Local Notices From Denton Maryland and Vicinity
Local items list rent offers in Denton and nearby towns with houses and land on East Mathet Street and 2nd Street opposite Court House Square. Church events include Epworth Church Dover meeting October 18 and several oyster suppers. Obituary notes Moffat Oscar Johnson of Churchland Va. and death of Eno H Zeigler Denton area. Fire loss in Cordova noted along with Methodist Conference announcements and court will case involving Moss Acher Port Deposit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Hiymaker
Denton
Maryland
Mathet Street
J. Lester Everagain
BE. C. Hallman
M. E
Wm. M. Garey
Epworth Christian Church
Dover
Del
H. S. Burns
Ladies Aid
Concord Church
Church House
Denton Methodist Protestant Church
Willard Swann
Friendship M. E. Church
Praday
Hickman Church
L. W. Saxvage
Savage
Evangelis
2Nd Street
Court House Square
Fred R. Owens
G. Linden Duffey
Greensboro
Union M. P. Church
Burrsville
Thawley’s
M. P
Unity Homemakers Club
Ruth Thetis
Moffat Oscar Johnson
Churchland
Mabel Wilson
Mary Sue Johnson
Willam and Mary College
Williamsburg
Norfolk
American Weekly
Big
Baltimore American
Cordova
Ridgely
Easton
St Michaels
Talbot Packing Co
Baltimore
The
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Winchester
William H. Best
L H H. Richereeh
Goldboro
Fred A. Holden
Ingleside
S. M. Iglewart
Queen Anne
J. M. York
Eno H. Zeipler
Church of the Brethren
Norman A. Lees
W. M. Wine
Woodside
J. W. Krabill
Pennsylvania
Zeigler
Mercantile Trust Compins
Lawrence W Hfcott
Joel
Acker
New York
Joel Acker
Friendly reunion and society notices at Denton meeting house
Descendants of Caroline families gathered at the New Meeting House in West Denton for the fifth time since 1929, with attendees from Baltimore Chestertown and Easton. A memorial service, a scent hour in the grove, and a donation of a silver urn marked the event, as others spoke on Quaker faith and local history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Denton
Isaac TW. Divon
Baltimore
Katherine Divon
John Dorsey
E. D. Fenimore
W. T. Dixon
Chestertown
M . S. Andrews
T. J. Turkington
Mr. Dunning
Wilon M. Tylor
Easton
Farmers study new tax proposals in Maryland session
Organized farmers of Maryland study five major questions for the next legislature session. They focus on reassessment county real system maintenance emergency revenue retention or change and replacement revenue to ease farm property burdens. The joint Maryland Grange and Farm Bureau committee gathers data on assessments versus sale values and county government costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
C. EO Wase, Jr
Maryland State Grange
Maryland Farm Bureau
Mr. Wise
D. G. Matty
R. C.F. Weagly
EB. M. Etzler
A. G. Ensor
Ed. Holter
WW. H. Nuttle
C. T. Cochey, Jr
T. B Symons
T. Roy Brookes
Homer Remsberg
ET Oswald
Wise
Harvest Festival planned by Denton Episcopal Church
A second annual fall festival at Denton Episcopal Church Denton Community House Friday October 30 features a bazaar a supper and a card party. Committees led by Mrs Robt Blackstone Miss Mattie Smith Bazaar chairwoman Mrs T Alan Goldsborough supper chairwoman and Mrs Edna B Green card party chairwoman. Event aims to fund church activities and foster community gathering with a country store dressed chickens handmade goods sweets and a grab bag for children. Other notices include church services at Liden's Community Church Williston Community Church and Epiphany Mission Preston with sermons on forgiveness and current events plus Sunday School times and confessions at St Benedict's Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Denton Episcopal Church
Robt Blackstone
Mattie Smith
T. Alan Goldsborough
Edna
Preventing the Common Cold Through Personal Hygene
Dr. Riley urges neighborly care during cold season. Avoid spreading germs by sneezing into a tissue, using personal towels and utensils, and disposing of used tissues. Do not visit others when sick and rest to recover, as even mild colds can lead to pneumonia or tuberculosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Riley
State Department of Health
Card Of Thanks For Kindness After Death Of Mitra Stevens
An expression of gratitude for acts of kindness and sympathy shown during a long illness and after the death of wife Mitra Prances Stevens. Sincere appreciation conveyed to friends for words deeds and support during the difficult time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almitra Prances Stevens
Weekly Ridgely News Letter Highlights Local Society Activities
