Local ads and notices fill Denton pages from merchants
A crowded Denton advertisement page lists sales and services from Bullock & White and other local firms including Denton Gleaners and Dyers, M. K. Newnam furnisher, Farmers Supply Co, and Downes & Beck. Items include seeds, hay, oats, stoves, ranges, a Kelvinator refrigerator, and a fringe of public notices, theatre events, elections, and funeral notices. The column also notes Stolen vehicle located, an upcoming postmaster examination, and community announcements from 4-H, Home Demonstration agents, and the Denton Volunteer Fire Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Cleaners & Dyers
Trish
Bullock & White
Fordson
Denton
Redden’s
S. G. Nuttle
M. K. Newnam
Denton Gleaners & Dyers
H. B. Phelps
Easton
Farmers Supply Co
Riverton Ave
Bath
W. J. Shawn
Missouri
Downes & Beck
General Electric
Dentonia Theatre
Christ Church Guild
Davis Drug Store
Ridgety
Journal
Dorothy Emerson
Canning House
Thomas R. Marine
Caroline County
Harmony Methodist Protestant Church
Grove Cemetery
Roxanna Roop
Howard Roop
American Corner
Federalsburg
Church of God
Ralph A. Poole
Hillcrest Cemetery
Harry W. Nice
Baltimore
Nice
Joshua Clayton
Elkton
J. Spencer Lapham
Goldsboro
Denton Volunteer Fire Co
Lone
Perfection Stave Company
Caroline
Talbot
Queen Anne
Kent
Maryland
Social News Highlights From Denton and Nearby Homes
Denton society notes recount St Patrick's bridge luncheon hosted by Miss Blanche Hobbs and Miss Edna Hobbs with guests from Greensboro Harwichport Mass Preston and Denton. Turkey dinners hosted by the Walls and Wright households with guests from Easton Cordova Federalsburg Queen Anne and Hurlock. Local engagements services and club meetings fill the week with visits from Baltimore Philadelphia and Williston residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Hobbs
Edna Hobbs
St. Patrick’s Bridge
Denton
L. Irving Jones
John Brown
Florence E. Monk
Temple Smith
Mildred Ginn
T. Clayton Horsey
Greensboro
Frank Ruggles
Harwichport
Mass
Thomas L. Trice
Preston
Martin Voss
Louise Gray
E. Paul Knotts
D. W. Davis
Charles B. Walls
Easton
P. Howard Hubbard
Cordova
W. C. Littleton
Ann
Frank Doerr
Federalsburg
Roger
Jonah Porter
Norman Liden
Clarence Porter
Mildred Torbert
Howard Wright
John Lord
Edward
Claudell Bullock
Billy Reid
Floyd Medford
Hurlock
Washington College
Burdette Nuttle
Shore College
Nuttle
Fred B. Nuttle
Alpha Kappa Fraternity
Caroline Council, Jr. O. U. A. M
Burrsville M. P
Edward Wheatley
Grace Liden Thawley
Wesley Bullock
St. Patrick’s
G. H. Rue
Third Street
Lloyd Holsinger
Rue Publishing Company
M. P. Church
John Baggs
Parks
Fleetwood
Young
Baggs
Roland Statum
Raymond Edson
Williston
Franklin
M. P
R. Boone Beauchamp
Gibson Packard
Charlotte Anne and
Gibson Jr
Baltimore
Seldon Watters
Wm. Huber
Philadelphia
Charles Willis
Wm. K. Scotton
Eleanor Towers
Fred R. Owens
W. E. Seeders
Earl Love
Ann Karpinski
New York City
T. Fred Johnson
Harrington
B. H. Johnson
Remember Jesus Christ Holy Week Services Den ton
Den ton M E Church plans nightly Holy Week services led by Rev M S Andrews from Palm Sunday to Easter at 730 with themes from Second Timothy 2:8 Remember Jesus Christ The Terrible Meek play on Sunday by Charles Rann Kennedy voiced only until the end Kennedy premiered it in 1911 The schedule includes speakers Rev Clarence Fossett and Rev Clarence True Wilson possibly. guest choirs from Hillsboro and Junior Choirs. Easter morning baptism and reception of new members. open church on Saturday for meditation all are welcome
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
Denton
M. S. Andrews
Jesus Christ
Charles Rann Kennedy
