Local ads and notices from Denton Maryland area
A dense list of small ads and notices including sales of soy beans and flooring, Frigidaire appliances, rental apartments, farm supplies, hail insurance, local events at churches, bake sales, a chest clinic, graduation hats, a Rotary Club talk, a forthcoming strawberry festival, an author changing pen name, donation day at Home for Aged Women, memorial services by Caroline Council Jr. O U A M, a funeral in Federalsburg, and plans for an automobile pilgrimage by the Eastern Shore Society of Baltimore City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Liden
Federalsburg
M. K. Newnam
Court House Sq
2Nd St
Eleanor Towers
Majestic
Ernest G. Cooper
Denton
E. W. Adams & Bros
Greenwood
Del
T. F. Johnson
R. H. Stafford
Harry Roop
M. E. Newnam
Marydel M. E
Greensboro High School
Ladies Aid of Hobbs
Main
Second Streets
Victors
M. P. Church
Market
Second Sts
County Department of Health
Masonic Building
Seth H. Hurdle
A. E. Miller
Third
Randolph Sts
J. D. Blackwell
Salisbury Normal School
Denton Rotary Club
Wilmington del
M. Fennimore Sheppard
Miss Sheppard
Queen Anne
Home For
Easton
Board of Managers
Caroline Council
No. 175
Denton Cemetery
T. Alan Goldsborough
M. C
American Legion
Order
Court House
Robert Lewis Linn
S. A. Linn
Federalsburgh
University of Maryland Hospital
Baltimore
Concord M. E. Church
Concord Cemetery
California
Washington, D. C
Denver
Col
Roland Vickery
Concord
Eastern Shore Society of
Baltimore City
Mother and Daughter banquet at M P Church in Denton
A Mothers Day banquet hosted by Live Wire Class at the M P Church featured corsage lilies of the valley and tables arranged in an M shape. Miss Lilian Timmons led as toast mistress as Mrs. T O Crouse and Rev T J Turkington spoke. Ruth Bell read Mothers Day and the group sang Let Me Call You Sweetheart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P. Church
Lilian Timmons
T. O. Crouse
Ruth R. Price
A. A. Price
Churchland
Mary Sue Johnson
S. M. Newton
Johnson
R. L. McMurran
Portsmouth
Everett A. Pepper
Aldridge
Ethel
Bethlehem Community Club Meeting and May Show Preview
Bethlehem group met in the community house with Mrs Mary Blades and Mrs Pauline Blades hosting. They discussed home life and appreciation of beauty, heard poems, and an outline of A Lantern in Her Hand. Next meeting set for June 11 at Mrs Lee Smith. a May 23 play Here Comes Charlie will be staged by Matthews youths with a silver offering. Mrs Lawrence Legates recuperates from a broken leg. Visitors include Rev Claude Thompson and family from Royal Oak and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Blades
Pauline Blades
Bess Streeter Aldrich
Bessie Spafford
Lee Smith
Charlie
Bethlehem
Matthews
Lawrence Legates
Easton
Claude Thompson
Maryin
Royal Oak
Payton Thompson
Roland Carroll
Wilmington
James R. Christopher
Annie Wroten
Martha Hubbard
Irene Perry
Cambridge
Templyville Church Services and Social Guests Report
Templeville holds Sunday services with Sunday School at 10 a m and evening preaching at 8. Epworth League at 7 30 led by Mrs R G Connor. Local families and guests from Marydel Wilmington Newport and Baltimore visited the Knotts and Davis households. various residents hosted and entertained the Ladies Aid and neighbors through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
R. G. Connor
Longfellow
Marydel
Katie Stafford
Mary Knotts
William Hicker
Wilmington
Knotts
Davis
Whitely House
Medford Starkey
Amos Wyatt
Starkey
Leon Walls
George Sneed
Newport
Del
Guerney Knotts
Fred Maske
Ella Smith
Sarah Hickey
Grover Cooper
Chicago
Jos. Messick
John Davis
Dorothy Knotts
West River
Roland Golt
Near Millington
Thos. Golt
Ruth Cooper
Baltimore
Mary Katherine Knotts
Ella Bowen
Dora Everett
Floor Coverings in Larger Selections Advertised Here
A local furnishing house proclaims unmatched value with a wide array of floor coverings. M. K. New-Inam, Furnisher of Homes, urges shoppers to explore the peninsula for superior choices and savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. K. New- Inam
