Denton Area Classifieds and Local News Briefs
Various notes from Denton Maryland area including sales ads for beans and shavings, a pea cannery spring run begin, a beauty shop offer, rental housing, and lost bag. Local hires, farm and real estate purchases, college events and student leadership, religious and civic notices. Weather, storms, property reassessment, and a funeral report for Mrs Amanda Wright.
Social Roundup With Club Meeting And Local Visits
The last club meeting featured a covered dish luncheon and reports from the Eastern Shore Cambridge event. A rug making exhibit impressed at the library under instructor Mrs Brumbaugh with several new members welcomed to the group. Local social life included Leroy Spencers sixth birthday party and a Bermuda cruise party list for Maryland Bankers with several Denton Ingleside residents aboard. Numerous visits, dinners, and weekend guests from Philadelphia Denton Paterson Bel Air and St Michaels filled the community calendar along with church and civic events and several local travel and hosting arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Jesse Spencer
Leroy
Merrick Love
Frank Hignutt
Dave Taylor
John Wooters
Margaret Jane
Edw. Kimmey
Rosetta
Maryland Bankers
Bermuda
J. Roland Chaffinch
George W. Beck
Joseph H. Johnson
Denton
J. Percy Bittle
Ingleside
New York
Reliance
Greenwood
T. Williamson
Raymond Cook
Federalsburg
James Lord
St. Michaels
H. C. Wright
Irene and
Beatrice
Charles D. Deisem, Jr
Golts
Norman Wright
Kennedyville
Ladies Aid
M. P. Church
Fannie Shields
Clough
Rutter
W. Roland Cooper
Philadelphia
Edward W. Bradley Jr
Edward Smith
Mark Smith
Maryland Institute
Baltimore
Albert Barker
Paterson
New Jersey
Ed Calkins
Stroudsburg
Hayward Horsey
George Waters
Mary Jane
Wesley Waters
W. W. Sylvester
F. P. Covey
Fred R. Owens
Wesley
Harrington M. E
James W. Thawley
Geo. Arthur Johnson
Thawley
Willoughby Nowell
Roland Reed
Washington
Emmons Reed
T. Pliny Fisher
Geo. E. Saulsbury
Wm. J. Kindley
Bel Air
Frederick F. Lyden
Potter Hall
Potter’s Landing
Paxton Ledman
Elma Brodes
Preston
Emily A. Garton
Nellie P. Byrnes
James W. Garton
Clayton Carroll
Margaret Jane Wooters
John H. Wooders Sr
Minnie Cooper
Easton
Helen Numbers
Millington
You May Win A Vacation Contest Asks For Captions
Readers of The Baltimore News Post and Baltimore Sunday American can win vacations this summer. Prizes include three tours two ocean resort trips in New Jersey and Virginia, cash awards, and a full week in Atlantic City plus a weekend at Virginia Beach. The contest runs May 29 in the Baltimore American and daily in both papers with captions for pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore News Post
Baltimore Sunday American
New Jersey
Virginia
Havana
Saguenay River
Boston
Atlantic City
Virginia Beach
Baltimore American
Local Feed Firms Plan Early Closure on Decoration Day
The Nuttle Milling Company and other feed supply places will close in the afternoon of Decoration Day May 30, noting it as a legal holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuttle Milling Company
Memorial Day Sermons and Sunday Services Across Churches
Sunday services across Denton and surrounding communities feature Memorial Day themes with Rev M S Andrews and church choirs providing music. Activities include Sunday School at 9 45 a m Epworth League 6 45 p m and Knights Templars attending at Denton M P Church for Ascension Sunday.
