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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1929
Page
5
Fall fashions and local notices across Burrsville Preston Denton
Local ads announce fall hats coats and dresses at J H Nichols Co plus used plows and sewing services. Community events include church guild meetings Halloween benefit, garden inn tea room opening, and a fall supper at the M P Church. Church services, charity lunches, dairy cow sale, and a public sale of Wisconsin dairy cows are listed. A town fire in St Michaels causes significant damage, with municipal notes on upcoming religious education convention and a Sisterhood event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Nichols & Co
R. H. Stafford
Burrsville
Elmer T, Orme
Denton
Mary Pastorfield
Market Street
Christ Church Guild
Palace Theatre
Ladies Aid
M. E. Church
Enoch George
Preston
M. P. Church
Caroline County
Federalsburg
New Bridge
Roselth Knapp Breed
America
Barratt
Samuel McWilliams
Salisbury
Guernsey
Young & Calloway
Epiphany Mission
St. Andrew’s Mission
Hurlock
Wisconsin
Cordova
C. S. Brinsfield
Easton
Joy N. Cooper
Eutaw Place
Gail F. Cooper
Frank
Cooper
Maryland-Delaware Council of Religious Education
Annapolis
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church
Delaware Sunday School Association
Maryland Council of Religious Education
St. Michaels
J. Norman Marshall
Baltimore
Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
Rex Research Fellowship
Adv
Social and club notices from Denton on Sept 20
Sunday evening service at Methodist Protestant Church features The Loyal Sons Sunday School class with singing by the Denton Firemen's quartet and addresses by Virgil Moore and Cecil Blake. Reopened church room hosts service as Denton Community Club resumes biweekly meetings with a Wheatley talk on home school and church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Loyal Sons
Virgil Moore
Cecil Blake
Blake
Snow Hill
Raymond G. Williams
Denton Community Club
Melvin E. Wheatley
Louise de Ginther
Easton
Dentonians
Fletcher Stafford
Emma Ayres
James Ayres
James Wicks
Emily
Louis Ayres
Gloria
Red Bank
N. J
Joe McFinley
Billy
Philadelphia
Marion Downes
Virginia
Luray
Shenandoah Valley
Harry Clark
Wilbur Clark
Cape May Court House
Sam Hollingsend
Cape May City
Fred McWilliams
M. Robertson
Ontario
Canada
Alex. McWilliams
Sallie Messimer
Wilmer Hutton
Baltimore
Walter Sparktin
Wm. R. Trippe
Denver
Col
E. T.tubbs
Florence Trice
Newark
Wilmington
County 4-H Leaders Meet in Home Demonstration Office
County Extension News reports a 4-H Local Leaders meeting set for Wednesday October 9 at 2 30 in the Home Demonstration Agent office. The program aims to aid leaders with new work based on National Camp materials and will involve about fifteen girls clubs with Miss Emerson of the University of Maryland attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Warren
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Miss Emerson
University of Maryland
Bridgetown
Thelma Hunter
Ridgely
M. E. Holsinger
Edna Crouse
Denton
Denton 4-H Clothing Club (Sr.), Mrs. A. Russel
Denton 4-H Clothing Club
Anna W. Seward
Preston 4-H Clothing Club
Ruth Voshell
Hubbard's Baking Club
Miss Q. Moore
Williston Community Club Meets With Demonstration Session
Williston Community Club gathered last Thursday evening with president Mrs. O G Hignutt presiding. Members sang America the Beautiful and joked about pickle recipes during roll call then heard committee reports before Miss Spafford demonstrated wood floor finishes. Adjournment was to October to meet Mrs Pringle. refreshments were served. Visitors included Mr and Mrs David Taylor and daughters Anna and Mary Emma of Centreville, guests of Mrs Hignutt. Mr and Mrs James Howard returned to Wildwood N D. Mrs U G Todd visits W C Todd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston
David Taylor
Anna
Mary Emma
Centreville
Light bloom on a night blooming Cereus sighted at Choptank
The Ladies Aid of the M. P. Church in Choptank canceled September with a social at Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Spence to view light blooming Cereus. The October meeting is set for October 1 at the Spence home with emphasis on upcoming Aid advancement business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choptank
M. P
J. H. Spence
Cereus
Four Federalsburg men on murder trial in Pennsylvania
Four men from Ambler, Pennsylvania, including Robert Shallowell and Isaac Hallowell with Harry Hallowell, await trial for the death of William Heim found beside a burned car near Ambler. Local defense led by T Alan Goldsborough and Brewster Deen, aided by John W. Hallowell. Community interest runs high as regional figures and local schools are noted. district Poultry Association directors named and joint church services planned during renovations at Union Methodist Protestant Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federalsburg
Norristown
Robert Shallowell
Isaac Hallowell
Harry
Ambler
Pennsylvania
William Heim
Hallowells
Max Chambers
Dorchester County Poultry Association
George W. Hubbard
Hurlock
Curtis Wolff
Rhodesdale
F. Winfield Webster
Frances Wilkinson
Cambridge
le Compt
Ransom P. Nichols
M. E
New England
G. E. Leister
Copper Carbonate Dust Field Treatment Fights Wheat Disease
County Extension notes a wheat disease causing losses from grain dockage and reduced yields. A survey shows treated fields nearly free of the disease compared with untreated. Copper carbonate dust, applied to seed wheat with revolving barrel machines, has performed well for four years and is affordable in the county.
