Live Wire Bake and Local Ads Spur Denton News
Denton Md items promote sales from R H Stafford Burrsville and M K Newnam with radios, stoves, and mattresses. Church and school events include bake sales at Boon Beauchamp shop and a Chinese supper. Public notices cover welfare programs, vacant positions, and a free matinee at Dentonia Theatre with a Goose and the Gander shown in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Stafford
Burrsville
Atwater Kent Radio
Denton Journal
Atwater Kent
M. K. Newnam
Brown’s
Denton
Atwater
Franklin St
Journal Office
Journal
Mildred B. Butler
Law Building
Boon Beauchamp
3Rd Street
Denton M. P
Loyal Leaders
M. P
F. J. Wright
Philadelphia
Denton Church of the Brethren
Cole
M. P. Church
R. Boon Beauchamp
Dexter
Caroline County Farm Bureau
A. H. Lauterbach
Interstate Milk Producers Association of Philadelphia
Farmers Supply Co
National
Federalsburg—Covey and Williams Hardware Store
Dentonia Theatre
Technick
Our Gang
Kay Francis
George Brent
Business and Professional Men’s Association
Hallowe’en
Caroline
Eastern Star revival in Denton lunar ritual event
Caroline Chapter No 62 hosted an 1868 style Eastern Star revival in Denton with grand officers from Maryland and Delaware as guests. The meeting featured old fashioned rites, oil lamps, and a vintage organ, with Mrs Jennie P. Crouse presiding. The gathering included readings, vocal numbers, and social arrivals from Cambridge Salisbury and Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Eastern Star
Caroline
Denton
Order
Cambridge
Federalsburg
Centreville
St. Michaels
Pocomoke
Salisbury
Maryland
Kent
Harrington
Del
Jennie P. Crouse
Versa Hubbert
Mildred Kelley
Preston
Victor Lee Emerson
Caroline County
Victor Frederick Emerson
Justine Constance Perot
Eleanor du Pont
Francis G. du Pont
Perot
Germantown
Philadelphia
Russell Stevens
Joe Willoughby
Hobbs
Stevens
Wendell L. Cooper
H. S. Cooper
Greensboro
Pacific Coast
Cooper
Navy
Gertrude Stiars
Williston
Nan Hurlock
Henry L. Stiars
Roland Park
Baltimore
Frederick F. Wright
Edward
Edward C. Wright
Near Town
Mary Walter
Camden
N. J
Charles R. Zacharias
Asbury Park
S. M. Newton
Robert Zacharias
Jonathan L. Hughes
Wilbert L. Merriken
Goucher College
Wicomico Hotel
Lloyd Butler
Easton
C. L. Flaharty
Iva Flaharty
Alice Billings‘Jey
Wilmington
Herbert T. Craft
Jacob B. Davis
Charles Fiske Piet
Homeland
Job
Nevin Allfather
Denton M. E. Church
Edna Shipman
William Mason and Son
Montgomery
Ala
Wm. E. Brown
Mary Sue Johnson
New York
Red Bank
Wm. D. Uhler
Brick Hotel
Union Thanksgiving Service Set at Reformed Church
The annual Union Thanksgiving service will be held Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Reformed Church with Rev Jos Rittenhouse of the Brethren Church delivering the message. Local residents share family news and visits across Ridgely Cambridge and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Reformed Church
Jos. Rittenhouse
Brethren Church
William Grinier
Queen Anne
Ridgely
Renie Sellars
Jas. Wilson
Hurlock
I. T. Saulsbury
Mimma Saulsbury
Bateman Draper
Boonesboro
Harold Fountain
George Brittingham
George
Wilmington
D. M. Swing
T. W. Jones
Nelson Richards
Rehoboth
Virginia Moore
Robert Waters
Cambridge
Emma Jackson
Physicians discuss county medical society merger plans in Denton
Dr J H Mason Knox Jr of Baltimore outlines use of federal child welfare funds in Caroline county at a Denton gathering of Talbot and Caroline medical societies. Officials report a potential merger, with future meetings alternating between Denton and Easton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Mason Knox, Jr
Baltimore
State Bureau of Child Welfare
Caroline County Medical Society
