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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1955
Page
3
Marydel and nearby areas report visits and travel plans among local families with several trips to Washington Ocean City Atlanta and Chicago. Distinctive events include a fall meeting at Friendship Airport a funeral in Wilmington a church supper in Templeville and a Thanksgiving service in Ridgely.
Local residents and guests shared weekend visits and preparations around Ridgely including passes through Oakland New Jersey Wilmington Hospital Seaford and nearby towns. Social gatherings included dinners chaperoned groups and a roller skating party while a library meeting elected officers for the new year and a sewing circle met at St Pauls Church.
The Ladies' Aid met Wednesday evening in the Community Building with hostesses Mrs. Clarence Porter and Mrs. Ella Breeding. After business, Mrs. Irvin O'Day and Mrs. Sallie Wroten gave recitations and the group sang several songs. Refreshments were served by the hostesses. Mrs. Laura Torbert held dinner last Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. William Nagel and family of Hynson and Mr. George O'Day of Denton. Mrs. Bessie Todd of rural Bridgeville visited with Mr. and Mrs. Willie Hignutt and Mrs. Margaret Breeding Saturday afternoon.
The Greensboro Volunteer Fire Company reports weekly donations totaling 228.50 and a year to date total of 1,463.50. Contributors include Pet Milk Co Employees Walter Breeding Fletcher Aynes and several listed households and firms such as Western Maryland Dairies and Diamond Supply Co. The notice also notes a historical aside that the English farthing is one fourth of a penny.
Mrs Effie Thompson and Mrs Ed ward Ross are patients in Kent General Hospital Dover We wish them a speedy recovery Miss Ruth Shockley entertained the MYF at her home Wednesday eve ning Miss Grace Riggin of Wilmington was the guest of Mrs Laura Murphy and Mrs Emma Martin on Wednesday Mr and Mrs Randolph Murphy of Price also called last week Mrs Noble Shively entertained her brothers Harry Brown of Williams burg and Gilbert Brown of Sadlersville on Sunday Circle 1 of the WSCS met Wednesday evening Nov 9 in Community Hall Mrs John McRae and Mrs Wm Collins were hostesses Mr and Mrs Wallace Hutson and children visited Mr and Mrs Perry Voshell and family on Sunday Miss Louise Milby was called to Pitman N J on Wednesday due to illness of a relative Mrs John McRae Mrs Mabel Culver Mrs Esther DeWitt Mrs Alberta Schaub and Mrs Roland Cartwright attended the Day Apart services in Greensboro last Wednesday Mr and Mrs Wm Ross entertained Mr and Mrs Ray Seamans of Centreville Del on Sunday The Ladies Auxiliary met Tuesday evening in Community Hall Mr and Mrs Smith Shockley entertained guests at a turkey dinner on Sunday Mr and Mrs Wm Cain of Linwood Pa Mr and Mrs Clifford Eley of Lansdowne Pa Mr and Mrs Clifford Hughes and family Mrs Emma Johnson of town also Mr Thos Hughes Glenn Riddle Pa the occasion being Mr Shockley s birthday
Greensboro Telephone Exchange manager Thomas J. Wright announced a 70000 dollar expansion by Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. of Baltimore City to overhaul poles and install new cable from the Main Street office. Growth in users across Greensboro and nearby towns prompted the project with many local numbers changing. completion is planned by the end of January 1956.
Service Short Harvey Thomas Anthony age 17 son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Elwood Anthony of Denton has enlisted in the U S Navy He is now undergoing recruit training at the U S Naval Training Center Bainbridge Md.
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