Local notices and sales items fill Denton pages
A menagerie of small ads and notices appears from Denton Maryland with items for sale including cucumbers brine grapes and rye, an Epworth League fall opening, rent for a Market Street store room, church activities and bake sales, electrical repair services, public health updates on typhoid cases, club meetings, rummage sale at Christ Church, oyster industry notes, a piano musicale in Denton M P Church, and a deadly auto accident in Preston Federalsburg area followed by a Moore family reunion report with officers elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
C. A. Pentz
Denton
Williston
Epworth League
M. E. Church
Market Street
Denton Journal
Ladies Aid
M. P
Ford
F. D. Zeigler
Wolf
M. K. Newnam
Caroline County
Preston
Norman L. Raleigh
Lizzie
Emma Clark
Guild of Christ Church
Eastern Shore
Maryland Federation of Women’s Clubs
Ridgely
Florence E. Monk
Greensboro
Eastern Shore District Federation
Maryland
State Conservation Commission
Denton M. P
Wm. D. Turkington
Philadelphia
Ireland
Emerald Isle
L. B. Towers
Parker Factory
Christopher Hubbert
Federalsburg
Douglass
Corporal Dryden
State Police
Wright
Hubbert
Peninsula
James
Ephraim Moore
Dorchester County
Eldorado
Delmarva Camp
Seaford-Laurel
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Seaford
Jack Holt
John Holt
Mattie Moore
Moore
Thomas J. Turkington
Dentons Methodist Protestant Church
William M. Moore
J. Virgil Moore
Social News From Denton Delights Many Marylanders
Denton hosts and visits dot the social calendar with residents from Plainfield to Baltimore gathering at homes in Denton. Families including Loughborough Stewart Noble and Har ris discuss garden club events while young couples wed in nearby Ridgely and Quakertown officiants. Guests travel from Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Wilmington for weekends and holidays, with many lingering to visit relatives and attend planned flower shows and gatherings.
Local social notes recount weekend visits and gatherings
Wilmington and Philadelphia guests visited local residents this weekend. Notable attendees include Rev. J. G. Lynn and Mrs. Lynn, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Clough, and families from Willow Grove, Cochranville, Ridley Park, Greensboro, and Marcus Hook. Several hosts hosted relatives and friends during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Chalk
Frank Hanline
Willow Grove
Pao
John Bonsil
F Family
Cochranville
J. G. Lynn
S. S. James
New York City
C. E. Hollingsworth
Elizabeth Hollingsworth
Theodore Cartwright
Wilmington
L. A. Gooden
John Schoppe
Mamie Hindmann
Philadelphia
Ed Schoppe
Fred Shufflebotham
Jersey City
T. P. Richard
Clinton Blockston
Ridgely
Roscoe Clough
Robert Napier
Jane
Roberta
Ridley Park
Lewis Boyd
Greensboro
Henry Shultie
Harry Richard
Orphans Court Acts in Caroline County Session
The Orphans Court of Caroline County met Tuesday with Judges West Towers and Fleetwood. Benedict Weaver's will was proven and Naomi Jones named executrix. Appraisers Edward Roe and Carroll Meredith appointed. Orders approved to transfer a mortgage to J Owen Knotts for collection. Everett Nuttle authorized to have funds paid to the Butler minors. Inventory and sale of Benedict Weaver's estate ordered. Albert S Handy real estate to be sold at public auction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Caroline County
West
Towers
Fleetwood
Benedict Weaver
Naomi Jones
Edward H. Roe
Carroll Meredith
Jacob A
G. Warren Richards
Mary M. Shaner
J. Owen i Knotts
Everett Nuttle
Hattie E. Butler
Federalsburg Bank
Eastern Shore Trust Company
Rachel Carroll
Franklin
Isabel Butler
Alice Y. Handy
Roland C. Handy
Albert S. Handy
Bert S. Handy
Public Health Nurse Report From August Update
