Local notices mix of ads and events in Caroline county
Local items report August furniture sale at M. K. Newnam's and seed buckwheat from Nuttle Milling Co. Denton. Jr. O U A M meeting in Caroline on Monday July 30. tidings include Gene Tunney defending heavyweight title over Tom Heeney, disease counts in Caroline county, Camden Camp festival August 10–26, evangelist events in Dover Ellwood and Shiloh camps, and the death of former Delaware official Charles D. Murphy from a stair fall in Harrington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. K. Newnam’s
Nuttle Milling Co
Denton
Everngain
Caroline Council
No. 176
Gene Tunney
Tom Heeney
New Zealand
Caroline County
Greensboro
Goldsboro
Hobbs
Ridgely
Federalsburg
Harmony
Camden Camp
Dover
William S. Dean
Terre Haute
Ind
H. J. Olsen
Trappe
E. R. Clough
Marion Francis Ireland
Marion Ireland
Matthewstown
Spring Hill
Easton
Ralph
Wilton
William
Nelson
Ireland
Wilmington
Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Caroline
Church of God
Ellwood
Federalsburg-Preston State Road
Paul S. Rees
Pasadena
California
W. L. Surbrook
Kingswood Holiness College
Kingswood
Kentucky
Charles L. Slater
Foreign Missions
E. Kilborne
Oriental Missionary Society
Charles D. Murphy
Delaware State Senate
Kent-Sussex Fair Association
Delaware
Harrington
Senator Murphy
Hollywood Cemetery
B. F. Thompson
Christ Episcopal Church
E. H. Collins
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Social News Highlights From Kennett Square Run
Miss Virginia R. Spicher's variety shower honors her upcoming marriage to Maynard K. Hoke of Roanoke La. Guests include J. C. Spicher Lena Spicher Marie Spicher Paul Spicher Horace Syphard and others. Honeymoon letters from Burbank Calif arrive as the Nowells tour by air. Families travel to Haddonfield, Wilmington, and Boothwynne for visits. A broad social scene features engagements visits bridge parties and Ocean City trips across Delaware and Pennsylvania communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia R. Spicher
Elva J. Hummell
Kennett Square
Maynard K. Hoke
Roanoke
J. C. Spicher
Lena Spicher
Marie Spicher
Paul Spicher
Horace Syphard
Pottstown
Harry Lee
Earle W. Nowell
Burbank
Calif
Mr. Nowell
Walter D. Newcomer
Mabel Towers
Hazel
Edith
Thelma
Winifred
Philadelphia
Anne Richard
George Goodley
Wilmington
Del
Peggy Lysinger
Darius Darling
Miss Darling
Wildwood
N. J
William Towers
Elizabeth
Boothwynne
Dollie
Lillian Timmons
Alma Cooper
Isabelle McCullough
Baltimore
Marguerite Young
Rehoboth
Anne Wilson
Easton
George H. Wilson
Mary O. DeWeese
Willifred DeWeese
Washington
Edna Wheatley
Cambridge
M. E. Wheatley
M. E. Parsonage
Ruth Wheatley
Alex MacWilliams
Reynolds
Florida
Roberta Butler
Louise Snyder
Richard
Hagerstown
Roberta
Ferdinand Baynard
Sara
O. T. Baynard
Roxanna
John M. Willis
North Wales
Denton
Harmony
G. L. Helsby
Milton
J. Lawrence Wright
Ormond Wright
Ocean City
Lavinia Bye
S G. Bye
Sue Bye
Riverton Avenue
James A. Reynolds
Palatka
Fla
Reynold
Alex McWilliams
Ella Mae Wright
Tuckahoe Neck
Geo. A. Timmons
Frank Sticker
Albert Fisher
Boothwyn
Flattley Sloan
West Denton
Wm. F. Wolf
Roland Park
Wm. Scarlett Stolpp
Harold Nuttle
J. W. Funk
W. F. Wolf
Macomber
Howard Harris
Maggie Pursell
Arthur Perry
Mearle McNichol
Milford
Hielen Nappin
Elbert Deen
Bridge
John H. Emerson
Aliee Alinband
Judy Wilson
Salisbury
Federalsburg plans major expansion of Union Church
The Union Methodist Episcopal Church in Federalsburg seeks a $10,000 enlargement adding a north side auditorium extension for the pipe organ chair loft and pulpit, plus a 32 by 32 rear addition with three Sunday School rooms that can form a large assembly space. Exterior stuccoing and interior upgrades planned. work to start about September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Methodist Episcopal Church
