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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1944
Page
7
Lesson subjects and Seriere texts selected and Sppynie Dates by International Council of Religious Education used by permission.
A temperance lesson argues life is sacred as a gift from God and condemns alcohol use. It cites Genesis and Corinthians to urge honoring man and self, valuing others, and preserving the body as a temple of the Holy Spirit while condemning liquor as ungodly. The piece frames the liquor problem within biblical mandates and moral duty.
The schedule lists church activities including morning worship at 10 45 A M with a sermon by the minister Youth Fellowship at 6 30 P M Evening Worship at 7 30 P M Junior Choir rehearsal Monday 7 15 P M Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7 30 P M and Senior Choir rehearsal Friday 7 30 P M Lent prayer meetings noted.
Sunday March 26 morning sermon The Healing Mission of the Church and evening Peace that Passeth all Understanding. Tuesday evening Local Activity Circle at Mrs. John Baggs home. Wednesday Prayer Meeting. Thursday choir practice for Easter music. Ames Chapel Hobbs morning service at 9 30 with Sunday School and C E service at 7 30 pm.
Rev. Carl E. Range presides over Holy Communion Friday at 10 a.m. Children’s service at 4 p.m. Litany and sermon at 7:30 p.m. Sunday features Passion Sunday Church School at 9:30 a.m. Morning Prayer and sermon at 11 a.m.
Rev. T. S. Dixon pastors Pilgrim Holiness Church announcing Sunday School at 9 30 a m Praise Service 10 16 a m preaching at 11 o clock evening service Young People 7 30 p m preaching 8 o clock and Williston preaching at 2 30 p m
St Pauls Methodist Church Greensboro Maryland lists minster Ray W Kirwan church school 0 45 am morning worship 11 00 am M Y F 7 30 pm evening worship 8 00 pm Wednesday prayer meeting second Thursday women's society of Christian service third Thursday business meeting M Y F
Rev Irving Lane presides with 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship 7:00 B T U 8:00 Evening Worship and 8:00 Wednesday Prayer Meeting The W M A meets the second Tuesday each month All ages welcome at services and classes
The notice lists civic church activities with prayer at 8 30 p m Friday Sunday School at 10 a m preaching at 11 a m Young People's Service at 7 30 p m and preaching at 8 p m.
The notice lists Mass times for Sunday March 26 at St Elizabeths Denton 8 30 and St Benedicts Ridgely 10. It also notes Stations of the Cross and Benediction at St Elizabeths on Friday evening at 7 30.
Maryland produced and distributed the bulk of milky disease spore dust for Japanese beetle control from 1939 to 1942. Dr George S. Langford and Dr E N Cory reported 44,796 pounds of spore dust in 85,131 Maryland sites, with 9,720 pounds more dust and 13,925 pounds of inoculated soil in 1943 across 7,861 locations. The program highlighted a key discovery about the adult Japanese beetle.
The host and carrier of the milky disease are identified, unlocking new opportunities to extend the disease and use adult Japanese beetles for production and spread. Demonstrations show inoculation of all land in an area yields results within a year, with surveys indicating disease establishment and declining beetle populations in infected zones.
Henderson hostess entertains relatives Sunday from Sadlersville Dover Philadelphia Baltimore Edgewood and Wilmington including Mr and Mrs Lewis Shelton Mrs Elma Harman Mr Harold Overfield and others visiting Mr and Mrs Samuel Hudson Also mentions the Montagues Goldsboro Medford family Cohee and Gooden households with several trips and weekend stays noting Eleanor Harman and Elaine Edwards visiting Greensboro and Chester Town connections Nathan Walls visiting Wilmington.
Family from Cape May and Wilmington joined friends at Rawlings Funeral Parlor in Greensboro for the funeral of Mrs Henry Marvel. The Sewing Circle met for a covered dish luncheon at Mrs John Sylvester’s home. Rev Nellie Failing returned from a Florida vacation. Gene Melvin of Wilmington visited friends. Olivia Coffin from Trenton visited Mrs W J Murphy. Mrs John Sylvester and Mrs Carlton Smith went to Baltimore. Rev and Mrs Chas Clarkson of Oxford called in town.
Governor OConor announced February 1944 traffic figures with 20 deaths, the fewest in records dating to 1936. State totals include 1,016 accidents and 471 injuries, 7 deaths in Baltimore City and 13 in counties, with 4 county fatalities on urban streets. The year so far tops with 49 fatalities versus 59 last year.
Maryland posts 16.9 percent fewer traffic deaths last year with a total of 20 in February 1944. Eleven of the month’s 20 deaths were pedestrians, underscoring the ongoing pedestrian problem. Governor O’Conor and the Maryland Traffic Safety Commission urge motorists and pedestrians to boost road safety as part of the war effort, and remind readers to donate blood to the Red Cross Blood Bank.
The piece argues that farm labor supply is narrowly adequate and vulnerable to bad weather or emergencies. It notes 1944 as critical for war aims and stresses the need for a vigorous farm labor program to mobilize able bodied men for demanding agricultural tasks to meet production goals.
Refuge headquarters will be established on a 550 acre site including Idylwild. A dam at Marshyhope Creek is planned with two 40 foot spillways flooding about 75 acres to improve waterfowl habitat. Gwynnbrook will gain a concrete water storage pool at $5,000. Fish hatchery land at $5,000 with building and water supply over two years at $8,000 yearly. Wildlife restoration areas to be developed in state forests with State Forests and Parks cooperation on a three year program at $1,000 yearly.
Mr and Mrs Harvey Harris acknowledge with appreciation the prompt response of the Denton Volunteer Fire Company Inc when called to extinguish a chimney fire at their home near Denton last Sunday.
A compact collection of brief quotes from Drummond Mary Baker Eddy and Samuel Johnson. The passages urge patience with unseen growth, time’s quiet progress, and the value of trust over deceit.
Pursuant to state act Charles T. Alsberger applies for a beer license at Chateau at Obers Hill in Caroline County. The Caroline County Board of License Commissioners will hear objections and grant licenses at the County Courthouse in Denton from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday April 4 1944. Objections must be filed with the Board or Clerk by 10 a.m. April 4 1944. By W S Rutter Clerk.
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