Divine worship at Williston Community Church Sunday
Divine worship will be held at the Williston Community Church Sunday at 9 a.m. The service topic is "The Charge to the Disciples."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston
Churches hold services across Greensboro and Denton
Church of Christ meets in the old theatre in Greensboro Sundays at 11 a.m with Bible study singing and Communion at 11 30 all are invited. Church of the New Jerusalem in Preston holds 11 a.m. service on Sunday on The Giving of Alms. Episcopal services are omitted Sunday May 29 as Rev John White is in Washington for a ten day course. Masses at St Elizabeths Denton 8 30 and at St Benedicts Ridgeley 10 oclock with confessions at 7 45 Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton M. P
Knights Templars of
Chesapeake Commandery
Ascension
Florence Strong
Esther Brooks
Christian Endeavor Study
Romans
Maryland
Delaware
Paul F. Warner
Japan
Church of the Brethren
J. W. Krabill
Ladies Aid
Mothers of the Brethren Church
John Good
Caroline
Ziba Adams
Burrsville M. P
Thawley
Piney
Hobbs
Christian Endeavor
Church of Christ
Greensboro
Church of the New Jerusalem
Preston
John White
White
Washington
The
College of Preachers
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Denton
St. Benedict’s Church
Ridgely
Funeral of Ida Garrett in Burrville Union Church
Ida Garrett 54 died at home May 20 and funeral held Sunday at Union M P Church. Survived by husband Thurman and children Sadie Griffith Allen Robert Crawford, plus Stafford siblings. Committee notes community sympathy. Also brief society notes on Burrsville birthday dinner and upcoming Wesley Church event with guests from New Jersey and Delaware invitees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Garrett
Thurman Garrett
Union M. P. Church
Ziba Adams
J. T. Bailey
Milford
Del
Sadie Griffith
Chester
Allen
Easton
Robert
Crawford
Otis Stafford
Trenton
N. J
Ray Stafford
Eva Baughley
Dover
Laura Myers
Millington
W. Austine Stafford
R. Henry Stafford
Martin Pusey
Burrsville
Florence Truitt
Frances Truitt
Camden
New Jersey
Wilmington
Delmar
Salisbury
Berlin
Hubbard Macklin
Lincoln
Wesley Church
J. T. Willis
Georgetown
Pauline Patchett's Tenth Birthday Party
Miss Pauline Patchett celebrated her tenth birthday with a large group of friends including Elizabeth Ferguson Scott Ferguson Buddy Spence Rebecca Ann Nancy Lee Trice Eunice Smith Buddy Johnson Anna Mae Slocum Doris Collins Lois Collins Bruce Towers Howard Breeding Emma Jean Daffin and Mrs Jess Gregg Mrs Rush Ferguson of Denton and Mrs Clayton Steed of Petersburg Va joined for the celebration Gifts were given and refreshments of lemonade cake and snow whites were served Mrs Jesse Gregg and Mrs Rush Ferguson also visited, and Mr James Patchett spent the weekend with relatives nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Patchett
Elizabeth
Scott Ferguson
Buddy Spence
Denton
Rebecca Ann
Nancy Lee Trice
Eunice Smith
Buddy Johnson
Anna Mae Slocum
Doris
Lois Collins
Bruce Towers
Howard Breeding
Smithson
Emma Jean Daffin
Jesse Gregg
Claude Covey
Pauline
Rush Ferguson
Clayton Steed
Petersburg
George Huey
James Patchett
Ridgely Weekly News Letter Highlights Local events
Mrs. Frank Flounders hosts a bridge luncheon with Denton and Ridgely guests. Memorial Park service planned with Judge Owen Knotts to speak after church services next Sunday. Ridgely Homemakers and Rural Women’s Short Course participants noted. Miss Hazel Lynch listed in Who’s Who in American Universities. Long list of social visits, hospital notes, and community club activities across Ridgely, College Park, Wilmington, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Flounders
Gail Cooper
Wm. Wolfe
Brewster Deen
Anne Mae White
Lawrence Lynch
M. K. Newnam
Denton
Mesdames J
Calvin Lynch
Wm. Marvel
Elmer Hoffman
Clement Noble
Fred Flounders
Lawrence Wilson
Carlton Marvel
Beatrice Bower
Ridgely
Edward F. Pearsaul
Memorial Park
Owen Knotts
Edna Detwiler
J. S. Fifer
T. W. Jones
Mabel Ludwig
Ronald Lane
Stella Matthews
Odella Saulsbury
Clark Murphy
