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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1938

Page

9

Nice Leghorn friers and other items for sale

A Denton area notice list includes leghorn fr iers for sale by Norman A Leese and a variety of items from shavings for chicken houses to a sale of saleable goods. Rentals announced for Franklin Street properties, plus a two room apartment. Community notices include WCTU meeting at Mrs Sallie Covey’s and a fall rummage sale by Christ Church Guild next Saturday.

Norman A. Leese Camp Ground Road Franklin Street W. K. Cumming J. Kemp Stevens Denton T. Alan Goldsborough the Journal Caroline County Guild of Christ Church Market Street A. E. Miller Third Randolph Streets Myra Due Charle Due Cincinnati Due Thomas L. Trice Preston Trice Marie Due Minnie Due Charlotte Due Elma Due Catherine Due George W. Clendaniel Soil Conservation Office Law J. S. Fifer Ridgely Mattie Smith George E. Water Mary Jane Waters Erna Martin Charlottsville Waters Avalon Co. Newton George Fifer Moore Elijah and Louise Walker Moore Delaware Moore Camp Delgaarva Camp Laurel Del Dail Moore Seaford Old Bethel M. E Patty Cannon Refiance James Sarah Moore Breuill Eldorado Commodore Edward Moore Payne Merchants and Miners Oleta Connelly Patty Jennie Crouse offDenton William A. Moore Sea‘ford Dora DesBrinsay Pocolumoke City George Neal Hamiden Conn J. Virgil Moore Dentton Wood L. Moore Easton Wall Moore J. Ed. Nichols Lida M. Wine Mattie Moore J. Virgil Moore and Sons Lannace Moore Pau- Jing Moore T. J. Turkington

Social Notes Highlight Local Guests and Visits

Denton area society pages list numerous visitors and hosts from Chester Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore. Notables include Dr Arlo A Brown Drew University president and Mrs Brown plus Mrs Eliason visiting Denton friends. Several residents travel to Virginia West Virginia and Maryland for conferences tours and family visits.

Maryland Rural Women Tour New York City Offered

About 80 Maryland rural women from counties along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will tour New York City September 15 to 27. The trip, planned by O K Quivey of B and O Railroad and sponsored with the University of Maryland Extension Service, includes Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, Fifth Avenue dining, the Aquarium, Little Church Around the Corner, Old Trinity Church, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, department store visits, and shopping time.

Maryland Baltimore and Ohio Railroad New York City Venia M. Keller University of Maryland Extension Service O. K. Quivey Agricultural Department Quivey Rockefeller Center Observation Tower Radio City Music Hall Fifth Avenue Aquarium Little Church Around the Corner Old Trinity Church Metropolitan Museum of Art New York

Good Food For Sound Thinkers Quote Collection

A compact note presents sayings attributed to John R. Mekes, a meteorologist, and lines attributed to Lowell and Celia Thaxon. The piece reads as a compilation of quotes on wisdom, comfort, and sunrise.

Sunday church notices span several local faiths and services

Notices list church services for Sept 11 across Denton Ridgely and surrounding parishes. Denominational events include M P Church morning worship and evening subjects False and True Worship in Contrast and The King's Chambers, Rally Day in October, and midweek meetings. Brethren, New Jerusalem, Catholic masses, and catechism classes are noted with guest speakers and schedules.

Andrews Denton M. P. Church King’s Chambers Christian Endeavor Aaron District No. 3 M. P. Church Denton Maryland Albert Fike Easton Concord Gerald Jones North Salem N. H Liden Hickman Del Church of the New Jerusalem Preston Ridgely St. Benedict's Church St. Elizabeth’s Church St. Gertrude’s Academy

Orphans Court Approves Multiple Caroline County Estates

The Orphans Court of Caroline County met with Judges Towers Handy and Dennis. Various matters approved include final distribution and release in James R. Phillips estate, inventories for William R. Thomas and Lucinda Frances Fishell estates, and administration grants for Nellie Pearl Willis and Ollie E. Wright estates. Appraisers named. notices to creditors issued. orders to sell property granted. multiple estate accounts filed.

