For Sale and Classified Notices in Denton MD
A long list of local ads notes wood and floor coverings from M K Newnam, farm equipment from R H Stafford, various sale items including Frigidaire appliances, heating systems, hens and fruit, plus notices on taxes, bids, rents, and a job service rep. Local residents are urged to file mortgage relief applications by June 27 with details for Eastern Shore counties.
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Bullock & White
Denton
New Era
H. W. Hughes
Berry
The
Journal
M. K. Newnam
Majestic
Journal Office
Seese & Holinger
Ernest G. Cooper
Meyers
P. O. Box
R. H. Stafford
Board of Education
Franklin and
First Streets
W. D. Taylor
Ford
Tuckahoe Neck
Robert Schall
Kent Island Business Men’s Association
C. C. Sturgis
Stevensville
Maryland
Kent
Caroline County
Concord
Ernest Colins
Ladies Aid of
Hickman
Church Lawn
H. Clifton Byrd
University of Maryland
State Organization For Public Health Nursing
Wicomico Hotel
Salisbury
State Association of Graduate Nurses
State League For Nursing Education
Byrd
Marcia Wheat
Public Health Nurses’ Group
L. Roy Willis
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Easton
Congress
Masonic Temple
Wedding News Highlights from Ches ter and Nearby Towns
Miss Blanche S. Wilkins wed Paul Harwood Horsey at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chester with family and Wilmington guests attend. The ceremony featured matron of honor Mrs. Dickerson and bridesmaid Miss Valleau, plus Walter Hendrickson as best man and ushers from Marcus Hook and Wilmington. After a North Maryland avenue reception, the couple plans a northern trip and residence in Richardson Park. Additional items note Rural Women’s Short Course attendees, quiet Easton marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Stevens, and other local nuptial updates and social visits across the area.
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Blanche S. Wilkins
Harry E. Wilkins
Marcus Hook
Paul Harwood Horsey
Wilmington
Hayward S. Horsey
Denton
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Chester
H. A. Weaver
Bessie Dickerson
Marguerite E. Valleau
Walter T. Hendrickson
Paul E. Wilkins
C. Leonard Tarburton
Lester R. Jones
Mildred Bonowitz
College Park
George W. Clendaniel
T. Fred Johnson
Elizabeth Masten
Sarah Samis
J. W. Thawley
Irvin Theis
Lee Walston
George Blades
Bethlehem
Clifton Crouse
Queen Anne
Pearl Eveland
Hillsboro
Stevens
Etta Shaffer
Samuel Shaffer
Bristow
Clarence Mayhugh
Washington, D. C
C. H. Jope
C. St
N. E
Washington
Mayhugh
Thomas H. Draper
Marguerite Draper
Willard Swann
Stevensville
Annapolis
Miami
Fla
Ella Raleigh
Martha E. McCleery
Braddock Heights
Sallie A. Morgan
J. Henry Morgan
W. H. Holland
Smyrna
Del
W. Ross Stevens
Old Hickory
Henrietta Liles
J. J. Liles
University Parkway
Baltimore
Scarlett Stolpp
William Wolf
T. F. Johnson
Westminster
Social visits span towns from Prospect Park to Romney
Ridgely and neighboring towns see a string of visitors and guests. Morton Holsinger and wife of Prospect Park Pa hosted Paul Holsinger. Robert Lord entertained Ralph Jones and family of Wilmington. Stella Matthews of Detroit visits family here for summer. George Garman of Chambersburg Pa stayed with Edward Eaton. Emma Jackson visits Herman Glanding in Wilmington. Nettie Arnold visits sisters in Keyser and Romney for two weeks. Rev Leelan Jackson of St Michaels visits old friends. Allan Parsons of Harrington visits Will Cannon. Rev O B Reed spends part of the week in Washington.
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Morton Holsinger
Prospect Park
Paul Holsinger
Robert Lord
Ralph Jones
Wilmington
Stella Matthews
Detroit
Mich
George Garman
Chambersburg
Edward Eaton
Emma Jackson
Herman Glanding
Nettie Arnold
Keyser
Romney
W. Va
Leelan Jackson
St. Michaels
Allan Parsons
Harrington
Will Cannon
O. B. Reed
Washington
Grace Ulmer Ziegler dies after illness in Waynesboro
Mrs Grace Ulmer Ziegler 47 wife of Rev Levi K Ziegler Waynesboro pastor of Church of the Brethren died at Waynesboro hospital after operations and prolonged illness She was active in church work and Red Cross Auxiliary Surviving are her husband and several siblings Funeral held at the Church of the Brethren with interment in Green Hill Cemetery.
