Labor Day store closings and local notices headlined
A Denton newspaper itemizes Labor Day closings across merchants and public buildings, noting M K Newnam and Nuttle Milling Company will be closed. The offices announce school openings, theater plans, and civic events. Notable items include obituaries, marriages, plus social gatherings and local announcements across Caroline county.
Church Notices Resume Services Across Denton Area
Various denominations announce Sunday September 6 services including Denton M. E. Church with Rev. M. S. Andrews. Holy Trinity Greensboro 9:50 a.m. Holy Communion and Christ Church Denton 11:00 a.m. St. Pauls Hillsboro 3:00 p.m. Concord Church resumes September 6 with 9:30 a.m. Sunday School and 10:30 a.m. worship led by Rev Louis Dennis. other churches list 11:00 a.m. Williston Community 11:00 a.m. sermon My Charge to Keep and Church of the New Jerusalem Preston 9:30 a.m. Profaning What Is Holy. St Elizabeth Denton 9:30 a.m. Mass and St Benedict Ridgely 8:00 a.m. Confessions at 7:00 p.m. Saturday and 7:15 a.m. Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Holy Trinity
Greensboro
Christ Church
Denton
St. Paul's
Hillsboro
Concord Church
Louis Dennis
Williston
Church of the New Jerusalem
Preston
St. Elizabeth's Church
St. Benedict's Church
Ridgely
Personal mentions of travels and visits across states
Mr and Mrs Clarence Ramsdell left Sunday to visit friends in Delaware New Jersey and Pennsylvania before returning home to South Dakota. Mr and Mrs W K Scotton spent last Sunday at Rehoboth with guests Mrs L R Hooper Doctor and Mrs E A Coble and Miss Harriet Coble of Easton. Misses Hannah and Barbara Le Compte returned to Vienna after two weeks with aunt Mrs R N Hitchens. Mrs J Ed Nichols visits Maine with daughter Mrs H J Meussen and family. Miss Catherine Chance visited Miss Clara Abbot Bridgeville overnight. Mrs George Cohee returned from visit to sister Mrs William George of Wilmington. Mr and Mrs G H Rue spend last of week in Philadelphia with C J Kern and Edward Till family visiting Mrs C B Stewart. Mr and Mrs Alderfer Souderton Pa were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs C J Kern and Mr Edward Till.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Ramsdell
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
W. K. Scotton
Rehoboth
L. R. Hooper
E. A. Coble
Harriet Coble
Easton
Hannah
Barbara le Compte
Vienna
R. N. Hitchens
J. Ed. Nichols
Maine
H. J. Meussen
Catherine Chance
Clara Abbott
Bridgeville
George Cohee
William George
Wilmington
William Alderfer
Souderton
C. J. Kern
Edward Till and Family
C. 2. Stewart
G. H. Rue
Philadelphia
C. F. Noble
Saratoga
N. Y
New York
H. C. Todd
Doris
A. F. McConnell
Coatesville
P. W. Spence Jr
Bonnie Brink
Griffin Merrick
Trappe
Percy McKnott
George Poole
Bertram Phelps
Baltimore
William R. Dulin
Preston W. Spence Jr
Janet
John W. Nusbaum
Maxwell
New England States
Jackson
Greensboro
Lloyd Cannan
Frances Bartley
J. W. Noble
Ladies’ Aid Society
George Whiteley
J. Phil Wright
Hayward Dean
Agnes Gardner
Local Social Notes from Marydel and Surroundings
Mr and Mrs Herbert Butts and Mrs Mary Smith return from New York trip Eva Butts accompanies them home Logan returns to rural carrier duties after his daughter’s Baltimore wedding Rev and Mrs Conner and family return from Wilmington Mrs T E Heather and others spend Sunday at White Crystal Beach Ladies Aid hosts at Annie Heather’s home Betty Koncur leaves for Golden College Wilmington Guild Smith and daughter visit W G Smith in Pittsburgh Betty Hammer visits Edna Thompson in Hardy Harry Smith returns from a Washington Virginia and Old Point Comfort trip William Wingate visits Miss Maud Hummer in Wilmington Wesley Walls family move to Julius Myers place Leonard Voshell family moves to Stafford property Mrs Harry Sparks and children visit Oxford Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Butts
Mary Smith
New York State
Eva Butts
