Local notices and community events in Denton area
Local commerce ads and notices include sale offers from M K Newnam and Dr M A Brackett Denton Md, housing and apartment listings in Denton, fire alarm schedule, Piney M P Church bake sale, Garden Club meeting, obituaries for Mrs Russell Snowberger and Julia Galius, a WBAL talk by Miss Vennn M Kellar, track meet postponement, political updates in Maryland, and community church anniversary events at Starr M E Church Queen Anne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. K. Newnam
Westinghouse Electric
Denton
Centreville
Ladies of Piney M. P
Farm Bureau
Third St
Caroline County Garden Club
P. Roland Fisher
Russell Lewis Snowberger
Ridgely
Vennn M. Kellar
WBAL
Baltimore
Julia Galius
Stitchberry
Easton
Matthewstown
Chapeltown
Talbot County
Social and garden club notices across Maryland towns
Caroline County Woman's Eastern Shore Society met at Mrs. L. Reyner Dukes's Roland Park home on May 3 to fund Miracle House at Claiborne. Talbot County Garden Club opens eighteen garden sites May 19–21, tickets $2. Salisbury Garden Club to hold Flower Show May 25. Local weddings, showers, and visits populate the social page with church, school, and family events throughout the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Woman’s Eastern Shore Society of Maryland
L. Reyner Dukes
Roland Park
Baltimore
Claiborne
Dukes
Bridge
Howard H. Clegg
Mary Davis
J. Mildred Downes
Roy Hetzer
John B. Magruder
Albert G. Packard
B. Sargent Wells
Benjamin C. Willis
James Reuhl
Charles P. Pyle
Clyde Bourke
Talbot County Garden Club
Rich Neck
Webley
Perry Hall
Edward Buck
Orwell
Gross Coate
Lombardy
Cleghorn-on-Wye
Myrtle Grove
Canterbury Manor
North Bend
Salisbury Garden Club
Salisbury
H. E. Uhrig
Denton Holiness
Maryland State Teachers Association
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Denton
Milton S. Andrews
Andrews
Henry Hughes
W. O. Ledman
Edwin Breeding
Ivan Garman
Alfred Smith
J. W. Krabill
Eli Harrison
Good Cheer Bible
M. E. Sunday School
Lee Wyatt
Jacob B. Davis
Williard C. Jones
Hanover
Helen W. Hunter
Arthur M. Shipley
University of Maryland
F. N. Nichols
Twentieth Century Club to Meet at Hopkins Home
CHOPTANK The Twentieth Century Club will hold its next meeting on Wednesday afternoon the 23rd at the home of Mrs John Hopkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twentieth Century Club
John Hopkins
Mary Anne Inn to Open for Guests May 20 in Rehoboth
Mary A Sullivan hostess announces the Mary Anne Inn in Rehoboth Delaware will open to all guests on May 20. Sunday dinners remain as in previous years and the hospitality is highlighted for both returning and new visitors. The note ends with two quotes about circles and inclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Anne Inn
Mary A. Sullivan
Rehoboth
Del
Poppy Week Endorsed by U S President Proclaimed in Maryland
The nation observes Poppy Week from May 19 to May 30 by special governor’s proclamation in Maryland. Disabled veterans in government hospitals will craft poppies sold to aid war victims and families. The observance includes the Flanders Poppy symbol and the famous poem by John McCrae.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Maryland
France
Flanders
Flanders Fields
What Is Right and What Is Wrong with Modern Youth
Mrs J A Willoughby led the Christian Endeavor service last Sunday with Mr Manning Merriken slated to lead tomorrow. The article lists numerous local residents visiting relatives, guests at homes, and weekend trips, including families from Bethlehem Federalsburg Swarthmore Dover Marcus Hook Media Washington and Baltimore. A community play at Bethlehem drew praise and many social visits are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Willoughby
