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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1959
Page
2
The spread reflects the cost of moving food from farm to store and its ready to eat form. Modern supermarkets offer thousands of items with built in maid service reducing meal prep time dramatically. Housewives pay for labor and related costs as part of this convenience, driving the spread.
Virginia D Towers reports weekend visits by Foster Hopkins and others in the Harrisburg and Dover areas. Numerous local guests, hospital and residence updates, a Junior High football championship win by the Greensboro Hornets, PTA supper success, births announced, and multiple family gatherings across Seaford Wilmington Salisbury and Ridgely until mid November.
Mrs Francis Pierce visits Philadelphia with daughter family. Civic Club hosts Christmas program plan for Way side Inn Smyrna on Dec 9. Officers elected: Knotts, Heather, Leslie, Harman, Butts, Covell. WSCS to meet Dec 1 at Henry Sutton home. Several residents attend Farm Bureau banquet Caesar Rodney School. Various visits include Thomas, Smith, and Richardson families. Downes wedding couple at Bridgetown Road home. hospital and school events noted.
Mr. Robert Allen Snedeker of the Social Security Administration will speak at the Fire House in Denton next Monday November 30 starting at 10 a m. The visit aims to provide information and answer questions about Social Security benefits and enrollment.
Grace Vernon Smith reports rentals at Robert Bilbrough apartments on Central Ave. Forrest Hobbs, a Ridgely teacher, resides there with his wife. Barbara Covington of University of Maryland entertained her sister Karen Covington and Peggy Ringold during the weekend. Denton couple Charles and Mrs. Werner announce the birth of their third son at Memorial Hospital Easton on Nov 17. Grandparents Mrs. Margaret Hevalow and Mr. Ralph Hevalow with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Griffith announce a son born at Memorial Hospital Easton on Nov 18. Amelia Blockston visits her son and daughter-in-law Irvin Blockston in Wilmington for Thanksgiving. Paul Eaton, of near town, home from Memorial Hospital Faston as a recent patient. W D Marvel Jr and wife attended the American Bottlers of...
Ellen Butler from Washington DC visits Butler family in Denton and sister Ann. Redmond Long visits Frank Willoughby’s family. Jimmy Robinson home for Thanksgiving holidays from Frederick school. W G Holbrook in Washington DC. Candy and Janie Chaffinch on sick list but improved. Elmer Butler family visits Greensboro relatives. Orville Morgan of Federalsburg guests of Roland Towers family. Rodney born to Mr and Mrs Jimmy Corkell in Dover Kent General Hospital. L H Thomas guests of Allie Anderson in Greenwood. B B Allen visits J R Ricards in Denton.
Army Specialist Four Charles R. LeCompte, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. LeCompte of Greensboro, serving with the 24th Infantry Division in Germany, recently earned a high school equivalency certificate through the Armed Forces Institute development program. He joined the Army in January 1958, completed basic training at Fort Jackson, and arrived overseas in June. LeCompte attended Greensboro High School.
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