Refugee aid plan shows American moral duty to world
Secretary Hull's plan for care of political refugees earns favorable comment in capitals. Four million stateless people from diverse backgrounds face persecution under Franco and the Loyalist regime. Roosevelt may broaden the scope to include republican minorities. quotas and funded transport aid could boost relief. Recognition of minority rights echoes John Stuart Mill and American democratic ideals as the nation joins international humanitarian effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
Dorothy Thompson
Russia
China
Spain
Roosevelt
Franco
Barcelona
United States
John Stuart Mill
America
The Season of Hope Prompts Spring Confidence Across Life
The piece argues spring boosts courage in love and work as birds nest and nature expands. It links spring optimism to marriage trends, business confidence, and a belief that growth will follow. It cautions that hope should be tempered by judgment and experience to sustain achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Tennyson
Household items sold through reading notice
A reader suggests using a small, affordable classified reading notice to advertise unwanted household furniture such as stoves chairs beds and more during spring cleaning. The ad promises cash for items and helps buyers find bargains while moving clutter and keeping neighbors informed.
Reorganization in Government as Presidents Push Change
The piece argues that presidents from Taft to Roosevelt have pursued major reorganizations to streamline the government, while Congress resists and politics, patronage, and the political machine shape the outcome. It asserts widespread need for reform amid chaos and calls reform essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Department of Commerce
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Capitol Hill
Washington
Heaven
Baruch on monopoly versus big business and mass production
Bernard Baruch testifies to a congressional committee arguing that monopoly harms consumers while big business, through mass production and distribution, lowers prices and raises living standards. He notes cars today cost about 700 dollars due to mass production, versus 17,000 by handcraft, and insists bigness enhances efficiency, jobs, and wealth, driving America’s rise as an industrial power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Baruch
Baruch
America
Too Many Rascals Threaten Rural Property
A rural concerns column notes a rise in auto aided thefts of poultry and farm goods. The piece argues farmers now face organized thefts, with chickens and even orchards and hog pens targeted, urging legislators to act to protect rural residents from increasing crime.
Motors drive spring pick-up after used car surge
A broad joint effort by car dealers sparked a national Used Car Sale that doubled usual volumes and reduced old-car surpluses. President Knudsen of General Motors had warned of a spring pickup, now seen as manufacturers pooling efforts to boost demand and clear inventories through concerted action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knudsen
General Motors
Senate
Start Something That Might Guide Business Interests
A bold proposal is urged as a model for local and national commerce. The article argues that decisive leadership and a clear blueprint can mobilize investors and communities. It stresses practical steps, accountability, and measurable outcomes to spark broad support.
Federal Aid and Highways Face Calls for Spending Reform
Federal excise taxes on autos gasoline oil and parts yield over 320 million yearly with 238 million allocated to highways and forests roads. California chief engineer Purcell labels current diversions as mal administration and urges Congress to extend federal highway aid to meet rising road needs and motorist expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Cc. H. Purcell
California
Washington
American Association of State Highway Officials
Lost Art of Blushing in Chicago Beauty Advice
A Chicago beauty expert laments that modern girls have lost the blush and modesty of old. She argues that blushing once signified modesty and beauty, while today girls tolerate more and risk losing the faint blood flush that preserved feminine allure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ten Thousand Acres Set Aside For Peaceful International Sanctuary
Editorial notes urge President Roosevelt to create The Quetco Superior International Sanctuary spanning Rainy Lake to Pigeon River, uniting Superior National Forest with Quetico Park. The plan promotes park-like shores, wildlife management, and international cooperation, as a beacon of peace alongside the Maginot Line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Quetcc-Superior International Sanctuary
Lake Superior
Rainy Lake
Pigeon River
Superior National Forest
Quetico Park
France
Germany
International Joint Commission
United States
Canada
Park Forest
Minneapolis
Winnipeg
Chicago
Fort William
America
Americas
Christ
Andes
Argentina
Chile
Peace memorials span the border with Hail Peace!
