Saturday Morning Mews items from AH County notices
Saturday Morning March 27 1937 local department lists sale ads farm goods and household items from Denton Burrsville and nearby areas. It notes animals tractors bulbs Simmons beds springs mattresses and used car bargains. Community notices invite bake sales dances and a bridge luncheon benefiting local services along with church and school events and a sheriff raid recovering stolen goods with three suspects detained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Wilcox
Denton
R H. Stafford & Son
Burrsville
Bullock & White
Usseau
R. H. Stafford & Son
R. H. Stafford and Son
Simmons
M. K. Newnam
McCormick-Deering
N. D. Richards
P.T. A
Ladies Aid
Denton M. E. Church
Spencer
June N. Walling
Spencer Corsetiere
Maryland
Firehouse
Greensboro
Holy Trinity Guild
Denton P. E. Church
Lewis
Home For Aged Women
Easton
Denton Community House
D. W. Davis
Furnisher
The
Pure Oil Co
Edward Cook
Linwood
Federalsburg
Thawley’s
American Weekly
Big
Baltimore Sunday American
Caroline
B. A. Anspen
Salisbury
Rhea M. Galloway
College Park
George W. Clendaniel
Saulsbury Sparks
Guerney Terbutton
Layman
J. Redden
Henderson
William Bright
Ting Bright
William Dorrity
Frase
Guy Patterson
Byron Poore
Big Woods
J. Spencer Lapham
Goldsboro
Denton Club Social Hears War Fears and Birthdays
At the Denton Community Club meeting Mrs Ida Belle Wilson Thomas of Salisbury warned of looming war, urging presidential action to avert disaster. Eastern Shore Federation head Mrs Harry Harcum attended and spoke briefly amid St Patrick’s Day decor. Other items note birthday party for Mrs Howard Wright, lectures by Bishop Hughes, and several local residents visiting or returning from travels and Easter holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Ida Belle Wilson Thomas
Salisbury
Thomas
United States
Harry Harcum
Eastern Shore Federation of Women’s Clubs
Gail Cooper
Howard Wright
Tuckahoe Neck
Bishop Hughes
M. E. Church
Norman Wilson
Ella Swann
Ridgely
J. H. Carroll
Ernest G. Cooper, Jr
CCC
Madeleine Cooper
Baltimore
Annie E. Jackson
Greensboro
Wm. F. Jackson
Mark Smith
Morgantown
W. Va
Wilbert Callaway
New York
Washington
Arthur M. Ramsdell
Pittsburgh
Harry E. Ramsdell
Philip E. Nuttle
Newark
N. J
F. L. R. Nuttle
Elizabeth
Dorothy Chapman
Boston
Walter Sparklin
Clifford Wright
W. W. Sylvester
Florida
F. A. DeFord
Centreville
Edna B. Green
Wilmington
William Shockley
Beardsley Milk Co
T. F. Johnson
P T A Fair a Big Success Denton tribute
The Denton P T A Ways and Means Committee reports the Marionette Show Bake and Dance raised 135 dollars. It thanks the public, local businesses, the Denton Journal, Nuttle Lumber and Coal Co, Townsends, and Professor Smith and his Swing Band for support enabling library book purchases for students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ways and Means
Denton P.T. A
Denton High School
Bullock and
White
Stricklands 5
Denton Journal
Nuttle Lumber and Coal Co
Townsends
Smith
M E Conference to Meet at Salisbury Next Wednesday
The Wilmington Methodist Episcopal Church Conference opens its 1937 session March 31 at Asbury M E Church Salisbury. Key issue is uniting the Methodist Church in the United States with Methodist Protestant and Northern bodies moving toward union. The Civil War split the church into Northern and Southern factions and lay representation has grown since the Methodist Protestant split over clerical dominance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington Methodist Episcopal Church Conference
Asbury M. E
Salisbury
Delmarva Peninsula
United Methodist
United States
M. E
Nicholas Sneathen
