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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1928
Page
4
A reflective notice praises the town's liberal range of essential services and abundant social and business activities. It invites outsiders to consider living here and joining a progressive, prosperous community, highlighting opportunities listed in a community ad on page 2.
Editorial urges affirmative legislation to curb reckless driving and prevent auto mobile fatalities, citing 22 261 highway deaths in 1927 and various risky behaviors. It argues against grade crossings as a sole remedy and calls for driver licensing standards and arterial stop policies. Fire prevention week and risks from spontaneous combustion are also discussed, highlighting safety education and precautions.
A narrator declaims that plowing offers color and danger beyond the colorless safety of motoring. The piece vividly details a morning of plowing with a 40 Oliver left-hand plow, tracing furrows, teamwork, and rhythm, while noting wildlife like partridges, rabbits, mice, squirrels, doves, and a hawk.
The National Board of Fire Underwriters provides posters stickers motion picture slides puzzles speeches leaflets and booklets to aid Fire Prevention Week. Organizations can obtain the materials by writing to Public Relations Department 85 John Street New York City. President Coolidge drew attention to Brule during his visit. The hot dog joke ends with it cannot wake you up barking at night.
A Maryland plowman narrates a day of harvest and danger as bees drive his team from a nest. He muses on religion, politics, and daily life while reflecting on wheat profits and potential plans for his children’s education. The piece ends with a contemplative note on work, prayer, and creation. Harold I West, Baltimore Sun.
Announcement by G Leslie Gooden secretary treasurer of Delmarva Warehouses Inc confirms receipt of a license to operate a Federal warehouse in Dover and negotiable warehouse receipts. W L Clarris, president, licensed as canned goods inspector after Washington study. This completes the first Federal Warehouse setup in Delaware with receipts serving as collateral and bankable value. Credit for the move is attributed to the Del Mar Va Eastern Shore Association and cooperation from the U S Bureau of Agricultural Economies.
The Del Mar Va Association, with Dr Bomberger, W T Gardner, and E C Totten, advances a Federal Warehouse in Dover aided by the U S Bureau of Agricultural Economics. A licensed inspector will grade stored goods, with negotiable receipts and insurance. canners expect in transit storage and labeling services, with favorable rates and loan values.
County Extension reports 1928 results for seed wheat treated with copper carbonate dust to control stinking smut and burnt. Treated fields show high percentages of smut-free wheat across Eastern Shore and Maryland State comparisons, with three-year trends indicating significant reductions though not complete elimination. Farmers urged to treat seed to guard against heavy smut infection.
Bacteriologists with the USDA identify seven common groups of soil bacteria that inoculate several legume species. Alfalfa bacteria inoculate alfalfa and several clovers and fenugreek varieties, while red-clover bacteria inoculate alsike, crimson, hop, low hop, mammoth red, rabbit-foot, and white clovers. Vetch bacteria inoculate Canada field pea, common vetch, garden pea, hairy vetch, broad bean, and horse bean.
A guide to making cool drinks with syrups and fruit, plus serving tips. It suggests using syrup over granulated sugar, preparing flavors in advance, and decorating with cherries lemons mint and fruit. Recipes include milk drinks nog and a strawberry milk shake with simple steps and ratios.
The passage notes soy beans lack native associated bacteria unlike other legumes. It stresses artificial inoculation for first-time soy plantings and suggests test plots to check soil for required bacteria by nodules on roots, guiding crop rotation and introducing new legumes.
Smithville area residents share a weekend of visits and gatherings with family friends and camp meetings. Highlights include Harold Wilson's birth announced by the Merediths, Evelyn and Elizabeth Thawley visiting, and trips by Lyden, Smith, and Randolph families to Federalsburg Easton and Denton. Community members attended camp meetings in Denton Elswood and Shiloh.
Brand new young Maryland citizens receive a formal honor as the state records births. Once birth facts are filed with the Bureau of Vital Statistics a finely engraved certificate confirms legal registration as a citizen and is sent to the parents.