Control of Insects in Stored Grain In Wheat
Inquiries on controlling weevils in stored wheat. Use carbon disulfide or bisulfide liquid at 1 lb per 100 bushels. Gas forms heavier than air, penetrates grain. leave 24 to 36 hours. Pour liquid on wheat or in shallow pans. If grain room not tight, cover with tarpaulin. Shovel grain over after treatment to air and prevent heating. Handle with fire cautions due to flammability. Obtain material at drug stores and supply houses.
Maryland 4-H Member Rufus King Attends National Conference
Rufus King of the Ridge ly 4-H club represented Maryland at the National conference of 4-11 clubs held at Camp Hill Vail in September at the Eastern States Exposition in Springfield Massachusetts. King was selected by E G Jenkins, boys club agent for Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus King
Maryland
Camp Vail
Springfield
Mass
Rufus
E. G. Jenkins
Corn Varieties Show Prospects Of High Yield
Two fields of corn display strong yield prospects with Reid's Yellow Dent at Zeth Weaver's Greensboro farm and Clarage corn at B H E Thieroff's Preston farm. Seed for Reid's Yellow Dent came from Harford county seed grower Henry Rigdom. Clarage seed from Ohio. Ray W Carpenter, a drainage engineer, will visit Caroline County to advise on drainage and farmers may leave word at the County Agent's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Zeth Weaver
Greensboro
B. H. E. Thieroff
Preston
Weaver
Reid
Henry Rigdom
Harford County
Thieroff
Clarage
Ohio
Ray W. Carpenter
Caroline County
Carpenter
Widow Miss Mary Hoffman Dies in Ridgely
Weekly Ridgely News Letter reports the death of Miss Mary Hoffman at her Central avenue home on Saturday. Funeral was held there Monday with Rev. Samuel Troxell of Baltimore delivering the sermon on eternal life. Interment followed at Greensboro. Hoffman, siblings, and relatives are listed. community events include Ridgely 4-H club meeting and social visits by locals and visitors.
Rotary International President to Visit Shore
M Eugene Newsom president of Rotary International from Durham NC will visit the Eastern Shore on October 10 at Easton for a dinner meeting at the Easton Armory. About 400 members from the Eastern and Western Shore are expected to attend as District Governor Bjorlee of Frederick delegates the arrangements. Newsom is touring European districts before his return to America to join the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Eugene Newsom
Durham
N. C
Rotary International
Easton
Newsom
Rotary
Denton
Baltimore
Chestertown
Washington
Frederick
Cumberland
Easton Armory
Eastern Shore
Western Shore
Bradley
Easton Club
Bjorlee
Chicago
Europe
America
Burrsville Social Event to Benefit Wesley Church
A community judging social will be held in the old Burrsville school house on Tuesday evening October 1. Ice cream and cake will be sold to raise funds for Wesley M. E. Church. Sunday services on the Burrsville charge include Rally Day at 10 30 and preaching at 8 with the Hills as theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burrsville
Wesley M. E. Church
Wesley
Epworth League
Wesley Church
Town
W. T. Bullock
H. A. Porter
Suneday
Haddon Heights
N. J
