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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
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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.
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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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
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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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
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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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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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