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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1938

Page

5

Denton Armory bid and local notices lead week

The Carlstrand Engineering Corp received the Denton Armory contract at 42600 with bidders Nowell and C W Schmidt Co close behind. Upcoming events include Radio City Revels at Dentonia Theatre for the fire company, a weenie roast at Garland Lake, and a Mecklenburg Riding and Hunt Club show to aid Easton Children’s Home. Obituaries note Mrs. Laura Knotts and Mrs. Jane Robertson Smith. Local social and civic items cover fairs, 4 H broadcasts, school honors, and reunions across Caroline and Denton communities.

Nuttle Lumber & Coal Co Hoffman 7 C. H Young People’s Council Caroline County Garland Lake Denton Robert Moore Laura F. Knotts David H. Knotts Queen Anne Maryland Mary King Wilson Rawlings Dorothy Fouche Adamstown James Davis Street J. Henry Kellar Jr Sykesville F. J. Wright Pennsylvania State College of Optometry Philadelphia Wright Mecklenburg Riding and Hunt Club Easton Jane Robertson Smith George W. Smith Phares G. Crouse Crouse Roland Thomas Preston J. Carl de Jonge Washington Thomas F. Smith George D. Smith M. Priestley Allen Ulysses J. Robertson Milton S. Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church Denton Cemetery Harold E. Cobourn Cecil County Second Judicial Circuit Union Hospital Elkton Perryvile North East Bacon Hill Cobourn Charles Collins Bay View Cecil Kent Caroline Queen Anne’s Talbot Thomas J. Keating Centreville

Church Notices June 12 Services Across Denton Area

Sunday schedule includes Brethren and Fairview sermons led by Rev. McDaniel and Rev. Leese, Children's Day event at 7 30 pm, and a daily vacation Bible school July 5 to 15. Also Williston Community Church at 9 am, Preston Church of the New Jerusalem at 11 am, Greensboro Church of Christ 11 am, Masses in Denton and Ridgely at 8 30 and 10 am with confessions at 7 46. A Bible scholar evangelist Wm Jones from Coatsville conducts services at Thomas Town M E Bethel at 10:30 am and 2:30 pm.

Church of the Brethren William McDaniel Milton Delaware N. A. Leese Fairview Churches of Denton Norman A. Leese Thomas J. Turkington M. P. Church Milton S. Andrews M. E. Church Williston Church of Christ Greensboro Ridgely St. Elizabeth’s Church St. Benedict’s Church Wm. ©. Jones Coatsville, Pa M. E. Bethel Church Thomas Town

Burrrsville Children’s Day Services Planned

Children’s Day services are scheduled at Wesley M. E. Church in Burrrsville on Sunday June 12 at 10 30 a m with a sermon by Rev Ivanhoe Willis at 8 p m Other local visits include Mr and Mrs Carroll Williams with relatives near Chestertown and families of Mr and Mrs Edwin Baker Mr and Mrs C N Fountain hosting guests from Philadelphia plus Charlie Harvey and friends from Philadelphia Also Little Anne Hopkins will visit grandparents Mr and Mrs Howard Hopkins Union M P Church Children’s Day service set for Sunday June 19 at 730 p m and Rev and Mrs J T Willis visited their daughter in Georgetown Del Mrs Harriet Billings of Hobbs visiting sister Mrs G L Blades.

Caroline County Detwiler Alfred G. Gelletly Williston Henry Gelletly Detroit Mich Abraham Mary Culp Detwiler Edna Detwiler Ridgely Pea Liquor Watts Creek Maryland Delaware Florida Ohio California Canada J. Andrew Mitchell Charles Robert Gelletly Alfred G. Gelletly Jr Leland Blosser East Palestine Emma Bartell May F. Gelletly Baltimore Herman Mitchell Middletown Del Raymond Bartell Federalsburg Frank Ziegler Frank D. Ziegler Mary Ziegler Martha Ann Ziegler A. G. Gelletly Mary Gelletly Theodore Gelletly Grace Gelletly Kenneth Gelletly Edwin Gelletly Henry M. Detwiler Hannah Detwiler Roxanna Detwiler Henry Detwil Beacom Business College of Wilmington Beacom Oros Marie Noble Charlotte Butler Lola Willoughby Norman A. Seese Jr Denton N. A. Seese Bridgewater College Seese G. Lacy Stevens Tennessee W. Ross Stevens Jean Old Hickory Stevens Martha Beck Leland T. Short Live Wire Methodist Protestant Church Louis Butler Talmage Strong Wesley M. E Ivanhoe Willis Carroll Williams Chestertown Edwin Baker C. N. Fountain Harry Harrington Easton Messrs Calvert and Osborne Harvey Philadelphia Charlie Harvey Little Anne Hopkins Greensboro Howard Hopkins Ernest Knotts Chester J. W. Price Union M. P J. T. Willis Georgetown Harriet Billings Hobbs G. L. Blades Mildred Melvin Pauline Willoughby James Wooters J. A. Willoughby Herrmann New Jersey W. G. Holbrook Frances Bennett O. J. Chaffinch B. B. Allen Dover Ziba Adams T. H. Towers Caroline Charge F. N. Smith Esther Sue Calvin Betts Grove Franklin Johnson Ruth Alfred Maynard Belmar N. J John E. Lister Christian Endeavor Frank Massey Frederica, del A. B. Clarke Frederica Catherine Towers Rehoboth

