Denton Journal items mix sale ads and community notices
A compilation of local classifieds and social news from Denton Md includes for rent and sale listings, florists, church suppers, Red Cross roll calls, radio station WSAL opening plans, WPA project news, and numerous personal notices about gatherings, visits, and engagements across Caroline County with many names and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leese & Holsinger
Denton
WFBR
Wm. D. Taylor
Journal Office
Howard
Wise
Greensboro
Denton Road
M. E. Church
Corner Market
Townsend’s
Market Street
M. P. Churen
Denton 4-H Club
College Park
T. Alan Goldsborough
W. W. Howes
Federalsburg
Maryland
Howes
Mr.Goldsborough
William S. Gordy, Jr
Baltimore City
Caroline County
St. Gertrude’s Academy
Ridgely
Alumnae Association
Calvin Lynch
Harry Slaughter
William Slaughter
Cordova
American Red Cross
William F. Wolf
D. Wilson Davis
Caroline
Red Cross
Somerset Counity
Cecil County
WSAL
Eastern Shore
Deane Long
H. Brewington
Dale Wimbrow
Thas
Io Ad
Frank M. Stearns
Thomas H. Chambers
Quaker Branch
Works Progress Administration
Brady J. Dayton
WPA
Salisbury
Apple Pie Recipe From Household Hints
Temperature 425 degrees for 40 to 50 minutes. Peel core and slice apples. Mix sugar lemon juice flour and cinnamon. Let stand while rolling pastry. Line pie pan with pastry add apples dot with butter. Cover with top crust overlap seal crimp and bake.
Diverse church notices in Denton area parish pages
A collection of church announcements lists services Sermon topics and times for Denton M E Denton M P Church Church of the Brethren and other local churches November 13 14 events Bible study and youth meetings and revival sessions with leaders and locations noted Provisions include Sunday Schools evening services and special programs across multiple congregations.
Denton Armory Plans Discussed With Rotary Club
Lieut. Langston and Lieut. Feldman with Dr. Knotts outlined plans for a new two story armory on Fourth Street Denton. Bids are set for February 1. The design mirrors Easton style and includes a 60 by 100 drill hall a basement for six trucks and quarters for officers storage and a mess hall. A quartermaster unit will join Caroline County in April. The committee lists Knotts Chaffinch Nuttle Willis Everngam Nichols Orme and White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence P. Langston
Allen C. Feldman
Caroline County
Maryland National Guard
E. Paul Knotts
Armory
Denton Rotary Club
Fourth Street
Easton
Quartermaster Corps
Langston
Greensboro
Dr. Knotts
J. Roland Chaffinch
Elias W. Nuttle
Benjamin C. Willis
J. Lester Everngam
Winfield T. Nichols
Theodore Orme
Earle White
Tuberculosis Deaths Rise Slightly in Maryland and Nation
Maryland and the United States report a small uptick in tuberculosis deaths as economic depression lingers. Maryland’s rate rose from 79.0 to 81.9 per hundred thousand in 1936, while 24 states and DC saw increases. Experts urge intensified prevention and public awareness, noting Christmas Seals funding the fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
United States
William B. Matthews
Maryland Tuberculosis Association
Kendall Emerson
The
National Association
District of Columbia
New Jersey
Oklahoma
Doctor Emerson
Emerson
Ridgely Weekly News Highlights Local Weddings and Events
Miss Helen Tennett Mallett wed John Landers Jones in Worthington Valley with Rev. John R. Ramsey Jr. officiating. The couple, both UC Berkeley graduates, will reside in Berkeley. Community notes include church bazaar plans, PTA activities, library book additions, and local obituaries, visits, and society gatherings across Ridgely and nearby towns.
