Various notices and ads from Denton MD community
Local items include seed and heating ads from M K Newnam and Jos H Carroll, public stenography services, and seeds for gas stoves. Rentals, lost and found, theatre specials, bake sales, and a drug store promotion. Community events cover a supper, card party, and a charity bake sale with schedule details and venues in Denton and surrounding towns. A county relief update and voter registration reminders accompany school and club activities and upcoming plays and fairs.
Community Hallowe'en Parade and Legion Officers Named
A Denton gay Hallowe'en party hosted by the Business Men's Association awarded thirteen money prizes and fifteen minor prizes for costumes after a parade headed by the firemen band. Prizes for tap dancing went to Nancy Jane Kline, Louise Skinner, Florence Smith and Esther Skinner. Caroline Post No. 29 American Legion elected new officers led by Commander Winfield T. Nichols with plans to meet on the first Tuesday each month in the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Men’s Association of
Denton
Firemen’s
J. B. Davis
M. A. Brackett
Mulford Swing
Harrison Holsinger
Ridgely
Arthur W. Brumbaugh
Mildred Ginn
Greensboro
Thomas Trice
Preston
Edward Pierce
Federalsburg
J. Frank Lane
Goldsboro
Harry Porter
Burrsville
Reta Rhodes Clark
Queen Anne
Milford Kline
Hillsboro
Parker Stone
Salome Somers
Chick Chilcutt
Alva Todd
Billie Croppe
Larne Crane
Pauline Bowdle
George Clendaniel
Lindsey Clendaniel
Horace Morgan
Eloise Morgan
Webster Todd
Lena Todd
Doris Fear
Lou Hook
Minnie Wright
Ormond Baker
Elizabeth Knotts
Billie Wright
William Collison
Carroll Bright
Walton
Wallace Willis
Eleanor
Dorothy Rash
Ernest Downes
Billy Merriken
Mary Ellen Wright
Everett Pepper
Aldridge
Ethel
Baltimore
George M. Christle
J. Haunert
Christle
J. O. Shockley
M. P
Caroline County Farm Bureau
Charles Howard
Orville G. Smith
Columbia
U S. C
Charles Collins
W. S. Shipman
Ocean View
Edna Shipman
Shipman
Jimmy DeLara
Margaret Davis
Atlanta
J. Frank Booth
Sallie E. Saulsbury
Denton M. E. Church
Walter Howard
Lewis Baker
Joe-Joe
Philadelphia
George F. Stafford
Cambridge
Stella DeLong
Milford
Jennie Stafford
O. Hugh Clark
Oscar Clark
Addison Welch
Clementine
Roger Duffey
Layman J. Redden
Washington
E. F. Withers
Aldridge Pepper
Salisbury
Cora B. Hale
Albert G. Towers
Clayton Reynolds
Wilmer Wright
Quotations on Morality and Thought From Various Voices
A compact collection of reflections on character and ethics cites Bulwer Plato and Stevenson. The quotes urge inner moral control and earnest living, balanced with broader spiritual and humanitarian themes.
Wedding notices printed with neatness and dispatch
The Journal reports invitations and announcements are printed with care and promptness, highlighting organized wedding notices and formal notices prepared for readers.