Adams Cross Roads Social Notes and Upcoming Services

Mr and Mrs Earle Robinson hosted Mr and Mrs Fred Payne and mother of Federalsburg on Tuesday evening with ice cream and cake. Virginia Horsey visited Washington and Luray Caverns with Bridgeville High School Class of 38. Philadelphia visitors Sadie Devore and Blanche Stetler stayed with the Fountain family. Fountain and Johnson families hosted guests from Hickman and local residents. Lillie Adams visited sister Mrs Charlie Neal. Children’s Day services set for Sunday June 19 at 8 pm with special music.

Earle Robinson Fred Payne Federalsburg Virginia Horsey Washington and Luray Caverns Bridgeville F. W. Fountain Lewis Lockerman Charles Johnson George Wheatley Lillie Adams Charlie Neal

The Country Weekly and the Denton Journal

A verse tale extols the country weekly as a steadfast local paper and declares weddings, gossip, and village events as the heart of community life. The speaker lauds old truths and local pride, noting subscriptions, family ritual, and the enduring value of the weekly in bustling times.

Card of Thanks for William R. Thomas

We thank friends for love and kindness during illness and death of husband and father William R. Thomas. Gratitude for floral designs. Signed by Mrs. Ida Thomas and Children.

William R. Thomas Ida Thomas

Recreation center plan gains steam in Ridgely weekly notes

A meeting of the Interchurch Group and a community club session pushed to form a Recreation Association to convert the primary school building into a recreation center. An open meeting at 8 p.m. Friday at the fire house aims to organize the effort and arrange for immediate purchase and remodeling.

Homemaker Club Activities and Community Plans

Furmans Grove Homemaker Club met June 7 at Mrs. Charles Barton near Queen Anne. President Mrs. Vernon Baker led with songs and discussed Rural Women’s Short Course representation, Sunshine Committee news, a new songbook purchase, and a community recreation center project for the Ridgely area. Members studied Homemaking by Clara Jackson, added to the scrap book, and photographed the group. Refreshments followed adjournment.

Furmans Grove Harry Dodd Rowe Wood Sunshine Committee Wm. G. Lynch Clifton Crouse Ridgely Clara Jackson America Nellie Gray Liden Treasury Leeser Spafford Fred Kreiger Floyd i Smith

Bartlett of Talbot County Dies at 76 in Easton Hospital

James Bartlett prominent Talbot farmer died June 3 at Easton Hospital in his 77th year after paralysis. He leaves two sons James Lee and Landis, brothers Jonathan of Farmington Delaware and W Penn of New York, sister Mrs Hiram G Scudder of Yardley, nieces and nephews including Mr Jerry Harris and Mr Aubrey Harris. Funeral Monday at Spring Hill cemetery Easton with many relatives in attendance.

James, Bartlett Talbot County Easton Hospital Bartlett Jonah Kelley Society of Friends Caroline Dorchester Tred Avon River Ratcliffe James Seth Bartlett Hester A. Bartlett William T. Kelley Sr Preston Maggie Myers Mr. Bartlett James Lee Landis Bartlett Jonathan Bartlett Farmington Delaware W. Penn Bartlett New York City Hiram G. Scudder Yardley Jerry Harris Royal Oak Aubrey B. Harris Oxford George Brinsfield J. Springle Kelley Spring Hill Cemetery Easton

American Corner Guests and Family Gatherings

Mr and Mrs William Minker and Lula Minker of Philadelphia and Mr and Mrs Harry Burke of Dover visited the Smiths and Johnsons in Concord. Raymond Slocum hosted Philadelphia and Eldorado kin. Ruth Johnson visited her parents. L A Towers was taken to the hospital Tuesday. well wishes for his speedy recovery.