Friendship Grove Homemakers Club October Meeting Highlights
The Friendship Grove Homemakers Club met October 28 at Mrs. Calvin Betts home with eight members present. Miss Spafford demonstrated “Amusing the Convalescent,” offering ideas like envelope animals and scrapbooks. Upcoming events include a Fall Rally in Ridgely, a Preston banquet, and a November meeting at Mrs. Alfred Flaharty. Nomination committee formed. enrollment aims to grow. 1938 program will focus on Clothing and Personal Appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship-Grove Homemakers Club
Calvin Betts
Spafford
Ridgely
Preston
Brauchle
Denton
Flaharty
Gadow
Alfred Flaharty
October 1937 Weather in Maryland and Delaware
October 1937 in Maryland and Delaware was the coolest since 1929 and wettest since 1932 with sunshine 10 percent below normal. Rain heavy mid to late month, week of 18 to 24 windy, mean temperatures 53.8 in Maryland and 55.3 in Delaware, with notable highs and lows and above normal rainfall in both states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Delaware
Crisfield
Lines
Delaware City
Wilmington
Cumberland
State
Princess Anne
Bridgeville
Odessa
Picardy
Milford
Social and church notes from Hobbs area dinner gathering
Mr and Mrs F N Smith hosted guests including Mr and Mrs Arthur Billing and family from Wilmington and others from Burrsville Greensboro Atlantic City Greenwood and York Pa Sunday visitors L H Thomas host family hosted Nuttle family at a football game in Carlisle and Dickenson College student Harry J Nuttle Bible revival services led by Rev Ziba Adams at the local church Sunday School set for 10 am various visits and dinners mentioned with several local families named
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. N. Smith
Arthur Billing
Donald
Peggy
Virginia Lee
Wilmington
Harlan Blades
Charles
George Blades
J. A. Billings
Blades
Burrsville
Harry Nuttle
New York City
Atlantic City
J. H. Edgell
Greenwood
Neil
L. H. Thomas
Ziba Adams
W. K. Smith
H. H. Nuttle
Hillsboro and Nearby Social Roundup and Club Plans
Hillsboro and surrounding area residents attend visits to Rehoboth and Georgetown on Sunday. The Hillsboro Community Club plans a platter supper on Tuesday evening December 7. Mrs Brown Thawley of Milford guests of Mr and Mrs Edgar Blades. Hillsboro PTA holds monthly meeting Tuesday November 16. Dinner guests include Mr and Mrs J Tyson Heather and son Bob for Susie Thompson. Mrs Herbert Beaven visits Baltimore. Ruth Rice visits Mrs Joseph Thomas in Baltimore. Mrs Ross Allen of Wye Mills visits sister Mrs Francis Fleming. Elizabeth Short spends weekend in Washington. S N Smith spends Saturday in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Jarrell
Jos. M. Eaton
Oscar Clark
F. E. Jarrell
Rehoboth
Georgetown
Hillsboro Community Club
Brown Thawley
Milford
Edgar Blades
Hillsboro P.T. A. Will
Community Notes From Queen Anne Area Churches and Families
Mrs Mary Rowe of Hillsboro hosted the Ladies Aid and Missionary Society with Week of Prayer observances. Delaware Chapter No 1 hosted by Eastern Star members from Denton. Otto Plugge Edith Rickard and Agnes Phelps dined with Addie Morgan. Tommy Fleming convalesces after mastoid operation at Easton Hospital. Bible Class supper at Church House. Beatrice and Ruth Jones visited grandmother Della Mullikin. Taylor Messix of Baltimore treated for infected foot. Gibson family visited Philadelphia. Birth of daughter to Mr and Mrs Chas Stevens. Harry Clark and Mrs Reynolds Murphy visited Wilmington. Bernard Messix in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Rowe
Hillsboro
Ladies Aid and Missionary Society
Missionary Society
Horace Morgan
Oscar Briscoe
Harry Gibson
Order of Eastern Star
Denton
Delaware
Otto Plugge
Edith Rickard
Washington
Agnes Phelps
Waynesboro
Addie Morgan
Jake Gibson
Jake Jr
Mac and
Fay
Philadelphia
Chas. Stevens
Harry Clark
Caldwell Wilson
Easton
Reynolds Murphy
Wilmington
Bernard Messix
Baltimore