Christian Endeavor
Manning Merriken
Alfred Lord
Emmett Lord
Walter Lord
Harvey Lord
Dover
W. H. Lord
Parker Barnes
Robert
Marcus Hook
Paul Moore
Swarthmore
W. E. Hubbard
Fred Hubbard
C. D. Collison
Carlilie Roe
Federalsburg
F. E. Davis
Ladies of Bethlehem
F. N. Smith
Esther
Sue
J. A. Billings
Louis Butler
Kenneth Ramsburg
Elmer Butler
Elbert Williamson
Billy
T. C. Williamson
B. B. Allen
J. R. Ricards
Enos’ Wright
Bridgeville
Isaac Starkey
Baltimore
Elmer Jones
Marvin
Monumental City
Washington
Medical Society Meets in Brick Hotel
The Caroline County Medical Society held its monthly meeting at the Brick Hotel in Denton on May 17. Dr. Arthur M. Shipley of the University of Maryland spoke on Surgery of the Blood Vessels. Local doctors from Delaware and Maryland attended, with Dr. W. E. Lennon presiding and Dr. E. Paul Knotts organizing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County Medical Society
Brick Hotel
Denton
Arthur M. Shipley
University of Maryland
County Society
Joseph McDaniel
Dover
Del
Delaware State Medical Society
J. J. MacCollum
Wyoming
W. N. Palmer
P. E. Cox
William T. Hammond
Easton
John R. Downes
Newark
Norman Dudley
Church Hill
W. Henry Fisher
Centreville
C. H. Metcalfe
Sadlersville
Wylie M. Faw
Guy Steele
Cambridge
Resolutions of Respect for Miss Jennie Wyatt
The Ladies Circle of Denton M E Church expresses sympathy to the family of Miss Jennie Wyatt who has passed away. A committee shall send condolences, have these resolutions recorded, and notify the Denton Journal for publication. Clara Wright Myra Sylvester Bertie Ledman Committee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Wyatt
Jennie
Denton M. E. Church
Denton Journal
Clara Wright
Myra Sylvester
Bertie Ledman
Death of Mrs Amelia Royer at Ridgely home
Mrs Amelia Royer wife of the late M W Royer died at her Maple avenue home after a long illness. She moved to Ridgely from Talbot county twenty two years ago and is survived by eight sons and two daughters. Funeral held at the Brethren Church with burial in Ridgely cemetery followed by a Sunday afternoon service in the Methodist church. The issue notes community events, church activities, a firemen minstrel show and local social gatherings with multiple neighbors and organizations mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Royer
Maple Avenue
Jonas
Harry
Chester
Milton
Chicago
Royer
Brethren Church
Harry Ziegler
Bernard King
Ridgely
Epworth League
Virginia Hosinger
Leon Ross
Elizabeth Smith
Margaret Saulsbury
Grace Richards
Hugh Barton
Elizabeth Short
Virginia Holsinger
L. R. Meginney
William Davis
W. D. Binebrink
A. R. Denny
Leo Meginney
LeRoy Sard
Jeannette Beekman
Mildred Binebrink
W. D. Marvel
Frank Seward
Frank Flounders
Anna Frances Seward
Western Maryland College
Westminster
Mendelssohn
Carolyn Mancha
Mary Cooper
Queen Anne
Pauline Albertson
Salisbury
E. C. Hallman
Burrsville
Caroline County Board of Education
Ridgely Schools
R. R. Ringgold
Orrell Saulsbury
Wye Mills
Dever
Day
Weaver Jones
Ernest Jones
Martha Thawley
Rising Sun
Henderson
William Matthews
Smyrna
W. M. Wiley
Matthews
Granville Hooper
Lawson Hooper
Katherine
Cambridge
Fred Byers
Ohio
Walter Moore
Elsie Matthews
Caroline
Talbot
Dorchester
Homer Roe
Lewis
James
Betty
Reading
Andrew Mitchell
Alfred Day
Elmer Simons
Philadelphia
Carroll Sermon
Little Son
Helen Roche
Hiram Watson
James S. Wilson
Elsmere
Frank Klotz
H. B. Laird
Margaret
Ruby Laird
Rehoboth
Dudley Davis
Dover
N. J
J. D. Davis
Renie Sellars
Hurlock
James Wilson
Fred Flounders
Baltimore
Harry A A Roe dies after long illness in Denton
