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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1935
Page
4
In a plea to Denton voters local writers urge choosing leaders with integrity over slogans. They call for independent, fiscally prudent candidates who will serve the town rather than county political interests and remind citizens to vote on Monday.
The plan to allocate federal relief funds for grade crossing elimination gains broad support. Proponents cite employment creation, safety gains from bells and signals, and the public obligation to fund a costly but necessary improvement. Federal funding is urged to prioritize grade crossing elimination in relief appropriations.
An editorial addresses young readers in Caroline County, urging time awareness as the key to progress. It frames humans as animals with a sense of time, stressing learning from the past through books and elders to wisely use present time for future success.
The piece urges young people to trust their own powers while weighing wise counsel from older generations. It stresses that progress depends on youths taking chances and undertaking new efforts, urging faith, resolve, and persistence to succeed.
An Houston Post editorial notes steady gains in industrial production, employment, wages, and tax receipts, highlighting Commerce and Labor reports and the National Industrial Conference Board. It cites auto manufacturing as a bright spot while building trades lag, stressing confidence as the nation rebuilds.
Democrats and Republicans warn that the vast relief bill may slow recovery and flood the relief rolls. Senator Barbour opposes further four billion in public works as unable to keep pace with unemployment. Senator Van Nuys argues for restraint and self rehabilitation by states and private industry. The Nation must heed these cautious voices amid vast federal aid debates.
Economic highlights note a shift from questions of war to when war will occur in Europe. Observers warn the dove of peace is battered and armed camps stretch across the continent. France keeps 60,000 soldiers for three extra months to man fortifications on the German border as Germany under Hitler escalates alarm.
Analyzing European tensions, the piece notes Germany’s Versailles stance, fears among Lithuania Poland Italy and France, and Moscow’s evolving role. It highlights Eden’s diplomacy, Stresa talks, and Russia as a potential peace arbiter amid looming German rearmament and shifting alliances.
A National Capital scene shows saffron dust clouds sweeping across the country affecting motorists and revealing widespread soil erosion. Experts call for soil conservation, shelter belts, reforestation, drainage, flood and wind control to avert future disasters akin to deforested regions in China.
A Washington overview notes momentous bills in Congress surpassing 1933 in permanence and shaping recovery. As offices expand, hotel lobbies and congressional corridors host warnings about proposals and their effects on economic restoration and government growth.
Albert E Buckley manager of the Keystone Automobile Club of Maryland warns motorists to expect heavy touring season traffic and visitors unfamiliar with local rules. He notes hazards like driving on the wrong side of curves and failing to control at intersections, urging strict safety observance as Maryland highways carry foreign traffic.
The community mourns Alda P Whitby longtime Denton Town Commissioner. He served eight years with quiet firmness and progressive vision, improving streets and roadways and guiding town welfare. This tribute, recorded for the Denton Journal, expresses sincere sympathy to his bereaved family.
Editorial notes warn miracles unlikely from the Stresa conference among England France and Italy on Germany re armament and territorial demands. The piece discusses Geneva talks, Pan European cooperation dreams, and the role of British leadership in pursuing a security pact under the League of Nations.
In 1934 the League of Nations registered eight bilateral special treaties for peaceful dispute settlement. Denmark, France, and the Netherlands each negotiated two treaties, while Portugal, Switzerland, Venezuela, and the Union of Soviet Republics signed one each. Six treaties provide compulsory settlement and two provide conciliation procedures.
Mrs J A Mitchell and Edna Detwiler with Joanne Mitchell visited the Gellettys in Williston on Sunday. Kent Temple Jr of Bryn Mawr Pa is with his grandparents in Ridgely. William Rieck family of Preston visited Frank Flounders. Josephine Cahall visiting sister Mrs Edmund Pendleton in York Pa. Mrs Charles Sparks returned from a ten day visit to Church Hill. Mrs Mary Garrigues of Baltimore guests of her mother Mrs Selby Smith last week. Frank Stevenson entertained the local benefit card club. Harold Fountain and son Richard were Wilmington visitors. Harriet Reed of Washington visiting her parents at the Methodist parsonage. Betty Bray of Easton spent Friday to Sunday with Mrs James Lewis.
Wm. K. Smith formerly of Greensboro Maryland aged 87 died at Clyde A. Pentz home near Denton last Wednesday night. Funeral services are scheduled for Sunday at 2 p m at the German Reform Church Ridgely Maryland.
The Christian Comrade Class of the Denton M. E. Church has reserved the vacant garage room at the corner of Market and Second streets for a bake sale on Saturday morning April 27.
As God, divine Life, is seen as the fountain of our thoughts and actions, false habits and unhappy conditions inevitably drop away, and a new and more abundant sense of life is experienced according to the Christian Science Monitor.
Twenty five years ago in Denton many small items appear. J H Nichols buys an E M F auto. Chickens sell for 18 cents and eggs for 22 in the market. A Catholic church and cemetery pavement is planned. Shad in Denton market weigh up to 8 1/2 pounds. A Virginia Schaefer returns with household goods. Dover bridge causeway repairs falter. a permanent roadbed requires piling and filling. Local officials appoint general assessors for Caroline County to begin land revaluation within three months.
The notice lists survivors of Mrs. Thawley including Mrs Richard C Garrett of Haddon Heights and several Thawleys in Caroline county plus relatives in Fredericn and Chicago. It notes interment at a local cemetery and quotes a neighbor’s tribute to her kindness. Additional obituaries mention Prof. W. J. Boyer, born Marydel, longtime educator, and Mrs. Laura N. Eason with step relations. Other brief items report the deaths of Mr. Joseph Brown and appearances of local residents as guests.
Friday to Friday diary entries recount small-town life with humorous notes. Ant Emmy, Joe Hix, and Ma figure in family scenes while a teacher assigns poems and a boy’s school-year observations highlight spelling and arithmetic efforts.
R B Kennedy argues against the claim that five percent hold eighty percent of wealth. He notes 120 million population, three hundred billion wealth, and that over two thirds of goods were bought by those earning under two thousand dollars. He says newspapers reach more than eighty percent of readers and remain key advertising media.
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