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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1933
Page
2
The Denton Journal lists Melvin Johnson Incorporated with Benjamin F. Johnson as President and Treasurer and Mary Melvin as Vice-President and Secretary. It notes entry at the Denton, Maryland Post Office as second class mail matter on Saturday morning, December 9, 1933.
The article urges home owners and merchants to decorate for the holiday season. It calls on all residents on paved streets to trim trees and illuminate porches or yards to create a welcoming, festive town for visitors as Christmas nears.
A Marylander rejects creating a Del-Mar-Va state including the Eastern Shore. The author urges Eastern Shore unity with Maryland proper, arguing the Del-Mar-Va concept misapplies regional issues to the whole shore and that local judiciary disputes are an internal matter. The piece warns outsiders should not intervene in what it calls a family feud within Maryland governance.
The piece urges residents to keep Christmas shopping local to boost Caroline County economy. It argues most holiday business happens in December and depends on truthful ads from merchants. Early shopping eases store congestion and supports workers while ensuring home prosperity.
A major Christmas shopping rush is anticipated as money circulation rises and people hold dollars for gifts. Early buyers secure the best selections as inventories appear plentiful, aiming for a near normal holiday trade.
The article traces the fierce monetary battle shaping the era from Bryan and McKinley to Roosevelt. It highlights inflation, deflation, gold buying, dollar revaluations, and a shift in advisor roles led by Warren of Cornell and Morgen Thau. It notes party lines blurring as critics, editors, and Senators weigh sound money against the gold standard while the President defends policy and the new Civil Works Administration looms as a pivotal force.
A critique of delaying purchases until the final pre holiday week, noting crowded shops hinder service and lead to poor decisions. Encourages early buying to ease clerks and postal workers and avoid post holiday fatigue and illnesses. Urges shoppers to support local home stores stocked for the season.
The proposal seeks to provide 4,000,000 men with jobs on government projects where most spending supports wages. It would place two million relief recipients into regular, useful work and add two million more outside relief. The plan emphasizes boosting public income and trade through a six day work week to aid farmers and dairy industries.
National Prohibition ended with Utah casting the 36th state vote for ratification of the Twenty first Amendment. Pennsylvnia and Ohio sent ratification notices, Roosevelt issued a repeal proclamation, and emergency taxes were removed. The nation now faces post repeal questions about policy, alcohol, and social impact.
President Roosevelt created the Civil Works Administration to relieve unemployment and stimulate private industry. In Maryland about 36,000 jobs are planned with 9,000 in Baltimore City. overall 175,000 people and families are to be helped. October relief costs exceed 980,000 with weekly bills expected near 500,000, boosting local business and other industries through renewed purchasing power.
Editorial notes defend the National Industrial Recovery Act and codes as protective to consumers and industry. It cites steel and coal code efforts as sincere and effective, praising orderly voluntary codes, restored employment, and broad industry cooperation under Blue Eagle branding.
Several million new workers have joined the labor force as production rises across factories and public works. Prices influence profits while government programs juggle money and taxation aims to shift the burden toward the wealthy. Officials in Washington report improving conditions nationwide as the administration grows encouraged.
Senator Huey P. Long pushes Louisiana efforts to place Mrs Kemp as the unopposed successor to her late congressman husband. Governor Allen moved fast to force a ballot, while a United States Senate inquiry highlights political corruption in Louisiana. Long’s hold on power seems vulnerable as Congress prepares to convene in January.
For Sale or Rent. The West Denton property recently occupied by M. M. Watson. Posses C. 2. KERN, Denton, Md.
Dr J M Knox Jr of the State Health Bureau outlines a shift from quantity to quality in children’s diets. He classifies foods into protective, body building, and energy groups and stresses milk, eggs, whole grains, and green vegetables as essential. He cautions against fried foods and excess sugar, and advocates at least a pint of milk daily for children.
A compact collection of uplifting quotes and maxims on self mastery kindness and spiritual warmth. The excerpt references Anonymous Milton and Homeric sentiment urging safe good deeds and inner rule guided by love and God in a Christian Science Monitor tone.
