Postal Notice From Denton Maryland Item
Entered at the Post Office at Denton Maryland as second class mail matter on Saturday morning August 8 1931.
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1931
Page
2
Prison reform and the call for character reform
A critical view on prison reform argues conditions vary by location and that swift and severe justice deter crime. It notes how revolving doors undermine accountability and suggests employing idle offenders on public works to ensure they earn their keep. The piece contends character reform is more essential than prison reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
New York
Horse Sense in a Modern World
A column extols old fashioned horse sense as a guide for safety and prudent living. It contrasts slow steady progress with risky speeding, urging caution, foresight, and restraint to prevent accidents and preserve civility on busy streets. The piece applies horse virtues to contemporary life and traffic.
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Daily Record
Elimination of Food Waste Through Quick Freezing
A 1910s style overview explains Clarence Birdseye and a new quick freezing process that preserves perishables in a hard frozen state. It highlights potential national savings from reduced spoilage and the promise of widespread plant expansion to complement canneries, aiming to cut losses for farmers and stores.
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Clarence Birdseye
Freezing Surplus Crops For Fresh Texture At Sub Zero
The plan preserves surplus crops by quick freezing at sub zero temperatures to keep them fresh and textured, awaiting market demand before public release.
City Roads and Business Advantage Promise Growth
A civic exhortation urges cities to invest in good roads as a path to economic growth. It argues competition among cities hinges on road quality, calling roads a dividend paying asset and essential for attracting business and keeping communities ahead.
Artists and World Peace Drive at Geneva and Williams Institute
John Masefield unveils a League of Nations Arts and Letters plan urging cross national discourse among eminent writers to bridge gaps and share ideas. The Greater Shanghai Chamber of Commerce appeals for peace amid famine and unequal treaties. Germany’s Peace Society urges friendship with France and warns against internal threats as Williams College Institute of Politics begins its eleventh session focusing on US roles in world affairs.
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John Masefield
Geneva
Masefield
League
Arts and Letters Committee
Europe
Thomas Mann
Frankfort
Greater
Shanghai
Changsha
Nanchang
Canton
Nanking
Sun Yat Sen
France
Germany
German Peace Society
Junkers
Institute of Politics
Williams College
United States
Garfield
Institute seeks united action on American condition
The text discusses ongoing study of diverse peoples psychology and calls for cooperation based on mutual understanding rather than prejudice. It notes recent events highlight the need for concerted effort and inquiry into what America can and ought to do in confronting current conditions.
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Cially
America
City Babies Have Edge on Seasonal Illnesses
A Maryland health bulletin compares Baltimore City and county infant death records, showing higher diarrheal disease deaths in counties. Dr J H Knox Jr urges protection measures including breastfeeding, modified cow milk, boiled water, and strict hygiene to guard infants from diarrhea and dysentery.
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State Department of Health
Baltimore City
Bureau of the Census
Maryland
J. H. Knox, Jr
State Bureau of Child Hygiene
Orphans Court Proceedings in Caroline County
The Caroline county Orphans Court met in regular session with Judges West and Towers. Proceedings included granting letters of administration on Sarah E Walls estate to J Owen Knotts with bond and creditor notice. appraisers named W Foster Clark and Wallace Jones. Also filed accounts and inventories for multiple estates and guardianships including Amanda Lewis Joseph H Perry Jr John E Wright Willard C Todd and Madison Charles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Caroline County
West
Towers
Sarah E. Walls
J. Owen Knotts
W. Foster Clark
Wallace Jones
Fred R. Owens
Annie M. Mitchell
W. Arthur Sculley
Joseph H. Perry, Jr
James E. Wilkerson
Amanda Lewis
Mamnie Wright
John E. Wright
Minnie B. Todd
Marjorie Todd Knotts
Willard C. Todd
Madison Charles
Katie Charles
Elsie Todd
J. T. Dennis
Lloyd Fooks
Sunday Visitors and Local Relatives In Smithville
Smithville notes list Sunday visitors including Mr and Mrs J N Spence and daughter Kathryn and Mr L N Spence from Grenalden Pa at the home of Mr and Mrs J H Spence. Other guests include Miss Bessie Lyden Miss Blossom Cooper and Mrs Haynes from Federalsburg and additional local gatherings.
