Protecting the Day States and the Dry Law Dilemma 1939
The piece discusses Franklin D Roosevelt’s 1932 pledge and the 21st Amendment era. It notes four dry states Kansas Oklahoma Tennessee and Mississippi lack permit systems to regulate intoxicants. Federal law once blocked cross border liquor transport but relies on state enforcement. An amendment to tax bills may shift burden of proof to owners for exempt uses, with calls for federal support during state implementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Rooesvelt
Treasury Department
Kansas
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Mississippi
Senate
Treasury
Grade Crossings Increase Graves Across the Nation
Horrible grade crossing accidents in 1987 added 1,875 graves to U S cemeteries with 1,607 from automobile train collisions and the rest from pedestrians. In 1938 carnage persists as stories recount five died when train No 18 crashed into a car and a truck driver killed when struck by a northbound express. Federal aid shifts burden from states as eliminations grow since 1935. Oklahoma Rep Cartwright pushes a 125 million dollar highway aid bill for 1940 and 1941.
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Here
United States
Oklahoma
Wilburn Cartwright
National Congress
House Roads Committee
House of Representatives
Cartwright
Bill to aid highway construction includes grade crossing aid
The proposal sets aside 50 million dollars for fiscal years 1940 and 1941 to eliminate hazards at railroad grade crossings on the federal aid highway system. It covers separating grades, reconstructing crossing structures, relocating highways, and required surveys and plans, aiming to reduce rising highway accidents.
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Congress
Americans Can Defend America
A statement arguing true Americanism rejects racial hostility and bigotry. It criticizes groups tied to Nazism and anti-Communism and urges broad, inclusive national identity. It warns against relying on anti-Communist or anti-Fascist labels and promotes liberty through wealth, education, and opportunity to counter extremism.
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Bund
America
United States
North America
Japan
Germany
Italy
China
Russia
Europe
Soviet Union
Slow Down to Reduce Driving Risks and Costs
The Delaware Safety Council urges restraint over speed, noting mental strain from risky driving and the broad costs of accidents. Slow, cautious behavior preserves pleasure, lowers gasoline use, tire wear, maintenance, and can secure cheaper insurance, while avoiding footing the bill for others’ recklessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware Safety Council
Civic duty urged to curb dangerous drivers and crime
The passage calls on all citizens to aid authorities by honest fearless jury service and collaboration with public spirited civic and social leaders to remove dangerous, unfit, or drunken drivers from the roads, likening them to gangsters and kidnappers.
Our Own Back Yard Summer Pleasures Across Maryland Delaware Virginia
An ode to summer life in the Del Mar Va Peninsula highlighting peach and apple blossoms, orchard and garden beauty, available golf tennis croquet pools beaches and resorts. The coast bays streams offer fishing and swimming while roads through the countryside make motoring pleasant and night baseball adds local excitement.
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Del-Mar-Va
Your Future at Stake in Tax Policy Debate
The piece argues the undistributed profits tax shapes national fortunes and urges public opinion to influence lawmakers. It criticizes Treasury's stance to retain the tax and notes Senate Finance Committee's move to kill it for economic recovery, warning of political manipulation if voters stay idle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
Senate Finance Committee
Honor Among Totalitarians Diplomatic Joust Between Moscow and Tokyo
The exchange shows Japan protesting Russian involvement in China while Moscow questions Tokyo’s war status. Officials debate who is aiding whom as Stalin shifts focus East after the Spanish Civil War. The incident hints at broader clash over China policy and international law amid rising tensions.
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Moscow
Tokyo
Japan
Russia
China
Demaree Bess
Stalin
Spain
Clothes as masks of character and manners in society
The piece argues clothing reveals, but does not prove, a person’s true nature. It cautions that well dressed individuals appear orderly and efficient, while sharp, overly polished styles may expose superficiality. Good grooming aids reputation, though virtue comes from effort, not attire.
Peace Beckons Amid Global Turmoil In 1937 Inquiry
An International Inquiring Reporter Elias Tobenkin spent nine months visiting fifteen countries in 1937 to gauge global mood. He found widespread hunger for peace despite harsh regimes and warned that Nazi and fascist tactics exploit martial displays. Italy seeks Suez access, while a new route could bypass the canal. Philippine independence shifts toward American backing amid world politics. Geneva notes improve League prospects. postwar losses are tallied as war guilt and calls for unified action rise.