Firemen Training Course to Start at Easton
Professor R B Criswell of the Fire Service Extension University of Maryland opens classes for Talbot Dorchester and part of Caroline Counties in Easton on Monday November 15 at 730 pm. Indoor lessons cover apparatus water supply hoses ladders equipment first aid attack salvage and more. Outdoor drill hours will follow with 80 percent attendance and 70 percent pass required for an award card and certificate for participating fire companies. Regional Instructor Curtis C Larrimore will supervise the weekly sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Criswell
Fire Service Extension University of Maryland
Talbot
Dorchester
Caroline Counties
Easton
Curtis C. Larrimore
Thompson Cahall Hosts Guests From Nearby Cities
Mr and Mrs T H Cahall welcomed guests for Sunday dinner including Mr and Mrs Arthur Billing and son Donald and Elizabeth and Virginia Lee from Wilmington. Also present were Mr and Mrs Arthur Cahall and family Kenneth and Dorris of Greensboro Messrs Robert and Will Hutson from Wilmington Mr and Mrs Alley Robison and family of Felton Del Mrs Hutson and Lawrence Roe of Goldsboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Cahall
Arthur Billing
Donald
Elizabeth
Virginia Lee
Wilmington
Arthur 1 Cahall
Kenneth and
Dorris
Greensboro
Robert and
Will Hutson
Alley Robison
Felton, del
Hutson
Lawrence Roe
Goldsboro
Preston News Briefs Highlight Town Social Calendar
Socials and events across Preston feature Mrs. John Noble hosting a dessert bridge for Miss Mary Booth of Hartford, a Thanksgiving Dance on November 26 at Old Mill Inn, and multiple bridge sessions. Attendees include Chas Forney, Freeland, Proctor, Booth, Van Dyke, and Wright families, with Epiphany Guild bake sale and PT A supper noted. Local guests travel from Easton, Cambridge, Philadelphia, and Baltimore for dinners and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Noble
Dessert Bridge
Mary Booth
Hartford
Conn
Dixon Fountain
Chas. Forney
Freeland
Easton
Burton Proctor
Jas. C. Carmine
Paul van Dyke
Luke Amato
Robi. Dulin
H. M. Hollis
Max Chambers
H. B. Wright
A. T. Blades
Dorothy Osteen
Johnson Bonner
Lee W. Noble
Preston
Chas
Seymour
Seymour Jr
Lola Burgess
Carlton Wright
Russell Bell
Epiphany Guild
Hollis
Burton Proctor Jr
Tess and
Burton
Charles Proctor
Annapolis
Wm. Cannon
Edwin Hirst
Wm. Fountain
R. Jones
Cambridge
Mecklenburg Riding Academy
Peggy
Wm. Croll
Hickman
Nannie Pastorfield
Washington
T. L. Trice
P.T. A
J. N. Willoughby
Wm. Nabb
Federalsburg
Elbert Douglass
Jas. Douglass
Arthur Willey
Milton Willey
Philadelphia
Edw. Derrickson
Milford
Social News Roundup of Visiting Guests and Local Enjoyments
Henderson household hosts relatives from Wilmington Ridgely and Goldsboro. Visitors include Walton Snyder of Buena Vista and Elfreda Snyder. Local residents note ill health improved for Mrs Montague. Guests from Wilmington Annapolis Harrington and Philadelphia share gatherings with local families. Miss Hertha Gooden active with Sewing Circle and Wilmington visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Kenton
Charles Simpson
Wilmington
Nathan Walls
Ridgely
Norman Smith
Goldsboro
W. N. Walls
Walton Snyder
Buena Vista
W. F. Clark
Elfreda Snyder
Andrew Everett
Near Kenton
T. A. Montague
Frank Marvel
Jane
Hattie Seeney
Annapolis
Lula Marvel
Clayton Brittingham and Son
Wm. Sanders
Clayton Brown
Harrington
A. B. Cohee
Hertha Gooden
Walter Buck
Philadelphia
Mary Ross
Clayton
L. A. Gooden
Joseph Harris
Landenburg
Adams Cross Notes from the Community
Miss Hennie Johnson returns home after a stay in Cambridge with her sister. Mr and Mrs Russell Fishell and family visited Mr and Mrs Charles Johnson and others last Sunday. Miss Edna Adams visits sisters in Wilmington and New Jersey. Mr and Mrs Fred Fountain hosted relatives from Pennsylvania as Mrs Earle Robinson spent Monday with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennie Johnson
Cambridge
Russell Fishell
Charles Johnson
Harold Adams