Dr. Riley announces new certificates intended for framing and long term keeping. The document serves as proof of identity birthplace nationality age and for legal rights including schooling voting and marriage. Maryland law requires birth reports within four days to the local registrar for forwarding to the Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Fox Films presents Hangman's House based on Donn Byrne's novel with Irish life themes. It stars Victor McLaglen June Collyer Larry Kent Earle Foxe Hobart Bosworth and features notable photography by George Schneidermann. The two day run is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday August 15 and 16.
Reverend Henry Caldwell travels to New Hampshire for summer school with family as they visit Oxford Pennsylvania for two weeks with friends. R H Stafford attends Eastern Shore Implement Dealers meeting at Dickinson Hotel Cambridge. Wesley Thawley and family visit Mollie Cahall in Denton. Lacy and spouse Lord return from Philadelphia and Quakertown. Walter Myers and family visit Austine Stafford. Eugene Cavalier of Baltimore stays with Robert Stafford. Will Wilson returns from Greensboro visit. Arthur J Russell of Philadelphia visits sister G L Bindes. R N Stafford and spouse weekend at Rehoboth.
Marydel residents and friends share weekend visits with relatives and guests from Wilmington Hillsboro Salisbury Philadelphia and Washington News notes capture a stretch of social calls with Miss Edna Walls Miss Rosiene Scotton extending a Philadelphia visit and others joining in at family homes.
Dr Martin F Sloan longtime authority on tuberculosis died July 29. He led the Maryland Tuberculosis Association as president for four years and helped establish free chest clinics across the state, examining about 15 000 patients. He promoted teaching clinics for Negro physicians and supported the Clairborne Preven torium known as the Miracle House. He served at Endowood and Johns Hopkins and belonged to numerous medical and fraternal organizations. home 401 Woodlawn Road Baltimore Maryland.
A 1928 verse by Douglas Malloch expresses return and belonging. The speaker vows to stay, rejecting distance while acknowledging patriotism with flags and songs.
The article notes Pennsylvania as the first pretzel home and Pennsylvania tops Union production of pretzels. It summarizes Agriculture Department findings on flour blends for pretzel making, distinguishing hard and soft pretzels and detailing that pretzel twists are hand shaped, with machines only handling smaller sizes. Government tests show satisfactory flour from blending hard and soft wheat flours of varying protein or using a patent or straight flour with a clear flour blend.
In legends and history witchcraft dominates as a term though witch and wizard are equally common. The male view casts women as wayward and dangerous, while incubus and succubus both exist, with succubus more terrifying to male imagination shaping myths and old laws.
The Kansas City Star recalls Ulysses S. Grant as technically a slave owner after his West Point years. It mentions his St Louis garrison duty, classmate Frederick Dent, and a White Haven plantation endowed with slaves, plus a slave boy gifted to Grant and Jolene Dent.
Not Fighting Arthur and James are cousins and inclined to flight with each other despite grandmother warnings. The other morning a commotion drew the grandmother to the door where she found the boys clinging and rolling on the porch. James claimed they were not fighting but trying to separate each other.
Caroline county Orphans Court met with Judges West Harper and Shawn. Guardianship granted to Otis Hitchens for Hillard Witchens. John M. Wooters appointed administrator of Eliza A. Wooters. Creditors notice ordered. Appraisers Ferdinand Baynard and I Robert Fleetwood appointed. Whiteley filed inventory of Ella H Whiteley's estate. Morris administratrices of Sarah E Morris filed first and final account. Final ratification of Otis V Handy real estate sale. Hezekiah Wisher filed account of sale of Mary V Taylor's personal property.
Two adjoining tracts totaling about 110 acres and 35 perches with 100 acres cleared, fertile land and timber. Improvements include a two story frame dwelling, a large barn, poultry houses, and outbuildings. parcel details describe metes and bounds from a 1904 deed, with an exception of a 1 acre parcel to Farmers Canning Company. Both parcels lie along the Preston Harmony state road, under three miles from Preston.
The sale terms require one third cash on sale day with the balance in two equal installments due at six and twelve months, the deferred payments bearing interest and secured to satisfy the trustee, or full payment in cash at sale. Title papers at purchaser's expense. Leonard Covey, auctioneer.
The personal property of Walton P. Taylor, deceased, will be sold by the administrators at the same place and on the same day as the described real estate sale.
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