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Baltic
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
Balkan
Hiberian Peninsula
Asia
Europe
Reich
Germany
Berlin
Moscow
Rome
Japan
Shanghai
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Palazzio Venezia
Italy
When Maples Bloom The Roof Above My Head
Poem fragment attributed to Pearl Lunt Robinson. Imagines a bough sheltering a home as April arrives, a tree’s bark becomes the speaker’s cheek, and the year’s first spring speaks in listening ears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Lunt Robinson
Subscribe for the Journal and get all the county news
A reader offers subscription to the Journal promising access to all county news. The notice highlights comprehensive local reporting and ongoing coverage of community events, meetings, and announcements. Subscribers may expect timely updates and regional insight from the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Books You May Enjoy this Month Featured Best Sellers
The ad showcases Lin Yutang’s The Importance of Living praised for its relaxing approach to life, plus Gladys Taber’s This Is For Always and Marjorie Worthington’s Manhattan Solo. It notes Taber’s Wisconsin background and animal care, Worthington’s rise in a publishing venture, and Gardner’s The Care of The Substitute Face with Perry Mason’s clever courtroom maneuvers.
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America
Lin Yutung
Lin Yutang
Gladys Taber
Stillriver
Wisconsin
Fox Dam
St. Agpatha’s
St. John’s
Karl
Anne
Lida Larrimore
Colorado Springs
Wellesley
Virginia
Manhattan
Danbury
Westminster
Marjorie Worthington
Saturday Review
New Morrow
Earle Stanley Gardner
Perry Mason
Ry Della
Hawaii
Mason
Sam's Flower Garden Brightens Iron Mountain Street
On Stephenson Avenue in Iron Mountain Michigan Sam Cud lip spades the space between the sidewalk and curb beside his drugstore and plants a old fashioned flower garden. An editorial from Rotarian Magazine calls it a bright cheerful start to spring and urges clubs to plant flowers in eyesore spots. It notes low cost seeds and the satisfying workout of spading soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson Avenue
Iron Mountain
Michigan
Sam Cudlip
Stuffed Peppers and Carrots by Home Economist
Miss Betty Holloway provides a pan time recipe for stuffed peppers with salmon and rice. Six green peppers combine with flaked salmon, soaked rice, onion, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper, then carrots surround the edges. Cook 45 minutes covered, off 15 minutes, then serve with rich white sauce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Holloway
Home Economist
Ridgely Residents Reach Out For Visits And Events
Ridgely residents reported visits to Baltimore Philadelphia and Wilmington last week. Mrs Mitchell remains under observation in Baltimore. Easter bake by Reformed Church slated for this Saturday. Charles Kline visits Baltimore. Arthur Richard and Charles Herzog visited Philadelphia Wilmington.
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Lee Mitchell
Baltimore
Mitchell
Virgie Sparks
David Strite
Philadelphia
Charles Dean
Wilmington
Ladies of the Reformed Church
Charles Kline
George Davis
Arthur Richard
Charles Herzog
Ridgely
A Brief History of Air Mail
A historic overview tracing aviation from the 1903 Wright brothers flight to the growth of the US Air Mail system. It covers early experiments, the first regular air mail service in 1918, expansion to Chicago and San Francisco, and the 1938 National Air Mail Week. It notes mail rates, services, and schedules as well as international reach and baggage limits.
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Kill Devil Sand Hills
Kitty Hawk
North Carolina
Wright Brothers
Mineola
New York
Port Office Department
Washington
Philadelphia
Chicago
San Francisco
United States Air Mail System
National Air Mail Week
National Air Mail
United States
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Cal
Denver Col
Miami
Florida
Atlanta
Georgia
Illinois
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Minn
Portland
Oregon
Seattle
Dallas
Texas
Globe
Canada
Mexico
Latin America
Hawaii
Orient
Europe
Africa
Asia
Australia
In Memoriam George L. Noble 1933
In loving memory of our dear father George L Noble who departed this life April 15 1933 April once again is here To us the sad month of the year His memory is as dear today As in the hour he passed away The blow was hard the shock severe To part with one we loved so dear God loved him too and thought it best To take him to his Heavenly rest The trial was hard We'll not complain But trust in God To meet again His daughters Carrie and Lina.
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George L. Noble
Carrie
Lina
Card of Thanks for Bereavement Loss
Family of Geo W Thawley expresses gratitude for kindness shown by friends and neighbors during their hour of sadness and bereavement after the death of their wife and mother. Geo W Thawley and Children.