John Adams
Edna Adams
Wilmington
New Jersey
Fred Fountain
Pennsylvania
Earle Robinson
Greensboro and Its Environs Social Roundup
Dr and Mrs Lester Dungan of Washington spend the week at Mrs Will Clark’s home. Dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Oscar Kinnamon and daughter Ruthanna, Donald Coclin, Elizabeth McMahon, and Elise Roe. Revival services began at the Baptist Church led by Rev John J Watson with plans for special music. Rev Robert Cockrell will preach next week. Various local residents and guests visited, hosted, or traveled to events across Greensboro and nearby towns, with several outings to Philadelphia and Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Dungan
Washington
Will Clark
Clark
Oscar Kinnamon
Ruthanna
Donald Coclin
Marcus Hook
Elizabeth McMahon
Federalsburg
Elise Roe
Town
Baptist Church
John J. Watson
Robert Cockrell
Vincentown
N. J
Arlie Dingledine
Carl Dingledine
Bridgeville
Tilghman Whitby
Chester
Cleveland
Ohio
Arthur Hutson
Lizzie Jump
Hillsboro
Harry Vadakin
Lincoln City
A. G. Shockley
Ridgely
Marshall Hutson
Claymont
Del
Carl Nichols
Henderson
Anna Frampton
Jacksonville
Florida
Oscar Nichols
Noah Merchant and Son
Philadelphia
Lew Asilton
Wye Mills
Frank Usilton
Gertrude Stramahan
Easton
George Kibler
Little Daughter
Dayton
Catherine Moore
Raymond B. Rawlings
Del-Mar- Va
Mary Elsie Edwards
Alvin Edwards
Lacey Wilson
Wilmington
Michael Ash
Roland Fisher
Wilbur Carroll
L. W. Taylor Jr
Frederic Spence
Charles Bieri
Sharon Hill
Burt Brown
Frank Vadakin
Harry Draper
W. Newlin Mitchell
Marshallton
Katie Emerson
Baltimore
Alvah Dabson
Community Oyster Roast and Visiting Guests Across Town
SMITHSON reports an oyster roast at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McMahan in Preston Sunday afternoon with many local families in attendance. Visitors include Miss Carolyn Toft, Mrs. Frank Boyko, and several Truitt relatives, plus distantly hosted travelers from Cannons and Baltimore. Other local movements feature residents moving to Easton and weekend visits among Carrolls, Tafts, and Willoughbys as well as multiple family visits across Tanyard and Willis ton areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Noble
Thurman Passwaters
Billy
Greensboro
Wilford Passwaters
Shirley Mae
John Passwaters
Woodrow Passwaters
Denton
Stephen Seiler
Russell Seiler
Helen Judge
Camden
N. J
Coretta Noble
Preston Eaton
Wilmington
Marion Horney
Queenstown
Mariza Nobile
Hickman
Denton P.T. A
Denton Rotary Club
P.T. A
Eastern Star
American Legion
Phillips Packing Company
Margaret Jane Knotts
Montgomery
Ala
Thornton Clarke
Carolyn Clarke
Miss Knotts
Holton Arms
Briar Cliff College
C. J. Kern
Caroline County Poultry Association
State Poultry Council
Centreville
Queen Anne
Armory
Maryland
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Cambridge
Jean Neal
Blanche Walston
Miss Neal
Mabel Rickards
Douglas Remington
G. E. Hunter
Newport
N. H
Frank Wade
Port Tobacco
Lida M. Wine
Robert D. Blackistone
Ralph
Anne Blackistone
Washington
R. D. Blackistone
Joseph Harrington
Clement Noble
Bridge
Wm. A. Roe
Henry Gelletly
Detroit
Alfred Gelletly
Frederick F. Lyden
New York
Potter Hall
Mary Bauman
Ralph Smith
Dora Whiteman
Philadelphia
Ella Aumack
Anna Carsons
Baltimore
T. F. Johnson
Philip Downes
B. H. Johnson
W. O. Ledman
Fred Quidas
Carl Worm
Algie Willoughby
Joseph Worm
Ralph McMahan
Preston
C. Truitt
Cannons
Del
Charlie Perry
Claude Truitt
Charles Truitt
Carolyn Toft
Pasadena
Frank Boyko
Clinton Carroll
James Miley
Bethlehem
James Taft
Howard Cole
Cole
S. W. Harding
Melvin Willoughby
Tanyard
Alfred Coleman
Earl Christopher
Emma Reese
Gilbert Christopher
Easton
W. 3. McCarty
Turning point: quit claiming good when not and claim lawful when not
A reflective line on personal growth asks readers to abandon denial and acknowledge reality. It contrasts feeling good with feeling lawful, urging honesty about one's state. The quote frames self-awareness as a moral pivot toward integrity.
