Denton area notices and county crime roundup
Local notices include trespass and sale signs for The Journal Office and Chantry House Salisbury. Denton war bond promotion offers free theatre tickets. a Navy Recruiting Cruiser will tour the Eastern Shore visiting several towns. A fatal truck crash near Hillsboro Denton kills four, with medical examiner citing excessive speed and extensive vehicle damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Chantry House
Salisbury
Denton Journal
Nuttle Milling Co
Denton
Easton
Ladies of
St. Elizabeth’s R. C
Dora Buchsbaum
Grand Chapter of Maryland
Order of the Eastern Star
Baltimore
Eastern Star
Grand Chapter
Parkwood Cemetery
Bradford Horsey
D. Ralph Horsey
Dentonia Theatre
Ridgely
Greensboro
Mellits
David J. Ward
Ward
Roe
Wicomico County
Worcester
Dorchester
Somerset
Cecil
Navy
Maryland
Naval Reserve
Princess Anne
Pocomoke City
Cambridge
Hillsboro
Catherine Downs
Mary Turner
Edward Thomas
Grasonville
Oregon C. Leary
Caroline County
Dawson D. George
George
Gus Koste
Orers
International Dinner in Baltimore Hears Nations Represented
The Friendship Dinner in Baltimore sponsored by Business and Professional Women's clubs will feature an international theme with Consuls or their delegates from United Nations nations. Tables honor a country with native-hostess, costumes, dances, and a national anthem entry. The event highlights include flag presentations, foreign groups' entertainment, and a menu of international foods.
Church Notices Weekly Schedule and Guest Visit
The church school meets in all departments at 9 45 am for Promotion Day on October 4 with Rally Day October 11. Morning Worship at 10 45 am with music by the senior choir and sermon Love Is the Answer. Rev and Mrs Green of Dover will be guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S
Church School Fellowship
Youth Fellowship
Christian Comrade
Richard M. Green
Dover
Young Peoples
Catherine May West
Religious Services and Events Across Grace and Nearby Churches
Grace Methodist Church and nearby congregations announce upcoming services and events. Rev T J Turkington leads usual Sunday services with sermons God’s Tomorrow and When Silence Becomes a Sin. Church of the Brethren holds Sept 27 services with Rev Wm A McDaniel delivering the 11 o’clock message. Also notes Junior mothers meeting and Reopenings at Preston New Church with Rev John W Stockwell. baptismal service at West Denton Nazarene on Sept 27 at 2 PM at Brick Mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Brethren
Wm. A. McDaniel
Milton
Del
Ruth Crouse
Ruth Todd
Preston New Church
John W. Stockwell
Wisconsin
Chicago
Irvin Smith
Church of the Nazarene
West Denton
Brick Mill
Church notices mix of services and community events
The page lists schedules for Greensboro Methodist Church Pilgrim Holiness and Greensboro Baptist Church with service times and board meetings. It also notes Catholic masses in Denton and Ridgely, confessions, and a book review about Louise Howell of St Michael's Maryland, praising Tomorrow's Vintage and local poetry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Louise Howell
Bentztown
St. Michael’s
Talbot County
Weekly Ridgely News Letter Highlights Local Events
The Townsend Club met in the club room on Saturday with vice president Harry Stayer presiding. Births reported by Fifer Hospital include Audrey May, Richard Alvin, Peggy Ann Elizabeth, and Owen Francis. Numerous visits, arrivals, and social notices populate Ridgely scenes, with church, hospital, and family milestones featured throughout the week.
