Denton Md Sat Edition 1930 Publishes Weekly
Published every Saturday by Melvin and Johnson Incorporated the Denton Maryland paper lists Benjamin H Johnson as President Treasurer and Benjamin F Johnson as Vice President and Secretary. Reese is noted for mail entry at the Denton post office with second class status for Saturday morning December 13 1930.
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Melvin & Johnson Incorporated
Benjamin H. Johnson
Benjamin F. Johnson
Reese
Denton
Christmas relief urged as county reports dire need
County Health Nurse and Mrs. Stone describe deplorable conditions among children and elderly in Caroline county. Many families lack nourishing food and clothing due to unemployment, with cases of a jailed father and a tubercular son. Denton Community Welfare Committee formed to organize aid and spread the Christmas spirit, urging public support.
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Stone
Caroline County
Denton Community Welfare Committee
Christmas Greens Law Warns Buyers and Dealers
The Maryland Department of Forestry warns residents to obtain Christmas greens only from compliant sellers who display a certificate proving lawful sourcing. The law bans taking greens from private property without owner consent or supervision, with enforcement by state police, county authorities, and forest wardens to protect property rights and curb vandalism.
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Canada
New England
Maryland
Federated Garden Clubs
Department of Forestry
State Department of Forestry
Fidelity
Autumn color in trees and shrubs for home landscapes
The article urges homeowners to select specimen trees and shrubs in autumn to transplant for year round color. It highlights tupelo, black gum, sweet gum, and maples for their vivid foliage, noting their colors, growth habits, and suitability to moist locations.
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Nature
America
Colorful native trees and shrubs for fall displays
The passage highlights Maryland mountain maples, Norway maples, tulip poplar, hickory and ash for yellow tones, red swamp maples for vivid reds, dogwood and sassafras, and sunning shrubs like sumacs and highbush blueberry. It notes poison caution with swamp sumac, mentions viburnums arrowwood and black haw, vines Virginia creeper and bittersweet, and urges selecting fall colors for home grounds from woods or nurseries.
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Maryland
Virginia
Ambitious Washington Capital Improvement Plan
The New Washington project outlines extensive construction and beautification programs totaling over 325 million dollars. Completed or near completion include the Department of Agriculture, Supreme Court, Internal Revenue offices, and Commerce buildings, plus the Arlington memorial bridge at about fifteen million dollars. Future work includes Post Office, Justice, Labor, War and Navy departments buildings, a new House office building, Botanical Gardens, and more annexes to existing structures. The plan aims to elevate the capital's scenic and architectural beauty to match national greatness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Supreme Court
Internal Revenue Offices
Department of Commerce
Arlington Memorial
Post Office Department
Departments of Justice, Labor, War and Navy
Botanical Gardens
United States
Choosing Life Work and the Eye
Early selection of a life occupation should consider eye health says Dr. J. Fred Andreae of the Md. State Board of Optometry. Many youths discover their chosen field strains their eyes, making them quit for a less demanding task. those with weak vision should seek professional eye advice before deciding on a career.
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J. Fred Andreae
State Board of Optometry
Buying Locally Builds City Industry and Jobs
City growth hinges on sustaining current industries and welcoming new ones. Residents should prioritize local purchases to support permanent payrolls, steady incomes, and broader prosperity, reinforcing the city’s wealth and employment.
Watches Shown From Bulova Elgin Hamilton Illinois Westfield
Readable listings feature Bulova Elgin Hamilton Illinois and Westfield watches presented by Sturmer Easton Md with variety of sizes and styles on display. Shown items include several pocket and wrist models suitable for collectors and gift buyers seeking quality timepieces.
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Bulova
Elgin
Hamilton
Illinois
Westfield
Question of Marine presence in Nicaragua lingers
Editorial notes question how many Marines remain in Nicaragua and why they stay. Figures show about 708 men and 151 officers in 1930, down from 3,400 enlisted and 206 officers in 1929. The piece traces motives, costs, and financial impact, hinting at lingering withdrawal timelines amid calls for economy and non interference. It also covers Stanley Jones touring India with remarks on Madras Mysore and Krishnamurti.
