Local notices and social news from Denton and surroundings
Community advertisements list rentals and a bake sale by the W C T U on December 3. a Denton M E Church Junior Choir bake on December 10. a modern East Market street dwelling for rent. cattle sale in Federalsburg. Annual Donation Day in Easton with tea for nurses. many social and club notices including Farm Bureau meetings, Bethel Brethren groups, upcoming Christmas dance in the Denton Armory, and personal announcements of engagements, weddings, and travels in Caroline County for November 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Mark Smith
2Nd Street
Denton
Nuttle Lumber & Coal Co
Denton M. E. Church
East Market Street
J. Frank Wright
H. J. Rosebrook
J. Frank Snort
Federalsburg
Patricia
Guernsey Cattle Club
Peterborough
N. H
Dentonia Theatre
Our Gang
Three Stooges
Maryland
Harry Nuttle
Maryland Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau
New Orleans
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
P. C. Turner
C. E. Wise, Jr
State Farm Bureau
Home and Community
Adjt
Milton A. Reckord
James A. Wise
Chas. V. Moore
Gniesco
National Guard
E. Paul Knotts
Concord
James Wheatley
Howard Wheatley
New Haven
Connecticut
Linwood Jarrell
Greensboro
Caroline County Farm Bureau
Preston
Christian Nagel
Richard Blackburn
Ridgely
Farm Bureau
Jarrell
James Trice
Roger Christopher
Dukes Meeks
Virgil Turner
Ridgely Brown
James Patchett
William Irwin
Charles Moore
Herman Keene
Theodore Orme
Edward Pierce
Leslie Wheatley
Russell Nichols
Earle White
George Beck
Carville Fleetwood
Robert Davenport
William Raleigh
Joe Eaton
Bud Smith
Earle Sparks
E. J. Harris
Elwood Bonner
Theodore
Thanksgiving Time Poem By Charles G Reiger
Thanksgiving time poem by Charles G Reiger expresses gratitude for weather, nature, friends, health, rest, work, and faith. The verse thanks God for daily blessings and concludes with appreciation from Kinotis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles G. Reiger
Thanksgiving church notices across Denton area services
Several Denton churches announce Thanksgiving themed services and regular Sunday schedules. Denton M E Church hosts special music and sermon The Joy of Giving Thanks with Sunday School at 9 45 a m and evening service at 7 30 p m. Other churches list sermon topics and youth meetings for the week including Acts chapters six to eight and Ezekiel portraits. Mass times at St Elizabeths in Denton and St Benedicts in Ridgely are 10 a m and 8 30 a m respectively on November 21 23
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton M. E
Epworth League
Denton M. P. Church
Ezekiel
Church of the Brethren
Congregation of
Christ P. E. Church
Guild
Williston
Church of the New Jerusalem
Preston
Denton and
Ridgely
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Denton
St. Benedict’s Church
Local Social Roundup from Riverside and Nearby
Henderson and Riverside guests include Lemuel Haywood, Richard Green, C. H. Bickling from Wilmington, and Dora Melvin family. Delights include Mary Griffin, Bertha Goodrich and Mildred from Townsend visiting McKinley Wilkinson, plus North East relatives. Various Wilmington visits feature the Gooden and Webb families and sewing circle hostess Nedra Medford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemuel Haywood
Richard Green
Riverside
N. J
C. H. Bickling
Wilmington
Dora Melvin
Mary Griffin
Bertha Goodrich
Mildred
Near Townsend
Del
McKinley Wilkinson
W. F. Clark
Annabel
George Clark
Joyce Lee
North East
H. M. Burns
Harry Tradnack
Jacksonville
Fla
Paul Heinzeroth
W. E. Cartwright
Bellefonte
S. S. James
New York City
L. A. Gooden
H. L. Melvin
Helen
Keith Webb
Near Town
Carleton Gooden
Western Maryland College
Margaret Raughley
Geneva Walls
Anna Raughley
George Haas
Roy Jones
Smyrna
Ralph Jones
Silver Bickling
Marcus Hook
Nedra Medford
Estella Cahall
Chester
George Thompson
L. M. Jones
W. N. Walls
Lula Marvel
Dover
Social News Roundup of Visiting Family Members