The Public Health Committee heard the nurse report for the last two weeks of August. The nurse was on vacation for the first two weeks. Patients were moved to Cambridge Hospital Crownsville and the county almshouse. Dentists Dr Leonard and Dr Keiker arranged November school clinics. A tuberculosis clinic on Aug 23 examined 13 patients with two referred to sanatorium and one to Henryton. Nine newborns and several midwives were visited. five typhoid treatments completed and 44 immunizations started among cannery workers. One school child went to Easton hospital for tonsil and adenoids removal. A total of 75 visits were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Health Committee
Jon
Cambridge Hospital
Crownsville
R. Leonard
Keiker
Seth Hurdle
Henryton
Easton Hospital
H. Ruth Jackson
R. N
Surprise Birthday Party Attended by Local Residents
Bethlehem Little Miss Ann Teddy and Mary Jane Legates attended a Thursday afternoon surprise party at Mr and Mrs John Coulby home in Matthews for their grandson Jack. Other locals and visiting relatives attended gatherings including Miss Cleo Messick hosting Prof and Mrs Conover Crouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Ann
Teddy
Mary
Jane Legates
John Coulby
Matthews
Jack
John McGill
Bobby McGill
Baltimore
John Sands
Heber Lane
Denton
John Brodes
Beatrice Messick
Federalsburg
Will Harding
James Robinson
Faye
Chester
John Smith
Cleo Messick
Conover Crouse
Marian Biadles
Bradley
Trappe
Orland Blades
Laurel
Weekly Ridgely News Letter Highlights Local Socials
Ridgely residents host demonstrations on aluminum cookware while residents attend church meetings and plan fundraising. Notables visit from Easton Philadelphia and Wilmington as families gather for dinners, anniversaries, and summer outings at Ocean City and nearby towns. Rev Roy Tawes outlines revival topics. Community groups resume activities and Junior League services restart with leaders.
Williston Guests Share Weekends Across States
Dozens of visitors from Philadelphia Denton Salisbury and Wilmington road trip to see Mrs Jennie Crane and Mr Milo Crane in Williston and exchange calls with Neal Renninger Hignutt and other locals. Later weekend guests include Mrs J W Brashears and Evelyn Towers on Bethany Beach Rehoboth trips with Mrs E Hickman Al Knotts and Mr A R Neal hosts tell of dinners and visits with Baltimore and Ossining connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Hayes
Jimmie
Philadelphia
Lewis McNeal
Christine, la Verne
Edith
Denton
Jennie Crane
Milo Crane
Theodosia Renninger
J.H. Dulaney
Roger Brad-ley
Salisbury
Marietta Anthony
Lee
Dorothy Neal
Del
Harvey Towers
Evelyn
India Rice
Belle Beauchamp
O. G. Hignutt
Charlotte
Merton-by-the-Sea
Rehoboth
John Renninger
A. R. Neal
Wm. Shortell
Catherine
O. M. Hignatt
Emerson Liden
Emmett Lord
A. G. Gelletty
Caroline County 4-H Dairy Team Places Fourth in State Contest
The Caroline County 4-H Club Dairy Judging Team Charles Kibler Edgar Weaver Wilson Johnson Abrams Gottwall coached by W. H. Evans placed fourth among 16 teams at the Maryland State Contest in Timonium Fair. Kent county led with 4015 points, Frederick 4003, Baltimore 3729. Individual high scorers included Roy Fruman and Ellsworth Sager. No National Dairy Show this year, so the usual trip is canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
4-H Club
Charles Kibler
Edgar Weaver
Wilson Johnson
Abrams Gottwall
W. H. Evans
Maryland
Timonium Fair
Kent County
Frederick
Baltimore
Caroline
Queen Anne
Howard
Somerset
Worcester
Harford
Cecil
Roy Fruman
Kent
Ellsworth Sager
C. R. Kellar
Walter Ruse
Charles Ifert
Community greetings and visits noted in Wilmington area
Harmony Mr and Mrs Henry Fleming and Mr and Mrs Wright of Wilmington along with Mr and Mrs Wesley Butler of near here were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Ray Deen on Monday. Relatives from Philadelphia visited Mrs Carrie Collins on Sunday then traveled to Talbot. Mrs Ada Baker of Wilmington spent a week with daughter Mrs Gilbert Gibson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Fleming