Methodist Protestant Church
Unhappy Man Is His Own Fault Says Epictetus
A quote from Epictetus claims happiness is self-made noting God created men to be happy. The Christian Science Monitor adds that faithful reward never fails, underscoring a belief in steadfast virtue as a value proposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Epictetus
Easter Day Services Across Caro Line Churches
Easter services are listed for Caro Line County churches with Holy Communion and sermons at St Paul Hillsboro, Holy Trinity Greensboro, Christ Church Denton, plus special Easter music. Other congregations include Denton M E Church, Church of the Brethren, and Epiphany Mission Preston with cantata and sermons. Confessions noted for St Elizabeth's Denton and St Benedict's Ridgely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
St. Paul’s
Hillsboro
Holy Trinity
Greensboro
Christ Church
Denton
Martin Kyrie
Eleison
Palestrina
Chappele Presentation
Harrison
Barnby
Sullivan
St. Elizabeth's Church
St. Benedict's Church
Ridgely
Easter Program to Be Rendered at Local Church
The M E Church in Hobbs will host an Easter program tomorrow evening. Rev Ziba Adams, formerly of Greenwood M P Church, assisted in a Union service yesterday afternoon. Big and little folks have been preparing. Also noted: J A Willoughbys attended a turkey dinner at the Trice home near Federalsburg. Mrs W G Holbrook has returned from New Jersey visit. Allen and Ricards shopped in Philadelphia. Chaffinch visited Dover. Smiths entertained Federalsburg friends last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ziba Adams
M. E
Greenwood
Adams
M. P
J. A. Willoughby
Fred Trice
Federalsburg
W. G. Holbrook
New Jersey
B. B. Allen
J. R. Ricards
Philadelphia
O. J. Chaffinch
Dover
F. N. Smith
Local Social Visits Across Towns
Mrs. F A Stayer visited her mother Mrs A J Evans in Lancaster over a recent weekend. Mrs J M Swing spent last week with Mr and Mrs Roland Fountain in Maplewood New Jersey. Mrs Norman Wilson and Mrs Ella Swann spent Tuesday with Mrs Jos Carroll in Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Stayer
A. J. Evans
Lancaster
J. M. Swing
Roland Fountain
Maplewood
N. J
Norman Wilson
Ella ‘Swann
Jos. Carroll
Denton
Ridgely Club Plans Annual Supper at Reformed Church
The Girls and Boys 4-H clubs met at Grace Richards home to form committees for the April 14 supper in Ridgely. Menu includes baked chicken and sides. tickets 40 and 25 cents. Committees named for kitchen, tickets, and soliciting. posters to be shared.
Homemaker Clubs Report March Meetings and Annapolis Trip
Multiple homemaker clubs reported March activities including new members, sick visits, and welfare expenditures. A special March 17 Annapolis luncheon trip with Senator Davis was enjoyed by about twenty members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hon Meredith
Raymond Andrews
Federal Club
Floral Treasury
Sunshine
Denton
Laigneil
Jane Adams
Winifred Wise
Karl Gullette
Victor Dean
Harold Dew
Annapolis
Senate
Governor’s
Davis
Soldier recounts service in France in new soup testing
In a cafe vignette a restaurant boss samples a cook’s wartime soup and learns the cook served in France. The conversation reveals the cook was in the officers mess and wounded twice, with the boss remarking on the odds of survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
The Greater Men Are The Humble, Said Gibson
A brief quotation attributed to Gibson notes that true greatness is marked by humility, reflecting a philosophy that prominence accompanies modesty and restrained pride. The line emphasizes humility as a measure of character among influential figures.
Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter Delights Hillsboro Visit
Hillsboro ladies toured Annapolis with Senator Davis visiting the State House and Governor's Mansion. A Queen Anne Ladies Aid event at the M E Church followed with games and refreshments. Various local residents hosted guests, visited Washington and Philadelphia, and hosted Scouts at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Club
Hillsboro
Annapolis
Senator Davis
Federalsburg
Davis
State House
Senate
Ortman’s
Governor's
Aid
Church House
William Cooper
Salisbury
Naomi Windsor
Baltimore
W. E. Sylvester
Mary Cooper
William Sherwood
Gardner Beaven
Washington
Pennington L. Sawyer
Oak Ridge
North Carolina
Ella V. Pennington
H. Lay Beaven
Milton Beaven
G. B. Stewart
William Thompson
H. B. Wright
Gladys Gale
Easter News from Queen Anne and Surrounding Towns
Mary Diggans returns home from a winter stay with Geo Shower family in Finksburg Md. Easter holidays bring visits from Violet Gibson Eleanor Flowers Peggy Gibson Alvin Moore and others. An Easter pageant The Centurion will be staged at St Pauls Church Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Diggans
Geo. Shower
Finksburg
Helen Pastorfield
State Teachers College
Salisbury
Lloyd Holland
Felton
Dorothy Jump
Maryland
Madge Jump
Dover
Ella Jump
J. M. York
Ministerial Association
Eastern Shore
S. T. Culver
Hebron
Jake Morgan
Mr. Culver
Howard Knotts
Mary Lillian
Chestertown
Howard Flowers
Catherine Lynch
Bernard Messix
Howard Eley
Henry Morgan
Horace Morgan
Wilmington
St. Paul’s Church
Easter Program at Goldsboro M E Church South
Special services were held for Goldsboro CCC boys with Chaplain Fromm Hagen as guest speaker. Easter Sunday evening features a drama Easter Faith with music. all invited. Local residents entertained guests from Harrington Greensboro and Wyomin g. Parsonage improvements noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
South
Goldsboro
Harry Masten
Harrington
Cooper Gruwell
Felton
Laura Longfellow
Nettie Reading
Greensboro
W. J. Murphy
E. S. Martin
M. E. Jarman
Masten
Easton
Arnold Lowther
New York
Thos. Gray Jr
New Castle
Del
M. E. South Parsonage
March meeting honors Mrs Clift at Choptank church
The Ladies Aid of the M. P. Church in Choptank was entertained at Mrs. Q. O. Blades home for the March gathering. They mourn the loss of Mrs. Clift, wife of the minister, and say her place will be hard to fill. The next meeting is set for April 6 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Spence. All are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithville
Bessie Spafford
Anna Robinson
Denton
Blanche Adams
Eunice Wright
Bessie M. Spafford
Edna Adams
Glenna Bullock
Lidens Community Club
Mattie Smith
Spafford
M. P
Choptank
QO. C. Blades
Clift
J. F. Spence
Preston Community Club Meets In Firehouse
The Preston Community Club gathered at the firehouse on Tuesday with brief business followed by member poems and a book review by Miss Mildred Griffith on Life with Father. Mrs. Saulsbury spoke on planning garden color and layouts with illustrated plans.
Orphans Court Proceedings in Caroline County
The Orphans Court met in regular session with Judges Towers Handy and Dennis. The will of Alexander Marvel was probated and letters testamentary granted to William D. Marvel and Carlton A. Marvel. Appraisers named, creditors notice issued, inventories filed, and final accounts and specified assignments approved for several estates including Alberta P. Frase Ida Thomas Sarah E. Willis and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Caroline County
Judges Towers
Handy
Dennis
Towers
Alexander Marvel
William D. Marvel
Carlton A. Marvel
Bond
Hersey Redden
Elmer Redden
August M. Frase
Alberta P. Frase
Annie E. Thomas
Ida Thomas
J. Owen Knotts
Sarah E. Willis
Death of Edna Hopkins Shocks Smithson Family
Edna Anna Hopkins sixteen died after brief illness Wednesday. She was daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hopkins and active in Smithson Church Sunday School. Funeral held Friday at Smithson Church, Rev. J. T. Baynard officiating. Interment Linchester cemetery. Pallbearers were her Preston School tenth grade classmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Anna Hopkins
