Local notices and memorials fill June Denton pages
A Denton township column lists upcoming bake sale by the W T U in Denton on Market Street with 1 30 p m start and dressed chickens for sale. It also notes farm equipment listings from Nuttle Lumber and Co and C J Kern, plus funeral notices for Oscar Wright and Caroline Carroll with burial at Hillcrest. The paper covers a 4 H Club formation near Garland Lake and local obituaries in Federalsburg Easton and Seaford communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuttle Lumber & Coal Co
Plymouth Rock
C. J. Kern
Denton
Market Street
Townsend’s
Cale
McCormick-Deering
McC
McCormick- Deering
R. H. Stafford & Son
Burrsville
Oscar Wright
Denton Volunteer Fire Company
William M. Moore
Seaford
Delaware
Katie Allen
Lawnace Moore
Caroline Kemp Carroll
John W. Carroll
Federalsburg
William A. Mowbray
F. Douglas Milbury
Union Church
Hillcrest Cemetery
Rodney
Lewes
Chamber of Commerce
Lansdale G. Lasseer
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Sandy Point
Kent Island
Lasseer
Leonard Raughley Towers
American Corner
Easton
Towers
First National Bank of
Carrie Ross Towers
C. Wesley
George Towers
Henry Towers
Danville
Ark
Thomas J. Towers
New York City
Methodist Episcopal Church
Concord
Louis Dennis
Congress
Supreme Court
Charlotte Anne
Mary Alice Smith
Bridge
Tuckahee Neck
Ruth Allfather
Louise Brown
Garland Lake
George Clendaniel
Ruth Altfather
Malinda Alttfather
Idamae Cawley
Betty Jane Faulkner
Charlotte Anne Smith
Laura Clendaniel
Ella Marie Brown
Idamae Altfather
Joyce Kern
Harriet Bess Butler
Janet Kern
Rebecech Betton
Norma Gannon
Rosetta Bailey
Catherine Gannon
Mary Frances Betton
Social News Highlights From Denton And Surroundings
Doctor and Mrs F J Wright hosted friends from the West in Philadelphia for the Optometry college graduation of their daughter Elsie Wright. Anniversary celebrate at Federalsburg for Everette Gambrill with guests includes Nichols Lord and others. Harrison E Young and Emma Eberhardt wed in Port Deposit and honeymoon at Niagara Falls. Henrietta Towers Andrews and William Williams marry quietly in Baltimore and plan Bermuda trip. Goucher College Club meets at Shoreham Hotel Ocean City. Birth announced for a son to Mr and Mrs G Linden Duffey Greensboro. Various local visits and weekend guestings noted among Denton Philadelphia Baltimore and Easton residents.
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F. J. Wright
West
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania State College of Optometry
Elsie Wright
A. G. Billmeier
William
Dorothy Billmeier
Saginaw, Mich
G. Alton Billmeier
Pennsylvania College
Miss Wright
Everette Gambrill
Federalsburg
Dorsey Nichols
Harvey Lord
Earle
Denton
R. D. Segars
Annietta
Ralph Elrick
Romain Gambrill
Helen Gambrill
Harrison E. Young
S. L. Young
Emma Eberhardt
Port Deposit
Young
Preston Trucking Company
Preston
Beacom College
Wilmington
Niagara Falls
Albert Garey Towers
Henrietta Towers Andrews
William D. Williams
New York
Westport
Conn
Baltimore
Bermuda
Goucher College Club
Eastern Shore
Shoreham Hotel
Ocean City
Orlando Harrison
Hulda Nowell
Charles Moore
G. Linden Duffey
Greensboro
St. Agnes Hospital
David Taylor
Jesse Spencer
E. L. Spence
Wyoming
Anna Lee Hubbard
Elmer Hubbard
Williamsburg
Raymond Wright
Williston
Dudley Chance
Kent County
Frank Hignatt
Lucy Cheubonnier
Alice Cox
Easton
Ruth Maloney
Harold M. Nickel
Carlisle
W. M. Wiley
Smyrna
Del
W. W. Sylvester
Vacation Stay at Home Versus Travel Pleasures
Millions stay home for vacations and find comfort in familiar beds and meals. Local Denton readers are invited to enjoy outdoor picnics and ball games within 16 miles and compare them to distant trips. The piece notes friendships built at home are unavailable abroad and warns about impersonal hotel stays.