The Women's Work Council hosted a Child Care talk at Mrs Paul Eblings home with sessions on confidence in children clothing and school adaptation. Ridgely PTA opened the year with a reception, while the new cafeteria staff serve teachers and pupils. Homecoming services at the Methodist church marked the 59th anniversary of the church and first anniversary of the current building. Fire Company officers were elected and a firefighting class planned. The Women's Community Club will display Old Masters reproductions and host a fashion show at the theater. Several local residents traveled, visited, or hosted guests, with events including church meetings, school activities, and a turkey supper fundraiser planned at St. Paul’s Reformed church. A new baby was born to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Zwick Banner. The senior class elected officers. various residents attended district meetings and visits. The soccer team plans a bake sale to support the club, with several locals visiting Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Work Council of the
Church of the Bremen
Paul Ebling List
Chifton Crouse
Chery
Mis
Elmer Crouwe
Bernard Ringgold
Brambaugh
Harry Dodd
Mabel Ludwig
Parent-Teachers’ Association of
Ridgely
Clement Noble
Edward Bowman
EL Woffecher
Rool Tawes
Seaford
Vno
OF. B
Ridgely Quartette
Emma Saulsbury
Ridge Ik Voluner Fire Company
Clade Snowbergers
W. S. Mitchell
Secordly
William Exsing
Compan A
Edwid McPierson
Clinton Blackston
G. C Johnon
Alin Temple
Als. Thompson
Lee Coves
Mindhi
Women’s Community Club
Busines
Ares Cordray
Betty Joan Applebaaum
Marie Trolden
Peggy Linch
Jane Lynch
Grace Richards
Miriam Roche
Sara Sard Gabrielle Saulsbur
Betty Jane Saulsbury
Trashaw
Davie Wilkon
Swampscott
Mass
Ocean House
Norman Wilson
Philabeth
Massachusetts
Maine
St. Paul
QO B Reed
L S. Matthews
Ada
Elsie Matthew
Mabel
Viola Jones
Dover
Wilmington
Mass Lorrune Swing
George Marvels
Peggy Lynch
Thelma Bowman
Ruta
Fraink Stevenson
Min’ Aline Viouné
Wiliam Rich
Preston
Oid Holsinger
Linwood Janell
Sen
Mia
Ma Dasid T Holsingeer
George Rayniurd
Howard Pony
U.S. Army
Fort Trotten
Harford Porter
Grover Pepper
Ralph Jone
Charles Messick
Richad Rhihkburn
Olin Porter
Glenn Rennie
William Jones
Baltimore
Greensboro Homemakers Club October meeting report
The Greens boro Homemakers Club met at Mrs Ilany Cooper Oct 8 with 18 members and 2 visitors. Topics included the October 22 dinner at Mrs J F Stevens and a fruit and vegetable exhibit rally at Denton Oct 27. Members to bring visitors and donate books or money to county library. Mary Spafford demonstrated Silver on luncheon cloth from China. Caroline County clubs focus on reading for 1936 37, with a prize won in June 1936. Ela Ebling of Ridgely earned a trip to National Club Congress in Chicago in December, with three other Maryland girls also rewarded. May Margaret Stevenson of Greensboro is among those honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homemakers Club of
Greensboro
Ilany Cooper
J. F. Stevens
Miss Spallard
University of Maryland
Denton
Om County
Caroline County
Dorothy Emerson
Ela Ebling
Ridgely
Chicago
EhRetrolux Company
Indors
Maryland
Aso
May Margaret Stevenson
NSW Roadway Progressing Rapidly Between Denton and Hillsboro
The State Roads Commission advances widening of the Denton to Hillsboro route on the Eastern Shore. The project aims to 60 foot right of way, with donors already providing land. Local owners Wayne Cawley Nellie Garcy William Cannon Partners and Merchants Bank John Allfather James Neighbors Mrs Penn Horsey Benjamin Colgan and Charles Kice are praised for early contributions as work continues to reduce delays and improve safety for rising motor traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Roads Commission
Denton
Hillsborown
Matapeake
Lave Point Perry
Caroline
Wayne Cawley
Nellie Garcy
William Cannon
Partners and Merchants Bank
John Allfather
James Neighbors
Penn Horsey
Benjamin Colgan
Charles Kice
Orphans Court Proceedings In Caroline County
The Orphans Court met in regular session with Judges Towers Handy and Dennis. The last will of Laura E Elliott was filed for probate. Court approved sales of real estate for Joshua T Kinder and John Stevens deceased. Executors and guardians filed accounts and ternary distributions were approved for several estates and guardianships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Caroline County
Towers
Handy
Dennis
Laura E Elliott
E. W. Woshell
Joshua T. Kinder
John Stevens
Everett Nuttle
Joshua I. Kinder
Isabel Butler
Lucile Butler
Qlin Briggs
Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter Guests and Meetings
Hillsboro society notes list visiting families from Delmar Carney's Point Easton Montisville and Wilmington with a busy social week. The Hillsboro P T A plans its first fall meeting on Tuesday October 20 inviting all, plus various residents hosting relatives in Centralville Ridgely and Philadelphia.