William Rickards
J. P. Swing
Mary Wharton
Frank Ziegler
Ridgely Homemakers Club
College Park
Hazel Marie Lynch
Washington College
Chestertown
Miss Lynch
Calvin D. Lynch
Albert White
Mr. White
Thomas H. White
White
University of Maryland
H. E. Holsinger
Harvey Dean
Lawrence Smith
Smith Block
H. L. Holsinger
Baltimore
E. G. Finney
Wilmington
Edward Hills
Troy Ashcraft
Chester
Sadie Wilson
Easton Hospital
Peter Hoffman
Norristown
Ella Carlisle
Philadelphia
Frank Seward
Harold Fountain
William Downes
Mattie Brumbaugh
Frank Burt
F. B. Rigby
Betty
Washington
West Chester College
Richard
Charles Richardson
Sabillasville
Clinton Guthrie
Wiley
Ida Mason
City Point
Frank Matthews
John M. Holloway
Harrington
Ladies Aid Society
Florence Thompson
Maple Avenue
Catherine McElwain
Centreville
A. O. Saulsbury
Helen
Orrell
Elsie
Viola Jones
Mary Laird
Salisbury
Edward Bowman
Harry Dodd
Town
Ella Minner
Salisbury Sanitarium
Deaths in Burrsville and Nearby Areas
Funeral services for Mrs Ida Garrett of Burrsville were held at her home with burial in Denton cemetery after an apparent suicide by hanging. Survivors include husband A Thurman Garrett and three sons. Also noted are services for Mrs Elizabeth Mowbray of Lewes and deaths of Charles Hobbs of Denton and William J Murphy of near Preston with church services and local burials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Garrett
A. Thurman Garrett
Burrsville
Denton Cemetery
Garrett
Milford
Del
Robert Henry Stafford
Robert and
Crawford
Allen
Easton
Sadie Griffith
Chester
Henry Stafford
Austine Stafford
Otis Stafford
Trenton
N. J
Ray Stafford
Laura Myers
Millington
Ernest Baughley
Dover
Elizabeth W. Mowbray
Atkins
Lewes
Otis P. Jefferson
Bethel M. E
Lewes M. E
Mowbray
Zwannendael Club
Thomas Johnson
Potter's Landing
T. Fred
Benjamin H. Johnson
Caroline County
W. R. Mowbray
W. Randolph l
Thomas J. Mowbray
Charles W. Hobbs
Denton
Moore Funeral
T. S. Dixon
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Hobbs
James
Margaret Butler Hobbs
Greensboro
Rachel Draper
Walter Chee
John Hobbs
Saulsbury
Frank Hobbs
Baltimore and Eastern Railroad
William J. Murphy
Preston
St. Michaels
Clara Murphy
George W. Murphy
Elizabeth Richards
Roy Hubbard
Gilbert Murphy
Corn Thomas
Union Grove Methodist Protestant Church
Peyton Adams
Union Grove Cemetery
Far-Reaching Effects Seen in 1938 Agricultural Conservation Program
Dr. Linden S. Dodson of the University of Maryland Extension Service warns that participation by Maryland farmers in the 1938 Agricultural Conservation program could reshape rural life. The effort aims to equalize incomes, conserve soil, and mobilize communal labor through county committees, fostering a new sense of shared welfare between farm and city workers while promoting land use changes and farm woodlots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Linden S. Dodson
University of Maryland Extension Service
Dodson
Baked Potato with Crab Meat by Miss Betty Holloway
Household hint shows how to bake potatoes and fill them with crab meat. Core potatoes, mash with seasoned crab, replace in shells, top with cheese and breadcrumbs, then reheat until lightly browned at 400 degrees. Bake original potatoes about one hour, reheat about twenty minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Holloway
Home Economist
Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter Lamp Standards Replaced On Tuckahoe Bridge
Community Club and County Commissioners of Caroline and Talbot counties coordinated lamp standard replacement on the Tuckahoe bridge. The bridge is now well lighted again. A social notes roundup follows with visits and travels among local residents and guests from Philadelphia and Easton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Club
Caroline and
Talbot Counties
Tuckahoe
Lulu Beaven
Ella Long
Philadelphia
R. W. Beaven
Miss Long
E. L. Thompson
S. O. Rice
Ruth
Buddy
Ernest Fogle
Woodstock
Fogle
Bertha Rice
Ruth Spry
Pittsville
Laura Virginia Fleming
F. E. Fleming
Amos Warner
Dora Samis
Easton
Don Rathell
J. N. Clark
Phillip Walters
