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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1938
Page
6
A puzzle page lists numerous cryptic clues across physiology, geography, letters, and numbers. It pairs terms like River in Virginia, Italian words, and various abbreviations with blurred OCR fragments for readers to solve, forming a dense language riddle.
A compact sermon card on Mark 9 14 29 highlighting faith as the key to God’s power. It stresses that mountain top experiences must lead to service and prayer as the connecting link to overcoming unbelief and empowering ministry. The piece warns that prayerlessness betrays faith and hinders solving real problems.
A concise aphorism notes happiness grows within one’s own circle rather than in others’ domains, urging inner contentment and self-reliance. This reflection by Douglas Jerrold emphasizes domestic joy over external appeal.
The text addresses grown men as noble and honorable, urging pursuit of new work and nobleness. It emphasizes that silence aids the soul more than speech, underscoring a call for restraint and inner discipline.
Embellishing the Oyster presents a recipe by Beulah V. Gillaspie for Oyster and Celery Timbales with Sherry Sauce. It details butter milk and celery bread crumb mix folded with eggs and oysters, baked in custard cups, then unmolded and served with a creamy sherry sauce. Serves six.
A guide explains how Latin spellings map to Chinese pronunciation, noting vowel values, unprinted umlauts, and the common practice of using English versus Latin values. It covers aspirated versus unaspirated consonants, examples with Chiang Kai-shek and H. H. Kung, and pronunciation hints for several Chinese names.
Rare living dwellings of muskrats are built from flag plant parts, mainly cat tail, forming conical houses 4 to 8 feet wide at the base and 2 to 5 feet tall. They shelter living space above water and open entrances under water, while the plant also provides most of the rat’s diet, especially when fresh. In hard winters, the muskrat colony eats its dwelling and fatten on this diet.
A curious tale credits Paul Bunyan with starting Wisconsin summer breezes and creating thousands of lakes. Depending on the version Babe the blue ox and Bunyan’s feats are cited, but geologists favor glacial origins. Wisconsin reportedly has more than 7,000 lakes today.
During a London visit Mark Twain, a great favorite, accepted an honorary life membership to the Savage Club. He learned only three others had received the honor Stanley Nansen and the future King Edward VII. He quipped that this would make the prince feel mighty fine.
Australia dominates wool production with a quarter of the world’s supply. Dry inland areas pushed farming, and careful breeding nearly doubles yield per sheep. New South Wales stands as the key hub, supplying half of the nation’s wool.
In 1987 U S telephone users paid taxes totaling 137.6 million dollars. That amount equals 9.21 dollars per active telephone and 6.25 dollars per telephone employee, illustrating the heavy tax burden on telecom spending.
Wesley E Thawley assignee will auction a 2 story 6 room frame dwelling at 516 Gay Street Denton Caroline County Maryland between 2 and 4 pm on sale day. Purchase terms require half cash at sale with balance upon ratification or all cash at purchaser option. Taxes and assessments adjusted to date of sale. Auctioneer I L Stevens.
Assignee Wesley E Thawley offers two Lots 14 and 15 in Nuttle's Addition Denton Carroll County Maryland for foreclosure after default on a mortgage from Carlton V West and Anna C West to John H Baggs Minnie L Baggs. Property includes a 2 story 8 room dwelling with two baths electric lights running water hot water oil heat and garage. Bidder pays one third day of sale balance in six months or all cash. title papers and documentary stamps at purchaser expense.
Under a 1931 mortgage from Carl R Deen and Nellie Deen to Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Denton the assignee W Brewster Dien will offer two tracts at public sale in Denton Maryland between 2 and 4 PM. Tract 1 is 39 acres in Caroline County adjoining Oliver Taylor Charles M Turner Fernando Cook and others. Tract 2 is 44 acres in the Fourth Election District near Preston to Friendship road adjoining James R Murphy James B Patton and Lydia Todd heirs. Improvements include a seven room dwelling barn and outbuildings. One third cash with balance in two installments. or all cash. Auctioneer James Temple.
A public sale will offer several Williston parcels in Caroline County including the Otis M Hignatt Store Property and Sherman Hignutt Property. Various tracts total 27.95 square feet to 80 acres with improvements described as dwellings and outbuildings. Some tracts border Williston Lake and Providence Road near Denton and Beauchamp's Campground.
In Equity No. 3460 Chy an order on April 13 1938 approves the sale reported by Fred R Owens as assignee for collection and ratifies it unless objections are filed by June 16. A newspaper notice must run in Caroline county four weeks before May 16. The report shows a sale amount of 530.00 and Clerk T Clayton Horsey signs the true copy.
Notice to creditors that the subscriber has obtained letters of administration from the Orphans' Court for Caroline County Maryland on the personal estate of the deceased. This marks the start of probate administration and requires claims to be presented per court rules.
One fourth cash on day of sale with the balance in two equal installments at 3 and 6 months. Deferred payments bear interest from sale date and are secured to the satisfaction of the undersigned. All cash option available to purchaser. Title papers and revenue stamps paid by purchaser. Liquidating Committee includes Josiah A. Beck George W. Beck and Harry E. Holsinger with attorney W Brewster Deen. Auctioneer James Temple. Notices invite interested buyers to obtain information from committee or Deen.
Chicks available day old and started in Barred Rocks New Hampshire Reds and S C White Leghorns. Also custom hatching of both hen and turkey eggs. J Harvey Quillen Preston Maryland contact Denton 4F 14.
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