Japanese beetle menace prompts county action debate
A county meeting at the Court House discusses the growing Japanese beetle problem affecting Caroline farmers and residents. The talk outlines losses up to 50 percent and calls for local funding to match state and federal support for beetle control, with a committee to seek funding from the County Commissioners and public backing urged.
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Court House
Caroline County
University of Maryland
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Caroline
Cecil County
New Jersey
Fire traps in schools demand fire safe design
A critique notes repeated deadly school fires on the North American continent and calls for expert review of all new and existing school buildings. It argues many hazardous features like inward opening doors and inadequate stairways persist in costly blocks and ramshackle structures alike, urging mandatory inspections before construction and ongoing safety audits.
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Montreal
Yesteryear
Economic Highlights of Roosevelt's Talks With Business
The article notes a shift as White House and Congress focus on causes of the business slump. Roosevelt holds numerous conferences with business leaders. results are unclear, but the trend shows greater attention to business opinions. The president may or may not adopt their views, yet officials appear worried and reflective.
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White House
Congress
Roosevelt
President weighs a council to guide economic policy
The article outlines Roosevelt’s plan for a national economic council including big and small business, labor, agriculture, and other groups to guide policy. It notes doubts about achieving consensus, while reporting on rising hopes for renewed financing and the administration’s evolving stance toward Congress and foreign policy.
Between War and Peace From the Washington Angle
In a Washington dispatch, F B B argues Congress acts only under public pressure as Administration aims to sway opinion for war. He cites neutrality repeal, quarantining aggressors, Brussels aims, Panay incident rhetoric, and naval posturing to rally US support for intervention and trade aims.
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Congress
Washington
Chicago
Brussels
Japan
Yarnell
Trade pact push aims to free world markets and peace
An editorial notes a delegation from London to Washington to press the Hull led trade agreement. It recalls the 1934 Trade Agreement Act and how 16 accords now cover about 38 percent of US foreign trade. It argues expanded markets reduce farm protectionism and climate global peace through freer trade, urging continued concessions by the United States. The piece ends with a reference to Aboriginal Australians seeking parliamentary representation through King George.
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London
Washington
Hull
England
United States
British Commonwealth
Francis Bayrs
Independence timetable and new trade pact outlined
The Philippine Commonwealth aims for full political independence by 1940 or 1939 as favored by Quezon, with economic independence possible then and a continued political link until 1960 agreed in principle with the United States. Roosevelt announces the plan. Also, Chile and the United States sign a trade treaty replacing a 1931 pact to formalize trade while broader friendship talks proceed.
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Philippine Commonwealth
Quezon
Roosevelt
Chile
United States
WHY HOMES BREAK UP What causes broken homes
A nationwide survey of American women finds money as the chief cause of breakups not a lack of funds. Respondents cite many quarrels over minor matters, note political interest rising, and urge more sex education for youths before marriage taught honestly at home rather than in schools.
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Supreme Court
Lunatics Know Less Of Worry Inmate Beat Farming
In the Senate chamber Senator Josh Lee notes farm and crop issues as urban and rural concerns mix. A farmer stopped to view an asylum grounds where an inmate at the barrier replies that living at the asylum beats farming, sparking a brief exchange on comfort and work.
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Senate
Josh Lee
Oklahoma
Motorist taxation in Maryland rises sharply
The Keystone Automobile Club reports that Maryland motorist taxes surged from 1926 to 1936 with 173.6 percent growth in overall revenue. In 1926, 252,852 owners paid 5,222,000 in fees and gas taxes. by 1936, 378,462 owners paid 14,286,000. The gas tax climbed from 2 to four cents, plus the federal one cent, sending a 4,320,000 increase over 1926.
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Maryland
Keystone Automobile Club
Matthew P. Hanley
Eastern Shore
Club
Swapping Cars Reaches 9 Million In 1937 Across U S
The article notes roughly 9,000,000 automobiles were traded last year in the United States, a figure drawn from reports to the American Petroleum Industries Committee. It compares this to the older horse swapping era and explains most buyers traded in used cars with cash, while many owners earned under $30 weekly. It also cites high automotive taxes averaging about $50 monthly, with about $30 from gasoline taxes.
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America
Nellie
United States
American Petroleum Industries Committee
Disparity in Democratic Party Leaders Faces Scrutiny
A commentary notes rifts within the Democratic Party as Kentucky Governor weighs a bid against Senator Alben Barkley for the Senate seat. Despite rivals seeking senior positions, writers see no party wreckage, just routine contests typical of an election year.
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Florida
Pepper
Robinson
Alben Barkley
Senate
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Harrisons
Charles Michelson
Democratic National Committee
Kentucky
Alben W. Barkley
House
Ladies Aid Society Postponed Valentine Meeting
The Ladies Aid Society will hold its postponed meeting on Monday evening February 14 at Mrs. Sallie Towers home with Mrs. Nellie Sartain assisting. A Valentine party and refreshments follow. All members and their families are invited.