Talbot County Medical Society
Denton
Knox
Caroline County
Talbot County
Easton
Charles Stonesifer
Greensboro
T. Alan Goldsborough
Department of Agriculture
State Roads Commission of
Maryland
White
Harry B. Wright
Preston
Grand Lodge of Masons of
Wright
Masonic Temple
A. H. Snyder
University of Maryland
Doctor Charles P. Noble dies at 72 in Radnor
Dr. Charles P. Noble, famed gynecologist and abdominal surgery expert, died at his Radnor home after a long career. Born November 15, 1863 in Federalsburg Maryland, he studied at Iowa Agricultural College and Maryland, earning an MD in 1884 and DS in 1907. He coedited Kelly Noble Gynecology and Abdominal Surgery and authored several medical books. He married Mira Rose in 1885 and later Elizabeth Scanlan in 1915. survived by his widow and a son from the first marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Noble
Radnor
Philadelphia
Noble
Dr. Noble
Federalsburg
Iowa Agricultural College
University of Maryland
Kelly
Howard A. Kelly
Kelly-Noble
Mira Rose
Newark
N. J
Elizabeth M. Scanlan
St. Davids
Revival series announced at Denton M P Church
Denton M P Church opens revival services starting tomorrow at 7 30 p m running nightly to December 8 led by evangelist Rev Albert Turkington of Baltimore with Rev William Turkington of Philadelphia as song leader Special music will be featured each evening Morning and evening services reveal the themes The Church of the New Jerusalem Preston holds 11 a m service with sermon The Years of Plenty and of Famine and a 10 16 a m Sunday School Willis ton Community Church lists no afternoon service Sunday School at 10 30 a m Epiphany Mission Preston offers a 10 a m Sunday School
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton M. P
Christian Endeavor
Albert Turkington
Baltimore
William Turkington
Philadelphia
Church of the New Jerusalem
Preston
Williston
Epiphany Mission
Heated apartment for rent in Fleetwood Denton Md
Apartment listing notes a heated unit in Fleetwood area of Denton Maryland. Includes contact for rental inquiry and basic housing details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I.R. Fleetwood
Denton, Md
Weekly Ridgely News Letter highlights Red Cross drive
The Community Club held an open meeting at the fire house with speakers from the county and state Red Cross regions. They discussed aid to Ridgely families, eye glasses for children, hospital care, clothing, and classes in home hygiene and first aid for firemen. The piece notes involvement of Rev. Carpenter and Miss Jessie Snow, and outlines upcoming Peace program events and a storm-related postponement. It also covers local obituaries, League of Nations efforts, social gatherings, and Red Cross fundraising plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
J. 8. Lapham
Red Cros
Ridgely
Margaret Lewis
National Red Cross
Federalsburg
C. Irving Carpenter
Methodist Episcopal Church
Eastern Shore Federation
John Paul Troy
Frank Headley
Jessie L. Snow
John L. Whitehurst
Department of Education
Louise de Ginther
Edward Lawrence
J. Kemp Stevens
Elkton
Port Deposit
Chesapeake City
Queen Anne
St. Michaels
Harlock
Cambridge, Neck District
East New Market
Salisbury
Princess Anne
Denton
Greensboro
Andersontown-Hobbs
Caroline
Maryland
League of Nations Association
Jessie F. Snow
Margaret Swing
Miss Snow
Zion M. E
Boonesboro
W. A. Miles
Frank Klotz
Leon Woods
Stanton
Del
Woods
Klotz
Jas. S. Wilson
Margaret
Ella
Elsie Wilson
Franklin Wilson
Elsmere
Harry Klotz
Elizabeth Klotz
Harold Hafer
Frank Flounders
County
Carleton Marvel
Paul Holsinger
Ed. Morris
Hilla ‘Swann
T. W. Jones
Orrell Saulsbury
BE. Hurley
Edith
Elizabeth
Seaford
Denton memories of farms, schools, and town figures
