Local Social Notes From the Hobbs Area
Mr and Mrs Paul Adams return from their wedding trip to Niagara Falls and Canada. Mr and Mrs Daniel Glenn of New Jersey were guests of Mrs Lewis Butler. They dined with Mr and Mrs Elmer Butler and family last Friday. Renzo Nesta and Anthony Musso of Scranton PA closed their canning plant here last Thursday. Mrs J R Ricards of Denton spent the weekend with sister Mrs B B Allen. Mr and Mrs L H Thomas visited Mrs James C Hardesty last Sunday. Mrs Frank Wilson of Baltimore visits sister Miss Lydia Dandy. Miss Elizabeth Hoffman of near Denton was a Sunday afternoon guest. Mr Marvin Butler of Tuckahoe Neck visited his mother Mrs Lewis Butler last Sunday. Miss Susie Cross of Washington spent weekend with her father Mr John Cross and brother Paul. Mrs C V Clarke visited her son Artley in Maryland University Hospital Baltimore last Friday. He has been a patient there the past four weeks and underwent an operation last Friday. We wish him a speedy recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Adams
Niagara Falls
Canada
Daniel Glenn
New Jersey
Lewis Butler
Elmer Butler
Renzo Nesta
Anthony Musso
Scranton
J. R. Ricards
Denton
B. B. Allen
L. H. Thomas
James C. Hardesty
Frank Wilson
Baltimore
Lydia Dandy
Elizabeth Hoffman
Marvin Butler
Tuckahoe Neck
Susie Cross
Washington
John Cross
Paul
C. V. Clarke
Artley
Maryland University Hospital
Innis Ferrick
Walter Brooks
Upper Darby
Sidney Dixon
Millington
John Sculley
Donald Watson
Wilmington
Granville Hooper
Cambridge
Hooper
Walter R. Moore
Mary Glanding
James Roy Crenshaw
Inez Richardson
Ronald R. Lane
J. K. Snowberger
Pine Bluff Sanatorium
Salisbury
Edward Sparks
Claude Towers
Carl Snowberger
Clifton Morris
Lewes
Del
Morris
Rose Shuebrooks
Willard Snowberger
Rose Shellbrooks
Snowberger
J. Simpson
Robert Towers
Gibe Sisters
Matthewstown
Shellbrooks
James Pinder
Burrsville
Ridgely
Third Street
Richard Germain
George Walls
New York City
Harvey Reinninger
Rose
Pierce
Central Avenue
Leonard Sparks
Elizabeth van Sant
Sadlersville
William Palmatory
Paul Hoffman
Midshipman Training Cruises Reach Quebec City
Service Short Harry B Wilhelm Jr USN seaman aboard USS Rich participates in the third summer Midshipman Training Cruises ending August 28. The training squadron of USS Pittsburgh, USS Juneau and destroyers sailed up the Saint Lawrence River in late July to visit Quebec City, Cuba visits followed at Havana, Guantanamo Bay, Norfolk and New York City. Crew taught midshipmen seamanship, gunnery, engineering and supply aspects of shipboard life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Wilhelm, Jr
USN
Earl Fallis
Denton
Lydia M. William
Houston
Del
Rich
Pittsburgh
Juneau
Saint Lawrence River
Quebec City
Canada
Havana
Cuba
Guantanamo Bay
Norfolk, Va
New York City
Social Security Quiz Q Why must wives and widows be married
Question explains why eligibility for benefits on the husband's account requires a minimum marriage period. It notes that eligibility rules vary by benefit type and that Congress intended a reasonable time to show dependency and discourage marriages formed solely to qualify for Old-Age and Survivors Insurance payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Why Do Beautiful Days Pass So Fast
A poem by Hilda K. Wiggin Lowe ponders why cheerful days vanish and dreary ones endure. It asks if lingering clouds could strengthen spirits and why rainbows fade as sunshine returns, suggesting creation’s design to teach humanity to belong to our Father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda K. Wiggin Lowe
Community notices from Henderson and nearby towns
Henderson and surrounding area residents spent weekends with relatives and friends in Dover Wyoming Philadelphia Chester and other places. Extended visits included birthdays reunions weddings and Labor Day gatherings with many named families and individuals pictured in local society life notes.
First American Cigars Popularized by Conestoga Wagoners
Pennsylvania produced the earliest American cigars and their popularity spread with Conestoga wagoners who nicknamed them stogies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Conestoga Wagoners
Area residents enjoy Labor Day weekend gatherings
Marydel and nearby communities hosted social visits as families and friends traveled from Philadelphia, Greensboro, Templeville, Rehoboth and beyond. Numerous calls, dinners, and wins at a Marydel carnival highlighted the holiday, with readers extending thanks to the Fire Co. and Auxiliary for a successful event.