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Grace Ulmer
Kline) Ziegler
Levi K. Ziegler
South Church Street
Waynesboro
Church of the Brethren
Waynesboro Hospital
Ziegler
Lancaster
John and
Annie (Ulmer) Kline
Zieglers
Ridgely
Ladies Aid Society
Red Cross
Waynesboro Welfare Association
Harry Lewis
Reading
Frank Ruth
Jacob K. Kline
Willow Street
John Shutt
C. L. Bonebrake
Pittsburgh
W. C. Wertz
C. R. Oellig
Green Hill Cemetery
Denton
Death of Mrs Susan Pratt oldest resident of region
Mrs Susan Hurd Pratt widow of Civil War veteran Charles R Pratt died Tuesday at her home, aged 94. Born September 6, 1840 in Butternuts New York, she lived in Federalsburg since 1880s, survived by son Arthur Pratt granddaughter Mrs Charles Stack and many nieces and nephews. Funeral at 2:30 yesterday in local undertaker's chapel with Rev. William McClelland officiating. burial in Hillcrest cemetery. The town’s Woman's Club honored her with a tree planting in municipal park two years ago.
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Susan Hurd Pratt
Charles R. Pratt
Pratt
Arthur Pratt
Butternuts
Oswego County
New York
Bridgeport
Charles Stack
New England
William McClelland
East New Market
Protestant Episcopal Church
Hurlock
Hillcrest Cemetery
Woman's Club
Children Day program well attended at Burrsville
Wesley M E Church held a well attended Children Day service last Sunday with a 38.50 collection. The Union M P Church event was postponed to June 30. Local visits included J L Stevens and Dorothy of near Concord with C N Fountain. Visitors from Odessa Del, including Mrs Paul McFarland and children, and Kent Island relatives were hosted by local families. The pea viner is running continuously and the pea crop looks promising.
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Wesley M. E. Church
Union M. P
J. L. Stevens
Dorothy
Concord
C. N. Fountain
Paul McFarland
Odessa
Del
Edwin Baker
Henry Walters
Alfred Baughley
Kent Island
Visitors and local social notes from Williston
Williston residents hosted and visited family and friends this week. Claudel Wright and children Lennon and Bobby traveled from here to Rehoboth, while A R Neal and daughter Dorothy Neal visited from here. Roland Wheatley Sr and son Howard visited Mr Wheatley’s daughter and son-in-law, William Love Jr., this week. Robert Rice and wife of Washington DC were guests of relatives, returning home after a month in Florida. The young peoples club met Friday at Lawrence Hubbard’s home near Preston. Mrs Wm Uhler returned from a Baltimore visit. A G Todd is on a business trip to New York.
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Rehoboth
Claudel Wright
Lennon
Bobby
A. R. Neal
Dorothy Neal
Roland Wheatley Sr
Howard
Florida
Young Peoples Club
Lawrence Hubbard
Preston
Wm. Uhler
Baltimore
A. G. Todd
New York
Wedding invitations and announcements printed here
The Journal notes that wedding invitations and announcements are produced with neatness and dispatch, highlighting quality and prompt service for local couples and families.
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the Journal
Church Ladies Aid plan July covered dish supper
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist Church met in the church house to set a July covered dish supper to defray costs of screening the church house. Committees were named for flowers reception visiting and more and July meetings were to be skipped.
Snakes in Caroline County Debunk Poisonous Myths
Smithsonian Institute and medical authorities debunk reports of poisonous water moccasins in Caroline County Maryland. The article notes no poisonous snakes north of Virginia, explains bite risks, and details first aid per Red Cross guidance while distinguishing harmless puff adders from true venomous species.
