Weekly Business Survey After Flood Disruption
National business conditions show gradual recovery as flood damage recedes. Commerce reports indicate normal levels returning in three months in the worst zones while retail and wholesale activity improve nationwide driven by Easter merchandise and reconstruction efforts. Major spending includes Pittsburgh repairs, $2 million for rehabilitation, and $500 thousand for cables. New York marks fourteenth straight week of gains with department stores up 13.54 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Pittsburgh
Johnstown
Philadelphia
Boston
New England
Worcester
Springfield
Lowell
Providence
Washington
Baltimore
Minneapolis
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
New Orleans
Houston
Louisville
Wilmington
Los Angeles
Mixed permits and crop conditions across U S cities report
Dallas permits total 54 million year to date near 1935 level. $72k railroad warehouse. Fort Worth $195k permits and $1m planned for Texas Centennial Frontier buildings. Louisville adds $446k to City Hospital. Cincinnati and Atlanta report major developments. Foundry, glass plant, distillery growth. cargo autos to South Africa. weather and crop prospects vary by region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Louisville
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Birmingham
Cleveland
Chicago
St. Louis
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Kentucky
New Orleans
South Africa
Charleston
Forth Worth
Wholesale Merchants Association and
Chamber of Commerce
Tyler County
Missouri
Minneapolis
Northwest
Seattle
Kansas City
Colorado
Denver
North Florida
Jacksonville
South Florida
You Cant Get Away With It Racketeers Tale
A historical expose details a con man alias George C. Blank who faked accidental injuries to dupe stores across the East South and Midwest. Undercover work traced a pattern of wrist injuries and a coined “George C.” scam leading to a Charlotte arrest and a seven year prison sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Blank
George
George C
East
South
Middle West
Index Bureau
National Bureau of Casualty Land Surety Underwriters
Charlotte
North Carolina
Questioning Japan's course and a broader credit note
Editorial notes from Geneva discuss the 1931 Japanese coup impact on democratic forces and potential outcomes. It contrasts two paths: moderates curbing fascist elements and averting broader war, or army extremists seizing control and risking upheaval at home and abroad. The piece then shifts to U.S. debt finance, noting RFC and PWA bond operations, profits from lending and securities sales, and the Roosevelt Administration's demonstrated fiscal credibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Mukden
Baron Shidehara
China
Minseito Party
Takehashi
Japan
West
Russia
Roosevelt
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Public Works Administration
RFC
PWA
Reiconstruction Finance Corporation
Cooperation of All Citizens Essential for Curbing Crime
Attorney General Homer S. Cummings argues in the Rotarian Magazine that progress in the national movement against crime requires full community cooperation. He states that citizen support is as vital as government efforts, and without intelligent public involvement no society can control this menace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Movement Against Crime
Homer S. Cummings
United States
Rotarian
Crime control calls for local and federal partnership
A discussion stresses that crime control depends on county sheriffs and local officers as much as federal agents. It urges public opinion to address root causes, including schools and slums, and calls for better coordination, public understanding, and staffing with high professional standards in law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mr. Cummings
Award to Owen D Young for world peace and progress
The Society of Arts and Sciences awards its 1935 medal to Owen D Young for non political contributions to industry radio and international conciliation. The decision cites his work toward world peace and human relations at home and abroad. It notes Spain’s fort turned into a library as a sign of peaceful change and mentions Holland adding aviation to school curriculums and a Treasury forecast of a large federal debt and deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Arts and Sciences
Owen D. Young
Young
Spain
Charles the Fifth
Germany
Saxony
Poland
Prussia
Hamburg
Holland
Rio de Janeiro
Bombay
Capetown
Local Social Notes From Goldsboro and Nearby Areas
