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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1956

Page

4

Shopping in Two Berlins

The piece contrasts Communist East Berlin with free enterprise West Berlin. It notes East stores offer low quality goods and poverty, while West Berlin stores show quality, abundance, and consumer choice. It cites East Berliners exchanging currency at poor rates to shop in the Allied sector, and argues the success rests on a free, competitive system with limited government intervention.

Berlin New York Times Harry Gilroy Manhattan West Berlin Gilroy

Greensboro Club Seeks Brownie Leader and Card Party Plans

The Greensboro Town and Country Club met at Mrs. Marie Weaver's home on Monday Oct 1 to seek a leader for the Brownie Troop and plan Christmas welfare work and a Nov 8 card party at the fire house. The next meeting is Nov 15 at the fire house followed by a jewelry party. The Greensboro PTA hosts its first fall meeting Oct 8 at the high school with new officers installed.

Greensboro John Berger Greensboro P. T. A Dawson Warrington Oren Lewis Helen Riddleberger Dana McClung Women’s Missionary Society Greensboro Baptist Church Girls Robert Hayes Mardela Baptist Church Jack Beck Our Baptist Baltimore Hayes Mr. Beck Beck Katie Webber Jesse Mackey William Neuender New York City Herman Kemp Clarence Murphy Milford James FE. Waddell Kingsville Thomas Bowers Josephine Bastian Philadelphia H. B. Bastian Charles Nichols Earl Nichols Claymont Francis Marker Chester Mervin Shulties Felton Stanley Dean Harrington William Stoops Centreville Robert Edge Frederica Alfred Blackburn Irving Morris Donna John John Shockley St. Michaels William Bers Ridgely Marvin Cohee B. J. Spence Alan Bennington Ridgely Fire House Hall Clarence C. Ringgold Glen P. Davis

Social Notes From Coastal Maryland Connect Regions

RIDGELY Mr and Mrs Richard Keenan and family of Princess Anne were week end guests of Mr and Mrs Robert Lord. Mr and Mrs Clinton W Guthrie Sr visited Mr and Mrs Joseph Leonard at Salisbury Sunday. Mrs Fred Sculley Mrs Michael Tuneff and son Michael of Bridgetown spent a day with Reuben Ebling at Tuckahoe. Leonard Sparks recently visited Miss Virginia Sparks in Philadelphia. Margaret Swing was guest last week of Dr and Mrs Emil Rosenast at Merchantville NJ. Grayson Winstead announce the birth of their second child.

Richard Keenan Princess Anne Robert Lord Clinton W. Guthrie Joseph Leonard Salisbury Fred Sculley Michael Tuneff Michael Bridgetown Reuben Ebling Tuckahoe Leonard Sparks Virginia Sparks Philadelphia Margaret Swing Emil Rosenast Merchantville N. J Grayson Winstead Barry Eveland Memorial Hospital Easton Carolyn A. Mullikin Feaston Rumsey Mullin Harry Kemp Trappe Harry Grubb Clara Dean Centreville Mary Lou Sander Cordova Robert B. Phillips Marian Kinard St. George’s Del Paul J. Hoffman Kinard Europe Andrew J. Dickerson Lou Ann Baltimore Harvey Porter Irving Lee Betty Towers Claude Towers

Ridgely community notes include visits and events

A local column lists visits across Easton Centreville and Ridgely. Mentions include Barry Eveland at Memorial Hospital Easton, Miss Mullikin from Easton, Mrs Kemp of Trappe, gifts and hospital stays, and weekend guests. Community groups note Rally Day at Ridgely Methodist Church, Ridge ly Jr Homemakers fall activities, and a first Teen dance at the Ridgely fire hall with biweekly events.

Homecoming Service at Thomas Chapel Del

The annual Homecoming Service at Thomas Chapel near Marydel Delaware will be held Sunday October 7 at 2 30 p m Rev Ray Carlson will be guest speaker with special music and singing Everyone welcome The Ladies Guild of the Immaculate Conception Church thanks all who helped fund their games party and Barbara Mosco of Barclay won the GE vacuum cleaner Mr and Mrs Dudley Dixon and children spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Leon Hill of Canton New Jersey and celebrated Mrs Hill s birthday with Earl Dixon of Bear Delaware Myrtle Dixon, young daughter of the DIXONs, was mentioned in the day’s notes.

