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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1932
Page
4
Mary Melvin serves as vice president and secretary in this Denton Maryland notice. The item is entered for second class mail matter at the Denton Post Office, dated Saturday morning December 17 1932.
The piece urges Denton shoppers to support local merchants this Christmas season to boost community welfare. It praises merchants’ preparations, wide assortments, low prices, and world sourced goods, urging early local buying to ease store and postal work.
A school urges students and parents to patronize local businesses over distant suppliers. It argues that local merchants fund community growth through taxes and investment, and that instructors and parents must instill a trade at home ethic to mold responsible, civically minded citizens.
National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters notes 34000 annual traffic deaths with 14600 pedestrians. Most fatalities occur when crossing between intersections or walking along rural highways. 1700 children died playing in streets. 1630 deaths from darting from parked cars. 2330 on rural roads. Albert W. Whitney urges pedestrians to walk on left facing traffic and follow safe walking code.
The article argues for a crucial program to reduce annual deaths and injuries, noting how much disaster costs both lives and casualty insurance. It emphasizes the need to address waste and human suffering while outlining the broader societal and economic stakes involved.
Clinton P Anderson of Albuquerque New Mexico president of Rotary International urges service clubs to study economic recovery in thousands of communities. He says cooperative study will reveal how we fell into difficulties and how to rise, mobilizing business leaders as cohesive units to influence wage cycles and solutions.
An American collector paid 120000 for a Gutenberg Bible, the highest price for a single book. The piece notes similar high values in private libraries, referencing J. P. Morgan’s vast holdings, Huntington's collection, and Folger Shakespeare volumes, arguing such treasures will keep arriving in the United States while valued by wealth.
Captain Rich mond P. Hobson declares narcotics traffic is a world consuming cancer more powerful than liquor. He says most bandits are dope addicts controlled by higher powers and urges youth education about the living death of drug use. Hobson, Spanish-American War hero of Mortimac fame, leads the Narcotic Defense Foundation in New York.
A syndicated article argues Congress faces an angry taxpayer surge as government costs rise. It warns taxes crush homes farms and jobs, urging drastic retrenchment to revive prosperity. The piece contends downsizing taxes can restore economic activity and prevent further property seizures.
Eddie Eagan, former amateur heavyweight boxing champion, recalls Gene Tunney advising him to remain amateur. He joined the New York bar after a pro career near decision, reflecting on phantom big gates and crowd roars. He finds comfort in his new identity as a lawyer, from now on.
General Hagood commander of the Seventh Corps Area based in Omaha argues that four per cent beer, if legalized, would not dent prohibition because it cannot compete with boot leg liquor. He notes soldiers preferred 3 per cent beer and never drank liquor, and he doubts revenue beer can be real beer rather than a sham. He attributes backing to wets, drys, bootleggers, taxpayers, and an uninformed Congress.
Advocates argue the shipway would save farmers and shippers, but critics say government costs from 27 million to 43 million dollars annually would burden taxpayers. If paid to railroads the grain could move freely with a surplus, while the waterway would cost hundreds of millions and depress railroads. Economists question its practical benefits and urge careful consideration before proceeding.
A narrator notes repeated phrases about things going to the dogs and reframes the saying as a longer wait for the dogs. Grandpa and ancestors reference worn cogs, logs, Flemish dogs, and caveman skins, ending with a personal stance that the dogs have endured a lengthy delay.
The piece notes threats to Belgium imports amid European tariffs affecting North Dakota and Manitoba potato crops, causing surplus rot and shortages. It cites treaties between France and the Soviet Union and Russia and Poland, plus a NYT view on Europe’s peace versus economy. It ends with Imperial Airways moving December mail routes, linking continents.
A Geneva letter defends the disarmament conference and British input, noting aims like air armament limits and German equality. It praises Hoover’s initiative and foresees progress toward a Disarmament Convention, while warning delays may test unity among major powers. Separately tariff barriers disrupt Belgian fruit imports, straining Belgian Greek trade as Belgium and Greece clash over fruit shipments and markets.
A guide urging parents to give children living or natural playmates such as goldfish, birds, rabbits, or guinea pigs to foster responsibility and scientific curiosity. It advocates personal care of a child’s own pet, the learning value of growing plants, and window-box gardening as enduring, inexpensive education beyond typical toys.