Ransom P. Nichols
J. J. Frampton
T. H. Chambers
Alonzo Elliott
H. W. Davis
J. A. Hyland
T. S. Holt
C. 8. Poole
W. F. Davis
J. Frank Short
Roselle Covey
South Main Street
Helena Raskob
Pioneer Point
Dot Stanley
Delaware City
Barbara King
New Castle
Hattie McCabe
Selbyville
Amy Culver
Delmar
Nellie Moore
Laurel
Federalsburg
Adelin Jefferson
Ruth , Jefferson
Trances Hackett
Elizabeth Spicer
Katherine Noble
Dorothy Davis
Miriam Stowell
Evelyn Covey
Mesdames Hazelwood Spicer
Gilbert Wright
Talmage Goslin
Roland Handy
Caroline County Federation of Women’s Clubs
Twentieth Century Club
West Central Avenue
Handy
Peninsula Hospital
Salisbury
William Palmer
Frank Wright
Neal
Victor Wright
Sadlersville
Roy Dew
Jerry Hallowell
Williston
In sad remembrance of my dear husband two years gone
In loving memory Nora M. Kelley recalls her husband who departed July 30, 1926. She speaks of sorrow, enduring love, memories, and the wish to reunite beyond the stars, noting the Golden Gates opened and a farewell unspoken as he entered home.
In sad memory of Sallie Towers 1928 death tribute
In sad and loving memory of my dear mother Sallie Towers who departed this life July 21 1928 aged 76 years 7 months 17 days She left one son and two daughters Our life is lonesome Our heart is filled with pain We miss you Sleep on dear mother God called you home Sadly missed by Warry and Laura Towers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie Towers
Warry
Laura’ Towers
Thanking Friends After Sorrow by Hayminker Family
The Hayminker family expresses gratitude to friends who offered help during their time of great sorrow. They note that thanking each person individually would be impossible and convey appreciation from Mrs. Hayminker and children.
Ladies Aid basket drive noted in weekly Ridgely news
The August Committee of the Ladies Aid asks members to stock a basket and contribute to it. Miss Elsie Matthews chairs the committee with Ada Matthews Emma Jackson Mame Smith James Smith Lawrence Lynch Tom Temple Walter Bennington and others. Local visits and social events fill the week including travel to Rehoboth Baltimore and Ocean City. A nurse's training plans for Miss Anne Diefenderfer are outlined along with many family and guest visits across Ridgely and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
Elsie Matthews
Ada Matthews
Emma Jackson
Mame Smith
James Smith
Lawrence Lynch
Tom Temple
Walter Bennington
8. E. Fountain
Harper Lang
Willian Sharpley
Chincoteague
Alice Bennington
Harry Laird
Paul Laird
Baltimore
John Tredennick
Saginaw
Michigan
Rehoboth
Anne Vordemberg
Alfred Burkhart
Fred Flounders
Jed Flounders, Jr
Mary Lobb
Springfield
Caroline Boys Shine in CMTC at Fort Eustis Virginia
Caroline county youths Robert Fleetwood Thomas Horsey James Pippin and Otto Zacharias attend the Citizens Military Training Camp at Fort Eustis Va. Colonel Joseph P Tracy praises their interest and notes the program blends citizenship lectures with military and athletic training to develop good citizens and soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Citizens Military Training
Fort Eustis
Robert Fleetwood
Thomas Horsey
James Pippin
Otto Zacharias
Joseph P
Nevel
Visitors and visits around Goldsboro and nearby towns
Goldsboro groups visit relatives in Conowingo Tolchester Baltimore Ridgely and nearby towns. Families from Wilmington Selbyville Phillips Philadelphia and Delmarva attend fairs and reunions while travelers from Baltimore Middletown and Easton spend weekends with local households.