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Lyman IF. Barry
Grove
Preston
Barry
Leonhard Stejneger
Caroline County
Maryland
Dismal Swamp
Virginia
A. Wet
American Red Cross
U. S.S. Public Health Service
Local Social Notes Highlight Town Visit Or Travel
Henderson families and relatives visit Richardson Park. Philadelphia guests Marietta and Marguerite Bennett stay with parents Morton Bennett and family. New York visitors Jean Forre and parents Darius Pippin. Goldsboro resident Anne Cartwright visits Dora Melvin. Milford resident Winfred Gooden with Stubbs family. Scull visits father Hugh Hudson. Wallace Jones Evelyn Walls travel to Wilmington. George Clayville from Worton visits. Louise Seward a patient at Easton Hospital. Catherine Melvin visits Wilmington. Rev and Mrs Travers spend time in Rock Itall. Evelyn Walls takes a job near Dover. Mary Griffin weekend in Philadelphia.
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T. A. Montague
Kitty
Betty
Edith Melvin
Richardson Park
Marietta
Marguerite Bennett
Philadelphia
Morton Bennett
Felix Forre
Jean
New York
Darius Pippin
Virgie Cartwright
Anne
Goldsboro
Dora Melvin
Catherine Melvin
Wilmington
Travers
Rock Itall
Evelyn Walls
Dover
Mary Griffin
Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter Highlights Local Visits
Local social notes list Sunday guests including Mr and Mrs Brown Thawley and Mrs Edith Hill, with updates on P T A plans for a June 15 picnic at Colgain's shore. Visitors include Miss Alice Charshea and Mr Robert Dill, plus a house party at Bowers Beach. Various dinners and gatherings round out the week.
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Brown Thawley
Burrsville
Edith Hill
Lee Seymour
Washington, D. C
Edgar Blades
Tullsboro School
Colgain's Shore
Alice Charshea
Wilmington
Robert Dill
New Castle
J. Wilbur Walls
Church Ifill
Herbert Beaven
J. Norman Clark
Margaret
Rose Mary Kelso
Mary Virginia Sherwood
Bowers Beach
Grace Adams
Dorothy Marion
Lancaster
Emma Holland
Roger Duffy
Denton
Chas. Jarrell
Newton Smith
Bridge Club
Mary Rowe
Cora Pippin
Elkton
Queen Anne Services at St Pauls Church and Ruthsburg play
Services at St Pauls Church Queen Anne feature morning sermon But Do the Evil Prosper and evening Humility with choir and Men’s quartet. Thursday Younger Adult Class will sponsor The Red Headed Step Child play at Ruthsburg High School with admission 25 and 15 cents. Local club notes, weddings, and visits cover community activities and engagements.
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St. Paul’s Church
Queen Anne
Fossett
Methodist
Ruthsburg
Violet Gibson
Charles Barton
Horace Morgan
Byron Barton
Oscar Briscoe
John
Emma Short
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Clifford Cortelyou
Louise Short
Hagerstown
Clarence Fossett Willl
Carroll Burruss
Marvin Methodist Church
Washington, D. C
Mr. Burruss
Eleanor Flowers
Elizabeth Lynch
Bernard Messix
Easton
Clarence Fossett
J. A. York
Ruth Reynolds
Mollie Blelock
Clarence and
Chester Jenkins
Chester
Bonnie
Joy Barton
Chas. Cannon
Addlow Morrison
Eloise Morgan
Culver
Hebron
Peggy Gibson
Evelyn Ford
Marydel
W. T. Dickinson
W. L. Dickinson
Cambridge
Community Notices From Dover Weekly Gatherings
Dover residents hosted and visited across multiple households this week. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wheatley of Dover and Mrs. Clara Starkey of Milton, with Philadelphia and Milltown connections. Local church activities featured Frances Bennett leading the Christian Endeavor service and Manning Merriken slated to lead tomorrow evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Wheatley
Dover
M. E. Trice
Philadelphia
Clara Starkey
Milton
L. H. Thomas
L. Hopkins Thomas
Bernard Hopkins
R. B. Jones
Dickerson
Frances Bennett
Christian Endeavor
Manning Merriken
Roland Seeders
Springfield
Mass
Annie Seeders
T. H. Towers
Westminster
Caroline
Sarah K. Davis
Howard
Washington
F. E. Davis
Thomas Grant
Harrington
W. T. Archer
Templeville
Celeste Clark
Frank Massey
Delaware
B. B. Allen
L. E. Smith
J. A. Willoughby
Catherine Towers
Sunshine Workers
Preston Community News Snippets and Travels
Mr Sherman Griffith and Miss Mildred Griffith are at Cambridge Hospital for tonsil removal. Detroit visitors Mr and Mrs Duffey return after a week with Mr and Mrs Norman Taylor. Commodore and Mrs Carmine return from the Pacific Coast and plan Preston home. Mrs Smith and daughter Mrs Kraris and husband visit from Wilmington over the weekend. Clayton Taylor and daughter attend a Smyrna Delaware birthday party. Preston faculty member Mr Charles Clark returns home to Ellicott City. Clayton Taylor and party attend air meet in Dover Delaware. Miss Hilda Baker visits sister Mrs Charles Noble. Mrs T C Crouse hosts Preston faculty luncheon. Seniors picnic on Buffet Island Wednesday. Mrs Fred Edgell returns from Baltimore. Clyde Elzey on business trip to Mt Airy. James Trice visiting Washington. Harry Hollis still on sick list. Oh, give us the man who sings at his work Carlyle.
