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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1936
Page
5
For about 25 years a campaign urged buying gifts early to ease the final rush. Despite lectures, many still jam stores in the 10 days before Christmas, straining workers. The piece praises early shoppers as prudent, who secure better stock, avoid lines, and reduce fatigue, calling for more like them.
The President outlined a plan to balance the budget at the earliest possible time, with commentators predicting completion by the end of the 1937 fiscal year starting next July. He argued a balanced budget would restore confidence, curb debt growth, and allow a shift to a business-like financial policy while ending excessive emergency spending.
Noting a surge unseen even in boom years, industry pours money to stockholders and workers. Steel raises wages 10 percent, GM offers a $10 million Christmas bonus, Eastman Kodak and Jewell Tea issue cash extras, and Standard Oil and Sears each announce $1.5 million bonuses. The tax bill on undistributed profits and recovering economy push corporate payouts to peak levels before 1937.
The article notes tax shifts boosting dividends and wages, with stockholders receiving at least $500,000,000 in the last quarter as the tax law prompts distribution. It describes economists’ doubts about outcomes, describes Roosevelt’s Buenos Aires trip to press for peace, and warns of rising tensions as Europe and Asia edge toward conflict, amid Italo-German recognition of Spanish rebels deepening East–West divides.
Keystone Motorism editors urge courteous driving as a social duty and use a satirical tale of a self centered traveler to warn motorists that hogging the road and rash maneuvers increase accidents. They stress following rules like keep to the right and yielding to others, to reduce deaths and injuries.
New York City based Nation Board of Fire Underwriters sends free expert surveys to American cities. Engineers assess buildings, water supply, hydrants, and fire apparatus, delivering detailed safety reports and concrete recommendations to officials. When adopted, cities become safer for residents and workers.
A blaze that threatened lives and property ended with no casualties and only minor damage reported. Firefighters credit quick response for sparing residents and nearby structures from total destruction.
Editorial notes honor Anne Sullivan Macy and Helen Keller, detailing Macy’s devotion, Keller’s education, and the pair’s influence. The piece praises perseverance, light from darkness, and a Roosevelt Memorial Award for Keller in 1937, then shifts to antiwar mood, stressing work ethic, and mocks fascist uniforms while warning of European tensions after the Germany Italy treaty.
A whimsical column blends holiday sales, reindeer roundup in Alaska, and satirical musings on fame and royalty. It notes Eskimo herdsmen driving reindeer from lichen-rich ranges, contrasts wartime plow-share ideas, and pokes fun at actors, songs, and royal gossip while hinting at football headlines and radio programs.
This piece notes that tuberculosis deaths in the United States dropped from 200 per 100 000 to under sixty over a century, yet about 70 000 people died last year and over 500 000 are currently ill. It stresses that most deaths occur among ages 15 to 45, advocates widespread chest X rays, early treatment, and tracing infection sources, and urges buying Christmas Seals to fund the campaign in Caroline and nationwide.
A jubilant Santa promotes Maryland Tuberculosis Association Christmas Seals on sale from Thanksgiving Day through the season. Dr. R H Riley urges buying Seals to fund chest clinics, education, Miracle House care, and follow up for exposed or ill residents. Since 1924 over 40 000 Marylanders have benefited from clinics and services enabling healthier futures while deaths from tuberculosis declined but remain a concern.
Mrs. Tom Thawley and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis McNeal with family of Denton dined with Mrs. Jennie Crane and Mr. and Mrs. Milo Crane on Thanksgiving. Nurses Dorothy Neal and Virginia McMahan from Easton Hospital visited A. R. Neal and Marietta Anthony. A shower honored Ben Maloney at the Maloney home. Reverend Nugent and Mrs. Hignatt attended Wilmington convention. Reningers of Chester visited A. R. Neal and Marietta Anthony over Thanksgiving. Mrs. Bernard Frazier and Nelson visited Emma Reese at Easton Hospital. Crane and Towers families hosted gatherings. Tamar Oberly of New Jersey visited C. E. Rice. Addison Welch moved to Baltimore for work. A. Meredith visits his daughter, Mrs. C. E. Rice.