Orphans’ Court Caroline County Judges Towers Handy Dennis James R. Phillips William R. Thomas Francis L. Perry Rudolph M. Tismar Nellie Pearl Willis William Penn Willis Herman Layton Richard Bullock David M. Cheezum Francis E. Loomis Ollie E. Wright Earl G. Wright Lucinda Frances Fishell Elmer Buzzee Harry F. Connor

Sunday church notices and social guests in Drexel Hill area

Mr and Mrs Charles Wilson of Drexel Hill and Mr and Mrs G L Blades of Burrsville were Sunday afternoon guests at two Sunday School gatherings. Rev H H Schauer preached at 3 with Christian Endeavor led by J H Dandy. Mrs Hoffman was hospitalized in Baltimore after hosting guests near Williston. Other visits included Ramsburgs with Butler parents and Dorothy Todd of Washington dining with the Merrriken/Merriken families.

Charles Wilson Drexel Hill G. L. Blades Burrsville F. Smith J. A. Billings H. H. Schauer Christian Endeavor Hoffman Williston Greensboro R. H. Merriken Baltimore Manning Merriken J. H. Dandy W. K. Smith F. N. Smith

Ridgely Weekly News Letter Highlights Local Visits

Mr and Mrs I E Brown and grandson Jimmie Brown of Allentown PA with Miss Edna Detwiler and Miss Elsie Matthews of Ridgely visited Miss Detwiler's sister at Pealiquor. A large group attended a Garland Lake picnic with many relatives from Denton Hillsboro Centreville and Philadelphia. The Furman’s Grove Homemakers Club met with Mrs Rowe Wood near Queen Anne. Residents attended a Booker's Wharf picnic and trips to Rehoboth and Holland Virginia. The Ridgely Basket Factory opens a night shift as local activity remains strong with many visits to relatives and trips through the region.

I. E. Brown Jimmie Brown Allentown Edna Detwiler Elsie Matthews Ridgely Miss Detwiler A. G. Gelletty Pealiquor Fridday Geliletly Mary Grace Kenneth Henry Detwiler Roxanna Elizabeth Easton Booker’s Wharf David Strite Leonard Sparks Margaret Sparks Philadelphia Vergie Sparks Riggey Vergie Strite William Ewing Rehoboth Ed Pearsaul Edward Jr San Diego Yellowstone Park Michigan Grace Walters New York Edward Pearsaul Swing Pearsaul Holland Virginia Carl Bochan Maud Hemmons Baltimore Frank Matthews Harry Laird Women’s Home Missionary Society M. W. Wiley William Matthews Smyrna Del Clinton Stoopes James Wilson Tuscarora Blue Ridge Mountains Kenneth Jarrell Wilmington Harold Fountain Alan Temple Irving Bloxton Harry Swann Paul Callahan Athletics Boston Wilson Jackson Arlington N. J Emma Jackson Miriam Doris Riverside Hotel Mary Brumbaugh Preston Eleanor Taylor Federalsburg Annie White Wayne, Pa Margaret Saulssbury Mildred Diefenderfer William Moore Marcus Hook Fred Friedel Elizabeth Haymaker Centreville Ronald Lane Richard Blackburn Caroline County Farm Bureau Thompson Swing Keene Saulsbury Hanover Herman Mitchell Middletown Andrew Mitchell

GAINING ON DEATH IN SAFETY FIGHT FOR 1938

The National Safety Council notes 3670 fewer automobile deaths in the first half of 1938 versus 1937, with ongoing progress through July. It urges continued, permanent traffic safety efforts by motorists, judges, and police, warning that fall and winter hazards demand steady action and better engineering and enforcement to save more lives.