Harry Alexis Roe longtime Denton resident and prominent Republican figure dies at home after critical illness. Born April 18 1857 in Caroline County he served in the Maryland State Senate was second Maryland Commissioner of Motor Vehicles chaired the Eastern Shore Draft Board and sat on the county Board of Education. Survived by wife Sallie Carter daughter Mrs Jonathan L Hughes two grandsons and two sisters. Funeral at his Denton home Sunday at 2 p.m. with interment in Greensboro cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Roe
Denton
Andrew B
Catherine Roe
Greensboro
Harry Alexis Roe
Caroline County
Senate
Maryland
County Board of Education
Eastern Shore Draft Board
Sallie Carter
Jonathan L. Hughes
J. L. Hughes
Harry Roe Hughes
Katie
Bur Ris Unity Tomemakers Club Meets at Mrs Stafford Home
Bur rs ville unity Tomemakers Club met at the home of Mrs Henry Stafford on Wednesday May 16 with Miss Pauline Hopkins assisting hostess. Roll call topic Jelly Making and demonstration on School Lunches. June meeting with Mrs Raymond Williams and Miss Sara Murphy in Denton. Community visits noted among local families and Sunday services announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unity Tomemakers’ Club
Henry Stafford
Pauline Hopkins
Raymond Williams
Sara Murphy
Denton
Frank Price
Ernest Knotts
Chester
George Cherry
Ridgely
Clayton Kinnamon
Goldsboro
Powell Hopking
Laura Belle
Alfred
Catherine Chance
Walter Myers
Millington
Burton Raughley
Ernest Raughley
Dover
A. T. Garrett
M. E. Parsonage
Lester Cahall
Henry Hurd
Wilmington
Annie Downham
Philadelphia
Everett Smith
Howard Hopkins
Will Simpson
Harrington
Mollie Cahall
Local Socials Report From Henderson and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs John Long entertained on Sunday with guests including Mr and Mrs Charles Slagle of York Pa and many others from Goldsboro Chestertown Harrington and Wilmington Mrs LeRoy Hutton visited relatives in Dover and Cordova while Miss Annabel Clark planned visits in Virginia and Ann Melvin hosted relatives in Goldsboro
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Long
Charles Slagle
York
Walter Redman
Goldsboro
George Redman
Chestertown
Theo Hall
Alston Long
Church Hill
William Golt
Wm. Ferguson
Harrington
Robert Edge
Leslie Meredith
McKinley Wilkinson
T. A. Montague
Denton
Anne Zaves
Wilmington
Pearl Jones
Helen Melvin
Keith Webb
Clayton
Annabel Clark
Virginia
Ladies Aid entertains at Elva Smith home
The Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Elva Smith's Wednesday afternoon with eleven members and six visitors. After business the group adjourned to meet Mrs. Grace Sullivan in June. Hostess provided homemade cake and brick ice cream. Nearby relatives and guests were mentioned in brief social notices throughout the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elva Smith
Grace Sullivan
Harvey Baker
Harvey
Wilmington
Olaf Smith
Earl Towers
John Howard
Will Andrew
Ivan Garman
Henry Garman
Alma Deen
Denton
Jean Ann Dean
Newport social notes include visits and recoveries
Miss Elizabeth Wilson of Newport was a Sunday guest of Mr and Mrs Norman Wilson. Mr and Mrs William Wooters returned home from a two week visit in Chester Pa. Mr J H Roche who was ill for a month is now able to be out again. Miss Virgie Sparks is home again after three weeks with relatives in Philadelphia. Mrs Ivison spent part of the week in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Wilson
Newport
Norman Wilson
William Wooters
Chester
J. H. Roche
Virgie Sparks
Philadelphia
Ivison
Baltimore
Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter Recaps Local Events
