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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1935
Page
5
A Denton Maryland page lists wood for sale by Bulloch and White, floor coverings from M K Newnam, and farm tools from R H Stafford. Local events include a By Kota Club supper, a Community Club benefit card party, and a WCTU cooking school with Miss Jones. Obituaries note Mrs Emmett Lord and Walter Howe Towns.
The second fishing cruise of Caro Line county educators on Saturday yielded a 600-pound black drum, the finest catch yet this season, along with 201 hardheads. J Max Chambers hooked the drum after a long fight, leading a party that included principals and the superintendent of schools, with contributions from Delmar and Denton residents. The event followed a prior failed trip last October.
Grove Church hosts Children’s Day services on June 9 at 8 PM with Miss Pauline Taylor training the children and Miss Eunice Carroll and Miss Jennie Butler directing the pageant. Mr and Mrs Calvin Betts visited relatives in Franklin City Virginia while Mrs R C Murphy visits Easton relatives.
About sixty people, including twenty six from Wilmington, gathered at Mr. Gilbert Hignutt's lawn for a sandwich supper with coffee and strawberry shortcake. Rev G Henry Dole led a lesson on repentance from the Prodigal Son, urging rebirth and the Ten Commandments as heaven's gate. Attendees were invited to join Wilmington folks at the June 15 White Crystal Beach picnic. Local residents and guests were noted in social updates, with several trips to Baltimore and Denton mentioned.
Mr and Mrs John E Smith and Irvin visit in Towns end Delaware with Mr and Mrs Hayward Legites. Miss Elma Legates visits cousin Miss Doris Hall in Wilmington and Doris travels home for a week. Mrs Martha Hubbard ill at daughter Ollie Perrys. Mrs James Olson of New York visiting her parents. Martin Harding and son from New York weekend with brother William C Harding. Mrs Guy Starrington and daughter Stela visit her mother Cass ion Andrews in Cambridge. Mr and Mrs F H Thomas visit grandson Rev Claude Thompson in Royal Oak. Bethlehem M E Church to hold children service Sunday evening all invited.
GOLDSBORO guests from Philadelphia include Mr and Mrs John Williams and Miss Josephine Moore visiting Mrs Alec Butler and Mrs John Milby. Mrs J A Reod of Chesterville Md spoke on missionary work at Trinity M E Church. Children’s Day services set for next Sunday at 7 45 pm. Mrs Susan Milby visiting daughter in Philadelphia. Mrs Alice Elliott weekend with Mrs Mole Thomas at Bridgetown. Win-Won Bible Class raised funds from their babe last Saturday. Mr and Mrs W J Murphy at Rehoboth Del on Tuesday. Marion E Jarman reported sick.
Denton Methodist Protestant Church schedules morning Communion service and the Cross theme. Children’s Day observed in evening with a 7:16 p m Christian Endeavor program led by Miss Lualle Bailey. Pastor Rev T J Turkington invited for next conference year. delegates elected for June conference. Williston Community Church holds Sunday service at 2 p m with sermon What are these and whence came they Rev 7 8. Sunday School at 1 15 p m. Epiphany Mission Preston holds Sunday School at 10 a m.
Proceeds from Everybody's Birthday Party at the Community House last Friday May 21 totaled 31 dollars. Guests included Mr and Mrs Frank Price and sons of Chester and Mr and Mrs Lawrence Price and children of Harrington visiting J W Price family. Wesleyan church service on June 9 at 10 30 am invites all. Miss Will Wilson has left for Norman Outten home. Many attended Memorial Services in Denton for Mr Crawford Garrett of Chester visiting relatives here last week.
The fourth annual Memorial Day ceremony in Ridgely Memorial Park followed morning church services. Civic Committee chair Lillie Swing Pearsaul oversaw events with J. William Davis presiding. Veterans and residents planted six flag memorials for six buried soldiers and many names were commemorated with trees and shrubs. City youth and community groups organized a Daily Vacation Bible School slated June 17 to 28 with a multi-department faculty.
