Local groups and events shade Denton in November
Community notices list benefit screenings, church talks, club meetings, and sales in Caroline County. Activities include a benefit movie for Local Department chapter 62 on Nov 11 and 15, home maker meetings, a poultry association planning session, a four day Maryland Poultry meeting in January, a church fall supper, and earlier civic remarks.
Social and club notices fill Denton week
Local W C T U prize winners Louise Iobster Susie Qros will enter the National Contest after state convention in Chester town. Walter Shaffer wins county poster prize and enters national contest. Poems and essays receive honors in state paper and junior national journal. Eastern Star Den ton banquet Nov 17 with 125 members invited. Central Group Missionary Society meets December 6 in Denton as part of fifth anniversary. American Legion Caroline Post installs new officers led by Dr Maurice Brackett. Community updates include travel, relocations, guests, and society meetings across Denton and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Iobster
Susie Qros
Chestertown
White Ribbon Herald
Walter Shaffer
Siath
Louise Schlegel
Rue
Order of Eastern Star
Eastern Shore
Denton
Masonic Hall
Caroline Chapter
Emnly Swiss
Grand Ruth
Anna G. McClure
Pocomokie City
Zorayda Howell
Pocomoke City
Edward Bramble
East New Market
Olver Wright
Lena Layton
Berlin
Central Group of Missionary Societies
The
Methodist Protestant Church
Kent
Queen Anne's
Caroline
Talbot
Dorchester
Denton Society
L. B. Marshall
Cambridge
Caroline Post
American Legion
Maurice A. Brackett
Winfield T. Nichols
Samuel Jopp
Sherman Tribbitt
James A. Kornrumpf
Ridgely
Lewis T. Mc
Henry R. Lewis
Preston
Richard Blackburn
Roland Satterfield
M. F. H. Coblison
Boon Beauchamp
Lee Walston
William Jackson
Phil Downes
Carroll George
T. J. Tuthington
Frederick F. Wright
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Wm. Master
Rosa Walters
Camden
N. J
H. H. Stauffer
Kent County
Marsland
T. R. Benson
Benson
Clara Hitchcock
Annie Barrett
Marshallton
Hake
Katie Greenwalt
Franklin Greenwalt
Wilmington
Clinton Willamson
Louise Willamson
Bill DeFord
Johnny Babb
Media
Samuel Baxter
Western Maryland College
T. Mason Baxter
Medford Walls
Third St
Wrightson Cooper
Denton-Greensboro Road
Blanche Walston
Elizabeth Wine
Charles Moore
Guild of Christ Church
I. L. Hignatt
Couthouse Square
Wm. L. Butler
Chester
F. Wrightson Cooper
Wm. G. Towers
Stevens Brown
Cooper
Heber Lane
Chas Howard
Missionary Society of the
M. P. Church
Edward Maloney
Ruth
Charles Howard
M. E. Church
Emly Swiss
Weil
Line
Louis Webb
Earl White
D. Ralph Toisey
Bridge
Community groups plan Fall Rally and county meeting in Denton
The Girls 4-H Federation hosts a Fall Rally at 2 p.m. in the Sunday School room of Denton M P Church on Saturday November 18 with 1-H Club members and friends welcome. The program features costumes, games, music and a demonstration. A county bonus organizing meeting for the Caroline County Homemakers Club is set for Monday November 20 at 7 45 p m in Denton Community House with singing led by Mrs J Kemp Stevens and Mrs H E Holsinger as chairwoman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
Wright Apartment
Denton
A. G. Saulsbury
Ridgely
Maryland
Caroline County
W. E Bullock
Quaker Meeting House
West Denton
Andersontown-Nobbs
Chestnut Grove
Church House
Chestnut Grove Church
Concord Church House
Tammany Hall
O’brien
McKee
Recovery Party
Caroline County Poultry Association
Maryland Poultry Association
Goldsboro Bank
M. K. Newnam
Ernest Hemming
Eastern Shore Nurseries
Easton
Baltimore
Wicomica
Dorchester
Harford
Talbot
Carroll
Imperial County
