Rural publishers back Roosevelt recovery code unity
At a joint Del Marva and Maryland press meeting in Rehoboth about 40 rural publishers pledged full support for President Roosevelt's temporary recovery code. The gathering favored the National Editorial Association's tentative code, urged separation of printing and newspaper publishing arms, and heard speeches by Senator Hastings and Richard Cleveland. Governor Ritchie missed due to illness but recovery looked prudent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Del-Mar-Va Press Association
Maryland Press Association
Rehoboth
Delaware
Maryland
Roosevelt
National Editorial Association
Daniel O. Hastings
Congress
Richard Cleveland
Baltimore
Cleveland
Albert C. Ritchie
Ocean City
Yesterday Is Dead New Business Era for Youth
The Kansas City Star urges young jobseekers to embrace change after hard times. Old methods fade as new opportunities arise from science, affordable innovations, and evolving demands. Stay alert, take any decent job, and seize fresh possibilities rather than clinging to 1929-era views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
Who Is the Santa Claus in Public Finances
The piece argues that the common view of Uncle Sam as a benevolent financial Santa Claus overlooks the necessity of raising every dollar he dispenses from taxpayers. It challenges the idea of endless government generosity by emphasizing the cost to citizens.
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Uncle Sam
Santa Claus
Public Works Burden and Water Drowning Warnings
A reflection warns taxpayers that a 3.3 billion public works program will raise tax burdens as 30 percent funding is outright, while 70 percent requires local bonds. It urges cost cuts and notes every citizen bears the tax load. The column then exhorts care to prevent drownings, stressing swimming safety and the dangers of water even for strong swimmers.
Economic highlights describe new Federal Securities Act rules
The piece outlines strict new securities regulation under the Federal Securities Act, requiring underwriters to file with the FTC, public inspection of registration, and prior approval of sales materials and radio promotion. It notes costly compliance, projected economic optimism, and upcoming policy debates under President Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Frank Kent
Baltimore Sun
Dow Jones
Roosevelt
The New Agricultural Era at the Chicago World’s Fair
A thirty year farmer would be amazed by the Chicago World’s Fair model exhibit showing electricity at work in agriculture. The piece imagines the dramatic change in farming through modern electrical demonstrations.
Modern Farm Exhibit Sparks Imagined Agricultural Era
The article describes an exhibit titled The Main Tenet of Safety showcasing futuristic farm technology. It features automated milking, electric cooling and bottling, underground power, and an electric cable plough. It notes a shift from old methods and imagines a new agricultural era while listing social notices and local visitors and travelers like Miss Emily Knotts, Miss Keith Reynolds, and Miss Catherine.
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Emily Knotts
Queen Anne
Keith Reynolds
Baltimore
Elsie Green
Walter Sparklin
Price Revere
Catherine
Virginia
Rehoboth
Williard Thawley Jr
United States Cavalry
Cuba
Ralph Thawley
Leigh Hospital
Norfolk
Wm. H. Anderson
Eugene
Lida Moore
J. Frank Brown
Opportunity for builders amid rising prices and staffing
Property owners urged to repair or erect buildings now to beat expected cost surges in cement, lumber, paint, and steel, as labor is plentiful and demand rises. The piece notes safety driving, economic benefits of timely construction, and local social notes including residents visiting, road survey talks, and a fatal typhoid case in Denton.
Chevrolet adds thousands to payrolls amid wage raises
Chevrolet and Pontiac plants employ about 46 000 workers today, 18 000 more than a year ago. President Knudsen notes payrolls are at their highest since 1929 boom, with 11 000 new jobs since June. A 15 percent wage raise since August 1, plus 10 percent for salaried workers under 1800 annually, will redirect over a million dollars to workers this year.
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Chevrolet
Pontiac
W. S. Knudsen
Chevrolet Motor Company
Risling
United States
Mr. Knudsen
Pontine
Knudsen
Mules Plow Main Street as Road Scraper Grades Dirt
Twenty five years ago Mr Thomas I F Roe with seven pairs of mules plowed Main Street in Denton while Commissioner Evitts graded with a road scraper. Weather observer Mason reports a two week period ending July 30 with high 96 degrees on July 18 and low 53 degrees on July 17.
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Thomas IF. Roe
Denton
Evitts
Mason
Calendar reform and local notices mix in Denton item
The column discusses a Cotsworth Calendar proposal and day length issues, recalling February’s 28 days and August’s 31, with note of opposition. It reports local business: George A. McDaniel & Co selling an ice plant near the depot for 6900 dollars and details about road work and probate actions involving T. J. Williams and William Williams.
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George A. McDaniel & Co
Denton
George S. Raieigh
N. L. Raieigh
London
Veccunye
H. A. Paine
Uhler
Mr. Uhler
T. J. Williams
William Williams
Barclay
Dover
William Walls
Lizzie Walls
Williams
Walls
R. Earle Fisher
Fen EA Lea
Ship by Rail: St Johnsville Urges Practical Plan
The St Johnsville Chamber of Commerce endorses a simple three word policy Ship by C rail advocating rail transport for its economic impact. The community notes railroads remain major employers and taxpayers with vast influence on related industries and regional development.
