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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1935
Page
5
A digest of local ads lists farm equipment and home goods from M K Newnam and R H Stafford. It promotes tractors McCormick Deering and various farm tools, a March bake sale by the Ladies Aid and Epworth League, and a housing cleanout with rentals sought. Also on page are tax collection notices for 1934 and community meetings at Liden's Club with sanitation demonstration.
Mrs. B F Greenlee and granddaughter Doris Ann Greenlee celebrated birthdays with turkey and duck dinner at Greenlee home joining numerous relatives and friends. Also covered are a Denton Women’s Club program with a children’s declamation contest, the Church of the Brethren annual covered dish supper, visits by families from Middletown and Wilmington, Ladies Aid meeting upcoming, the marriage of Lillie Moore Jester to John Henry Voss, and various weekend visits and social teas from Denton residents and guests with bridge luncheons and Bible class events.
The Adams Cross Roads report notes the Smithville Homemaker's Club served a last covered dish luncheon to many members last Tuesday in the club room. Social visits included Mr. and Mrs. John Adams with relatives, Mrs. Ola Scott and Miss Edna Adams hosting, and other gatherings among Adams family members and Wilmington, Kent Island, and Federalsburg connections.
The Williamson family expresses sincere gratitude to friends and neighbors for acts of kindness and sympathy shown after the death of Nettie L. Williamson wife and mother. Co. E. Williamson and family.
Miss Pauline Scott daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee Scott recuperating at home from tonsil and adenoid operation at Emergency Hospital Easton Mr Louis A Noble of Grand Junction Mich has been visiting relatives and friends in this vicinity
Sunday sermons feature How Can We Know God at Denton M E with Rev Milton S Andrews preaching Epworth League leads evening service and youth speakers Mary Orme Jean Neal Marvin Chambers Roslyn Orme Musicale postponed due to illness at Denton M E The Concord M E Church schedules School 9 15 Class Meeting 10 45 Worship 11 00 Epworth League 7 00 banquet March 8 Father and Son with Turkey supper main address by Dr Paul E Knotts The M P Church Caroline Charge lists Thawley Hobbs Burrsville services March 2 Third Quarterly Conference Burrsville March 6 at 2 00 pm The World Day of Prayer observed at Denton Brethren Church March 8 Joint Protestant services by four churches with Miss Clara Hitchcock and others
Lent begins March 6 with Ash Wednesday services across Episcopal parishes under Rev. John White in Hillsboro Denton Greensboro and Denton Holy Communion times 9 10 30 a m Holy Trinity Greensboro 7 30 p m An extra 7 30 a m Holy Communion in Christ Church Denton Sundays Lent will keep regular hours with added communion in Denton St Pauls Hillsboro Christ Church Denton and Holy Trinity Greensboro will hold weekday Lenten services Tuesday Wednesday and Friday evenings Special Bible and Book of Common Prayer studies will be offered by the rector A warm invitation to all to attend Also Epiphany Mission Preston will host Sunday School 10 a m Morning Prayer and sermon 11 a m Lenten service Friday 8 p m Divine worship at Williston Community Church Sunday 2 p m and Sunday School 1 15 p m Sermon text Rev 2 7 The Church of the New Jerusalem Preston will hold services Sunday 11 a m Sunday School 10 15 a m Sermon on To the Church in Sardis Rev 3 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Bonner entertained the Saturday night bridge club Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. James Douglas were guests. The P. T. A. holds its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening March 5 with a planned program. Mrs. Ruth Garey of Washington visited her parents over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Elzey hosted many friends for bridge Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Elzey of Baltimore were weekend guests. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Blades spent the weekend in Baltimore.
A representative will be at Denton Court House on the second and fourth Wednesdays each month from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The schedule change took effect February 1.
Ridgely neighbors mark William Jarrell Jrs seventeenth birthday party hosting Joyce Saulsbury Evelyn Cohee Grace Richards Miriam Nossinger Georgia Marvel Peggy Lynch Annice Ebling Jean Callahan and James Lynch. In other notes guests visit Baltimore Union Memorial Hospital and Jewish Hospital for relatives undergoing treatment. March officers named for Pioneer Club include Chief Ranger William Taylor and deputy J Boone Jarrell. The column lists extensive social visits, dinners, and family happenings across Ridgely and nearby towns with multiple households hosting and traveling guests.
A fire alarm was turned in when smoke issued from Ira Lewis house. Firefighters found an overstuffed chair on fire and extinguished it. the Lewis family was away. Ira Lewis’s wife was out of town. A smoldering cigarette is suspected. Leon A. Alford, 31, died after a six week illness at his mother’s Federalsburg home. Funeral at the residence Sunday with Hillcrest cemetery burial. Automobile thefts continue in Federalsburg with Homer Bennett’s car stolen from Central Avenue. state police notified and searches ongoing with no clues yet.
