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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1937
Page
4
The Denton Saturday Morning issue, published by Melvin & Johnson Incorporated, lists Benjamin F. Johnson as president and treasurer, Mary Melyin as vice-president and secretary, with the paper entered at the Poet Office in Denton, Maryland as second class mail matter on Saturday morning August 7, 1937.
The Montfaucon tribute to World War I dead reflected the limits of ceremony and the ache for genuine reconciliation between former foes. Speakers urged humility, warning that even sincere words cannot fully honor those who sacrificed. The ceremony highlighted a broader push for peaceful, law-based international cooperation.
The piece recalls presidential honeymoon periods with Hoover and Roosevelt, noting Roosevelt's four year near total policy approval. It cites the Court Bill as the split cause and speculates on ultimate effects, while mentioning Senator Robinson’s death and his influential parliamentary skill.
A detailed analysis notes growing discontent in Congress and among Democrats, signaling a potential split and waning presidential influence. It predicts the Court Bill will die, warns against further major legislation, and highlights Fortune surveys showing fading public support for the New Deal while administrative plans face skepticism.
The article reports on Harry Hopkins ordering gradual alien removals from WPA rolls, backed by a new appropriations law. It notes nearly 2,000 dismissals planned near New York City, protests by alien groups, injunctions in Federal Court, and debate over citizen versus alien employment priority. It cites Rep. Emanuel Celler calling the dismissals deplorable and discusses economic and political implications of alien displacements and remittance flows.
The passage notes twenty two alien members in the Lower House whose population based representation strengthens their bloc on immigration or naturalization issues. It highlights limited progress on Senator Capper’s constitutional amendment to bar aliens from apportionment, and views delay as unwarranted.
Senator Wagner pushes a housing bill through four-year cycles amid rising opposition to subsidies. Public hope fades as end-of-session jams defeat three versions, while a revised plan shifts to state-administered, lump-sum grants. A Rosenwald Foundation finding argues private capital alone cannot serve low income housing, urging bold congressional action.
A motorist hurling a lighted cigarette from a car burned 5000 acres of young timber in Oregon. The loss includes $70,000 in payrolls and supplies with potential future resources exceeding a million dollars. Authorities urge strict fire prevention, noting 90 percent of forest fires are man made and stressing careful smoking, campfire rules, and adherence to fire season laws to protect forests as a state heritage.
The summer vacation is busy for school boards as vacancies appear and eager candidates apply. A teacher who can awaken interest and guide a dull student can transform lives, showing arithmetic and language as tools for success. Home folks should welcome such teachers as friends.
The piece contrasts crowd fear and power with personal courage seen in a sparrow’s selfless act before a dog. It cites Turgenev and Shaw to argue people rely on protective forces beyond numbers, while perfect love conquers fear, urging remembrance of divine promises even from a sparrow.
The Federal Trade Commission zealously guards buyers by policing dubious business practices. It targets lottery based sales schemes for candy and peanut products, discriminatory wholesale practices, unfair bird product sales, and overhyped beauty and health claims. It also clamps down on mushroom spawn fads, 80 cent profit promises from chip machine schemes, brass and pewter restoration lies, false stomach relief claims, price rigging among cap makers, and industry boycotts. The agency describes these efforts as protecting the public from deceptions.
The Smithsonian Institution reports a twenty three year solar cycle influencing weather. Based on 1914 records and solar radiation data gathered by observers on mountaintops, the study suggests periodicities in solar input affect long term weather trends, potentially improving forecasts beyond short ranges.
The record discusses the Abbot theory and its cycle hypothesis, noting a large number of 1934 weather forecasts and the extent of their verification. It states that temperature and precipitation at numerous world locations show features roughly duplicating conditions from 23 years earlier, indicating historical weather patterns repeating.
A reflection on how 111000 Americans die annually from accidents, surpassing wars and disasters in raw numbers. The piece notes heart disease and plagues as leading killers, with autos, burns and drownings as preventable dangers. It urges care, competence and courtesy as the accident prevention trio and calls for collective action.