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Caroline
Venice
Italy
Highlands
Scotland
England
France
Denton
The School of Experience Teaches Hard Lessons
The piece argues the school of experience is indispensable for true learning, acknowledging the value of writings by those who have endured it. It notes graduates can still learn anew, and quotes about education guiding, yet resisting coercion, with emphasis on purposeful progress.
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Govytern
Church Notices for Denton and area on June 19
Local churches announce Sunday services including Denton M E at 9 45 and 10 45 for Sunday School and morning worship, Denton M P Church with 9 45 Sunday School and 11 morning worship, Brethren Church concert at 2 pm, Church of Christ in Greensboro at 11 am, Bible study and services, Williston no morning worship, Preston New Jerusalem at 11 am, Catholic masses in Denton and Ridgely at 10 and 8 30 respectively with confessions at St Benedict 7 45 Saturday and Sunday mornings
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Denton M. E
Job’s Daughters
Denton M. P
T. J. Turkington
Church of the Brethren
The
Brethren Church of
Washington City
Church of Christ
Greensboro
Associated Bible Students
Ecclesia
Lidens
Fred Bright
Allentown
Fai
Williston Community Church
Church of the New Jerusalem
Preston
Denton and
Ridgely
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Denton
St. Benedict’s Church
I Like Zinnias by Frederick A. Earle
The poem reflects on zinnias as bright symbols of joy and resilience. The speaker recalls a father's love for the flowers, notes their color variety and vitality, and argues zinnias bring light, affirmation, and shared happiness to a garden and life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zinnias
Frederick A. Earle
Ridgely Social Notes and Local Business Update
Mr and Mrs A S Thompson attended the funeral of Mrs Thompson s brother in Plainfield New Jersey. Mr and Mrs Frank Long and family of Selbyville Del called on Ridgely friends on Sunday. Mr Herbert Lane Mrs R E Smith and Mr Frank Samis are having their houses painted. The Ridgely shirt factory, closed for some time, has resumed operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Thompson
Plainfield
N. J
Ridgely Recreational Association organized at Fire House
The Ridgely Recreational Association met at the Fire House on a Friday in June to plan use of the former Primary School building and grounds. Officers were elected led by Miss Stella Matthews as president and a four committee structure adopted. A $100 subscription sparked momentum as work begins, starting with a children's reading room and story hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgely Recreational Association
Stella Matthews
Clement Noble
Mary Laird
Ronald Lane
Calvin Lynch
Homemaker Club Meetings Report June Activities
The Federal Community Club and Harmony and Greensboro Homemakers Clubs held meetings at various homes and clubhouses in June. Demonstrations on skin care were presented by club members and guests, with reports on sick funds, short courses, and future plans.
Courtesy Cops aim to curb road missteps on Britain streets
Britain tests Courtesy Cops a new corps of polite police who gently point out errors to motorists cyclists and pedestrians. The program seeks to boost safety by teaching etiquette and encouraging use of crossings while avoiding excessive deference or delays on busy streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Lapping the Field in Life Insurance Ownership
Americans lead the world in life insurance by total volume and per capita coverage, far surpassing all other nations. The bulk of policies are small, from one to ten thousand dollars, and the combined in force reaches about 120 billion dollars. The article argues Americans save for dependents and the future, not merely the wealthy.
