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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1937
Page
5
Denton Journal news brief with ads and social notices includes rental listings for Sparks Apartments and a modern 5 room house, dental and dressmaking ads, church events and bake sales, a theater night with Roselth Knapp Breed, and community notices. It reports the Cannery fire at Hickman, a death and funeral, Thanksgiving weddings, and society news from Denton Maryland.
The Denton and surrounding churches announce Sunday services with a full schedule. Rev M S Andrews preaches at Denton M E Church with Sunday School at 9 46 a m and Epworth League at 6 45 p m. The Official Board meets Monday at dinner.
Mrs. George A. Smith formerly of Ridgely died in Rome New York after being struck by a car driven by Mrs. Marian Brown. Mrs. Smith sustained a skull fracture and multiple leg injuries and died an hour and a half after admission to Rome Hospital. Brown said she tried to avoid the crossing woman who ran into the vehicle. The deceased was born in Amsterdam on March 20 1887.
The death roll lists Joseph H. Spence 81 of Smithville died Monday after illness. Survived by wife Anna, children Carrie Alford Lacy Spence Katherine Spence, grandchildren and great granddaughter. Funeral 2 pm Nov 18 conducted by Rev S. L. Hanby at home. interment Concord cemetery. Also obituaries for Mrs. Lindy Ellwanger 69 with services in Denton Holiness Church. burial Denton cemetery. William H. Wooters 60 dies in Newark Del. funeral in Denton Holiness Church. William H. Collins 78 dies in Easton. services Nov 25. survived by wife Amy and seven children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Personal mentions note Mr and Mrs John Renninger of Chester Pennsylvania spending Thanksgiving with relatives in Caroline. Miss Emma Clark of Vineland New Jersey visiting sister Miss Lizzie Clark. Mrs Emily G Swiss of Washington visited here last weekend. Mrs L B Towers has gone to Baltimore to spend the winter.
A subscription pitch invites readers to subscribe to the Journal to receive all county news. The notice emphasizes comprehensive local coverage and includes details likely about pricing and delivery options. It reads as a straightforward promotional item rather than a news report.
The Twentieth Century Club met with Mrs. Dorsey Colbourne and Mrs. C Perry last Tuesday with twenty one members present. The meeting opened with two songs and Lord's Prayer. A letter from Miss Spafford about the Rally in Ridgely next Tuesday was read. Members will bring lunches and Ridgely ladies provide coffee. Five dollars of Tuberculosis Christmas Seals were sold through the club. There were two book reports and one current event. The group adjourned to meet Mrs. Florence Dean on December 8.
A community singing event in Ridgely will feature Harlan Randall, Director of Music at the University of Maryland, guiding a session Friday December 3 at 2:00 p m in the Fire House. The meeting aims to organize future choruses and invite directors, singers, and interested residents from surrounding areas. Mr and Mrs Randall are known to Rural Women Short Course attendees.
The Homemakers' Rally meets at the Reformed Church Ridgely on Tuesday November 30 at 10 30 a m. Morning program features club president reports music by Ridgely seventh grade a Christmas Greens demonstration and readings by Lois Crouse and Dorothy Cherry Ridgely 4 H club members Afternoon program includes readings by Mrs Hester Beall Provensen solo by Mrs Ruth Reynolds Furman's Grove Ridgely club music and a Russia talk by Mrs Creighton Carmine County officers for 1938 1940 will be elected.
A meeting at Mrs. W. Harrison Gannon's home on Friday November 19 formed the Tuckahoe Homemakers Club. Officers elected were President Mrs. Leslie Wright, vice president Mrs. Howard Gannon, and secretary treasurer Mrs. Freeland Clopper. Women in or near the sixth district are invited to join, with the next meeting set for Thursday December 2 at Mrs. Mason Clopper's home.
Smithson Church held Sunday evening services with Rev. J. T. Baynard and song leader Lewis Carroll of Easton. Visitors included Melvin Willoughby and son Robert with Taft family, Hayward Ferrins and mother from Federalsburg, plus multiple calls on Taft, Worm, Willoughby, Rhodes, Perry, and Engle households in Tanyard and Riverhead in recent weeks.
The Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Denton announces resolutions on the death of former President and Director C Clarence Deen. The board recalls his years of diligent service and integrity, extends deep sympathy to his family, and orders publication in the Journal with copies sent to relatives. Signed by Gustav Good, H C Holsinger, and Geo W Beck.
The women of Thawiley's M. P. Church will hold a bake sale at the Hillsboro Community House on Friday afternoon December 3 opening at 2 o'clock. Local residents Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stewart and son Maynard of St Michaels visited Mr. and Mrs. Larain Lane. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Wright and Mrs. Ora Smith of Harrington visited Mrs. Clinton Wheatley. Mrs. Charles DeFord and son Robert are spending several days in Reading Pennsylvania. Mrs. I T Sparklin visits Garretson Smith at Carneys Point New Jersey. Many 4 H Club girls attended the County Rally at Concord on Saturday. Mrs. R. W. Beaven is spending the week in Washington.
Mr and Mrs Jake Morgan and families held a Sunday dinner at Showard Culver home in Hebron. Washington guests visited relatives Della Mullikin and Mary Diggans. Cooper Windsor nuptials in Baltimore drew town attendees. Holiday visit earnings include Miss Juanita Howard in Baltimore and Mrs Harry Moore hosting a bridge luncheon.
A discussion on unemployment and job creation centers on motor transportation and the auto industry. It argues five million new cars in a year would boost business and expand benefits, while plans for new housing and installment buying aim to reduce unemployment through nationwide activity and modern industry.
Mr and Mrs Earle Robinson and daughter visited Wilmington and Philadelphia with Mrs John Adams mother. Philadelphia guests included Orville Chaffinch Sadie Devore Blanche Steller and others from Pennsylvania. Ethel Wright received an electric washer as a Christmas gift from Polly Graef. The Payne and Adams families hosted gatherings. Rev S L Hanby of Lincoln called on C W Adams. Roy Gibbs and George Wheatley visited from Philadelphia and relatives. Earle Robinson's wife recently stayed with her parents.
Elizabeth Ferguson of Bethlehem and Allan Maust of Elizabethtown quietly married in Elizabethtown on November 1. The bride, daughter of James R. and Mrs. Christopher of Bethlehem, is a Preston High School graduate class of 1927 and will reside in Elizabethtown.
The 4-H Rally on Saturday November 20 drew members from Greensboro Ridgely Hillsboro Denton Anderson town Chestnut Grove and Federalsburg. Greensboro Club led a recreation program and showcased a camp skit and demonstrations. Annice Ebling presided in Mary Margaret Stevenson’s absence as Bridgewater College student. New county officers were elected President Annice Ebling Vice President Jeanette Stevenson Secretary Carolyn Holland Treasurer Audrey Jump.
On November 17 Federalsburg High School girls formed two 4-H Clubs, naming officers for the Clothing and Food clubs led by Miss Rosalie Gilbert. A community meeting with Miss Jane Harper is set for November 27 at Sheppard’s Church to organize a new club, led by Mrs William Gardner. A Hickman Church event on November 30 features Mr Skinner of Delaware showing farming and 4-H pictures with admission 10 cents for adults and 5 cents for children.
Mr. and Mrs. John Noble hosted a large bridge supper with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Claude Wheatley Dr. and Mrs. W. D. Noble and many others from Preston and nearby towns. Teens and students at Penn Hall and Tome School attended dances and a Thanksgiving Prom led by Mr. Preston Osteen and Miss Alva Lee Hollis. Fleetwood of Denton hosted a bridge luncheon. several Preston residents traveled to Temple Pa. for weekend visits.
In loving remembrance of our dear mother Martha A Noble who died November 29 1936 one year ago. Those we love go out of sight but never out of mind they are cherished in the heart by those they leave behind. God loved her and took her home with Him to rest by her daughters Carrie and Lina.
Mr and Mrs Frederick Schweitzer of Hartly Del announce the marriage of their son William H Schweitzer to Miss Rebecca L Hobbs of Greensboro. They wed at Elkton on November 20 with detailed attire and attending relatives. Also reported are obituaries for Mrs Armintha Jane Sabin 81 and Calvin Edwards 62, funeral arrangements, and a lengthy list of relatives visiting, traveling to Greensboro, and locals at social events.
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