Denton County News Roundup and Local Sales
Local notices report prices for wheat and carn and regional ads for Ford sedans Goodyear and Farmers Supply Co. promotions include Potatoes binding twine bedding geraniums and a sugar of Maryland Queen flour. Denton high school team traveled to Cambridge for a game while Washington College baseball announces ten contests at Chestertown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodyear
Denton Auto Co
Farmers Supply Co
United States
E. H. Hirs
Maryland
Washington College Baseball Club
Chestertown
W. EL. Nuttle
Caroline
Congress
Newnam
Matrimonial Notes Highlight Visitors and Local News
Mrs J Vincent Richardson and Miss S Frances Staats wed in Wilmington at Cookman M E Church with the groom’s father officiating. The couple will live at 1323 Dupont street after April 29. Rev and Mrs Clifton H Lord, returning from California, guest at the Lord home and engaged in evangelistic work along the coast. Various social visits and family movements populate the Federalsburg Caroline area with narrow reports on illnesses and recoveries, a ball game win by Federalsburg High, fishing and church events, and local appointments and transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Vincent Richardson
J. T. Richardson
Harrington
Delaware
Caroline
S. Frances Staats
W. J. Staats
Wilmington
Cookman M. E. Church
W. G. Harris
Dupont Street
Richardson
Wilmington Fiber Company
Clifton H. Lord
California
Lord
James W. Lord
The Ridgely News Letter highlights church, family, and farm notes
Rev J M Herzog preaches Gospel of Christ next Sunday with no evening service due to Classis in Frederick. Orchardists report heavy cherry losses from winter. Mrs J M Swing heads to Newark for family time. Wedding anniversary auto trip by Mr and Mrs Saulsbury. Various local travels, visits, and society events listed, including church activities, obituaries, and community club plans.
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J. M. Herzog
The
Reformed Church
Washington
J. M. Swing
Newark
N. J
Roland Fountain
I. T. Saulsbury
Maryland
West Virginia
Margaret Price
William Scully
Marcus Hook
Albert White
Joseph Lee
Wilmington
M. A. Cotter
Europe
James Casden
Centreville
Carlile Bennington
Heather
Philadelphia
Rachard Sharp
Herbert Price
Clair Dixon
Mire
J. Ko Lynch
Ella Carlile
T. Frank Seward
the Reformed Church
Evelyn Clark
Summit Poultry Farm
Drusilla Haines
Easton
Tlc
Harvey Holemyer
Baltimore
Risdon Fountain
Little Son
Orrell Saulsbury
Frank Flounders
Harry
Wal Inington
J. M. Barry
Mc Daniel
Hahn
Armour & Company
T. W. Jones
Hertie Dukes
Mabel Jone
August Baenaman
Mire J. Co Madara
David Mc Swing
Eline Stulsbury
Tangier Island law prompts recall of Puritan days
The Tangier Island case centers on a 17 year old, Roland Parks, shot by a police officer for resisting church attendance. The law enforcing Sabbath observance remains in force in a troubled 3000 person fishing community. Repeal hinges on a liberal youth-led municipal board election. The shooting may heal as Parks lies near death in Crisfield General and Marine Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tangier
Roland Parks
Tangier Island
General and Marine Hospital
Crisfield
Harmony church meeting and community visits
A mass membership meeting occurred at the church on Tuesday night followed by refreshments at Mrs. Hanson Todd's home. The Todd family visited relatives, while H. Roland Towers and son Chester traveled to Baltimore. Naomi Butler of Denton stayed with Miss Hattie McConnell, and other locals hosted visits and illness notes are recorded. Universal Tractor display advertised at Hollis & Son's, Preston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Overton Dickinson
Trappe
Talbot County
Mr. Dickinson
Samuel Dickinson
Marie T. Goldsborough
Crosiadore
Choptank
W. W. Goldsborough
Greensboro
Mary E. Pippin
Solomon Pippin
Easton
A. N. Nichols
Reindollar
Baltimore
Pippin
Isaac E. and
Henrietta Mason
Queen Anne's County
A. L. Nichols
H Rpe
New York
Annie E. Pippin
Denton
Spring Hill Cemetery
Public Service
Philip D. Laird
Rockville
Laird
House of Delegates
Ella M. Magruder Laird
Cambridge
Dorchester County
Dorchester County Academy
Rugby Academy
Baltimore County
Baltimore Sun
the Sun
W. Winder Goldsborough
T. Alan Goldsborough
Mitton J. Cohee
Linwood Cohee
Williston
Cohee
Baltimore and Claiborne
G. L. Helsby
Messrs
W. C. Todd
T. H. Towere
A. Meredith
Howard Sullivan
Id. Willoughby
Ffarry Cooper
Denton Cemetery
Fannie E. Smith
William W. "Smith
Ridgely
F. J. Wright
Federal Community Club Meets at Mrs J Co Stone Home
The Federal Community Club gathered Thursday afternoon at Mrs J Co Stone's home with thirty members including four newcomers. After business, a hostess prepared program featured readings by Miss Hazel Towers and Mrs Claude Howard, vocal solos by Mrs Louis Tree, readings by Mrs Arthur Rosser, a pantomime Coquette, instrumental selections, and a humorous luncheon buffet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Community Club
J. Co Stone
Hazel Towers