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United States
Preacher to Speak in Burrowsville and Galena Churches
Rev Walter Glass of Galena will preach at Wesley M E Church Burrsville Sunday June 19 at 11 am Rev J W Willis will fill the Galena pulpit at the same time A Children's Day service was held at Wesley Church June 12 raising 30 67 for which thanks are due A Children's Day service is set for Union M P Church Sunday June 19 at 7 pm All are invited Mrs Annie Downham of Wyoming visits sister Miss Mollie Cahall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Glass
Galena
Wesley M. E
J. W. Willis
Rev. Glass
Wesley
Annie Downham
Wyoming
Mollie -Cahall
Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter Highlights Local Visits
Mr and Mrs F Elwood Fleming and family shared a weekend with the Hicks in Annville Pa. Several couples toured or visited in Washington College Park Baltimore Elizabethtown and Crisfield while attending events and hosting guests. Francis Beaven and Mrs Beaven were noted visiting College Park and Crisfield as well as business trips in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Elwood Fleming
Laura Virginia Fleming
Norma Hicks
Norman L. Hicks
Annville
Earl Comegys
Greensboro
J. Fogwell
Roseville
William Jones
Joseph M. Eaton
Washington
Depew H. Duffey
Francis Beaven
College Park
R. V. Truitt
J. Ralph Holland
Vernon Good
Elizabethtown
Lulu Beaven
Philadelphia
Florence Beaven
Chas. Jarrel
Howard P. Flowers
Baltimore
Thelma Jones
Chestertown
Brown Thawley
Milford
Edgar Blades
Vernon Baker
William Sherwood
Doris Ann Garey
Tuckahoe Neck
Mildred Stenger
Peggy Blades
Crisfield
Queen Anne Social Notes of CT and Nearby Visits
Queen Anne residents report Willis Wilkinsons returning from Connecticut after Mrs Wilkinson’s presence during her mother Laura Knotts wellbeing and death. Pete Franksens visit Omaha to see Frank Fierick family after thirty years apart. Violet Gibson and Elwood Andrews Jr visit Miss Peggy Gibson in Princess Anne. Eleanor Flowers, recent St Mary's Seminary graduate, returns home. Elizabeth McDonald visits aunt Mrs Earl Callahan. Juanita Howard stays two weeks with parents in Baltimore. Madge Jump at home after Dover sojourn. J M York visits Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Wilkinson
Connecticut
Ruth Mae Haddick
H. L. Haddick
Greensboro
Greensboro High School
Lorraine Riddleberger
Joseph Riddleberger
Stoneseifer
Easton Emergency Hospital
Olin Price
N. K. Swanwick
Samuel Jewell
Clark’s Ferry Island
Harrisburg
Oscar Nichols
Nichols
Worchester
Cologain
Smyrna
Fred Harrington Jr
Illinois
Percy Malcom
Lizzie Jamison
James Harrington
Holly Oak
Del
Thomas Hobbs
Sherman Todd
Virginia
Bridgeville
Russell Todd
Newark
N. J
L. W. Taylor
Virginia Cooper
Aberdeen
Dorothea Fridinger
Ethel Wilson
Cumberland
Eleanor Taylor
Wilson Melvin
Barbara Anne
West Chester
Geo. Cruser
Paige Riddleberger
Joan
Norma Paige
Robert Jarrell
Annapolis
George Adams
Elizabeth
Louise
Morrie Williamson
Fred Murphy
Leonard Murphy
Newport
Lawrence P. Langston
Baltimore
James A. Langston
Elizabeth Dean
Swarthmore
George Nichols
Harvey Dill
Marvin
Harrington
Wallace Thornton
Edward Riddleberger
Fifer’s Hospital
Ridgely
Francis Porter
S. D. Carrow
Hartly
Dorothy Swann
Wilmington
Georgia Swann
Earl Deaner
D. H. Deaner
Rehoboth Beach
Lester Stevenson
Peggy Smith
Washington
Temple Smith
N. A. Smith
George Bastian
Edgewood College
Texas
Mae Deemer
Philadelphia
Betty Wyatt
Alvah Dobson
Lydia Cooper
Felton, del
Henderson social notes recall visits across state lines
Mr. and Mrs. S. James hosted a weekend gathering with Mrs. Geo Kaiser Mrs. Edith Boyce and Mrs. Katherine Donovan of New York City. Numerous friends and relatives from Holyoke Wilmington Linwood Cape Charles Harrington Dover and Cape Charles shared meals visits and weekend outings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. James