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Geo. W. Thawley
Twenty Five Years Ago Events In Rural Maryland
Twenty five years ago local life features a new Scout Commissioner Ferdinand Buaynard and a secured meeting room in the Law Building. Ex States Attorney Henry R. Lewis and others are named for Democratic State Central Committee posts. Peach buds show little cold damage, while Peninsula Horticultural Society plans reports on small fruits and nut culture. Obituaries note the death of Anton Burchard near Old Point Comfort after months of illness. Marriages include Helen Satterfield to William McMahan and Minnie Bradbury to James Wood, with travel plans to Philadelphia and New York. Lectures, church notices, and council appointments fill the local civic pages alongside a near drowning incident of Harry Davis and James Sullivan near Sharptown.
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Ferdinand Buaynard
Henry R. Lewis
John K. Lynch
Nelson H. Fooks
J. Frank Ledman
Democratic State Central Committee
Christian Hoffman
Messrs. Hoffman
F. P. Herr
Jerome A. Davis
Caroline
Peninsula Horticultural Society
Easton
J. W. Kerr
Anton Burchard
Old Point Comfort
Cleveland
Burchard
Jessie V. Kerr
Helen Satterfield
John Satterfield
Minnie M. Bradbury
James T. Wood
Leonard White
Mrs. Wood
Matthews
J. A. Morgan
Manassas
Hillsboro
Mary Alma Morgan
Week Mankin Brown
Trinity Church
J. Medford Everngain
C. E. Brown
F. P. Covey
Methodist Protestant Conference
Milford
Bowers
East
Baltimore
E. T. Reed
North
T. O. Crouse
St. John
J. W. Kirk
Greenwood
P. L
Rice Grove
W. H. Beckwith
Supply
Harrington
J. M. Holmes
Hurlock
W. P. Roberts
Queen Anne
J. R. Wright
Western Maryland College
T. H. Lewis
Western Maryland Theological Seminary
W. L. Elderdice
E. A. Warfield
A. N. Ward
E. T. Tage
J. A. Weigand
Ditch Rescue Before Drowning and Local Fires Hit Sharptown
Mrs. Herman Paul and her 12 year old daughter were saved from probable drowning after driving into a four foot deep ditch in the dark near Sharptown. A fire at Chop Tank destroyed Charles T. Perry & Son’s store late Wednesday night, with losses around 2500 dollars, partly insured, while the building loss stood at 1500 dollars. The Circuit Court opened with long dockets and hearings, as grand jurors were sworn and Mark H. Smith named court bailiff.
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Eastern Shore Trust Company
Sharptown
Sharptown Bank
Herman Paul
Charles T. Perry & Son
Choptank
Charles W. Wright
Baltimore
Perry & Son
Adkins
Hopper
William H. Deen
Robert Jarrell, Jr
Samuel G. Boyer
George J. Kibler
Arthur W. Brumbaugh
Henry L. Cohee
Zeb Fountain
Wm. E. Saulsbury
Burton Proctor
Theodore Shulke
James H. Horsey
Wm. A. Mowbray
Albert Poole
Caleb J. Todd
Wm. F. Jackson
G. Lawrence Wilson
B. H. Messick
Wm. T. Temple
Andrew Mitchell
G. W. Holland
W. A. Johnson
Charles Whiteley
Walter Howard
Mark H. Smith
Samuel Griffin
Slats Diary of Oliver N Warren Sunday Diary Entry
Sunday shows a preacher keeping Uncle Hen late after sermon and the uncle jokingly staying an hour after. Monday recalls a baseball boast about Joe DiMaggio and the Yank's million-dollar lesson fee while the narrator imagines playing for the Yankees.
Publicity credited in cutting highway deaths nationwide
The Keystone Automobile Club reports newspapers greatly aided a safety movement that reduced traffic fatalities by about 1800 nationwide. Director Matthew P. Hanley credits daily and weekly papers for shifting public opinion away from fatalism and pushing stricter enforcement, better driving practices, and safer cars and roads.
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Keystone Automobile Club
Matthew P. Hanley
Eastern Shore
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Sudan
Addis Ababa
Philippine
Geneva
League of Nations
Hitler
Paris
Sam’s
AIR Mail
Memoriam
Oliver N. Warren
Unkel
Joe di Madgeo
Yanks
Otto
Jake
P. m
Reddykash
Reddy
Noeys Ark
Ma Neerly
Ossifer
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