In the Peace Garden on the Turtle plateau the Arch of Peace on the boundary line between Washington and British Columbia the Waterton-Glacier International Park scene the Peace Bridge over the Niagara river and the International Bridge across the St. Lawrence from New York to Ontario speak the inspired words Hail Peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace Garden
Turtle Plateau
Washington
British Columbia
Waterton-Glacier International Park
Rocky Mountains
Niagara River
International Bridge
St. Lawrence
New York
Ontario
Slats Diary of Oliver N Warren A boyish week at school
Slats records a week of school life with odd questions from a teacher on Jacobs ladder misnomers and angels. He jokes about beauty, bids, a team game and a clock, noting family meals and garden chores with humorous mis spellings and casual observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the .S. S
Jacobs Ladder
Jake
Jane
B. B
Empire
Government approves Easter egg dyes as safe colors
Nutrition specialist Margaret McPheeters notes FDA and USDA authority confirm most Easter egg dyes come from government certified colors. Manufacturers submit dye batches for purity exams, and certified colors include 16 coal tar dyes across red orange yellow green and blue families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret McPheeters
University of Maryland Extension Service
Food and Drug Administration
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Four Quarts A Day A Milk Diet Tale From Washington
Abraham Satz of Washington, then 65, described by an Evening Star feature writer, credits four quarts of milk daily for two years with lifting his poor health. He reports normal hunger, ongoing walks, and no food or water other than milk, while noting milk as a balanced diet with specific constituents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Satz
Washington
Washington Evening Star
Satz
In Memoriam for Geo E Taylor Died March 31 1931
In sad but loving remembrance of our dear husband and father Geo E Taylor who died March 31 1931 He is gone but not forgotten We shall see him here no more But some day we hope to meet him Over on the other shore Loving Wife and Children
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. E. Taylor
4-H Girls Federation Banquet Highlights Global Club Work
At the eighth annual banquet in Federalsburg the program featured Mr John Nobie of Preston with an illustrated talk on his Haiti trip. Virginia Dew introduced the toastmaster and guests spoke on 4-H work around the world and in America. The event noted early 4-H origins, global reach, and the Haiti presentation with country costumes, a Chinese song, a poem, and the national anthem. Clark's Dairies supplied milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nobie
Preston
Haiti
M. P. Church
Federalsburg
Nancy McConnell
Virginia Dew
Chesnut Grove
Virginian Jarrell
Ridgely
China
Denmark
Finland
India
Latvia
New Guiana
Norway
Poland
Sweden
Young Farmers
Australia
Canada
England
France
Germany
Lithuania
New Zealand
Scotland
South Africa
Noble
Clark's Dairies
War on Household Pests Topic at Houston Club Meeting
Houston Senior Cardinal 4-H met at Madalyn Hayes home on March 24 with Mr John M Amos University of Delaware assistant entomologist presenting War on Household Pests and ways to control pests. Four members were named to assist in next month’s Vocational Guidance address while sixteen members and several guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Club
John M. Amos
University of Delaware
Houston Senior Cardinal
Madalyn Hayes
Amos
Betty Prettyman
Joseph Parvis
Hummel Sapp
Joe Purvis
Jane Scott
National Negro Health Week in Caroline County
Caroline County forms health group for Negro Health Week with clinics at Lockerman and rural schools. Free hot lunches in winter, Wednesday night clinics, and vaccinations urged for all entering school. Schedule lists clinics at Preston Federalsburg Greensboro Denton Ridgely and a Health Mass Meeting on Field Day April 2. Follow up program on April 24 features an outstanding health speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Lockerman School
Small
County Board of Health
Board of Health
Preston
Jonestown
Federalsburg
Greensboro
Denton
Lockerman
Ridgely
H. L. Small
Leckerman School
Thawley’s M. P. Church Oyster Supper Planned
The ladies of Thawley’s M. P. Church announce an annual spring oyster supper at Thawley’s Hall scheduled for Thursday April 7th. Don’t miss it.
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Thawley’s
M. P
Thawley’s Hall
Fire destroys Denton resident George Eaton home
Twenty five years ago a fire in Denton consumed the home of George Eaton, a respected Black citizen. Insurance lapsed, leaving a heavy loss, but friends plan aid to rebuild. The item also lists multiple local social notices including weddings in Philadelphia and North Augusta, a Baltimore death, and community updates from Marydel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Eaton
Denton
James Monroe Dean
Millicent Emily Dark
Philadelphia
Church of St. Simeon
Lulu Miller
Carlton M. Short
Henry W. Fletcher
Sarah M. Fletcher
J. B. Fletcher
Preston
Arlene Vaughan
North Augusta
Aiken
S. C
Fletcher
Riverside Cotton Mills
Augusta
Elizabeth Gingrich
Annville
Florida
M. F. King
Tuckahoe Neck
Everglades
Della Greenlee
Maryland University Hospital
Baltimore
William Hill
C. H. Stewart
M. E. Hill
Harry Waldorf
David Bryan
Easton
Walter Lord
Concord
G. C. Roane
Charles Parnelle
Newport News
Emily DeFord
