Denton Journal 1845 Local Family Newspaper Ad
Denton Journal published Friday at 205 Market Street Denton Maryland Caroline County. Melvin Johnson Inc Benjamin F Johnson president and treasurer Mary Melvin vice president and secretary. Subscription in Caroline 1.00 annually in advance out of county 1.50. Independent on all subjects devoted to local and general intelligence agriculture and advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin & Johnson, Incorporated
Benjamin F. Johnson
Mary Melvin
Market Street
Denton
Maryland
Caroline County
Caroline
Social notes from Delaware and nearby towns
Mrs. Cleveland Henry and sister Miss Lillian Towers visited relatives in Wilmington and Harmony. Families of Hobbs, Varisco, Robinson, Johnson, Wooters, and Wimbrow shared gatherings in Bridgeville Denton and Easton. Hobbs Manufacturing, bought by John Logan, was sold to New Yorkers. Other visits occurred in Burrsville and Baltimore as residents traveled for dinners and family time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Henry
Lillian Towers
Will Holtgrove
Wilmington
Gorman Henry
Angelo Varisco
Chestertown
Ollie Robinson
Denton
Carl Johnson
Franklin Johnson
Roland Towers
Near Harmony
Ralph H. Wooters
L. E. Wimbrow
Bridgeville
Hobbs
John Logan
Logan
J. A. Willoughby
Frank
J. H. Dandy
L. H. Thomas
Easton
Russell Stevens
Ruth Ann
Doris
Jean
Phyllis
Joe Willoughby
Burrsville
Red Cross program shown by W S C S group
Preston notes the W S C S met in the Sunday School room with Fred Asilton presenting a one reel moving picture on the Red Cross. A Bethseda Church showing Life of David Livingstone is planned for Sunday March 24 lasting one and a half hours. Miss Jane Cannon from Saint Mary's Seminary visited with her parents. Miss Grace Covey of Wilmington was mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Asilton
Red Cross
David Livingston
Bethesda
Jane Cannon
Saint Mary’s Seminary
Lloyd Cannon
Grace Covey
Wilmington
W S C S Meeting Schedule and Local Visits
The W S C S of Wesley Church will meet at the Draper home on Friday evening March 15 at 8 pm. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garrett and children and Mr. and Mrs. A T Garrett visited with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Griffith in Chester Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Wm D McCabe and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Long from Selbyville Delaware were overnight guests at the parsonage last Wednesday. Mrs. C N Fountain visited her daughter near Denton last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Church
Roland Draper
Robert Garrett
A. T. Garrett
Harvey Griffith
Chester
Wm. D. McCabe
Charles Long
Selbyville
Del
Candidates for Preaching Exam March 18
The Rev. Lawrence E. Wimbrow announced the next examination for men seeking a license to preach will be held at Wesley Junior College in Dover on Monday March 18 at 10 a.m. Four books are required for Local Preachers Licenses and candidates must obtain recommendations, appear before the district committee, complete written work, and pass the course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence E. Wimbrow
Peninsula Methodist Conference
Wesley Junior College
Dover
Board of Ministerial Training
Wimbrow
Examinations Notice For Theological Course At Conference
The Student's Handbook lists four required texts and examiners for the course. Candidates due to take the examinations should notify the registrar at once. Supply pastors in the course of study will sit their exams on the day before the annual conference at McCabe Church Wilmington in May.
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Paul E. Reynolds
Lankard
A. J. Jackson
Lewes
J. M. Kelso
Brown
O. A. Bartley
McCabe Church
Wilmington
Deaths Frisco quake victim's widow dies in Ridgely
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Laird Bennington 83 widow of the Rev H E Bennington killed in the San Francisco earthquake were held from her son's home in Ridgely. Burial was in Ridgely cemetery. She was the first telephone operator in Caroline county and last agent at Ridgely before dial telephones. Surviving are three sons eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren plus siblings.
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Alice Laird Bennington
H. E. Bennington
San Francisco
Carlisle Bennington
Ridgely
Bennington
Caroline County
Carlisle
Walter M
Rehoboth Beach
Del
Clarence Lee Bennington
Samuel Laird
Hugh Laird
Street
Harry Laird
William Sharpley
Chincoteague
Emma Carter
Baltimore
Mary Amoss
Frances Heaps
Whiteford
Elizabeth Haymaker
Centreville
Funeral services for Christian Kusmaul 48 held in Greensboro
Christian Kusmaul aged 48 died Sunday morning at his mother's home near Henderson after a lingering illness. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at 2 p m from Raymond B. Rawlings funeral parlor Greensboro by Rev Paul Emil Holls of St John Evangelical Lutheran Dover Del. Burial was in Greensboro cemetery. He was a World War I veteran and survived by his mother seven brothers and one sister Albert Walter Kusmaul Philadelphia William Kusmaul U S Army now in Germany Theodore Edward Kusmaul Camden N J Henry Kusmaul Henderson and Mrs Margaret Pretko Newark N J.
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Christian Kusmaul
Raymond B. Rawlings
Greensboro
Paul Emil Holls
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Dover
Del
Kusmaul
John Kusmaul
Henderson
Albert
Walter Kusmaul
Philadelphia
William Kusmaul
U.S. Army
Germany
Theodore Edward Kusmaul
Camden
N. J
Henry Kusmaul
Margaret Pretko
Newark
Funeral Rites Held for Mrs A Laura Lednum
Funeral services for Mrs. A Laura Lednum 78 widow of J Frank Lednum of Preston were conducted Wednesday at Bethesda Methodist Church Preston by Rev A W Strickland. Burial followed in the churchyard. Surviving are two sons Ralph C Lednum of Pocomoke City and J Maynard Lednum of Sayville NY and a daughter Mrs Atwood Wash of Richmond VA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Laura Lednum
J. Frank Lednum
Preston
Bethesda Methodist Church
A. W. Strickland
Andrew and
Sarah Anne Callahan
Federalsburg
Circles of the W S C 5S of First Methodist Church meet
The Circles of the Women's Social Circle of First Methodist Church will meet as scheduled this week. Members plan discussions and fellowship, with details provided by circle leaders and the church office.
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First Methodist Church
W. S. C. S. Concord Church Meeting Highlights
The W. S. C. S. of Concord Church met at the church house on Wednesday. Mrs. Olivia Lord presided, 24 members attended with 3 visitors. 38 visits to the sick were reported and 5 cards sent. Social hour hosted by Mrs. Mary Schauer followed. Members solved word and tongue twister games, discussed Christian characteristics, and enjoyed cupcakes and ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olivia Lord
Mary Schauer
Geneva Waldis
Nina Smith
Christian
Edith Lord
Cornelia Carroll
Edna Trice
Red Cross Drive Progressing in Caroline County
Mr Asilton said no report on Henderson progress. The Carroll County Chapter quota is 3400 dollars. So far 2351.50 dollars has been subscribed. Jerome Frampton Jr of Federalsburg chairs the chapter.
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Asilton
Henderson
Caroline County
American Red Cross
Jerome Frampton Jr
Federalsburg
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Fellowship Hall
Fred Nuttle
W. S. C. S. of Concord Church
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