Templeville Social Update Notes and Visits
Templeville residents report visits from Herbert Knotts and family to Harrington Delaware and Miss Helen Baker. Linwood McKnett and his mother Mrs Laura McKnett hosted relatives from Marcus Hook. William Jarman of Goldsboro visited Wm H Kinnamon family. Lori Meredith from Burlington NJ visits Mrs Melvin Kinnamon. Horan Horney of Philadelphia visits his mother Annie Horney. Church services listed for Sunday with Sunday school at 10 and preaching at 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lori Meredith
Burlington
N. J
Melvin Kinnamon
Horan Horney
Philadelphia
Annie Horney
Weekend visits and a local store notice in Burrsville
Ruthsburg and nearby families spent a weekend with Redden and Jones households. Miss Kitty Bishop and Miss Virginian Dean visited friends in Sadlersville and Centreville respectively. Burrsville hardware and home supply store will close Tuesday and Thursday nights in July and August while remaining hours offer farm and home goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruthsburg
Charles Dukes
Wihnington
W. H. Redden
Griffith Jones
Griffith, Jr
Marcus Hook
Elmer Redden
Kitty, Bishop
James Knotts
Sadlersville
Virginian Dean
Naomi Moore
Centreville
Burrsville
R. HH. Stafford
Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter Social Roundup Notes
A stream of short notices from Hillsboro recounts Mrs H M Thompson Mrs J N Clark Mrs R B Thompson and Mrs I T Sparklin hosting a luncheon at Mrs Harry Jump s home. Other entries record visits and toasts among Baltimore Philadelphia Wilmington and Rehoboth communities with residents and visitors at various family and social gatherings.
Queen Anne Social News and Local Visits
Queen Anne residents host and visit with neighbors and relatives from Baltimore Wilmington Washington and Newark while also noting a local baseball loss to Tilghman’s Island and several familles travel and guest entries across the week. Notable names include E L and Arthur Emory Madge Jump Dorothy Jump Horace Morgan Geo F Newton E P Wise Lillian Frazer Bernard Owens John Roy Lightner Witmer Sam Sneed and Richard Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L
Arthur Emory
Washington
Ernest Emory
Emory
Madge Jump
Baltimore
Dorothy Jump
Wilson
N. C
Horace Morgan
Geo. F. Newton
Newark
E. P. Wise
Easton
Edna Fleming
Witmer
Frances Clark
Chas. Rhoades
Philadelphia
Lillian Frazer
Bernard Owens
Wilmington
Jake Sneed
Fred Ringgold
Bernard Messix
Geo. Lightner
John Roy Lightner
Charlestown
W. Va
Robby Hackett
Hudson
Shriners
Rehoboth
W. C. Stevens
Rural Carriers’ Association
Sam Sneed
Howard
Sam Reynolds
Greenwood
Bridgeville
Queen Anne
Tilghman’s Island
Richard Montgomery
Addie Morgan
Lottie Morgan
Hebron
Sidney Pinder
Louise Callahan
Longwoods
Howard Flowers
R. Hackett
Mrs Stella Mason obituary for Denton area resident
Mrs Stella Mason wife of Harry B Mason died last Tuesday at her Denton area home after long illness begun with a paralytic stroke. Funeral services were held Friday at 2 p m at the home with Dr J W Kirk and Rev T C Crouse officiating. Burial was in Denton cemetery. She was born October 6 1875 in Caroline county and lived near Denton most of her life. Surviving: husband, one daughter Mrs Mahala Allston of Wilmington, four grandchildren, sisters Mrs Albert Helmick of Pinto and Mrs Harry Eason of Easton, and brother Mr Cleveland Smith of Easton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Mason
Harry B. Mason
Denton
J. W. Kirk
Denton Methodist Protestant Church