Fossett Leaves St Pauls for Asbury Pastoral Move
Rev and Mrs C L Fossett are moved at the annual Washington conference to Asbury Md after three years as pastor of St Pauls Church. Friends regret his departure but wish him success in his new assignment. Community notes report plans for November 11 supper and social visits among local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Fossett
Washington
Asbury
Fossett
St. Paul’s Church
Harry Gibson
Community Club
Gibson
A. C. Dodge
Chicago
Res
G. S. Lightner
West Virginia
Elizabeth Lightner
Local Social Notes and Guests Stir Community Ties
Hobbs Mr and Mrs W G Holbrook and Frances Bennett host sister and husband Mr and Mrs James Hillard of Rahway NJ plus guests from Denton Tedersburg and Hurlock. Ladies Aid thanks helpers for supper raising 65.28. Various visits and church events noted including Rally Day and Sunshine Workers class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Holbrook
Frances Bennett
James Hillard
Rahway
N. J
C. D. Callison
Denton
Carlilie Roe
Tederalsburg
Fred Hubbard
Near Hurlock
Frank Davis
Ladies Aid
Williamsburg
Ziba Adams
Alice
New York
Helen E. Moore
Swarthmore
W. E. Hubbird
B. Bo Allen
J. R. Ricards
Wilmington
Edward Davis
Washington
F. E. Davis
Helen Stafford
In Memoriam Sallie Fisher My Dear Mother
In memoriam Fisher In sad but loving remembrance of our dear mother Sallie Fisher who passed away one year ago October 16 1956. We her children recall her breathing through the night and all the quiet strength she gave us as we faced life. The Comforter stood by her side and whispered fear not as she crossed to the beautiful shore loved and remembered by her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher
Sallie Fisher
Preston PTA Opens Month With Officer Elections And Talks
The Preston PTA held its first monthly meeting on Tuesday October 6 in the school auditorium. Officers elected for the term were Mrs Max Chambers president Mrs Henry Schmuck vice president Mrs Norman Taylor secretary and Mrs Burton Proctor Jr treasurer The oyster supper was set for October 30. Principal Cahall discussed school improvements and the girls chorus performed Home on the Range Southern Memories and All Through the Night. Mrs Mary Cooper Tri County High School principal spoke on the home’s responsibility for character development. The meeting adjourned with plans for November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac Pifield
Bessie Adams
Ellen Collison
Laura Clandamel
Mae Fifield
Maryanna Everngam
Anita
Waverly
Purnell Fleetwood, Jr
LR. Fleetwood
Louie Fleetwood
Lawrence Lynch
Madeleine Cooper
University of Maryland
Ernest G. Cooper, Jr
Meadow Mount
Wm. D. Uhler
Jacob B. Davis
Baltimore
Hanover
John M. Willis
North Wales
Charles Hf. Wallis
Wm. B Middlemas
West Englewood
N. J
Willow Grove
T. F. Johnson
Wmit. Anderson
Anne Anthony
Annapolis
Denton
Fet
Max Chambers
Henry Schmuck
Norman Taylor
Burton Proctor
Cahall
Mary Cooper
Tri-County
Chamber of Commerce
Dennis
Dr. Willis
Community Club of
Preston
G. C. Carmine
Main Street
Railroad Avenue
Maryland Avenue
T. Alan Goldsborough
Willard Whiteley
Alfred Roth
Navy
Virginia
Epiphany Mission Guild
A. J. Messick
Hollis
Paul van Dyke
Wilmington
van Dyke
Hickman
H. Q. Willis
Balboa
California
Maryland
J. F. Lednum
Ralph Lednum
Hurlock
Ed. Derrickson
W. H. Cannon
T. L. Trice
Eleanor
James ‘Trice
Edward Moors
Miami _Military Academy
Miami
Florida
J. P. Dennis
J. T. Dennis
Walter Clement
John Noble
Edwin Wright
H. B. Plummer
Oyster supper at Bloomery House October 21
Adams Cross Roads notices invite town to oyster supper at Smithville Community House hosted by Bloomery people on Wednesday evening October 21 serving from 5. Adults pay 10 cents. Announcement also lists local visits and Sunday activities with Adams family members and friends.