Dover Denton church notices and Memorial Sunday plans
The May 19 services feature Rev. E C Hallman as preacher at Denton Methodist Episcopal Church. Memorial Sunday is May 26 with special sermons and music. Other notices cover various church groups, bake sales, turkey supper May 29, and May 18 mission society meeting. Williston and Piney services, Epiphany Mission, St Benedicts Mass, and Williston box meeting noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Hallman
Dover
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Denton
Hallman
Middletown
M. S. Andrews
Denton Methodist Protestant
Christian Endeavor
Louise Schlegel
Robert Moore
Loyal Sons Bible
Victors
Women's Missionary Society of the Church of the Brethren
Norman L. Raleigh
Caroline
Burrsville
Piney
Epiphany Mission
Preston
Rural Women's Short Course Enrollment Near Full Swing
Enrollment cards for the Rural Women's Short Course June 17 to 22 at College Park are at the Home Demonstration Agent. Any county woman may attend, with about $10 in expenses and $7.50 payable by June 10. Late enrollees may room locally. The program, led by Miss Kellar, aims to minimize cancellations. Caroline attendance goal is 45. new Caroline bags available through Mrs. Clifton Crouse, Mrs. James Swing, and Mrs. J. W. Thawley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Park
Miss Kellar
Caroline
Clifton Crouse
Queen Anne
James Swing
Ridgely
J. W. Thawley
Denton
Eastern Shore strawberry growers hold field day
Field day and meeting for Eastern Shore strawberry growers will be held at Jacob S. Long’s Ridgely Maryland farm on Thursday May 28 Dr Geo W Darrow from the U S Department of Agriculture will discuss cultural methods diseases and other topics of interest to growers Extension Horticulturist A F Vierheller will attend Long known as an outstanding grower has practiced double row planting with restricted runner growth to produce larger berries Plans include a display of crates and baskets for comparison and pricing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob S. Long
Ridgely
Maryland
Geo. W. Clendaniel
Geo. W. Darrow
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Fairfax
Southland
A. F. Vierheller
Harmony A Mock Wedding at Warmony School
A mock wedding titled New Peck at the Hitching Post will be staged at Warmony School on Tuesday May 21 at 8 00 p m for P T A benefit. Admission adults 25 cents children 15 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Peck
Hitching Post
Weekly Ridgely News Letter Highlights Community Happenings
The Ridgely News reports a busy week of performances by local minstrels with full houses, led by William Davis. Community events include the Woman's Name Missionary Society meeting and fundraisers, birthday gatherings, sewing circle pantry showers, and short course delegates. Local officials Swear in Carlisle Bennington as magistrate. store changes and openings. notable visits to family and friends. and school events with valedictorian Jesse H. Ziegler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Davis
Billie Binebrink
Thomas Gaitley
Charley Messick
Roy Sard
William Richards
Alan Porter
Joe Roche, Jr
Alan Temple
H. E. Koenemann
Wm. Marvel
Dick Dodd
Mallory Winstead
Otis Wharton
J. K. Snowberger
Richard Blackburn
Mulford
Hilda Cherry
Captain “Eddy
Skippy
Todd Brothers
Hill Billies
E. Todd
W. Todd
J. Emberland
W. Kershaw
Woman’s Name Missionary Society
Hafer
Church House
Milton King
Boone Jarrell
Sadie Sleek
Maud Sleek
Albert White
College Park
Clifton Crouse
Edna Detwiler
Pearl Eveland
George Leeds
Leon Walls
S. C. Collison
Elizabeth Wilson
Newport
Del
Norman Wilson
Nice
Circuit Court
G. L. Wilson
C. Bigger
Central Avenue
Yarry Steadman
Millsboro
Steadman
Iin
Charles Sparks
Henderson
Kenneth Biddle
Rising Sun
Biddle
Stella Diefenderfer
James Sylvester
Page
Black Mountain
N. C
Richard Davidson
Carmichael
Walter Bennington
Virginia Horsey
Greensboro
Carrol Sermon
Sermon
J. W. Mitchell
Clayland Muilikin
Walter Wright
Chestertown
Jesse H. Ziegler