A reader recalls Denton fifty years ago noting crows and squirrels hunted near Burrsville, prices like crow scallops, and local stores. He names early teachers, lawyers, editors, and students including Roberta Hobbs, Albert Towers, Harvey Cooper, W S Norris, Bates Stephens, and A P Sorden, ending with a subscription payment note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Journal
Peck
Robert Henry Smith
Burrsville
Henry Blackston
Denton
Matt Garey
Jonathan Greenley
Evan Morgan
Bill Weber
Shadrac Baker
Nathaniel Roe
F. C. Ramsdell
Robert Henry Dill
James Melvin
Edward T. Tubbs
Alex Tuff
Central School House
Edward
Main Street
Baltimore American
Jabba Walker
Penlicker
Williston
Roberta Hobbs
Albert Towers
Harvey Cooper
W. S. Norris
Chinquapin
Bates Stephens
Georgia Sordan
A. P. Sorden
Red Cross tabulates flood losses in Federalsburg
Red Cross survey shows Federalsburg flood damage excluding railroad loss at 513,792.10, pushing total to over one million. Itemized losses include 201,750 in commercial impact and 96,750 in wages. Affected: 233 families in flood area with 176 families aiding 610 individuals. Margaret Lewis led field work with Eleanor Noble and Rev. C Irving Carpenter directing ongoing relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federalsburg
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Margaret Lewis
Eleanor Noble
C. Irving Carpenter
Federalsburg Red Cross Advisory Committee
County Red Cross
Deaths in Denton area claim three lives in brief obituary notes
Aquilla Frazier Meeks 79 died last Tuesday at his daughter’s home in Denton after a year bedridden. Funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday in Goldsboro M E Church South, burial in Greensboro cemetery. Survived by two daughters and several sons. Also, Dee Coursey Anders 61 died Thursday in Tuckahoe Neck. funeral Sunday in Denton, burial Centreville. James Porteus death noted in Frederick. remains to Denton cemetery for 2:30 p.m. Sunday burial. Surviving relatives listed, with multiple siblings and the deceased’s family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aquilla Frazier Meeks
John Barwick
Den‘ton
Goldsboro M. E
Greensboro
Meeks
James A
Margaret Meeks
Kent County
Chestertown
Goldsboro
Mary Emma Coleman
Denton
Stephen Nasko
Chester
Harvey
Rduard Meeks
Hayward
Casppar
Howard Meeks
Demton
Dee Coursey Anders
Tuckahoe Neck
Moore
Centreville
George
Doris
Betty Anders
Geo. P. Anders
Queenstown
James Porteus
Frederick
Denton Cemetery
Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter Recalls Local Social Visitors
Mr and Mrs John Carroll hosted dinner guests including Mr and Mrs George Wilkinson and daughter Thelma from Philadelphia plus Ernestine Carroll and Fay Carroll of Greensboro. Clericus of Easton Diocese met at H Lay Beaven home with Bishop Davenport and twenty clergy. Additional visits included Dr Depue H Duffey and Diana from Washington DC, Fay Carroll from Greensboro, Ella Pennington and Mrs Ralph Thompson at Ridgely Eastern Shore Federation, and Mrs Horace Morgan with Mrs Harry Gibson dining with Miss Ethel Holt. Dorothy McCabe of Selbyville visiting Mrs John Skinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carroll
George Wilkinson
Thelma
Philadelphia
Ernestine Carroll
Lester Carroll
Fay
Greensboro
John White
Charles Jarrell
Ella Pennington
Ralph Thompson
Eastern Shore Federation
Ridgely
Horace Morgan
Harry Gibson
Ethel Holt
Dorothy McCabe
Selbyville
John Skinner
J. N. Clark
Eastern Star events and community notices in Crisfield and nearby towns