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Chamber of Commerce
St. Johnsville
N. Y
Varsey
Denton
Annapolis
Lieutenant Fisher
Wash
Ington
Johnsville
Use Your Horn And Stay Alert On Public Highways
An experienced driver urges motorists to signal when passing and to think before acting. Public roads are not private lanes and drivers should expect the unexpected. Driving requires painstaking, responsible conduct and constant attention to prevent accidents.
Common Sense Across Cultures Explored In Pillow Debate
An essay contrasts perceived common sense across groups noting varied norms such as shirt tails tucked or worn loose, differences in pillow preferences from soft to bricklike, and references how opinions shifted in past years. The discussion highlights cultural relativity in everyday comfort choices.
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China
Bar Gains Push Household Buyers Toward Repairs
An old belief frames the wife as the bargain hunter and the man drawn to cheap goods. With prices rising soon due to higher wages, now is the last chance to buy household items and fund property improvements at low costs. Encourages immediate building and repair to avoid future payouts.
The Home Paper as a Community Educator
A local newspaper column extols the home paper as a vital educator for families. It urges parents to subscribe to foster reading habits, connect children with familiar people and places, and grow interest in local news through regular home news columns.
Weekend diary of family, mischief and public morals
A rambling four day entry mixes childhood moments from Friday to Thursday. Events include a bee sting near a Cherry tree, a zoo visit to see a Stork, curiosity about an aunt Emmys cousin, a rejected invitation to Labor Day, a Ben Glatt hat store fire and postage talk, plus reflections on ethics, public safety, voting, corruption, and a call for civic vigor inspired by historical figures and religious examples.
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Ant Emmy
Ant Emmys
Washington County
Emmy
Soshul
Ben
Mary
Wensday
Ben Glatt
Italy
Wesley
England
France
Ralph Connor
Livingstone
Lincoln
Grenfell
Jesus
Economical Frigidaire Refrigeration Gains Attention
Frigidaire unveils an energy saving electric refrigerator noted for low operating costs comparable to a light bulb. Developed by General Motors division researchers, it features a simplified three part motor system and oil bath lubrication, enabling a one twentieth horsepower motor. Dayton plant runs at peak production in 17 years.
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M. K. Newnam
General Motors
Frigidaire
United States
Newnam
Dayton
A West Pocket Essay On Plurals And Pigs
A humorous essay discusses English plurals and word oddities, then shifts to hog farming. It warns on hog cholera, stresses prevention through feeding, care from birth to market, and keeping sick or exposed hogs away. It notes how disease and poor nutrition reduce pig vitality and profits, urging careful husbandry to protect swine herds.
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Solomon
Maryland
Corn Cookery And Picnics At Briggs Family Farm
Mrs. Briggs showcases sweet corn from her garden with on the cob service and butter. She offers corn fritters pudding au gratin with peppers and a corn souffle and soup. A corn roast picnic trend uses husked ears baked in coals for rich flavor. Recipes for Corn Soup and Corn A La Southern include corn, milk, eggs, butter, flour, greens, and cheese with baking instructions.
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Briggs
Families Gather for Weekend Visits Across Town
Nichols and Bailey families and children spent Sunday with Alan Bailey in Hebron. Wroten and Bailey sisters joined a Rehoboth and Harrington Fair outing on Saturday. McMahan and Todd households hosted and visited relatives Sunday and Monday. The Morgan and Noble families dined together Sunday, with further gatherings including Cohee on Monday.
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Clifford Bailey
Eileen
Will Bailey
Jessie
Evelyn
Alan Bailey
Hebron
Isabelle
Maude Wroten
Dorothy
Ruth Bailey
Rehoboth
Harrington Fair
Charles McMahan
June
Ada McMahan
Raymond Todd
Orville Morgan
Kemp Noble
Guy Bailey
Elmer Cohee
If we take the good we find in silence
Wise maxim attributed to Emeraon urging acceptance of favorable findings without inquiry. The quote emphasizes gaining a generous reward by embracing what is encountered with quiet, unasking gratitude.
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Emeraon
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Abraham Lincoln
Miriam Taylor
Harrisburg
Richard Henning
Fannie Jopp
D. C. Voris
Marion
Iowa
Elizabeth C. Dukes
Levi Pippin
Church Hill
Annie Meredith
Hope
Stephen R. Downes
A. J. Russell
Nettie Russell
Philadelphia
C. H. Reese
Talbot
F. B. Russell
M. Ella Anthony
Hia
Il Fon
Sallie E. Downes
Lynchburg, Va
Luther Satterfield
Gussie Beauchamp
Brayton
William S. Norris
Federalisburg
H. Wilson Saulsbury
H. H. Nuttle
Lake George
Charles H. Nuttle
S. G. Nuttle
Mildred
Caroline
Union Trust Building
State Road Commission
Federalsburg
Hobbs
Anderson Town
Concord
Williston
Johns
Bureau
Wright
Albert W. Sisk
Nuttle
Mollie Roe
Gootee Roe
Mission Church
Messrs. Helsby
Thawley
Denton Cemetery
Allie Clark
Harry Clark
Miss Clark
Ross Farquar
John F. Cowan
West Pocket
Nichols
John Wesley
Orphans’ ‘Court
Caroline County
T. Frederick Towers
First Street
Hughes Lumber & Coal Company
Lawrence B. Towers
James Temple
Fred R. Owens
Orphans Court
Frank Dennis
Ella Dennis
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