Bridgewater College
Clayton Kinnamon
Dempsey
Goldsboro
George Cherry
William Matthews
Smyrna
M. W. Wiley
Willard Jones
Mable
Viola
C. P. O'Day
Bridgeville
Easton Hospital
Easton
Ridgely Fire Company
George Wooters
Chester
Annie Wootars
Jos. Brumbaugh
Edwin Heller
Quakertown
Burrsville Birthday Event At Old Schoolhouse
Burrsville residents will gather at the old schoolhouse at 8 p m on Friday May 21 to celebrate Everybody s Birthday with an entertainment program featuring an orchestra from Rock Hall Maryland Proceeds benefit the Wesley M E Sunday School Church. Ice cream and cake for attendees. Local notices follow of community visits and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burrsville
Iold School
Rock Hall
Wesley M. E. Sunday School
C. N. Fountain
David Faliwanger
Harlan Blades
Annie Pippin
Henderson
Pippin
Fannie Griffith
Fountain
Charles Brown
Annie Downham
Wyoming
Del
Downham
Philadelphia
Edna Smith
Dover
Edgar Pearson
John Wooters
Pratt
Everett Smith
Edgar Blades
Mildred Stenger
Hillsboro
John Thawley
Brown Thawley
J. W. Price
Powell Stopkins and Son
Lawrence Price
Harrington
Emlin Lloyd
Martha
Dorothy
Miss Frazier
Wilmington
H. A. Porter
Jefferson Ayres
McCall
Beatrice Berger
Rock Halls
Walter Glass
Kenneth Cleaves
Georgetown
Enos Cleaves
Tom Richards
Arlie Harvey
Charles Harvey
Edgar Smith
G. L. Blades
W. T. Archer
Hobbs
F. P. Parker
Will Wilson
Henderson Hosts Mother's Day Guests From Wide Area
Mrs. J. D. Long entertains relatives and friends including Walter Redman and family of Goldsboro George Redman and children Clyde Sparks of Chestertown Theo Hall and daughter Loretta Alston Long and children of Church Hill William Golt and daughter Louise Harrington Minos Blades Cambridge Patchett Easton Charles Nichols Greensboro and Robert Edge Denton along with Harry Anthony and daughter Elwood Bright of Denton on Sunday Also Theodore Cartwright Wilmington and Miss Lacey Green Rehoboth Misses Marietta Marguerite Bennett Philadelphia Raymond Shultie and daughter Dorothy visited Henry Shultie family Kirk and Grover Jarman Wilmingon Helen Jarman Alex Jarman Mrs Allan Sweeney Yeadon Pa E C Gooden family Frank Scull Wilmington Hugh Hudson daughter Helen Sam Jones and Billie Sneed Wilmington Jean of Dover and Wilbur Griffin other relatives in Baltimore Greensbor0 were mentioned
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Long
Walter Redman
Goldsboro
George Redman
Clyde Sparks
Chestertown
Theo. Hall
Loretta
Alston Long
Church Hill
William Golt
Louise
Harrington
Minos Blades
Cambridge
Patchett
Easton
Charles Nichols
Greensboro
Robert Edge
Town
Harry Anthony
Elwood Bright
Denton
Mat Pippin
Thomas and Fletcher Bright
Theodore Cartwright
Wilmington
Lacey Green
Rehoboth
L. A. Gooden
Marietta
Marguerite Bennett
Philadelphia
Martin Bennett
Raymond Shultie
Dorothy
Henry Shultie
Messrs
Kirk
Grover Jarman
Helen Jarman
Alex Jarman
Allan Sweeney
Yeadon
E. C. Gooden
Frank Scull
Hugh Hudson
Helen
Sam Jones
Billie Sneed
Wallace Jones
Roy Griffin
Jean
Dover
Wilbur Griffin
Herbert Walls
Nathan Walls
W. F. Clark
Baltimore
North East
Elma Harman
Funnigrams and a Mule Ad in a Kansas Paper
A railroad man buys buzzard eggs as a joke for his wife who later discovers they were turkey eggs. A college chat reveals jokey banter about getting ahead. An old Kansas newspaper ad reads Wanted a mule Must be reasonable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forbes Magazine
Kansas
9x12 Rugs from Newnam Furnisher Ad
M. K. Newnam, Furnisher of Homes, offers 9x12 Jap Matting rugs at 2.95, 9x12 Fibre rugs at 10.50, and 9x12 Felt Base rugs at 6.75 and up. The ad highlights affordable flooring options for homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. K. Newnam
Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter Birthday Dinner Scene
