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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1932
Page
2
Citizens vent frustration over snow and slush blocking Denton crosswalks and intersections. They urge the street supervisor to clear gutters and improve drainage to ease shoppers in the busy season. Merchants question street department service despite taxes and demand action.
Advice from the National Board of Fire Underwriters on safe Christmas tree use. Do not topple near heat or lights, avoid lit candles, prohibit flammable ornaments, use noncombustible trimmings, forbid smoking near trees, prevent paper buildup, handle electrical gear carefully, avoid dangerous toys for children, ban nitrocellulose film in home projectors, use acetate safety film, keep a fire extinguisher handy, and remove the tree by January 1.
The Detroit Journal lends its voice to the debate on prohibition, noting that while some statements by a poor woman may lack precision, the core, harrowing words expose widespread anger at violators and the push to relegalize intoxicants, echoing street-level outrage.
The tale recounts Santa Claus weeping at poverty during a past Christmas and urges readers to help distressed mothers and children. It invites acts of charity to warm homes, feed the hungry, and share hope, echoing a biblical benediction for those who aid the least of these brethren.
A Sturgis Michigan woman writes in a plea to end alcohol, describing thirty two years of abuse and poverty from a drunkard husband. She argues government licenses fuel prisons and asylums and starve families, calling on men to stamp out the liquor curse. She asks for no publication of her name and requests a copy of the printed piece. January 15, 1908.
Discussion argues that tax burden shifts as foreclosures rise and capital flows to government. In midwestern states over half of farms are foreclosed and leased, and in some cities demolition costs exceed property tax on structures.
The speaker argues tax policy harms industry by over taxing capital, risking unemployment and reduced investment. They warn Congress must cut spending and balance the budget to prevent a future crisis where taxpayers cannot cover government costs and capital is confiscated by taxes.
Local merchants advertise in newspapers to showcase top quality goods and courteous service. They claim the best stocks are available now, offering value to shoppers who support local businesses.
Editorial notes urge a collective Geneva declaration that the new Disarmament Convention replaces Versailles Part V and gains equal, universal acceptance. It calls for no armament rise, a pledge not to solve disputes by force, and a path linking East and West equality with decisive disarmament now and more later. It analyzes Lytton Commission views, Manchuria tensions, and U S efforts at Geneva to curb land forces, artillery, tanks, aircraft, chemical weapons, and arms trade.
Twenty five years ago notes report acting deputy sheriff Charles H Whitby and improving property of Ernest G Cooper on Gay street. Market prices show turkeys 16 eggs 34 and chickens 9 10 cents. Schools closed for Christmas holidays for two weeks for four thousand Caroline pupils. Bridge at Greensboro to be sold by public bid next Saturday. Transportation accident injures Wrightson Dill with leg broken. Caroline champion porker weighs 646 pounds. Dover bridge repair allows light vehicles. Conclave officers elected for Choptank Hepsatoph Denton. Wedding of Miss Rachel Fleetwood to Mr Leon Stein at Denton church. Several weddings and engagements announced including Addie Nellie Murphy to Howard Ace Todd and Alva F Blades and Emalene Wright. Local farmers report profitable corn yields with improved fertilizer use. Deaths: Capt Robert W Stewart aged 86, Mrs Bessie Thompson aged 27, Mrs Eliza Price aged 60, William H Bartlett aged 48.
Three classic and one modern dessert option share the holiday table as Mother Briggs weighs Old English Fig Pudding Indian Pudding and Chocolate Fruit Pudding. The detailed methods include steamed pudding, spongy bake times, and a chocolate gelatin mold served with vanilla ice cream.
Harold Lloyd favors screen crafted plots for movies. He plans Movie Crazy with Constance Cummings for Capital Theatre December 26 and 27, marking his first screen appearance in two years. He rules out stage plays and books as sources due to lack of novelty and prior familiarity.
Ross Farquar narrates Slats Diary entries from Friday to Thursday. The tale covers a botched divorce decree and a minister, a late exhusband narrowly avoiding bigamy, family quips about politics, a new fir coat, language jokes at supper, a pitcher show, and a dentist who orders Slats to open his mouth and shut up.
The article urges the public to maintain a winter feeding program for wildlife across Maryland. It credits cooperation from the Press of this State and notes Western Maryland counties benefited from feeding. emphasizes feeding stations, especially for song and insectivorous birds, to protect crops, forests, and fur-bearing animals.
E. Lee Lee Compte Maryland State Game Warden advises winter feeding for birds. Recommend placing grain, chick grain, suet, and scraps in hung feeders or shelves. use swaying limb setups to attract insectivorous birds and deter sparrows.
The Federal Theatre will screen Once in a Lifetime next Monday and Tuesday, a satire on Hollywood production. Ruth Chatterton stars in The Crash opening Wednesday, with George Brent as her lead, based on the novel Children of Pleasure by Larry Barratta.
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