Mrs Anna Brumbaugh Dies at Denton After Long Illness
Mrs Anna Sherfy Brumbaugh died at her Denton home after months of declining health. Born in Gettysburg in 1850 she taught school before marrying Benjamin Brumbaugh in 1881. Surviving are four sons Chalmers, E Earl, B Bruce, I Vernon and four grandchildren. Funeral held at Church of the Brethren with Rev Norman Leese and Rev W M Wine officiating. Burial in Denton cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Sherry Brumbaugh
Denton
Church of the Brethren
Norman A. Leese
W. M. Wine
Woodside
Del
Burnal
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
Joseph Sherfy
Mary Hagen Sherfy
Otelia Hereter
Gettysburg Battlefeld
Benjamin B. Brumbaugh
Marklesburg
Maryland
Tuckahoe Neck
Caroline County
East Denton
Church Notices Roundup in Denton and Nearby Parishes
Denton M P Church offers morning topic The Sin of the Century Carelessness and evening Symbols of Sublime Truth with communion. Concord M E Church features The Lash of the Law with Edward Wright solo and Epworth League led by Irwin Smith. Ladies Aid meets Nov 7 at 2 pm. Services at Church of the New Jerusalem Preston Tree of Life sermon. Williston Community Church holds Tree of Life sermon at 2 pm. Mass schedule at St Elizabeth's Denton and St Benedict's Ridgely with confessions at 8:15 am and devotions at 7:30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton M. P. Church
Ellen Collison
Christ
Denton Church of the Brethren
Concord M. E
Edward Wright
Preston
Epworth League
Irwin Smith
Catherine Wheatley
Ladies Aid Society of Concord
M. E. Church
Church House
Church of the New Jerusalem
Williston Community
St. Elizabeth's Church
Denton
Grove Area Social and Church Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Clayton Taylor of Preston and Mr and Mrs Ellis Collins with children of Easton were Sunday visitors to W E Collins. The Grove Charge second quarterly conference meets November 2 at 2 pm in Choptank. The infant son of Hubbart and Mrs McNeal was christened by Rev B R Collins last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Taylor
Preston
Ellis Collins
Easton
W. E. Collins
Wesley Butler
John
Clarence Butler
J. R. Butler
B. L. Cohee
Pauline Taylor
Philadelphia
Charles McNeal
Grove Charge
Choptank
Hubbart McNeal
B. R. Collins
Leonard Collins
Floyd Porter
Wilmington
Elmer Kelley
Cambridge
Relatives Attend Funeral of Mrs John Wiggins Nearby Kin
Near relatives who attended the funeral of Mrs John Wiggins recently deceased included her brother Charles Ellwanger of Denton a half sister Miss Elizabeth Singer of Los Angeles a half brother John Singer of Greensboro and a step brother Christian Singer of Viola Del Daniel Singer of Wilmington and William Singer of Collingsdale N J who are step brothers and Mrs George Russell a sister of Greensboro were unable to be present
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wiggins
Charles Ellwanger
Denton
Elizabeth Singer
Los Angeles
Calif
John Singer
Greensboro
Christian Singer
Viola
Del
Daniel Singer
Wilmington
William Singer
Collingsdale
N. J
George Russell
Farmers back Corn-Hog Referendum in Caroline County
Caroline County voters approved the Corn-Hog Referendum held on October 26 conducted by the Caroline County Production Control Association. The results showed a large majority in favor of continuing the program with 113 votes for and 15 against.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Caroline County Production Control Association
Beloved Father Frank Klecan Dies in 1934
In a brief remembrance, Mary notes the passing of her father Frank Klecan on November 4 1934, stating he is gone but not forgotten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klecan
Frank Klecan
Mary
Ridgely community mourns Thomas Day 84 prominent figure
Thomas Lockwood Day 84 longtime Ridgely resident and local leader died about 11:30 p m October 27 after months of poor health. He served in public life as Maryland House of Delegates member and Circuit Court Clerk and was a local director of the People's Bank of Denton. Survived by sister Miss Emma Hall Day brother William Preston Day two daughters Mrs J I K Shannahan and Mrs Charles Herzog. Funeral held at the Methodist Episcopal Church with Rev O B Reed presiding and Rev W E Habbart assisting. nonstop community notices follow including church activities and local visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lockwood Day
Day
Maryland House of Delegates
People’s Bank of
Denton
Emma Hall Day
Bernard Ringgold
Norman Hicks
Clifton Crouse
Jos
H. Brumbaugh
Harry E. Holsinger
Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
Church House
Maryland
Henry
Easton
Jas. Truitt
Frances
James
Centre Ville
John Sharp
Wilmington
Helen George
Washington
Mattie Smith
Carleton Marvel
Boone Jarrell
William Jarrel
Baltimore
William Jarrell Jr
University of Maryland
Town
Iou Beck
Mary Lee
George Eaton
Goldsboro
William Davis
Charles Cherry
Willard Barr
Bellwood
George Cherry
Jewel Fezmeyer
Charlotte
Centreville