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Sherman Griffith
Mildred Griffith
Cambridge Hospital
Duffey
Detroit
Norman Taylor
Commodore
Carmine
Pacific Coast
Preston
Smith
Kraris
Wilmington
Clayton Taylor
Smyrna
Del
Charles Clark
Ellicott City
Dover
Hilda Baker
Charles Noble
T. C. Crouse
Buffet Island
Fred Edgell
Baltimore
Clyde Elzey
Mt. Airy
James Trice
Washington
Harry Hollis
Howard Asilton
Harry Willoughby
Joe Comerton
Raymond Smith
Philadelphia
Stanley Strannahan
Andrew
Ridgely
Enoch Strannahan
Walton Willis
Ernest Nichols
Lewis Tustoki
Norman Asilton
Elizabeth
Norma Cruser
Alvin Tribbett
Will Kauffman
Miriam
Fred Kauffman
Centreville
John Faulkner
Gladys
Betty
John
Kane’s Cross Roads
Charles Downes
W. J. Tribbett
Greensboro
Western
Catherine
Charles Cross
Maryland Institute
Dorothy
Peabody Conservatory
John Wyatt
Thomas Webb
Wheeler Ensor
Margaret Elizabeth Stewart
Delta
W. A. Fleetwood
Denton
W. P. Manlove Sr
Lower
Delaware
Harry Corkran
E. R. Russell
Mamie Sapp
Atlantic City
Charles Rich
M. B. Cooper
Harrington
Wroten
W. F. McCahan
Ellen Bilbrough
Washington, D. C
Charles Bilbrough Sr
Asa Weller
Westminster
J. C. Smith
Camden
N. J
Norfolk
Nancy Smith
Mildred M. Ginn
William Fulton
C. B. Jarman
Otto Kornrumpf
Near Town
Burt Hobbs
John Ray Luff
Hanover
J. K. Saulsbury
W. Thomas Thornton
Four-Fold Way Children’s Day at Denton church
Denton Methodist Episcopal Church schedules a Children’s Day program titled The Four-Fold Way for Sunday June 16 at 10 45 am led by Rev M S Andrews with department supervisors assisting. Evening service at 8 00 pm features the pastor’s sermon. First quarterly conference follows Friday June 14 at 8 00 pm with District Superintendent E C Hallman presiding. Additional notices list a By Kota Club picnic at Rehoboth Beach Delaware June 18 with gathering at Mary Ann Inn, and other church services and events across Preston Williston and Epiphany Mission churches along with a Christian Endeavor meeting and a college gathering.
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Denton Methodist Episcopal Church
M. S. Andrews
E. C. Hallman
By Kota Club
Rehoboth Beach
Delaware
Mary Ann Inn
Earl White
Church of the New Jerusalem
Preston
Matt
Williston Community Church
Epiphany Mission
Christian Endeavor Society of the
M. P
Mildred Woodrow
Two Women Die In Delaware Auto Mistap Fatal Crash
On the Denton Harrington road near Vernon Delaware two women died and several others were injured when a collision split into two cars. Lena Billings 28 of Harrington died at Milford Emergency Hospital from internal injuries and multiple fractures. Margaret Layton 28 of Philadelphia died at Milford Hospital from a severed throat wound. The crash injured Lewis Hastings 21 and William Billings 32 with serious head injuries and broken limbs. Mary Lynam Townsend and Harmon Reynolds were treated and sent home. Hastings drove Layton’s car while Reynolds drove Lynam’s car. both cars returning from Denton where a daughter attended graduation.