Claude Howard
Louis ‘Tree
Arthur Rosser
Howard Sullivan
Accident In Poplar Neck Injures Dewey Chambers
Mr Dewey Chambers injured Monday afternoon while cleaning a rifle he believed unloaded a bullet piercing a finger. Mrs Charles Perry and daughters Irene and Dorothy visited relatives near Cordova. Mr B N Chambers returned from Newark Delaware. Harlan Davis of North Carolina visited Uncle Frank Perry. William Chambers plans a large barn on his farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Chambers
Charles Perry
Irene
Dorothy
Cordova
B. N. Chambers
Aliston Frampton
Newark
Del
Harlan Davis
North Carolina
Frank Perry
William Chambers
Local Dinner Hosts Welcoming Guests From Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs A J Morgan hosted a Sunday dinner inviting Mr George Rice Miss Ruth Rice Mr Wilson Dukes Jacob Garvey of Wilmington Mr John Dukes Della Dukes of Oak Grove Mr Clarence Majors and wife Miss Lorana and Margaret Majors and Caddie Jones of Choptank Mr Clarence Morgan and Miss Mae and Helen Morgan of Hynson and Mr Lacy Morgan of Federalsburg Also Merritt Carroll who spent winter in Wilmington has returned home Wheat in this section is looking fine Ideal dour always
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Morgan
George Rice
Ruth Rice
Wilson Dukes
Jacob Garvey
Wilmington
John Dukes
Della Dukes
Oak Grove
Clarence Majors
Lorana
Margaret Majors
Caddie Jones
Clarence Morgan
Mae
Helen Morgan
Hynson
Lacy Morgan
Federalsburg
Merritt Carroll
Barnaby Cohee party hosts neighbors and relatives
Burrsville area social notes list gatherings at the Cohee home near Burrsville with the Cohee and Williams families entertaining relatives from Denton Greensboro and nearby towns. Also includes remembrances of local deaths and obituaries and notes on recent church and community events in Denton and surrounding communities.
Pritchett Family Hosts and Local Visitors
Sunday guests included Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pritchett and two children with Mrs. J A Pierce and Miss Grace Pierce at EL EL Pritchett’s home. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Chaffinch and sons Orville and Leroy with J R Chaffinch in Seaford. Clarence Chaffinch and Harry Hastings of Marcus Hook Pa are spending time with local parents. Fred Pritchett and son Thomas of Milford visited Ernest Short’s home over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federalsburg
Thomas H. Chambers
J. Walter Noble
J. O. Williams
John A. Hyland
Ralph S. Brown
Bessie Corkran
New York
William Wrightson
Corkran
Alfred Holland
Ford Breeding
Anna Shipley
Seaard
Del
Robert Thompson
Baltimore
Harry Kinder
Federalsburg High
Corrinne Mowbray
Marian M. Stafford
Laura Thawley
Thomas Luff
Fred Lewis
Chester Baker
Harrington
Ruth Harvey
Margaret Thawley
Erie Reynold
Fred Powell
Wesley T. Thawley
Fleming Starkey
Everett. Smith
Edna
Philadelphia
Ralph Garrett
Easton
Robert E. Thawley
Thomas Downham
Wyoming
Annie Raughley
Emmitt Raughley
Henry Walters
Kent Island
Alfred Raughley
Evelyn
Sara Harrington
Wihelmina Wil Outs
Howard Hardesty
Ridgeville
Emily Johnson
Greenwood
G. N. Blades
Libby Harris
Delaware
Sarah Breeding
Thomas Pritchett
J. A. Pierce
Grace Pierce
EL EL Pritchett
Harry Chaffinch
Orville
Leroy
J. R. Chaffinch
Seaford
Clarence Chaffinch
Harry Hastings
Marcus Hook
Fred Pritchett
Thomas
Milford
Ernest Short
Community Club Meeting Notes and Local Trades
The Community Club met with Mrs Stedman on Wednesday April 21 with members present. Mrs Norman the home demonstrator attended. Next meeting with Miss Lula Dulin on May 5. Mr and Mrs Bruce Butler and children and Mrs Whiteside visited Mrs Martha Butler at Beulah on Tuesday. Services at the M P Church now held Sundays at 7 o'clock. Mr Blarry Cheetum injured hand while sawing wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Stedman
Dollings adds Commercial Track Co to financing roster
The I. R. Dollings Co investment bankers announce the Commercial Track Co of Philadelphia as a new addition to its financing list and offer the first preferred stock yielding 7 percent. For details, contact Jas. O. Wright, county manager, Preston, Md. Phone 62.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. R. Dollings Co
Commercial Track Co
Philadelphia
Jas
O. Wright
Preston
Enormous Gasoline Demand Shapes Oil Industry
An analysis notes gasoline use by nearly six to seven million American cars drives energy demand. It cites 13,000,000 barrels used versus 8,500,000 in another measure, and highlights a 560 percent rise in petroleum demand over ten years while crude oil output grew 95 percent. Gas oil and artificial gas production rely on large crude derivatives, underscoring industry strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Nation marks centenary of Florence Nightingale with nursing drive
The May 12 observance highlights the urgent need for nurses as thousands of health workers urge young women to enter nursing. The event commemorates the founder of nursing and calls attention to staffing shortages nationwide.
