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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1949
Page
2
The Double Hills Homemaker's Club met on Tuesday at 12 30 pm September 27 at Brethren Mardella Camp with 11 members and Miss Spafford. A covered dish luncheon featured recipes from July sheets.
Unity Homemakers Club met at Mrs Lee Wyatt's home with Mrs Ware Craft assisting on Wednesday afternoon September 21. Members shared travel anniversaries and outdoor fireplace projects under the roll call theme a successful good time your family had together.
The Unity Club hosts teedax on Oct 19 with Mrs Walter Palmer and Mrs J E French as hostesses. The president will attend the national homemakers convention in Colorado Springs from Oct 3 to 16 with addresses by a Icelandic minister and Miss Elizabeth Lorenz of Germany among other speakers. An ice show at Bloodmoor Ice Palace, a church wagon supper in Garden of the Gods, and trips to Pikes Peak are planned.
The Orphans Court on Tuesday, led by Chief Judge H. Roland Towers and with Judges Moore and Coulby, granted letters of administration in William H. Lane estate to Elizabeth Lane, approved bonds, ordered creditor notices, and filed appraisals and inventories across multiple estates including Merriken, Parris, Preston, Jarman, Atherton, Perry, Wright, Smith, Thawley, and Lane. Probate actions included wills proved, executors named, and orders to sell assets where indicated.
Miss Martha Layton, died years ago. Lillie Smith 82 widow of William H Smith of Denton found dead beside her bed in her apartment by neighbor Emory Kimmey. In failing health for years, not bedridden. Born Caroline County daughter of Wesley and Lucinda Matthews Roe. Cousins survive. Funeral at J Virgil Moore and Son Funeral Home Saturday 2 p m. Burial in Denton Cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Boseman welcome a son Joseph Daniel Boseman Jr born Sept 20 at Memorial Hospital Easton both mother and baby doing well Mrs Kate Hynes and Marvin Redden of Acre Institution Baltimore spent weekend with Marvin Redden and Mrs Joseph Richardson joined them for a week end visit William N Raleigh from Philadelphia visiting at home
The 138th Anniversary service is at 10 45 A M with Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes as speaker. Special music by Junior and Senior Choirs. 7 30 P M a musical service featuring Edward Scanlon Jr and Emma Stewart. Church notices include Sunday School 9 45 A M and weekly meetings through the week.
Main Street Denton Maryland reports Rev T J Turkington pastor with Sunday School 945 morning service at 11 and a special Rally Day service by the Sunday School M Y F meets 645 in fall winter season. Evening service at 730 Wednesday prayer 730 Thursday choir rehearsal 7 Hobbs Md service 930 morning Sunday School 1030 with Manning Merriken as superintendent.
The record lists Rev J Francis McDonough as pastor in Denton Maryland with service times on October 2 1949 at St Elizabeths 10 00 and St Benedicts 8 30 and October 7 1949 at St Elizabeths 8 00 A M indicating church schedule details for that period.
Edwin W. M. Johnson rector leads no early service with 10 am mass and sermon. Church School at 11 am follows, with Choral Eucharist and Sermon scheduled for the morning.
Church activities list worship hours and sermon topic The Ecumenical Church as preparatory to communion 11 AM service at 11 and 7 PM world communion observance. Sunday morning 10 AM Sunday School with Earl Holsinger superintendent Prayer meeting Wednesday night.
Sunday services listed for West Denton Md include Sunday School at 10:00 am Morning Worship at 11:00 am Evangelistic Service at 7:45 pm and Prayer Service at 7:45 pm on Web.
Pilgrim Holiness Church Denton Maryland announces Sunday School at 9 30 A M Praise service at 10 30 A M Preaching at 11 A M Young Peoples meeting at 7 P M and another preaching service at 7 30 P M Thursday prayer service at 7 30 P M led by Rev W H Dudley pastor
A list of schedule times for Concord Grove and connected Methodist churches led by Melvin Kay and J. P. Thompson with worship hours and Sunday school sessions across Choptank Harmony and American Corners areas.
Piney Community Church on Denton Greensboro Road with Pastor W L Jump offers Sunday School at 2:30 P M Preaching at 3:30 P M and 8:00 P M and an 8:00 P M Prayer Meeting Members are invited Greensboro Baptist Church led by Pastor C H DuBois holds Sunday School at 10:00 A M Morning Worship at 11:00 A M Training Union at 7:00 P M Evening Worship at 7:45 P M and Prayer Meeting on Wednesday at 7:45 P M
St Pauls United Methodist Church Greensboro Maryland led by Rev Grayson Wheatley offers church school at 10 am worship at 11 am M Y F devotional at 7 pm song and praise at 730 pm weekly prayer Wednesday at 730 pm weekly choir practice Saturdays at 8 pm first Thursday monthly Young Adult Fellowship business and social meeting second Thursday monthly W S C S business meeting
Rev. T. S. Dixon, pastor, will preach at 2 30 p m on the first third and fifth Sundays each month in the church schedule.
Elder Vernon Rees presides at Harrington Seventh Day Adventist Church with Sabbath School at 9 36 a m and sermon at 11 00 a m A prayer meeting is held Thursday at 7 30 p m A hearty welcome is extended to all to worship with us
Rev. P. F. Bean presides with 9 45 a m Sunday School led by W C Jones. Morning Worship at 11 00 a m and Evening Worship at 7 30 p m. Wednesday Prayer Service also at 7 30 p m.
Thomas Donaldson acting rector leads morning prayer and sermon at 11:00 a.m. C. W. Kellogg is lay reader in charge. The Church and Vestry House will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with hostesses guiding visitors.
A daughter Elsie Lord writes a brief memorial noting the one year since Sallie M. Thomas died on September 30, 1948 and declaring she is not forgotten though not present on earth.
In memoriam for Erma R Dennis who died Sept 27 1945. A daughter Eva honors a mother with memory and lasting kindness. Forever cherished and sadly missed by Eva. The short note preserves a daughter’s tribute to her mother’s devotion.
Mrs. F. J. Schlegel thanks friends for cards flowers fruit and gifts while she was a patient at Easton Memorial Hospital. The kindness brought her great pleasure and cheer.
A compact reflection notes Jane Adams on truth guiding a man’s allegiance and Frank Crane on the obligation to affirm one’s own contribution to the sum of things. The quotes frame personal duty and integrity as central to meaning.
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