Mr and Mrs J E Hicks hosted a six o'clock dinner Sunday for Mr Hicks eightieth birthday with guests including Elwood Fleming Norman Hicks Edgar Blanche Gladys Gale and Rev J M Kelso and their daughters Also present were Mrs N R Roe and her two children from Denton and guests of R B Thompson early in the week New York City visitors C A Sullivan and John Hubbel attended with the Thompsons Philadelphia visitors to Sparklin household and others. P T A meeting postponed to May 22. several brief social visits listed including Baltimore and Philadelphia trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Hicks
Hicks
C. A. Sullivan
John Hubbel
New York City
R. B. Thompson
Harry Davis
John Brant
Philadelphia
Irwin Sparklin
I. T. Sparklin
Edgar Blades
Mildred Stenger
Brown Thawley
J. C. Sherwood
F. FE. Fleming
H. Saulsbury Sparks
Denton
Frank Sparks
W. B. Sparks
L. H. Richereck
Easton
Queen Anne Church Services and Community Notes
At St. Pauls Queen Anne, morning service features The Rock Garden and evening service Neighbors with the fourth sermon on Jesus parables. Choir in morning, Men’s Quartet in evening. Mr. Fossett to preach both. Thursday evening asks Is Man the Master of His Fate. Public invited to join discussions. Various local events follow including Young People activities, committee appointments for Children’s Day in June, and garden plantings in the church yard. Many social visits and local engagements are listed among parishioners and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Church
Queen Anne
Rock Garden
Jesus
Fossett
Howard Eley
Dora Sewell
Henry Morgan
Harry Kemp
Howard Sewell
Thrace Morgan
George Stewart
Charles Barton
Kemp Stewart
Edward Eley
Margaret Saulsbury
W. F. Dickinson
Pittsburgh
Ruth
Easton
Jake Gibson
A. C. Newnam
Hillsboro
Bernard Cosden
Willoughby
Everett Blades
Bobby and
Francis Jump
Annapolis
Harold Jump
Washington
Ruth Reynolds
Florence Blades
Chestertown
Clarence Fossett
Washington,d. C
Clarence Bennett
Baltimore
Local Visitors Share Week End Gatherings Across Town
RIDGELY Mr and Mrs John Sharp of Wilmington visited Mr L D Truitt and Mrs Mary Sharp over the week end Miss Marguerite Jackson spent the last two weeks with her sister Mrs Charles Dean and family Mr and Mrs Elijah Luff entertained Mrs Della Turner of Dover on Thursday of last week Mr and Mrs Willard Jones recently entertained their brother Nathan Jones of Dover Del Mrs Ima Cooper of Wilmington spent the week end with her sister Mrs M C Meredith Mr and Mrs Charles Haymaker of Centreville were guests of relatives in town on Sunday Mr and Mrs Paul Hardee spent the week end with Mrs Martha Hardee in Enfield N C Miss Virginia Samis is visiting in Philadelphia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sharp
Wilmington
L. D. Truitt
Mary Sharp
Marguerite Jackson
Charles Dean
Elijah Luff
Della Turner
Dover
Willard Jones
Nathan Jones
Del
Ima Cooper
M. C. Meredith
Charles Haymaker
Centreville
Paul Hardee
Martha Hardee
Enfield
N. C
Virginia Samis
Philadelphia
Miss Virginia W Horsey obituary in Greensboro
Virginia Wil son Norsey aged 25 died after a brief illness at Emergency Hospital Easton on May 10 193? She was born May 15 1910 eldest child of T Clayton Horsey and wife of Greensboro. University of Delaware Smithsonian Institute and Washington social service work background. naturalist and nature study teacher. Survived by parents a brother Thomas Clayton Horsey Jr a sister Eleanor Fisher Horsey grandmother Mrs Nathaniel Horsey and several aunts and a cousin. Funeral conducted Monday at Greens boro Protestant Episcopal Church with vested choir and pallbearers George Kibler Coursey Edwards Dr C H Stonesifer Joseph Bernard Marion Cross Earl Davidson. Interment Greensboro Cemetery. Floral offerings noted for Virginia's love of nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Wilson Norsey
Easton
T. Clayton Horsey
Greensboro
Greensboro High School
University of Delaware
Smithsonian Institute of Washington
Washington
Ihness
Virginia
Caroline
Virginia Horsey
Thomas Clayton Horsey, Jr
University of Maryland
Eleanor Fisher Horsey
Cornell
Nathaniel Horsey
John C. Brown
Mary Jones Fisher
Philadelphia
Winfield T. Nichols
Denton
Preston social news and community notices from May events