Williston Sunday School reorganized last Sunday naming Theodore Gelletly as superintendent Milo Crane as assistant superintendent Grace Gelletly as secretary Nellie Towers as assistant secretary and Mildred Crane as treasurer Visitors were Emma Ellis and Jesse Ellis from near Cambridge and Lewis McNeal and family of Denton Relations: Marietta Anthony and son William Lee Anthony returned home after time with A R Neal The Toners and guests reports include quilting party hosted by A G Gelletty and several local visits by Towers Neal and Williams families
Goldsboro reports special services at Trinity M. E. Church South begun last Sunday with visiting ministers in charge this week and next Sunday Rev W E Holley of Baltimore will lead through March 10 inclusive. Nearby visitors and local social updates noted along with church circle events and improvements at home.
Mrs Mary Magdalene Mowbray 84 widow of William H Mowbray of Denton died at her home last Wednesday after two months illness. Survived by three sons Walter Townsend George Townsend Philadelphia Charles Townsend Youngstown Ohio. three daughters Mrs Frank Collins Laurel Springs N J Mrs S Robertson Fleetwood Denton and Mrs R Carroll Wilson Centreville. three sisters Mrs Sarah Smith Mrs Laura Parks Mrs Lemuel R Clough all of Denton. Funeral Saturday at 1 30 p m at Denton Methodist Protestant Church with Rev Thomas J Turkington officiating. Burial in Denton cemetery.
January attendance figures show Greensboro High 91.1 and Caroline 90.8 leading among high schools while Greensboro Elementary 91.3 and Denton Grammar 89.65 top the town schools. Rural Friendship 96.8 and Two Room Anderson town 92.5 are noted among smaller districts. several entries list lower rates such as Castle Hall and Mt Zion under 70 percent.
A roundup of local visits features Mrs Newton Smith and others traveling to Wilmington and guests from Baltimore Ridgely Denton and Philadelphia. Notable dinners include the Blades, Jarrells, and Sherwoods with multiple Sunday gatherings. The Community Club set for March 4 and several residents spend weekends with relatives in Sadlersville and Denton.
The funeral for M. A. Dickerson who died after a lingering illness was held from his home with Rev. C. L. Fossett officiating. He leaves a widow Lillian Hammer Dickerson a daughter Ellwood Leonard and a son Arthur Dickerson. Community sympathy is extended. Also noted are visits and gatherings among local residents including Bayard Saulsbury and family and several hospitality events in the area.
Mr. Robert H. Stafford marked his eighteenth birthday with a six oclock dinner on Tuesday February 26. Guests included Marian Simpson Elizabeth Satterfield Frances Robertson Harrington and others from nearby towns. The week-end featured visits by Mrs Beauchamp and daughter of Marcus Hook and Mr Snedeker and children from near Greensboro. Other gatherings included Hugh Vincent hosting a party for Ruth Ann and Mrs Clarence Voss returning from a two week trip to Philadelphia and East Lansdowne.
Mr and Mrs C L Perry and daughter Aileen visited Mrs Perry s parents near Bridgeville last Sunday evening There will be preaching at Smithson Church Sunday evening March 8 at 7 30 oclock Everybody welcome Mr and Mrs Raymond McCarty spent Sunday with Mrs McCarty s parents near Federalsburg Mr and Mrs H Willoughby spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Algie Willoughby Mr and Mrs H Patrick of Laurel Del visited Mrs A Prager last Sunday Mr and Mrs Nelson Todd visited Mrs E Reese on Sunday
Oregon lawmakers consider a safety responsibility bill originated by the American Automobile Association and backed by the National Council for Street and Highway Safety. If passed, drivers with repeated accidents would lose licenses, with reciprocity across states to curb habitual offenders and reduce the high toll of preventable crashes.
Henderson social notes list guests from Wilmington Greensboro and Church Hill visiting families in the area. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Wallace Jones and Mr and Mrs J D Long. Several relatives and friends travel to Goldsboro Baltimore Sudlersville and Cumberland for visits and medical care.
Mr Melvin Willoughby near Bethlehem wounded a seven foot eagle, a rare sight, which remains on display at Willoughby's Filling Station near Dover Bridge. Also notes visits and family travel as Mr and Mrs Payton Thompson visited Royal Oak, the Todds and Thomases toured Denton, and several families hosted relatives from Cambridge Wilmington and Trappe.
Over Washington's birthday weekend Mr and Mrs Lyman F Barry entertained friends from New York City including George Buchwalder Sigmund Adler and Alexander Greenberg. They organized a Farm Patrol of the Boy Scouts of America at Harmony schoolhouse after weekly meetings. Also noted are the marriage of Lester Williamson and Marie Williamson and James B Patton’s stroke and hospitalization.
The Ladies Aid of the M. P. Church at Choptank announces no February meeting. The March gathering will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Blades on the 5th, with a full attendance requested.
Mrs. Charles Kinnamon of Greensboro, formerly of the town, died in Chester Pa after a week illness. The Rev George White Dawson led the service with interment in Greensboro cemetery. Survivors include her husband ten children and two brothers. The column lists numerous visitors and social events across Greensboro and nearby towns including dinners, showers, and visits from relatives in Delaware Maryland and New Jersey. Also notes Miss Virginia Horsey entering Emergency Hospital Easton for training and Mr Howard Cole under treatment at Easton. Baled hay for sale by R H Stafford.
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