John Wright
Chestertown
J. Walter Mitchell
State Teachers’ Association
Lowell Thomas
Herbert Lane
Raymond Cherry
Clarence Ringgold
Norah Bennington
Alice and Lee
Ellen Hughes
Chester
Alice Bennington
Roland Cherry
Ernest Knotts
Reed
J. A. Mitchell
J. W. Mitchell
Edna Detwiler
A. G. Gelletty
Williston
Mont Wiley
Wm. Clendenning
Wm. Richards
Roger R. Ringgold Jr
Norman F Downes Jr
Washington College
Jos. H. Roche
J. L. Wilson
Ord Raleigh
Gertrude Deyo
Wallkill
N. Y
Emmett Potts
Betty
Pottstown
Hubert Stedman
Millsboro
Harry Stedman
William Raleigh
St. John’s College
Annapolis
Edw. Wenderoth
Harold Fountain
Elwood Morris
Sam Towers
Red Cross Roll Call Planned for Caroline County
Miss Blanche Hobbs announced the annual Red Cross Roll Call in Caroline County. Chairmen from each community were named with a rally dinner set for November 4 in Denton. The goal is 100 percent enrollment, with a one dollar minimum and funds split between national and local chapters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Caroline County
Blanche Hobbs
C. Irving Carpenter
Federalsburg
Hobbs
Benson
Carolina County
Bur rs ville rally day and harvest home services report
Rally day and Harvest Home services at Wesley M E Church included child recitations choir music from Fairlee Md soloist from Rock Hall Md and a trio from Hickman A short pastor address and a canned goods collection for the pastor were noted Also funeral services for Mrs Alvah Griffith were held at Union M P Church with burial in Greensboro cemetery She survived by husband a daughter Ruth Neal of Greensboro and a son Harvey Griffith of Chester Community news mentions a Halloween party by Shining Stars class and Sunshine Workers class, CCC camp workers, dinner guests, and revival services at Hickman M E Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley M. E
Fairlee
Rock Hall
Hickman
Alvah Griffith
Union M. P
Norman Slaughter
CCC
Goldsboro
Alfred Baughley
W. T. Bullock
Elmer Evans
Philadelphia
John Parris
Mollie Cahall
Wyoming
Hickman M. E. Church
Bethlehem Social Notes and Local Visits Highlight Week
Bethleham residents hosted friends and relatives across nearby towns. Visits included John E. Smith in Prospect Park and James B. Todd's guests from Newark Delaware Easton and Williamsport area families. An oyster supper was announced for Bethlehem community house on Thursday night November 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payton Thompson
F. H. Thomas
Wm. H. Harding
Anah Carroll
Chestnut Grove
John E. Smith
Prospect Park
James Robbinson
James B. Todd
Will Todd
Leonard Trice
Newark
Del
Douglas Todd
Easton
Edgar Todd
Frank Cremer
Wilmington
Addie Blades
Martha Hubbard
Chesterville
John Reod
Florence Legates
Ruth Sands
Harley Davenport
Vienna
Ormond Hubbard
State Normal School
Salisbury
Marie Hubbard
Bethlehem
Leonard Legates
Weekend Visits Shared by Baltimore and Annapolis Families
SMITHSON Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schmick of Baltimore spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. E. Dukes. Betty Lee their daughter returned home after a few weeks with grandparents. Mr. Tilghman Bryan of the Naval Hospital Corps Annapolis and Miss Emily Bryan of Baltimore spent the weekend with their uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Willoughby. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Perry and daughter Aleen visited Mrs. Perry's parents Mr. and Mrs. C. Truitt. Mrs. J. Taft and daughter Miss Carolyn are spending some time in
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Schmick
Baltimore
E. Dukes
Betty- Lee
Tilghman Bryan
Naval Hospital Corps
Annapolis
Emily Bryan
Alonzo Willoughby
C. AL. Perry
Aleen
Mrs. Perry
Mrs. C. Truitt
Mrs. J. Taft
Miss Carolyn
Hilesboro Queen Anne Letter Delays and Local Visits
The Community Club meeting is postponed to November 11 and a Thanksgiving program is planned. Numerous local residents and guests from Overbrook, Chester, Philadelphia, Willow Grove, Dover, Wilmington, Queenstown, West Grove, Kent Island, Trappe, and Baltimore are mentioned as visitors or hosts at various events including bake sales, Guild entertainments, and family visits. Teachers attended the State Teachers Association in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Henshall
Overbrook
M. Taylor
Chester
R. W. Beaven
Joseph M. Eaton
Margaret Brown
Philadelphia
Willow Grove
Frances Fisher
Milton W. Beaven
Anne
Jean
Booker
Queenstown
Hillsboro P. T. A
Charlanne
Ellinor
Charles Jarrell
Dover
Edward Covington
Wilmington
Herbert Beaven
Florence Beaven
Hendley
H. N. Beaven
Fred Smith
Sue
W. Russell
H. Lay Beaven
G. Francis Beaven
Washington
J. M. Eaton
West Grove
St. Paul’s Guild
Milton Beaven
State Teachers Association
Baltimore
N. Straughn
Royal Oak
Frank Fleming
Mary Louise Dodds
Louise Thomas
Kent Island
Catherine Andrew
Trappe
Edgar Blades
F. B. Sparks
W. B. Sparks
Mildred Stenger
Hernard Mills
Roy Hopkins
Oscar Clark
Denton
Card Club
L. Lane
Miriam Gale
Local Social Roundup At Queen Anne and Nearby Areas
