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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1934
Page
2
Mary Melvin serves as bailiffs President and Secretary. Entered at the Denton post office as second class mail matter. Mailing date noted as Saturday morning December 29 1931.
The piece notes that New Year resolutions mix humor and ambition as people and businesses plan for 1935. It stresses hope plus practical aims, urging individuals to balance optimism with ready action from January 2 onward.
In a 1934 close to 1935 editorial tone the author urges readers to reassess life beyond money. It challenges individuals in Caroline to be assets to the community, stop preying on others, and pursue meaningful social, cultural, and personal goals in the new year.
Economic highlights predict a dramatic 1935 session as Congress opens in January. A Democratic majority backs Roosevelt policies while radicals debate monetary and industrial issues. A contentious 30 hour work week is favored by some, opposed by business and the President who prefers evolutionary changes.
The article outlines likely clashes over inflation, public works, and NRA scaling back while continuing some programs like subsistence homesteads. It notes Roosevelt’s control challenges after Democratic wins, with observers predicting bipartisan pushback and party fractures as economic indicators show upswings in various regions and optimistic forecasts for 1935.
Washington notes from Roosevelt's holiday musings suggest gifts of switches for unruly Congressmen. Critics say bonus bills will push through, while taxpayers warn of higher prices and levies. The social security plan hints at payroll taxes, and comparisons to Britain's unemployment system surface. General Hugh S. Johnson again ranks high at the White House amid shifting NRA views.
The piece notes that expediency drives renewed work for Johnson but not return, while Congress trims the NRA and other agencies. It explains civil service commission interest, independence from civil service for NRA AAA and others, legacy of spoils politics, and the shift toward permanence for federal workers on Civil Service payrolls.
Donald Richberg urged cooperation among labor consumer business and government as Congress rewrites the NRA. He warned against work consumer or business regulation and argued for voluntary self government over political controls. He called for codified fair competition principles and flexible recovery mechanisms to guide permanent legislation.
The article argues that the bulk of the tax burden falls on the middle income and average American citizens, not the very rich. It notes rich people are rare in boom times and taxes on income cover only a fraction of government costs, with about 25 percent of national income going to government. Every tax is passed on to consumers through higher prices for goods and services.
An editorial arguing that eternal vigilance guards liberty amid stress. It warns against trading fundamental rights for temporary gains and urges ongoing public vigilance to protect free speech action press church and religious liberty.
The speaker warns against abandoning democratic principles under the lure of improving conditions. He cautions that yielding individual and corporate liberties leads to disorder and upheaval, unlike stable nations. Emphasizing freedom as a sacred duty, he urges every American to uphold institutions and liberties.
A brisk speculative piece questions why television development stalls and what the stratosphere may become a future air highway. It ponders the global search for peace amid armaments, cries for exploration, and the restless drive of youth to seek adventure beyond known frontiers.
Confidence is key to recovery and expansion says the San Francisco Call-Bulletin. About ten billion dollars is poised to be loaned to industry and property owners once bankers feel secure in the safety of these investments. Signs show enterprise leaders and officials are finding common ground, a development that could bless all the people.
The Senate munitions inquiry exposes Dupont profits possibly soaring to eight hundred percent during wartime. Republicans Nye and Vandenberg lead the show while Roosevelt’s new committee Baruch and General Johnson seek to curb war profits. Congress and the Administration push to reform the national munitions industry as tensions with Japan loom.
Editorial notes praise the PWA for buying over 50 million dollars of municipal bonds to finance nonfederal projects and then releasing funds to private investors. Ickes says direct purchases help private markets resume their role, improve municipal credit, and create employment without profit motive. The move shifts loan funds to new projects as private buyers pay higher prices for bonds.
The Public Works Administration profits from municipal bonds totaling 4660000, with investors and dealers having declined to buy the bonds initially. PWA gains 531761, and total additions to PWA projects reach 50241566 by December 1 as Franklin D. Roosevelt’s recovery act mends municipal credit, signaling market stabilization and potential tax relief.
Arthur Henderson and Norman Angell receive the Nobel Peace Prize for 1934 and 1933 respectively. Henderson is praised for promoting disarmament and sustaining the Disarmament Conference, while Angell is recognized for writings advocating peace such as The Unseen Assassins. A world student congress against war and fascism plans to meet in Geneva in December 1931 to spur antiwar action.
Dr. R C Leonard of the Maryland State Health Department says tooth decay is a preventable disease like others. He urges a diet rich in dairy, whole grains, fruits, and greens, regular dental checkups twice yearly, and thorough daily cleaning to prevent decay and potential abscesses affecting overall health.
Miss Evelyn Hubbard of Swarthmore visits parents Mr and Mrs Asbury Hubbard. Roland Hutson returns to Camp after time with father Norman Hutson. Mr and Mrs J H Jordan of Baltimore visit Mr and Mrs Charles Wieneke. Mrs Hilda Swain and children of Newark Del stay with the Hubbards. Lloyd Taylor and daughter Anne of Reading Pa spend holidays here. William Phillips of Henderson Christmas with the Nichols. Alvin Totheroh of Brandywine Summit Pa visits mother Octavia Totheroh. Miss Dorothy Swann of Wilmington visits mother Georgia Swann. Harry Draper treated for stomach trouble at Emergency Hospital Easton. A J Urry visits Ernest Murphy in Linwood during holidays. Mary Cross and son Charles and daughter Dorothy of Baltimore home for holidays. Carrie Hobbs of Baltimore visits parents Burt Hobbs. Edwin Tribbett of Claymont spent holidays with mother Mrs Christopher Tribbett. Kenneth Bostic of Chester spends holidays with William Sipple. Miss Mary Nashold of Baltimore visits her parents G Harrison Nashold. Allen R Curry to be operated for appendicitis in Wilmington hospital. Francis Porter spends week with aunt Mrs L R Taylor in Smyrna Del. Emma Pippin and daughter Mae spend several days in Wilmington.
Twenty five years ago pricing for wheat corn and eggs appears alongside notices of local sales a turkey gift and shifts in leadership at Goldsboro. The record also details a string of marriages engagements church notices and social events from Denton to Centreville and nearby towns with Shipbuilding and steam laundry plans noted and a move toward mechanized services.
Mr. Joseph P. W. Richardson of Baltimore is spending the holidays with relatives in the area. Mrs. W. A. Smith returned Saturday from a several week visit in Connecticut. Mr. Louis Dukes of Baltimore is visiting his parents.
Diary style column recounts week with humor and local color. Entries describe a neighbor planning to build a chicken coop, dentist illness, soccer team decisions, election turnout, a wardrobe of local sayings, and a family’s noisy child in a small town setting. Local characters and events anchor the slice of rural life.
A nostalgic wartime era column extols sauerkraut as a sturdy staple through war and drought. It promotes a creamed sauerkraut recipe with onions green pepper milk and canned kraut to serve six, suggesting versatile, light diets beyond frankfurters and pig feet.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Paul Dobson of Wilmington visited relatives here at the start of the week. Miss Jessie Wyatt of Wilmington spent holidays with her mother Mrs. Cora Wyatt. Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Passwaters were in Claymont Delaware and Linwood Pennsylvania for the weekend. Miss Olivia Coffin of West Chester State Normal School visited town this week. Wilson Thornton spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wheatman in Denton. Lawrence Thornton spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. George Sipple near Felton. Mrs. C. H. Meeds is visiting Marcus Hook Pennsylvania.
A concise collection of maxims contrasting kindness with wealth, urging prudent behavior and self control. It emphasizes that love and prudence are not aligned, and that anger dethrones reason, while both mules and men resist simultaneous effort.
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