Howard Bates
Philadelphia
Harvey Hufnal
Paul McFarland
Pennsylvania
Elmer Evans
Phiadelphia
John Parris
Henry Hurd
Wilmington
Rosa Hurd
Henry Stafford
Chestertown
Havre de Grace
Addie Smith
Allen Garrett
Easton
Great Folk Festival Film Shown In New York
Vernon and others attend a film depicting the grandest folk festival in Germany with 350000 in a physical education display. Prof Streit discusses German physical education. next world fete planned in Buffalo in five years.William Jacobs of Townsend dies. interment Philadelphia. Miss Laura Smith hosts visiting Wilmington group. Harington WCTU president reinstated. local residents attend events. Webster Ivins buys a tractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice H. Ross
Germany
William Streit
New York City
Buffalo
New York
William Jacobs
Adolphus Walls
Philadelphia
Laura Smith
John
Willard Smith
Roland
Townsend
Addie V. Satterfield
Harington W. C. T. U
Ernest Smith
Ida Dill
Felton
Bessie Disch
Wilmington
Webster Ivins
Local Social Notes from Bloomery and Nearby
Miss Blanche Stetler and Miss Sadie Devore of Philadelphia were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fountain. Mrs. Arthur Adams and son Reese visited Ormond Wright near Denton. Sympathy extended to the Lowe family. Bernice Adams visited Kern home. Bloomery Aid met at the church on Wednesday afternoon September 25. Mrs. Josephine Wooters visited Mrs. Hubbard last week. Sunday School and preaching at Bloomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Stetler
Sadie i Devore
Philadelphia
Fred, Fountain
Arthur Adams
Reese
Ormond Wright
Denton
Clarence Lowe
Bernice Adams
John Kern
Bloomery Aid
Josephine Wooters
W. S. Hubbard
Bloomery
W. B. Sparks
Jas. B. Stephens
Millington
Herman Worth
Pennsylvania
G. E. Knott
Summitt, del
N. E. Knott
Sarah Worth
Cambridge
J. Norman Clark
Susie Thompson
Baltimore
Nettie Seward
Annie Jump
Chas. A. de Ford
Lulu Beaven
Florence Beaven
Dora Limpert
H. R. Covell
Edgar Blades
Wm. Helfrich
Trappe
Christine Wilson
Ridgely
Miriam Gale
Blanche Horsey
Powell Short
Peter Finan
Wilmington
Charles Seymour
Reese Deane
J. T. Parker
Merritt Parker
Ifriends
Gustafson
Donald Gustafson
Bridgeport Mass
Carl Bradley
Hamlock
Will Collins
Medford Burgess
Rose Burgess
Robert Dulin
W. R. Dulin
E. P. Baylor
Trenton
N. J
James Melick
Clare Payne
Arthur Willey
Card Club
Annie Flaharty
Verse Under a Tree Narrows to Murder Volume Demand
A fragment references Omar Khayyam and a narrator seeking a rough murder volume while preferring pillows for tea or lemonade, ending with a quip about not hearing from "thou" and a nod to The Pathfinder. The passage mixes literary allusion with a craving for darker themes and a noted publication hint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar V. Khayyam
Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter Highlights Social Notes
News items from the Twin Towns along the Tuckahoe record visits, birthdays, and family outings. Rev Williard Everett spoke at a Denton meeting while Gardner Beaven broke two arm bones in a school grounds fall. Numerous locals and guests share weekend visits and travels across Centreville Baltimore Cambridge and Philadelphia.