National Safety Council

Local Folks Spend Holidays Across Nearby States

GOLDSBORO reports Mrs Linwood Bennett and children from Linwood Pa visited the Bennett home for the holidays. Lewis Carrow of Philadelphia visited Mrs Kate Jones. Mrs Grace Selleck and Miss Anne Wright of Wilmington spent holidays with the Wrights. John Crawford and family returned from West Virginia after two weeks with relatives. Paul Rash of Wilmington visited his mother Vergie Cartwright. Mollie Shockley spent days with son Bryan Shockley in Eastville Virginia. Public school opened with new teacher Miss Wallace. Local residents heard Roosevelt in Denton. Charles Willson of Easton visited W J Murphy. Mrs Calvin Richard and Martha Smith visited relatives in Pennsylvania. Martha Smith returned to Hughesville Md for another year. Mrs Noble Shively hosted her brother Gilbert Brown of Washington.

Harvey Lord Ernest Lord Chester Roland Lord Marshallon Del Everette Gambrill Gertrude Waletis Federalsburg Fred Wright Thomas Opal Crudder Baltimore Grace Gelletly Denton Arlo A. Brown Drew University Brown Bayard Eliason Wilmington H. E. Ramsdell A. S. Thawley Eliason J. M. Lindale Denton M. E. Church Jacob B. Davis C. Wesley Duvall Mac McComas Richard Tilghman Hemsley Tilghman Hemsley Davis Fairmont Monroe G. Crouse Albert Seese Norman A. Seese Sylvia Seese Virginia Bridgewater Skyline Drive Harry Harecum Gail Cooper Andrew Thawley Frank Thawley Laurel Clark Smith Goldsboro Harry Stevens C. J. Kern William Alderfer Jeremiah Alderfer Souderton Price Alderfer Pottstown J. Kemp Stevens Church Home Oron F. Smith Wayford Brown Martha J. M. Brown Selden C. Watters Philadelphia Fannie Shields Watters Norman A. Leese Jr Craigsville Henry F. Smith Carson Little Waverly Smith Margaret Seese N. A. Seese L. E. Smith Jacqueline Smith Washington Lola Willoughby William Crudden A. G. Gelletty Minnie Wesley Frank Hoagland Leonardo N. J Lillian Willoughby Walter Sparklin Petersburg Marie Eaton Easton Hospital Linwood Bennett Linwood Luther Bennett Lewis Jones Lewis Carrow Kate Jones Grace Selleck Anne Wright John Wright John Crawford West Virginia Paul Rash Vergie Cartwright Mollie Shockley Bryan Shockley Eastville Miss T. E. Heather Carl Heinle Tom Jr New York Heinle Charles Voss Miss Voss Pittsburgh Elmer Bowdle Ladies’ Aid Society Mary Smith Sara Jacobs O. F. Morris Ralph Townsend Chestertown J. Tyson Heather Fannie Hummer Miss Maud Olin Dover Roosevelt H. S. Dailey Wallace Stafford Wesley Shewbrooks Centrevile Dorothy Shultie Henderson Leonard Covell Heather Olin Hummer Dovar

Concord shower for Mr. and Mrs. Dawson Hubbard

A Friday evening shower hosted at the home of Mrs. India Todd drew about two hundred guests who offered gifts and best wishes. The event featured refreshments and honored the bride and groom, with invitations extended by family and friends including Mrs. Todd’s relatives.

Dawson Hubbard India Todd Mr. Hubbard Cooper €. Chew Camden N. J Betty Chew Robert Chew Doris Gernhardt Frank H. Doerr Lawrence Hayes Wilmington Fred Downes Chapel Frank Doerr

Local Guests Visit Across Town on Labor Day

Bur rsville hosted J W Price and guests including Ernest Knotts family and Frank Price with two sons from Chester. Laura Porter hosted Tina Straughn Helen Straughn and John Taylor from Elsmere Pa. Anna Chance returned to Swarthmore. Drexel Hill guests G L Blades. Bill Joyce visited Harry Porter. Frank Colescott visited father John Colescott. Union M P Church ladies held a well attended supper last Wednesday night.

