Chinnamon visited the latter's brother William No lan Smith and family on Sunday at their home, as relatives gathered in a casual social call.
Church schedule includes morning worship at 10:45 A M with sermon and evening service at 8:00 P M. Midweek prayer at 8:00 P M Wednesday. Senior Choir rehearsal Friday at 8:00 P M. W S C S School of Missions set for July 18 22 at Wesley Junior College Dover Delaware. enrollment via Miss Madge G Jump.
Grace Methodist Church on Main Street Denton Maryland lists Rev T J Turkington as pastor Sunday School at 945 am John R Ricards superintendent Morning service 11 am Evening service 8 pm with Rev Albert Turkington of Oriole Maryland uncle of the pastor in charge and special music. Prayer meeting at 8 pm Thursday choir rehearsal at 700 pm.
Foster Hickey owner offers nine milk cows with three heifers including four Holsteins and Guernseys, calves by sides, plus a Holstein and a Guernsey heifer. Sale includes milking gear, plows, wagons, cultivators, feed accessories, and household items. Auctioneered by Wm Andrew. clerk Luther Bennett.
Morning service at 9 30 with Sunday School at 10 30 led by Manning Merriken serving as superintendent.
On Fifth Sunday after Trinity the church holds Holy Communion at 8 30 A M and Morning Prayer with sermon at 11 A M There is no service on Wednesday.
The church holds 10:00 a.m. services led by Superintendent Earl Holsinger with an 11:00 a.m. sermon on The Hunger and Thirst for the Good Life. Evening service at 7:45 p.m. features a sound movie on displaced persons of Europe. Youth camp planned at Camp Mardela next week, Missionary Circle meets next Wednesday night in the Fellowship rooms with Mrs. Rose Breeding as hostess.
At 9 30 A M Sunday School 10 30 A M Praise service 11 00 A M Preaching service 7 00 P M Young Peoples meeting 7 30 P M Preaching service Sunday events continue with Thursday 7 30 P M prayer service listed.
A preaching service is set for 2 30 p m on the first, third and fifth Sundays of every month.
Harmony: 10:00 A M Worship and 11:00 A M Sunday School. Concord: 10:00 A M Sunday School and 11:15 A M Worship. Choptank Grove Chestnut Grove: 2:00 P M Sunday School and 3:00 P M Worship. American Corners Bloomery:
Miss Louise Milby visits relatives in Pitman New Jersey and attends a 2 Picnic at Riverview Beach. Mrs Billie Morris travels to Philadelphia after her sister's death. Mr and Mrs John McCaffery visit Alberta Schaube near town. Clark Quillen and Roy Shively visit Chestertown and Baltimore respectively. Mrs Wooleyhand sprains her ankle. Joseph Jarrells visit T N Jarrells Sr. Trinity Methodist Sunday School picnic set for Tolchester Beach on July 20.
Saint Elizabeths R C Church in Denton Md lists Masses on July 17 1949 with St Elizabeths at 10 00 and St Benedicts at 8 30. St Pauls Methodist Greensboro Md shows Church School at 10 Worship at 11 M Y F devotional at 7 Song and Praise at 7 30 weekly prayer Wednesday 7 30 and choir practice Saturday 8 with Young Adult Fellowship business first Thursday and W S C S business second Thursday.
On Denton Greensboro Road W L dump. Pastor. Sunday schedule lists Sunday School 230 PM preaching 330 PM preaching 800 PM prayer meeting 806 PM. Invitation to participate in services.
Mrs B B Cohee visits Mrs R H Walling after time at Rehoboth cottage. Norristown trio Mr and Mrs W B Reynolds stay with Mr and Mrs L H Thomas after a few days at Rehoboth. The Henry group and Carlton Seward visit Dover. Emma Satterfield hosts. Mrs Richard Lister from Greensboro with daughter Mrs Elmer Butler improves from illness. Army man Paul Johnson, longtime in Georgia, visits relatives locally. Elmer Butler and daughter Ann join Greensboro visitors to Wilmington. L H Thomas visits Mrs James C Hardesty at Harrington. Mrs Hardesty convalesces. Maggie Saulsbury Miller of Clayton Del visits. Ellen Butler weekends with Marvin Butler at Tuckahoe Neck. Lester Smith vacationed in Western Maryland and New York. Mrs Paul Sharp entertains nephews, the Adams boys.
Mr. Michael Alteri visited with Mr and Mrs Gilbert HIGNutt and returned home with Mrs Alteri and their son Jeffrey. Mrs Claudel Wright and Mrs Clarence Rice visited Greenwood Delaware relatives. Mr Srl Daffin visited Williston. Mrs Annetta Renninger returned to Washington after Maryland Delaware visit. The Rice family welcomed daughter Mary Phyllis Rice born Friday July 1 1949. Peggy Wilson spent several days with her grandparents.
Mrs James Simpson visiting her Philadelphia home heads west for a motor trip to California. Jorgen Proos of Goteborg visited Miss Betsy Taylor. Luther Bennett Jr and family in Michigan. Several residents visit relatives in Linwood and Hooverson Heights. Hospital updates include Mrs Isaac Pearson's illness and death of Mrs Pearson at Kent General Hospital. Carnival prizes awarded to residents including John Mandrell, Howard Alsiton, Mrs Rix Garey, Frank Towers, Guernsey Keifer, Russell Wright, William Embert, Irving Brumbaugh, Barbara Lee Wyatt. Mrs Mary Baggs, formerly Greensboro resident, in town. Longfellow family visits. Ruth Dixon travels to Hooverson Heights. Cordy Curry and Dabson/Dabson relations noted.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Fearins of Puckman welcomed guests. Mrs. Irving Lyons and children from Easton visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Neal and left with aunt Mrs Annetta Renninger of Washington. Mrs. Wm. D. Uhler spent a weekend at The Bellhaven Hotel Rehoboth Beach. Minnie B. Todd stayed with sister Mrs. E Pay Knotts and family at Rehoboth. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Todd vacationed at Cape May New Jersey. Dr. and Mrs. Merge of Philadelphia spent the weekend with friends and fished Silver Lake. Mrs. Wm. D. Uhler of Memory Lane visits relatives in Baltimore.
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