The British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons that neither the United States nor Japan is a League member, arguing that a stronger peace drive depends on broader cooperation. He noted U.S. past support for Chinese territorial integrity and the open door during Manchuria events and urged Britain to offer forceful cooperation to uphold international law in the East.
Washington reports farm milk income at 602 million dollars for the first five months of 1937, 33 million ahead of 1936 and 64 percent above 1933. Dairy by products and industrial uses boosted earnings while bottled milk and major dairy products remain top contributors, per Thomas H. McInnerney of National Dairy Products Corp.
The text notes a shift from 1920 when most skim milk was returned to farms as animal feed to today's usage where about 12 percent of skim milk, roughly seven billion pounds, is transformed into dairy products. It highlights a 300 percent rise in commercial skim milk use within 15 years, improving markets and prices for dairy farmers.
An older guidance piece extols dogs as forgiving allies and urges owners to provide constant water during hot weather. It warns that dehydration can provoke rabies-like aggression and emphasizes water as protection against dog losses and serious bite outcomes, especially for children.
National safety experts in Chicago urge strict use of hand signals by drivers to prevent crashes. Knowledge of signals is essential and failing to signal before turns or stops shifts blame for serious outcomes. Continuous signaling is described as the driver’s greatest protection on the road.
Bethleham families including Mr and Mrs Charles Gear and Miss Betty Gear hosted guests from Chester for a weekend visit. Grandparents Payton Thompson hosted Marylin and Mary Sue Thompson from Royal Oak for several days. Various locals attended Harrington Fair and visits spread across Ridgely Trappe Elkton and North Carolina, with a note on the Firemen’s Carnival at Aston.
SMITHSON Miss May Willoughby has returned from a trip to the Great Lakes Ex position Niagara Canada Thousand Islands and the New England States. Mrs W S Harding and Mrs Bertie Roe of Wilmington were recent guests of Mr and Mrs Howard Cole. Mr Jim Harmon and family of Baltimore visited Mr and Mrs Walter McCarty on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Fred Meister and family of Brooklyn are visiting Mr and Mrs Anton Worm. Mrs Claude Truitt of Bridgeville spent the week end with Mr and Mrs C L Perry. Mrs Emma Reese has been entertaining friends from Pennsylvania. Mrs John Heath is entertaining her niece from Washington.
B I Shaw, president of the association, reported the Kent and Sussex Fair drew about 200000 patrons for the week, with 147000 paid admissions over five days and more than 6000 children admitted free on the opening day. He noted no serious disorders or accidents across all exhibition departments.
Twenty five years ago notes report T C West and C W Hobbs installing steam heating at homes. Shiloh Camp near Warlock thrives with hundreds visiting daily. Various local property changes and new building projects follow, including a Hillsboro bank, a Krahill land house, and real estate transfers. Social events include weddings, travels, and family visits with multiple residents and visitors listed along with a fatal accident and a fall from a house near Fowling Creek. Notable deaths and medical news, plus a long roster of visitors and residents visiting from Philadelphia New York and Baltimore, are recorded with dates and locations.
A Concord camp meeting began with song at 8 pm yesterday led by Rev. G. H. Thomas. Tonight at 8 the first sermon will be preached. The schedule lists sermons by Rev. Budd, Westerfield, Bailey, and Wheatley across Monday to Friday, with several other ministers named for daily duties and a quarterly conference by Dr. Stephenson on 1:30. Lane & Lang won a contract for the Ridge ly agricultural school building at 18,500, brick with granite foundation, while a school-board panel confirmed teachers for multiple local schools including Miss Anna Voss and Mrs. Parsons.
Sunday through Saturday entries reveal Slats’ diary style notes on school, weather, meals, family jokes, a rumbling mood about life, and a dream about Jane and Elsy. The narrator describes humor and mischief, minor incidents with parents and bankers daughter, and a playful gaze at everyday events.
Kathleen Norris recalls her brother’s 1890s telephone prophecy and the caution that such exaggeration invites laughter. Yet some young dreamers turn ideas into reality as ironclad forecasts shift to conferences, agreements, and cooperative problem solving.
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