Caliifornia
Thawley’s Church
Thawley’s Hall
Tucknahoe Neck
University of Maryland
Florence Mason
Salisbury
Bessie M. Spafford
Lewes
Del
Milton S. Andrews
Methodist Episcopal Church
Newton
Roy Thawley
Centreville
Merle Watson
Hts Brother
Denton M. P
Federation of
Marydel
Henderson
Goldsboro
Greensboro
Andersontown-Concord
Harmony
Preston
Hubbard’s
Hillsboro
Queen Anne
Ruth Voshell
Miriam Holsinger
Homsemakers’ Club
J. Kemp Stevens
H. E. Holsinger
Fred Q. Richards
Santo Domingo
Richards
Dominican Republic
Washington
Harry A. Roe
Newman D. Richards
Bessie Spafford
Moravia
N. Y
Charles A. Spafford
Glenn Hoagland
E. C. Hallman
Middletown
M. E. Church
Caroline Redden
Mary
Blanche Webbs
T. Alan Goldsborough
P. Roland Fisher
Watson Webb
Cambridge
Wm. J. Sturgis
Nassawadon
Charles S. York
Walter D. Mode
Newark
Lowell Thomas
Delaware State Education Association
Wm H. Craft
Federalsburg
Herbert Craft
Epworth League
Fire Prevention Advice from Caroline County Firemen
The Caroline County Firemen's Association urges home safety measures to prevent fires. Save leaves for garden mulch, store rubbish away from structures, and avoid burning near buildings. Sparks from shingles or loose boards can ignite homes. practice safer disposal and cooperate to reduce fire losses countywide. Next week’s topic is Care of Chimneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County Firemen’s Association
Ridgely
Caroline County
Grand Stand Seats for Armistice Parade in Cambridge
A large grand stand for 12 000 seats is set up in Cambridge to view the Mammoth Parade and Drum Corps exhibitions on Armistice Day starting at 1 p m. Tickets at 50 cents are available now at Hoge and Holder Poplar Street Cambridge. Reservations can be made now to see the parade and hear out of town speakers in memory of Armistice Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Hoge and Holder
Poplar St
Weekly Ridgely News Letter highlights education week program
Ridgely Community Club observed American Education Week with a public meeting at the Methodist Church led by Bishop Davenport who urged an all including lifelong education and village beautification. The session featured solos by residents, ministerial addresses on lynching in Princess Anne, and a card party to support St Gertrude’s Academy and a church play to raise fuel funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgely
Herbert Koeneman
Ethel Stevens
Blind Plowman
Mulford Swing
Koeneman
Gilbert Rue
Stevens
Swing
God of Our Fathers
America the Beautiful
Middletown Ministerial Association
Methodist Church
Karwan
Johnson
Dawson
Princess Anne
Hallman
Middletown
Maryland State Bar Association
E C Hallman
George White Dawson
Frank White
Chestertown
Camden
N. J
Philadelphia
Oxford Movement
J. Mulford Swing
G. L. Wilson
James O'Reilly
Edward MacPherson
Elmer Hoffman
Maryland
Delaware
Lida Larrimore
Church House
Lida Lattimore Turner
Susan Lovelace
Jeanette Beekman
Hannah
Mary Porter
Meredith
William Davis
Annabelle Lovelace
Virginia Holinger
Katie
Ellen Swann
Teddy Traverse
Hilda Cherry
Marjory
Delia Friedell
Byron Fleming
Charles Dean
J. K. Snowberger
Methodist Sunday School
Ridgely Grange
EF. Holter
Albert White
J. W. Ensor
Emrly Stevenson
W. D. Short
Clifton Crouse
Charles Stevenson
Richard Blackburn
H. E. Holsinger
Ceres
Caroline Ebling
Pomona
Roberta Butler
Flora
Mass
Virginia Slolsinger
Dorothea O'Cashnor
Maud Sleek
Addie Porter
Wilmington
W. ¥. Cannon
Porter
A. Thompson
W. F. Cannon
Annie Turner
George Turner
James Turner
Goldsboro
James
Albert
Tied Lewis
Magnolia
Del
Willing Workers Sewing Circle
Ida Imles
Armistice Day Harness Races At Centreville Draw Big Entries