Logan
Baltimore
Conner
Wilmington
T. E. Heather
L. A. Covell
Heather
White Crystal Beach
Maud Hummer
Wesley Walls
Julius Myers
Leonard Voshell
Stafford
Harry Sparks
Oxford, Md
Picnic Gatherings Spotted Across Delmarva Families
A long list of Templeville and nearby residents and guests spent last Sunday and a recent Wednesday visiting relatives in Rehoboth, Wilmington, Linwood, Newport, Riverside, Kenton, and other towns. Names include Knotts, Wyatt, Moore, Stafford, Raughley, McKnett, Goslin, Emory, Purnell, Carey, and Block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurney Knotts
Dorothy
Amos Wyatt
Doris Ann
Marydel
Irvin Moore
Billy
Hamilton
Kate Stafford
Mary Knotts
Roland Knotts
Allen and Temple Stafford
Rehoboth
Frank Raughley
Burton
Reisterstown
Isabel Raughley
Wilmington
Medford Starkey
Wilfred McKnett
Linwood
Laura McKnott
Lizzie Crawford
Blanche Block
Newport
Del
Fred Maske
Fred Emory
Riverside
N. J
Charles Goslin
Melvin Kinnamon
Owen Purnell
Ethel Carey
Kenton
Mary Katherine Knotts
Harvest Moon by A L Wisher
Poem contrasts a harvest moon rising in autumn with a sunlike crescent, noting its large size and rarity. It muses on the moon mistaking dusk for dawn, framing the autumn night as a misplaced day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Wisher
Weekly Ridgely News Letter Stitchs and Social Happenings
Jack Swing was kicked by a pony last Saturday and needed stitches at the Emergency Hospital. The pony bolted when frightened by barking dogs. The boy is home and recovering well. The Ormes moved to Denton where Mr. Orme is cashier at People's Bank. Noble the new Ridgely High School principal occupies their former home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Swing
Theodore Orme
Denton
Orme
People’s Bank
Telchester
Reed
Stella Matthews
Detroit
Mich
Harrisburg
Ada Matthews
Viola Jones
B. Laird
Wilton Jackson
Arlington
Emma Jackson
Maud Hemmons
James Glessner
Betty
Somerset
H. C. Glessner
Berlin
Richard Blackburn
Olin Porter
Harford Porter
Ray Frampton
Chester
Frank Flounders
Adam Holsinger
Kate Booker
Harvey Dean
Virgie Sparks
Wiliam Ewing
Ocean City
William H. Woodward
Albert White
Ridgely
Fred
Hl. B. Laird
Alice Hennington
Alice
Lansing Bennington
Rehoboth
Billy Jarrell
Alfred Mitchell
Baltimore
Princess Anne
G. Lawrence Wilson
Ridgey Bank
A. O. Saulsbury
Margaret
Joyce
Wayne
Philadelphia
Earl Sparks
Oakland
W. C. Harrison
Frank Matthews
Wilmington
N. L. Holsinger
Earle Callahan
Queenstown
Carolyn Mancha
Joseph Muller
Weeley Honey
Ida Tmler
Furman'’s Grove Homemakers’ Club
J. Sutton
Allen Parsons
Tommy
Harrington
Florence Thompson
Frank Stevenson
Q. K. Raleigh
Leonard Dean
Russom Eaton
Centreville
Furman Grove Homemakers Meet Plans Harvest Supper
The Furman Grove Homemakers Club met on Tuesday Sept 1 at Mrs J W Sutton home with 13 members present Mrs J A Jackson presiding Mrs Harry Dodd named canning chairman members to bring a jar of fruit and vegetables to October meeting The club will join county Reading Project Harvest Supper set for October 13 in Ridgely committee listed Refreshments served after adjournment including cake and orangeade
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furman’s Grove Homemakers Club
J. W. Sutton
J. A. Jackson
Harry Dodd
Ridgely
Vernon Baker
Edna Detwiler
Clifton Crouse
Wm. Cooper Jr
Jackson
College Park
Large Freshmen Enrollment Expected At Salisbury College
Authorities at the State Teachers College Salisbury Maryland anticipate a record freshmen class surpassing September 1935 figures of over one hundred, with about 80 sophomores 30 juniors and 5 seniors also enrolling. The 1937 graduates will receive B S degrees in June 1937 and many graduates have already secured teaching positions. A list of the 1956 graduates and their placements is provided, along with names of high school graduates enrolled for 1936 37 across multiple counties including Charles Montgomery and Worcester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Teachers College