William Minker Lula Minker Philadelphia Harry Burke Dover Olaf Smith Carl Johnson Ida Johnson Concord Raymond Slocum Eldorado L. A. Towers Ruth Johnson

Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter Highlights Local Students

May observances list perfect attendance in Hillsboro school’s fifth to seventh grades naming Lester Garey William Skinner Billy Blades Melvin Hill Hendley Beaven Leo Wood Worth Walters James Blades Eleanor Carroll Laura Virginia Fleming Marjorie Baker Miriam Clopper Ellen Walters Margaret Jane Carroll Doris Ann Garey Mildred Stenger Dorothy Scott Jeanette Hurlock. Nearby, Mrs Alan Moore returns from Norfolk Va after a week with her parents and a Naval Academy visit. social visits and church events fill the week with pageant The Loving Way and Ladies Aid meetings noted along with several local hostings and visits to Baltimore Wilmington and Chester.

Hillsboro School Lester Garey William Skinner Billy Blades Melvin Hill Hendley Beaven Leo Wood Worth Walters James Blades Eleanor Carroll Laura Virginia Fleming Marjorie Baker Miriam Clopper Ellen Walters Margaret Jane Carroll Doris Ann Garey Mildred Stenger Dorothy Scott Jeanette Hurlock Allen Moore Norfolk James Sherwood Betty Moore Queen Anne Annapolis Lt. Moore U. S. S. New York Naval Academy Bernard Pinder Barbara Ann Pine Brook N. J Chas, Jarrell Thos. Eveland Wm. Jones Dot Ann Jones Baltimore Milford Kline Chester Genevieve Spry Pittsville Helen Lee Short DorisGarey Tuckahoe Neck Joseph M. Eaton Wilmington

High Pressure Homer staged by Tri-County graduates

Queen Anne residents witnessed Tri-County High School’s graduating class perform High Pressure Homer on Thursday. Friday’s commencement featured speaker J W Miller of Golden Business College Wilmington and essays by Rolen Blades and William Chaires. Class officers were William Chaires Florence Moore and Edith Dudley.

Tri-County High School Catherine Callaway J. W. Miller Golden Business College Wilmington Edith Dudley Hillsboro M. E William H. Best Baltimore J. M. York E. B. Lightner Missionary Societies of the District Goldsboro Lightner Margaret Baxter Chestertown Fred B. Sylvester Bernard Sparks Selby Smith Ridgely Nellie Willis Cambridge Bridge James Moore and Son Alvan Neavitt Gladys Booker Barclay Mae Dean

Local Social Notes Highlight Reedling and Surrounding Visits

Smithson and Ralph Spaar with three children and Carl Selak of Reading spent the weekend with Joseph Worm. Mrs Selak returned home after visiting her parents. Hulliger families from Bridgeville and Federalsburg visited the Worms. C L Perry and daughter and Mrs Stevens visited William Layton Sunday. W S McCarty hosted Philadelphia visitors. Mae Willoughby and Cornelian De Wilde visited Wilmington briefly. Edna Wright of Concord visited the McCartys Sunday. Mae Willoughby attended State Teachers College Salisbury over the weekend. Irene Quidas of Frederick is home for the summer. C Stevens and C L Perry visited again last Sunday.

Ralph Spaar Carl Selak Reading Joseph Worm Selak H. Hulliger Bridgeville J. Hulliger Federalsburg J. Worm C. L. Perry C. Stevens Frederick

Local Social Notes from Preston and Nearby

Mrs Lloyd Cannon hosted the Saturday Bridge Club in Preston with prizes awarded to Mrs E B Blades guest prize to Mrs Luke Amate and a floating prize for Mrs Newton of Bridgeville. Luncheon guests for Mrs Dorothy Osteen included Miss Gertrude Russell and Mrs John Noble along with Mrs Robins and Mrs Burton Proctor.

