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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1922
Page
2
Denton Missouri weekly paper published Saturdays with news briefs and local notices. The May 6 1922 issue includes community items, local business notes and civic announcements for Denton and surrounding area.
Washington reports income and profits tax collections will fall about 200 million dollars short of estimates, forcing debt-raising to balance the budget while officials note a 34 year low in rail fatalities. Maryland highway aid figures and a surge in Treasury Savings Certificates purchases follow heightened public savings drives.
An April 30 letter from a Springfield College official describes J. Roland Seeders from near Denton taking multiple leadership roles. He becomes student treasurer, a Student Association cabinet member, student instructor in three sports, and assistant head waiter, with duties over campus activities and a $100,000 annual budget.
One oclock Tuesday afternoon a flying machine appeared over Queen Anne and landed in Mr. Dicker son’s field west of his barn. Two first lieutenants piloted the craft after departing New York for Aberdeen then Baltimore. Schoolchildren gathered to view the army plane, many remarking it surpassed fox hunting. A Tri County Superintendent meeting discussed a commercial course and athletic field land purchase. Community notices note Mrs. Barton’s 77th birthday, Eva Dodge from Johns Hopkins spoke on the Near East, and over 100 was raised for relief. Events at St Pauls, Harris Chapel, and the Flight School auditorium are listed with speakers Dr Davis, Rev Meeks, and Ladies Aid activities.
The Algonquin Tribe No 156 IORR reports the death of J Twiford Williams, a respected member and husband, father, brother. The tribe drapes its charter in mourning for thirty suns, records the resolutions in the minute book, and sends copies to the family and to the county paper.
The administrator J Tilford Williams deceased will sell at his late residence near Preston Maryland on 1 German Coach Station and a large farm inventory. Horses mules wagons plows gears tools seeds farm equipment and a 1922 Buick Six Roadster in good condition are offered. A long list of items includes many harnesses tools and agricultural machinery.
Public sale of Lot No. 2 in Federalsburg described with metes and bounds, on Main Street, on the Denton court house step, between 2 and 4 pm. The property includes an 8 right of way and references several prior deeds and land records in Caroline County Maryland. The sale follows a mortgage from Mary M Hicks and Winnie L Hicks to W Brewster Deen, assigned through Clarence I Nichols to Deen.
Go T Redden and Co will pay winrwers prices for canker's craps at the West Denton factory. Tomatoes sell for 12.00 per ton, Sugar Corn at 1000 per ton, and Peas at 50.00 per ton.
The State Conservation Commission estimates this year’s oyster harvest will be 660000 to 700000 bushels below last year. American Stores Co buys the J I Andrew A Son cannery at Flare Lock for 21000. Delaware politics begin to simmer.
Under power of sale in a mortgage from Albert White and Bacon White to Eugene Lynch dated July 6 118 the mortgage has assignments last to Harvey L Cooper. The assignee will offer the property for public sale to the highest bidder in front of the Court House Denton Maryland on the stated date.
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