Geo. Kaiser
Edith Boyce
Katherine Donavon
New York City
Harry Wolf
Jacob Melvin
Norman Stubbs
Harry Schoppe
Alex Gneisco
James Jones
St. Louis and Athletics
Philadelphia
Harvey Gooden
Marshallton
Lula Marvel
Annie Gooden
Lankford Sanders
Leroy Hutton
W. L. Sanders
Howard Pratt
James
Betty Jones
Milton Pratt
Linwood
James Medford
Verona
J. B. Medford
Wilmington
Katherine Montague
George
T. A. Montague
A. B. Cohee
Clayton Brown
Harrington
Del
Elma Harman
Dover
Dora Melvin
Wallace Jones
Beasie Mitchell
Cape Charles
M. H. Keene
Richard Roden
Catherine Melvin
Scholarships Awarded To County Students After Exam
A statewide scholarship competition in Caroline County saw twenty one applicants on June 9. The Board of Education awarded scholarships to Allan Harte of Charlotte Hall, Miss Dorothy Turner of St. Mary's Female Seminary, Miss Margaret Jefferson of Western Maryland College, and Charles Cross of the Maryland Institute.
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Caroline County
Board of Education
Charlotte Hall
Allan Harte
St. Mary’s Female Seminary
Dorothy Turner
Western Maryland College
Margaret Jefferson
Maryland Institute
Charles Cross
Baltimore Couple Spends Week at Ridgely Home
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Herzog of Baltimore spent last week at their Ridgely home. Mr. A Blee Gredge of Springfield Ohio was a weekend guest of Mr. Charles High. Mr. Jas P Swing has been quite ill for several days and is now improving. Mrs. Frank Flounders was a Philadelphia visitor on Tuesday.
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Charles Herzog
Baltimore
Ridgely
A. Blee Gredge
Springfield
Ohio
Charles High
Jas. P. Swing
Frank Flounders
Philadelphia
Preston Noble hosts multiple social gatherings in Maryland
Mr and Mrs John Noble hosted a beach party and supper at Robbinswood Club with guests from Easton Baltimore and Philadelphia area. Various bridge games and weekend visits followed including trips to Cambridge Aberdeen and Baltimore. Families like the Nobles Amatos Harris Proctors and others attended events and graduations across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Noble
Robbinswood Club
Wm. Noble
Easton
Cornelia de Wilde
Plummer
Burton Proctor Jr
Luke Amato
John Berman
Baltimore
Preston Osteen
Max Chambers
Jake Harris
Bridge
Howard Eley
Queen Anne
Freeland
A. T. Blades
Mary Barrow
James Flaharty and Son
Penn's Grove
N. J
Charlie Whiteley
Celia Kelley
Wm. Duggan Jr
Eleanor Engerman
Aberdeen
Aberdeen High School
Herman Schmick
Ellis Goodwin
Washington
Owen Reidy
A. J. Messick
Carrie Larrimore
Cambridge
Burton Proctor III
Camp Whitethorne
Harry Hollis
Cook Orrell
David Osteen
William Duggan Jr
J. M. Parker
Lee Noble
John Kleeman
Jack
Bethlehem
Heber Lane
Phil Wright
Atwood Wash
Tommy
Richmond
G. C. Carmine
Boston
Mass
C. W. Elzey
Smithson Church Hosts Services and Socials
Smithson Church holds Sunday evening preaching by Rev. J. T. Baynard with Wednesday prayer and Sunday School sessions. A June 26 Children's Day program invites all. Local residents share visits and gatherings across Cannon's Del., Concord, Bethlehem, Longwoods, Salisbury, and Easton as families meet and enjoy communal events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithson Church
J. T. Baynard
Charlie Perry
Aleen
W. S. McCarty
Walter McCarty
George McCarty Jr
Wright
Concord
R. McMahan
Darcey
H. McMahan
J. Worm
George McCarty
Irma
Easton
Greenwood
Longwoods
Tismer
Clinton Carroll
Bethlehem
J. Taft
Algie Willoughby
Salisbury
WSAL
Merrill Rhodes
Fresh Fruit Cobbler Recipe Card for Six
Simple fruit cobbler using peaches cherries or berries. Mix 2 cups fruit with 1 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon cornstarch, add 1 cup juice or water, pour into a buttered dish, top with cinnamon dotted butter, cover with biscuit dough made from flour baking powder lard salt and milk, bake at 375 for 90 minutes.