Queen Anne Mrs Horace Morgan led Eastern Star banquet guests in Crisfield last Friday with attendees from Denton and Salisbury. Reports include ritual work in 1868, local visits, family celebrations in Easton and Baltimore, and upcoming club supper on the 23rd with a 50c dinner option. Barbara Mae Blades born November 15 is noted, plus numerous weekend visits among local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Morgan
Denton
Order of Eastern Star
Crisfield
Oscar Briscoe
Ruth Reynolds
Salisbury
R. C. Suter
Baltimore
Eastern Star
Dick Day
Francis Moore
Penn’s Grove
Eleanor
Mary Moore
Wilmington
Harry Moore
Florence Blades
Easton
Howard Flowers
W. Lang
T. J. Lambert
Jake Morgan
Lambert
St. Paul’s Church
Harry Gibson
W. F. Dickinson
Ethel Holt
Hillsboro
Everett Blades
Barbara Mae
Sheldon Blades
Billy Chairs
George Eaton
Howard Eley
Burrlyville Unity Homemakers Club Meeting Report
Burrlyville Unity Homemakers Club met at Mrs. T. J. Turkington house on Wednesday November 20. Topics included Remedies Grandmother Used to Give Her Family and demonstration Providing the Right Rug. Officers for next year were named. December gathering will be a Christmas party at Mrs. T. E. Ellwanger home with Mrs. Harry Gordon assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unity Homemakers Club
T. J. Turkington
T. E. Ellwanger
Harry Gordon
Howard Hobbs
Earl Messick
Walter Willis
Greensboro
George Cain
Little Son
Harrington
C. W. Willis
Wilmington
Emlin Lloyd
T. Wilton Porter
Stanton
Del
H. A. Porter
Sarah Minner
Frederica
C. W. Stokes
Wesley Thawley
R. H. Thawley
Laura Porter
Local Residents Share Weekend Visits and Moves
Mr and Mrs J P Swing returned from Bel Air Pennsylvania to visit relatives. Mr Clifton Morris of Geneva New York was a weekend guest of Mr and Mrs Ed Morris. Mr and Mrs Jos Roche Jr and daughter from Betterton visited their parents on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Paul Hardee moved into the Slaughter house opposite the barber shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Swing
Frank Pennington
Bel Air
Clifton Morris
Geneva
N. Y
Ed. Morris
Preston Social News Highlights Bridge Supper And Local Events
Preston reports a bridge supper hosted by Mrs. Harry Taylor with Rose and green decor and chrysanthemum accents. Numerous guests from Preston and nearby towns attended, prizes awarded for bridge, plus plans for a Bethesda M E Church turkey supper on December 6. Local clubs met, and residents visited Baltimore and Atlantic City, with updates on family visits and illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Taylor
Mesdames
Max Chambers
Percy Douglas
T. B. Marden
Frank Patchett
John Noble
Clyde Elzey
Harry Wright
Phil Wright
T. H. Trice
J. L. Gallagher
Rachel Baylor
James Douglas
Katie Parker
L. Brodes
Emalene Wright
Edgar Wrightson
Raymond Poole
H. M. Hollis
Douglas Fooks
Paul van Dyke
Johnson Bonner
E. B. Blades
Lee Noble
R. Dean
Lloyd Cannon
Herman Schmick
Norman Taylor
Lee Taylor
Phillip Douglas
Orland’ Blades
A. T. Blades
Fletcher Sisk
A. M. Willey
Ed. Wright
Robert Dulin
Lee Covey
Jack Lattamus
Preston
Calvin
Ladies Aid
Bethesda M. E. Church of
Maryland
Preston Community Club
Bonner
Dennis
H. L. Honeman
Baltimore
Church of the New Jerusalem
T. L. Nugent
R. H. Gault
Atlantic City
N. J
H. M. Parrott
J. Gallagher
Josephine
Twilley
Mattie Smith
Sara Smith
Community club officers elected and local notes advance
The Andersontown Hobbs Home Makers Club elected officers for the year including President Mrs. H. H. Nuttle and Secretary Mrs. L. H. Thomas. Many social items follow with visits, readings, weddings, studio plans in Denton, revival services, travel to Washington and Wilmington, and local society updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andersontown Hobbs’ Homemakers’ Club
H. H. Nuttle
Annie Seeders
L. H. Thomas