Generators boost gas plant capacity more than twofold. Wheat damage blamed on a fly near Anderson town. Concord small farm home losses by James C Collins to four dogs, total weight 100 lbs. Denton primary school teachers start a library with about a hundred volumes. Seaford High School football ties Denton 0 0 in a crowd filled game. Dee of trust filed by J Edward Douglass on his drug stocks for creditors, Cooper to dispose of stock. Obituaries note James Ross a prominent local vet. Multiple weddings on Thanksgiving weekend at Hopton Friendship and Harmony area with receptions and future homes noted. Various local residents exchange visits and announce relocations to Milford, Delaware, and Philadelphia connections.
Journal style entry describes social invites and fatigue. notes on girls parties and mood. mentions Mr Shote and wife returning from business trips. Ira Gonney to Sunday school. pa's language theory about spanking. bank trouble and overdrafts. a dip into a couple’s affection, and a critical view of witches and Adams sin.
The second quarterly conference of Caroline Charge at Piney Ina was led by Rev. L. B. Smith D D president of the Maryland Annual Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church with a business focused session. Local farmers weighed hogs in the week with Elmer Butler’s four hogs at 396 389 359 and 320 pounds and more hogs butchered by Jack Spencer W E Hubbard and J Robert Starkey. Numerous Thanksgiving visits and guest dinners are noted among area families including the Butlers, Hubbards, Ricards, Chaffinch, Allen, Holbrook and Vincent families with travel to Baltimore and Florida and various social engagements.
Ridgely residents share visits and family updates as Grace Vernon Smith travels to Easton for her aunt Mrs. John E. Golt’s illness. Guests include Mrs. George McGough and son from Wilmington, Mrs. Bert Hagadone and daughter Ibelen, and Miss Mildred Swann from Baltimore. Nearby trips feature Miss Bessie Porter from Centreville, Mrs. William Davis visiting Queen Anne, and visits by Miss Viola Barber to Summit Poultry Farm.
Henderson and Schoppe families from Philadelphia and Denton visited relatives in the area. Birthday wishes mark Mrs. Griffith’s 77th as Maxine Sanders and other Delaware visitors share Thanksgiving with W. L. Sanders and A. B. Cohee families. Additional gatherings include Dor Melvin and Harmons, Nichols, Phillips, Windsor, Cohee, Bickling, and Gooden with local hosts and friends.
Hillaboro Rev and Mrs J H Gardner attended a district meeting in St Michaels on Monday Mr and Mrs Charles Sharp spent Thanksgiving with Mr and Mrs John Sharp Mrs R Johnston of Dover visited Mrs Elizabeth Short on Sunday Dr A C Newnam spent Thanksgiving with his parents at Bellevue Md Mrs Howard Dodds spent Wednesday evening with Mrs Jas Pinder Miss Ida Rice visiting friends in Cambridge Miss Sadie Wathers spent the weekend in Washington
Daniel Walter Kieinhaus Jr a farmer from Easton Maryland and Miss Mary Enola Griffith a nurse of Easton were married at the parsonage of St Pauls Methodist Episcopal Church Greensboro on Monday December 4 by Rev George White Dawson. Additional social notes list numerous relatives guests and Thanksgiving visits across Maryland Delaware and New York communities.
Bethleham residents hosted a series of dinner guests from Tilghman Easton Baltimore and New York with gatherings at the Legates Christopher Harding and Thompson homes. Other local visits included Chester Elkton Salisbury Stevensville and Marcus Hook as residents shared holiday meals and social events along with the Aid planning a meeting at the Community House hosted by Mrs Anah Carroll.
American Corner Little Eunice Smith hosted a Saturday birthday party for her sixth birthday with about twenty five guests. At three, guests dined on pink and white decor with cakes, orange and lemonade, cake and mints, then gifts were exchanged. Aiming to wish Eunice many more birthdays, the event featured several nice and useful presents. Nearby families visited and hosted gatherings over holidays. The Ladies Aid plan a meeting with Mrs. Sallie Towers on Wednesday afternoon December 13th.
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