Miss Florence Blades Hosts Fifteen Friends for 13th Birthday
Miss Florence Blades celebrated her 13th birthday hosting fifteen friends at her home Friday night from 7 to 10. Games and refreshments including ice cream cake nuts and mints accompanied pink decorations and gifts. The community notes church services and local visits as families gather at Sunday School and various residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Blades
Florence
Lee H. Richcreek
Cumberland
S. T. Culver
Hebron
Archie Purse
Peggy
Seaford
Harry Vane
Dover
Harry Gibson
Everett Blades
Fred Covington
St. Michaels
Harry Harrison
McDaniel
Will Fleming
Charles Reese
Harry Jones
Virginia Jones
Clayton
Elsie Skinner
Hester Allen
Wilmington
John Skinner
Howard Jarman
Berlin
Mollie Diggans
Eugenia Morgan
Dora Sewell
Washington College
Jane Stayton
Western Maryland College
Howard Eley
Nettie Seward
Baltimore
Horace Morgan
Ella Jump
Mildred Trice
Oscar Briscoe
Concord Residents Visit Cousins and Weather Help Corn
Miss Louise Shoemaker and brother with wife and son Donald of Washington, D C spent the weekend with cousins Mr and Mrs J H Neal and Mrs Sadie B Ritter. Mrs Ritter's mother Mrs I M Baer left for Charleston S C to spend winter in a warmer climate. Rain arrived to save late corn and both late white and sweet potatoes. Canning is in full swing as farmers work overtime to save tomatoes. Lightning damaged J H Neal's new barn. School attendance was strong for the first week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Shoemaker
Donald
Washington, D. C
J. H. Neal
Death of Mrs Augusta Clarke marks local obit note
Mrs Augusta Clarke a respected town citizen died Thursday morning from paralysis at age seventy two. No funeral arrangements have yet been announced. Nearby visitors include Harvey Morris and Maurice Bartlett with their spouses from Philadelphia and Wilmington respectively. The column also records numerous visits and weekend stays by local families and relatives across Maryland and Delaware, plus Rev C R Curtis preparing for Cumberland annual conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Clarke
Harvey Morris
Philadelphia
Maurice Bartlett
Wilmington
Wm. Cheffins
James Mulliken
Mollie Diggans
H. B. Jarman
Wm. Kinnamon
Templeville
M. K. Newnam
Kemp
Denton
Walter Sapp
Russell
Etta Mae
Washington, D. C
Jimmie Griffin
A. D. Aldrich
Montrose
D. Cartwright
O. M. Macomber
Hazel Macomber
Salisbury
Howard Jarman
Berlin
Arthur Cahall
Newport
Del
Rebecca Lane
Darby
J. F. Lane
Bill Dennison
Wyoming
A. G. Dennison
Naomi Wright
Ollie Wright
Preston
John Milby
Greenville
Local Notables Attend Services and Socials in Ridgely
Ridgely residents and guests attended funerals and social events as the community notes visiting relatives and local gatherings. Highlights include church bake sales, bake sales profits, and the construction progress on the new firehouse.
J Frank Jones Dies After Long Illness In County
J Frank Jones died Thursday morning at his home at the corner of Gay and Fourth streets after a long illness. He lived in the county all his life and was reared by the late Wm H Wooters. He married three times. his first wife Jennie Neal, second Mattie Cohee, and the surviving widow Sallie Cheezum. Stepchildren include Bertha Bradley of Philadelphia and Norman Cheezum of Denton. He worked as a cook for railroad bridge gangs on the M D & W and the B & E until ill health forced retirement about two years ago. He survived the Garey Branch wreck in August 1919, where the fireman was killed. Funeral is set for Sunday at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hoffman
Central Avenue
Samuel Troxell
Baltimore
C. We Moore
Pundy. Richards
Henderson
Robert Zacharias
Ed Weaver
Greensboro
John Alt
J. F. Klotz
Elmer Cole
Ridgely
Miss Hoffman
Paul Hoffman
Pennsylvania
Oakland
Ridgely Boy
Church House
Ridgely Girls
Rufus King
Mr. Jones
Washington
Caroline Ebling
Camp
Vail
BE. L. Cagle
Lake Charles
Earl Cagle
Philadelphia
Irving Lane
Lew Lane
Newport
George Davis
Florida
Wilson
Elma
Templeville
Willis Marshall
M. A. Perkin
St. Michaels
C. Barnes
Orange County
New York
Sallie Clark
William Lynch
Hadden
Reiter
Allentown
M. A. Brackett
West
Raymond West
Pittsburgh
Neff
Paul Neff
Ada Wolf
Ed. Stevens
Mary Laird
Rehoboth
Harry Laird
John Applebaum
F. A. Marker
F. A. Marker, Jr
Clayton
H. E. McBride
Charles Starkey
James Sides
Chestertown
Raymond Rawlins
A. S.thompson
Harry Kirsch
Phyllis