A compact set of aphorisms notes cheerful moderation and courage. Democritus links happiness to temperance, Thackeray praises forgiveness and courtesy, and Christian Science Monitor ties right thinking to abundance.
The store of J. L. Everngain and Son will be open each evening until Christmas, signaling extended shopping hours for the holiday season. This adjustment aims to accommodate customers seeking gifts ahead of the holiday.
Local items recounted include Edwin Thawley’s arm fracture after a wagon fall, James C. Collins butchering hogs, crowded Smithville school with new assistant R. J. S. Bullock, and the county purchasing thirty one mules for road work. Notable business moves feature Denton Canning plant buyers Whitby, Whitby, and plans for the refitted Denton water tank by Baltimore Cooperage. Also covered are weddings in Friendship M E Church, Camden wedding of John Steele Bradley and Annie Forepaugh Roelofs, other marriages in Philadelphia Detroit and Ridgely, plus hospital news on Mrs. Frank Richards.
A Philadelphia marriage license was issued a few days ago to William F. Griffin and Susie Stockley of Goldsboro, confirming their intended union. The Great Army Navy football game took place in Philadelphia as context.
The article emphasizes valuing shade trees and preventing decay through annual inspections and treatments. It explains the cambium layer between wood and bark as essential for growth, notes that breaches invite decay, and urges trimming broken limbs and careful bark repairs to allow healing and extend tree life.
The Milford Merchants Association invites children to a second Santa visit after rain delayed his last flight. Santa will land at 1 30 pm at the Milford Harrington road duPont highway near Haven Lake filling station, greet children, then parade to Plaza Square and Theatre. The Plaza Theatre will host vaudeville and film acts after the matinee including Eddie Blum i and His Rascals and Chase Bickford in The Last Man.
The notice proclaims unprecedented furniture and bedding values and invites public inspection, framing the offer as a premier event by M. K. New nam.
Slats comments on daily life in a rural home diary style. He notes M Blunt seek- ing hospital care for rye trouble, a Wake like party, Mrs Wise’s husband’s fall, a new Bridge lamp broken, Fillus Berry seeking divorce after three weeks, Ant Emmy’s reception, a Republican guest, and Pa’s wish for political campaigning to ease death. Joe Hix applies for a machine gun permit but fails to obtain it.
The Norwalk Herald editor offers a cautious banking outlook. He argues many banks that closed were solvent, deposits may recover to 50 percent, and well managed banks remain 100 percent safe. He extols savings accounts in solid banks as the safest place for money today.
A collection of holiday wish notes from Denton Maryland children dated December 15 1932. Each child asks Santa for practical gifts including chalk blackboard truck and trailer school shoes dolls and toys along with candy fruit and personal items. Names with ages and brief school notes appear.
Miss Anna Frances Seward to return home for weekend and three week vacation. Mrs. Andrew Mitchell expected home from Philadelphia by week’s end. William Marvel family and children Helen and Billy spent Wednesday in Philadelphia. Mrs. Charles Hammond and Mrs. Westcott Porter spent early week in Centreville. Roche family and Louise Wilson on sick list. Will Cannon house west of Ridgely destroyed by fire Friday night. Harry Robinson hosting small grandson from Federalsburg. Carroll Sermon returned from Dover hospital with daughter. Rev. Francis Kirwan and family visited Easton. Methodist Ladies Aid bake sale Saturday at Davis Drug Store. Surprise party for Mrs. Esme Cole last Wednesday. Carlile Bennington trip to Wilmington midweek. Joseph Simons family welcomed a daughter. T. L. Day entertaining sister Mrs. Anna Barnes of Easton. Edward MacPherson weekend visit to Philadelphia. Ella Bowen to reside with Will Smith.
Drug stores display emblems and revive the mortar and pestle as part of a national back to pharmacy movement led by Samuel L Antonow of the American Druggists Syndicate. The effort emphasizes professional service, with health care as the pharmacist’s primary focus despite modern store formats. A Commerce survey shows prescriptions form about 20 percent of drug sales, with health-related duties dominating independent retailers.
A compact reflection on virtue and dialogue citing Edith Cavell and La Rochefoucauld. The quotes emphasize restraint, openness, and temperance in thought and speech.
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