Mrs Carroll Sermon and children from Cambridge visit Mr and Mrs J H Roche. Mrs W Sylvester of Denton spends Tuesday with her brother W M Wiley and wife. Charles Kline and Olin Porter go to Washington on business. Mr and Mrs Olin Porter dine with friends in Centreville. Miss Julia Carter visits Elizabeth Newark N J. Rev and Mrs O B Reed attend funeral in Salisbury. Mrs Charles Sparks spends winter at Park Drive Hotel. Mrs 0 K Raleigh visits Wilmington. J W Mitchell trips to Annapolis. Mrs Annie Wilkinson visits relatives in Philadelphia.
The Ladies Aid of the M. P. Church at Choptank met at the parsonage with Rev. and Mrs. Clift. They discussed wiring the parsonage and decided to hold a bake sale in Hollis building on Saturday morning the 12th featuring dressed chickens Maryland biscuits cake jumbles and pies. The next Aid meeting is set for January 5th 1937 at Mrs Tessie Willoughby's home with full attendance desired.
A Christian Science Monitor excerpt reflects on Jesus Christ as master teacher of forgiveness, praising his ministry and compassionate guidance for humanity.
A reflective statement from the Christian Science Monitor urges that today’s thoughts create tomorrow’s experiences, advocating positive thinking to align daily life with the law of God.
A speaker decries modern reliance on abstract ism and urges a return to patriot ism as the guiding principle for the nation. The remarks emphasize loyalty, national pride, and traditional values as essential to unity and progress.
A December 8 issue of the American Weekly magazine, distributed with the Baltimore American, offers a feature on biblical stories in full color. The colorful presentation interprets one of literature’s most interesting works.
Local newspaper invites readers to subscribe for full access to county news and ongoing community coverage, promising complete reports, features, and updates across all town sectors.
A short verse by Douglas Malloch urging individual kindness and paying one’s way through life. The speaker vows to help others, give love, and offer cheer, regardless of receiving aid, and to carry on with personal integrity.
A Washington Star note claims a line of European brown bears entertained Queen Elizabeth in 1575. Thirteen bears reportedly faced bulldog baiting for her majesty, a sport that supposedly persisted through centuries despite Puritans and reforms.
A simple casserole idea combines sausage onions potatoes corn and tomato sauce baked at 350 degrees. Layer ingredients in a greased dish with sausage formed into patties, cover, bake 30 minutes then uncover until potatoes are soft and top browns.
In memory of Joseph H Trice who departed this life December 6 1935 written by his wife Claire H Trice The verse remembers a loving husband whose face is missed as sun sets and a heart that remains open The poem expresses enduring love and longing beyond absence
Harmony reports James Knox and J Leon Todd couples traveling to Orlando for a week. Clarence Wright and family of Denton visited Thanksgiving at the Ivins home. Cora Todd visits son Norman Todd. Revival services at Harmony Church start Sunday December 6. Leon Todd and wife begin building a new house. Subscribe for the Journal.
In a big barn meeting, young rats boast they can hide from any foe. The gray leader warns a mink can follow by scent, no matter how well they conceal themselves. He urges united defense, arguing only collective effort can repel the predator. A scarred veteran proposes a joint attack next time.
A long retrospect covers local deeds from near Denton including Burt Smith building a dwelling, Murphy’s carpentry on a colored schoolhouse addition, and revival meetings planned by Rev J T Bailey at Thawley’s. Bank dividends, county offices, and a new county barn are noted alongside a bustling literary club program and social events at Oakford farm. A fatal shooting near Harmony leads to a county inquest with a jury convened, while many scholars and residents are named in Thanksgiving visits and school honors.
Commissioners last Tuesday urged appropriations under the bond issue law for district apportionments totaling fifteen thousand dollars for shell roads. Funds requested include sixteen hundred dollars for the West Denton to Hillsboro road via Cemetery Hill, fourteen hundred for a Ridgely toward Oakland route, four thousand feet of shell road from the Delaware line through Marydel to join the sand clay project, plus additional shells for the Chop Tank River road near Denton Bridge. The note mentions a series of road improvements and related shell purchases tied to bond funds.
Oliver N Warren’s diary entry from Slats documents a week of fragmented scenes at home and school. The child notes dinner with a visiting preacher, jokes about infidelity, classroom chatter, a 18th century US history reference, a long walking record, and a family voting roundup with Governor Landen and President Rosen on political lines.
Families from Chestnut Grove Preston Hebron Wilmington Federalsburg Reading Pa Williston Denton Bethlehem Bridgeville gather for Thanksgiving dinners and Sunday visits hosted by M. J. Hall J. Toft H. C. Cole and Walter McCarty with relatives and friends from multiple towns and states.
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