Smithville Homemakers Meet Discuss Corn and Tomatoes
The Smithville Homemakers Club met Tuesday with eleven members and one visitor. The president led with The Battle Hymn and the Lord's Prayer, minutes were approved, one book not returned, a demonstration on conserve by storing and recipes for pickles relishes and drying fruits and vegetables was given, and refreshments were served by hostesses Mrs. Ethel Wright and Mrs. Pearl Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithville
Queen Anne Club Plans Fall and War Work Meeting
Mrs Horace M Morgan attended a luncheon at Mrs Wilmer Fell Davis home Federalsburg, Davis president of Eastern Shore Federation of Women’s Clubs, meeting to plan fall and winter club work with focus on war activities. Mrs Mary White improving in health at Pine Bluff Sanatorium near Salisbury. Golden wedding for Mr and Mrs Charles Rhodes noted with quiet celebration due to Mrs Rhodes health. Numerous locals and out of town guests listed with visits and stays across the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace M. Morgan
Wilmer Fell Davis
Federalsburg
Philadelphia
Guy Harmon
Guy Jr
Flossy Devine
Blakeford
Paul “Buddy” Turbitt
Ridgely
Bernard Sparks
Charles Cannon Barton
Washington
Emmett Barton
Sara Hollister
Baltimore
Levi Hollister
Tuckahoe Neck
Bernard Sparks Jr
Showard T. Culver
Hebron
Pleasant Birthday Surprise for Mrs Nellie Williams
Smithville residents attended a birthday gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Calvin K Williams home on Friday honoring Mrs Nellie Williams. Guests included numerous local families and relatives from nearby Bridgeville and Concord with gifts and refreshments. The Homemakers Club met Tuesday afternoon and several locals visited family in Bridgeville and Baltimore during the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin K. Williams
Nellie Williams
Here
John Hastings
Jack
Near
Bridgeville
Clarence Bowdle
Miss Louise
Robert Wright
Phyllis
Floyd Smith
Elmer Fearins
Benny Williams
Geneva
John T. Williams
Nancy
Dollie Williams
Calvin Williams
Patricia
Williams
Ethel Wright
Pearl Smith
Smithville
Baltimore
Anna Robinson
Hastings joins Juniata College as freshman in chemistry
Samuel M. Hastings of Marydei arrived Monday September 21 to begin his studies as a freshman at Juniata College. Freshman week activities oriented him to college life. Hastings, active in high school student council, basketball, band, and chorus, will major in chemistry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel M. Hastings
Marydei
Juniata College
Hastings
Subscribe for The Journal County News Access
A local newspaper ad invites readers to subscribe to The Journal for full county news coverage. It promises comprehensive reporting on governance, communities, events, and notable local developments affecting residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Personal items from Preston and area society
Judge J T Dennis returned home after a week with his son-in-law and daughter in Plainfield New Jersey and with his son in New York. Several residents plan winter escapes to Florida while others spent weekends in nearby cities. Circle 2 of the Women’s Society of Christian Service met with Mrs C Fulton Noble. Various social visits and travels are noted among local families and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Dennis
Walter Clement
Plainfield
N. J
Purnell Dennis
New York
Charles Annie
St. Petersburg
Florida
Manville Annie
Alva Lee Hollis
Catherine Porter
Altoona
Denton
Hollis
H. M. Hollis
Marion Chambers
South Point
Ohio
Chambers
E. B. Blades
Circle No
Women’s Society of Christian Service
