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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1932
Page
2
The notice lists publishers Melvin and Johnson Incorporated with Benjamin F. Johnson as president and treasurer and Mary Melvin as vice president and secretary. It states the paper is entered at the Denton post office as second class matter and is issued Saturday mornings, December 3, 1932.
A call for self examination by drivers to cut highway deaths. The piece argues reckless driving, speeding, improper passing, and poor driving habits contribute to yearly fatalities. It supports stricter youth driver supervision, periodic vehicle inspections, and careful licensing exams to reduce the high death rate.
The piece argues twelve years of restrained rail operation have pushed the industry to the edge. After wartime government control, profit was capped at 5.75 percent, yet earnings rarely meet that bar. A common policy to allow fair competition could revive hiring, dividends, and investor stability, moving toward broader economic normalcy.
Discussion defines roadside development as using the entire right of way beyond roadbed work for signs lights planting trees and shrubs seeding and mowing. It notes Maryland’s new licensing bill boards funds and suggests native materials and nursery stock, with plantings suited to space and overhead wiring, and states possible state acquisition of unused land.
The proposal favors an approach that develops spots of beauty rather than extending the current practice of planting rows of trees. The new plan promises a distinct advantage by focusing on aesthetic variety and selective growth.
Governor Albert C. Ritchie urges Maryland churches to observe Universal Bible Sunday on December 4. The American Bible Society, a major promoter, has distributed nearly ten million scriptures last year in 50 countries and 200 languages. He praises growing recognition of the Bible’s role in American life amid global social concerns.
An New England mill girl criticizes John D. Rockefeller Jr. for supporting repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. She recalls unsafe saloons near mill streets and argues the wealthy are insulated from such dangers. Her view questions the naked repeal theory advanced by Rockefeller.
The text argues that modern business relies on advertising to build public acceptance. Without publicity a product cannot endure, as manufacturers must make their offerings known to the public. Newspaper ads are vital for offsetting competition, boosting demand, and guiding industry trends.
The piece argues that public movements fail when people skip meetings and refuse to cover costs. It highlights attendance and dues as the foundation of ongoing usefulness, urging readers to attend, applaud, and pay dues to support good organizations in Denton.
An earnest leader can alter a town’s course by pursuing a public good or new idea with persistent effort. Denton residents with solid ideas should act energetically, seek counsel to avoid mistakes, and press for community improvements to benefit all.
A fragment notes that the area is described as a still more desirable place for residence and business, suggesting improved prospects and appeal for both living and commercial activity.
A fund totaling 1 386 895 has been built up by 382 Rotary clubs in the United States Canada Newfoundland and Bermuda, as reported in the November Rotarian. Of this sum 350 000 loans have been made to needy and deserving students. More than 700 of about 2 500 clubs hold such funds, with education long serving as a key Rotary community interest.
Editorial notes describe Austrian Christmas customs with Saint Nikolaus and the Krampus, family rituals, trees, carols, and holiday meals. A Berlin audience reacts to the French war film Crosses of Wood, praised for stark realism and anti war sentiment, possibly based on Dorgel's book The Crosses of War.
A plea urges erecting a Christ statue in Choptank modeled on the Christ of the Andes in Chile and the Christ the Redeemer in Brazil. The article notes many statues for Washington Lincoln and other heroes, but none for Christ, and mentions club meetings and dates as well as a December demonstration gathering.
The discussion weighs where to raise a Monument of Christ in the Rockies and what it might cost. A London Indian conference draws less attention but is deemed crucial for improving relations within the British Empire across Indian divisions and policy.
A Baltimore incident tells how a man under a running engine collapsed from likely carbon monoxide. A seventeen year old passerby rescued him, performed manual ventilation, and an ambulance brought him to hospital where doctors treated him with oxygen. The doctor praised the boy and warned against indoor repairs with engines running.
Ridgely residents and visitors from Harrington Oxford Denton Bridgetown and Easton Hospitals are noted in a series of Thanksgiving and weekend social visits. Highlights include Mr and Mrs Henry Wilkinson hosting Atlantic City guests Mr William Rairigh visiting St Johns and Elma Wilson staying in Newport Delaware. Numerous family calls span Ridgely Greensboro and Baltimore.
Twenty five years ago prices in markets and local commerce appear alongside deaths marriages and fires. Dr James Avery Draper dies in Wilmington. William H Bradbury dies at Matthews. multiple house fires damage property in West Denton Burrsville and elsewhere. A notable wedding of Dr Frederic N Nichols and Miss Ann Garey occurs in Denton, with further society notes from Ridgely and surrounding towns.
The School Commissioners on Tuesday confirmed the contract of Miss Grace Carroll, teacher at Long's school. They decided to close schools for Christmas holidays on December 20 and reopen January 2.
Uncle Ed muses on inventions like television and deep oil drilling, then shifts to practical farming advice about hog cholera. He endorses four simple controls: no contaminated feed, ensure new hogs are disease-free, confine hogs, and bury dead animals. He closes with plain horse sense.
A Maryland Forestry Department statement urges woodland owners to clear and keep woods roads passable to speed fire response and limit spread. The plan favors using cleared material as fuel and stresses coordinating with state and federal fire control programs.
A miscellaneous roundup reports showers at the Evern family home near Concord with many useful gifts. Several residents and visitors, including the Lord and Reed families, spent Thanksgiving holidays in Swarthmore Wilmington and Washington. Local youths attended the Towers party in Denton and others hosted by Clarence Adkinson for Lewis Wright in Philadelphia. Notices include birthday and visiting relatives, repairs around Brownsville, and chimney cleaning advice from Kit Scot via E D Kimmey’s barber shop.
Friday through Thursday entries recount classroom life and neighborhood events. Ross Farquar notes games of bridge and chess, a New York visit for underworld tales, Chicago anecdotes, arithmetic troubles, a fire drill mix up, and Ant Emmy praising cigarettes for singing and happiness amid a restless world.
Caroline High School staged Shakespeare’s Hamlet with a strong cast led by Hamlet Robert Leese and King Harry Nuttle. The performance featured striking costumes, solid acting, and a dramatic Laertes scene by Gregg Everngam, with praise for the entire ensemble and crew.
More than four hundred members of the 29th Division Association from every Maryland county will gather at the Howard Street Armory in Baltimore on Sunday December 4 at 11 p m to organize a Maryland State Department and plan attendance at the 1933 Newark New Jersey convention. The group, formed in 1921, now includes forty nine Posts across eight states and the District of Columbia.
Stephen Tribbitt aged 31 died at his home near here on Sunday and was buried in Denton cemetery after services by Rev H E Uhrig. He moved from Newark New Jersey to farm life for health, but weakened and left a wife, father, mother, and a six year old daughter. Community offers sympathy. Also included are local notices of hog and turkey sales, social visits, and upcoming Piney Church conference on Dec 6.
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