Baltimore
E. G. Jump
H. M. Thompson
H. R. Covell
Wilmington
Del
C. H. Fleming
Death in Queen Anne Ends Longtime Resident C Ernest Emory
C Ernest Emory died at home in Queen Anne of heart trouble after a lengthy illness. He leaves wife Jennie Carroll Emory and son John of Penn's Grove. Funeral from his home Monday with Rev J M York officiating. burial in Denton cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Ernest Emory
Emory
Queen Anne
Jennie Carroll Emory
John
Penn’s Grove
J. M. York
Denton Cemetery
Assembly Hall
Tri-County High School
Sion
Jay Miller
Golden College
St. Paul’s M. E. Church
South
Herbert Hammond
Vernon
Ridgely
Caldwell Wilson
Easton
Harry Clark
Milby Gibe
Ruth Reynolds
Lloyd Holland
Felton
Del
Howard Eley
Mecklenberg Club
Chester Barto
Wilkinsburg
Henry Morgan
St. Paul’s Church
Howard Flowers
Baltimore
Birthday Party For Sue Smith In Hobbs
Mrs. F N Smith hosted a Saturday birthday gathering for her daughter Sue with schoolmate Ruth Reed and friends. Guests played games, then shared a cake with seven candles and refreshments. Other notes mention Ladies Aid meetings, funeral attendances, and local visits to Baltimore and Burrsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. N. Smith
Sue
Brooks
Ruth Reed
Rachel James
Dorothy Andrews
Beverly Seidel
Phyllis Alburger
Christine Moore
Esther Smith
Johnny Poole
Mervin Pentz
Harry Smith
Bernard Hopkins Thomas
Elmer Butler
Louis Butler
T. H. Towers
Frances Bennett
Holbrook
Bennett
W. G. Holbrook
B. B. Allen
J. R. Ricards
John Calloway
Baltimore
O. J. Chaffinch
J. H. Dandy
Christian Endeavor Service
Card Of Thanks For Kindness After Cattle Lightning Death
We thank neighbors and friends for their kindness and help when our cows were killed by lightning on Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. R C G Noble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. CG. Noble
Thanking helpers after bereavement in Garrett family notice
To all our kind neighbors relatives and friends who assisted us in our recent bereavement we extend our sincere thanks A T Garrett Children Brothers and Sisters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Garrett
Preston club names officers and committees for 1938-39
Mrs. Burton Proctor Jr, newly elected president of the Preston Community Club, hosted a luncheon on May 18 with chairmen named and committees formed for the 1938-39 year. Appointees include Program, Ways and Means, Publicity, Transportation, Civic, Public Welfare, and Membership, with several members listed. Also noted are a Cape Charles fishing trip by Poole Arnie and Sisk, with substantial catches, and a series of social visits and entertainments around Preston and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Bonner
Luke Amato
Lee Noble
W. H. Cannon
Max Chambers
Dorothy Osteen
S. E. Douglas
Fulton Noble
Harvey Parrott
Clayton Taylor
John Noble
Preston Spence
Fletcher Sisk
Raymond Poole
Manville Arnie
Cape Charles
L. L. Crockett
Poole
Mr. Arnie
Poplar Grove Farm
Esther Griffith
Wilmington
Mechklenberg’s
Howard Eley
Queen Anne
Preston Osteen
Centreville
Cookman Orrell
Burton Proctor
Baltimore
Paxton Ledman
Lloyd Brodes
Pretty Girl Wanted for Miss Caroline County Pageant
Young women ages 18 to 28 in Caroline County are invited to enter a Baltimore parade and beauty contest. The winner advances to Miss America in Atlantic City. events run June 15–18 at Baltimore's fifth Regiment Armory, with prizes for top finishers and expenses paid in Atlantic City if chosen. Entry to Denton Journal by contest editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Rome
Baltimore
Maryland
Atlantic City
Eastern Association of Fire Chiefs
Maryland State Firemen’s Association
Ladies Auxiliaries
Fifth Regiment Armory
Denton Journal
Adams Cross Roads Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Miss Minnie Adams and Mr. Winnie Graham of Wilmington spent Saturday evening and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Adams. A baby boy, weighing 10 pounds, arrived for Mr. and Mrs. George Wheatley, who were formerly Miss Reba Adams. Several families hosted gatherings including dinners and visits with relatives in Federalsburg Cambridge and Chestnut woods. Edna and Grace Adams visited Atlantic City to accompany Miss Grace Adams home after six weeks with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Adams
