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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1947
Page
2
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Church notices detail Sunday services and youth activities led by E Theodore Orme with morning worship at 10 45 a m and evening worship at 8 00 p m The Junior Fellowship and Methodist Youth Fellowship meet in the evening Monday topics include Daily Vacation Bible School at the Primary School in Denton choir rehearsal and a relief cereal banquet Tuesday prayer meeting Wednesday and Friday religious activities are listed The Good Cheer Bible Class will hold its monthly meeting Thursday June 12 at 8 o clock with Mrs Clarence Sennett and Mrs Newman Rickards as hosts.
Grace Methodist Church under Rev T J Turkington lists Sunday School at 9 45 am with John R Ricards as superintendent Morning Worship at 11 am M Y F at 7 30 pm Children's Day service at 8 pm Wednesday Prayer meeting at 8 and Thursday Choir practice at 7 pm.
Morning service and sermon at 9 30 followed by Sunday School at Ames Chapel Hobbs detailing weekly religious activities for readers seeking church times and events.
The notice lists services at Christ Episcopal Church with Rev. Carl E Range as rector. On the first Sunday after Trinity June 8 there is Holy Communion at 8:00 AM, Church School at 9:45 AM, and Morning Prayer at 11:00 AM.
The Church of the Brethren in Denton Maryland lists Rev Wayne Wheeler as pastor with Sunday School at 10 a m and Morning Worship at 11 a m led by Rev Joseph Rittenhouse of Ridgely. Evening service at 7 45 p m Youth and Young Peoples meetings at 7 p m Ladies Aid meets Wednesday. A relief cereal banquet is set for Monday June 9 at 8 p m at the Community Club Building with a guest speaker from New Windsor Maryland and the film Seeds of Destiny. A free will offering will support purchasing more relief cereal.
The Pilgrim Holiness Church in Denton Maryland lists services with Sunday School at 9 80 a m class meeting 10 30 a m youth meeting 7 00 p m and evening service 7 30 p m Reverend W C Beard pastor and Reverend Edwin C Martin of California will preach the sermon Prayer meeting is Thursday at 7 80 p m The annual church business meeting will be held in the church at 7 30 p m on Thursday June 19 All members are requested to be present.
In Denton at St Elizabeths Church mass is at 830 and in Ridgely at St Benedicts Church mass is at 1000 Confessions at St Elizabeths on Sunday at 745 in the morning Father Francis J Hensel pastor of St Elizabeths announces the schedule for Sunday worship and confession times
Melvin Kay and P. J. Thompson lead worship and Sunday School across Concord Grove Chestnut Grove and Harmony churches on June 8 1947 Activities include worship hours Sunday School and a Children’s Day service. The Christian Comrade Class of Concord Church meets June 12 at Mrs Margaret Long’s home with Mrs Lida Trice assisting.
Church services and events listed for Burrsville and surrounding churches. This includes Union Church Sunday School Worship services for Wesley Hickman and Union churches, upcoming meetings, and choir and M Y F activities through June. Details include times 10:00 a m 11:00 a m 2:45 p m 7:00 p m and events at Mr and Mrs R Collison, June 6 11 13.
Worship at 11 am with church school at 10 am. M Y FP devotional at 7 pm, song and praise 7 30 pm. Mid week prayer Wednesday 7 30 pm. First Thursday monthly M Y F social. Second Thursday W S C S business. Third Thursday Young Adult Fellowship. Fourth Thursday St Pauls Brotherhood.
Reverend Irving Lane leads Sunday School at 9 45 a m Morning Worship at 11 00 a m and B T U classes for all ages at 7 00 p m Evening Worship at 8 00 p m Prayer Meeting each Wednesday at 8 00 p m The W M A meets the second Tuesday of each month
Evangelistic meetings at Greensboro Baptist Church run the week of June 9 to 15. Each night features different speakers and musical guests including Rev. Jacob Gamble from Easton Maryland on June 9 and 10 and Rev. Whitney Dough with Radio Male Quartet, Danny Barthow, Dave Curtis, Tommy Hunter, Dick Carroll. June 12 hosts Rev. Charles Davis and June 13 Rev T S Dixon with other clergy.