Terrible Meek
Kennedy
Clarence Fossett
South
Queen Anne
Hillsboro M. E
Clarence True Wilson
Washington, D. C
Jesus
Harmony Rev H H Schauer Marries Fran Randall
The Rev H H Schauer, student minister at Choptank Grove and Harmony M P churches, wed Miss Fran E Randall at Milford Del inn. The ceremony was led by Rev P M R Schauer and supported by the bride’s father, with Rev Calvin Randall giving the bride in marriage. A box social for Harmony Church follows next Tuesday. The church holds services Sundays at 9 45 and Sunday School at 10 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Schauer
Choptank
Grove and Harmony
Franees Matilda Randall
Louis Randall
Milford
Del
Milford M. P. Parsonage
P. M. R. Schauer
Harbeson, del
Calvin Randall
Centreville
John B. Jones
Philadelphia
Grace Schauer
Captain Williams
St. Andrews School
William C. Randall
Wm. A. Crouse
Caroline County
Maryland
M. P. Church
Union Grove
Harmony Church
Sunshine
Lenten Cantata at Calvary Church Easton
On Palm Sunday March 26 at 8 p m Calvary M P Church Easton presents the Easter Cantata From Death Unto Life by Stults. The choir under W W Spence with Raymond Jump at the organ and Lewis R Carroll assists. Soloists include Elinor C Hughes Belle Cover and others as Rev Edgar T Read conducts devotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary M. P. Church
Easton
Stults
Christ
W. W. Spence
Raymond Jump
Lewis R. Carroll
Caroline
Edgar T. Read
Elinor C. Hughes
Thomas C. Cover
W. B Blackwell
Belle Cover
F. G. Garey
W. B. Blackwell
Good Friday Services At Christ Church and Holy Trinity
Good Friday at Christ Church features a three hour service from noon to 3 pm led by Rev. John White with open invitation to all. Holy Trinity Church in Greensboro hosts a devotional service and address by the rector at 7:30 pm, welcoming everyone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Church
John White
Holy Trinity Church
Greensboro
S. G. Nuttle Brings West Load of Horses and Mules
S. G. Nuttle has gone West for another load of horses and mules and will have them here April 1st.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. G. Nuttle
Fire in alley behind Applebaum store cited in weekly notes
A Sunday fire in the alley behind J. Applebaum's store started from a trash heap with oil from an automobile. The flames spread to the rear of the store burning trash and paper but were extinguished with no injuries. The piece urges residents to clear alleys to prevent future fires and notes many community events and visits in Ridgely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Applebaum
Fire Company
Ronald Lane
Bridge
Yerkes
Laurel
Brackett
Denton
Hubbard
Newton Smith
Hillsboro
Harold Hatfield
Georgetown
Allan Parsons
Harrington
D. M. Swing
Frank Flounders
Church House
Beatrice Bower
Epworth League entertains Burrsville at Community House
Epworth League memberswere hosted by Mrs. Henry Stafford Mrs. Fred Parker and Mrs. W R Woodell in Burrsville March 15 after business and St Patrick s Day games refreshments served April meeting set at Mrs Howard Hopkins home with assisting hostesses A list of social visits dinners and plays follows including 4 H students presenting The Blue Gate and Look out for Louise for Wesley Church proceeds from candy and ice cream sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Henry Stafford
Fred Parker
W. R. Woodell
Howard Hopkins
G. L. Blades
R. N. Thawley
Henry
Pauline Parker
Philadelphia
Irvin Theis
Denton
Herman Minner
Lelia Parker
Harrington
Emma Lee
Wm. Parker
Pauline Hopkins
Unity Club
Will Roe
Ruth Theis
Charles Shawn and Son
Wilmington
Hazel Kirk
Thomas Satterfield
J. W. Price