Mrs H F Whiteley hosted Mother's Day guests from Easton and Wilmington. Preston Community Club to hold a 25 cent covered dish supper at the parish house next Monday. Guests included Wilmington visitors and local residents. Activities include bridge party, visits, fishing trip and family gatherings around Greensboro and Manteo NC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Whiteley
Bobby
Easton
G. A. Williams
Dorothy
Wilmington
Community Club of
Preston
P. W. Spence Jr
Cloud
Clements
P. W. Spence
H. L. King and
Coytesville
N. J
King
J. P. Harris
Winfield Tricec
Maryland University
T. L. Trice
Johnnie Longfellow
Greensboro
John Noble
Fourth quarterly Caroline Charge conference noted
The fourth quarterly conference of Caroline Charge met at the local church on Wednesday afternoon. T H Towers elected delegate to the M P Conference in June with Mrs B B Allen as alternate. Revs W T Archer invited to return but did not commit. Social visits and local notices follow including guests and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
T. H. Towers
M. P
B. B. Allen
W. T. Archer
James H. Wheatley
Dover
W. T. Starkey
Milton
Del
G. T. Morgan
Wilmington
N. C
L. H. Thomas
Morgan
Shining Stars
Burrsville
Sunshine Workers
Francis Smith
Philadelphia
Preston Abbott
C. V. Clarke
F. N. Smith
J. A. Billings
Greensboro
J. A. Willoughby
Christian Endeavor Service
Mrs. Price
Louis Butler
Greensboro and Its Environs News Notes and Obits
Mrs Mae E Cohee 67 wife of Henry L Cohee died suddenly of acute dilation of the heart after months of ill health. Funeral at St Pauls M E Church with Rev T S Beauchamp. interment Greensboro cemetery. Numerous local social notes list visits and entertainments, marriages, and residents traveling or living nearby. Phillip Lohr ill with pneumonia. John Halland of CCC Camp and Walter Reed Hospital status noted.
4-H Rally At Caroline County Concord Church House
The Caroline County 4-H Rally will be held today in the Church House Concord. Clubs will exhibit work and stage a model business meeting judged with prizes. A style show, music, talks, games, plant exchange, and year-end reports complete the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Church House
Concord
Eloise Thawley
Dorothea O'Connor
Hochschild Kohn Co
Baltimore
Lillian Collins
Ruth Voshell
Caroline Ebling
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the Local Department
Templeyville
Churcil
St. Benedicts
Fitzmaurice
Williston
Church of Laodicea
Geo
Henry Dole
Gilbert Hignatt
Church of the New Jerusalem
Eastern Shore Strawberry Growers
I. T. Saulsbury
Bateman Draper
Boonsboro
Hattie Hagadone
Rochester
N. Y
Lee Mitchell
Paul Holsinger
Greensburg
Louise Wilson
Dorothy Rash
Lancaster
Funnigrams
Joe Wilcox
James Pace
Joe
Watchman-Examiner
Tuckahoe
Virginia W. Horsey
Mae E. Cohee
Henry L. Cohee
Sarah Elizabeth
Benjamin H. Bailey
Dorchester County
Mabel Cohee
Lila Christopher
Laurel, del
Letitia Parris
Laura Willey
Galestown
Sarah H. Lewis
St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church
T. S. Beauchamp
Greensboro Cemetery
Helen L. Cooper
George Holmes
Roland Griffith
Alva Griffith
Mr. Archer
Methodist Protestant Church
Griffith
Fannie Pippin
Bridgeboro
George Mitchell
West Grove
S. D. Carrow
Lewis Jones and Son
L. R. Taylor
Clayton Porter and Sons
William Wroten
Clayton
Richard Bullock
Frank Hartnett
M. B. Cooper
Paul Curry
Alan Curry
Nancey
Jeanette Curry
Sand
Bates Dill
Charles Jackson
Lloyd Cannon
Jane
Mary Jackson
John Halland
Westernport
CCC
Walter Reed Hospital
Hilton Dobson
Dallas
Texas
O T. F. Dobson
William Sipple
Kenneth Bostic
Charles Hopkins
Hope
Annie Hopkins
Medford Price
Sophia Howard
Benny
T. C. Curry
Lydia A. Dobson
Dawson Downes
Elizabeth
Marcus Hook
Annie Hall
Misa Ethel
W. Thomas Thornton
Ben G. Brodhead
Anderson
Indiana
Georgia Swann
Carrie Hobbs
Burt Hobbs
Clayton Porter and
Lawrence Laramore
Lacey Wilson
Michael Ash
A. H. Dobson
Annie Goslin
Templeville
Eva Dennis
Wilbur Carroll
Phillip Lohr
Near Town
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