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Smithville
Bloomery People
Kemp Adams
Ethel Wright
Allentown
Minnie
Althea Adams
Winnie Graham
Wilmington
Alpheus Adams
Earl Adams
C. W. Adams
Bloomery
Card of Thanks for Lewis Engle Loss
We express heartfelt appreciation for sympathy floral offerings and kindly deeds in the time of our sorrow in the loss of our brother Lewis Engle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Engle
Greensboro Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Births
Greensboro and its environs record a busy period of visits, gatherings, and family milestones. Guests from Wilmington, Baltimore, Union City, and beyond attended events at homes of Jones, Clark, and Mitchell families while Dr. O W Barton recovers from recent injuries. Births include a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. George Kibler of Dayton. Several residents traveled to Wilmington, Easton, Washington, and Bridgetown for weekends and hospital visits, with multiple family updates across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames BD
W. Davis
Denton
Harry Porter
Burrsville
H. T. Langmaid
L. I. Jones
Greensboro
L. Iaving Jones
Earl Davidson
Davidson
N. T. Langmaid
Salisbury
Eugene Mitchell
Newark
Del
William Mitchell
Frank Porter
Frank
Wilmington
Robert Frampton
Jacksonville
Fla
John Nichols
Oscar Nichols
James Ward
O. W. Barton
Ridgely
Fifer Hospital
George Kibler
Dayton
Ohio
Kibler
Mary Moore
Charlotte Moore
J. E. Weaver
Roy Slaughter
Harry Blackburn
Anna Blackburn
Iva Shultie
John Shultie
Easton
Martin Adams
James E. Faley
Pauline Adams
Joseph Hamilton
Washington
Charles Adams
Charlotte Doos
Jane Clark
Baltimore
Thomas Clark
Robert Waters
University of Maryland, College Park
John T. Clark
Homer Stufft
Alfred Blackburn
Mary Mitchell
Bridgetown Br
Weaver
E. J. Vandergrift
Edward
Wellsboro
Vandergrift
N. R. White
Max Mary Jackson
Ruth Jackson
Ethel Pritchett
Jack
Mt. Vernon
Margaret
Christine
Rebecca Gottwals
Walter Freudendorf
Union City
George Gottwals
Mary Edwards
Alvin Edwards
Mary Fitzgerald
Wray Stewart
Princess Anne
B. C. Beckham
Lawrence Jones
Linwood
Frank Asilton
Hateva Smith
State Normal School
A. G. Smith
William Snowberger
Kenneth Bostic
Chester
William Sipple
Daniel Conley
Centreville
Albert Saulsbury
Sadie Shockley
Goldsboro
Clayton Porter
C. B. Jarman
Columbus
Betty Cain
Mary Draper
Follow Me Not Judging Others On The Path Divine
The passage recalls Peter walking with Jesus near Galilee after breakfast with the risen Lord. Jesus teaches not to judge others like John but to keep focus on Christ and follow the path given to each believer, embracing diverse callings and stopping comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galilee
Peter
Christ
Mel
Jesus
John
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Friendly Church
A. L. Murr
Tampa
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Church of the New Jerusalem
Epiphany Mision
St. Elizabeth’s Church
St. Benedict’s Church
St Benedict's Church
Ihanks
Nsw
Hillsboro
Tuckahoe
M. B. Sherwood
Margaret Sherwood
Delmar
Isaac Spaiklin
Spaikiina
Ganictson Smith
Jane
Carney’s Point
Chas. Pierce
A. C. Todd
Willard Russell
Depue S. Duff
Sarah Worth
Airy Covell
Ohn Hunter
Victor L Emerson
Philadelphia
Erii Pennington
Henry Fleming
Frank Fleming
Thornburg
Charles Darrell
Brean Thawley
Edgar Blades
Edwin Gale
Everett Gale
Charla Jarrell
Joseph M. Eaton
Marie Comegys
Loretta Theis
Mary Louise Dodds
Hobbs
Memoriam
Adams Cross Roads
C. M. Griffeth
Calvary M. E
Sudlersville, Md
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