Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-03-15
Local and Rural News

Mrs. Ralph Lednum is spending the
week in Baltimore.
Mrs. VIM. S. Stevens was hostess
Tuesday to the afternoon bridge club.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Bull were in
Baltimore the latter part of last
week.
Mrs. Wilbur Jones, Of Laurel, DEL,
has been the guest of her brother, DR..
z. I. Givens and Mrs. Givens.
Mrs. Arthur Shettle and daughter,
Sandra Ann, of Beverly Manor, are
spending two weeks in Florida.
Mrs. George S. Matthews spent the
weekend in Melfa, Va, called there
by the illness of her grandmother.
Mrs. Earl Ebberwine and daughter,
Of Suffolk, Va, visited her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ounce Ashburn over
the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Sturgis were
in Baltimore last week where the
former had his tonsils removed at
the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
The Missionary Society of the Pres
byterian Church will meet Thursday,
March 21st in the Sunday School
room.
Miss Mabel Perdue, of Hood Col
lege, Frederick, spent the weekend
in Annapolis, Md, where she attended
the dance at the u. S. Naval Acad-
envy.
Vic and Dale Davis, sons Of Mr..
and Mrs. J. A. Davis of Cedar Street
left Pocomoke Sunday for Seaford,
Del, where they have secured employ
nent with the DUPONT Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Barnes, of Will
hamston, N. c., were called here Fri
day by the death of Mr.. G. E. School
field. They were entertained at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. E. J. Clarke.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. T. Hearne, Miss
Elizabeth Hearne and Miss Ursula
Jones, of Snow Hill, were dinner
guests Sunday of Miss Venie Hearne
and Mr.. Eben Hearne.
The choir of Salem Methodist
Church will render a cantata "Me-
nories of Easter" Easter Sunday
night, March oath. The public is cor
daily invited to attend the service.
Ralph v. Ards has returned from
the Peninsula General Hospital in
Salisbury where he underwent an
operation to have his tonsils removed
on Monday last.
Nevada Camp, young daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Camp of Cokes-
bury, was rushed to the Peninsula
General Hospital in Salisbury, Fri
day of last week and operated on for
appendicitis. From latest reports she
is getting along nicely.
An interesting meeting of the Par
ent-Teachers Association was held in
the High School building on Thurs
day, at eight o'clock. Members of the
Glee Club of the Salisbury State
Teachers College, were guests Of the
Association.
Miss Maud Payne, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William J. Payne, Market
Street, has graduated from the Will
bro School Of Beauty Culture and is
now working in shop in Salisbury.
Miss Payne completed her course on
March 9th.
A special three-hour service will be
held in Bethany Methodist Church on
Good Friday opening at IL noon I'M
Ill p. M. The pastor, Rev. G. E.
Lester, will be assisted by pastors
from other churches and an invitation
% extended the public to attend this
service.
Five new books were placed in cir
sulation this week in the Pocomoke
Public Library. These are "Road to
Folly" by Leslie Ford; "Thus DR..
Mallory" by Elizabeth Seifert; "But
You Are Young" by Josephine Law
renee; "How Green Was My Valley"
by Richard Llewellyn; Spring Will
Come Again" by Florence Palmer.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Pressner are re-
seiving congratulations on the birth
Of daughter, Linda Kaye, born We'd
aesday, March 9Th, in the Peninsula
General Hospital in Salisbury. Mr..
and Mrs. Pressner will be at home to
their friends thiS Sunday aftarnoon