J E Hicks marks 79th birthday with dinner guests including PF Fleming Laura Virginia Norman Hicks Clifton Hicks and Julia Blanche. Reo orders head to Lansing for four new vehicles. Mat tie Smith county health nurse to address PTA May 22 at 8 p.m. Hillsboro School wins county Dodge Ball title. Various residents visit family and travel: Swann Blades Blades Newman Cooper Hallman Fleming etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Hicks
PF. E. Fleming
Laura Virginia
Norman Hicks
Clifton Hicks
Julia Blanche
Jimmy
Charles Knott
Bumpy Short
Reo
Lansing
Mich
Mattie Smith
Edgar Swann
Easton
Brown Thawley
Burrsville
Edgar Blades
Hillsboro
W. W. Cooper
Baltimore
M. S. Cooper
E. C. Hallman
M. BE
A. C. Newman
Wellsburg
Henry Fisher
Redbank
N. J
Carrie Fleming
N. E. Knott
Blanche Horsey
Lorain Lane
S. S. Thompson
Sadlersville
J. Norman Clark
Elizabeth Evans
Wilmington
Gladys M. Gale
Roosevelt Park dedication draws Queen Anne crowd
Several hundred attendees witnessed a day of activities including baseball volleyball tennis bag races rolling pin contests and horseshoe matches. Speeches were given by Prof Day superintendent of Queen Annes County Schools Mrs Mary Cooper Tri County High and Mr Horace Morgan. Community Clubs of Hillsboro and Queen Anne sold sandwiches and lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Park
Day
Queen Anne’s
Mary Cooper
Tri- County High
Horace Morgan
Hillsboro
Queen Anne
St. Paul's Sunday School
Chester Barto
Wilkensburg
Addie Morgan
Harry Kemp
Preston
C. L. Fossitt
Washington, D. C
James Moore
Baltimore
Dance Benefit Planned For Emergency Loan Closet
Community Club to host another dance benefit with date to be announced. Funds will supply sick room items such as sheets pillows towels bedpans and crutches for local needs. Miss Mattie Smith and Mrs Jacob B Davis lead efforts with sewing days and donations welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob B. Davis
Mattie Smith
D. W. Davis
J. H. Summerfield
Bethlehem Visitors Share Sunday Gatherings
Mr and Mrs J B Todd Mrs Ed gar Todd and Mrs Raymond Todd and children were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Edge in Ridgely. Mr and Mrs Lewis Trice and children of Federalsburg visited Mrs Trice's parents Mr and Mrs W H Harding. Mr and Mrs Dallas Blades of Federalsburg visited their parents Mr and Mrs Alva Blades Sr. Mrs Martha Hubbard hosts her sister Mrs Annie Wroten this week. Mr Ralph Blades of Marcus Hook visiting his sister Mrs Gif ford Bowdle. Mr Sam Smith of Hurlock visited his son Mr Lee Smith. Mrs Addie Blades spending this week in Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Todd
Edgar Todd
Raymond Todd
Edge
Ridgely
Lewis Trice
Federalsburg
Trice
W. H. Harding
Dallas Blades
Alva Blades Sr
Martha Hubbard
Denton to Host Large Memorial Day Celebration
Caroline Post of the American Legion will stage Caroline county's annual Memorial Day program on May 27 in Denton. The parade departs Court House Green at 12 30 and reaches the cemetery by 1. thirty girl choir will sing national and state anthems. speeches by the Governor and the Baltimore mayor. a memorial ceremony with bugles and firing squad, then a wreath on the Choptank. An outboard motor race at 2 will feature fifty fast boats under Commodore George Krill with trophies. All ex servicemen and locals are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritchie
Dr. Conley
Jackson
Bruces
Wm. Cabell
Howard
U. S. Senate
Dudley Roe
Queen Anne’s
E. Brooke Lee
State Roads Commission
Maryland
Giles Buckner Cooke
Protestant Episcopal Church
Denton
Williamsburg
Bruton Parish
John Bracken
William and Mary College
Merle Watson
Lewis Carroll
Rev. Watson
Henry Covington
Thelma Mullikin
W. L. McClintock
National
Caroline County
Oliver C. Short
Baltimore
Cecil
Kent
Queen
Anne’s
Talbot
Caroline Counties
Chestertown
Emory Kimmey
Caroline Post
American Legion