Wright
Wilmington
Wesley Butler
Ray Deen
H. C. Todd
Robert
Davis
Neva
Cox and Son
Claude
McConnell
Rehoboth
Annie E. Cook
George and
Hayes
Friend
Baltimore
Gilbert Gibson
Storey
Philadelphia
Elbert Todd
Louise
Mabel Todd
Ocean City
Bennett Todd
Loving Remembrance of Rufus H Love Passed One Year
In sad but loving remembrance of my dear father Rufus H Love who departed this life one year ago today September 9 1931. A precious father from me has gone. The voice I loved is stilled. A chair is vacant in our home which never can be filled. By his son Fred R Love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus H. Love
Fred R. Love
Remembrance Note for Rufus H Love One Year Later
In sad but loving remembrance of my dear husband Rufus H Love who departed this life one year ago to day Sept 9 1931. One long long year has passed away and you no more I see Although in Heaven we may meet and there to be with thee Gone but not forgotten by his wife Eliza V Love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus H. Love
Eliza V. Love
Preston Matters of Interest Displays Local Social Ties
A long list of visitors and local residents fills Preston news with cousins, Baltimore guests, and trips. Names include Mrs Horace Kelley, Miss Julia M. Kelley, Mr James Bartlett, Mrs. Thos R Crumby, and many others visiting relatives in Chestertown, Wiliston, and Ocean City. Multiple travels to Florida, Boston, and Kentucky are noted along with church services and local work changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland Grove Farm
Horace Kelley
Horace Lee Kelley
Baltimore
Nettie B. LeCompte
Myrtle Wright
Washington
Ed Bradley
Evelyn Trice
Hurlock
James Bartlett
Talbot County
Thomas R. Crumby
Thos. R. Crumby
Nancy Howard Bartlett
Sunny Side Farm
Tred Avon
Easton
Church of the New
W. K. Wrightson
A. K. Wrightson
Wrightson
May Barrow
Mary Barrow
Addie Holder
D. C
Ralph
Jackson
Larue Lane
J. J. Garris
Elizabeth Treganoman
Massachusetts
H. M. Harris
Harris
Wakefield
Kenneth Todd
M. W. Charles
Peppersack
Ridgeville
J. Phil Wright
J. Frank Patchett
Betty
New York
J. R. Downes
Newark
Del
H. B. Wright
Harlan Davis
Rehoboth
Emily Fatherly
Weirwood
James Douglas
Salisbury
Edith Noble
Kentucky
Virginia
Maxwell Nusbaum
John Nusbaum
Franklin Nusbaum
J. W. Nusbaum
Thomas Cochran
Trenton
N. J
W. E. Wright
Evelyn Nusbaum
Maynard Hoke
Edward Patchett Jr
Heber Lane
Denton
Noble W. Kelley
Ocean City
Social visits and guests populate the region
Mrs. M W Brashears returns to St Augustine after visiting her sisters Mrs J H Brant and Mrs I T Sparklin. Several families and relatives including Jarrells Eaton and their children visited Edward Jarrell at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Visitors from Wilmington Norfolk City Point and Baltimore frequent Easton Royal Oak and Queenstown with dinners and weekend stays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Brashears
J. H. Brant
I. T. Sparklin
St. Augustine
Fla
Charles Jarrell
Joe Eaton
Edward Jarrell
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Helen Brittingham
Wilmington
Hazel Hall
Norfolk
Edgar Blades
Ida Mason
Helen Mason
City Point
Ella Pennington
William Helfrich
Trappe
Grover Sharp
Baltimore
John Sharp
Clara ‘Taylor Surran
Elmer, N. J
Lorain Lane
G. B. Stewart
Susie Thompson
Rehoboth
Lulu Beaven
Easton
John Lane
Queenstown
Royal Oak
Ida Rice
Oscar Rice
Debunking Dental Myths For Expectant Mothers And Babies
Dr. Richard C. Leonard of the Maryland State Department of Health dispels common dental superstitions about newborn teeth and prenatal care. He urges safe, routine dental care for expectant mothers and emphasizes that baby teeth require proper care to ensure chewing function and overall health.