Charles Hopkins
Edna
Smithson Church
J. T. Baynard
Preston School
Linchester Cemetery
C. L. Perry
Greensborough and Its Environs Obituary and Local Notices
Mrs. Sallie Andrews aged 90 died at her brother J E Willis home after two years of declining health. Widow of Matthew Andrews the undertaker and cabinet maker she was a Methodist and leaves J E Willis a brother T Edwin Willis Philadelphia and Mrs J T Moore Baltimore. Funeral at Rawlings Funeral Chapel with Greensbor o cemetery interment. Also notes on dog poisonings in town and many social visits, church activities, meetings and guests at various homes and gatherings across Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgely
Grace Richards
The
Reformed Church
Kitchen
Paul Hoffman
Jack Jar
Mary Elizabeth
Frank Kibler
Francis Hensel
Denton
Ridgely Grange
J.K. Snowberger
Gertrude Holsinger
Bessie Spafford
Denton Cleaners and Dyers
Thomas O. Reynolds
Queenstown
Francis Asbury
Edwin H. Hughes
Denton Methodist Episcopal Church
Ridgely Fire Company
Frank Klotz
Anna Frances Seward
H. L. Holsinger
Dover
Ella Carlisle
Philadelphia
John G. Murphy
Near Town
Easton Hospital
Fifer Hospital
Marsh Gollner
Peninsula General Hospital
Salisbury
Fire House
Max Chambers
A. G. Gelletty
Theodore
Grace
Willliston
A. J. Mitchell
Edna Detwiler
J. W. Mitchell
Joanne
Jimmie
Walter Wright
Chestertown
Estelle Koch
Cleveland, Q
Teressa Fountain
Baltimore
Harold Fountain
J. H. Roche
Carroll Sermon
Elizabeth Haymaker
Willing Workers Sewing Circle
Davis Drug Store
Jas. Wilson
Donnie
Lehman Spear
Wilmington
Elmer Hoffman
Calvin Lynch
Paul Hemmons
D. T. Swing
Easton
Dorothy Saulsbury
Odella Saulsbury
Keene Saulsbury
Hanover
Fred Flounders
Fred Jr
McDonagh
Ladies Aid Society
Alice Lane
Clinton Stoopes
Percy Stoopes
Matthewstown
Herman Mitchell
Warwick
Clement Noble
New York
Frank Lambs
Sallie Andrews
J. E. Willis
Andrews
Matthew Andrews
Methodist Episcopal Church
T. Edwin Willis
J. T. Moore
Rawlings Funeral Chapel
Greensboro
North Main Street
Earl Nichols
Robert Clark and Son
Linwood
Bessie Bennett
Clayton
Sallie Nichols
Susan Karcher
Edward Thomas
Sallie Dill
Berlin
William Torppin
H. W. Richter
George Sipple
Louise
Felton
Florence Thornton
Effa Plummer
L. W. Taylor
Medford L. Trice
Ethel Bishop
Hebron
Hubert Dill
Magnolia
Del
Edith Smith
Eleanor
Smyrna
John Wyatt
Anna Clark
Women's College
Lutherville
John T. Clark
Gertrude Longfellow
Marion W. Dulin
A. M. Dulin
Fort Totten
S. D. Carrow
Hardy
Lewis Jones
Lewis Carrow
Clayton Porter
Charles Bilbrough, Jr
Martha Bickling
Sarah E. Pritchett
Adeline
Jean Davis
Federalsburg
A. W. Brumbaugh
Eloise Pritchett
Golden’s College
William Taylor Jr
Ben Beckham
Western Maryland College
Oscar Kinnamon
Ruthanna
Marcus Hook
Ida Clark
Herbert Legar
W. B. Moore
J. Harvey Coursey
George Murphy
Ellis Murphy
Beverly Owings
Owings
T. F. Dabson
Fred Harrington
T. Edwin Willis and Son
Lebanon
J. Lester Stevenson
Baptist Church
William Briggs
Johns Hopkins University
J. E. Shockley
Brllington
T. F. Dobson
Susie Ford
Charles Starkey
Robert Zacharias
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Christian Science Monitor
Church of the Brethren
Norman A. Leese
Jesus
Board of Religious Education
Church
Amos Crouse
Christian Workers
Evermore
J. A. Leese
M. S. Andrews
Denton M. E
Epworth League
Williston
Hickman
Church of the New Jerusalem
Preston
Epiphany Mission
Ervin’s Chapel
Hobbs
Andersontown Hobbs Homemakers Club
Lida Murphy
Anne Lindbergh
Paul Maloney
Clifford Brown
Murphy
Andersontown Hobbs
Federal Homemakers Club
Wilmer Fell Davis
Harford County
St. Patrick
Executive Mansion
Gibson
Tuckahoe
Queen Anne
Mildred Griffith
Father
Clarence Day
Luke Amato
Paris
Saulsbury
Ot Ridgely
Harvey M. Parrott
Douglas Fooks
C. Fulton Noble
Dallas Blades
Miss Mowbray
Dick Blades
Elzey
Charleston
S. C
Magnolia Gardens
Methodist Church
Spence
Bethesda M. E
T. L. Nugent
Frankford
Josephine Gallagher
Patty Payne
Alva Lee Hollis
Lillie Plutchak
Payne
Inez Nobre
Patty
Orphans Court
Smithson
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