C. Fulton Noble
Hattie LeCompte
Robt. Dulin
John Noble
Tred Avon Yacht Club
Oxford
Levi Rudisel
Edward Prince
Baltimore
Mae Fooks
Betty
Fla
James Patchett
Charles Dean
FBI Interview Drive For Female Applicants On Shore
William R. McDowell of the Federal Bureau of Investigation plans interviews for women across Maryland’s Eastern Shore for immediate FBI positions in Washington DC. Applicants must be high school graduates, citizens, 18 to 40, in good health, bring a 3x5 inch photo, and attend at designated city venues from Sept 28 to Oct 3, 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. McDowell
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Maryland
Washington, D C
McDowell
Chestertown
Post Office
Centreville
Court House
Easton
Cambridge
Salisbury
Berlin
Pocomoke City
Municipal
Princess Anne
Community notices from Hobbs area church events
Mrs T H Towers led the Christian Endeavor service last Sunday. Manning Merriken will present a program tomorrow evening on Helping Our Friends to Live at Their Best. Rev and Mrs D S Wood entertained guests including Joyce and Harry Porter last Wednesday. Culver Smith from Waynesboro Pa visited his parents. D E Wood visited L V Pratt in Lewisville Pa later this week. Sallie Hughes and Mary Dolby of Harrington visited T C Smith last Saturday. Donald Smith returned home after a week with his brother Tommy in Chester Pa. Francis G Hill of near Baltimore was a recent guest of L H Thomas. W S Norris and W W Noble were guests of Manning Merriken. D E Wood spent the first part of the week with Fairmount friends. J H Dandy will entertain the W S C S next Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Lord Baltimore
United Nations
Business and Professional Women’s Council
Dorothy Shipley Granger
Bob Jula
Dorothy Louise Howard
John Howard
Denton
J. Leon Towers
Wesley Towers
American Corner
Denton Pilgrim
Kentucky
Towers
Caroline High School
Joe Harrington
Clyde Ellwanger
Frank Lane Jr
Otto Koenig
Joe Lee Parker
Stevens Browne
William Whitney
Washinon
George H. Wilson
Rehoboth
Wilson
Anne Wilson
Whitney
Luther J. Pippin
Robert E. Pippin
Australia
O. K
Corp
Ervin S. Pippin
Cleveland
Ohio
Chester
J. H. Beer
Vitatone
Evansville
Indiana
I. W. Poole
Beer
West
F. A. Greaves
Christ Church
St. Gertrude’s Academy
the Plains
Helen Selin
Olivia Roe
Annapolis
Paul H. Roe
Earl White
James M. Clarke
Walter Sparklin
Pfc
Edward Smith
Fort Slocum
N. Y
Olaf E. Smith
John L. Sparklin
Wilmington
J. Bradford Shawn
D. Ralph Horsey
Anne Breeding
E. W. Breeding
Hanah Detwiler
Christine McNeal
Dorothy Bacon
Detroit
Mich
Elizabeth Satterfield
Chris Biger
James Clark
T. H. Towers
Christian Endeavor
Manning Merriken
D. S. Wood
Joyce
Harry Porter
T. C. Smith
Culver Smith
Waynesboro
Thomas Smith
D. E. Wood
L. V. Pratt
Lewisville
Sallie Hughes
Mary Dolby
Harrington
Donald Smith
Tommy
Francis G. Hill
L. H. Thomas
W. S. Norris
W. W. Noble
Fairmount
J. H. Dandy
Keynoter Benson Delivers Paddington Democrats Speech
In Baltimore last Friday the Democratic convention saluted Governor Herbert R. O Conor with cheers as keynoter F Murray Benson praised the administration and national defense efforts. The meeting, hosted by Governor O Conor, showcased unity with leaders like James Clark Millard Tawes and William C Walsh in attendance. The platform pledges Maryland’s active role in the war and reaffirms support for the O Conor administration. The convention also named Walsh for attorney general and Tawes for state finances, while Republicans nominated McKeldin and Whitworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
James Clark
Howard County
F. Murray Benson
Howard W. Jackson
