Local Denton Notices and Community Events
A long list of local ads and notices from Denton Maryland includes rental listings on Franklin Street and Riverton Avenue, seed wheat for sale, and various church and school events. Suppers, bake sales, and fundraising dinners are scheduled at Hickman, Wesley, and Denton churches with dates in October. Also listed are obituaries, registration reminders, and a substantial Red Cross roll call announcement for Caroline County.
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The
Journal
Franklin Street
Denton
Fred R. Owens
Gail F. Cooper
Townsend's Confectionery
Mark Smith
Riverton Ave
Second St
T. J. Lord
Preston
Denton Community Club
Nuttle Lumber & Coal Co
Grover Passwaters
Hickman M. E. Church
Preston Parent-Teachers Association
Hobbs Aid
Hobbs
Ladies Aid
Denton M. P
Lou Porter
George Porter
Caroline County
Palmer House
Dover
Del
Wesley M. E. Church
Burrsville
Elizabeth Hammann
Eastern Shore State Hospital
Cambridge
Celeste Clark
Oak Lawn Cemetery
Baltimore
Neg
Church of the Brethren
Denton M. P. Church
Red Cross
Caroline
William Wolf
New England
Kate Johnson
Edwin W. Breeding
Methodist Protestant Church, Methodist Episcopal and
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Dover District
Epworth League
Easton Methodist Episcopal Church
R. E. Green
F. A. Tyler
Easton M. E. Church
J. B. Vaughn
M. W. Marine
Harrison St
Preston W. Spence Jr
Proton
T. J. Turkington
J. B. Dickerson
F. G. Holloway
Western Maryland College
E. C. Hallman
Social News Highlights From Denton and Nearby Areas
The column reports on engagements and marriages, club reorganizations, and social visits. Miss Dorothy Valliant Chapman of Boston plans marriage to Eugene J. Daly of Trenton. The Jolly Juniors 4-H Club reorganizes with Joyce Kern as president and Malinda Altfather as vice president. Numerous gatherings include picnics, dinners, visits to Philadelphia, Newark, and Wilmington, with a wide circle of relatives and local leaders noted.
Choptank church Ladies Aid supper set for October 6
The Ladies Aid of Choptank M. P. Church will host an evening supper on October 6 starting at 5 o clock. The menu features oysters and fried chicken with tickets priced at 60 and 26 cents.
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the Ladies Aid of Choptank M. P. Church
Courtesy Ends Life Not Shorter Time
Quotation attributed to Emerson claiming life remains ample for courtesy, stressing value of polite conduct amid daily routines and enduring human interactions.
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Emerson
Church Notices from Denton and Surrounding Parishes October Events
Denton M P Church lists services on October 2 with sermons and topics. Williston Community Church holds 9 a m service and 10:30 a m Sunday School. Nazarene revival in Harrington opens October 2 with nightly 7 15 p m services through October 16 led by Rev Hadley A Hall and Rev Nelson G Mink. Catholic Masses scheduled at St Elizabeth Denton and St Benedict Ridgely on October 2 with confessions Saturday and Sunday devotions Sunday evening. St Elizabeth Catholic Ladies plan a benefit card party October 6 at 8 p m with refreshments and door prizes.
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Denton M. P
David
Christian Endeavor
Church of the Brethren
Williston Community Church
Divine Protection
Church of the Nazarene
Harrington
James E. Hunton
Kentucky
Hadley A. Hall
Foster
Nelson G. Mink
Mink
Richmond
Denton and
Ridgely
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Denton
St. Benedict’s Church
St. Benedict’s
St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church
Orphans' Court Actions In Caroline County Session
Caroline County Orphans Court met with Judges Towers Handy and Dennis. Administrations granted to Julia E Smith and W Dukes Meeks. Guardianship and estate filings include Leese Parran Russell Sittig Williams Griffin and Jones estates. Several orders to sell, withdraw funds, and probate of Henry Craven and Marion Downes wills.