Plans for Armistice Day matinee races at Centreville feature a large field of harness horses. The program starts at 1 30 with both harness and running events. about fifty horses expected. Leading entrants include Calumet Bell Boy, Napoleon TI, Maude Worthy, Ready, Chiff Lee, Fast Hanover, and many others from across the Peninsula and Delmarva. Officials include Clay Elliott, Norman Collison, BR Roe, and John Matthew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Anne’s
Peninsula
Calumet Bell Boy
Calumet County
Levin Carey
Bridgeville
Del
Chiff Lee
Charles Hignutt
Cederalsburg
Fast Hanover
E. 8. Mott
Hartington
Worthy Brook
L F. Covey
Federalsburg
Miss Bunnymeade
Miss Artful
Jacob Willams
Dougherty Boy
John Holden
Sadlers Ul
Fox
Charlie Quimby
Centreville
Lindy
John Perry
Johnny Duke
Tom Bryanbiinh
Centresile
Happy Lady
Chester Massey
Church Hill
Mintie
Meredith and
Perkins
Spring Lady
W. S. Stowell
Richard Laubles
Prince
Bernard Connoly
Olhainls
Clay Elliott
Norman Collison
BR. Roe
John Mattheu
Suderville
Wilmington Day Next Wednesday Promises Big Bargain Event
Wilmington Mercantile Section designates Wednesday, November 15, as Wilmington Day. Over 100 leading merchants offer a wide range of bargains on apparel, home furnishings, and more for shoppers across Delaware, the Eastern Shore, and nearby Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The event features the latest fall and winter fashions and extra staff to handle crowds, with police assisting visitors and mid-city garages offering reduced-rate parking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Mercantile
Wilmington Bay
Wilhington
Del-Mar-Va
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Bureau of Police
Superintendent of Public Safety
Local Probate Actions Include Sales and Inventories
Administrators Porter and Waldis Nichols filed sales and inventory accounts for decedents Caroll H. Pippin and Joseph Waldis. Maude F. Johnson obtained court authorization to sell bank stock. Josephine Moose's will was filed, proven, and admitted to probate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse W. Porter
Caroll H. Pippin
J. Russell Waldis
Rufus Nichols
Joseph Waldis
Maude F. Johnson
Thomas Frederick Johnson
Josephine Moose
Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter Highlights Local Socials
Mrs James Hicks and others attend Caroline County Federation of Women's Clubs in Treensboro. Weekend guests of Mrs Susie Thompson include Edward Ross Ruth Evans and Stevens. Socials feature visits from Baltimore delegations, Trappe gatherings, and local stays by Knott family and others with multiple weekend and Sunday visits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hicks
Elwood Fleming
H. BR. Covell
Ralph Thompson
Miriam Gale
Caroline County Federation of Women’s Clubs
Treensboro
Edward Ross
Ruth Evans
Wilmington
FC. T. Stevens
Millington, Sr
Mark Geiser
Sadlersville
Susie Thompson
Edgar Blades
Brown Thawley
Mildred Stenger
Wm. Helfrich
Trappe
Mis
Milford Kline
Robert Magrogan
Newton Smith
Gladys Gale
Baltimore
J. L. Knott
Salisbury
Nicholas Knott
Mis. Lucietia Gibbs
Centreville
Ola Jester
Easton
Oscar Rice
Henesy Fisher
Red Bank
N. J
Lowie Gray
Denton
Mary Rowe
Preston
Pacifist or Peacemaker Sermons Highlight Queen Anne Church
Queen Anne Rev C L Fossitt of St Pauls Church preaches morning on Pacifists or Peacemakers and evening on The Meaning of Friendship at the annual convention where Fossitt was named Director of Young People's Work. Community Club reports good attendance with refreshments and hostesses. Local social notes list visits and dinners among residents and guests with plans for a Thanksgiving play directed by Mrs Horace Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L Fossitt