Rosa Russell and daughter Etta and Marguerite Griffin visited Mrs Jenne Griffin in Goldsboro with Russell staying longer. Mildred Smith, student nurse in Milfore Del, visits her parents Norman and Mrs. Smith. Mrs Charles Phillips and Mrs G Rickwood entertained in Federalsburg. A. D. Quillen and Bertie Schaube visited Philadelphia relatives. Ladies Aid and Sewing Circle hosted by Mrs Grant DeWitt and Mrs Emma Johnson. Edith Lane visits her parents in Marcus Hook. Annie Green of Bridgetown guests of J C Kinnamon. Marjorie Williams visits sister in Washington DC. Archibald and Mrs Bennett moved to Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Russell
Etta
Marguerite Griffin
Jenne Griffin
Russell
Mildred Smith
Milfore
Del
Norman Smith
Charles Phillips
G. Rickwood
Rickwood
Federal Bury
A. D. Quillen
Bertie Schaube
Philadelphia
Ladies Aid Society
Grant DeWitt
Mollie Shockley
Sadlersville
Mr. Smith
A. J. Bennett
Wilmington
Sewing
Emma Johnson
Edith Lane
Ij. Frank Lane
Annie Green
Bridgetown
J. C. Kinnamon
Denysey Kinnamon
Marcus Hook
Marjorie Williams
Washington, D. C
Archibald Bennett
Humorous Benefit by Chestnut Grove Church Ladies Aid
Bethlehem community house hosts an April 9 entertainment by the Chestnut Grove M E Church Ladies Aid led by president Mrs Lewis Trice. The program includes music, vocal and instrumental pieces, short plays and recitations with a silver offering at the door. Several local families are noted for visits and attendance. The Christian Science Monitor quote on loving God via the Golden Rule closes the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chestnut Grove
M. E. Church Ladies Aid
Lewis Trice
Bethlehem Community House
Wm. C. Harding
Audrey
George
Lloyd Harding
Preston
Payton Thompson
FL HW. Thomas
Gifford Bowdle
M. E
Delmar
Harry Blades
Willard Legates
Henrietta
Baltimore
Charles Perry
Charles
Lawrence Satchell
Matthews
James Olson
James R. Christopher
Irene Perry
Gladys Taylor
Stevensville
Lawrence Legates
Elma
Wilmington
Denton Area News and Community Highlights
Twenty five years ago notes report commencement at Caroline High School in June and plans for a Denton hotel. Road shelling and paving progress along Manshin Corner, Sandy Island Bridge, Willow Creek, Bullock Hill, and Houston Branch. The Denton Auto Company hosts a large annual show with road demonstrations and concerts. A Preston church wedding of Harry Bushy Wright and Addie Noble Jarrell follows with a trip north. Local visits, building plans on Fifth Avenue, and notable deaths including Murray R. Spicher’s recent graduation and long illness. Funeral details, church affiliation, and local obituaries for Rickards and Carter are noted along with property losses from a Hobbs barn fire. An auto accident involving E P Foote is briefly mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline High School
Denton
Manshin’s Corner Shell Road
Townsend's Cross Roads
Sandy Island Bridge
Willow Creek
Hobbs
Bullock’s Hill
Bloomery
Houston
Cherry Hill
Dridgetown
Denton Auto Company
Preston
Robert Jarrell
Goldsboro
E. E. Collins
C. N. Jones
Mary Lewis
Westernport
J. R. Downes
Noble Jarrell
Edwin and
Phil Wright
Williamsburg
Rhue Deford
Gladys Wright
Anna Anthony
Mary Stevens
Nita Alaband
Elva Perry
Mabel Beasley
Bertha Porter
Messrs
Woodall Green
Winfield Nichols
Robert Redden
George Dawson
Howard Porter
O. T. Baynard
Chincoteague Island
Ferdinand Baynard
M. E. Church
Murray R. Spicher
Blue Ridge College
Union Bridge
W. BR. Wright
F. L. Williams
Leslie
H. M. Cade
Sue Smith
Philadelphia
Thomas R. Green
Fifth Avenue
BE. M. Garey
Sixth Street
Wilmington
M. B. Stephens
Frank L. R. Nuttle
Fred B. Nuttle
F. ‘Pp
Covey
M. PY
Pederalsburg
Weldon D. Rickards
Charles T. Rickards
Figures on the Farm and the Value of Bookkeeping
A farmer notes two types of rural thinkers in the county, one who tracks costs and profits while the other simply raises a few colts. He argues that farming is a business needing arithmetic, discipline, and technical training, though getting results from figures is often hard. He cites a college professor who struggled to implement but emphasizes farming as the nation’s greatest business moving toward math-based decision making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Collins
Gimbel Brothers
Mr. Collins
Leorn
Big End
Little End of the Horn
Local social notes and upcoming open store event stem