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Orphans’ Court
Caroline County
Towers
Handy
Dennis
T. Hayward Meeks
Julia E. Smith
W. Dukes Meeks
Lucinda Leese
Parran T. Russell
Arthur F. Sittig
Helen DeWitt
Marion H. Downes
Tilghman F. Taylor
Daniel J. Williams
William F. Griffin
William Crittenden Starkey
Robert B. Jones
Burton Proctor
Henry J. Craven
Thomas Hayward Meeks
James E. Williamson
National Letter Writing Week Designation 1938
Postmaster B F Johnson designates October 2 to 8 1938 as National Letter Writing Week. The Post Office Department and partners urge prompt replies to correspondence to revive interest in letter writing and its moral and commercial benefits. A personal letter brings encouragement gratitude and practical help. Pigs For Sale T Sidney Collins Federalsburg Md.
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B. F. Johnson
Post Office Department
Week In Ridgely Brims With Weddings Visits And Church Plans
Mr and Mrs George Weigert moved from Baltimore to stay with their daughter Mrs Richard Rampmeyer The weekend saw Ruth Weigert wed Melvin Williams in the Rampmeyer home Rev OB Reed officiated The newlyweds returned to Baltimore Home Coming services are planned at the Methodist Church next Sunday with speakers Dr W E Habbart Mr Thomas and Dr Hallman Harvest Home follows The Marvel Bottling plant is rising west of Miss Nettie Arnolds place and will be a cement block structure measuring 100 by 50 feet Several residents moved houses and others hosted visitors including Dr Mary J Fisher and Dr Wherry from the University of Pennsylvania Multiple social visits and family gatherings fill the week with weddings and community events.
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Frederick Storrs Chapman
Boston
Dorothy Valliant Chapman
Eugene J. Daly
Trenton
N. J
Chapman
Leonore Valliant
Caroline
Goucher College
David Mannes School
New York
University of Pennsylvania
New Jersey
East Orange
Jolly Juniors
Geo. Clendaniel
Ella Marie Brown
Betty Jane Faulkner
Janet Kern
Joyce Kern
Louise Brown
Idamae Altfather
Ruth Altfather
Malinda Altfather
Laura Clendaniel
Pauline and
Margaret Gardner
Greensboro
Gormon Henry
William Fountain
Robert Pippin
Denton
Jesse T. Gregg
Elizabeth City
North Carolina
Louise Carter
Gregg
Miss Carter
Franklin Square Hospital
Baltimore
Nealie Morris
Albert Morris
E. E. Nichols
Harry Jarrell
Palmer
Jack
Mildred Brown
Centreville
Otis Rogers
Ridgely
J. Kemp Stevens
Church Homeland Infirmary
Hugh M. Morris
Polly Drummond Hill
Newark
Del
Parent-Teacher Association of
Wilbert L. Merriken
Ladies Aid
Denton M. E. Church
Walter Howard
Alwilda Twilley
Cambridge
Thomas W. Hradley
Wm. Collison
Harvey Williamson
Philadelphia
Ladies Aid of the Brethren Church
Grace Good
Miriam Atkinson
Swarthmore
Francis I. Reynolds
Cleveland
William Reynolds
Jacob Mayer
Jackie Quillen
Harvey Quillen
Preston
Mary Jones Fisher
P. Roland Fisher
Paul Horsey
Wilmington
Hayward Horsey
Joseph B. Orrell
Benjamin F. Johnson
T. F. Johnson
Emily
Frances Johnson
Williamsburg
George Huey
Jesse Gregg
Mary Emmons
Easton
Bassie Spafford
Katie M. Cohee
Lyman Cohee
Downingtown
Fred Ford
Detroit
Stephanie Ford
Sarah Meredith
Chester
Edward Quillen
Clara Bennett
Paul A. Croll
George Weigert
Richard Rampmeyer
W. E. Habbart
Chester Bethel
Mr. Thomas
Easton M. E. Church
Hallman
Marvel Bottling Company
First Street
Ida Cain
Powell
A. G. Gelletly
Williston
Henry Cain
Helen Bruce
Daytona Beach
Florida
C. B. Reed
Third Avenue
Richard Blackburn
Maud Sleck
Albert White
Boone Jarrell
Coursey Hemmons
Mattie Brumbaugh
Ada
Elsie
Stella Matthews
Viola Jones
Elkton
Mich
Foreign Missionary Society
Tony Galante
Port Davis
Panama Canal Zone
Los Angeles
Calif
Salisbury
Burton Wilkinson
