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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1938
Page
4
The notice records mail delivery details from the Denton post office dated Saturday morning December 3 1938. It identifies a second class mail matter designation and regional postal processing note for the issue.
Washington correspondents report officials weigh a potential U S Germany war as public readiness grows. The piece argues for nonviolent change, reevaluating arms and defense needs, urging Congress to define military policy before approving any armament program. It cites Mary Pickford and Major George Fielding Eliot.
As Christmas approaches, business shows strength across sectors with October figures indicating a robust month. Demand for steel and other basics outpaced production, suggesting further gains ahead while inventories improve from spring lows. The anti administration gains boosted business confidence and expectations of a conservative next Congress and possible reform compromise. Construction in October reached a multi year high with unusual activity.
A wide survey notes improvements in residential and industrial construction and retail trade. Power output remains solid while agriculture faces a government program collapse but farm incomes stay decent. Prices rise gradually though still below industrial gains. Transportation show rising rail loadings but finances remain fragile. political actions are hoped to ease lines. Roosevelt’s stance on Nazi Germany draws strong favorable response here and hints at possible aid to persecuted Jews.
Senator O Mahoney defends a broad inquiry into how modern business operates and its national impact while critics accuse rampant monopoly. The Justice Department indicts citizens as the Senate panel weighs licensing for interstate corporations and broader federal controls amid industry protests.
The Peru voyage carries Secretary Hull and ex Governor Landon as second. The United States seeks solidarity with the 21 American Republics, reaffirming 1936 Buenos Aires unity, expanding trade and economic policies, and defending rights under the Monroe Doctrine. Obstacles remain in finalizing the unfinished policy.
The piece notes a furor over Latin American trade shifts as Mexico leans to barter with Germany and Italy, while the United States faces weaker import demand. It recalls Hull’s stern rebuke over “the rule of confiration” and warns that Southern Republics going wild provoked U S irritation, underscoring inter-American tensions and competitive pressures in world markets.
Harry A. Wheeler of the Railway Business Association warns that national defense hinges on an efficient railroad system. He notes Pacific operations rely on overland transport, calls for high maintenance of rails bridges and signaling, and modern motive power. He argues railroads have been underfunded and urges cooperation among management, labor, and government to preserve this essential industry.
Mexico confesses inability to promptly pay the 10 million dollars owed to American landholders whose farms were seized. A U S representative and a Mexican official will adjudicate claims. An initial one million is due next spring, with annual payments for ten years, until the total is settled.
The Mexican government declares no funds, while reports describe U.S., British, and Dutch oil properties valued in the hundreds of millions seized by Mexico. The only settlement cited is compulsory return of the properties to their rightful owners.
Essay argues that government relief should be a permanent public duty as Harry Hopkins advocates. It contrasts federal versus local administration and notes local communities historically bore the burden of aiding the poor. The piece urges returning responsibility to neighbors and local authorities rather than offloading to the federal government.
A Washington correspondence urges calm as the United States anxious to maintain good terms with Germany recalls 1914 and Munich treaty hopes. It argues for an honorable way to keep out of war and urges citizens to suppress excitement about international affairs.
Editorial notes discuss the eighth Pan American Conference to be held in Lima Peru in December this year. It recalls the Montevideo 1933 meeting and highlights Latin American goodwill toward US non intervention, Hulls diplomacy, and progress in economic cooperation and women’s rights while noting prior congresses dating back to 11 nations joining in 1889 and progress toward unity in the Western Hemisphere.
A December conference will discuss trade Pan American defense and Americas policies with emphasis on forming a peace promoting league for the western hemisphere. The 19th Assembly approved 1 200 000 francs for the League to participate in the New York Work Fair opening April 1939. The pavilion foundation work has begun with a pentagonal design symbolizing the five continents.