Clayton Kinnamon
Goldsboro
April 10 Set for Signing Corn Hog Contracts in Caroline
Mr. W. H. Evans announces that in Caroline County all Corn Hog Contracts must be signed with first signatures by April 10. The campaign urges early submission to Washington and to the Corn-Hog Section of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. Local organization meetings for the Corn-Hog Reduction Control Association will be held March 26 to March 29 in Ridgeway Chestnut Grove Henderson Preston Denton Greensboro. Those who have signed contracts can vote in meetings to elect representatives, and others may sign or fill blanks at the meetings. The drive continues despite delays due to weather, with broad producer support for the campaign committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Evans
Caroline County
Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Chestnut Grove
Henderson
Eden Hall
Preston
Ledman Hall
Denton Court House
Greensboro
Ladies Aid Meeting and Funeral Report in Federalsburg
The Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Evelyn Willey’s home on March 14 with nine members and four visitors. Social entertainment followed. dues for the coming year were collected. Funeral services for Roxanna Roop were held at the Church of God in Federalsburg with burial in Hillcrest cemetery. Olaf Smith and Eunice visited Harmony. Irvin Trice welcomed a baby girl born March 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
Evelyn Willey
Lillian Willey
Sallie Towers
Lily Krieger
Harmony
Ida Towers
Willey
Roxanna Roop
Howard Roop
Church of God
Federalsburg
John Hallowell
Lester
Clarence
Hillcrest Cemetery
Olaf Smith
Eunice
Charlie Ferrins
Irvin Trice
Wilmington People News Notes and Visits
LIDEN'S Mr Walter Webb Mr Donald Spence and Mrs May Dertbache of Wilmington spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Willie Hignutt The stork visited Mr and Mrs George Breeding and left a fine baby girl Mr and Mrs Forwood Eliason of California are visiting Mr and Mrs Elon Wright Mrs Eliza Hignutt is visiting her sister Mrs Emma Webb of Wilmington
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Webb
Donald Spence
May Dertbache
Wilmington
Willie Hignutt
Stork
George Breeding
Forwood Eliason
California
Elon Wright
Eliza Hignutt
Emma Webb
Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter Notice
Mrs. Joseph Eaton guests in Washington D C where Mrs Eaton underwent appendicitis operation at Garfield Hospital. Guild of St Pauls Episcopal Church to hold a bake sale March 24 at the Community House. Numerous visits with friends and relatives from Matthews Harrisburg Denton Chester Royal Oak Millsboro Del noted among local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Eaton
Depue Duffy
Washington, D. C
Eaton
Garfield Hospital
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Willard Russell
James Price
Matthews
Carrie Fleming
John White
Denton
Ella Pennington
James Gardner
Harrisburg
J. H. Gardner
Depue H. Duffy
Chas. Jarrell
Norma Lee Stevens
Nancy Jane Kline
Social Guests Visit Queen Anne and Nearby Towns
Queen Anne and nearby Maryland towns host a string of dinner visits and weekend gatherings. L S Howard of East New Market and S Culver of Hebron dine with H Morgan. Additional visits include Coulbourne and Wilson in Easton, Blades at Harrison in McDaniel, and Gaines in Bridgetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.S. Howard
East New Market
Showard Culver
Hebron
Horace Morgan
Peter Coulbourne
Carwell Wilson
Easton
Harry Clark
Everett Blades
Harry Harrison
McDaniel
William Davis
Carlton Marvel
Ridgely
George Eaton
Harry Gibson
Mr. Gibson
Bridgetown
