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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1930
Page
5
The Denton Journal lists numerous small ads for goods and services including lumber, feeds, pianos, Frigidaire appliances, and house rentals. It also notes church events, an upcoming auction, a Tom Thumb wedding, and mobile sales. A public health update reports disease cases in Caroline county and a fire claim in Easton with fatalities.
Denton social circle recalls Camp Wright dedication on Kent Island with Rev F W Kirwan and many local ladies. A June 5 Ladies Aid Society meeting is announced at the Methodist Church Sun School room. Baltimore funeral attendance for Robert K Miller, insurance figure, notes pallbearer Ernest G Cooper. Local travel and visits include Mrs T Pliny Fisher from Passaic and guests from East Orange. Readers report several residents returning from trips to Decatur and West Chester.
Bay Ridge Ferry Corporation filed with the Public Service Commission for a permit to run a fixed link ferry from Skidmore to Kent Island near Sandy Point, with bus connections from Maryland lines to Ocean City and Washington. Aldace Walker chairs the firm with John McKinney Warner Tufts and Henry Lockhartard as incorporators. Opposition from Claiborne Annapolis Ferry and potential impact on a bay bridge were noted, with hearings likely in June. Sunday services listed for Epiphany Mission Preston and St Andrew’s Mission Kurlock, followed by a Beecher quotation.
A record of one hundred thirty two prospective June graduates from Caroline county high schools with names from Henderson Norman Ridgely Greensboro Denton and Federalsburg. The list includes many students such as John Bennett Riddleberger Thelma Bishop Roberta Jackson Kathrynn Beauchamp Esther Williar and Woodrow Wilson among others. The compilation reflects the local district senior class rosters across multiple towns and counties.
The fourth quarterly conference of Caroline charge met at the local church last Tuesday afternoon with full representation. The vote favored Mr. Archer’s return for another year despite a better financial offer elsewhere. William Reed was elected delegate to the M. P. Conference in Cambridge in June, with B. Frank Richards as alternate. Social visits followed, and several townsfolk were noted as guests or visitors over the weekend.
The Maryland War Records Commission compiles Caroline county names for the Baltimore World War Memorial inscription. Readers are urged to report any omitted veterans by writing to the Commission in Baltimore. The list includes John H. Ludwig Vaughn C Wyatt Philip F Vanville Norman E Smith Joseph N Perry Walter M Nashold Walden Holland George R Hill John W Harden William M Fleming Daniel Fields Jr Norman Dyer William Carleton Dulin Roland E Todd Samuel B Cohee Kemp Wright Henry Davis Charles L Mowbray and others believed omitted.
Mr. McQuay son of the late Rev Newton McQuay will preach at the old German Lutheran Church East New Market Maryland next Sunday June 1 at 2 30 p m All old time friends acquaintances and others are invited to attend the service.
A weekly Ridgely News Letter item outlines a successful community dinner and program at the Church House on Tuesday. Activities included Girls' Glee Club numbers, Sadlersville Male Quartette performances, a Greek dance, sketches, recitations, and an encore. Over 100 suppers were sold. The Community Club held its last meeting for the year on Monday with officer elections and reports from federation meetings. The notice lists new officers and attendees at related events, funerals, and local visits, with updates on graduates, forthcoming Pentecostal services, and local gatherings.
The Caroline iCounty Federation of Women’s Clubs held its final meeting of the year in Greensboro on Thursday May 22 at the Baptist Church. Mrs Frank Short presided and officers were elected including Frank Flounders Ridgely as president and Ida Bell Wilson Salisbury as speaker for the afternoon program.
The annual Memorial Service will be held at Irvin's Chapel near here on Sunday afternoon June 1 at 2 00 p m Music will be by the Goldsboro choir Maurice Bartlett of Wilmington and Beulah Sweeney of Norwood Pa visited Mr and Mrs W C Cheflins Several local couples and relatives are noted as visiting or moving with various family ties and a Children Day service is planned at the M E Church South June 1 at 7 30 p m
Henderson and friends gather at J R Jones home while Cloughs and Walls share a Ridgely reunion. Baltimore visitors, Washington sight seeing trip by students, and numerous calls on Wilmington residents mark a weekend of social activity.
Wesley Collegiate Institute will hold graduation exercises from June 7 to 10. Commencement speaker is Rev Edward L Watson D D pastor of Waverly M E Church Baltimore and president of the Methodist Episcopal Historical Society. Baccalaureate Sermon by Dr Harvey W Ewing retired minister Wilmington Conference Newark Delaware. Evening sermon by Rev Essel P Thomas pastor of Smyrna M E Church. Graduating locals include Thomas Clayton Horsey Greensboro Fred Charles Lord Harrington Vernon Robinson Nichols Federalsburg.