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Nicaragua
Stimson
Moncada
United States
Diaz
Guardia
National Guard
Guardia Nacional
Peace and alliance ideas edge closer across Europe
A conference on Franco German ties urges youth to shape peaceful cross border links as Europe moves toward broader federation. Talks highlight India’s awakening, Britain’s view on India, and hopes for constructive Anglo Saxon ties. Also notes Boxer indemnity funds to education and four new pacific dispute treaties registered with the League.
Uruguay marks hundredth independence anniversary in December 1980
In December 1980 Uruguay celebrates 100 years since independence, acknowledging its 1828 independence after earlier Iberian colonial rule. The piece notes the land’s cattle and horse fame, historical settlement delays due to native resistance, and the early importation of livestock by an enterprising pioneer. It also references a large autumn student conference in Mannheim involving French and German delegations and discussions on reconciliation and universities.
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Uruguay
South America
Dividing River
Urug' Juay
Portugal
France
Germany
Mannheim
Re [Publican
Rhine
Maryland Muskrat Hunting Ban Declares Possession Illegal
State law forbids hunting or possessing muskrat meat or pelts from March 15 to January 1 each year. Officials urge public cooperation to enforce the closed season and protect the fur-bearing animal amid drought reduce harvests.
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General Laws of
Maryland
E. Lee LeCompte
Templeville Church Services and Social Visits
Templeville church services are set with Sunday School at 10:00 am and evening preaching at 7:30 pm. The article lists numerous local visits including Mr and Mrs J T Carter of Hamilton Md visiting Roy Stafford and Mary Knotts, Irwin Moore and son from Hamilton Md visiting Amos Wyatt, M B Kintamon with Owen Purnell, Penn Sparks from near Hartly with Dan Cole, Nell Knotts of Hurlock visiting her parents, Walter Eliott of Goldsboro visiting Wm Kinnamon, and Mrs Leonard Boyles returning home after a week with Mrs Wm Marvel.
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J. T. Carter
Hamilton
Roy Stafford
Mary Knotts
Irwin Moore and Son
Amos Wyatt
M. B. Kintiamon
Owen Purnell
Suthersville
Leonard Boyles
Wm. Marvel
Twenty Five Years Ago News from Denton and surrounding
A Denton Ledger snippet recalls a busy period with a six percent semiannual dividend at Denton National Bank, weddings in nearby towns, church events, and Thanksgiving gatherings. It lists early telephone subscribers, local deaths, and a rundown of regional market prices for wheat, corn, poultry, eggs, and produce.
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Denton
Bradford Murphy
Dover
Denton National Bank
Elmer W. Deen
Tuckahoe Station
Ridgely
Frederick H. Stafford
Virginia A. Brooke
D. M. Dibble
Ethel Anderson
Messrs
J. Ed. Nichols
Ferdinand Baynard
William S. Norris
Fred B. Nuttle
Stafford
West Denton
Emma
Clark
East Main St
M.P. Church
T. F. Johnson
Washington
Geo. C. Sherwood
Wm. Denny
Wye Mills
Martha E. Sparklin
Federalsburg
Mr. Wilson
Nathaniel Faulkner
Rebecca Watkins
Queen Anne
Geo. R. Mays
M. E. Church South
Lay Beaven
G. L. Wilson
George F. Beaven
Anchorage
Chas
Hazel
Farmers’ and Merchants
G. S. Raleigh
M. H. Smith
L. R. Clough
R. 8
H. L. Clark
P. K. Pentz
E. J. Clark
L. R. Brumbaugh
C. Roe
D. Smith
M. F. King
J. L. Everngam
J. H. Nichols & Son
Nattle How. Co
Dr. George
Hughes Lumber & Con, Co
J. W. Kerr
Field & Willis, Peoples
Nat'l. Bank
T. P. Fisher
W. R. Wright
P. R. Fisher
J. H
R. E. Smith
J. P. Holsinger
J. W. Simons
C. W. Smith & Sons
W. A. Cooper
W. H. Lord
C. F. Smith
T. L. Day
John Mr. Swing
D. M.swing
Swing & Co
CG. Marvel
A. G. Saulsbury &Bro
H. N. Rickards
S. Stone
A. G. Saulsbury & Bro
D. Haymaker
H. I. Dasher
Sun Office
W. T. Temple
T. Fred Tinley
Ridgely Savings Bank
J. c
Madara
W. A. Wilson
A. Mitchell
W. F. Jackson
A. Detwiler
Harvey Holsinger
D. S. Stayers
Maryland
Virginia
New York State
Slats diary and Maryland dental progress note
Slats diary recounts a week with misadventures in school and home life including a misgraded composition on a bar nickle and a tale of Mr Hix being replaced at work. The section closes with a Maryland health report by Dr. Leonard celebrating one year of the Division of Oral Hygiene and the expansion of school dental clinics toward statewide coverage.