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Local Department
Order of the Eastern Star of
Odd Fellow’s
Thomas O. Crouse
A. E. Miller
Elva Wolf
Alta Newnam
Clara Wright
Anna May White
Mildred Johnson
Ethel Moore
My‘ra Sylvester
Beatrice Pine
Josephine Pine
Nora Dean
Sallie Walston
Bertha Taylor
Mildred Kelley
Helen’ Gibson
Carrie Morgan
Cora Briscoe
M. S. Andrews
Denton M. E
Epworth League
Rachel Andrews
Martin Voss
Church of the Brethren
Christian Workers Meeting
Young Peoples Society
Junior Mothers Club
Mary North
Women's Missionary Society of the
C. A. Pentz
Burrsville M. E
Estella B. Gibbon
Carlton B. Gibbon
Pennsville
Church of the New Jerusalem
Epiphany Mission
St. Elizabeth’s Church
St. Benedict’s Church
St. Elizabeth's Church
Helen Tennett Mallett
Fowler Mallett
Berkeley
Calif
John Landers Jones
Thomas W. Jones
St. John’s Protestant Episcopal Chapel
Worthington Valley
John R. Ramsey Jr
Elizabeth Ender
Baltimore County
Richard B. Sparks
Belfast Farm
Brooklyn
Thurmont
Jones
Donaldson Preparatory School
Ichester
University of California
Ladies Aid Society
J. D. Davis
Church House
Katherine McElwain
Ada Matthews
Charles Dean
Norman Wilson
Robert H. Groff
St. Francis Hospital
Nicholl
Groff
Richard
Selby
George Leeds
Leon Walls
Patricia Ann
Elma
Donnie
T. C. Thomas
Hurlock
J. Boone Jarrell
Roy Cherry
Clifton Crouse
Harry Dodd
Orrell Saulsbury
Walter Bennington
Ridgely P.T.A
Centre
Sadlersville
Frank Long
Selbyville
Harford Porter
Florence Anne
Olin Porter
Ruth Gretzinger
Amelia Dukes
Lansdowne
Francis Hensel
M. J. Weaver
Lancaster Church of the Brethren
G. L. Wilson
Marion Stoops
James Walker
G. Lawrence Wilson
J. Harry Hemmons
A. G. Gelletly
Williston
A. J. Mitchell
Gelletty
Jessie Ruggles
Park Drive
T. W. Jones
Landers Jones
Frank Flounders
J. J. Williams
Rutherford
Glen Porter
Starford Porter
Caroline Mancha
Blanche Yorkdale
Alexandria
Paul Hemmons
Charles Cherry
Willard Barr
Belwood
Elma Wilson
Smoky Joe
Fred Flounders
Irma Harrington
Unity Club
Harry Gordon
4-H Federation of Girls’ Clubs
Concord
Dorothy Cherry
Lois Crouse
Ruby Kirk
Queen Anne’s County
Helen Coleman
Dorothy Emerson
Chestnut Grove Club
Hobbs
Tuckahoe
Elizabeth Short
S. N. Smith
Easton Hospital
Katie Parker
Fred Edgell
Elwood Bonner
Adams Cross Roads
Smithson
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