St. Paul's Church
Fossitt
Queen Anne County
Chester Barto
Wilthensburg
Del
S. H. Reynolds
Horace Morgan
Cha. Barton
Social guests visit from across towns and cities
Philadelphia visitors Misses Marietta and Marguerite Bennett and Mr and Mrs Chas Cartwright called on Mr and Mrs Martin Bennett. The Kusmauls from Philadelphia and Wilmington visitors saw relatives here. Many locals hosted and visited in a weekend of social calls across Philadelphia Chester Wilmington and East Lansdowne with several extended visits and returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Marguerite Bennett
Philadelphia
Chas. Cartwright
Richardson Park
Jack Fuller
Wilmington
Martin Bennett
Anna Huffert
Emma
Henry Kusmaul
John Kusmaul
Ida Windsor
Hattie O’rourke
Alburt Keifer
Chester
Allan Sweeney
East Lansdowne
E. C. Gooden
Cora Griffith
Helen Jarman
Robert Carter
Wm. Huszteh
Jack Buesi
New York City
Broadway to Tollywood and darings of Armistice week at Dentonia
The Dentonia Theatre presents a Armistice Day program headlined by Broadway to Tollywood with Alice Brady Frank Morgan Jimmy Durante Jackie Cooper Fay Templeton May Robson Madge Evans Una Merkel and The Albertina Rasch Dancing Gear. Short subjects include Pathe News Loongtoon Cartoon Charlie Chase NRA feature The New Deal and Sightseeing in Washington. Dates November 10 11 and 14 15 with Double Harness starring Ann Harding and William Powell in a separate engagement plus Hearst Metrotone News and two comedies. A premier exclusive showing not seen in nearby theatres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dentonia Theatre News
Denton Theatre
Alice Brady
Frank Morgan
Jimmy Durante
Jackie Cooper
Fay Templeton
May Robson
Madge Evans
Una Merkel
Albertina Rasch
Tony Pastor
Pathe
NRA
Washington
Order of the Eastern Star of
Denton
Ann Harding
William Powell
RKO Radio Int
Hearst Metrotone
Preston area notes mark club events and gatherings
Mrs. T L Trice hosted a budge luncheon with guests from Denton and town. Edna Hobbs led high scores among guests and E P Baylor among club. County Federation reps from Preston noted. Halloween, par t ies, and school events followed with several local families hosting visitors and moving or changing homes. Alicia Winn entered UNC women’s college, mathematics focus. Various residents visited relatives in Delaware Baltimore and Duke University. Church services at Epiphany Mission listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Trice
Budge
Mary
Edna Hobbs
Robert Tleetwood
Wanfield Nichols
EL. W. Breeding
Mark Breeding
Jonathan Hughes
Wm. Nuttle
J. HW. Summerfield
Denton
Wm. Noble
Nelson Trice
Easton
J M. Parker
Emaline Wight
E. P. Baylor
Preston Community Club
County Federation of Womens Clubs
Greensboro
H. M. Hollis
J. L. Gallagher
J. T. Dennis
J. W. Noble
Maude Reidy
W. H. Cannon
J. M. Parker
J. M. Chambers
Emalene Wright
Clayton Taylor
Fulton Noble
W. J. Bonner
Maynard Hohe
HW. M. Parrott
H. R. Dean
S. E. Douglas
L. P. Cannon
Hallowe'en
Jack Noble
Parish Houe
Community Club
Epworth League
Alicia Winn
Woman’s College
University of North Carolina
Blackstone College
James Cochran
Orland Hastings
Felton
Del
Goodhand
A. D. Bradley
Farmington
Emory Wright
Virginia
Cambridge
Helen Smith
Halloween Party at Bethlehem Celebrates Elma Legates
Bethleham resident Miss Elma Legates hosted a masked Halloween gathering last Monday with friends and family. Guests included Irene Perry Dorothy Perry Irene Swaninger Harriet Stevens Thelma Marvel Mary Agnes Christopher Mildred Harding and many Legates relatives. Attendees traveled from Elkton Dover Tilghman and Matthews to join the fun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elma Legates