Mary Atkinson
Lida Murphy
B. Lawless
S. A. Linn
Joe Willoughby
Stevens
L. Hopkins Thomas
Denton
W. G. Holbrook
Polly
Christine
Allen Moore
John Moore
Burrsville
Photographer’s Association
Washington
O. G. Smith
South Carolina
F. N. Smith
H. B. Flater
Thawley’s Church
Tuckahoe Neck
J. A. Billings
Arthur Billings
Wilmington
B. B. Allen
W. E. Hubbard
Harry Cheezum
Pennsylvania
Sunshine
Community Thanksgiving Service Planned at Local Church
The Community Thanksgiving service will be held at the Methodist Episcopal Church at 10 30 on Thanksgiving morning November 28. Reverend T J Turkington of the Methodist Protestant Church will preach the sermon with special music by the junior and senior choirs. Reverend M S Andrews will lead the service and extend a cordial invitation to all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
T. J. Turkington
Methodist Protestant Church
M. S. Andrews
Peace Hath Her Victories No Less Renowned Than War
A concise reflection on virtue and resilience contrasts peace with war, quoting Milton to suggest that peaceful triumphs gain equal esteem. The note frames moral strength and enduring victory in calmer times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
Henderson farmer killed as engine strikes car on tracks
In Henderson and Greensboro environs a farmer, T. P. Richard, about 70, was killed when an extra northbound engine collided with his car as he left his home lane crossing the Clayton and Oxford Branch. His wife died later from injuries. The story notes Richard’s long residence in the area and his relations, with several local mentions of relatives and social events surrounding the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
T. P. Richard
Clayton and Oxford
Pennsylvania
Richard
Caroline County
Warren Richard
Ervin's Chapel
Jake Richard
Dover
Helen Naylor
Greensboro
Easton
Annabell Moore
Newbridge
T. Kemp
Miss Naylor
Arlie Dingledine
Tilghman Whitby
Chester
Carl Dingledine
T. F. Dobson
J. Harvey Coursey
John Harvey
Misa Mary Elsie Edwards
Washington, D. C
John Lankford
Chestertown
Alvin Edwards
David Stufft
Mary Anne
Cyrus
Edgar
Elmer Stufft
Philadelphia
Clinton Martin
Lorraine
Marcus Hook
Billie Wheeler
P. E. Taylor
Dundalk
Ella Mackey
Woodside
Del
Wilmer Webber
Jack Boulais
Fifer Hospital
Ridgely
L. I. Jones
Town
Fletcher Clark
Oscar Kinnamon
L. W. Taylor
Effa Plummer
Baltimore
M. M. Ginn
Nancy Smith
Wilmington
W. W. Goldsborough
Wheeler Ensor
Sparks
Delta
Wm. Simon
Ladies Aid gathering at Mrs Sallie Towers home
The Ladies Aid met at Mrs Sallie Towers home on Wednesday afternoon November 13 with eleven members and four visitors. One new member, Mrs Nettie Meredith, joined. Hosts served ice cream and cake. The group will meet with Mrs Lulu Beauchamp in December. Mr and Mrs Owen Howard Jr welcome a baby girl Margaret Ellen born November 19 at Easton Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie Towers
Nettie Meredith
Lulu Beauchamp
Owen Howard Jr
Margaret Ellen
Easton Hospital
Harvest Home Service at Smithson Church Sunday evening
SMITHSON A Harvest Home Service will be held in Smithson Church on Sunday evening, November 24. Everybody welcome. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Patrick of Laurel Delaware visited Mrs. Patrick's mother, Mrs. F. Prager, on Sunday. Mrs. Nelson Todd of Preston visited her grandmother, Mrs. Emma Reese, last Sunday. Mr. Gus Prager is improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithson Church
Harvey Patrick
Laurel
Del
Patrick
Imother
F. Prager
Nelson Todd
Preston
Emma Reese
Gus Prager
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O. B. Reed
Odessa Cemetery
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