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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1929
Page
4
A editorial tribute to motherhood highlighting mothers as the nation’s keystone of virtue and selfless sacrifice. It praises mothers for their unwavering care, willingness to forgo pleasures, and the enduring influence of maternal hopes on youths. It urges observing a Sunday to honor mothers.
Editorial notes praise Democratic National Committee moves to maintain permanent party headquarters in Washington and appoint Jouett Shouse of Kansas to direct the national headquarters. Byrns asserts improved party finances and coordinated effort among national, congressional, and senatorial committees for the 1930 campaign, citing Shouse’s record and loyalty.
A Denton area digest notes Miss Louise Dukes teaching dancing at Brown's Hall on Friday. Horatio Murphy plans a farm dwelling near Burrsville. Hickman hosts a Junior Order lodge. Charles H. Willis buys a dwelling in East Denton from Goatee S. Neal. F. J. Wright advertises optician services in Denton Ridgely Federalsburg and Preston. Contractors repair a home on Denton street. Election Supervisors named with Temple president. Rev. Dr. Grise to preach in Denton churches. Easton High School to play Caro line High on the Seventh street grounds. Dover bridge draw fixed. steamships Joppa and Minnie Wheeler pass. Mrs. Emerson Polk and Miss Welen Naudain visit in Denton. euchre party hosted. Local deaths include Eldridge W. Emerson and Emily P. Redden. large funeral turnout.
The Orphans Court met with Judges West Harper and Shawn approving first and final administration accounts for the estates of D Warner Hignutt and Rachel Ann Hutson.Decrees include releases from legatees and distributions for Nathaniel Legates and Anna G Kinder estates administrators filed accounts of sales and releases from multiple distributees.
The Miracle House Preventorium in Claiborne Maryland opened on May fourth with industrial girls and women entering for care. Maryland Tuberculosis Association plans to expand the program in May June and in September October to help undernourished working girls receive Preventorium treatment and reduce female mortality in ages 10 to 26. The first undernourished children will arrive in late June after last year 152 youths attended totaling 7675 patient days. Donation Day at the Preventorium is set for June fifteenth with cash gifts clothing canned goods and staples welcomed and special entertainment planned.
A vintage food note promotes spring table colors with green from watercress and tender dandelion leaves. It gives cabbage and asparagus based salad ideas, a cabbage and cheese mix, and a light dressing plan with mustard, vinegar, and buttermilk. A simple boiled dressing recipe and a sour cream option accompany fruit salad notes.
Tenpleville church services are listed for Sunday with a Sunday School at 10, an address by Mr. William J. Heaps at 11, and a sermon by Rev. J. W. Easley at 7:30. The notice also lists local residents visiting family and spending the weekend across Salisbury Normal School Newark Wilmington and Centreville with various relatives and juror Mr. Herbert Knotts.
A fragmented diary style entry recounts daily events and oddities from Friday to Thursday, including minor misdeeds, social plans, and family conversations with names like Emmy Jane Clarents and a talkative Pa. The voice notes petty gossip, chores, and a hint of rural lodge life with several misspellings and incomplete sentences.
Resolutions express mourning and high regard for Bro Thomas Owings Crouse D D honorary Caroline Council 175 Junior Order of United American Mechanics. They praise his leadership humor culture and dedication as chaplain and ambassador of God and note thirty days of mourning draped charter placement and copies to family and local papers.
Mr and Mrs Frank Fountain and family and Mr and Mrs H V Noble and families dined with Wim Noble. T Clayton Cleaves visited then returned to Philadelphia for business school. Miss Hester M Wroten visited her parents in town. Clifton Heights pair C W Meloney spent weekend with Wroten family. Earl Cahall and mother in law visited Cleaves home. Elwood Wroten and F T Wroten visited J C Wroten. Howard Brown of S P Brown & Sons family died Sunday. Mothers Day services noted at the M B E Church. Stork visits Elon Wright home for a baby boy. Blanche Croll spent weekend with parents. Lawrence Torbert reports a new baby girl.
Mr Walter Twilley found friends gathered in darkness for a birthday surprise Monday evening. Guests shared games music and late refreshments while presenting useful gifts. Numerous family and friends attended including the Harris Nelson Taylor Fooks Fletcher Bradley Murel Enoch George Fulton Noble Harrison and others.
Ridgely residents host and visit relatives across Centreville Centreville Georgetown Wilmington and nearby towns. Visitors include Mrs Connelly of Centreville Mrs Mary Moore of Marydel Mrs Dill of Newark and families Walls Walls and Forrester guests. A birth is noted with a baby girl at the Walls home and several trips to Baltimore Philadelphia Newport and Philadelphia are mentioned.
Marydel celebrated a 5 to 4 victory over Caesar Rodney on Saturday. The column also notes weekend visits and travels of local residents including the Stafford and Shultie families, Tatiana Standertson and her father to New York, and various relatives from Wilmington, Easton, Dover, and Baltimore. Phyllis Shewbrooks is listed as sick.
The Bethlehem Community House will present Two Aunts and a Photo and First Aid from the Ladies Aid with special music Friday May Vith at eight o’clock. A silver offering will be at the door and there will be plenty of good things to eat. Local residents William Goitermuth and sister and Wade Walters Jr of Baltimore visited the Christopers, while Louise Legates and Dena De Wilde from Cambridge Hospital spent Sunday here.
The Patterson school P T A met on Tuesday evening April 23 with Mrs. Charles Bailey presiding. A geography lesson on Switzerland by Mrs. Ross complemented a program of songs recitations dialogs dramatization music and a folk dance. John and Harold Carey performed stunts and a prize cake baked by Mrs. Hilda Bailey won four dollars. Other notes include Mrs. Alice H. Ross viewing Holy Land pictures, and local visits and gatherings across Dover Harrington Milford and Burrsville. A new cannery is planned by John L. Hopkins and a stork welcomed a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James Carlisle. Henry Noble bought a new automobile.
Successful man ad claims digestion and sleep issues hinder success. It promotes Hera tonic sold and guaranteed by druggist W J Evans. Encourages asking about Hera-Adv.
The Burrsville Methodist Episcopal Charge will hold its first quarterly conference on Saturday May 25 at 2 30 p m in Wesley M E Church with Dr J L Johnson presiding Attendance is encouraged to welcome the new district superintendent Services for Sunday May 12 include Sunday School at 10 a m preaching at 11 a m theme The Word Mother Hickman to preach at 3 p m also The Three Marys at Wesley Epworth League 7 30 p m preaching 8 p m Mrs Mollie Wilkinson of Virginia visits Mrs Laura Porter and others are noted in local social items
Friends and family gathered Monday evening April 29 to honor Joshua Lister on his 20th birthday at his mother Jennie Lister’s home near Hobbs. Attendees include John and Jennie Lister family, Wm Davis family, Harvey Harris, Arthur Kelley, Carseen Carroll of near Denton, Bates Lister of Easton, Starkey family of Hobbs, Blough, Stevens of Denton, Strannahan of Nobbs, Greenley and Reinhold relatives, and others. Refreshments were served. gifts were given. Mrs Arthur Starkey and Isabel Starkey traveled from Wilmington to visit Sadie Satterfield.
In loving memory of Hazel Beau champ who departed this life March 9 1925. God needed one more rosebud To wear on his kingly head. So he took our own dear cousin To follow wherever he lead. Rest on in slumber dear Hazel. For yours is the life we love And may we all prepare to meet you In that Heavenly home above. Anna. Tor Sale One ton Ford truck with body in good condition 150 dollars This is the truck we have been using Nuttle Hardware Co.
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