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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1950
Page
4
A church weekly program lists morning services at 9 45 a m with Walter B Palmer as superintendent Sunday School and various fellowships. Evening worship, youth groups, W S C S circles meetings, and choir practice are scheduled across the day and into Monday.
Main Street Denton Md presents Rev T J Turkington pastor with Sunday School 9 45 am and Morning Service 11 am John R Ricards superintendent May 0 R 6 45 pm Thursday Chenu rehearsal 7 00 pm
The Ames Methodist Church in Hobbs Maryland holds a morning service at 9 30 A M and Sunday School at 10 30 A M with Manning Merriken serving as superintendent.
Edwin W. M. Johnson serves as rector at Christ Church Episcopal for the nineteenth Sunday after Trinity with Holy Communion at 8:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Church School at 9:30 a.m. and Morning Prayer and Sermon at 11:00 a.m.
Rev J Francis McDonough pastor to lead religious services on October 15 1950 at St Elizabeths 10:00 am Rosary and Benediction and 7:30 pm at St Benedicts 8:30 pm.
Rev. E. F. Sherry pastor church school at 10:00 a. m. worship at 11:00 a. m. With the pastor away on Sunday the pastor al committee will find a visiting preacher for morning and evening. Night services include 7:00 C. B. Y. F. and 7:30 preaching.
Re. W. KR. Dudley outlines Sunday schedule with Sunday School at 9 36 A M Praise service at 10 30 A M Preaching at 11 00 A M Young Peoples meeting at 7 00 P M Preaching at 7 30 P M Thursday prayer service at 7 30 P M and other evening activities listed.
The Church of The Nazarene in West Denton lists services with Pastor Rev. Robert Mitchell. Sunday School at 10 00 A M Morning Worship at 11 00 A M Young Peoples Meeting at 7 15 P M Evening Worship at 7 45 P M Prayer Meeting at 7 30 P M.
On October 15 1950 Melvin Kay pastor J P Thompson associate conduct worship and Sunday school across Choptank Grove Concord Bloomery Chestnut Grove and American Corners with varied service times including worship and Sunday school hours noted for each location.
Henderson notices report Mr and Mrs J Omer Jones visiting relatives in New Britain and Plainville Connecticut. Dora B Melvin and T A Montague attended Homecoming Services at Goldsboro Church hosted by Virgie Cartwright family. Sewing Circle entertained at Mrs T H Gough’s home. J Harry Cohee and Linden New Jersey visitor to Wallace Jones. Joseph Martin of Linden spent Sunday with town friends. Ray Turner and William McClain hosts in Dover. Charles Nichols of Greensboro and Stanley Dean and son of Felton visited Wm Phillips family.
Corporal Arthur H Wedel of the Easton recruiting station says September 1950 marked the largest enlistment period in two years. Seventeen men from Queenstown Ridgely Denton Preston and nearby areas joined the Regular Army or Air Force, with basic training at Fort Meade or Lackland Air Field.
The Greensboro Baptist Church Women’s Missionary Society met on Tuesday Oct 10 at president Mrs Preston Spicher’s home. A world map activity placed nations behind the iron curtain on the map. Plans were urged for the state association in Salisbury Oct 16 and the Greensboro school of missions Nov 5–11.
The Health Department and the County Tuberculosis Committee express appreciation to many who aided the Mobile X-ray Clinics. Special thanks to Mr Steele and staff of Eastern Shore Public Service and to Mr Yeoman and staff of the R E A for supplying power when the generator failed. Chest X rays offer a quick check for tuberculosis with safety emphasis.
National and state PTA officers gathered for a conference to boost an incentive fund for a week range building program for Maryland schools. Caroline Counts authorized school improvements in progress at Federalsburg and Greensboro totaling 750000, with Den’s W Nuttle hosting. The event drew many local PTA leaders from Chestertown Ridgely Federalsburg Denton and neighboring towns, plus educators and officials, underscoring ongoing school projects.
A large Methodist rally in Wilmington brings 400 ministers and district superintendents from Nashville to participate with bishops from Philadelphia Minnesota and Washington areas. A 1000 voice youth choir sings Stergie and a 1500 voice senior choir performs Warin gs rendition of The Battle Hymn. Tickets are required and distributed by pastors or offices at 507 Washington Street.
Starland Land Week is sponsored by Alarsdand State Grange, Farm Bureau and the Agricultural Service indulgencies in the state.
The text notes that penicillin has never been patented and credits its discoverer Sir Alexander Fleming. It states he dedicated the discovery to the world’s welfare and suggests openness about its use. The source discusses the patent status and the benevolent intent behind the breakthrough.
Raymond Christie Beucler a retired sanitation engineer formerly of Wenonah New Jersey died at his home near Denton last Friday He was born in Bergenfield New Jersey He and his wife Ellen M Holmes moved to this community last spring He is survived by his wife three daughters Mrs Florence B Hager of Denton Mrs Annetta Graenstine of Mantua New Jersey and Mrs Janet Picucci of Wenonah New Jersey two sons Raymond C Beucler Jr and Sylvanus Beucler both of Denton a brother Warren C Beucer of Englewood New Jersey and a sister Mrs Carrie Hunter of Newport Riche Florida Funeral services were conducted at the J Virgil Moore and Son Funeral Home Monday at 1 p m by Rev John E French pastor of First Methodist Church Burial was in Denton Cemetery.
Maryland Land Week has been observed by most organizations in Caroline County with speeches at civic clubs stressing soil and natural resource conservation. A 4 H and F F A Conservation Tour and Picnic is planned for Saturday October 14 to show youth ongoing soil conservation efforts. Movies on soil conservation have been shown countywide.
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