T. C. Crouse
D. D
Ernest Stehwagon
Nerbert Cooper
Philadelphia
Carl Norris
Still Pond
H. E. Ramsdelf
Richard Henning
Boon Beauchamp
Mason
Charley
Angelina Smith
Caroline County
Mahala Allston
Wilmington
Albert Helmick
Pinto, Md
Harry Eason
Easton
Cleveland Smith
Local notices from Greensboro doctor patients and social news
The Greensboro office of Dr. W W Goldsborough reports several tonsil and adenoid removals including Masters Robert Hastings Ensley Hurley and Misses Eleanor Hurley Elizabeth Rawlings Bertha Shull of Greensboro Isabelle Emerson of Goldsboro. Other operations included epithelioma removal for Louis Gordon Denton and others. many locals are mentioned in visits, travels, and family celebrations. A quiet marriage of Miss Bess Edwards to Mr Hubert Dill occurred. they will reside in Federalsburg after August 1. Various relatives and friends are noted visiting or traveling between Greensboro, Cedargrove, Denton, Ridgely, Philadelphia and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Goldsborough
Robert Hastings
Ensley Hurley
Eleanor Hurley
Elizabeth Rawlings
Bertha Shull
Greensboro
Isabelle Emerson
Goldshoro
Louis Gordon
Denton
George Sturrison
Felton
Del
Joseph Edwards
Greenshoro
George Emerson
Ridgely
Bess Edwards
William Edwards
Hubert Dill
Edgar Dill
Cedar Grove
Federalsburg
Dill
F. B. Ellwanger
Elizabeth
Mildred
Near Town
Hannah Ellwanger
Milton
Niagara Falls
A. G. Stufft
Mary
Elmer
Philadelphia
Bedford
Blair Counties
Pennsylvania
Elmer Stufft
David Stufft
Fort Leonard Wood
Coursey Edwards
Beacom’s College
Wilmington
Carrie
Anne Strannahan
Chester
Nan
Elsie Strannahan
Charles Nichols
Linwood
Fred Friedel
Burt Hobbs
Grace Stufft
Carrie Hobbs
Baltimore
Wilsie Walraven
Whital Larrimore
Harvey Dobson
Virginia Luff
Clayton
New Castle
Ruth Cooper
Dover
M. B. Cooper
Martha Carrow
Edyth Redden
William H. Sipple
Tolchester
Locals mingle at Oyster Shell Point and church circle updates
Smithville families and friends gathered at Oyster Shell Point and with the Merediths, Todds, and Rosss for Sunday visits. Several residents stopped by Hickman and Federalsburg areas for social calls while new car purchases and property transfers occurred among the townsfolk.
Card of Thanks for Mother's Death
Card of appreciation from L. N. Blades and family thanks relatives and neighbors for sympathy, flowers, rides, and acts of kindness shown after their mother and wife passed away. Messages and support are remembered and appreciated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. N. Blades
Thanks to all who helped during illness and after fathers passing
I express gratitude to those who assisted during my dear father Henry F. Mitchell illness and death. Special thanks to our faithful nurse and to everyone who sent flowers. Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Mitchell
Preston Gossip Highlights regional social visits and travel
Mrs Nelson Fooks and daughters head to Mountain Lake Park to join N H Fooks for a two week cottage stay with Mr and Mrs Clyde Elzey of Preston. Numerous Preston residents host and visit guests from Van Lear Kentucky Chester Pa New York and other areas plus local outings to Ocean City Delaware and Atlantic City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Fooks
Virginia Fooks
Nell Fooks
Mountain Lake Park
N. H. Fooks
Clyde Elzey
Preston
James McCallister
van Lear
Kentucky
May LeCompte
McCallister
Ethel Wooten
H. M. Wright
Agnew
Ithaca
N. Y
Niagara Falls
Griffith
Chester
John Fletcher
Fletcher
Edward Glass
New York
Joseph Harris
Wiedeman