Irene
Dorothy Perry
Irene Swaninger
Harriet Stevens
Thelma Marvel
Mary Agnes Christopher
Mildred Harding
Jim Coulby
Everett Marvel
Everett Stephens
Oliver Corkran
Granvilla Marvel
Wesley Christopher
Irvin Legates
Bill Eason
David Garrett
Lawrence Legates Jr
Norris Colby
Leonad Legates
George Blades
Elkton
Charles Blades
Edward Gruwell
Dover
In loving memory of my dear husband James E Morgan
In loving memory of my dear husband James E Morgan who died nine years ago on November 10. I miss you beyond words and think of you with tears. Dear husband I loved you and love cannot forget. Leaves fade yet others may forget you, but never will I. By his wife Maggie Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Morgan
Maggie Morgan
Birthday Surprises and Local Notices in Greensborough
Mrs Charles Rich and Mrs L W Taylor hosted a birthday party for Mrs Effa Plummer with three tables of cards and prizes. many local residents attended gatherings and visits. Miss Velma Howard hosted a birthday party at the Passwaters home. about fifty guests attended with games and refreshments. Numerous residents were noted visiting, traveling, or ill, including Mrs Matilda Schuyler who died at 85 near Bridetown. funeral services were held with interment in Greensboro cemetery. Several listed residents were reported as visiting, traveling, or ill, including Emma Roe who sustained a broken hip and was taken to Easton Emergency Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Rich
L. W. Taylor
Effa Plummer
Thomas Dobson
J. R. Meekins
Plummer
Matilda Schuyler
Bridgetown
Richard Schuyler
Mary Garrett
Greensboro Cemetery
Velma Howard
Earl Passwaters
Fred Emerson
Katie Emerson
Baltimore
Fred Rickards
San Domingo
F. P. Roe
Richards
Emma Roe
Easton
Arthur Wheatman
Marvin
Denton
Charles Wheatman
Smyrna
W. Thomas Thornton
Arlie Dingledine
Matson
Ohio
Dingledine
J. Dingledine
S. D. Carrow
Clayton Porter
Bob
Harvey Porter
L. R. Taylor
Wilmington
Hewitt Smith
Harrington
Carroll Meredith
Ridgely
N. A. Smith
John Shulties
John A. Shulties
Wm. Shields
Dover
Del
Albert Shields Sr
William Roe
Philadelphia
Virgie
James Roe
John Matson
Mary Nashold
Georgeanna Norris
Hilton Dobson
Laurel, Md
C. T. Morris
Beverly Goldsborough
Harry Corkran
Atlantic City
John Greenlee
John Wyatt
Valley Forge
Howard Joiner
Albert Shields Jr
Clara Seward
William Wrotten
Clayton
Wesley E. Tribbett
Christopher Tribbett
Oscar Wyatt
Lawrence Dill
Marie Eaton
Lydia Thorpe
Silas Hill
Town
Paul Kibler
Camp Meade
Mildred Ginn
Townsend
C. H. Meeds
Marcus Hook
Louise Swann
Edward Pearson
Katie Webber
Mrs G Lacy Butler 73 Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Mary Eliza Butler of Denton, aged 73, died after a long illness. Funeral at her late home on Sunday at one o'clock, burial in a Denton cemetery. Survived by husband G Lacey Butler, two sons Harry and Lee, three daughters Mrs John Boon, Mrs Frank Lord, Mrs Louis Butler, a brother Raymond Coates, and two sisters Mrs W B Guthrie and Mrs L E Poole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Eliza Butler
G. Lacey Butler
Denton
Butler
John Coates
Caroline County
Harry Butler
Preston
Lee Butler
Baltimore
John Boon
Trenton
N. J
Frank Lord
Federalsburg
Louis Butler
Raymond Coates
W. B. Guthrie
Kenton
Del
L. E. Poole
Cape Charles
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Tuckahoe
Woman's Club
J. F. Ledman
John van Dyke
Lauinse van Dyke
van Dyke
M. M. Parker
Inlaw
W. K
Lloyd Cannon
Jane
Lester Newton
Ed Derrickson
Bethlehem
Memoriam
Greensb
Ord
Newsy Htems
Mrs. G. Lacly Butler
Journal
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