Plainfield
N. J
Harry Zeigier
J. J. Ivison
Altoona
Ivison
J. Frank Jones
Gay and
Fourth Streets
Wm. H. Wooters
Jennie Neal
Mattie Cohee
Sallie Cheezum
Bertha Bradley
Norman Cheezum
Denton
Jones
Garey’s Branch
Local Notables and a Death in the Community
Mrs Nora Reichman and Mrs Neal and child from Denton visited sister Mrs Harry Arringdale. Gabriel Friend, a respected colored citizen, died at his home nearby on Sunday at age 67. Mrs Belle Dean returned home after two weeks with friends in Bridgeville Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Reichman
Neal
Denton
Harry Arringdale
Gabriel Friend
Here
Belle Dean
Bridgeville
Del
Preston matters of interest
Benjamin Wright, recently treated at Easton Emergency Hospital, is much improved and at home. Local social notes list visits by Elizabeth and Eleanor Kelly of Plainfield New Jersey and Taylor of Philadelphia to Mrs. Clare Payne. Several households hosting guests and returning to duties are noted, including Burris family, Bartley guests from Cape Charles and Trappe, and others visiting Baltimore, Trenton, and Bridgeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Wright
Easton
Elizabeth
Eleanor Kelley
Plainfield
N. J
Taylor
Philadelphia
Clare Payne
Walter Clement
Maryland Red Cross Workers Meet in Annapolis
Maryland Red Cross holds the sole regional meeting in the state this year on October 4 at St Anne's Parish House Annapolis with Governor Albert C Ritchie as speaker. Local officers and national staff host talks on Red Cross service and an after luncheon program includes a first aid demonstration and a tour of the Naval Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Red Cross
Annapolis
St. Anne’s Parish
Albert C. Ritchie
John de Peyster Douw
Alice Edmonds
Washington County
Chapiter
Lilian Richards
District of Columbia
Hazel L. Fisher
Dorchester County
Otho H. Lee
Harford County
Duncan Dean
Talbot County
A. B. Gahan
Prince George’s County
A. M. Lichtenstein
Cumberland
Walter Davidson
W. E. Longfellow
Boy Scouts
Birkenhead
England
Ritchie
Thomas E. Green
John M. Green
Naval Academy
Orphans' Court Proceedings for Caroline County
Orphans' Court met with Judges West Harper and Shawn pres ent. Letters of administration on Mary R. Bradenbaugh estate granted to Charles G. Dukes with bond approved. Oscar Wyatt filed first and final account for Charles Wyatt estate. Administration granted to Nellie B. Todd for L Bernice Taylor with bond. Notice to creditors ordered. Appraisers named. Administrators of Walton P Taylor filed debts and sale accounts. Annie B Wheatley filed inventory for Martha M Bowers estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Caroline County
West
Harper and Shawn
Mary R. Bradenbaugh
Charles G. Dukes
Oscar Wyatt
Charles Wyatt
L. Bernice Taylor
Nellie B. Todd
Charles B. Harrison
James A. Trazzare
T. Clayton Taylor
J. Lee Taylor
Walton P. Taylor
Annie B. Wheatley
Martha M. Bowers
Thanksgiving Weekend Visits and Local Socials
Templeville residents hosted guests including George Davis of Newark New Jersey and Kate Knotts relatives. Mary Knotts accompanies Mrs Carter in Hamilton while T Carville Hony visits from Atlantic City. Church services list Sunday School at 10 and evening spreading at 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Templeville
Gurney Knotts
George Davis
Newark
N. J
George Leeds
Leon Walls
George Kype
Newport
Del
Norman Wilson
Ridgely
Frank Ross
Pittsville
Fred Ross
Wilmington
Kate O. Knotts
Mary
J. T. Carter
Hamilton
T. Carville Hony
Atlantic City
Melvin Kinnamon
Monroe Palmatory
Massey
Daniel Cole
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Shore
Vernon
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Hillsboro
Tuckahoe
Williard Everett
Elizabeth Harbaugh
Gladys Gale
Mesdames Jas. Hicks
Frank Fleming
Gardner Beaven
Richard Beaven
G. B. Stewart
Olin Hunter
Dora Morris
Harry Covell
J. Loy Beaven
Henley
Elizabeth Vesty
W. Stinson
Matthewstown
Neavitt Rice
Oscar Rice
Booker
Avis Cole
Queenstown
Milton Beaven
Queen Anne
Concord
Goldsboro
Elizabethtown
Bateman Draper
I. T. Saulsbury
Harry Zeigler
Warren Zeigler
Elgin
The
Reformed Church
Mary Rebecca Saulsbury
Ord Rairigh
Blair Rairigh
L. M. Winstead
Grub
D. M. Swing
Thompson Swing
Lancaster
Harry Hemmons
Lilian P. Trout
Harvey Holsinger
A. W. Saulsbury
Margaret and
Ruby Laird
Owen Knotts
Burton Wilkinson
Harvey Sewell
A. W. Marvel
James Lewis
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