Glass
Narris
A. Chesley
Atlantic City
Fulton Noble
Delinette Noble
Walter Twilley
Calvin
William Wrightson
Federalsburg
Williams
Louise
Dover
Harry Whiteley
Clare N. Payne
Baylor
New Jersey
Howard Taylor
Baltimore
Fred Collins
Ethel Jackson
Child
Greensboro
Lloyd Cannon
Bridge
J. M. Parker
Evelyn Preston
North East
Isabelle Douglas
Lucille Barner
Hagerstown
Josephine Gallagher
Easton
Mary Hill Roe
Grace Covey
Wilmington
Beacom’s College
Larry Orwell
Mr. Carroll
Theodore Fletcher
Marie Taylor
Ocean City
Martha Noble
Jarrell
Goldsboro
A. S. Hooper
H. M. Parrott
Ralph Ledman
Hurl
Claiborne
Lillian Cheetum
College Park
B. W. Wright
Pocomoke City
Earle Nelson and Sons
Harrington
Prestonians
Ridgely
Alfalfa Dinner Boosts Five-County Campaign
Representatives from Caroline County and nearby areas gathered at the Community House for a Caroline County Farm Bureau dinner. Prof. F W Oldenburg outlined alfalfa cultivation from seed bed to harvest while banks pledged support. Speakers shared experiences and urged farmers to grow alfalfa to improve milk quality and yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Caroline County Farm Bureau
H. H. Nuttle
F. W. Oldenburg
University of Maryland Extension Service
Oldenburg
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Mame’ Smith
Anne
Woman’s Hospital
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Eugenia
T. A. Smith
Dundalk
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Braddock Heights
Ledbetter
Maurice Lynch
Maud Diefenderfer
Naomi Walls
Hilda Bloxton
Johnnie
Hope Dorsey
Mary Rebecca Saulsbury
George Slaughter, Jr
Harold Hatfield
Bobby
Georgetown
A. W. Thompson
Robert Hendley
Strafford
I. T. Saulsbury
Hamilton
Newton
Elinor Williams
George Cherry
Briscoe
Elia Carlile
Frank Seward
Dorothy Saulsbury
Louise Cooper
Enos Zeigler
Andrew Mitchell
Lydia Wilson
Weaver
Bridgetown
Marvin Morris
Ed. Morris
Nina Muller
M. W. Wiley
Harry Walls
Marydel
Julia Walls
Pauline Carson
Harvey Sewell
Charlotte Kibler
Amelia Sweeney
Harvey Messinger
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Easton Hospital
William Marvel
Norman Wilson
Ida Dyer
Sullivan
Kent Island
William Cannon
Porter
Marian Bullock
James Lewis
CMTC
Leroy Cartwright
Roland Cartwright
D. Cartwright
Noble Shively
A. D. Quillen
Gus Clark
Miss Pearl Clark
Conowingo
Harry Neese
Russell Hill
T. N. Jarrell
Messrs
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Alfred Saunders
Elbert Saunders
Howard Branyon
Fannie Craig
Wyoming
C. R. Curtis
Ruth
Ed. Kissell
J. W. Shively
H. C. Harrington
W. J. Murphy
Noble, Jr
Elbert Jarrell
Louise Milby
Chas, Schaube
J. W. Gibson
Hillsboro
Tuckahoe
H. M. Thompson
J. N. Clark
R. B. Thompson
I. T. Sparklin
Harry Jump
Ek. If. Sawyer
Margaret
H. W. Sparks
W. F. Dickinson
Edgar Wlanek
James Hicks
Virginia Blades
la Verne Miller
J. Roe MacSorley
Joe, Jr
James Kern
Peter Finnn
Virginia
Ethel Holt
Howard Dodds
Stevensville
Oscar Rice
Denton Camp
Gurney Tarbutton
Smithville
Frank Adams
Oscar Alford
Floyd Smith
John Williams
Walter Everngain
Oyster Shell Point
Leon Meredith
Raymond Meredith
Alvin
Linwood Todd
Horace Robinson
Will Ross
American Corner
Blanche Thomas
Nettie Hayman
Hickman
Harlan Clevenger
Henry Lare
Charlie Wright
Walter Lyden
Chester Scott
Mildred Thomas
Louise Torbert
Kemp Todd
Charles Meredith
G. H. Fritz Randolph
Jane
Emma Bullock
Percy Tucker
Norman Wright
Charlie Lyden
Henry Neal
George O'Day
Arthur Wright
George O’day
Cedar Grove Beach
William Robinson
Orlan Closson
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