RIDGELY Mr and Mrs Arthur Beaven and daughter Edith Virginia of Baltimore were weekend guests of her parents the Ludwig s. The Quality Ice Cream Company of Greensboro opens a Tay retail store in the Smith Block mid month. C H Angstads and Gordon Choltze of Boyertown Pa visited Rev H F Hafer Mrs Stafford Porter and Mr and Mrs William Greiner at Harry Mitchell s near Viola Del Sunday. Bridgewater College Quartette to sing at Church of the Brethren Sunday. Elizabeth Wilson of Newport Del home for weekend. J S Fifer Wilmington visitor Wednesday. Thomas Gaitley and Virgie Sparks visiting Philadelphia and Rehoboth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Beaven
Edith Virginia
Baltimore
Michael Ludwig
Quality
Tce Cream Company
Greensboro
Smith Block
C. H. Angstads
Gordon Choltze
Boyertown
H. FP. Hafer
Stafford Porter
William Greiner
Harry Mitchell
Viola
Del
Bridgewater College
Church of the Brethren
Elizabeth Wilson
Newport
J. S. Fifer
Wilmington
Thomas Gaitley
Rehoboth
Virgie Sparks
Philadelphia
Hobby Riding With Max Chambers
An extended piece celebrating gardening as an enduring hobby across ages and regions. It recalls ancient gardens, tomato origins, and Delmarva horticulture, urging readers to plant by moon and season, enjoy home grown produce, and visit garden events on the Eastern Shore. It names readers, horticultural books, and upcoming Taxidermy Free Course Contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden of Eden
Babylon
Tapan
Pizzarro
Charles I
Spain
Linnaeus
Miles
Hagerstown
Charles York
Denton
S. J. Stein
Seaford
Virginia
Delamare
Brewster
Homer
Burrrsville Widow Satterfield Dies at Home and Fire Destroys House
Mrs. Thomas A. Satterfield died suddenly at her Burrsville home on Monday evening from heart trouble after a day well spent. Funeral services were held at Wesley M. E. Church led by Rev. Glass and others. she is survived by her husband and children Clinton Cleveland Earl Nettie. A fire heavily damaged the house owned by Joshua Raughley heirs and occupied by Harry Noble, with neighbors unable to save the structure. Local notices include a birthday dinner for Catherine Chance and community acknowledgments from Union M. P. Church ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Satterfield
Wesley M. E
Walter Glass
W. L. Jumps
Krum
Clinton
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Dover
Earl
Harrington
Denton
Union M. P. Church
Walter Myers
Millington
A. T. Garrett
Anna Chance
Swarthmore
John L. Chance
Everett Smith
Homer Melvin
MissVertie
Slats Diary by Oliver N Warren Sunday Snub Post and schoolyard tales
A fragmentary diary style entry recounts a week of a city college graduate with a black eye and humorous anecdotes from students and teachers. The narrator mentions Noah, a new boy, ins gues and a class discussion, ending with a humorous family moment about Adam and Eve.
Orphans Court Actions In Caroline County Proceedings
The Caroline County Orphans Court met with Judges Towers Handy and Dennis. Orders approved include guardian payments for Lois Virginia Morgan to her mother Gertrude Morgan from Denton National Bank, inventories filed for Louis N Kibler and Lawrence B Towers estates, reports and final ratifications for Handy and Lord executors, and authority for administrators to withdraw notes and release or assign mortgages. Administrators Sisk and Sisk filed multiple accounts and releases. Open your eyes and the world is full of God. Jacob Boehme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Caroline County
Towers
Handy
Dennis
Denton National Bank
Lois Virginia Morgan
Gerttrude Morgan
Calvin D. Lynch
Louis N. Kibler
Roland C. Handy
Alice Y. Handy
Albert S. Handy
J. Edward Lord
Charles C. Lord
Atley E. Lord
Frederick B. Nuttle
J. Roland Chaffinch
C.t.a
Lawrence B. Towers
Lawrence BE. Towerz
A. Fletcher Sisk
Albert W. Sisk
Edwin K. Sisk
Anna L. Everngam
J. Lester Everngam
John L. Everngam
Also Mentioned on This Page
Weekly Business Survey
Agencies of Justice
Treasury Department of the
Bethlehem
God
Christian Science Monitor
Mee
perbSel
Pennsylvania Railroad
Queen Anne
Pennsylvania
Maryland and Delaware Seacoast Railroad
Rotary Club
Robins
Bluebirds
Alfred B. Carter
Third District
J. T. Bailey
G. S. Thomas
Concord
Carter
John Kelly
John Irwin
George and
Alfred Clark
Cieuit Court
John H. Merriken
E. P. Foote
Williston Church
Mr. Foote
Pete Gettys
State Farmer
Max Chambers
Burrsville
Oliver N. Warren
Citty
Jonnie Tommases
Jonnie
A. m
Skhool
Noah
Ark
Jake
Joe Hix
Joe
Ike Tubbs
Lizzy Tubbs
Chkonomik Confrince
the Speeker
Mutch Monney
Ike
Mebbe
Geo. Wesherton
Aberham Linken
Dizzy Deen
Wallis Bearie
Adam
Eve
Jacob Boehme
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