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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1938
Page
8
Denton Journal Melvin Johnson Inc publishers issue dated Saturday October 22 1938 features local news notices and advertisements reflecting a prewar Texas community scene with typical small town commerce and civic notes.
The annual meeting of Southern States Co operative will convene at the Lord Baltimore Hotel in Baltimore on Thursday November 3. W. G. Wysor of Richmond reports 2000 farmers delegates will attend with Senator D. G. Harry presiding and Governor Harry W. Nice welcoming. Murray D. Lincoln will give the principal address.
The section notes marryings and training paths, with Elizabeth Frank at Mt. Sinai in Baltimore and Mary Ellen Wright studying art in Baltimore after a post graduate year. Bill Merriken plans Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania while Florence Willis visited C. H. S. Ernest Downes plans college, and Bob Irwin recovers from appendicitis at Milford Emergency Hospital. Literary reports reference letters from Jen Ann Deen and another writer.
The 20th Century Fox musical based on Irving Berlin's song features Tyrone Power Alice Faye and Don Ameche showing Friday and Saturday October 21 and 22 at the Dentonia Theatre. Also Sylvia Sidney stars in You and Me with George Raft at the same venue October 24 and 25, with supporting players including Warren Hymer and George E. Stone.
An advertisement seeks a dependable man to call on farmers in Caroline County. No experience or capital required. Earn up to 12 dollars daily. Apply to Mr. Thomas, Lock Box 6, Baltimore, Md.
Robert Cummings, Harry Carey star in Passport Husband a 20th Century Fox comedy about a gangster’s moll deportation plot shown Wednesday October 26. George Raft Henry Fonda and Dorothy Lamour lead Spawn of the North, a Paramount Alaska epic opening October 27 28 29 at Dentonia Theatre with Raft in a rugged arctic role and Fonda returning as a loyal friend turned foe.
Public sale at the Downes table in Denton to start at 10 a m including real estate and personal items of the late Marion H Downes such as numerous farm tools equipment harnesses wagons trucks lumber hay stove lounge desk chairs baskets and office furniture with a long list of farm gear and vehicles.
At the same time and place the land on the west side of Third Street in Denton, Caroline County, Maryland, described by metes and bounds from a stone south of the blacksmith shop formerly Harry Roop to Second Street and Cheaptank River, will be offered with improvements including a large stable and shed, electric lights and running water, known as the Downes Sales Stable. The property, conveyed to George T. Redden by Lawrence B. Towers in 1918, will follow the personal property sale. The stable is suitable as a warehouse or garage and will be sold after the personal property.
Sealed bids to perform general construction plumbing heating ventilation and electrical work for the Caroline High School addition are due by 11 00 A M on Monday November 7 1938. Plans specifications and bonds available for 15 00 per set with refunds for timely return. Bid security 5 of base bid and 45 day bid withdrawal restriction. Issued by Board of Education Caroline County Maryland signed B C Willis superintendent October 21 1938.
Administratrix sale of personal and real estate proceeds under will and court order. Public notice invites bids and details items, terms, and deadlines. Records show executor named and parcel locations, with dates for filing claims and settlement.
Hattie W. Downes executrix and James Temple announce a Monday sale at the Downes saw mill one mile south of the Baltimore Corner to Goldsboro road in Maryland. Items include fourteen loads of lumber, railroad ties, cordwood, mill machinery, tooling, belts, engine, and a 149 acre timber tract in Caroline County for the saw mill, sale rain or shine for cash.
On the Warner lot Jimmy Cagney and Pat O'Brien caused antics while filming Boy Meets Girl. They disrupted Anatole Litvak and Four's a Crowd crew, argued with Robert Lord and Michael Curtiz, and even spooked Relind Russell before Busby Berkeley finally halted their scooter pranks.
Mrs Roosevelt extols resettlement schemes in country districts and Arthurdale West Virginia showing improved homes, gardens, education, and self sufficiency. Major LaGuardia echoes progress as New York City slums give way to cleaner, healthier housing under a broad clearance program.
After over a quarter-century of effort the Journal announces ongoing subscription access to county news. Readers can subscribe to receive comprehensive local coverage from the Journal, highlighting community events, public notices, and regional updates.
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