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Denton- Harrington Road
Vernon
Del
Lena Billings
Harrington
Milford
Margaret Layton
Philadelphia
Sane
Edward Layton
Lewis Hastings
William Billings
Mary Lynam
Townsend
W. T
Bethlehem Club Holds Tuesday Meeting At Community House
The Bethlehem Club met at the community house with Mrs. Lee Smith hosting. The session opened with a prayer and singing My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean. Mrs. Mary Blades presented The Appreciation of the Beautiful. The next meeting is set for Tuesday July 9 with Mrs. John E. Smith as hostess. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Legates and daughter visiting Mrs. Legates parents, and Billy Blades visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Harley Davenport from Vienna spent Sunday with local relatives.
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Bethlehem Club
Lee Smith
Bonnie
Ocean
Mary Blades
John E. Smith
Leonard Legates
Billy Blades
Preston
Charlie Blades
Harley Davenport
Vienna
Greensboro Area Sees Fires From Storms and Weddings
Severe storm near Greensboro last Thursday caused a house fire on Boyce Mill road at about 2 AM. Charles G. Miller home was destroyed. insurance partially covered the loss and the family planned to rebuild after the busy season. Lightning also hit a windmill on the Smith farm, quickly doused by firemen. The week included a Delta Pa wedding of Margaret Elizabeth Stewart and Wheeler Ensor with plans to reside in Greensboro after June 25. Various social visits and graduations noted, including Ruth Eleanor Taylor on the Ironer Roll at Western Maryland College.
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Charles G. Miller
Boyce Mill Road
Smith Farm
George Harrison
Margaret Elizabeth Stewart
Robert Stewart
Delta
Wheeler Ensor
Greensboro
Ensor
Westminster
Pot Milk Company
Grateful Note to Preston Fire Company for Barn Fire Aid
A farmer extends grateful appreciation to the Preston Fire Company for their service during the severe electrical storm last Wednesday night that destroyed a large barn and the stock within.
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Preston Fire Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Local Department
Mrs
Grace Ziegler
Federalsburg
Williston
Rhgely
Ladies’ Aid Society
Methodist Church
Church House
J. M.swing
A. O. Saulsbury
H. C. Swann
Margaret Swing
Catherine McElwain
Ada Matthews
Walter Moore
Frank Seward
Henry Wilkinson
Fred Flounders
Emmett Potts
Franklin Stayer
R. E. Smith
W. T. Temple
Ernest Buckle
G. K. Raleigh
R. E. Fountain
H. L. Holsinger
Emma Saulsbury
Charles I. Smith
J. Clyde Drury
Altoona
Ile
Mr. Smith
Sylvester Smith
Mary Williams Smith
Charles Sigler
Iris Fountain
Sylvia Drury
Cline
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
Mary Laird
Elsie Matthews
Norman Wilson
Viola Jones
Harry Swann
Maurice Alan Dragoo
M. A. Dragoo
U. S. Navy
Navy
Naval Training Station
Harold Fountain
Longwood Gardens
Bessie Spafford
Edward Stephens
H. B. Laird
Adele Stephens
Walter Bennington
Reed
Elin Swann
Josephine Betton
Joseph Betton
W. Smith Shockley
Mollie Shockley
H. F. Hafer
Ernest Knotts
Powell
Alfred
Brownsville
George Cherry
B. M. Yorkdale and Son
Cherrydale
Harry Hemmons
Caroline Mancha
Willard Barr
Bellwood
Maurice Nearhoof
Charles Cherry
Kent Temple
Bryn Mawr
Kent Sr
A. R. Beaven
J. M. Swing
J. T. Moore
Ann
Sussex
Arthur Sculley
Kate Booker
John Stout
Nettie Carter
Daytona Beach
Paul Hemmons
Herbert Moore
Ed Bray
James Lewis
Henry Rawlings
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Smithsonian Institute
United States National Museum
Henderson
Twin Towns
Tuckahoe
Hobbs
Carlyle
Levi Voshell
Preston, Md
R. C. A.cunningham
M. KE
Newnam
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