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J. N. Spence
Kathryn
L. N. Spence
Grenalden
J. H. Spence
Bessie Lyden
Blossom Cooper
Haynes
Federalsburg
Earl Robinson
Edna Adams
John Adams
Indian Point
Cambridge
Davis
Jones
Shiloh
N. J
G. H. Fitz-Randolph
Belle Bryan
Chester Scott
Mildred
Connecticut
Percy Tucker
Philadelphia
Alex Lord
Arthur Adams
Mildred Thomas
Wilmington
Ola Scott
Wedding Invitations and Announcements Printed with Care
The Denton Journal notes wedding invitations and announcements are printed with care and neatness, reflecting the newspaper’s attention to social notices and community events.
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The
Denton Journal
Twenty Five Years Ago A Busy Day In Town
A crop of tomatoes is being gathered in New Jersey. The county commissioners purchased counters and grill work for the new treasurer’s office. Several local property sales and marriages are noted. The wheat crop is disappointing with many fields not threshed. A trolley line to Chestertown may open by November 25. Kent Island yields the season’s largest wheat harvest. Easton typhoid fears point to milk supply, not sewerage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Dailey’s Woods
Seward
M. J. Smith
Denton
Franklin Street
Warren Vansant
Cold Spring
Stambaugh
Harvey L. Cooper
Col
Milo L. Blanchard
Blanchard Station
W. N. Willis
Preston Academy
Federalsburg Academy
Roy Smith
Western Maryland College
Willis
Preston
Charles Sylvester
Willard Shipman
Frances Roberts
W. T. Roberts
Ridgely
J. W.jones
IS. P. Shipman
Concord M.E. Church
B. B. Allen
Dayton
Ohio
Hobbs
Tolchester Beach
Chestertown
Charles E. Cockey
Kent Island
Easton
Charles F. Davidson
Social Weekend Visits Across Several States
Smithson J A Bryan and K Hudson of Baltimore along with W Bryan and family of Beeville N J have returned home after visiting A R Willoughby and family and E Danker and child ren of Secaucus N J and E Dinger of Staten Island N Y with A Prager. Emory Tally and Lena Worm and Ralph Mc Mahan traveled to Ocean City on Sunday. Viarry Hall of Philadelphia spent the weekend with his parents M J Hall and family, Baltimore visitors J Harmon and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Bryan
K. Hudson
Baltimore
W. Bryan
Beeville
N. J
A. R. Willoughby
E. Danker
Secaucus
E. _Dinger
Staten Island
N. Y
A. Prager
Emory Tally
Lena
Worm
Ralph McMahan
Ocean City
Viarry Hall
Philadelphia
M. J. Hall
J. Harmon
W. 8. McCarty
Week of small town misadventures and missteps
Friday recalls car trouble as a Ford stalls at a red light while other vehicles yield slowly. Saturday Ant Emmy gets mail from the West as her husband misuses a punk lighter and nearly singes his eyebrows. Sunday Jane taunts the narrator about youth, while Monday the boss contemplates quitting to sail the Ohio River. Tuesday Ant Emmy mocks Shakespeare as a delicated fellow, and Wednesday the narrator rues wishing to be a ditch digger in the heat. Thursday at a party Jane chats with Ted, lipstick marks spark an implied kiss, and the narrator notes Jane’s charms but declines for himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood
Ben
Ant Emmy
West
Emmy
Adams
Jane
Teasday
Shakespear
Sum Buddy
Wensday
Ted
Marydel residents note visits and recoveries in town
Marydel sees multiple social visits and recoveries from injuries. Mildred Medford leaves hospital after an automobile accident, others like Mrs. Naomi Morris of Altoona and Mrs. Sarah Jacobs return from visits. Several residents travel to Atlantic City Niagara Falls Toronto and Montreal, with gatherings at Rehoboth and Delaware College summer school events. The Vacation Bible School nears its end as residents plan a Sunday School picnic and continue community activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Medford
Namoi Smith Morris
Altoona
Marydel
Sarah Jacobs
C. F. Morris
Forest Hills
L. I
Jacobs
Morris
Atlantic City
N. J
J. Tyson Heather
Bobby
Sadlersville
Heather
Fred Eather
Bennett Emory
Cheswold