Lloyd Holland
Sam Reynolds
Chester Barto
Pittsburgh
W. C. Stevens
Clarence Thorp
Harrington
Keplar Barnette
Detroit
Queen Anne
Jake Morgan
Stanley Currey Jr
Paul Fowler
Denton
Clinton Lane
Baltimore
Local society notes and family visits reported
Mrs Dora Melvin hosted dinner with guests from Goldsboro and Wilmington. Social visitors include the Cartwright and Melvin families and others visiting Wilmington. The Ladies Aid plans a Variety Supper at Eden Hall on March 28 with an extensive menu. Families travel between Wilmington and nearby towns for weekends and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Melvin
Virgie Cartwright
Anne
Edith
Goldsboro
James Cartwright
Wilmington
Wilbur Griffin
McKinley Wilkinson
Jacob Melvin
Edith Melvin
Evelyn Walls
Dorothy Jones
Ladies Aid
Eden Hall
John Holden
Alvin
Sadlersville
Wallace Jones
Ruth Anna Shultie
Here
Frank Scull
Hugh Hudson
Thomas Cahall
John Meredith
William Anderson
Marcus Hook
J. E. Walls
Evelyn
Walls
Foster Clark
Freeborn Ellwanger
Greensboro
Susan Jones
Harry Cohee
Chester
Norman Stubbs
Choptank Ladies Aid Plans Two Plays March 30
The March meeting of the Ladies Aid of the M P Church at Choptank was moved to March 19 due to wet roads. They will present two plays in the club room on March 30 titled Mrs Sullivan's Social Tea and Please Pass the Cream, with free will offering and homemade treats for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P
Choptank
Twentieth Century Club
Howard Holden
Maryland Day Program and Local Bridge Parties Report
Social notes from Preston describe multiple bridge suppers hosted by Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Taylor and Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Bonner with guests including Lloyd Cannon Alva Blades Robert Dulin Richard Blades Herman Schmick Edgar Wrightson Edwin Wright Delia Mowbray and others. The seventh grade under Mrs Butler presented a Maryland Day program with reports on Maryland history. Also listed are church services, lent reflections and visits by residents to Baltimore Philadelphia and Wilmington with various clubs meeting in Federalsburg and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Taylor
Lloyd Cannon
Alva Blades
Robert Dulin
Richard Blades
Herman Schmick
Edgar Wrightson
Edwin Wright
Delia Mowbray
George Whiteley
Raymond Shakespeare
Johnson Bonner
Maynard Hoke
Hamilton Grace
Douglas Fooks
James Douglas
Blanche Croll
Paul van Dyke
Myrtle Messick
William Bell
Butler
J. Hanna
Easton
Federinsburg
Church of the New Jerusalem
Jesus
John
Methodist Episcopal Church
Thomas R. van Dyke
Rudolph Roseburg
Féderalsburg
H. B. Wright
C. W. Elzey
Lee Noble
J. M. Chambers
J. W. Noble
Dallas Blades
Federalsburg
Rachel Baylor
Inez Noble
Haddon Heights
N. J
Metropolitan Opera
Madam Jeritza
Annina
A. M. Willey
George Poole
P. C. Douglas
Saulsbury Gavey
Baltimore
Henrietta Blades
Martha Blackistone
Denton
M. K. Hoke
Wilmington
W. H. Cannon
Washington
Bethlehem Homemakers Club Meets and Welcomes New Members
The Bethlehem Homemakers' Club met at Mrs. John E. Smith's home on Wednesday March 14 with a dressy house dresses demonstration by Miss Bessie Spafford and a kitchen utensils display. Four new members joined and refreshments followed. Next meeting set for April 10 at Mrs. Lawrence Legates. Numerous local residents visited or hosted over the weekend, including families from Federalsburg Cambridge Tilghman Easton and Trappe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. T. Swing
Charles White
Jane
Lewes
Del
M. A. Brackett
Denton
Holder
Easton
Edward Stephens
Seton Maynedier
Rehoboth
H. B. Laird
Little Edward Stephens
Mary
Mallory Winstead
