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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1939
Page
5
A crowded page lists sales and exchanges in Denton with ranges, stoves, Guernsey cattle, rental housing, and a turkey supper. Community notices include school bake sales, a hospital recovery, road accident injuries, 4 H Club events, and Maryland crippled children's program figures. Red Cross memberships update many local names and organizations.
Denton Community Club Drama Committee announces "A Good Kitchen Girl" a comedy to be staged Friday December 1 with special music and refreshments. Members urged to attend 2:30 business meeting. public invited at 3 for program and social hour with a silver offering from non members. Cast includes Mrs James Clark Mrs W W Sylvester Mrs Herbert Bam berger Mrs Gerald Pine Mrs Earl White Mrs William Wolf and Mrs Talmage Strong.
A Maryland extension official projects overall stronger farm product demand in 1940 than 1939 due to higher domestic incomes and some export growth tied to the war. He warns against large acreage expansion, notes production outpacing consumption, and forecasts modest price rises for production inputs with limited change in feed costs for the remainder of the 1939-40 season.
Ridgely notes Mr and Mrs Alan Dragoo entertained her sister and a friend Sunday. Mr and Mrs Frank Long of Selbyville visited Mrs Emma Jackson on Sunday. Mr Harry Laird is on the sick list.
Sunday includes Church School at 9 45 a m Morning Worship at 10 45 with choir music Sermon Gambling with One s Life Epworth League presents Thanksgiving Ann written by Kate W Hamilton Miss Anita Rue directs the one act two scene play at 7 40 during evening service Casts include Charles Wimbrow Barbara Cooper Bill Horsey Roxanna Detwiler Jimmie Cooper Anne Breeding Lawrence Wimbrow Grace Methodist Church lists sermon topics The Catholic Churches of Denton and Ridgely schedule Masses and St Elizabeth s Confessions at 7 15 a m Sunday Morning
Frances Ludlow lauds the novel as vital and uncompromising, likening its impact to The Grapes of Wrath. The review situates Capitol City in a modern American city, weaving through political power, unrest, and social conflict amid characters such as Mollie Tyndale, Cobby Welles, and a faction of Gold Shirts.
Maryland forestry expert urges landowners to thin rather than clear cut to supply firewood and improve stands. Focus on removing trees with poor growth or insect damage while preserving valuable pines oaks and tulip poplar. discard black gum wild cherry and sassafras. Maintain natural thinning as a future growth strategy with careful timing and area watch.
Mrs. Maud Maneha Hemmons died at the Church Home and Infirmary Baltimore on Thursday morning of last week. Funeral services were held at the home of Mr. Coursey Hemmons Ridgely on Saturday afternoon with interment in Ridgely cemetery. She was fifty eight and long associated with Ridgely community, educated at Miltersville Normal School, taught locally, and married Mr. J Harry Hemmons. Surviving relatives include a daughter Marian and son Paul in Baltimore, a foster daughter Dorothy Mancha in Darby Pa, a widowed mother and an invalid sister. She was active in Episcopal church work and local community clubs and loved by many friends. Book Week events followed at the library with prize drawings. Births announced from Fifer Hospital include Margery, Patricia Anne, and another daughter. The Furmans Grove Homemakers Club elected officers. Thanksgiving noted at the Methodist Church. Various community activities and visits are listed, including church events, library leadership changes, and construction progress on a new condensary.
Liden's Club met in the clubhouse at 10 a m November 2 1939. Members discussed business, cut patterns, and fitted dresses until noon, then shared a covered dish dinner. After 2 pm the president led a session with three songs and a Lord's prayer.
Plans for the 23rd annual Christmas Seal sale run December 1 to Christmas Day, backed by the Maryland Tuberculosis Association. Over 26 million seals are being prepared for mailing to about 195,000 letters, supporting free chest X rays, Miracle House, medical research, health education, XM-raying, and tuberculosis testing.
A R Marvel of Easton has been reelected a member of the Inter-State Milk Producers Cooperative for three years. District 22 delegates report the home rule based election across Talbot and parts of Queen Annes and Dorchester counties. The 22 member board meets in Philadelphia at the coop headquarters with six regular sessions plus special meetings as needed. Marvel will attend the annual delegate meeting in Philadelphia November 28 and 29 where the board holds its first post election meeting.
Hillsboro 4-H Club girls Anne Beaven and Mildred Stenger showed A Winter Garden and earned a blue ribbon for their club Elinor Eaton also won a blue ribbon in the style show. Various local residents hosted visitors and attended gatherings including Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thomas welcoming a baby girl Mary Jo at Fifer Hospital and several trips to Baltimore and Wilmington over the weekend.
At a Queen Anne Community Club meeting presided by Mrs. Bernard Sparks, a bake sale to benefit the club was planned. A nominating committee including Mrs. Oscar Briscoe, Miss Clara Price, and Mrs. Edward Goodhand was appointed to prepare a slate of officers.
Dr. R I Riley urges Maryland residents to buy Christmas seals starting December 1 to support tuberculosis programs. The funds finance chest clinics x ray equipment and early diagnosis efforts across counties, with the aim of reducing deaths from the disease. Seals cost a penny each, making them affordable for all.
Herbert F. Rawill announces National Prosperity Week will dole out about 350 million dollars to more than seven million Christmas Club members via some 7000 institutions and organizations. The 1939 distribution rises 7 percent over 1938 with per member average of 48.80 dollars.
The Preston Community Club will meet Tuesday at 2 p m in Firemen s Hall with speaker J DeWeese Carter of Denton presenting Maryland Laws All members urged to attend The Grand Lodge of Maryland held its annual communication in Baltimore The Red Cross call draws town response and the Ladies Aid reports a 27 00 bake sale profit Mrs Lloyd Fooks passed away.
Virginia Lee Robinson attended Ralph M Harmons five year birthday party Friday afternoon decorated in blue and pink cake described as lovely. Mrs Ira Adams Mrs Blanche Adams and Mrs Marian Robinson joined in the celebration with Ralph receiving many gifts. A surprise birthday dinner was hosted for Mrs George Wheatley and Mrs John Adams at Mrs George Wheatleys home midweek with Mrs Earl Robinson and Virginia Lee in attendance. The Wheatleys and Adamses received numerous gifts and the group enjoyed the day. Mrs Earl Robinson and daughter Virginia Lee spent the weekend in Wilmington for church services and preaching Bloomery Sunday afternoon with Mrs Earl Adams visiting her sister.
A brief quotation by Mary Baker Eddy states that godliness or Christianity is essential to human life, claiming without it a person lacks intelligence health hope and happiness. The line emphasizes religion as foundational to well being.
Rev and Mrs Tilghman Smith of Princess Anne visited Greensboro and attended St Pauls Church where he once pastored. Many locals and visitors are listed with travel, births, and hospital stays including John Gardner son of Greensboro residents born November 8, and Ruth Evans of Golden College visiting relatives for Thanksgiving. Multiple hospital patients are noted in Easton and Wilmington.
Dr and Mrs John McDonnell of Wilmington visited relatives in Goldsboro for Thanksgiving. Several families shared meals and hospitality across Denton, Wilmington, and nearby towns, including appearances by Miss Aleathea Spruance and Mr Berkeley Fontaine. Attendees included Tilghman Williams from the University of Maryland and Mrs Marjorie Williams, with gatherings at Longwood and Nokesville among others.
Mr. George Shores, father of Mrs. Harry Todd, died Saturday night at 8:30 at the U S Marine Hospital in Baltimore. Mr. and Mrs. Todd were summoned to Cambridge Saturday morning. Miss Helen Todd recovering after several days of illness.
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