Court House Green
Legion
George Krill
Miles River
St. Michaels
Duke student elected Trident Club president at Preston
Harry B. Wright Jr a Duke University junior in pre-legal studies becomes president of the Trident Club, a group from Preston with a mission to boost school spirit athletics and social life. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Harry B Wright and a 1931 Preston High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Wright Jr
Duke University
Durham
N. C
Trident Club
Harry B. Wright
Preston High School
Duke
O. W. Messick
Ethel
Howard Messick
Wilmington
John Noble
Sewell Noble
Federalsburg
A. J. Messick
Preston
Orland Blades
Church of the New Jerusalem
Kings
Alva Blades Jr
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin Hotel
Joseph Harpa
R Cox
George Messick
James Corkran
T. R. van Dyke
Philadelphia Methodist Hospital
Preston Club
Caroline County Federation
Denton
Elizabeth Vickers
Baltimore
D. J. Vickers
Ellwood
Johnson Bonner
Maynard Hoke
J. George Groff
John Nusbaum
Bob Cannon
Salisbury
Lee TV. Noble
Marian Lloyd
Washington, D. C
Grace Covey
E. B. Blades
Florence Hubbard
Katie Parker
Bessie Collins
G. C. Webb
Theodore Fletcher
Pimlico
Caroline Merutver
Miami
Fla
Griffith
Harry Rieck
Edwin Wright
H. B. Wright
Death of Robert Draper in Greensboro Marked by Pleurisy
Robert J. Draper aged about seventy died at his daughter Mrs. Norman Asilton’s home early Tuesday from pleurisy after about a week of illness. He leaves a daughter, three sons, three sisters, and a brother. Funeral services were held Thursday at two o’clock at his home with Rev. George White Dawson officiating. interment in Greensboro cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Draper
Norman Asilton
Draper
Harry
James Draper
Greensboro
George Draper
Chester
Ida Baker
Emma Baker
Annie Price
Harrington
Del
Thomas Draper
George White Dawson
Hilda Weaver
J. Edgar Weaver
Near Town
Homeopathic Hospital
Wilmington
Hanover Presbyterian Church
Weaver
Cornell University
Eleanor Horsey
T. C. Horsey
Kappa Delta House
Edgar Anderson
Charles Jackson
Bridgeville
Lloyd Cannon
Preston
Ruth Jackson
Princess Anne
Mary Jackson
Fred Tinley
Charles Blades
Cambridge
Grace Blades
Charles Nichols
John B. Nichols
William Cannon
Frank Hartnett
Dover
William Wroten
Clayton
Glen Spicher
Atlee
M. B. Cooper
S. D. Carrow
Clayton Porter and Sons
Town
Lewis Jones and Son
Goldsboro
L. R. Taylor
Smyrna
C. W. Barton
Clayton Porter
Irvin Brumbaugh
H. F. Davis
Knox
Marshall
Philadelphia
Addie Pritchett
George Slaughter
Ridgely
Roy Slaughter
Denton
J. E. Weaver
Linwood
Avery Ledman
Eugene Scott
Marcus Hook
Harvey Porter
Archie Foster
Helen
Margaret Bilbrough
Milton Roe
Oscar Hurd
Annie Edwards
Thurman Passwaters
Ella Brumbaugh
F. D. Dove
Bridgewater
Wyatt Lancaster
Mary Russell
Anna Jane Morgan
Lawrence Jones
Frank Asilton
Comegys VanSant
Warren VanSant
George Cohee
George
Jenkinstown
Virginia Roe
J. L. Hopkins
Charles Wiencke
Dorothy Swann
Gale Rasin
Louise Swann
John Foltz
David Morris
Florence Thornton
Lawrence
Masten’s Corner
Harvey Willoughby
Howard Asilton
A. O. Reiter
Allentown
Anna Hopkins
Gus Pritchett
Bridgetown
Lacey Wilson
Michael Ash
Attie Weaver
H. M. Weyrauch
Baltimore
Dr. Weyrauch
Harvey Dobson and Son
Cape Charles
L. L Jones
W.P. Manlove Sr
Easton
Anne Porter
Betty Orrell
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Fred Love
R. W. Downes
Stamford
W. T. Archer
Frank E. Adams
Hobbs
Raymond Cannon
Helen Numbers
P. W. Downes
Verna Archer
Evelyn Adams
Dale Short
Jean Beauchamp
Norman C. Straughn
Royal Oak
R. N. Hitchens
Love
Edwin Markham
John McCrea
Medical Society
Harry Aa. Roe
Tuckahoe
Bethlehem
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