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Ladies Aid Society
Sallie Towers
Nellie Sartain
The
Aid
George Turner
Martha
Jane
Near
Concord
Harry Burke
Eugene Burke
Camden
Del
C. W. Towers
Leon
Olas Smith
Henry Garman
Nora Lydia
Pearl
Ivan Garman
Charles
Milford
Walter Willey
Will Ross
Mrs
George Huey
Pennsylvania
Adams Cross Roads Social Round and Bake Sale
Mr and Mrs Fred Fountain hosted and visited relatives in Hickman while Mr and Mrs Thurman Fountain joined. Bloomery Ladies Aid plans a bake sale at Covey and Williams Store February 12 at 10 am. Nearby families shared Friday evening gatherings and winters grippe illness noted with well wishes.
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Fred Fountain
January weather breaks long records and warm midwinter
The January weather across the region set record highs for the month with geese northward and flowers blooming. Obituaries note William Dennis of Denton dying in Camden New Jersey and interment at Piney Grove. Trappers in Choptank marshes report strong musk rat catches as area growers discuss tomato prices and new canning ventures in Queen Anne.
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E. HW. Hirs
Seaford
William Dennis
Denton
Camden
N. J
Piney Grove
Choptank
Caroline
Talbot
Roy T. Thawley
Cincinnati
Grace Smith
Annapolis
Lena Garey
Literary Club
A. J. Bennett
Goldsboro
George E. Smith
Queen Anne
C. H. Dean
George C. Moore
H. L. Jump
Harry Clark
H. T. Fisher
Dr. Rowe
William H. Quillen
Ethel E
J. Courtland Jackson
Sallie E
Clayton D. Cole
Wm. M. Lord and Son
Walter
Concord
Claiborne
H. H. Pearson
S. M. Newton
M. Q. Johnson
Churchland
Virginia
Messrs
C. A. Nicholson
C. H. Whitby, Jr
Joseph P. W. Richardson
Baltimore
William A. Smith
Bridge Club
John S. Barnhart
Edna Hobbs
Johns Hopkins
C. Leslie Walls
C.leslie Jr
Philadelphia
W. D. Taylor
Centreville
Preston
Grove
State Roads Commission
Nancy Scott
James Breeding
Birrsville
William Wothers
Hickman
Mary Hussey
Greensboro
Union M. P. Church
John Bickling
Kent County
Delaware
T. Coleman du Pont
Sussex County
Selbyville
Ellendale
Millsboro
Dagsboro
Frankford
Georgetown
Slats Diary Chronicles Small Town Week by Warren
Oliver N Warren presents Slats diary entries recounting a week of everyday life in a tight knit family. Notes on church Sundays a speech by a preacher a restaurant program a budding romance and small mishaps with neighbors and a new baby next door.
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Oliver N. Warren
Books You May Like Winter in April by Nathan
A promotional notice for Nathan’s novel Winter in April, praising Ellen and Eric, with a long cultivation of themes of youth and devotion. The piece also announces 1938 Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowships offering $1000 awards for fiction and non fiction projects, with April 1, 1938 deadline and application details.
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Robert Nathan
Knopf
Henry Pennifer
Academy
Elen
Eric von Siegenfels
Heidelberg
Oxford
Pennifer
Ellen
Nathan
Houghton, Mifflin
Houghton, Mifflin Company
Park St
Boston
Dorothy Baker
David Caniel DeJong
Furnished apartment for rent in Denton at 7th and Main
Corner apartment on 7th and Main in Denton offering two rooms a bath and kitchenette. Furnished unit available by application to Mrs Mary Pastorfield Denton.
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7Th and Main Sts
Denton
Mary Pastorfield
Chicks Offered by WM. D. Scott Quality Poultry Farm
Quality baby chicks including Barred Rocks New Hampshires and S C White Leghorns with custom hatching and modern electric equipment. Early order prices available. Send inquiries to WM. D. Scott Harrington Delaware or Cohnee's Store Denton Bridge Denton Maryland.
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Barred Rocks
New Hampshires
S. C
WM. D. Scott
Quality Poultry Farm
Harrington
Delaware
Cohnee’s
Denton Bridge
Denton
Denton Volunteer Fire Company Supper and Theatre Party
The Denton Volunteer Fire Company announces its annual supper and theatre party on Thursday February 10. Supper starts at 5 PM in the Denton M P Church dining room, followed by the feature film Thoroughbreds Dont Cry at the Dentonia Theatre with Judy Garland Mickey Rooney Sophie Tucker C Aubrey Smith Ronald Sinclair. Tickets cost 50 cents for both events. Donations of chickens may be left at Koenig's Restaurant Main St Denton.
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Denton Volunteer Fire Company
Denton M. P
Judy Garland
Mickey Rooney
Sophie Tucker
C. Aubrey Smith
Ronald Sinclair
Dentonia Theatre
Koenig’s
Main St
Den[ton
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