C. C. Johnson
H. E. Keeneman
Winstead
Bernard King
Church of the Brethren
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown
Young People’s Bridge Club
Carlton Marvel
Elmer Hoffman
William Marvel
Young People’s Department
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mildred Diamond
Walter Mitchell
Fred Flounders
Frank Flounders
Frank Stevenson
Alice Flounders
William Rieck
Preston
W. E. Habbart
Della Turner
Dover
Ridgely
Habbart
Roger Ringgold
H. B. Messenger
Hanna Stowell
Federalsburg
Annie Crouse
Philadelphia
A. G. Saulsbury
Martin Hitch
Homemakers’ Club
Clarence Eley
Ingleside
King
A. W. Saulsbury
Patty
Ruth
Paul Hemmons
Daniel Connelly
Centreville
Harry Hubbard
Burton Wilkinson
Baltimore
Stayer
Carlton Marvel and Son
Westcott Porter
Graham Porter
Carolyn Mancha
Mueller
W. C. Harrison
Harrington
L. S. Matthews and
H. E. Parker
East New Market
F. A. Stayer
Emily Stevenson
Jeanette Beekman
Chester
Ridgely-Greensboro
Temple Smith
Greensboro
Leona Jackson
Earl Flannigan
Wilmington
Charles Dean
Harold Fountain
Richard
Salisbury
Emma Jackson
Beulah Shannahan
Sparrow’s Point
T. L. Day
Norman Wilson
James Wilson
Davis Wilson
Clarence Ringgold
Newark
Bethlehem Homemakers’ Club
John E. Smith
Bessie Spafford
Lawrence Legates
W. H. Harding
Mamie Hubbard
Ormond
Harvey Harding
Lotis Trice
Elma
Willard Legates
Norris Colby
F. H. Thomas
Payton Thompson
Claude Thompson
Royal Oak
James Robinson
Fay
Prospect Park
Henrietta
Tilghman
Guy Harrington
Cassion Andrews
Cambridge
Norman Spencer
Melvin Willoughby
Lloyd Messick
Carl Warner
Trappe
J. B. Todd
Edgar Todd
Fred Blades
Ocean City
N. J
Martha Hubbard
Betty Harrington
Bonnie Smith
Card of Thanks for Flowers and Sympathy
We acknowledge with thanks the flowers and sympathy of relatives and friends and the kind assistance in the death of my wife and our mother. Mr. John E. Lister and Family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Lister
Williston Church Service March 25 With Sermon Quote
Divine worship at Williston Community Church Sunday March 25 at 3 p m with the sermon text And Jesus therefore came forth wearing the purple robe and crown of thorns and He saith Behold the man John 19 5 Sunday School at 2 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston
Jesus
John
Card of Thanks for Ruth V Morris
We thank friends who loaned cars sent flowers or assisted during the illness and death of our daughter and sister Ruth V Morris Annie Morris and Family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth V. Morris
Annie Morris
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the Local Department
Wyspa
Johnson’s
THE
Calvary Church
Burrsville
Liden
Tuckahoe
Bethlehem
F-U-N
Madamoiselle Fifi de
Fluff
Jenn
Bertha
Belle
Earl Bennett
Trenton
Mollie Bennett
James Bennett
Ernest Cohee
Rawlings
G. W. Dawson
Greensboro Cemetery
N. K. Swanwick
Calvin Porter
Hersey Porter
L. R. Taylor
Smyrna
Alvin Tribbett
Sarah Thompson
James Thompson
Church Hill
Sarah Pritchett
Adaline
Ginn Dulin
O. N. Dulin
Germantown
Eva Dennis
Maude Edwards
Harlan Edwards
Henry Parks
Clinton Edwards
Frank Hartnett
William Wroten
Clayton
M. B. Cooper
Mary Stufft
F. P. Roe
Helen Taylor
Card Club
Roe
A. A. Christian
Horace Howard
Sophia Howard
James Young
Pennsylvania
Attie Weaver
West Grove
Carrie Hobbs
Burt Hobbs
Smith Edwards
Hewitt Smith
Frank Vadakin
Lincoln City
Samuel Jewell
Wilson Thornton
Harry
John Carrow
Anna Hubbard
Anna
Carolyn Zacharias
Annabelle Clark
L. W. Taylor
Mabel Edwards
Annie Green
L. S. Jones
Hazel Adams
Ruth Cooper
Eleanor Taylor
Nelson Bishop
Charles Dill
Olin Clark
Effa Plummer
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