Mrs. Fannie Prager Smithson spent the weekend in New York City with her son and daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dew and son joined Mr. and Mrs. H. Hall for Sunday. Mrs. Raymond Hopkins and her little son visited Thursday with aunt Mrs. Charlie Perry. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Perry and daughter visited Mr. and Mrs. C. Truitt last Sunday. Miss Carolyn Toft returned home after visits in Washington and Baltimore. Mrs. Annie McCarty spent Sunday with sister Mrs. T. Ferrins of Federalsburg. Mrs. Melvin Willoughby visited Mrs. J. Toft and Mrs. C. Perry last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. James Toft entertained friends from Baltimore on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. Dukes entertained friends from Preston last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Worm are visiting in Reading, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brethren Young Peoples’ Department
Leland S. Brubaker
Elgin
Illinois
Mar-Dela
Church of the Brethren
Denton
Kenny Cool
Wyoming
Del
Camp Peniel
Thurmont
Norman Fike
Paul Fike
Alvin Walbridge
Gilbert Walbridge
Easton
Brubaker
Jesus Christ
Ridgely
Levi Hollister
Tuckahoe Neck
Good Cheer Bible Class
M. E. Church
Lewis McNeal
Ora Carroll
F. J. Wright
H. E. Ramsdell
T. R. Benson
Chester Baker
Phyllis
Pocono Mountains
Scranton
Elder
C. E. Benson
Charles Summit
Benson
Paul Crossan
Bethlehem
Wilmington
N. A. Leese
Elgin, Ill
Brethren Young People
Leese
Albert Seiler
Mike Seiler
Philip Lahr
Marydel
Joe Reimann
Aloysia
Paul
New York City
Rufus Trice
W. H. Garey
Arlington
William Garey
R. C. Smith
Morgantown
W. Va
Mark Smith
Denton M. E. Church
Alda P. Whitby
Elizabeth Murphy
Easton Hospital
Alvin Allen
Near Dover
Fannie Prager
Harold Dew
H. Hall
M. Hall
Raymond Hopkins
Little Son
Charlie Perry
C. Truitt
Carolyn Toft
Washington
Baltimore
Annie McCarty
T. Ferrins
Federalsburg
Melvin Willoughby
J. Toft
C. Perry
James Toft
E. Dukes
Preston
Joseph Worm
Reading
Linwood Breeding
Harold Palmer
Elva Dill
Kathleen Edwards
Christine Dill
Rosa Tribbitt
Marie Edwards
Courtland Dill
Jimmy
Walter
Harvey
William
Clayton
Pete Steward
Harold Shultie
Elmer Edwards
Harold Edwards
Buck Quillen
Carroll Edwards
Robert Bunnell
Bill Crosberry
John Cahall
Doris Ann
Mike
Bill
Andy Bakota
Donald
Clifton
Daniel McKnett
Little Creek
Maryland- Delaware
Goldsboro- Sandtown
Florence Reed
Dover
MecKnott
Kent General Hospital
Greensboro Fire Company
James Hutson
Harold Alexander
Eleanor
Claymont
Annie Edwards
Ann Hutson
Alexander Home
Will Clark
Fletcher
Elva Pippin
Greensboro
Jane Reed
Harrington
Oscar Kinnamon
Marcus Hook
Walter Immorde
Himelf
J. H. Jordan
Anna Wiencke
George Schroeder
Buffalo
N. Y
Charles Wiencke
A. W. Maddox
C. H. Peters
J. B. Old
Annapolis
William Morgan
Lucille
Newark
Alfred Blackburn
Harry Luff
Clara Watts
Mary Clark
W. W. Weaver
Bobbie Dill
Oscar Wyatt
Milton Roe
George Stevenson
Emma Pippin
Gilbert Kenton
Alvin Tribbitt
Noah Merchant
James Todd
Edmund Dewing
Centreville
W. J. Richards
Dorothy Cowgill
Goldsboro
Louise Adams
F. B. Ellwanger
Alan
Pennsylvania
Ross Swann
Chestertown
Georgia Swann
In Memoriam Edw Long Died 1921 Remembrance Poem
In remembrance of my dear husband Edw Long who died November 21 1921. The flower I place upon your grave will wither and decay. But love for you who sleeps beneath will never fade away. By his wife Emma Long.
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Edw. Long
Emma. Long
Weekly Ridgely News Letter highlights and society notes
The Ladies Aid met at Park Drive Hotel with eighteen in attendance and planned a bake sale for December first. Local clergy Rev. Albert A. Murray wrapped a six sermon series at Ridgely Catholic Church, then left for a retreat in Baltimore. Numerous visits, travels, and family events are noted, including weddings, funerals, and gatherings across Ridgely, Denton, Wilmington, and Philadelphia, with community notices on charity, library displays, and local firemen’s training.
