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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1929
Page
4
A Denton area reflection celebrates Santa Claus Day as a yearly community effort by local business leaders to aid needy children. The piece praises the spirit of giving, contrasts past hardship with current goodwill, and urges continuing sponsorships to ensure every child experiences joy during the holiday season while invoking the golden rule.
President Hoover asserts no lack of confidence in the US economic future, calling stock market collapses and depressions temporary. He praises American business as sound, progressive, and wealthy with growing capital and payrolls benefiting the mass of wage earners as society enters a new era of social and commercial progress.
A Christmas pitch urges readers to give a Denton Journal subscription as a thoughtful present. It frames The Journal as a welcome visitor to homes and a gift that will be enjoyed beyond Christmas, contrasting with fleeting cigars and drums.
The article likens the community to a ship and calls on every resident as crew to join the captain in guiding the voyage toward prosperity. It emphasizes true hearted support, unstinting effort, and collective endeavor for the betterment of the community as a whole.
Fritzi Scheff brings Victor Herbert’s Mile. Modiste to the Maryland Theatre the week of December 9. Mayor Broening proclaims “Herbert Week” in honor of Scheff, Herbert, and the famous farce. The 87 member company, including Detmar Poppen, Nathaniel Wagner, Albertina Rasch Ballet, arrives with 87 performers and a full orchestra.
Kenneth Hawks hails Stepin Fet as the biggest laughs yet in Fox Movietone all talking drama Big Time. Stepin plays Efi keeper of the seals with Daphne Pollard as Sybil trainer, Lee Tracy as male lead, Mae Clarke and Josephine Dunn in key roles. Opens next Friday at the Dover Opera House.
Mr. August Vom Endt and family plan visits to Baltimore and Patterson New Jersey after a stay with Geo Koenig and sister visit. Concord teachers held a Thanksgiving program. P T A officers elected: President Mrs. Atkinson Vice President Mrs Greg Secretary Mrs Hattie Covey Treasurer Miss Kline. Death of Mrs. Clarence Adams mourned by community.
Ridgely residents Mrs Selby Smith and grandson Bryan Turbitt visited her daughter in Baltimore from Thursday to Tuesday. Mr Thomas McCloud of Girard College spent Thanksgiving with mother Mrs Margaret McCloud. Mrs James Stack of Millington visited Saturday at aunt Mrs Charlies Hammond’s home. Mrs Norman Wilson hosted Wednesday to Sunday her cousin Miss Edith Davis of Florida. Miss Vergie Sparks and Mr Will Ewen spent Thanksgiving with her sister in Philadelphia.
Twenty five years ago report lists numerous Chestertown Denton Wilmington Philadelphia Greensboro and Frederica residents visiting relatives and friends for Thanksgiving. Many families hosted guests including Porters Curry Kibler Jones and Seeney plus college students and local staff members.
A child records a week of small events and misreadings from Friday to Thursday. The entries describe humorous lines in a reader’s hand, library visits, a question about a girl named Alice Carry, church suppers, a citizen’s plan, school lessons, and a Civil War reference. The tone is informal and marked by spelling quirks and playful confusion.
The last will and testament of Snal He K Redhead was admitted to probate with administration cum testamento annexo granted to Donald E Jefferson. Appraisers named Ever ett Nuttle and C W Handy. notices to creditors ordered. inventories filed for Benjamin M Reed and Martha B Noble estates. various renunciations and appraisals recorded. executors named in Martha B Noble will filed bond. notices to creditors ordered. other estates including T Frederick Towers and Alfred C Bilbrough administered with inventories and orders to sell.
Mr A G Dennison a Goldsboro merchant died suddenly on Sunday night of paralysis aged about sixty four. Funeral held Thursday at 2 p m in M E Church South with Rev W H Ballenger officiating. Interment in Greensboro cemetery. Local families and visitors noted with sympathy as others visited and paid respects.
Katherine Meisle famed contralto joins Willem Mengelberg and Toscha Seidel for the Atwater Kent Radio Hour program. The segment features Meisle a radio broadcaster and avid listener, Mengelberg renowned conductor of the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, and Seidel a celebrated violinist trained by Leopold Auer. The program includes Wagner Lohengrin Prelude, Lalo Espagnole, Rachmaninoff, Tschaikowsky, Handel, Paderewski Kreisler, Novacek, Dvorak, Alberti and Gluck pieces with Meisle and Seidel performing portions on piano and violin respectively.
Commentators miss an essential factor in forecasting the stock market the role of technical movements and investor psychology. Bearish analysts claim long downturns, while bulls point to higher prices in coming years. Markets reflect human conclusions and psychology drives price sequences, not impersonal forces.
Mellutdua reports the death of Mr. Frank M. Willis on November 28 after a month long illness. A former public official, he was guided by his devoted wives and family, with Mrs. Willis and Mrs. H A Moore among survivors. Funeral at All Saints Church with interment in Easton cemetery and a religious verse concluding the notice.
Mr and Mrs Linwood McKnott of Marcus Hook visited friends here on Saturday. Miss Florence Stabler of Baltimore spent the weekend with her grandparents here. Mrs Sallie Ayers of Philadelphia is spending the week with relatives. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Griffith of Marcus Hook spent last week in town.
Public sale of nine described tracts near Denton Maryland on December 17 1929 in front of the courthouse. Tracts 1 through 9 vary in size from 2.5 to 7.75 acres with frontage on a state road or right of way, timbered and suitable for firewood or building material. One third cash due day of sale with balance in two equal installments at three and six months. Property plat available in Denton. Attorney W Brewster Deen acts for owner. James Temple serves as auctioneer. Josiah Beck as clerk.
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