Brush Burners Warned Of Fire Hazards In April
University of Maryland forester Richard Kilbourne warns that careless brush burning caused over 300 Maryland forest fires in 1932, about one quarter of all fires. He cites 1,500 careless fires in seven years causing $383,000 in damage and outlines safety rules including wind and season restrictions, fire lines, and vigilant supervision.
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Maryland
Richard Kilbourne
University of Maryland Extension Service
Kilbourne
State Department of Forestry
Railroads versus highways a critical nation choice
J. L. Warren of Cape Charles Va argues in a 1933 letter to editors that a temporary halt in rail movement would cripple cities, warn ing that highway transport requires huge public funds, and urging regulators to ensure trucks pay their share while railroads struggle amid rising taxes and fuel concerns.
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Denton Journal
Moratorium on Milk Regulations Sought by Industry Group
The Inter-State Milk Producers Association asked for a moratorium on milk regulations until January 1 1931 citing extra costs. No definite action was taken but most rules were expected to stay in place with few exceptions. A further industry meeting was planned at Association Headquarters yesterday.
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Inter-State Milk Producers’ Association
Sign of the Cross at Community Theatre Ridgely
A long running film shoot for The Sign of the Cross draws 20 muscular women for a Nero era battle scene at the Community Theatre in Ridgely. The two day engagement opens Monday with 7 9 p m shows and a 3 30 matinee for school children.
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Billy Gordon
Paramount Studios
Los Angeles
Cecil B. DeMille
DeMille
Nero
Paramount
Hollywood
Fredric March
Elissa Landi
Claudette Colbert
Charles Laughton
Flowerland World That Was by McClure Syndicate
A syndicated column titled Flowerland explores a nostalgic world through vivid vignettes and reminiscences. The piece weaves cultural snapshots and personal memories, offering reflections on communities, technology, and everyday life across decades.
Dance Hall Wife and Secret Jealousy Endure Trial
Ruth Adlen works at Flowerland to support her frail husband Christian Cowen and their infant daughter. After his back injury leaves him housebound, jealousy over Ruth’s dancing surfaces, culminating in a dramatic onstage moment that reveals his recovery and reshapes their life together.
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Ruth Adlong
Flowerland
Ruth
Ruth Adison
Christian Cowen
Christian
Ruth Adlen
Garl
Xum
Christiaan Cowen
Cowen
Yttle
Desserts that Satisfy with Custard Based Treats
A homemaker offers custard desserts using milk and eggs with fruits or prunes. Recipes include heating milk in a double boiler, gradually adding eggs and sugar, then chilling and topping with prune topping or whipped cream. Variations use whole eggs or yolks, coffee custard, and a prune or strawberry filling in a baked shell.
Unlawful to Permit Dogs to Run at Large
Public notice urges obedience to dog running laws to protect game and rabbits. March 1 to September 1 restrictions apply. penalties include fines from 25 to 100 dollars plus costs and 5 dollars per protected game. State Game Warden E. Lee Lecompte directs strict enforcement.
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E. Lee Le’compte
Federal Attractions at Federal Theatre This Week
The Federal Theatre presents John Gilbert's Fast Workers for two days Monday and Tuesday with Regis Toomey Eva Lyn Knapp. State Trooper a melodrama of a price fixing war opens Wednesday. Next Thursday a trans Atlantic travel scene arrives New York docking scenes from Rockabye starring Constance Bennett.
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Casanova
John Gilbert
Federal Theatre
Regis Toomey
Evalyn Knapp
New York
Constance Bennett
Orphans Court Items: Noble and Cooper Estates
Kemp Noble as executor of Maggie Noble filed inventory and appraisal and an order to sell personal property. Letters testamentary issued to William J. M. Wroten for Marcellus B. Cooper. Bond approved, creditors notice ordered, appraisers named Samuel Carroll and John Luff.
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Kemp Noble
Maggie Noble
Marcellus B. Cooper
William J. M. Wroten
Samuel Carroll
John Luff
Resolutions of Respect for E B Maloney
Death ends the illness of Brother Ed ward B Maloney a valued member of Caroline Council 175 Jr O U A M The council notes his good life and sorrow at his loss Resolved that this record be inscribed sent to his family printed in The Denton Journal and that the charter be draped in mourning for thirty days Committee members Francis W Kirwan Richard Blackburn J Carroll George
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Edward B. Maloney
Caroline Council
Denton
Council
Early scissors use in antiquity and Persia influence
Records show that implements similar to modern scissors existed long before the sixteenth century. Pompeii yielded iron, steel, and bronze shears. Scissors appeared in various Oriental regions early, with European versions copied from Persian designs. Oriental examples were highly ornate, often bird shaped with blades as beaks.
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Ventee
Selagora
Pompeii
Europe
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Cape Charles
Community Theatre
Ridgely
Susie Oros
Verna Archer
Florence Harris
Louise Schlegel
Lloyd Baxter
Miss Amory
State Department
Lane
Fontaine
Theodore Orme
Annie
Dentonia
Elinor Wilson
Elinor
Madaline Cheezum
Wilmington
Miss Lane
Margaret Krabill
Girls Glee Club
Alice Watson
Catherine Stevens
Doris Kern
Frinda Morris
Pauline Replogle
Nellie Hignutt
Verna Henzen
Hazel Love
Audrey Smith
Mabel Young
Margaret Towers
Sylvia Green
Ada Hopkins
Office Hoy
Paul Uhrng
Gibson
Miss Thompson
Baylor
Preston
Miss Wooters
Miss Brooks
Federalsburg
Miss Cross
Greensboro
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Wnubservice
E. B. Maloney
Francis W. Kirwan
Richard Blackburn
J. Carroll George
Committee
Journal
Gustav Good & Bro., Watchmakers & Jewelers
Denton, MD
Marshall
Fingerwave
R, Ellis Clark
Jack Clark
Hickman
Del
Keplar Barnett
Queen Anne, Md
Mve
Cubacriber
Caroline County
Orphans’ Court
Ladie B. Mat.oney
Ecutriz
Del-Mar-Va Peninsula
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Oldsmobile
Buick
Talbot
Kent
Queen Annes
Dorchester Counties
RADIO
Thompson Radio & Electric Service
4Th & Gay Streets
Official Radio Service Men’s Association, Inc
M. K. Newnam
Farmer of Homes
Sinclair Minstrels
NBC
Sinclair Regular
S. RB. Ca
Sinclair Opaline Motor Oil
Sinclair Penn
Sylvania
Jerly
Sinclair Refining Company (Inc
Denton, Maryland
Niewspapee
Ang Hiye
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