Winnie Graham
Wilmington
John Adams
Edna
Atlantic City
Grace Adams
George Wheatley
Wheatley
Reba Adams
Arthur Adams
Reese Adams
Kemp Adams
James Adams
Edn. Nuttle
Harry Davis
Federalsburg
Rock
W. S. Hubbard
Earle Robinson
Chestnut Woods
C. H. Parker
D. F. Johnson
Mis. Lee Adams
Cambridge
Thurman Fountain
Local Notes on Visits and Community Events
Jonathan Harrington of Baltimore guest of his parents near Ridgely over the weekend. Potts family and Evelyn visited Emmett Potts and wife in Cordova on Sunday. St Gertrude's Academy commencement set for June 12. Mrs James Hevalow recovering from appendectomy at Easton Hospital. Mrs H C Bennington hosting mother Mrs Sallie Clark of Church Hill. Frank Stevenson visited sister Mrs Harry Gibson in Delmar last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Harrington
Baltimore
Ridgely
Potts
Evelyn
Emmett Potts
Cordova
St. Gertrude’s Academy
James Hevalow
Easton Hospital
H. C. Bennington
Sallie Clark
Church Hill
Frank Stevenson
Harry Gibson
Delmar
Greensboros Soft Ball League to Form Next Week
Greensboro and its environs report that a new six team soft ball league will form within a week. It will be the first in Caroline County, with support from fans. Local groups including the Greensboro Volunteer Fire Company Red Men and Lions Club will field teams from Pet Milk Company and George A Reach Co. Other notes include community visits, a 21st birthday celebration for Raymond Greeley, a death and funeral for James A Reed, and various local social events and shop updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuttle Lumber & Coal Co
Wilson Soy Beans
A. P. Martin
Denton
West
McKenna Beauty Shop
E. W. Adams & Brothers
Greenwood
Del
J. Lester Everngain
P. QO
Annie L. Anthony
Chesapeake Commandery
Knights Templar
Easton
Grand Commandery of
Maryland
Cumberland
J. R. Eddington
Federalsburg
County Corporation of
George O’bier
Seaford
Delaware
University of Maryland
Verna M. Kellar
Extension Service
Harry Nuttle
Dickinson College
Caroline High School
West Nottingham Academy
Alden J. Ramsdell
H. J. Ramsdell
Harrington
State Teachers College
West Chester
Ramsdell
Variety Club
Golden College
Wilmington
Emily Thawley Hayman
Geo. T. Hayman
Doylestown
Caroline County
Walter Rutter
Raymond Noble
Hobbs
Greensboro
Amanda Wright
Eva Wright
Elsie Wright
Allen
Greenbury Griffith
Greensboro Volunteer Fire Company
Red Men
Pet Milk Company
George A. Reach Co
The
Lions Club
Raymond Greeley
Charles Stafford
Layton
Harry Bartle
Harry
William
Helen
Philadelphia
Ruth Daltry
Helen Howell
Carl
Jane
Bob Nash
Woodbury
N. J
Lawrence Luff
Middletown
Carl W. Reed
Newark
J. Clifford Reed
Salisbury
Aliee G. Reed
O'Colck
E.S.T
M. P
Dover
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Camden
H. L. Cohee
Charles Allen
Lewis Boyce
Laurel
Webster Hunter
Lewis Townsend
Cohee
W. Newlin Mitchell
Marshallton
Coursey Edwards
James Farrell
Virginia Laramore
Whital Laramore
Laramore
Lester Draper
Greenwood, del
Grace Adams
Atlantic City
F. P. Roe
Ridgely Package Corporation
Swing Canning
Oscar Bernard
Medford L. Price
Greensboro Baptist Sunday School
Garden of Happiness
S. D. Carrow
Harty, del
Oscar Nichols
Jack Walls
Chester
Nichols
E. J. Vandegrift
Wellsboro
Vandegrift
N. R. White
Wilbur Carroll
Fletcher Clark
Wilson Thornton
Leon Spence
Norman Walig Jr
Langhorne
Lloyd Cannon
Preston
Ruth Jackson
Princess Anne
Mary Jackson
A. T. Longfellow
Lewis
Marion Brown
Harvey Porter
Fred Monroe
Clay
Wilson Jump
Edwin
Baltimore
Melvin Monroe
Levinia Lerch
Harrisburg
Earl Thomas
Mary Ellen
Nelson Forney Jr
Georgetown
Irvin VanSant
Brooklyn
N. Y
Warren VanSant
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Local Department
Ax A
M. S. Andrews
America
Epworth League
League
William Horsey
Hillsboro
Adams Cross Roads