Mrs J T Sparklin returned from a week with her mother Mrs Mary L Smith and sister Mrs John F Brant of Camden NJ. Community Club meets June 2 at 8 pm, last meeting of the season. Numerous visits and greetings across town with family outings in Ridgely and Baltimore. Funeral of Mrs Ella Rickards noted with details of survivors and interment in Washington.
Burrsville residents and families visited Mrs. Ray Stafford in Easton Hospital last Sunday. The M E and M P Churches plan Children's Day services with the M E service on June 1 at 10 am and the M P service on June 8 at 10 am. all are invited. A Jr U A M moving pictures program in Denton drew attendees from the area. Garrett and Messick and others visited Chester, Pennsylvania, relatives, while Mrs Paul McFarland and Philadelphia relatives spent part of last week with Mr and Mrs Edwin Baker.
In loving remembrance of my dear father Pratt T Taylor who departed this life January 4 1930. I would give to clasp your hand and hear your voice again. As I loved you so I miss you. Loved remembered longed for always by Pearl V Woodrow.
Enrollment cards for the Rural Women's Short Course are ready at the county Home Demonstration Agent office. About 30 participants are hoped, with costs under 311.50, and cards due by June 6. A 28 passenger Red Star bus will transport from Denton Post Office to College Park June 17, departing 6 a.m. and returning 7 p.m., with a 3.75 total trip cost and 1.00 deposit due by June 10. Lunch must be provided by each attendee. Dr. Caroline Hedger will speak on Adult Education. Also, Camp Tinka Tonga enrollments for July 22–26 are nearly double capacity, with two thirds from grade schools and equal high school enrollment.
The Caroline County Farm Bureau and Extension Service sponsor a Dairy Show and Farmers Picnic on Tuesday July 22 at the Maryland Experimental Station Ridgely. The day features judging contests for men women 4 H youths a horse shoe pitching contest and other events with prizes for farmers and 4 H entrants. Farmers are urged to fit and train their dairy animals for the show.
Bean growers are advised that the Mexican bean beetle will likely appear on bean crops around June 1. Begin spraying or dusting as soon as adults appear in numbers. Use magnesium arsenate mixes for spraying and dusting with lime or mixed copper arsenate lime dust as detailed. Information card No 24 available at the County Agricultural Agent's office, Denton Maryland. Friendship Boys Organize 4-H Club with 14 members elected officers Walter Lord president Virgil Andrews vice president Wm Engerman secretary. projects include canning and truck crops. next meeting June 20. Sudan Grass for pasture and hay urged due to poor weather. seed at 15-20 lbs per acre for quick growth and multiple cuttings.
Publicity invites June mid program for county women featuring poultry home dairying cooking and crafts. Participants meet Dr and Mrs Pearson hear lectures on Parliament laws and join a Washington trip with reception night and a border of attendees from West and Eastern Shore Cumberland and Baltimore. The ad urges preparation and recurring attendance.
Local society notes show families visiting relatives across Greensboro and surrounding towns. Frequent visitors include Dunnings of Clayton and Eskridges of New Castle staying with Luffs, Wrights, and others. illness and travel are noted, with social events such as a miscellaneous shower for Ted Henry and visits to Mary Faithful in Philadelphia.
The annual Mid- Shore Rural Letter Carrier Association meeting for Talbot Caroline and Dorchester counties was held in Federalsburg at the Post Office building on Tuesday May 27. The banquet was by the Woman's Club. Rev. T. S. Holt opened with America and prayer. Officers elected included Parker Quimby as president A J Stevens as vice president B B Cohee as secretary and treasurer for 23 years. Delegates to the Ocean City State convention were chosen from Talbot Caroline and Dorchester with Denton Easton and Cambridge represented. Next meeting planned for Denton Md 1931.
Templeville observes a reception for Rev. B F Wentworth and Rev. H O Huf nal of the Larger Parish hosted by six Hartly churches on Monday evening May 26. Sunday services include a 10 a m Sunday School and an evening sermon at 7 30 by District Superintendent Rev J L Johnson. Local residents visit relatives from Dundalk Md Newport Del Henderson and Greensboro with updates on health and travel.
Preston church holds Sunday School at 10 15 a m and Divine Worship at 11 a m with lesson Samson death and theme Let there be no strife for we are Brethren Gen13 8 At Williston Church School at 2 p m then service at 3 p m with theme To a Land that I will show Thee Gen12 1 Charles F Reinke sails June for Panama on U S S California Mrs A M Frase and son Fred of Olean N Y visit relatives here
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