Salisbury
Maryland
Rebecca Adams
Prince George's
Harriett Burns
Caroline
Madalyn Carey
Howard
Mildred Dixon
Clotilde Drechsler
Carrell
Carolyn Evans
Ellen Grei
Coroline County
Doris Mae Beauchamp
Josephine D. Berry
Evelyn R. Cohee
Sara E. Coursey
Eleanor
Goldsborough
Margaret Jefferson
Nancy Jane Kline
Rachel McMahor
William H. Ropers
Hateva Smith
Helen Marie Spies
Mary Jane Webb
Charles County
Ruth H. Wetzel
Dorchester County
Jeanette Brannock
Anna Brinsfield
William T. Champlain
Clara Bradley
Virginia Milks
Marjorie Hackett
Watford County
Dorothy V. Brookhart
Alfred Selman Garrison
Kent County
Haozel P. Bolton
Sara Catherine Dunn
William Huey Ford
Margaret S. Robinson
Montgomery County
Forrest Fraley
Queen Anne’s
Evelyn LB. Doehler
Somerset County
Mary Emily Byrd
Etta A. Carlson
Rosalie Howard
Garland Jones
Austin J. Loreman, Jr
Rachel Nelson
Mary T. Richardson
K. Jane Short
Talbot County
Doris Caldwell
Dorothy Delabay
Eleanor Golt
George Arthur Harrison
Charles Lavery
Jacquelyn Lemmon
Isabell McCormick
John Walter Smith
Wicomico County
Helen E. Adkins
C. Stewart Bennett
John J. Bunting
Benjamin L. Lewis
James Henry White
Julia Doremus White
Robert White
William I. Wright
Worcester County
A. Percy Holland
John Hall Gilliss
Paul Lynch
Harry W. McCann, Jr
Dorothy R. McCann
Milton W. Payne
Mary Jane Purnell
James B. Shockley
Winfield Talton
Imogene Gordy
Bur rsville visitors and local scomments
Rehoboth visitors included Mr and Mrs Henry Stafford and Mr and Mrs Austine Stafford. Mrs John Thawley visited with Denton relatives. Brown Thawley returned from Ohio trip. Theodore and Mildred Layton of near Milford visited Aunt Mrs Robert Garrett. Harriett Billing returned home in Hobbs after time with sister Mrs G J Blades. Charles Dunham of East Lansdowne PA guests of Clarence Voss. Harold Hopkins and family returned to Chester after two weeks at Rehoboth with Howard Hopkins. Many from the community attended Del Mar Va camp last Sunday week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Stafford
Austine Stafford
East Lansdowne
Clarence Voss
Ilarold Hopkins
Chester
Rehoboth
Howard Hopkins
Del-Mar-Va
Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter Captures Visiting Locals
A notice from Hillsboro reports extended visits by Winfield Pinder and the Pinders from Pine Brook Pennsylvania, with Miss Mary Louise Dadds returning home for a visit. Greensboro’s Beaven and Sherwin families spent the weekend with H Lay Beaven, and Lorin Lane’s Baltimore relatives joined at his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield Pinder
Bernard Pinder
Howard Dadds
Pine Brook
Mary Louise Dadds
Francis Beaven
Sherwin and Family
Greensboro
N. C
H. Lay Beaven
Raymond Lane
Baltimore
Lorin Lane
Ralph Spencer
Pennsylvania
Oscar Rice
Will Sparks
Urban Bowman
Russell Fleming
Frank Fleming
William Sherwood
Garland Lake
Community Club
Lulu Heaven
Philadelphia
Florence Heaven
Wayne, Penna
Queen Anne Services at St Pauls Church Queen Anne
Religious notices from St Pauls Church Queen Anne outline Sunday September 6 with morning communion and evening sermons series on the Prayer Life of the Master. Thursday prayer meeting covers the Second Beatitude. Also details meetings of Ladies Aid and Missionary Society and the fall Young People gathering with officer elections. Local pastor Clarence Louis Fossett and presiding elder Dr William Best noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Church
Queen Anne
Clarence Louis Fossett
Ladies Aid and Missionary Society
Oscar Briscoe
William MM. Best
Baltimore
Mrs. Noble Leaves for Saratoga Convention Aboard
Mrs. C F Noble travels Saturday to Saratoga New York to attend the Auxiliary of the Spanish American War Veterans convention and will visit friends elsewhere in New York. Mrs H C Todd and daughter Dor is return home after a week with relatives in Coatesville Pennsylvania.