Marian
Henry Wilkinson
H. S. Burton
Grace Richards
William Rickards
Rickards
Ellen Clendenning
William
Nettie Arnold
James Arnold
Nettie Tutweiler
Burlington
W. Va
James Arnold Jr
Mabel Ludwig
J. W. Rawlinson
Chestertown
Joseph Rittenhouse
Laura Wooters
Mary Dukes
Arthur Marvel
Maynard Clark
Gary
Frank Samis
Gabrielle Saulsbury
Western Maryland College
S. T. Saulsbury
William Harrison Sr
George
Claymont
Matthews
W. M. Wiley
Smyrna
Emma Jackson
W. E. Matthews
Mary Downes
Ingleside
Emily Straughn
Sadlersville
Walter Moore
Ed. Bowman
Harry Dodd
Marie
Green Hill
Paul Holsinger
Greensburg
Willard Jones
Jones
Paul White
Federalsburg
W. F. Snively
Trappe
Charles Dean
Leelan Jackson
St. Michaels
Page Jones
Fred Voshell
Rehoboth
Fred Stack
Charles Hammond
Harvey Holsinger
iBaltimore
Woman’s Home Missionary Society of
Hillsboro
M. E. Church
A. W. Strickland
Hillsboro Ladies Aid Society
T. E. Bramble
Reynolds Murphy
St. Paul’s Epworth League
Ernest Mellor
Washington
Mabel Sullivan
W. C. Stevens
Harry Clark
Caldwell Wilson
Jack Gibson
Stevensville
Peter Nepert
August
Eva
Elizabeth Nepert
Long Mont
Colorado
Clara N. Payne
Elliott Downing
Mary Downing
William Downing
John W. Noble
Stewart Ayton
H. Smith
Sarah Smith
Clara Payne
Patty Payne
E. P. Baylor
J. W. Noble
Preston Community Club
Robinswood
William Brinsfield
Rock Hall
Luke
Hurlock
Blades
Walliston
Fairmont
Landon Walliston
A. F. Sisk
Barbara
Fletcher Jr
Contract Club
H. M. Hollis
Lee Noble
Community House Ladies Aid notes and town updates
Mrs J H Dandy hosted the Ladies Aid with fourteen members, planning an October 27 supper and awarding prizes for wordplay and hidden fruits and vegetables. Community sympathy goes to Mrs Celeste V Clark on her mother Mrs Hammond’s death. Interment conducted in Baltimore with several relatives present. Various visits and hospital notes follow including Mr S C Price in Easton Hospital and Mr Samuel Price injuring his ankle. Multiple local residents visit, host, or recover as the community tallies weekly events.
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J. H. Dandy
Ladies Aid
T. H. Towers
Rev. H. H. Schauer
Manning Merriken
Celeste V. Clark
Hammond
H. H. Schauer
Clark
Moore
Mildred Massey
Mabel Abbott
Artley Clark
Virginia Adams
Easton
James Nagle
Easton Hospital
W. E. Hubbard
Burrsville
Cora Reese
Baltimore
F. N. Smith
J. A. Billings
Emerson Baynard
Stone Road
Andersontown
Wilmington
Evelyn Adams
Royal Oak
F. E. Adams
Clendaniel
Delaware
C. V. Clark
Randall
L. H. Thomas
Cambridge
S. C. Price
Samuel Price
C. H. Towers
Haddonfield
N. J
John Spencer
Ed. Warren
Harrington
O. J. Chaffinch
Christian Endeavor
Jack Roe
Federalsburg
F. E. Davis
F. N. ‘Smith
Homemaker Club Meetings Report September Events
The Andersontown Hobbs Homemaker Club met with Mrs. Bessie Brown on September 15 on her lawn with Mrs. Robert Schall assisting. Thirteen members and five visitors attended. A donation to a needy child was approved and clothes promised. The Harmony Club met September 14 at Mrs. Robert Stanton’s home with seven members present and funds allocated for sympathy and get well cards. Refreshments followed and the next meeting is at Mrs. Wm. Chambers’ home.
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Andersontown-Hobbs Homemakers Club
Bessie Brown
Sunshine Report
Sunshine Treasury
Wm. Chambers
Local Social Notes from Burrsville and Nearby
Mrs Walter Newcomer and Doris of Burbank California visit Mr and Mrs John Parris. Mr and Mrs Nowell Mrs Addie Baynard and son Thomas of Denton dine with the Parrises. Oyster and chicken salad supper at Wesley M E Church set for October 5. Rev J Frank Willis visits Borman Neavitts with friends. Mrs S J Minner of Frederica visits relatives in town.
