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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1933
Page
6
On a busy Main Street scene a man named Jack Weber frets over a ruined Christmas after Ethel Porter rejects him for Bob Fuller. Observed by two curious children, his mood shifts as he muses that others too carry disappointments, yet still seek happiness in the crowd.
A tale shifts from a kidnapping alert to a Christmas tale as Jack Weber reconnects with Gladys Dare, bonds with Betty’s children, and discovers deep love. The passage then relays a national kidnapping hotline launched by the Department of Justice, National 7117, urging immediate contact with division offices for assistance and guidance.
Edwin F. Hill reports that extension telephones helped Mrs. Fenton and her two year old daughter Nancy Jane escape a basement fire trapped by thick smoke in a Springfield home. Attorney Jerry B. Fenton credited the device with enabling the rescue as fire trapped them in a second floor bedroom.
The article notes 65 percent of Chesapeake and Potomac extension phones in Maryland Virginia West Virginia and DC are in homes out of 603 590 total sets about 12 percent are business lines A Cincinnati woman who visited St Louis used an emergency call to the Fire Department to break into her apartment and shut off a hot water heater preventing a potential explosion Firefighters arrived just in time as steam poured from faucets and gas burned under a hot water tank illustrating how telephones have saved lives and property.
A Christmas pipe from Uncle John to a father who never smoked prompts the family to decide its fate. Five year old Bobby offers a simple solution telling them to give it to Santa Claus because he has been good to them.
An orange tree is described as unique for reportedly bearing fruit and flowers at the same time.
A brief quip attributes genius to patience as a core aptitude. The remark is credited to Doulton, highlighting patience as a defining trait of insight and achievement.
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