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Florence Nightingale
Potatoes Rise to Luxury as Costs Skyrocket
War time inflation slashes supply and drives prices. retailers must charge 35 cents per quarter peck, equating to about 5.60 per bushel, for any profit. New southern crops arrive in weeks while local harvests lag. Brownsville reports seed potatoes at 86 a bushel and ground potatoes at 1.32 per peek. Farmers face seed shortages and labor troubles as demand remains strong.
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Commission
Brownsville
Tex
Southwest
Temple of Agriculture Campaign by 14 Farm Groups
Fourteen national farm organizations launch a drive to erect the Temple of Agriculture in Washington. Secretary Charles W. Holman explains the National Board of Farm Organizations aims to unite farm groups, voice farmers’ views nationally, promote farmers’ interests, and elevate the farmer’s role in national life. The board comprises elected representatives and an executive committee, serving as an information clearing house and consensus channel on agricultural matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple of Agriculture
Caroline County
Farmers’ Organizations
Washington, D. C
Charles W. Holman
National Board of Farm Organizations
United States
Farm Farmulies of America
Orphans Court Proceedings On Probate and Admin Actions
In Orphans Court Tuesday Judges West Harper and Shawn presided. Neal and Fisher filed inventory of William J Neal estate, approved. sale order granted. Bowdle will admitted to probate. Renunciation filed. Edward E Nuttle named administrator. bond approved. creditors notice ordered. appraisers named Noble and Davis. Downes Payne admin of Alexander Noble filed inventory approved. sale order granted. Nuttle trustee for John N Brummel real estate filed release from distributee. Mitchell executor of James H Mitchell filed inventory approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
West, Harper and Shawn
James D. Neal
T. Pliny Fisher
Wiliam J
W. S. Noble
H. W. Davis
J. R. Downes
J. W. Payne
Alexander Noble
Edward E. Nuttle
John N. Brummel
George P. Brummel
John H. Mitchell
James H. Mitchell
Bald Bank Robbery at First National Bank Sandy Springs
Bandits attacked the First National Bank in Sandy Springs Maryland fatally shooting director Francis M Hallowell 53 and trapping the president and four employees in a vault before escaping with 35000 in currency. The five trapped individuals were released after about thirty minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Sandy Springs
Francis M. Hallowell
Real estate transfers recorded in Ridgely and districts
Multiple transfers listed including Harvey L. Cooper to Gavin Williamson in Ridgely for a lot at 1000 dollars and Agnes Knotts to Eda Sawatzky for a Ridgely lot at 300 dollars. Other deeds cover Federalsburg Eighth district Lighth and Fourth districts Goldsboro Greensbors and various acreages, sums range from 10 to 11 175 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey L. Cooper
Gavin Williamson
Ridgely
Mary Agnes Mowbray
William A. Mowbray
Federalsburg
David M. R. Culbreth
John B. Medford
Caroline County
Agnes Knotts
Eda Sawatzky
Alice Y. Handy
Edward B. Maloney
Thomas
Holt
Herman Wright
Lotin Federalsburg
James B. Patton
Eugene L. Coulbourn
Lighth
Mary E. Taylor
Perry D. Taylor
Ella F. Smith
Walter D. Sapp
Lotin Goldsboro
James E. Todd
Ferdinand Cook
Robert Trice
John H. Trice
Roger F. Adams
William J. Robinson
Charles Percy Dunning
T. Frank Seward
Leah Johns
Irwin Johns
Lorenzo C. Cole
T. Clayton Horsey
Harrison Nashold
Jesse W. Porter
Minnie L. Murphy