The British plan to split Palestine into independent Arab and Jewish states is abandoned due to political, administrative, and financial difficulties. London will invite Arab and Jewish representatives for talks on future policy and immigration. If talks fail, Britain will act independently. The comment came during the World Alliance for National Friendship through the Churches Goodwill Congress in San Francisco.
Children’s Corner notes that Australia sends a large exhibit to New York and San Francisco exhibitions. The San Francisco space covers over 4 000 square feet with 21 000 pound cost, featuring eucalyptus groves and a colonial style building. Inside, moving pictures show surfing bushland and reef life. koalas parrots and wallabies will be displayed, with risks of transport delaying some. After the shows, animals go to U S zoos and koalas are kept for preservation.
Summer 1938 intervisiting between nations included a notable Hopi to Flagstaff Arizona school visit. Hopi pupils guided visitors through their mesas villages gardens and basket weaving. They shared piki bread and left a message of mutual understanding and friendship.
A Boston Herald writer recalls the legendary defense of Fort Vercheres near Montreal in 1690 where fourteen year old Madeleine de Vercheres held the fort for a week against Iroquois attackers with a small, loyal garrison. She kept vigil on bastions while awaiting relief and inspired hope for succor.
A Cambridge witness faced a broken dish as a symbolic oath to tell the truth, others in Assam hold half-cut animals or bind by rope circles. Siberia and Africa use fierce animal heads to threaten perjury, while William the Conqueror swore by God and King John by God's teeth.
A London Tit Bits writer credits King Edgar with instituting Easter Whitsun and Christmas observances plus half-holidays like Saturdays. He cites 10th century noon as three o clock for Nones before shifting to midday and notes the rise of boisterous revelry and the later restoration of half-holidays in the 19th century.
Mustard seeds, brown or yellow, have ancient roots alongside salt as staple seasonings. Used whole for pickles and fruits, they also form ground mustard flour and a wide range of mixes. Varieties differ by base mustard and liquids like vinegar or wine used in blends.
A Pearson's London Weekly writer argues pigs are naturally clean if given proper living space and freedom. The piece counters common slander that pigs wallow in filth, noting most pigs are kept in dirty conditions by owners, and that laziness is not inherent to pigs.
Mr and Mrs John Thomas visited in Ches town Monday. Mr and Mrs Hiram Guessford entertained last week Mr Carroll Davis from Edgewood. Ladies of the Catholic Church plan a bake sale Saturday. Mrs Ronald Lane visited her mother in Centreville Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Harvey Luff spent Thanksgiving in Sadlersville. Our Library Committee orders seventeen new books. Mr and Mrs J P Swing returned from New Jersey. Miss Emma Guessford returned from Chester visit. Mr Wesley Bowers recovered from illness. Mr Lawrence Wilson has been quite ill.
Mrs Mark Smith on 2nd Street Denton Maryland offers three rooms for rent partly furnished if desired.
Commissions for 7 percent filled terms for Potter Steele and others in the county. Wm. F. Jackson becomes levy court member, James Temple sheriff, Laura Wix notary. Denton Literary Club discusses English history. upcoming talks include William the Conqueror to the Wars of the Roses. Local weddings, moves, and obituaries noted, including deaths of James Hamilton and A Linden Duffey. Lydia Carter, Greensboro resident, dies at 73. funeral in Holy Trinity Church. Family life pieces discuss Sunday customs, home traditions, and child-centered gatherings across multiple households.
A brief anecdote on family traditions and personal customs at home. A mother recalls keeping open house during Christmas with children inviting any guest, including unlikely invitees like the butcher and the garage man. The piece centers on a three year old named John and his current interests with tradespeople.
Slats and Jake spend a humorous Thanksgiving week in a child's diary. They describe church, school, family antics, misheard lessons, and a humorous take on Thanksgiving preparations, feast plans, and family dynamics across Sunday to Saturday.
A pithy take on local advertising, noting merchants loudly trumpet sales while others remain quieter, yet still seek buyers. The line contrasts commercial bragging with quieter approaches in the marketplace.
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