Herbert R. O’conor
Jackson
Millard E. Tydings
George FE. Radcliffe
Emmerson C. Harrington
Maryland
Edgar Allen Foe
O’conor
William C. Walsh
William Preston Lane
Hagerstown
Walsh
J. Millard Tawes
Herbert R. O'Conor
Templeville Church Services and Local Visits
Templeville intends September 27 services at Antioch Methodist Church with a sermon by Rev. J. P. George at 10 a m and Sunday School at 11 a m. Local residents and visitors include Mrs. Hattie Knotts, Mrs. Katie Stafford, Miss Mary Knotts, Miss M. E. Perkins, Miss Blossom Cooper, Mrs. Elizabeth Phillips, and Mrs. D. C. Haines. Regulars and guests from Hamilton Maryland Tacony Pennsylvania Beacom College Collinsdale New Jersey Annapolis Kent General Hospital Dover Chester Pa. and Kent General Hospital express wishes for Mrs. Amanda Jansen’s speedy recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antioch Methodist Church
J. P. George
Lord
Elizabeth Phillips
Hebron
D. C. Haines
Blossom Cooper
M. E. Perkins
Hattie Knotts
T. H. Carter
Cooper Carter
Hamilton
Katie Stafford
Mary Knotts
Jack Bowman
Tacony
Eleanor Starkey
Beacom College
Medford Starkey
Philip Cloyse
Collinsdale
N. J
Marie
Jennie Cloyse
Dorothy Knotts
Annapolis
Gurney Knotts
Amanda Jansen
Kent General Hospital
Dover
Wilfred McNutt
Chester
Laura McNutt
Melvin Kinnamon
Nat Woolghan
Ridgely Students Enter College and Local News Roundup
RIDGELY reports Helena and Lois Crouse begin college at Bridgewater Virginia and Juliana Massachusetts. The Ridgely Chamber of Commerce sets its season kickoff Thursday. Various local visits include Roland Porter from Wilmington to Mrs. Gertrude Cannon and Miss Annie Turner, and Leonard Dean visiting his nephew Norman Taylor in Easton. Others mention Annie Poore of Wilmington visiting Mrs. Florence Thompson, Rev. Harvey Hufnal’s Sunday sermon Thy Will be Done, Mrs. Herbert Hammond’s partial hospital recovery, Walter Bennington’s weekend with their son in Media, William Sculley from Newark visiting at home, Jacob Applebaum and son Joseph in Baltimore, Herbert Koneneman’s dahlia collection, Helen Saulsbury entering Washington College, Samuel Bear’s Baltimore weekend, and Carlton Marvel Jr entering Drexel Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Norris
Philadelphia
Beeone Jarrell
Harford Porter
Grayson Winstead
Chester
L. M. Winstead
William Bucher
Bangor
Ridgely
Bridgetown
L. E. Wimbrow
Denton
Thompson
Andrew Rampmeyer
Ella Goldsborough
Wilmington
Coursey Hemmons
Edmond Perdleton
York
T. C. Cahall
N. H. Gannon
Connolly Gannon
Centreville
Carlton Marvel
A. W. Marvel
Clark Woodward
John Guthrie
John Jr
Clinton Guthrie
Lee Covey
Charles High
Nettie Arnold
Jack Fountain
Maplewood
N. J
Anna Swing
Claude Coulbourn
Seaforn
Del
Hiram Guessford
Fred Coursey
Greensboro
Emma Jackson
Fred Flounders
Fred Jr
MacDonogh
Elijah Dean
Ruthsburg
Mary Richards
Foster Clark
Henderson
Elijah Luff
Virginia Moore
Cambridge
James Bowling
Baltimore
John Scully
Laura Mitchell
Roland Griffith
Virginia Jones
Cliayton
Walter Moore
Harold Fountain
William Davis
Irwin Saulsbury Jr
Helena
Lois Crouse
Bridgewater
Lois
Juliana
Mass
Samuel Bear
Carlton Marvel Jr
Drexel Institute
Funeral Rites Held For Edgar Laramore 70
Edgar Laramore 70, a retired farmer from Greensboro area, died Wednesday afternoon last week at his sister Mrs Laura Isaacs home on Boyce Mill road. Funeral services were Sunday at Rawlings Funeral Chapel with Rev Ray Kirwan of St Pauls Methodist Church officiating. burial followed in Greensboro cemetery. Surviving siblings include Mrs Susie Smith and Mrs Anna Legar of Queen Anne and Joseph Laramore of Denton. The item also notes local social visits and family gatherings from various residents, including Carl Nichols birthday observances and multiple visits among area families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Laramore