Mrs Horace Morgan visited Baltimore for a two day event at Odd Fellows Hall where she met the Grand Worthy Patron of the Eastern Star. Howard Pinder is convalescing at his parents home after hospitalization. Area families including the Diggans Mullikin and Jarman clans hosted visits across Easton Ches ter ville Hebron and Trappe with church socials and neighbourly calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Morgan
Baltimore
Odd Fellows Hall
Eastern Star
Howard ‘Pinder
Easton Hospital
Sidney Pinder
Ambrose Lucas
Della Mullikin
Mary Diggans
Annie Cheffins
Goldsboro
C. L. Fossett
J. A. Rood
Chesterville
Howard Jarman
Berlin
Showard Culver
Hebron
Jake Morgan
St. Paul’s Church
Hallowe’en
Norman Matthews
Irma
Trappe
Oscar Briscoe
Florence Blades
Easton
Ruth Reynalds
Climbing Roses Shown By Maryland Expert To Beautify Homes
Walter Ballard of the University of Maryland Extension Service urges gardeners to use climbing roses more. He notes their versatility for arches lattices arbors fences walls and banks with varieties ranging from strong upright to rambling ground cover forms. He lists suitable pillar varieties and climbers for different flower sizes and purposes, highlighting Hiawatha Evangeline Milky Way Excelsa Dorothy Perkins Dr Van Fleet Paul’s Scarlett Emily Gray Silver Moon Mary Wallace Jacotte Mme Gregoire Staechlin Kitty Kinnenmouth Max Graf Zephirin Dromin and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter R. Ballard
University of Maryland Extension Service
Mr. Ballard
Excelsa
Dorothy Perkins
van Fleet
Paul’s Scarlett
Emily Gray
Silver Moon
Snow Choptank bridge dedication guest list grows
Prestons Niles Noble and Payne families attended the Snow Choptank bridge dedication at S. N. Heisloff home Ship's Point Talbot county where Marilyn Bell cut the ribbon. Club events and local visits fill weeks with members from Preston and nearby towns attending meetings and dinners.
Adams Cross Roads Birthday Party For Mrs Elmer Robinson
A surprise party was given Saturday evening by her children. Attendees included Bar Robinson and daughter Virginia Lee Norman Thawley Edward Wheatley Charlie Lyden and families Horace Robinson Agnes Breeding and two sons Orland Closson and families. A cake was presented by Edward Wheatley. Homemade ice cream and cake followed. Minnie Adams and Winnie Graham of Wilmington visited Blanche Adams. John Adams spent Tuesday with son-in-law Earl Robbin. Agnes Breeding visited brother and sister-in-law Earl Robinson. Fred Fountain hosted Pennsylvania relatives at dinner. Ola Scott visits Edna Adams. Sunday School and preaching at Bloomery were held Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Noble
Clare N. Payne
Patty
S. N. Heisloff
Ship's Point
Talbot County
Marilyn Bell
John Noble
Preston Community Club
County Federation
A. F. Sisk and Son
N. R. Deane
Baltimore
R. P. Towers
Clayton Taylor
F. P. Todd
Salisbury
Towers
Eastern Shore County Commissioners Association
Dallas Blades
Messrs
Theodore Fletcher
W. J. Bonner
R. Shakespeare
R. O. Dulin
A. T. Blades
Philadelphia
Iva Griffith
Harry Lieb
Easton
H. M. Nollis
J. L. Gallagher
Emalene Wright
Katie Parker
A. F. Sisk
Alva Blades
Navy
Notre Dame
Mildred Griffith
Douglas Fuchs
Sherman Griffith
Victor Griffith
Camp Holabird
H. M. Hollis
Catherine Allfather
Salisbury Normal School
Marie Taylor
A. M. Willey
E. B. Blades
Max Chambers
Emerson Clifton
Jacob Schmick
Herman Schmick
Virginia
West Virginia
Joseph Willey
Cannon, del
S. Franklin Smith
T. L. Nugent
Mary Jane Webb
Josephine Gallagher
T. B. Marden
Charles M. Turner
Wilmington
Hulbert
New London
Carmine
Elmer Robinson
Barce Robinson
Virginia Lee
Norman Thawley
Edward Wheatley
Charlie Lyden
Horace Robinson
Agnes Breeding
Orland Closson
Minnie Adams
Winnie Graham
Blanche Adams
John Adams
Earle Robinson
Fred Fountain
Pennsylvania
Ola Scott
Edna Adams
Bloomery
Local notes from Ridgely area fall into place
Mrs Paul Hemmons returns home after illness in Easton hospital. Rev Harry N Bailey of Tangier Island visits with family. Miss Christine Wilson visits Miss Virginia Holt in Hillsboro. Mr Samuel King of Massachusetts stays two weeks with relatives. Mrs Jennie Porter and Mr Dave Holsinger spend weekend in Philadelphia. St Pauls Reformed Church held annual rally day service. Benjamin Cohee in Easton Hospital for appendicitis. Mr and Mrs Frank Flounders visit Seaford last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Hemmons
Easton Hospital
Harry N. Bailey
Tangier Island
Christine Wilson
Virginia Holt
Hillsboro
Samuel King
Massachusetts
Jennie Porter
Dave Holsinger
Philadelphia
St. Paul's Reformed Church
Benjamin Cohee
Frank Flounders
Seaford
Greensboro Baptist class meets with officers elected
The Greensboro Young People's Class at the Greensboro Baptist Church met at the parsonage on Friday October 25. They elected officers including President Eleanor Hubbard and Secretary Margaret Holland. A Halloween themed gathering followed with games, fortune telling, and refreshments.