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Walter Newcomer
Doris
Burbank
California
W. Nowell
Addie Baynard
Thomas
Denton
John Parris
Newcomer
Nowell
Harry Murphy
Elizabeth
David. Ellwanger
Chas. W. Stokes
Funeral for John States 68 in Hillsboro Queen Anne
John States 68 ended his life by drowning in Tuckahoe Creek near his Hillsboro home. His body surfaced Saturday noon by Enoch Pritchett, a brick tied around his waist. Coroner Fred R. Owens ruled death by his own action. States had been unable to work after a hit and run on a bridge a year earlier. He is survived by his widow Dora Heath States and a son John States.
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John States
Tuckahoe Creek
HiLlsboro
Mr. States
Enoch Pritchett
Fred R. Owens
States
Dora Heath
North East
Queen Anne
Nancy Jane Kline
State Teachers College
Milford Kline
Charles Jarrell
Oscar Clark
Barratt’s
Louise Gray
Denton
Cambridge
Howard Dodds
Stevens reelected president at Rural Letter Carriers meet
At the National convention in Washington D C William C Stevens of this town was reelected by acclamation president of the Presidents and Secretaries Club for a seventh straight year. The Junior Sponsor’s Club was formed and Mrs Stevens named National Secretary ahead of the 1939 Portland convention. Guests included T Edward Cooper Ray E Combs and other officials.
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Mayflower Hotel
Washington
D. C
William C. Stevens
Stevens
Portland
Ore
T. Edward Cooper
Birthday Party for Shirley Lyden with Pink Flowers
Shirley Jean Lyden celebrated her eighth birthday with a Saturday party for friends. Pink and white flowers decorated the dining room, a pink and white checkerboard cake sat center table, and refreshments of lemonade and cake were served after games. Guests included Frances Krieger Evelyn Lyden Edward Lyden and more.
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Shirley Jean Lyden
Frances
Irvin Krieger
Evelyn
Edward Lyden
Ernest J. Collins
Elmer Robinson
Walter
Earl Breeding
Evelyn Coulbourn
Beatrice Closson
Mary Louise
Faye Lyden
Cora Bell
Martha Lee Clevenger
Billie Liden
Burnice Lare
Donald Cook
C. E. Wright
Floyd Smith
Elbert Liden
John Cook
Charlie Lyden
Fred Krieger
Preston nobles host gatherings and plan community meeting
The article notes social visits among the Nobles and Downings in Maryland and New York, with outings to Longmont Colorado and Rock Hall. It mentions the Preston Community Club opening on October 4 and a fish fry at Rock Hall, plus several residents traveling to Baltimore and Wilmington for visits and business.
Warning on Deadly Car Carbon Monoxide Hazard
The Keystone Automobile Club warns drivers to check exhaust systems after California tests found CO levels potentially dangerous in 2 percent of vehicles. Defects like loose manifolds, blown gaskets, cracked exhaust seals, or leaky mufflers can release fumes on open roads, impairing judgment and driving ability.
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Keystone Automobile Club
California
William S. Canning
Club
California Highway Patrol
Mr. Canning
Adams Cross Roads Sunday School and Harvest Home
Adams families and friends report a Sunday program at Bloomery with Sunday School at 2 and preaching at 3 followed by a Harvest Home service and requests for donations. Local residents Mr and Mrs Roy Adams and family, Miss Edna Adams and Mr Ira Adams traveled to Wilmington and Philadelphia Friday. Polly Graef and two Pennsylvania friends stayed with Ethel Wright’s family. George Neff and family from Pennsylvania visited F W Fountain’s family. Virginian Horsey of Golden’s College spent the weekend with Grace Horsey. George Wheatley and son visited her father, C W Adams.