Funeral for Leroy Bishop in Greensboro Environs
Funeral services were held for Leroy Bishop 23 at the Greensboro area, with burial in Greensboro cemetery. He died of heart disease at his parents home near Irvin's Chapel. He was a Greensboro High School graduate and survived by six brothers and four sisters. The report also notes many local visitations and social mentions involving residents and relatives, including graduates and travelers visiting from surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Bishop
Oscar Bishop
Irvin
Ladies Aid of American Corner Meets at Ridgely Home
The Ladies Aid of American Corner met at Mrs. Mary Blades near Ridgely with 16 members and seven visitors. After a business session a collection was taken and social hour led by Mrs. Minnie Huey. Meeting adjourned to meet Mrs. Lulu Johnson in July. Ice cream and cakes were served. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Slocum visited Eldorado. Florence Patchett visits Edith Gregg near Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Corner
Mary Blades
Ridgely
Della Blades
Minnie Huey
Lulu Johnson
Elva Smith
Weekend guests from Wilmington and Seaford
Harmony notes week end visitors from Wilmington and Seaford as Mr. and Mrs. Howard Willis Mrs. George Downward and a family stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Willis. Also Mrs. Olin Thomas and Mrs. Helen Mezick spent Friday in Lewes Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Willis
George Downward
Wilmington
Del
Clarence Willis
Seaford
Albert Willis
Olin Thomas
Helen Mezick
Lewes
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William Rickards
Mable Ludwig
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Homer Hutchinson
Harry Dodd
Ludwig
Vernon Hammond
Dorothy Cherry
Virginia Friedel
Ruth Harrington
Helen Saulsbury
Doris Woodward
Joseph Applebaum
Kenneth Bennington
Paul Bennington
Carlton Marvel Jr
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Carlton Marvel
Orrell Saulsbury
Irma Imler
Julia Stancliffe
Lewis Stancliffe
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Mary Wharton
Lulu Meredith
Effie Smith
Catonsville
Bridgetown Methodist Sunday School
Laney Wiley
Nettie Arnold
Myra Sylvester
Paul Callahan
Allan Temple
Sadlersville
Delia Thomas
Buddy Stephens
Rehoboth
H. B. Laird
Harold Fountain
Richard
Kenneth Jarrell
Margaret Moran
Franklin Sidebotham
Dorothy Saulsbury
Odella Saulsbury
Gray Hill Farm
Charles Dean
Leelan Jackson
St. Michaels
George Wilson
Little Son
Belair
G. L. Wilson
Bernard King and Son
Sterling, Il
M. F. King
J. Owen Knotts
Walter Black
R. R. Lane
Hiram Kenton
Bessie Wilson
Melvin Bennington
W. M. Benningoon
Stanley Zweckbronner
Chatham
Lee Dolan
Federal Community Club
Ethel Meredith
Sunshine Committee
Harold Dew
Victor Dean
Fred Trice
Arthur Rosser
Harmony Club
Robert Stanton
Stanton
Greensboro Homemakers Club
Charles Bilbrough Jr
Bilbrough
Jennie Halstead
H. G. Porter
Mary E. Ryan
Hills
Roy Chatman Andrews
H. F. Butler
Dale Carnegie
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