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Division of Oral Hygiene
Maryland State Department of Health
Richard C. Leonard
Leonard
Maryland
Boards of Education
American Red Cross
Planning a School Lunch for Dotty and Tom Jr
Mrs Briggs plans varied lunches to please both children Dotty and Tom Jr. She shifts Dot’s involvement to packing chores, adds surprises in the lunch box, and crafts sandwiches with rich butter and diverse fillings. The menu includes hot vegetables, milk drinks, desserts, and nourishing, balanced options.
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Tom Jr
Mrs. Briggs
Dotty
Tom
Dot
Briggs
Mother Briggs
Dorothy
Adams Cross Roads Social News and Engagements
Adams Cross Roads reports a 4 o'clock Sunday turkey dinner hosted by Mr C W Adams and family with guests including Mr and Mrs Ed Brown, Mrs Ella Peters and Grace Adams Minnie Adams Winnie Graham and others from Wilmington Hickman and Cambridge. Also notes Bloomery Aid event December 31 and a marriage announcement for Elizabeth Carroll Ferguson and Clifford E Ferguson set February 8 1930 in Wilmington.
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C. W. Adams
Ed. Brown
Ella G. Peters
Grace Adams
Minnie Adams
Winnie Graham
Wilmington
Earl Robinson
Pauline Wooters
Hickman
John Adams
Virginia Horsey
R. F. Adams
Pauline
Cambridge
D. F Johnson
Sidney Collins
Bloomery Aid
Lewis Lockerman
Lewis
J. W. Tiley
Mary Johnson
Alice Hastings
Bridgeville
Bloomery Church
Elizabeth Carroll
Clifford E. Ferguson
Winston- Salem
N. C
Del
Hagerstown
The American Boy Youth's Companion Promotes Boy Growth
The American Boy Youth's Companion magazine is presented as a key positive influence on boys ages ten to twenty. It offers entertainment and guidance through stories sports articles and editorials, with subscriptions priced at 2.00 for one year or 3.00 for three years and mailed to Detroit Michigan.
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THE
American Boy—Youth's Companion
W. Lafayette Blvd
Detroit
Michigan
Harmony Lasser Couple Thankful For Help After Fire
Harmony Mr and Mrs Jesse Lasser thank friends for aid and generous donations after their dwelling was destroyed by fire two weeks ago. Mrs Raymond Deen visiting Wilmington with daughter Vera who is ill. Lasier family moved into Willis house. Master Robert Todd has a bad sore throat.