In Memoriam for Albertena Frase
In sad remembrance of Albertena Frase who died October 29 1934. One year has passed yet she remains in our hearts. A niece Bertha Frase writes that death is not a final parting but a reunion in a peaceful, joyful home beyond death’s sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albertena Frase
Death’s Sea
Bertha Frase
Local Family Guests and Meeting Notice
American Corner reports Mr and Mrs Edgar Smith and Mr and Mrs George Smith with daughter Betty of Wilmington visiting the former’s brother and wife Olaf Smith on Sunday last. The Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs Sallie Towers on Wednesday afternoon November 13. Mr and Mrs Roland Reed welcomed a baby boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Smith
George Smith
Betty
Wilmington
Olaf Smith
Sallie Towers
Roland Reed
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R. Fleetwood
Denton, Md
General Motors
M. K. Newnam
Mildred B. Butler
Law Building
Timothy
R. H. Stafford
Denton Community Club
Dentonia Theatre
Brown’s
Stewart Building
St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church
Journal Office
Denton Brethren Church
Ford Show
Main Street
Nichols
3Rd
Cupid Ice Cream Company
Randall
Concord
George W. Clendaniel
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
NRS
Denton— Court House
Preston—Harry
Bel Air Fair Grounds
United States
College Inn
Miss Cedar
New England
Towers Irwin
Dorchester
Talbot
Caroline Counties
Venna M. Kellar
Byrd
Hester Beal Provenson
Washington, D. C
Bulwer
God
Plato
Christian Science Monitor
R. L. Stevenson
Mrs
B. B. Brumbaughe
Memoriam
Journal
THE
Smithson
Pyrofax Gas Range
M. K
Newnan
Hilesboro
Tuckahoe
Adams Cross Roads
Jack’o'lantern
Jack’o
Ella Griffith
Cambridge Hospital
Alva Griffith
Ruth Neal
Harvey K. Griffith
Charles Jones
George Gooden
Harry Ennis
Smyrna
Samuel Foulker
Harvey Jones
Chicago
Burrsville Church
Greensboro Cemetery
Marley Pinder
Walter Engram
Irvin
Walter Kershaw
Raymond Heartsock
Clara Tribbett
Samuel Galante
John Darling
Sonny Seiler
John Pogie
Clara
Elizabeth Piner
Betty Karcher
Herbert Piner
Kathleen Covey
Harry Lerch
Harrisburg
Robert Jarrell
Joseph Zacharias
S. Eva Jarrell
Younday
Paige Riddleberger
Frank Hartnett
Mary Margaret
Hartnett
M. B. Cooper
Mary Wheatman
Betty Biger
W. Thomas Thornton
Emma Pippin
George Stevenson
L. W. Taylor
Effa Plummer
T. C. Curry
Bridgeville
Lydia Dobson
J. L. Rogers
Charles Rich
Mabel
J. Clay Abernathy
Housdale
Frederic Monroe Sr
George Stanford
John T. Clark
Victoria Roe
S. D. Carrow
Clayton
Media
P. P. Council
Mary Russell
Mildred Bennett
Alvah Dobson
Marie
Harvey Porter
Marcus Hook
A. G. Stufft
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