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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1955
Page
3
A driving hazard is vehicle fire when the engine overheats and flames break out. Keep a pound of baking soda in the glove compartment to smother small fires by releasing carbon dioxide and cutting off oxygen, a method claimed to outdo sand or dirt without harming the engine.
Regularly employed workers in private households have been covered by Social Security since 1950. Beginning January 1 1955 all household employees are covered if they receive cash wages of 50 or more in a calendar quarter. Household workers include maids cooks housekeepers gardeners janitors valets butlers chauffeurs and governesses. If not paying taxes contact your District Director of Internal Revenue to receive Form 942 for reporting Social Security taxes on household employees.
Greenwood residents host and visit extended family during weekends and holidays. The record lists numerous households hosting turkey dinners, birthday celebrations, and visits from relatives in Philadelphia Wilmington Federalsburg Dover and Kent General Hospital. Notable mentions include Isaac Noble 40th wedding anniversary and Bobby Clark visiting from Fort Knox Kentucky.
Mrs. Dora Melvin spent last Friday with her sister Mrs. Virgie Cartwright of Dover. Miss Joyce Lee Clark and brother Niles of Marshallton Delaware also visited.
The piece lists several local visitors including Mrs. W. F. Clark Miss Marian Brochu and Mr. William Cartwright from Wilmington and Mrs. Robert Everett with Martha Lynn and Verdi Mason from Clayton. It notes a chicken and oyster supper on Wednesday March 30 in Eden Hall with prices adults 1.25 and children 65 cents benefiting the WSCS and mentions visits by Mrs. W. F. Clark and Miss Annabel Clark to Mr. and Mrs. George.
Marshallton residents K Clark and Mr and Mrs Edwin Dill of Tis ing Sun Delaware spent Sunday with the Melvins. Sally Ann Medford was in Wilmington Saturday. Pottstown Pennsylvania visitors Wm Burchard and Carroll Trouseal with daughter Carol Ann called on Rev Alex Houseal. James George and Fred Pinder hosted Marydel residents. Franklin Moore of Woodstown N J visited Harvey Thompson. Mrs Harold Cohee and daughter visited Julia Gerth and Walter Flowerin last week. Mrs Harry Snotts and son of Templeville called on Roy Medford family.
Rev George Thompson of Vincetown New Jersey and Mrs Beatrice Gransden of Marlton New Jersey called on Mr and Mrs Harvey Thompson on Monday. Mrs Dora B Melvin and Miss Catherine Melvin spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Harold Overfield near Dover. Robert Stubbs of Camp Lee Virginia was a weekend guest of his parents Mr and Mrs J N Stubbs. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Jackson of Sherton spent Sunday with Rev and Mrs Clarence Woshell. Mrs David Rittenhouse of Ridgeview visited Rev and Mrs G C Tharp on Monday. Floyd Held returned to work last week after a broken ankle kept him sidelined.
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