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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1947
Page
2
Series of short sale notices lists pets furniture a truck and a trailer with names and locations. Items include a female miniature schnauzer, a walnut dining room set, a small male dog, rabbit dogs, a 1941 Ford pickup and a 3 room house trailer. Contact details reference Greensboro Denton Oil City and Anne Brad.
Church notices list services at Grace Methodist Church with Rev. T J Turkington and Rev. John E French, Sunday School 9 45 Morning Worship 11 and 7 30 Evening Worship plus Monday W S C S meetings and circles with various hosts, choir rehearsals, and a Wednesday prayer meeting. Caroline Chapter 62 O E S M Y F leads at 6 45. The Willing Workers Circle meets Monday evening at Mrs Carl Collison home.
The notice lists Sunday events at multiple congregations CHOPTANK GROVE BLOOMERY AMERICAN CORNERS and CHESTNUT GROVE with times for Youth Fellowship Worship Hour and Sunday School Rally Day Harvest Home. An overview shows services beginning 7:30 p m at CHOPTANK, 10:00 a m Sunday School, 11:15 a m Worship at each location, and afternoon sessions at various churches.
The Burdsville Methodist Charge and affiliated churches list service times. Wesley Church hosts Church School at 10:00 a.m. and Rally Day at 11:00 a.m. Hickman Church offers Church School at 2:00 p.m. and Worship at 2:45 p.m. M Y F meets 6:30 p.m. Friday October 17. Wesley W S C S meets in Community House. Rally Day at Wesley Church Sunday October 19. M Y F Rally Sub-District Monday October 20.
Rev Essel P Thomas district superintendent will speak at the Thomas Chapel 173rd anniversary service near Marydel on Sunday October 19 at 2 30 p m The Firemen's Chorus of Marydel will lead the music Everyone is invited to attend
National Guard Victory and American Defense Medals are issued at the Denton Armory from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Eligible individuals must bring discharges. American Defense Medal recipients must have served 30 September 1939 to 7 December 1941. Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard veterans should contact their own headquarters.
Masses on Sunday October 19 in St Elizabeths Denton and St Benedicts Ridgely are 10:00 and 8:30 respectively. Confessions at St Benedicts Saturday 7:00 and Sunday 7:45. October Devotions at St Benedicts Sunday 7:30.
The Greensboro Junior Woman's Club held its bi monthly meeting on Monday October 6 at Mrs. Oren Lewis home. A bake sale is planned for Friday October 17 at 4:00 PM at Mr. Jesse Porter's office offering chicken salad cakes pies and other items. Mr and Mrs Chick Pearson and family and Mr and Mrs Isaac Pearson visited Mrs Carl Tucker on Sunday.
Morning service and sermon at 9 30 a m followed by Sunday School. Evening service and Harvest Home rally at Ames at 7 o clock.
Rev Wayne Wheeler pastor leads church school at 10 am worship at 11 am and evening worship at 7:45 pm Youth and Young People's meetings follow. Ladies Aid meets Wednesday in the parsonage Missionary Meeting Thursday at 8 pm at Mrs N L Raleighs home on Sixth Street
St Pauls Methodist Church in Greensboro Maryland led by Rev Charles E Davis offers Church School at 10 am worship at 11 am M Y F devotional at 1 pm Song and Praise at 7 30 pm Prayer on Wednesday at 7 30 pm Choir practice Saturdays at 7 45 pm First Thursday monthly Young Adult Fellowship meeting Second Thursday monthly W S C S business meeting
The article lists Sunday services including 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship and 8:00 p.m. Evening Worship plus 7:00 p.m. B T U classes for all ages. A Wednesday prayer meeting at 8:00 p.m. and W M A meetings on the second Tuesday each month.
We express gratitude for the kindness sympathy and floral tributes shown after the death of our husband and father Mr Stewart Kitchen Special thanks to West Denton neighbors who helped with cars and support Mrs Jane Kitchen and family
Noted quotation stating that tolerance is the responsibility of those with wider vision attributed to George Eliot. The line emphasizes the duty of broad-minded individuals to practice tolerance in society.
Sunday School at 1 80 p m Pastoral message at 2 30 and evening service at 7 30 Wednesday evening Prayer meeting at 7 30
Rev. T. S. Dixon leads prayer service Wednesday at 7 80 p m. Sunday preaching at 11 a m with Sunday School at 10 a m and Young People’s service at 7 30 p m followed by preaching at 8 p m.
Sunday notice from Benton Maryland reports a morning prayer and sermon led by the Rev. Matthew S. Higgins at 11 o clock.
Rev W L Jump conducts minister services Sunday at 2 00 p m and 2 00 p m business meeting Saturday October 18. Reserve Sunday afternoon November 2 for homecoming and rededication service. You are welcome.
Rev W C Beard pastor leads Denton Maryland church services with Sunday School at 9 80 a m Class Meeting 10 50 a m Youth Meeting 7 p m Evening Service 7 80 p m Thursday Prayer Meeting 7 30 p m
The Methodist churches announce Oct. 19 1947 for a week of services at Harmony with The Musical Evangelists for morning worship and nightly sermons except Saturday Guest preachers will lead each night at Concord with Pastor Melvin Kay and J P Thompson assisting The event runs Oct 19 26 with guest speakers each evening in Concord.
The Church of the Nazarene in West Denton Maryland lists Sunday activities including Sunday School at 1 30 p m Pastor G B Schlosser delivers a 2 30 p m message Young People’s service at 7 p m Praise service at 7 30 p m and Evangelistic service at 8 00 p m all led by Rev G B Schlosser and local church members.
Clark Street Harrington Del announces district pastor Wilfred B Robinson and local elder Joshua B Lister. Sabbath School Saturday 9:00 am, morning worship 11:00 am, prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 pm. Everyone welcome.
Rev John Howard Link pastor announces time change for Sunday School and worship on Sunday Oct 19. Church School 10 00 am Ellsworth Sands 7 15 pm long service and young folks meeting 7 45 Worship Hour. Everyone urged to attend and make the evening service a regular get together.
Raymond Clinton Alden of Gilmor Town and Sally Louise Brown of Denton Maryland appear as a couple. Kenneth Glanden 19 and Helen Marion Dankewick 18 both from Wyoming Delaware wed. Thomas Francis Shortall 23 Easton and Ann Marie Connolly 23 Ridgely also joined. Gilbert Segar Jr. 20 Williston and Patricia Minner 18 Greensboro wed. Norman William Harrington 25 Easton and Charlanne Eaton 21 Hillsboro wed. Maynard Max Milleman 27 Charlotte L Weber 30 both of Baltimore.
Sad memory of husband and father Willie W. Liden who died October 18, 1945. Two years have passed since he was called away. A vacant chair recalls his love and voice. Flowers fade, but love remains. We will meet again beyond parting. Sadly missed by wife and two children.
Mrs. Mary Griffith expresses gratitude to friends who offered tokens of remembrance and cheer during her illness at the Church Home Hospital in Baltimore. The note thanks each friend for their kindness and support.
Burke’s maxim on toleration argues that restraint and mutual respect benefit every party. The quote frames tolerance as a universal virtue, warning against selective application and hypocrisy.
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