Greensboro
Leah F Johns
S. Asbury Henry
Emma J. Eaton Waters
Joseph E. DeNegles
Samuel G. Nutile
Ernest J. Brown
Abram Jackson
B. B. Brown
Henry Weaver
Josephs. Edwards
Second District
In Mamoriam Remembrance Verses for Departed Loved Ones
A collection of mourning verses and memorial notices for several individuals including Jacob Rickards who died May 2 1918 Sallie Richards Heather George Pepper Lola E Stafford Lawrence Albert Dennis and others. The pieces honor their lives with displayed dates relationships and tender memories from spouses children and siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamoriam
Jacob Rickards
Ain
Hilda
Sallie Richards
Heather
Marths
Hilda Rickards
George Pepper
Father
Lola E. Stafford
Igig
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the Local Department
E. H. Hire
H. L. Cooper
Goldsborough Smith
Bridgetown
Warren VanSint
FE. B
Lewis & Knotts
Kerr Woodland
L. B
T. F. Towers
J. B. Colpain
S. G. Nuttle
George
Kemp
Robinson
Tuckahoe
Eastern Shore Memorial Association
Toether
Ritchie
J. M. T. Finney
van Lear Black
State Board of Education
Stephens
William M. Mapley
Public Service Commission
J. Frank Harper
John C. Legg
Goldsborough
Denton Chautauqua
Grand Jury
Court House
Derr
Swarthmore Association
Paramount
Dorothy Phillips
Noman
Parker's New Theatre
East
W. Philip Cheezum
Samuel Young
Mary Young
T. Wilton Porter
Burrsville
Starvey Fleetwood
Walter George
William Cheezum
Ot Ret
Z. HL Webster
East Denton
Webster
County
Mr. Webster
Rachel Downes
Walter Downes
Tuckahoe Neck
Faylor Hospital
Ridley Park
Martha Beauchamp
Maryland University Hospital
Minnie ‘Todd
Bennet Todd
Marjorie
Johns Hopkins Training School
Levi. K. Ziegler
AL Whisler
George A. McDaniel
Beaver Dam
Frederick County
Church of the Brethren
Annie
EL Iuppin
Josephine
Katun
Charles L. Hobbs
Hilly
Hobb- Prients
Bessie M. Redden
St. Michaels
Anna Mae Bullock
Wbrl Fountain
R. Hubbard
Goldsborough Street
Albert CG. Towers
Baltiore
Baltiore, Were Among Thei Denton Friends This Week. Mr .P. J. Brown
Internal Revenue Office
Vashti S. Garey
Balti
Somers Blake
Blanche Shaub
William Bullock
Jennings Quillen
Harvey Long
Thomas Nichols
W. F. Lyden
Raymond Elderdice
Bessie Lyden
East New Market
Albert Knecht
Long & Short
Templeville
W. N. Bowen
Edward Tarring
Collingswood
New Jersey
Homer Benton
Sadlersville
Washington Jester
Clarence
Jesters
Lt. Moore
Frederick Lunning
George Lunning
Blanche
Walton Jones
Auldred
Guiney Kootts
Ernest Whittington
Middletown
Melvin Kinnamon
Willianmt Kinnamon
Grover C. Moore
M. F. Moore
Joshua Vansant
Clayton
Win, Sparks
Near
Roe
W. H. Sparks
Nell Knotts
Bethieham
Scott Waddell
Ruth Vantleet
Lewis ‘Trice
Wi. E. Pritchett
Joseph Pritchett
Kelley Hubbard
Emmett Jones
William Fitzgerald
Philip Reil
W.T. Carroll
Jessie Cohee
Ridgely News
WECM
Haskin
Moline Universal
Hollis & Son's
W. A. Cohee
Fred Cohee
Dawson
Marie
Walter Cohee
Earl
Lyman, Wray
Rosella
Margaret Hobbs
Pearl Taylor
Harmony
G. W. Wiliams
St. Mark
A.W. Betts
Genevieve Dix
Maj Flt. Roe
New York City
Annie Roe
Mr. Roe
Mildred Gina
C.H. Pippin
Th. C. Honey
PL Roe
Mascey
Mamie Comegys
Mamie Harrington
Annie Manlove
HR OR. Pritchett
Etoie
Jacob Morin
Queen Anne
Florence Coursey
Lloyd Payor
Bridgeville
Sherman Todd
George Stevenson
Wilminston
Kavere Malcolm
and Mee
Charles Koenwman
Mary Butterworth
Emerson
Edith Dill
Laura Longfellow
Effi Plummer
Addie Morgan
Lizzie Pennewill
Roxanna Draper
Gene Reading
Lloyd Taylor
Temple Smith
Woodaenhawk
Orphans’ Court Proceedings
Earth
Minta
Jesus
Lawrence Albert Dennis
Angels
Christ
Alex McWilliams
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