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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1936
Page
4
BENJAMIN F. JOHNSON serves as President and Treasurer while MARY MELVIN holds the roles of Vice-President and Secretary in a Saturday morning meeting held on December 26, 1936.
The Denton Journal extends sincere good wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. It thanks readers for their goodwill and friendly feelings, noting they helped share in the year’s happiness.
A call to embrace winter sports and outdoor recreation in Denton. The piece urges leaving warm rooms for cold air exercise, endorses skating as wholesome activity, and argues for developing local rinks rather than chasing southern beaches. It highlights health benefits and community spirit in embracing winter recreation.
Senators and Representatives converge on Washington to plan a heavy legislative calendar. Senate leadership remains Democratic with Robinson of Arkansas and McNary guiding the GOP minority. House may crow a new Speaker amid competition, with Rayburn of Texas favored over O’Connor of New York. Major issues include appropriations and gradual WPA cuts as White House signals a balanced budget aim, prompting looming budgetary and policy wrangles.
Service station workers denounce what they call a hidden tax, noting that one third of fuel and maintenance time is unpaid tax collector work. They oppose double taxation by federal and state and criticize 40 percent or more of gasoline cost being diverted to general purposes during the Cold War era.
quote from Charles M Sheldon in Rotary Magazine arguing that poverty is not a divine curse and urging gratitude for universal riches. He condemns those who hoard wealth and urges daily thanksgiving for the riches the universe offers to all.
A Rotarian Magazine piece notes that post forty career chances have improved due to widespread change. It argues greater change increases opportunity, with many shifts favoring older people, though awareness remains hindered by memory and past assumptions.
The administration faces clashes over WPA funding and political leverage as 1988 elections loom, with Congress pressured on spending, tariffs, RFC renewals, and potential constitutional moves. Market signals show improving industry and a sellers' market amid rising wholesale prices.
A speaker argues taxes are unacceptably high and that citizens must act rather than merely discuss tax relief. They urge scientific study and demand elected officials pursue economy and efficiency, hoping Congress will reduce government costs and reallocate funds wisely.
Despite a long standing code of ethics by billboard promoters a broad coalition including the General Federation of Women's Clubs Garden Clubs of America and the American Society of Landscape Architects campaigns against outdoor advertising. The national committee urges advertisers to remove offensive signs and limit display to business districts to curb residential nuisance and hostility toward ads.
Roger W Babson economist and statistician warns business men in Ro tarian Magazine that advertising and selling will play a tremendous part in the coming boom. He urges that the sales department be tuned to a prosperity psychology and notes tight credit, rising shortages of skilled workers, and dividends from investing in personnel as prosperity grows.
The piece cites Babson on how few businessmen profit in booms, urging debt avoidance and hard work to secure profits or avert losses. He notes four times his Babson chart crossed its norm since 1902 12, 1915, 1922, and now, predicting a new boom with startups and renewed competition.
America tops world life insurance in total volume and per capita holdings, creating strong financial buffers for future troubles. Despite hard times, the American people are portrayed as the envy of all nations for these holdings.
A tea time discussion shows two families improving reading by guiding selections rather than nagging. Mr and Mrs Cliff tailor monthly lists from school, library, and reviews, then discuss chosen books at meals to spark interest and comprehension.
Poem urging resilience and inner strength against defeat. It contrasts quitting with determined effort, warns the inner foe, and emphasizes saying yes with firm resolve. It encourages setting a goal, persevering through setbacks, and defending one’s name with decisive effort.
Mistletoe remains a favored Christmas greenery found along the Atlantic seaboard with Maryland trees notably the black gum. University of Maryland horticulturist Walter R. Ballard notes European mistletoe as a pest to apples while the American form harms deciduous trees like black gum red maple and some oaks. Seeds likely spread by birds and by careless handling during shipment can injure the plant.
In sad memory of Marion Dean a devoted husband and father who died December 24 1932. Silent heartaches known to those who understood. Peaceful rest beloved father. In life we loved you dearly in death we love you still. Sadly missed by wife and children.
Nicholas Roosevelt argues in the New York Herald Tribune for a nationwide reappraisal of government functions at local state and national levels. He urges careful study of expenditures classifying them as compulsory or secondary and says salaries of public servants cannot be cut while many millions are spent on unnecessary purposes to be reduced or eliminated.
A Denton community appeal urges residents to back local merchants beyond personal gain. It argues prosperity of home businesses sustains property values schools churches and civic institutions, noting spending locally benefits all residents and our social life.
Joseph P. Lanigan, secretary of the Maryland Petroleum Industries Committee, said Maryland service station workers form a large, tax paying unit. He stated the army totals 250000, with 180000 service stations nationwide contributing about one billion dollars to treasuries annually. He noted one third of every dollar paid at service stations goes to taxes, averaging 43 cents per dollar of customer receipts.
The text outlines how during 1635 to 1667 and later royal grants and auctions shaped the English postal system. Thomas Wothering is cited as postmaster general under Charles I, driving speed and low costs that enriched the crown. From 1653 to 1667 inland posts were auctioned to private bidders, with favorites receiving annuities and pensions. By 1856 the last pensioner was bought off for 91,000 pounds by the Duke of Grafton.
Survivors of the 1789 revolution faced execution by guillotine within years as new leaders rose. Those who endured to Napoleon’s era were largely second and third rank, shifting with political tides as soldiers, the corrupt, and cunning figures like Talleyrand and Fouche stayed on the winning side.
Collier's Weekly notes that seventeenth century English pirates sold stolen goods cheaply and were viewed as public benefactors, making juries reluctant to convict. A later law pardoned all freebooters who surrendered by a set date, effectively ending piracy on the high seas.
An amusing royal memory describes a Persian Shah at Windsor who faced a green carpet marked with pink roses and, bound by religious rules, hops from rose to rose to reach Queen Victoria on her throne, avoiding stepping on green.
Twenty five years ago notes in Denton record a medical society election, marriages at Church of the Holy Trinity in Greensboro and Preston and Bethlehem, with travels planned to Wilmington and Philadelphia. Deaths include William Stafford in Goldsboro and James Greenley, plus local notices on Galloway and Hopkins, with moral reflections on Patmos and visions.
Mr and Mrs Dorsey Nichols thank the Denton Volunteer Fire Company for prompt response last Sunday when a chimney fire at their Williston home was controlled. No serious damage occurred and residents express gratitude for quick, efficient service.
Sunday humor diary lacks faith in results and notes Christmas wishes and misadventures. It recalls San dy Clos, a movie rumor, poker games, a Xmas card from Jane and Elsey, and plans for gifts, schooling, and a blind date with Blisters and Elsy. The entry ends with Blisters courting Elsy and a critique of waiting for Jane.
Ridgely Mary Kinnard and daughter Juanita of Harrington Del were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Paul Hoffman. Local couples hosted visits from Wilmington and Baltimore. A union Christmas service was held at the Church of the Brethren. Gifts included a piano to the Methodist Sunday School from Mr and Mrs Frank Seward.
An editorial in Rotarian Magazine says friendship defies a fixed definition like electricity, understood through its effects. It compares friendship to a kite tethered by a string, visible only by the pull and impact it creates, illustrating the dynamic nature of true bonds.
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