Wm. Bullock
Anna May
Andrew Dill
Greensboro
Winfield R. Wright
Georgetown
Del
Ruth Cooper
Anna May Bullock
William Chambers
William
Estella Sennett
Sennett
Albert Willis
Henderson
Talbot
J. S. Smith
Pittsville
Bethesda Methodist Protestant Church
Rebecca M. Shockley
Methodist Protestant Church
Mount Olivet
Dr. Smith
Caroline
Marydel
Ralph Cleaver
Ralph
Thos. H. Draper
Nellie Morgan
W. A. Roe
John McFarland
John Wilson
Emma Voss
Maude Wilson
Bertha Longfellow
Edna Roe
Farmers and Merchants combine to form electric and telephone trust
Stockholders of Farmers and Merchants Telephone Company and Peninsular Light and Power Company formed a new corporation to take over both. The Farmers and Merchants Telephone and Electric Company elected Harry M. Thompson as president and manager, with T Pliny Fisher and George S Raleigh as vice presidents. Directors include Thompson Fisher Raleigh Drake Crouse Smith Towers Cooper Stevens Nichols Saulsbury Jones Smith Holsinger among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey L. Cooper
J. Kemp Stevens
James H. Nichols
Thomas A. Smith
Albert G. Saulsbury
Thomas W. Jones
Fred N. Nichols
D. P. Ilolsinger
Real Cowboys Ride in Hopalong Story at Ridgely Theatre
A cast of 150 cowboys including top riders and ropers appears in North of the Rio Grande, Hopalong Cassidy’s latest screen adventure at Ridgely Theatre on April 1 and 2. William Boyd stars as Hopalong in a locomotive chase and a battle with train robbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgely Theatre
Tarzana
California
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Executor's Sale of Real Estate in Denton Maryland
The executor of Robert W. Knotts's estate will publicly sell at the courthouse door in Denton Maryland between two and four p.m. certain parcels totaling about 55 acres in Caroline County. The property lies on the west side of the Greensboro Burrsville county road, adjacent to Gus Wootens land, Caroline County Bank property, Louis Kibler, and others, with improvements and appurtenances. A deed from Charles H. Kinder and wife to Knotts dated September 20, 1927, recorded in Liber T. C. H. No. 89, folio 161, provides the full description.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Maryland
Greensboro
Burrsville
Gus Wootens
Clifton Mitchell
Caroline County Bank
Bryan Meredith
Louis Kibler
Impressive Greensboro Area Farm For Sale With Modern Improvements
Improvements include a large dwelling, small tenant house, garage, barn, sheds, smoke-house and corn crib. Immediate possession on terms. Beneficial spring and summer crop setup. Located on an improved stone road about 2% miles from Greensboro near canneries, railroad, and markets. About 35 acres tillage with rest in young timber for farm use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Terms of Sale Executor Finalizes Knotts Estate
Terms of sale require one third cash at sale and balance on final ratification. Deferred payments bear interest from sale and secure satisfaction of the executor, or all cash at purchaser option. Title papers paid by purchaser. J Owen Knotts executor of Robert W Knotts deceased. James Temple auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Owen Knotts
Robert W. Knotts
James Temple
Tarzan's Revenge opens at Ridgely Theatre Monday
Twentieth Century-Fox presents Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan's Revenge starring Glenn Morris and Eleanor Holm. Opening Monday April 4 at the Ridgely Theatre, the thrilling film pairs the world’s favorite ape man with a dramatic new mate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarzan the
Ape-man
Fiction
Tarzan
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Twentieth Century-Fox
Ridgely Theatre
Glenn Morris
Eleanor Holm
Public sale of farming implements and household goods
Pursuant to an Orphans Court order dated March 31, 1938, the executor will offer at public sale to the highest bidder on the premises formerly occupied by the late Robert W. Knotts. The sale occurs on the county road from Greensboro to Burrsville about 2 and a half miles from Greensboro. The items include farming implements and household goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Caroline County
Robert W. Knotts
Greensboro
Burrsville
Estate Auction Saturday April 16 1938 Property Contents
Public sale lists a large mixed lot with household furniture tools and farming gear. Items include stoves beds chairs tables cookware and glassware plus plows cultivator hay gear and hens to be sold cash day of sale with no removal until payment completed. Following sale 125 Plymouth Rock laying hens offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Temple
P. S
Plymouth Rocks
Auditor's Order Nisi Ratified in Caroline County
Order dated March 1988 requires ratification of the auditor's report in the described proceedings unless objections are shown within three weeks from April 2, 1938. A copy of this order must be published in a newspaper in Caroline County once in each of two consecutive weeks before April 11, 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Circuit Court
Equity
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Sy Spall
Oliver N. Warren
Memoriam
Greensboro, MD
Court House
WFBR
de Pence
Auditor’s Order
Nisi
W. Brewster Deen
John Irwin
Lucy Irwin
T. Clayton Horsey
T, Clayton Horsey
John Lord
T. Guston Horsey
Ruth Walker Reynolds
Primrose Grill Tea Room
Market Street
Miss
Denton, Maryland
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