First Auto Ad Appears in March 31 1900 Post
The Saturday Evening Post of Philadelphia ran the first automobile advertisement in a national magazine on March 31, 1900. The W. E. Roach Company of Philadelphia featured the slogan Automobiles That Give Satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saturday Evening Post
Philadelphia
W. E. Roach Company
Community notes from Ridgely and surrounding area
A roundup of local social visits and moves across Ridgely and nearby towns. Highlights include guests from Upper Darby and Cambridge, relatives visiting in Baltimore and New York, and residents returning from weekend trips. The Ridgely Lions Club and PTA plan over $500 in playground equipment delivery on Sept 11 at 2 p.m. plus local relocations and students bound for the University of Maryland.
Parsonage welcomes back Rev Omro Todd and guests visit
Mrs Roland Cartwright notes Rev Omro Todd back in parsonage after two weeks away. Dr W H Paxson hosts visitors Mrs Everett MacConnell Glenolden Pa and Mrs Willard Fowler Morton Pa. Walter Fahnstock overnight guest from Primos Pa. Shively and Quillen attend Open House for S S James 50th wedding anniversary in Henderson. Harry B Brown returns to Oteen NC after visit with Noble Shively. Shively sister. Colvil Henderson and Millville NJ spent weekend with J R Smith near town. Stanley Cole departs for State Teachers College Chester Pa. Paxson and Marjorie Williams host Womans Club from Glenolden at Paxson farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omro Todd
W. H. Paxson
Everett MacConnell
Glenolden
Willard Fowler
Morton
Walter Fahnstock
Primos
Noble Shively
A. D. Quillen
S. S. James
Henderson
Harry B. Brown
Oteen
N. C
Shively
Colvil Henderson
Millville
N. J
Weekend visits across towns span family reunions
Hickman, Wayne and Bobby Tull with Debbie Breeding spent Sunday with grandparents Clarence Breeding while parents toured Washington. Breeding relatives and Tull family members attended a ball game in Washington. Other relatives hosted and visited across Federalsburg Harrington Elizabethtown and Norristown as part of a long day of family gatherings and travel.
First Thracite Coal Shown in America in 1750
The earliest known discovery of thracite coal in America traces to about 1750 when an Indian brought a supply to a Nazareth Pennsylvania gunsmith to repair his rifle after the smith’s charcoal stock ran low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Nazareth
Pennsylvania
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Hobbs
S. Catherine Melvin
Greensboro
A. F. Gerth
Lynnbrook
L. I
Julia Gerth
T. H. Gough
Walter Buck
Wyoming
Dora B. Melvin
Catherine Melvin
Virgie Cartwright
Irving Voshell
Dover
Alex Jarman
Buffalo
N. Y
Edwin Dill
Carleton
Rising Sun
H. L. Melvin
George Horvath
Denver
Colo
John J. Horvath
Mary S. Pippin
Carol Ann Houseal
Alex Houseal
Charles Griffith
Norman Griffith
Roy Marvel
Fred A. Evans
Fischer
George F Clark
Joyce Lee
Marshallton
Labor Day
W. F. Clark
Niles
T. A. Montague
White Crystal Manor
William Phillips
Ida Elliott
Ben Elliott
Chester
Pfc
Walter Heverin
Gary
Ind
Elva Cartwright
Bellefonte
WSCS
Henderson Methodist Church
James Richard
St. Paul
Pearl Jones
James Jones
Jimmie
Leslie States
Riverview Beach
Jimmie Jones
Frederica
Ray Turner
Sunset Park
A & B Service
Marydel
Howard BB. Logan
Elizabeth A. Stone
Addie Jackson
Leggett
Robinson
Templeville
Maud Hammer
L. H. Collison
Frank Winch
Clara Winch
Margaret Gardner
T. Olin Ford
Rehoboth
Alex Duplecki
East Lansdowne
H. R. Butts
Stevensville
Church Hill
Hattie Moore
Harry Seeney
Smyrna
Janet Heather
Pamela Pepper
New York
Scandinavian Airlines
Europe
Scotland
England
Holland
Belgium
France
Louis Antal
Turner Air Base
Albany
Atlanta
Porto Rico
Clara Smith
Paul Smith
Oliver Johnson
Magnolia
Kiekhaefer
Will’s Sporting Goods Store
Franklin St
I2hone
Sunda
Grace Vernon Smith
Elnora Hoffman
Havre de Grace
Ridgely Lions Club
Ridgely Pta
Lewis Cherry
Kessler Farm
Irvin Lane
Gaitley Lane
Frank Lane
Jane Ringgold
University of Maryland
Miss Ringgold
Ridgely High School
Clarence C. Ringgold
Goldsboro
Roland Cartwright
Hickman
Susie Noble
Wayne
Bobby
Debbie Tull
Clarence Breeding
Frank Breeding
Allen Breeding
Paul Breeding
Leroy Tull
Irvin O'Day
Sue Ann
Dale Nagel
Federalsburg
Isaac Noble
Lena Willis
Elaine and
Roland
Andersontown
Sam Andrew
Lins Harrington
Elizabethtown
Paul McCartney
Wilmer Nagel
Carl Parker
Bill Tull
Bridgeville
Olin Melvin
Norristown
Rockland
Fverngam’s Denton
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