Del
T. E. Heather
Wesley Smith
Greensboro
Maude Hummer
Sarah Glass
Johns Hopkins University
Mildred Rambeau
Philadelphia
Annie E. Heather
Sara Jacobs
Pelly
Cliff
Helen Heather
J. T. Heather
Rehoboth
Helen M. Heather
Niagara Falls
Thousand Islands
Toronto
Montreal
Canada
Elizabeth Hall
Ruth
Wilbur Clark
Clayton
Betty Hummer
Baltimore
Raymond Machen
Bible School
Walter Pelley
Clifford
Merchantville
C. W. Jacobs
Harry Heather
Evelyn Ford
Violet Gibson
Queen Anne
Wallace Stafford
Virginia Smith
Delaware College
George Moore
F. P. H. Moore
Harrington
Madeline Goode
Wilmington
Mrs. Gooden
Rosiene Scotten
New Jersey
Williston Sunday School Picnic Near Williston
Williston Sunday School held its annual picnic near Williston on the Choptank river Wednesday afternoon. W Y P S GC met at Mrs C I Rice’s last Friday evening with refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston
C. I. Rice
Canning Factory
E. B. Maloney
Charles Kline
Ridgely
S. E. Hignutt
Ocean City
Wm. Uhler Wheeler
Roland Wheatley
Wilmington
Whiskey Insurrection as Washington’s early test of Federal power
The article links later presidents use of federal authority to confront economic disturbances with Washington's handling of the Whiskey Insurrection. It outlines 1790s western Pennsylvania distilling, the 1794 militia call, amnesty efforts, and Washington’s decisive leadership, including his Carlisle letter on the rule of law and the dangers of minority dictates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Grover Cleveland
George Washington
Washington
Federa
Division of Information and Publication
George Washington Bicentennial Commission
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Alleganies
Pennsylvania
David Bradford
Neville
Perkinson’s Ferry
Monongahela
Albert Gallatin
Union
New Jersey
Maryland
Virginia
Philadelphia
Carlisle
Fort Cumberland
Bedford
Bradford
Morgan
Perkinson's Ferry
Lee
Big Four At Plaza Across A Week In Milford
The New Plaza Theatre Milford presents the four greatest film attractions in one week starting Friday August 7. Joan Crawford stars Laughing Sinners with a Saturday matinee at 2.30. Janet Gaynor stars Daddy Long Legs with a late Sunday show and a Tuesday 2.30 matinee. Wallace Beery stars The Secret Six with a Thursday matinee. Jackie Cooper and Richard Dix headline Young Donovan's Kid on the final Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Plaza Theatre
Milford
Joan Crawford
Janet Gaynor
Wallace Beery
Jackie Cooper
Richard Dix
Donovan
Orchestra Leader Urges Revival of Old Hits
B A Rolfe director of the Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra promotes reviving past songs both old and new on radio. He argues a melody once popular should not vanish and notes his library of over 6000 orchestrations since 1900 with charts on each tune’s popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. A. Rolfe
Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra
Rolfe
Broadway
An Annapolis Clergyman Visits and Local Relatives Gather
Goldsboro Rev C R Curtis from Annapolis visits friends in the area this week. The M E Church South annal picnic was held at Tolchester on Thursday. Dallas Cartwright spent the weekend with his mother Mrs Virgie Cartwright. Mr and Mrs Detwiler of Philadelphia are staying near town. Mrs Emma Johnson hosted relatives over the weekend. Mrs Edward Jarrell visits relatives in Bluefield WV. Mrs Alberta Ross spent last Friday. Mrs Grant DeWitt is on the sick list this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Curtis
Annapolis
M. E. Church
Tolchester
Dallas Cartwright
Virgie Cartwright
Detwiler
Philadelphia
Emma _ Johnson
Edward Jarrell
Bluefield
W. Va
Alberta Ross
Wilmington
Grant DeWitt
Russian City of Names and Palaces Highlights
The city once named St Petersburg Petrograd and Lenin grad is famed for czarist residences including the Winter Palace built by Rastrelli from 1754 to 1762. Adjacent lies the Hermitage, a premier art gallery and museum ranking among the world's finest.