Pretty Harmony wedding ties couple to farm life
Miss Ruth Howard daughter of Mrs Emma Howard wed Herman Steenken son of Mr and Mrs Otto Steenken near Harmony on Wednesday night August 31st at nine. Rev H E Uhrig officiated at Pilgrim Holiness Church Denton. A reception followed with immediate family present. About ninety guests attended a later surprise shower for Mr and Mrs Leonard Howard of Wilmington at the home of Mr and Mrs Mark Howard near here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmony
Ruth Howard
Emma Howard
Near Here
Herman. Steenken
Otto Steenken
Near Harmony
Richard Mc- Quay
Easton
Lena Worm
H. E. Uhrig
Pilgrim Holiness Church of
Denton
Steenken
Mark Howard
Leonard Howard
Wilmington
Howard
Olaf Smith
Eunice
Hazel Baker
Gilbert Johnson
Harry
Federalsburg
Harry Burke
Camden
Labor
Ocean City
Richard McQuay
Sarah Howard
Herman Steenken
Edgar Smith
George Smith
Lulu E. Minder
Jerome Howard
Dolly
Chester
Owen Howard Jr
Washington
Social notes from Granville and nearby towns
Miss Caroline P Redden and Miss Miriam Everts of Granville N Y visited Hagerstown for a weekend. Dr Mary Jones Fisher of Philadelphia visited relatives in Denton and Greensboro. Mrs T Pliny Fisher visited Mrs H Wilson Saulsbury at Rehoboth. Mrs Clara Slaser spent the holidays at Ocean City Md. Dr and Mrs M A Brackett stayed at Rehoboth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline P. Redden
Miriam Everts
Gran Ville
N. Y
Hagerstown
Mary Jones Fisher
Eudelphia
Denton
Greensboro
T. Pliny Fisher
H. Wilson Saulsbury
Rehoboth
Clara Slaser
Ocean City
M. A. Brackett
Hog Island Lookout Tower Washed Into Sea
The Hog Island Coast Guard Station lookout tower near Rehoboth was washed into the sea at 4 45 p m last Thursday by high seas from a northeast gale. Built a year ago on a promontory the tower was undermined as the cliff slid Capt William Bunting observed the movement and escaped with no injuries reported Hog Island station reports to Sixth district Lewes under Commander C T Sullivan.
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Hog Island
Funeral for E H Maloy in Greensboro
E H Maloy aged about 75 died of heart trouble at his Durham home and was brought to Greensboro for funeral services at Rawlings parlors with Rev G W Dawson officiating. He formerly lived in Greensboro, managed Horsey Roe fertilizer plant, and later resided in Durham. He is survived by a widow and a niece. Local Jr O U A M conducted the grave service.
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E. H. Maloy
Durham
N. C
Greensboro
R. B. Rawlings
G. W. Dawson
Mr. Maloy
Delaware
Maloy
Horsey, Roe & Company
Mary J. Maloy
Wilmington
Iva Sheckley
L. S. Jones
William P.manlove
George E. Nichols
Warren van Sant
J. Ed. Willis
Charles Bilbrough
W. B. Moore
C. W. Moore
Audrey
John Coates J
Alan
Jean Bosley
Baltimore
Oscar Wyatt
William Acker
Ariane
Norma
William Jones
Obie
Dorothy
Ann
Chestertown
S. N. Harris
James Williams
New York
Funk
Chester
Seward
Alvin Edwards
Albert Shields
Ruth Ledbetter
Philadelphia
Charlies E. Shields
Albert E. Shields
Ruth Hearn
Laurel