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Bloomery
Roy Adams
Edna Adams
Ira Adams
Wilmington
Philadelphia
Polly Graef
Pennsylvania
Ethel Wright
George Neff
F. W. Fountain
Virginian Horsey
Golden’s College
Grace Horsey
George Wheatley
Cc. W. Adams
Otis M. Hignutt longtime Caroline County resident dies
Otis M. Hignutt of Williston dies after months of illness at his home. Born December 2, 1856 at Andersontown, he worked as a clerk in Williston and later ran his own business into 1930, with brief canning interests. He married Effie L. Andrews in 1886 and leaves a daughter, two sons Sher man E. and O Gilbert Hignutt, four grandchildren, and sisters Mrs. Wm. D. Taylor Mrs. Harry Richardson and Mrs. D. D. Taylor. Funeral at 3 p.m. Monday.
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Otis M. Hignutt
Caroline County
Williston
Andersontown
Peter
Martha Neal Hignutt
Thomas Johnson
Potter's Landing
Wm. D. Taylor
Harry Richardson
Denton
D. D. Taylor
Centreville
Journal
Social guests fill Greensboro area with visitors from multiple states
A long list of guests visited Greensboro and nearby towns on Sunday. Attendees included families from Philadelphia New London Conn Hobbs Clayton Del Hollandsville Wilmington Crapo Md Denton and Chestertown as well as local residents. Several birthdays and social visits were noted including Norma Lee Bastian's sixth birthday and numerous family stops at homes of Evans Ander Schulties Stubbs Wiencke Sabin Brown and others.
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Milo Evans
Fred Fears
Ann Sweeney
Julia Spencer
Philadelphia
Alice Bobrow
Joyce
New London
Lacey Wilson
Wilmington
Gordy Robinson
Hazel
Brice Robinson
Carl Wroten
Crapo
Mary Nashold
Ben Scott
Lester Carroll
Norma Lee
Joseph Case
Effa Plummer
Chas. Wiencke
T. E. Bastian
Washington,d. C
A. O. Reiter
Allentown
Anna Hopkins
Winfield Nichols
Denton
John C. Brown
Kenneth Bostic
Chester
William Sippel
Louise Price
William Price
George Stevenson
Calvin Butler
Clayton Porter and Sons
Chestertown
Templeville Social Notes Include Visits and Church Schedule
Templeville residents share weekend visits with relatives in Beach Haven and Allen. Antioch M E Church announces Sunday School Epworth League and an 8 p.m. sermon by Rev. Elwyn Ennis. Families move residences and guests include Miss Edith Covey from Brooklyn and Doris Ann Wyatt.
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Walter Crammer
Larry
Beach Haven
N. J
T. H. Golt
Louise Golt
Antioch M. E. Church
Epworth League
Elwyn Ennis
Penn Sparks
Brenford
Del
Paul Celesky
Greensboro
Edith Covey
Brooklyn
N. Y
M. B. Kinnamon
Edith
Sadlersville High School
John Davis
Cooper
D. C. Haynes
Blossom Cooper
Jack Stout
Allen
Medford Starkey
Amos Wyatt
Doris Ann
Marydel
Grover Moore
Clyde
Hamilton
Wright Robinson
Charles Joslin
Frank Howard
Federalsburg
Charles Maske
Leipsic
Annie Maske
Esther Hall
Charles Phillips
Sadlersville
Frank Raughley
Burton
Local visits and family travel across Delaware and nearby towns
Henderson Willard Satterfield family from Marcus Hook spent days with Joseph Satterfield. J B Medford family including Edwin and Ver ona visited Newark Delaware on Sunday. A B Cohee stayed with Clayton Brown near Harrington. W L Sanders returned from Wilmington. Elma Harmon of Dover visited Dora Melvin. Pearl Jones and James spent weekend in Wilmington. Mary Kimble of Wilmington visited L M Jones. Maxine Melvin of Goldsboro visited W F Clark on Tuesday.
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Willard Satterfield
Marcus Hook
Joseph Satterfield
J. B. Medford
Edwin
Verona
Newark
Del
A. B. Cohee
Clayton Brown
Harrington
W. L. Sanders
Wilmington
Elma Harmon
Dover
Dora Melvin
Pearl Jones
James
Mary Kimble
L. M. Jones
Maxine Melvin
Goldsboro
W. F. Clark
Creomulsion Advertises Cough Remedy Nationwide
The Creomulsion Company promotes its Creomulsion cough and cold remedy through nationwide newspaper ads. The product is prescribed by thousands of physicians and druggists and guaranteed by all drug stores.
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Creomulsion Company
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Mrs. Noble
New York City
Mr. Noble
E. N. Downing
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