J. W. Price Ernest Knotts Frank Price Chester Lawrence Price Lelia Hopkins Harrington Tina Straughn Helen Philadelphia John Taylor Elsmere Laura Porter Anna Chance Mechanicsburg John Colescott Union M. P. Church

Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter Highlights Local Visits

A roundup of visits and social calls across Delaware and Maryland towns. Irwin Baron family from Allentown and multiple residents from Ridgely Boothwyn Lansdowne Matthews Baltimore Washington and Read ing spent time with Blades DeFord and Bramble households. Community Club readies fall meeting. teachers depart for Salisbury and local residents visit Philadelphia Rehoboth and Baltimore.

Heather Family Hosts Weekend Guests and Visits across Towns

Marydel residents recount entertaining relatives from New York and Pittsburgh. Guests included Carl Heinle and family, Miss Voss, and Olin Hummer. The event followed praise for a successful supper raising over ninety dollars and local social activities in Denton, Dover, and Wilmington.

Adams Cross Roads Holiday Visitors At Ocean City Md

Mr and Mrs Thurman Fountain spent Tuesday and Wednesday at Ocean City Maryland with his Pennsylvania relatives who have been here two weeks Mrs Bill Jones and daughter returned home after a one week stay and Mrs Earl Adams spent two weeks at Ocean City The Adams family and friends held holidays there with several other visits from Wilmington Pennsylvania and nearby towns

Thurman Fountain Ocean City Pennsylvania Bill Jones Earl Adams John Adams Minnie Adams Wilmington Virginia Lee Robinson Claude Noble Ira Adams Earle Robinson Edna Adams George Terrell and Son F. W. Fountain Rolfe Elsie Savitz Bernice Adams C. W. Adams Lawrence Hayes Arthur Adams George Wheatley Roland Hickman

Choptank Club Holds September Meeting

The Twentieth Century Community Club meets Wednesday September 14 at 2 pm in the M P Ladies Aid room in Chop Tank. Mrs. W E Stewart hosts with assistance from Miss Marie L Perry.

Twentieth Century Community Club Choptank W. E. Stewart Marie L.perry

Birthday and social round in Preston community

Mrs Burton Proctor Jr hosted Mary Louise’s seventh birthday with guests including Joan Noble and Janet Spence. A dinner honored Mr and Mrs A E Price. Local families like the Wright Willey Amato and Noble households spent weekends at Bonnie Brink Masonic Home Atlantic City Ocean City and Labor Day trips.

Burton Proctor Jr Mary Louise Joan Noble Janet Spence Marylin Belle Noble Diane Lois Dulin Elise Eloise Covey Barbara Sisk Dora Mitchell Burton Proctor Luke Amato John Noble A. E. Price H. B. Wright Arthur Willey Manetta Bonnie Aberdeen Havre de Grace Warren E. Sewell Virginia Kenneth Sewell Ford Sewell J. Frank Patchett Rehoboth William Rieck William Strong Maine Dorothy O’connor Baltimore Raymond Poole Billy J. H. Stieff Atlantic City Eleanor Trice Winfield Trice Admiral G. C. Carmine New England John Chenowith Constance Towson Preston Osteen David Centreville Noble Kelley Ocean City Mary Flaharty Leon Cox

August Weather Averages for Maryland and Delaware 1928

In August 1928 Maryland and Delaware experienced dry sunny and warm conditions the warmest August since 1900 with record sunshine since 1895. Maryland reports show mean 76.1 degrees across 40 stations 3 above normal. high 80.8 at Solomons low 67.0 at Lines. max temp 100 at Great Falls on the 15th. rainfall 2.74 inches 60 percent of normal with Elkton 6.17 inches as greatest and Easton 0.55 inches least. 24 hour max 2.55 inches at Charlotte Halt on the 6th. Delaware means 76.7 across 6 stations 2.1 above normal. high 78.1 at Delaware City. low 49 at Bridgeville. max temp 98 at Millsboro on the 16th. rainfall 3.98 inches 1.40 below normal with Delaware City 5.71 inches greatest and Dover 1.06 inches least. 24 hour max 3.45 inches at Delaware City on the 7th–8th. John R. Weeks, Meteorologist.