Homemaker Clubs Elects New Officers In 1939 Year
Multiple homemaker groups met in November with notes on events. Unity Club elected officers including Clyde Ellwanger and William Gardner Jr with plans for a Christmas party. Harmony, Greensboro, Smithville and Tuckahoe clubs reported demonstrations on homemade cosmetics and fundraising for Children’s Home Easton, plus annual or anniversary plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unity Club
William Gardner Jr
Kibler
Sunshine Committee
Clyde Ellwanger
Pauline Gardner
Ruth Theis
Chester Baker
George Lowe
Raymond Fifield
Lee Wyatt
T. Turkington
T. Eilwanger
Harmony Club
Maurice Todd
Juanita
Easton
Robert Stanton
Olin Thomas
Harry Arringdale
R. Stanton
Pliny Todd
Greensboro Homemakers Club
John Stevens
Chas. Bilbrough Jr
Ernest Pearson
Harry Cooper
Charles Bilbrough Jr
Emma Heller
H. W. McCally
Anna Robinson
Blanche Adams
Eunice Wright
Debbie Fountain
Advisory Council
Nellie Robinson
Edna Adams
Hattie Leeser
Tuckahoe Homemakers Club
Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter
Mrs Fannie Legg of Stevensville spent several days last week with sister Mrs Cahall. Families of Whiteleyburg Wilmington Camden Ridgely Chester Md attended visits and dinners with local households. Several residents traveled to Preston Tulsa New York City and Easton for clubs visits and family gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Legg
Stevensville
Cahall
Samuel Eldwanger
Whiteleyburg
May Dean
Ralph Thompson
New York City
St. Louis
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Norman Clark
Edgar Blades
Brown Thawley
Milford
Brown Eaton
Jon
Easton
Richard Montgomery
Nelson Beaven
Florence Beaven
Blanche Horsey
Denton
Joseph Short
Queen Anne All-Stars Win Friday Night Soccer 3–0
In Centreville a large crowd watched Queen Anne’s County All-Stars defeat Hillsboro and Queen Anne in a 3 to 0 match. Tri-County supplied two players, Harry Gibson Jr and Thomas Morris. Community notices include Thanksgiving services at Hillsboro M E Church at 10:30 on Thursday led by Rev J M York and various visits among local residents and church groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
Queen Anne
Centreville
Queen Anne's County
South
Ellwanger
White- Jeyzburg
Fannie Legg
Stevensville
May Dean
Queen Annne
Albert Cahall
Woman’s Home Missionary Society of
Bernard Sparks
W. A. Armstrong
Detroit
Mich
N. C. Brown
Cheyney
Loretta Clark
York
University of Maryland Hospital
Baltimore
Addie Morgan
William P. Sparks
Wilmington
Chester Barto
Takoma Park
Washington
Henry Morgan
Herbert Hammond
Ridgely
Harry Clark
Elizabeth Brindell
Philadelphia
Alvan Neavitt
Harry Rutter
Carrie Dean
Ruthsburg
Reiter
Homecoming Preacher Leads Sunday Services at Hobes
Hobes Sunday School starts at 10 am with a preaching service at 11 am by Rev. H H Schauer changed from afternoon to morning for tomorrow due to his Homecoming engagement at Thawley's church. Former Caroline Charge pastors Revs J T Bailey and H B Flater will preach. Other notes include visits and meetings of local ministers and clubs. Ladies Aid plans a gathering November 30 at Mrs F E Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Schauer
Schauer
Thawley’s Church
Caroline Charge
J. T. Bailey
Milford, del
H. B. Flater
Bivalve
A. W. Parkhurst
Lewes hosts 50th wedding anniversary for Captain and Mrs. Marshall
Mr and Mrs Walter Sparklin and Mr and Mrs James M Clarke attended the Lewes Delaware celebration marking the 50th wedding anniversary of Captain and Mrs Wm F Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Sparklin
James M. Clarke
Lewes
Del
Wm. F. Marshall
Congressional elections rewrite House power history
The November 8 elections smashed prior norms showing broad support for the Roosevelt era and a continued Democratic surge. It notes a historic four successive national victories and contrasts past midterm losses, while predicting a favorable House reorganization with remaining GOP seats confined to long‑held Republican districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Senate
Moe
House of Representatives
Andrew Jackson
Old Hickory
Franklin D. Roosevelt
House
Washington
Democratic National Congressional Committee
Orphans Court Grants Several Estates in Caroline County
The Caroline County Orphans Court approves administration letters for Samuel Tassler and Tilghman Harris estates, appoints appraisers, files inventories, and orders sales. The Morris estate is probated with Rosie Morris named executrix, bonds filed, and creditors notices issued. First and final accounts accepted for Wiley and Reagan estates. Continuous probate actions include appraisals, bonds, and creditor notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Caroline County
Towers
Handy
Dennis
Samuel D. Tassler
Caroline
Luba Tassler
Mary Howard
Herman Conlay
John Edward Morris
Rosie O. Morris
John D. Davis
Burton M. Wilkinson
William M. Wiley
William F. Reagan
Tilghman Harris
Emma Florence Harris
William R. Joiner
Garfield Bilbrough
Adams Cross Roads Social News Recap
Adams families and relatives from New Jersey Maryland and Delaware visit and dine in Adams households. Local residents visit Wilmington Federalsburg Milford Hospital and attend duck dinners and family gatherings over the week.