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St. Petersburg
Petrograd
Leningrad
Russian Empire
Winter Palace
Rastrelli
Hermitage
Vacuum Flask and Its Dewar Origins
The vacuum flask, a double walled glass vessel evacuated between walls, is known as the Dewar vessel after Sir James Dewar. A Thermos is a proprietary name for a form protected by metal casing. The air between walls is a strong heat and radiation barrier, though rough use can replace glass with metal, reducing efficiency.
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Dewar
Sir James Dewar
Salt and bad luck tied to ancient sacrifices
The text recalls a long standing belief across Greeks Romans Persians and Arabs that splitting the salt on a sacrificial animal portends misfortune. It cites the biblical phrase every sacrifice shall be salted with salt and notes a common joke about spilling salt at table as luck turning sour.
Quote on strength and gentleness from Francis de Sales
The message explains true strength lies in gentleness and encourages assisting others through kind interest and encouragement to spread refreshing love, as echoed by the Christian Science Monitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis de Sales
Christian Science Monitor
Local residents and visitors noted around Wilmington area
A crowded Sunday list details many families visiting beaches and homes from Wilmington to Rehoboth, with returns from travel, hospital stays, and a birth announced. Names include Thomas, Dobson, Wait, Currow, Moore, Barton, Luff, Beckham, Sipple, and others in Dover, Chestertown, and Bear. A stork news notes an eight pound girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. B. Thomas
Anna Mae
Mary ‘Mitchell
Edgar Weav Jand
Hilda Weaver
Wilmington
Deemer Beach
Del
Hilton Dobson
Frederick
Thomas F. Dobson
A. E. Wait
Jacksonville
Fla
Wait
Howard Clark
Dent Road
Gilbert Currow
George Moore
C Dren
Dover
W. Thomas Thornt
Jos. Roche
Meekimeat
L. Irving Jones
Arthur Smith
Owin
Ann Anthony
Denton
Irvington
Harry Karcher
Harvey Dobson
Lydia Dobson
Virginia Luff
John Luff
Fanny Beckham
Cheste Town
B. C. Beckham
W. B. Moore
Wilmingto
Josephine Moore
O. W. Barton
Kenneth Bostic
Chester
William Sipple
Earl Passwaters
Main Street
Ruth Cooper
Bear, del
M. B. Cooper
Earl Nichols
John Nichols
Cambridge, Fa
Clayton Porter Ar Sons
Cedar Gro. Beach
Harrison Nashold
W. B. Massey
Concord
Walter Raver
Local Guests and Visits Highlight Week Across Kent Island Area
Burraville and nearby towns saw a flurry of visitors including Mr and Mrs John S Walters with John Walters Jr and Mr Charl Thompson from Kent Island. Alex Russell of Ridgely entered hospital, Harold Myers of Milling ton visited relatives, and many Stafford and Thawley family members hosted guests from Chester New Castle and Philadelphia. A mid summer furniture sale by M K Newnam featured price cuts on standard furniture lines with savings noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Walters
John Walters
Charl Thompson
Kent Island
Henry Walters
Alex Russell
Ridgely
Adam Hosinger
Harold Myers
Millington
Maste Robert and
William Stafford
Crawford Garrett
Harvey Griffith
Chester
Clayton Stafford
New Castle
Del
A. T. Garrett
Ray Stafford
Easton
R. H. Stafford
Austin Stafford
Georgia Breeding
Marjorie Butler
Paul McFarlant
Smyrna
Howard Parris Ar
Drexel Hill
Frank Colescott
Mechanicsville
Maggie Morgan
Edward Morgan
Philadelphia
R. H. Thawley
Wesley Thawley
Denton
Wesley, Hickman and White
M. E
Oak Orchard
Hartford
Conn
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Smithson
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Jamaica, L. I
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Goldsboro
Thermos Bottls
Emerson
Burraville
M. K. Newnam
Paina
Walter Sparklin
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