During the court's absence renuneation filed on application letters of administration on the personal estate of Walter Trowe Towns were granted to J Virgil Moore. Bond filed and approved. notice to creditors ordered published. Alvin and Summers Carroll named as appraisers on petition of Daisy C Nicola guardian for Julia May Nicola minor. Court authorized guardian to withdraw funds from guardian ship account at The County Trust Company of Maryland for minor's graduation expenses. Petitions by Way P Willis and Cora F Noble administrators of Mary S Willis deceased granted authority to assign and transfer stock to a purchaser. J Virgil Moore administrator of Walter Howe Towns filed inventory and appraisement and aide to sell was granted. real estate improvement filed. John C Kump administrator of Lina Ohmann deceased filed first and partial account. Frederick B Nuttle and J Roland Chaffinch administrators of Lawrence B Towers deceased granted authority to receive sum in full compromise and discharge mortgage and note liability and to exonerate note makers.
The Pennsylvania Railroad launches regular electrified through freight between New York and Washington funded by the Public Works Administration. The Speed Witch becomes the first electrically powered freight train on the system, running Baltimore to New Haven via Greenville New Jersey and the Sell Gate Bridge Route, about 260 miles plus the Upper New York Bay ferry. Electric freight south of Baltimore will start after Potomac Yard electrification, expected by month’s end.
The F. W. Dodge Corporation reports April residential construction contracts in 37 Eastern States rose to 12 million dollars, the strongest April since 1930, with total construction in the region about 124 million and private projects leading. The gain follows March strength and a 23 percent rise in the first quarter versus 1931.
A concise quotation from Lady Blessington on how prejudice arises from ignorance and divides people. It emphasizes the social restraint caused by biased thinking.
Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter notes Tri County High School will hold commencement on Sunday June 2 at 3 p m with a sermon by Rev John White of St Pauls Episcopal Willsboro Md Special music by the Denton choir Class night is set for Wednesday June 5 at 815 p m featuring Presented Polly admission 25 cents 15 cents Commencement Thursday June 6 at 8 p m theme Three Hundred Years of Secondary Education in America Everyone invited Also reports on local visits meetings and sickness in Hillsboro area.
Queen Anne headlines cover Sunday services at St Pauls Church including a forty minute morning session for graduation, a Children's Day program, and a midweek service. Also noted are Tri County High School commencement plans, Episcopal Church events, and various visits and gatherings of local residents and families.
The piece extols sharing news of recipes, stock, and services as community friendliness. It argues merchants advertise to inform customers, support livelihoods, and keep life smoother through mutual exchange, urging readers to consult the Journal’s ad columns.
The Ladies Aid of the M P Church Choptank met May 7 at Mr and Mrs J F Spence with full attendance. A bake sale on May 18 was a success. The group thanks Mr Hollis for use of his building and Preston residents for patronage. The next Aid meeting will be June 4 at Mr and Mrs W F Whitley home.
Dr. R H Riley urges housekeepers to seek Maryland labeled bedding to ensure compliance with the State Bedding Law. The law requires accurate labeling of fillings and whether materials are new or secondhand, with secondhand items sterilized and tagged. Inspectors found mislabeled bedding. a manufacturer was fined $50 plus costs after a hearing.
Walter R. Ballard of the University of Maryland Extension Service advises careful site choice for rock gardens on slopes or near margins on level ground. He stresses natural appearance, proper stone size from one to three feet diameter, correct embedding, and planed layers. North East and South exposures aid plant variety with dwarf evergreens, spreading junipers, dwarf yews, pines and cotoneaster recommended.
Caroline county Homemakers' Clubs sponsor a trip to duPont Longwood Gardens on Saturday June 8. Participants may ride in their own cars or take the bus leaving the Courthouse Denton at 8 a.m. Fare is 1.50 due by June 6. Return to Denton by 6 p.m with a Wilmington library stop and a picnic lunch.
Mrs. O. C. Blades and children express sincere appreciation for the kindnesses shown by friends during their bereavement caused by the death of husband and father.
Funeral services for 82 year old Thomas H Robinson of Greensboro were conducted at his home with Rev T F Beauchamp officiating. Interment followed in Greensboro cemetery. Robinson spent his life farming in Caroline and Queen Annes counties before retiring to Greensboro. He leaves a widow, five children and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. The item also notes assorted local news and community notices from Greensboro and surrounding areas including residents visiting, illnesses, and social events.
Harmony announces a Sunday evening service at 8 p m and a shift to morning preaching at 11 o’clock starting this Sunday with services every other Sunday. Sunday School will meet each Sunday at 10 a m.
Mrs. Howard Wright expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for deeds and floral tributes after her brother's death.
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