H. B. Bastian
D. B. Reed
Dover
Eleanor
Harry Williams
Joseph Edwards
Catherine Wood
Kinney Shoe
H. R. Williams
Edward Weaver
Anna Blackburn
Hilda Weaver
Leonard Clark
Grace
Alvin Tribbitt
Margaret
Helen Bilbrough
Cambridge
Paul Curry
Curry
Eva Dennis
Maude Edwards
Harlan Edwards
Shellpot Park
H. H. Moore
Moore
Laurel Camp Grounds
Cora Manship
Addie Pritchett
Harvey Porter
Mae Pippin
Rehoboth
P. L. Brooks
Wellsboro
E. J. Vandegrift
Joseph Rogers
Mary McCall
Elizabeth Bacha
Archie Foster
B. F. Greenlee
George Horsey
Clarence Greenlee
Wilbur Bear
Fannie Beckham
B. C. Beckham
Louis Boyd
Henry Shulties
Henderson
Russell Owings
Owings
A. G. Smith
Ernest Porter
Cumberland
J. W. Porter
Charles Ellwanger
Randolph Hughes
Columbus
Ohio
Mary Jackson
Bridgeville
Oxford
Attie Weaver
Will Clark
Fletcher
Davison Bishop
Charles Walls
Barclay
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the Local Department
F. J. Wright
W. J. Joiner
Denton, Md
Bramwell Loughborough
Plainfield
Wm. A. Stewart
Castle Haven
Loughborough
Stewart
Bramwell Andrew
Elmer T. Orme
Mary, Hobbs
Alex Noble
Tuckahoe Neck
Garey L. Noble
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Noble
Dorothy Sarah Harris
Thurman B. Harris
Eldred Carl Lord
Lacy Lord
Quakertown
W. L. Jump
Anna Cohee
Leroy Fowler
James L. Fowler
Centreville
Roy L. Tawes
Clarence Ramsdell
Sioux Falls
S. D
New Jersey
Arthur Ramsdell
Yellowstone Park
Pittsburgh
Maud Stewart
Katherine Stewart
Eugene H. Foster
Bartow
Walter Sparklin
J. M. Clarke
I. V. Brumbaugh
St. Louis
B. B. Brumbaugh
Del-Mar-Va
J. Paul Neff
Oak Lane
Ida
Sarah Hoffman
Annie E. Pippin
Phocobe Brown
Marshallton
Lancaster
W. J. Evans
F. T. Peters
Collingdale
Walter Fountain
Earle White
William G. Towers
Anne Anthony
Charles H. Picot
Annapolis
Jos. R. Gunther
Janet L. Wheatley
R. N. Hitchens
Charles W. Sylvester
Helen Hagadone
Mark Smith
Susan Smith
M. Kemp Newnam
Kemp Jr
H. F. Hall
Walter Mitchell
Mitchell
Alfred Gelletly
Theodore
Andrew Mitchell
Eda Detwiler
Edward Macpherson
Norman Wilson
Hull
Lyons
Methodist Ladies Aid
Church House
Elsie Matthews
T. L. Day
Roy Tawes
Leonard Dean
T. P. Warren
Eulah
Myrtle Warren
Richmond
Lou Huston
Clinton
Woman’s Home Missionary
Soliety
Methodist Church
Ada Matthews
Viola Jones
W. D. Marvel
Albert Saunders
Alice Cordrey
Goldsboro
Fanniy Craig
Walter Booker
Chambersburg
Watson Booker
Helen Shothour
Hiram Kenton
Emory Pearson
Burrsville
Clifton Morris
Geneva
Ed. Morris
Lula Bickey
Stella Diefenderfer
Maud
Samuel Jopp
Roland Fountain
John Swing
South Orange
Alice Bennington
Harry Laird
Ruby
Margaret Laird
George Wooters
L. C. Detwiler
Paul Neff
Herbert Keeneman
Mulford Swing
Elmer Cole
William Davis
Elmer Hoffman
Hoffman
Park Drive
Carlton Marvel
Land
Henry Detwiler Jr
Roxanna
James Wilson
Elsmere
Frank Klotz
Mallory Winstead
C. W. Hinton
Miskimon, Va
Jonas King
Leonard Thomas
Grasonville
M. H. Thomas
A. W. Saulsbury
Everett Perry
Belmont
Will Richards
J. J. Ivison
Detwiler
Altoona
T. W. Jones
Memoriam
Nuttle Milling Co
Hillsboro
Richard C. Leonard
Ruskin
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