Henderson Woman Hurt In Washing Incident
Mrs. W. E. Stubbs suffered a painful accident Monday while preparing to wash turning her ankle and dropping a bucket of boiling water scalding her face chest and hands. She is improving nicely with medical aid. The column lists numerous social visits and exchanges from the week including dinners with the Satterfields Edge Todds and other local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Stubbs
Joseph Satterfield
Marcus Hook
Wm. Realey
Chester
Robert Edge
Edgar Todd
Edgar
James Todd
Preston
Orville Cherry
Ridgely
Junior Clough
Bridgetown
Lee Anderson
Walter Fenstermaker
Allentown
Harry Wolf
Everett Clayville
Everett
Baltimore
Charles Clayville
Worton
William Baughley
Anna Raughley
Anna Hemp
W. H. Goodwin
Wilmington
Mildred Gooden
Washington
Irma Jones
Ralph Jones
James Pepper
Locust Grove
Many Social Visits and Local Servant Gatherings
Miss Betty Somers returns to Newark after summer with the Holbrooks. Birthday party and lawn games followed by refreshments. Marvin Butler returns from Ellicott City after a Grange tour through Virginia with County Agent Ramsburg. Social visits and family gatherings continue across local households including Adams, Merriken, Ramsburg, Hubbard, Noble, and Henry families. Our Christian Endeavor Society resumes after a six week vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Somers
W. G. Holbrook
Newark
N. J
T. H. Towers
F. E. Fountain
Kenneth Ramsburg
Ellicott City
Lewis Butler
Parker Barnes
Robert
Marcus Hook
W. E. Hubbard
W. B. Reynolds
Philadelphia
I. V. Noble
Alvin Noble and Family
Wilmington
N. V. Noble
Christian Endeavor Society
Families and guests enjoy Sunday at White Crystal Beach
Mr and Mrs Earle Bigger and son Buddie Mr and Mrs Lloyd Davis of Chester Miss Catherine Chance and Mr William Wilson spent Sunday at White Crystal Beach with leisure time noted among local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle Bigger and Son
Buddie
Lloyd Davis
Chester
Catherine Chance
William Wilson
White Crystal Beach
Resolutions on the death of J Frank Wright
The Peoples Bank of Denton directors express sorrow at the loss of cashier J Frank Wright a loyal officer and public spirited citizen They extend sympathy to his family and order copies of the resolution published in the Denton Journal and the Caroline Sun Signed by N H Nuttle Rh Ringgold and H Earle Smith committee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. En Wright
Jane
Peoples Bank of
Denton
Denton Journal
Caroline Sun
N. H. Nuttle
Rh. R. Ringgold
H. Earle Smith
Greensboro People Hear Local Boy Preach at Baptist Church
George Bastian, son of Greensboro residents, returned from San Diego to attend Howard Payne College in Texas after serving as guest preacher. A wide circle of friends attended, and Ms Ruth Eleanor Taylor won a Western Maryland College scholarship. Obituaries note Mrs. Margaret Draper Peed, aged 37, with funeral at Cedar Hill cemetery. Community members visited, hosted, and celebrated birthdays across Greensboro and nearby towns, with multiple weekend gatherings and travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
George Bastian
Harry Bastian
Greensboro
George
Greensboro High School
San Diego
California
Scott Memorial Baptist Church
Louis Juljianel