Thomas’ Chapel Del Marydel Ray Carlson Ladies Guild of the Immaculate Conception Church Barbara Mosco Barclay Dudley Dixon Leon Hill Canton N. J

Birthday News and Local Social Notices

Mr and Mrs L E Collison plan a dinner this week for aunt Ida Walp who turns 80. The Orients Willard Walp and Robert Covington with daughter Mary Beth visit from Avondale and Garfield Park. Ralph Jacobsen welcomes a daughter born Monday. Harry Markley marks 25 years married. WSCS hosts at Lydia Heather and T X Heather home. Mrs T Olin Ford ill. Maude Schweitzer visits family. Towers from Denton visits F P Scotten. Wyatts Semans and Mrs Porter visit Medford Starkey in Sadlersville. Harman attends State Forestry Convention in La Plata Md.

L. E. Collison Ida Walp Willard Walp Avondale Robert Covington Mary Beth Garfield Park Del Ralph Jacobsen Harry Markley Lydia Heather T. IX Heather WSCS T. Olin Ford Maude Schweitzer Hartly John Stafford Miss Towers Denton F. P. Scotten A. H. Wyatt Hyland Semans Millington Wyatts Semans Porter Medford Starkey Sadlersville A. L. Harman la Plata

Wroten and Cannon Families Gather for Sunday Visits

Sunday gatherings include Mr and Mrs Lyman Wroten and family and Mr and Mrs Lawrence Cannon with sons from Greenwood. Mrs Sallie Wroten returned home after a month in Philadelphia where she attended her grandson Daniel Friedman wedding. Others visiting or hosting include Wilmer Wilson and son from Bridgeville, William Messick of Farmington, Lawrence Breeding and children, Janice Ann and Donnie, and Clyde Bragg families. A Milford Memorial Hospital patient, Louis Breeding, and a newborn at Dover Hospital are noted among local events.

Karcher Francis Karcher Ida Shields William Joiner Edna Joiner Wayne Lester Stevenson Wilmington Ralph Sharp O. L. Fisher Moline Ill W. J. Fisher Harry Kinnamon Harry Blades William Dean Bowers Beach Emily Robb Betty Ellen Dean Faye Butler Lutheran Hospital Nurses Home Baltimore Calvin Butler Earl Nichols Claymont Francis Marker Chester Oscar Nichols Clayton Porter Memorial Hospital Easton Myron Smith Cheryl Pocomoke Harry Karcher John Burger Dorothy Swann Georgia Swann WSCS Circle No Elva Bilbrough Maggie Butler Beulah Totherah Harry Williams Jennie Hartnett Mary Draper Pauline Edwards Jesse Smith Marie Weaver Claudine McClyments Mabel Biffle Annie Wells Mervin Cole Philadelphia Howard Cole Lawrence Breeding Janice Ann Donnie Paul Messick Louis Breeding Milford Memorial Hospital Clyde Bragg Town Dover Hospital Ira Bragg Woodrow Passwaters Beverly Denton Dianne Bullock Isaac Noble Wilmey Nagel Federalsburg Marshall Andrew Greenwood

Philadelphia Guests Visit Hickman Family

Mrs. Harry Friedman and her son Edward along with Johnnie Weldon from Philadelphia spent the weekend with Mrs. Sallie Wroten and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Wroten. Other guests of the hosts were noted.

Harry Friedman Edward Johnnie Weldon Philadelphia Sallie Wroten Edgar Wroten

Card of Thanks for Pollard Family Loss

The Pollard family expresses thanks for kindness and sympathy after the death of Thomas E. Pollard, husband and father, as offered by friends and neighbors. Bessie Pollard and children extend gratitude for support during bereavement.

Thomas E. Pollard Bessie Pollard

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