The public is cordially invited to attend these services at the Tor Pilgrim Holiness Church in Greensboro Maryland.
Clark Street Harrington Delaware announces Sabbath School Saturday at 9 80 a m Morning Worship 11 00 a m Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7 30 p m Everyone welcome Local leaders District Pastor Wilfred B Robinson Local Elder Joshua B Lister
Goldsboro Maryland church outlines Sunday program with Sunday School at 1 80 p m. pastoral message at 2 30 p m. evening service at 7 30 p m. Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 30 p m.
Reverend T S Dixon will preach at Willis ton on the first third and fifth Sundays of each month at 2 20 p m The schedule repeats monthly and lists Willis ton as the preaching location
Wednesday prayer service at 7:80 p m. Sunday preaching at 11 a m. Sunday School begins 10 a m. Young People's service at 7:80 p m with preaching at 8 p m.
Church of the Nazarene West Denton Maryland lists Rev. H J Barton as pastor Sunday School at 2 30 p m preaching at 3 p m and evening service at 7 30 p m for a full day of worship services at the church.
Bethlehem Md Sunday School begins at 10:00 a m with preaching at 11:00 a m and a second sermon at 7:45 p m led by Alfred C Clark pastor at Smiths Memorial Pilgrim Aolinesa Church Bethlehem Md.
Mrs Norah L Frampton 73 wife of Eli jah J Frampton died at home near Bethlehem after months of illness. Survived by husband five children from prior marriage and current family. Funeral at Smithson Church near Bethlehem 2 p m officiated by Rev Charles A Nordberg. Interment Union Grove Cemetery.
After a long illness 71 year old Fred W Fountain a well known farmer died at his home near Adams Cross Roads Wednesday evening June 4. Survived by widow three sons Charles Herman Thurman Fountain all with ties to Federalsburg Seaford and Denton and three grandchildren. Also three brothers Edgar Walter and Frank Fountain and two sisters Hattie Peters and Clementine Cohee. Funeral 2 pm E D S next Sunday June 8 at Bloomery Church burial church graveyard officiating Rev Melvin Kay. Friends may call at home Friday and Saturday evenings.
Mr E S Evans of Phillips Canning Co spent the week in Virginia. Mr and Mrs J H Edgell of Greenwood were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs L H Thomas. Mrs Dorothy Robinson and brother Geo Johnson visited Chester town relatives last Monday evening. Miss Helen Towers, formerly at the University of Pennsylvania, enjoys a vacation before starting duties at Valley Forge General Hospital. Mr and Mrs E M Willey spent a couple of days in Baltimore where their granddaughter Miss Lou Dukes graduated from a commencement exercise.
The Orphans Court met in regular session led by Chief Judge Jesse T. Dennis with three associate judges present. Proceedings covered sale petitions for Nathan H. Jones estate, final accounts for Aloysius Laigneil, funeral bill approvals, mortgage and stock transfers, debts and sales accounts, probate admissions for Joseph Percy Bartlett Thryza Wetherill, Jennie Stafford and Margaret Wooters estates, and releases from George W. Brown and others.
The Navy will apply a special John Paul Jones cachet to one day covers mailed from the United States Naval Academy on July 6 1947 the 200th anniversary of the birth of the nation s naval hero. Collectors must send self addressed envelopes to the Public Information Officer Annapolis by July 1 1947 with ten envelope limit. The Jones bust by Houdon and the Naval Academy shrine mark Jones s enduring legacy.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Vandegrift and Dr. Edward W. Vandegrift attended the wedding of Miss Carolyn Payne and Mr. H. J. Hubbard at the Methodist Church in Vienna Maryland last Saturday evening May 31.
Hickman secures its second consecutive win by defeating Fire Tower 4 to 2. O'Day energized Fire Tower with key first base plays while Hickman eyes Burrsville next Sunday June 8 at 1 PM on the Hickman and Denton road, one mile west of town.
Burrsville Ball Team, after losses to Farmington and Hickman on prior Sundays, beat Farmington 9-7 last Sunday. They travel to Hickman to play again this Sunday.
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