Maryland Delaware Solomons Lines Great Falls Oakland Elkton Easton Charlotte Halt Delaware City Delaware Breakwater Millsboro Bridgeville Dover John R. Weeks

Ridgely Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events

Local residents attend theater outings and family milestones while neighbors host guests and travelers. Bettie and Clinton Guthrie enter schooling locally as families plan moves, and a series of visits unfolds with guests from Snow Hill Rehoboth Easton Baltimore and Hampstead. Community events include a Saturday baked goods sale at the Library and local recreation center outings amid school travel to Annapolis and college town activities.

Marian Stoops Clinton Stoops James Wilson Fred Voshell Page Jones A. G. Saulsbury Rehoboth Joseph Snowberger Firemen’s School College Park Frank Samis Charles Reese Annapolis Joseph Brumbaugh Easton Mary Murphy W. Power and Children Baltimore Thelma Bowman Salisbury Isabel Wyatt Fifer Hospital Bertie

Parran Russell Funeral Held in Greensboro

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at one o clock in Ray mond B Rawlings funeral chapel for Parran T Russell aged 77 a farmer who died at his Burrsville road home last Thursday of heart disease Survivors include his widow one son two daughters and several siblings Several local residents and visitors were noted in a long list of weekend travels and visits across Delmarva including Rehoboth Beach and Wilmington with many extended family entries and out of town guests.

Raymond B. Rawlings Parran T. Russell Burrsville Road Tilghman Smith Greensboro M. E Horsey Russell Nellie Florence Russell R. E. Russell Dwight Russell Pitman N. J Emma Russell Philadelphia Rehoboth Beach H. L. Cohee Walter Weaver George Hollingsworth L. W. Taylor Nelson Bishop John Jarvis Sarah Woodward Peggy Smith Bud Smith Frank Baughley Burton Wilmington Alfred Blackburn Alfreda Blackburn Betty Wyatt Golden College Wyatt Lancaster Mary Russell Anna Jane Russell Mary Wheatman Betty Bigger Smyrna W. Thomas Thornton Arthur Wheatman Denton Richard Frampton Chester Earl Deaner Deaner Earl Nicholss Miss Grace Linwood Charles Nichols Medford L. Price Kenneth Bostic Skyline Drive Luray Caverns Charles Sipple William H. Sipple Bostic Norman Warner Jennie Hopkins Dover Clayton Poole Lew Asilton Wye Mills Clarence Rusdell Fred Neymer Drexel Hill Raymond Harding Cambridge Bobbie Dill Oscar Wyatt Felton Nelson Evans Irene Baynard Mike Pursley Walter Raver Edith Greenlee John Reenlee Davis Gottwals David Gottwals Jr Silver Springs Steve Sester Sr M. B. Cooper Clara Seward Frank Hartnett Lester Stevenson George Stevenson Ralph Nichols Camden George Nichols J. A. Mertens Washington M. F. Reed Eleanor Aberteen Carrie Hobbs Baltimore Burt Hobbs Henry Shultie Henderson

Also Mentioned on This Page

the Local Department John R. Mekes Lowell Celia Thaxon Hobbs Hillsboro Tuckahoe Irwin Baron Edgar Blades C. H. Halman Lillian Boothwyn Chas. Schlegel Marie Lansdowne Cora Reese Sheppard Gill James Price Matthews Willard Russell Wm. Sparks Urban Bowman and Son Frank Fleming James Loose Meredith Uhrig Reading Charles DeFord Nancy Jane Kline Frances Strickland State Teachers College Depue H. Duffey Charles Jarrell Herman Callahan John Warner Brashears St. Augustine Fla J. E. Bramble Brown Thawley Milford G. B. Stewart Marydel Adams Cross Roads
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