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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1953
Page
10
A brief devotional card synthesizes key verses from Matthew John Paul II Corinthians Ephesians Hebrews James and Isaiah. It highlights how believers are salted light and urged to act with love mercy and renewal, offering practical prompts for daily faith lived out in community.
A 1953 Shining Light lesson argues Christians should plan for a better world by being salt and light in contact with others. It emphasizes being good representatives of Christ, helping others across roles from student to secretary, and most of all winning others to faith in Jesus Christ to transform society.
A 25 year old Maryland paper notes new factory work began with Willoughby Nowell as winning bidder for 10 346 dollars. Local high school teams suffered defeats in soccer and girls ball. Attendance honors earned by Willoughby and Anderson town students. Obituary for Mrs G A Horney and notes on Denton M P Sunday School officers. Several locals visit family in Wilmington Baltimore and Cambridge. Longtime Hillsboro resident Mr Charles E Stewart dies aged 86.
The funeral services were held at his late residence on Wednesday afternoon at 2 30 conducted by Rev R V Whitehurst assisted by Revs J A Rood W F Dawson Hur lock W P Taylor Borman Inter ment was made in Greenmount Mrs Gilbert Wright of Federalsburg entertained the following on Saturday last at a bridge luncheon in honor of her sister in law Mrs Lawrence Howard of Delmar Mesdames P C Cantner E G Poole Harvey FTI Long J Frank Short Hazelwood Spicer Henry Morris Raymond O Dean William S Nabb Claudell Wright Charles Bryant Donald Jefferson J W Stowell W C Lennon F T Brooks Roland Handy Talmage Goslin Claude Howard Hambleton Grace Ward Edgell Herbert Owens Lee Wheatley and Misses Louise Brooks Elizabeth Spicer Ruth Vickers Florence Messen cer Kathleen Todd Adelia Jefferson Myrtle Messick Federalsburg Mrs Barton Freeny and daughter Kathleen and Mrs Lawrence Howard of Delmar Miss Louise Richardson and Mesdames Roland Windsor and Nesbitt Murphy of Hurlock Mesdames Wallace Keys and Irene Wingate of Harrington and Mrs W D Smith of Greensboro The funeral of Mrs Emma Sparklin who died on Sunday last at her home in Federalsburg at the age of 76 years was held last Tuesday afternoon in Union Methodist Episcopal Church at 2 o clock with Rev Ransom P Nichols officiating Inter ment was made in Hillcrest ceme tery Mrs Sparklin widow of the late Silas Sparklin who was one of the charter members of Nanticoke Lodge No 172 A F A M of Federalsburg She is survived by three children Victor Willard and May all of Federalsburg
A series of land transfer deeds dated September 1953 and August 1953 record parcels in various districts and towns. Transfers include Charles W Johnson to Paul Brandenburg in the Eighth Election District, Lola G King to Grover C Tharp in Henderson, Richard Fountain to Ida Mae Prattis in Denton, Alexander Karpinski to Anna Karpinski in the Second Election District, Lula Dunlavy to Edward Schafer in the First District, Mary L Williams to Charles Fols in the Eighth District, and related transfers between Mary L Williams and Charles Fols in the Eighth District, plus Henry George J Caro to W Roland Towers in the Third District, Lloyd P Cannon to Elise Covey Blades in the Fourth District, and Garfield Bilbrough to Joseph W Collins in the Second District.
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