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Texas
Bastian
Ruth Eleanor Taylor
Levin W. Taylor
Board of Education
Western Maryland College
Caroline
Wilmington
Gordon Adams
James E. Fahey
Washington, D. C
Hazel
Pauline Adams
Cedar Hill
Congress Heights Methodist Episcopal Church
Albert Farriand and Son
Atlantic City
Reynolds Brittingham
Blanche Nealan
Rachel Hurd
Elizabeth McMahon
Federalsburg
Grace Williams
Atgien
Will Clark
J. H. Jordan
Anna Wieneke
Baltimore
Charles Wieneke
D. C. Willis
Earline
Woodruff
S. C
A. E. Shields
Oscar Kinnamon
Ruthanna
Marcus Hook
Paul Crist
Altoona
W. W. Weaver
George Stevenson
Dorothy
C. H. Pippin
Little Lois Peed
Washington
Misa Mary Draper
Carlton Carrow
Dover
Olin Price
John Singleton
Philadelphia
J. E. Curry
Lacy Wilson
Michael Ash
Hubert Dill
Magnolia
Del
John Wyatt
Harvey Bickling
Lizzie Jump
Cordova
Samuel Jewell
Lew Asilton
Wye Mills
Frank Usilton
Joseph Zacharias
Annapolis
Evelyn Hubbard
Thomas Swain
Newark
Charles Wieneke Jr
St .Vernon, del
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Local Department
M. K. Newnam
General Motors Delco
M. K. Newnan
Nuttle Milling Company
Good Cheer Bible
M. E. Church
Kate Spence
Ruth E. Taylor
San Francisco
Dentonia Theatre
John Legree
Baltimore Sunday American
Baltimore American
Thomas B. Edwards
Veterans Service Officer
Court House
Frank Doerr
Emmett Lord
Paul Maloney
T. Alan Goldsborough
George Washington Hotel
Young Democratic Club
Caroline Post
American Legion
Wm. M. Garey
Gustav Good
Clayton Reynolds
J. Lester Everngain
Elzie Horner
E. Paul Knotts
Byron Poore
W. T. Nichols
M. A. Brackett
T. J. Turkington
Dudley Davis
H. L. GriMth
L. T. McNeal
Ralph Werner
C. C. Merriken
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Goldsboro
Grant DeWitt
Easton Emergency Hospital
Fred Holden
Greensboro Cemetery
Roy Tawes
Milbury
Federalsburg M. FE
Bertha Rogers
Gilbert Rogers
Otis Rogers
William Betton
Tidgely
Roland Satterfield
Dorothy Fountain
Frinda Morris
Mary Brumbaugh
Margaret Saulsbury
Joyce Saulsbury
Elinor Taylor
Mildred Morris
Caroline Martino
Becky Blades
Irene Newton
Sara Grace
Adeline Simpson
Betty Walls
Bernice Wooters
Ellen Chattinech
Martha Blackstone
Mary Orme
Julia Wilson
Silver Springs
Takoma
Elinor Wilson
Towson
District Line
Prince George's County
M.K. Hoke
Hoke
Virginia Spicher
Patricia Ann
Hugh E. Ramsdell
H. E. Ramisdell
Kathryn Meade
Seattle
Ramsdell
North Western Air Company
Louise Smith
Martha Clem
Marion Butler
Clem
Kokomo
Ind
Harvey E. Garman
Violet Boston
Akron
Ohio
Raymond Smith
Charles Lowman
Vincent
Johnstown
Smith
Sadie Blough
Howard Hayman
Hobbs
Enoch Ray Strannahan
N. A. Leese
Bessie Murphy
Ralph
Harry
Elizabeth
Fred Jacobs
Federalshore
George Clendaniel
Wilbert Merriken
Wilbert Callaway
John White
Oxford
Betty Smith
Mary Elaine Greaves
Elizabeth Knotts
Margaret Leese
W. H. Cline
Walter Murphy
CCC
Ralph Cover
Master Pan! Cover
Westminster
J. L. Hughes
J. Virgil Moore and Sons
Mattie Moore
Prohive
Denton M. EF
M.S. Andrews
Templeville
Burrsville
Tuckahoe
Wm. Sherwood
Kenneth Baker
Charles Barton
Billy Chairs
Junior Gibson
Bernard Spirks Jr
Emma Short
Louise Short
Hagerstown
Vernon Clark
Ida Jump
Hyattsville
Ella Jump
Henderson
J. Frank Wright
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