Lloyd Cannon E. B. Blades Luke Amate Newton Bridgeville Dorothy Osteen Gertrude Russell New York John Noble Robins Burton Proctor Robinswood Beach Club Lee Noble Luke Amato Fred Small Josephine Gallagher Easton Hospital Charles Hecht Theo Fletcher Teddy Staunton Paul van Dyke Croll Hickman Howard Holden Harry Hollis Chambersburg Alvan Lee Rebecca Blades Max Chambers H. B. Wright Baltimore

Henderson Social Roundup In Maryland Town

Mr and Mrs Wallace Jones and daughter Louise visit near Farnhurst with the Cohee and Anna Jones families. Griffin hosts a Sunday dinner with Mollie Griffin Ross Simon and Carleton Gooden Home for summer with L A Gooden family. Marvels and Dolbys host dinners and visits across Wilmington Ridgely Stevensville Philadelphia Sadlersville Washington Marydel Chester Wilmington.

Wallace Jones Louise Harry Cohee Anna Jones Farnhurst Oram Griffin Mollie Griffin Ross Simon Ridgely Carleton Gooden Western Maryland College L. A. Gooden Frank Marvel Jane Wilmington Lula Marvel Roy Dolby Stevensville W. F. Clark Wm. H. Davidson Philadelphia H. M. Burns Lewis Shelton Sadlersville Dora B. Melvin Chester W. N. Walls Irvin Kenton

Harmony Church Meeting Adopts Salary Plan and Dues

Harmony Church H. H. Class met at the Webster Todds on Friday June 3 with twelve members and ten visitors. The group opened with song and prayer, minutes were read. They voted to pay the pastor $20, raise each member’s dues to $1 by July, and adjourned after refreshments. Visitors included the Schultz and Thomas families visiting local members. Nearby residents Clofine Towers Thomas attended weekend gatherings.

H. H. Class of Harmony Church Webster Todd Adams Robert Schultz Philadelphia Olin Thomas Schultz Thomas Carroll Warner Jack Hughlett Ida Thomas John H. Clofine Baltimore H. R. Towers

Greensboro and Its Environs Chronicle Local Events

Last Wednesday in the high school auditorium Rev Milton S Andrews gave the graduation address after the original speaker Senator Coburn was killed in a recent automobile accident. Diplomas went to 38 graduates. prizes were awarded by the principal G L Duffey. A Sunday sermon by Rev John J Watson preceded the Saturday wedding of Miss June Sylvester Bennett to Edmund Barrowman. Deaths include Mrs Marcy C Anderson of Greensboro. funeral at Greensboro Baptist Church. Numerous marriages, college prizes, and social visits are noted among Greensboro and surrounding communities.

Milton S. Andrews Mr. Andrews Senator Coburn Cecil County J. Virgil Moore Caroline County G. L. Duffey John J. Watson Greensboro Baptist Church St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church John Sylvester Goldsboro June Sylvester Bennett Harrison Bennett Dover Edmund Barrowman Thomas Barrowman Wilmington Del Fred Holden Greensboro High School Philadelphia Marcy C. Anderson George Anderson Greensboro Elmer Rogers Bridgeville Della Stein Harrington McKinley Anderson Mary Rogers Flossie Parson Eleanor Ruth Taylor L. W. Taylor Western Maryland College Westminster William Frank Malone Allen Bates Ruth Eleanor Taylor Mary Ward Lewis Ella Plummer Mary Tribbitt Ella Whiteley Eleanor Taylor Harrison Nashold Beverley Melville George Ennals Godwin Centreville John Godwin Felton Felton. Mrs. Godwin Is A Graduate of Greensboro High School Peabody Conservatory of Music Godwin Felton High School Dorothy Cross Baltimore Mary P. Cross Miss Cross Peabody Institute of Music Merchants and Miners Transportation Company Norfolk Boston Frank Baughley Burton Mary Mitchell Howard Thomas Anna Mae Bridgetown Alfred Blackburn Kenneth Bostic Charles Sipple Chester Noble Sipple William Sipple Rudolph Rinner Boyce Mill Road Rinners Charles Jackson Edgar Anderson Ruth Jackson Princess Anne Mary Jackson May Willoughby Bowen Cornelia de Wilde Harold Plummer Preston Walter Weaver George Langrell Louise Richard Mace William Mace Hotchkiss Cope Elkton Wilbur Carroll Parnell Dean Hershey Charlotte Groves Carroll Thomas Clark University of Maryland College Park Hateva Grayson Smith State Teachers College Salisbury R. H. Wright Wright Howard Stearn Walter Clara Stearn Delair N. J Gilbert Kenton Easton Ed. Thompson Sara Ingle‘side Alvin Tribbitt Harry Cockran Emmett Russell

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