Old age pensions and looming congressional action
The passage notes that many opinions exist about old age pensions but expects future Congress to pass some form of pension law. It credits public opinion driving lawmakers toward action in the coming two years.
Dennis thanks voters for support in Orphans Court race
To the Voters of Caroline County I extend appreciation to friends who loyally supported me at the polls on November 8 for Judge of the Orphans' Court. Jesse T. Dennis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
the Orphans’ Court
Jesse T. Dennis
E. Lloyd Fooks
GREENSBORO AND ITS ENVIRONS REUNITE FRIENDS AND TRAVELERS
A Greensboro area social column lists numerous local residents and visitors from Delaware Maryland and Pennsylvania attending gatherings at the Palmer home and other households. The notes cover car accidents with injuries, fires, hospitalizations travels and weekend visits among families and friends, including Ann Hutson Oscar Kinnamon and the Hedgins, Wells and Travers families.
Thanksgiving Day Service at Christ Episcopal Church
Denton churches unite for a community Thanksgiving service on Thursday November 24 held at Christ Episcopal Church. Rev John White of Christ Church will conduct and preach the service at 10 30 a.m. All pastors and congregations are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Christ Episcopal Church
Christ Church
John White
Wil
Card Of Thanks From E Lloyd Fooks
A voter appreciation note from E Lloyd Fooks thanks Caroline County residents for their support at the November 8 election and extends gratitude to those who voted.
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the Local Department
Kinotis
Wspaper
Henderson
Smithson
Memoriam
Ladies Aid of
The
Methodist Church
Olan Porter
Park Drive Hotel
Ada Matthews
David Messinger
O. B. Reed
Stella Matthews
Frank Seward
Elsie Matthews
Albert A. Murray
Ridgely Catholic
Murray
House of the Good Shepherd
Alice Hargous
New York
Harry Robinson
Julian Smith
Cecilton
Annie Wilkinson
Burton Wilkinson
Frank Flounders
Earl Finney
Our Movie Theatre
Mollie Richards
Delia Turner
Harvey Luff
Grace Vernon Smith
Howard Smith
Sue
Marie Parris
Herman Bothan
Henry Cohee
Willian Cannon
T. C. Cahall
Margaret Swing
Alice Wilson
County Federation of Women’s Clubs
Walter Bennington
Chincoteague Island
Alice Bennington
William Sharpley
Viginia Holsinger
Adam Holsinger
J. L. Wood
J. M. Blough
George Walker
Harrison Holsinger
Holsinger
Herbert Walls
Fourth Avenue
Wheeling
Harford
Porter S
Florence Anne
Virginia Friedel
Cape Center
George Wooters
James Lewis
Tuckahoe
Hobes
Adams Cross Roads
Gibbons
New Jersey
Louis Dennis
C. W
J. L. Adams
W. Adams
George Wheatley
Bernice Adams
Virginia Horsey
Minnie Adams
Winnie Graham
Mardella Springs
Jno. Adams
Ww. i. Hubbard
Sadie Devore
Blanche Stetler
F. W. Fountain
Woodie Craig
C. H. Parker
Fred Payne
Earle Robinson
Orrie Adams
John Adams
Bessie Lyden
Craig
Bill Jones
Milford Hospital
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