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Jesse Lasser
Raymond Deen
Wilmington
Vera
Mr. Lasier
P. W. Willis
Robert Todd
Preston Alderson dies after long illness in Baltimore
William H. Alderson a Preston prominent citizen died December 4 at 9 46 a m in Baltimore 115 W Saratoga St after arteriosclerosis and pneumonia He was born 1859 near Cecilton and lived in Cecilton Preston and was active in politics and business The funeral was held at M E Church Cecilton with interment there Provisional Episcopal Church services were announced for Preston Hurlock and other local missions plus a long list of visitors and social notes from the town
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William H. Alderson
Caroline
Preston
Baltimore
Saratoga St
O. A. Bartley
M. E
Cecilton
Alderson
Inter
M. E. Church
Red Men
Democratic Party
House of Delegates
Ruth Morris
Elizabeth Anderson
Pickton Smith
J. A. Manlove
Powell W. Price
Ars
Elwood Padley
John Bedding
Black
Kent County
Thomas Alderson
Hillside
N. J
John Morris Alderson
Irvington
Epiphany Mission
St. Andrew’s Mission
Hurlock
William McClelland
Claude S. Ridenour
W. J. Bonner
Melvin C. James
Byron Griffith
Reese Deane
Emily Swiss
Elizabeth Towers
Anna Bonner
Sherman Griffith
Theodore Schmick
Calvin Thompson
Ellwood Bonn
Princess Chrysanthemum
Bartley
Merritt Parker
North Carolina
Florida
Mary Wright Silvey
Salisbury
Walter Wright
Charlie Hurley
Edgar Wrightson
Phillip Wright
W. R. Runkles
William K. Wrightson
Percy Douglas
W. Va
John Noble
A. K. Wrightson
Silver Spring
Burrsville Social Hosts Name Chance Family Guests
Last Wednesday at the home of Mr and Mrs John L Chance guests included Misses Gladys and Anna Chance and friend Warren Pierce of Swarthmore Mr and Mrs William E Andrew and children Louis and John William and Mrs C N Fountain of Burrsville Catherine Chance who had been ill has returned to school after a period of sickness
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John L. Chance
Gladys and
Anna Chance
Warren Pierce
Swarthmore
William E. ‘Andrew
Louis
John William
C. N. Fountain
Burrsville
Catherine Chance
In Memoriam for Paul E Dukes by a Loving Aunt
In sacred memory of my dear nephew Paul E Dukes who departed this life one year ago December 14 1929 A few lines from an aunt promising to meet in the upper garden Sadly missed by Evah a loving aunt and relative on sorrowful memory lines
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Paul E. Dukes
Evah
Wedding Announcements Printed With Care In Denton Journal
The Denton Journal features wedding invitations and notices printed with care and neatness, highlighting elegant notices of marriage and union in its pages.
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Denton Journal
Card of Thanks For Sympathy After Daughters Death
Mr and Mrs Lloyd A Gooden thank friends for sympathy shown in word and deed following the death of their daughter Sara.
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Sara
Mrs. Lloyd
A, Gooden
Ladies Aid Plans Calendar Event at Local Church
The Ladies Aid of the M. P. Church met at the home of Mr and Mrs Aliston Frampton with good turnout. They scheduled the year's calendars for delivery at a meeting in the church on the 17th at 7 o'clock with a program planned and public invitation extended.
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M. P. Church
Aliston Frampton
Johnson's Electric Floor Waxer For Rent At Two Dollars
M K Newnam of Denton Maryland advertises a Johnson's Electric Floor Waxer available for rent at two dollars per day.
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Johnson
M. K. Newnam
Denton, Md
In memory of my grandson Paul E. Dukes
A grandmother tribute dated December 14 1929 laments the loss of grandson Paul E. Dukes. She recalls his greeting and voice, asks what she would give to hold his hand, and asks for him to rest in peace. The card closes with Loving Margaret J. Breeding.
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Paul E. Dukes
Margaret J. Breeding
In Loving Memory of Paul E Dukes Remembered in 1929
In loving memory of our son Paul E Dukes who departed this life Dec 14 1929 One wee has passed since that sad day We loved you then we love you still Forget you Paul we never will A beautiful flower too pure to stay God in His wisdom took you away Not from our heart nor from our love But to dwell with the angels in Heaven above From this world of grief and trouble To a land of peace and rest We hope to meet you Paul Where we'll find everlasting rest Mother
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Paul E. Dukes
Paul
Mother
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iThe
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British India
Madhapalle
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Miles Lampson
China
C. T. Wang
Greece
Italy
Roumania
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
League Secretariat
Templeville
Ross Farquar
Emmy
Teusday
Adams Cross Roads
Bethlehem
James R. Christopher
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