This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1934
Page
1
Reports of several measles cases in Caroline County suggest the wider Measles Epidemic has reached the area. Warns of rapid spread in warm weather and danger to children six months to six years old. Advises rest for the sick child, isolation of others, and prompt medical care. Past epidemics in 1930 1931 and 1932 showed high infant mortality and pneumonia risk.
A State Roads Commission tablet marks the Johns Hopkins birthplace on the Hopkins estate off Crain Highway. The 200 year old homestead was bought 23 years ago by M Melvin Stewart whose wife was Miss Pearl Griffin of Denton. The Stewarts restored the house and planted orchards and asparagus. The May 19 dedication, the 139th Hopkins birthday, drew more than 100 guests including Mrs Charles C Slayton and Mrs Henry M Robert Jr.
Harmony church announces a children's service on Sunday at 7 30 p m. Sunday School will be held every Sunday at 10 46 a m.
Maryland farmers are urged to apply to local county agents to enroll in the 1934 Ten Ton Tomato Club contest before July 1. Open to growers with two or more acres. last year 275+ competed, with ten contestants averaging over ten tons per acre. Sponsored by Tri-State Packers Association and Extension Service, the contest rewards top yields with gold watches.
Dr. Phillips Thomas, research engineer of Westinghouse, will lecture and demonstrate under Del Mar Va Electric Assn at Salisbury June 13 to 16. Demonstrations cover phototubes grid glow tubes and radio tube successors, including a marimba played by light and a stroboglow roulette wheel.
A row of Talbot Packing Company employee housing in Cordova housing during the canning season was destroyed by an early Sunday fire of undetermined origin. About twenty two apartments were lost with several occupants. three people injured, one man burned, two women fainted. Firefighters from Easton, St Michaels and Cordova kept the blaze from spreading to a large factory nearby. Some household goods were lost. many tenants had been from Baltimore for the season and attended a Willoughby dance when the fire started.
The Talbot Country Club won another match edging Cambridge Country Club on the Cambridge course last Sunday in fine condition. Scoring included Easton Edgall Foreman Matthews Townsend Austin Ledman Trippe Shook Cobe Newnam Hopkins Fountain Hollis Edgell Holder Wallis and Cambridge with Hopkins Phillips Hulett Wall Dail Sherman Smith Sibbet Herrington Leonard Veach Davis Clayton Wegand Henry Crippen.
Shore College exercises begin June 7 ahead of the 152nd Washington College commencement in Chestertown Maryland with Dr Gilbert Wilcox Mead as president United States Senator Hugo L Black will deliver the commencement address Honorary degrees will be conferred on George L Radcliffe and Amos W Woodcock Alumni Day features library dedication and alumni events including a ball and dinner The 10 30 a m Monday ceremony includes unveiling a portrait of the late Dr Paul E Titsworth gifted by alumni and Rotary International districts
A memorial note honors Earle Cohee who died April 14 1934. The verse laments a short life cut in youth and speaks of faith and consolation, describing the child as not changed but glorified and lying in peaceful sleep beyond life’s storms.
Preston church services listed for Sunday include Holy Communion and a sermon at 9 a m and Sunday School at 10 o'clock at Epiphany Mission.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.