Rawlings
Ray Kirwan
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Greensboro
Laramore
Laura Isaacs
Boyce Mill Road
Isaacs
Susie Smith
Anna Legar
Queen Anne
Joseph Laramore
Denton
Oscar Nichols
Carl
Lacy Wilson
Wilmington
Michael Ash
Carl Nichols
Joyce Anna and
Raymond
Town
Sergt. Lacy Nichols
Wichita Falls
Texas
Marie Spence
Geiter
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Olin Hollander
Detroit
Mich
Ida Cooper
Edgar Thawley
Chester
Susie Thawley
Stanley Morris
Ingleside
Raymond Rawlings
Philadelphia
Vivian Rawlings
Elise Roe
Hershey Porter
Near Town
Carrie Hobbs
Burt Hobbs
Pvt
Alphonso Dunham
Cheriton
and Harvey Porter
William Baker
Hattie Roberts
Nors Pritchett
New Jersey
Mary Elfen Draper
Washington
Shults and kin host neighbors and relatives Sunday
Henderson and family entertained numerous guests including Mr. and Mrs. Chas Shultie from Willow Grove and others from Wyoming Greensboro Wilmington Centreville Goldsboro Philadelphia and Sadlersville over the weekend. Local families welcomed relatives and friends for a Sunday visit and a two week stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Shultie
Chas. Shultie
Willow Grove
Russel Whitby
Jackie
Wyoming
Carl Nichols
Greensboro
W. N. Walls
Nathan Walls
Centreville
Norman Smith
Goldsboro
Elsie Mae Raughles
Wilmington
George C. King
Harold King
Barbara
L. M. Jones
George Montague
Betty Montague
T. A. Montague
Clinton Sylvester
Edward Barcus
Lewis Shelton
Bonnie Lou
Sadlersville
Dora Melvin
Norman Cohee
A. B. Cohee
W. T. Clark
Eva Snyder
Elfreata
Glasgow
Adams Cross Roads Social Notes and Weekend Visits
Adams Cross Roads reports changes in household names with Mr. Gootee Liden and two daughters Helen and Bessie now Mrs. C. H. Parker. Donald Davison of Wilmington visited Grace Horsey’s family. Mrs. Fountain’s Philadelphia mother joins her in town. Claude Adams and Pauline of Cambridge called, and Minnie Adams spent weekend with Blanche Adams. Bloomery hosted Sunday School and preaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gootee Liden
Helen
Bessie
C. H. Parker
Donald Davison
Wilmington
Grace Horsey
Charles Fountain
Philadelphia
Claude Adams
Pauline
Cambridge
Minnie Adams
Blanche
Bloomery
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Local Department
First Methodist Church
Grace Methodist Church
T. J. Turkington
Woman's Division of Christian Service
Junior Epworth League
Pilgrim Holiness Church
A. C. Clark
Greensboro Baptist Church
Paul F. Burke
Baptist Training Union
Woman's Missionary Society
Denton and
St. Elizabeth’s Church
St. Benedict’s Church
Townsend Club
Harry Stayer
Washington Flash
Fred Friedel
Ada Matthews
Otober
Fifer Hospital
Audrey May
John States
Richard Alvin
Coursey Edwards
Peggy Ann Elizabeth
Leo Hutchison
Owen Francis
Bryan Turbitt
Women's Society of Christian Service
Church House
Paul Neff
Oak Lane
Jane
Edwin Chesterman Jr
Oak Lane Reformed Church
Chesterman
Royal Canadian Air Force
Ronald Lane
Elizabeth Haymaker
Elmer Anthony
Emma Carter
Kate Booker
Margaret Proutz
Charles Carter
Carter
Ocean City
William Jarrell
Kenneth
Margaret Ann
Owen Knotts
Alfred Smith
Harold Hatfield
Georgetown
Florence Thompson
Ida J. Fox
Preston
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FBI
Hobbs
Murray Benson
Keynolf
Templeville
Weiss
Edward Schoppe
Myrtle Bennett
Martin Bennett
Myrtle Welch
Aspers
Elma Harman
Helen Poore
Federica
Adams Cross Roads
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