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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1934
Page
2
The piece highlights Washington’s leadership and personal influence that kept the Continental Army cohesive amid differing colonial loyalties. It urges modern generations to emulate his virtues and be guided by his memory to curb selfish actions.
The Lent season opens on Wednesday marking a 40 day period for observers to follow church rules or personal practices. It emphasizes rest dieting and self reform to strengthen body and soul ahead of Easter. The term Lent comes from Lenet meaning Spring and the 40 day structure mirrors the time between Christ's death and resurrection.
Devaluation, credit expansion, and treasury measures aim to stabilize exchange rates and spur growth. Reports note steel and auto industries improving with Chrysler Ford Nash Cadillac GM boosting employment and output. Time cites Detroit recovery and rising car orders. CWA graft probes trigger dismissals and a plan to wind down by May 1 with phased southern layoffs beginning February 15.
An editorial argues that roughly ten percent of motorists cause the bulk of deadly and injurious crashes due to reckless driving and faulty car parts. It urges a public symbol, a death’s head on cars, to deter danger, while noting Congress struggles to balance the federal budget and consider broad tax reforms.
Roosevelt outlines a broader program to expand presidential authority including tariffs and international trade control. He envisions grading American industries by survival rights and extending protection. The seventy third Congress is poised to support recovery efforts as government machinery runs at full speed aiming for improving business and private management.
The clerical and social page recalls Mrs Slaughter and four daughters, local millinery changes, tomato pack prices, and a February meeting of Concord Epworth League. It reports on the Duffey drug store purchase, airport-like birds in tales, and a range of local obituaries and church events. The item closes with editorial comments on advertising codes and fair-trade practices.
The Rotarian Magazine reports a national crisis as up to a hundred thousand American youths miss schooling due to closed or underfunded schools. Five five thousand fewer teachers since two years ago leaves 1.4 million pupils with reduced instruction. Emergency relief funds bolster hiring and building, but community will and luck drive reform. New England sustains programs with frugal approaches, reflecting why it costs less to educate than to house a juvenile offender.
A newspaper preview discusses fixing the gold content of the dollar at fifty nine cents and notes Roosevelt showmanship in the novel drama Revaluation of the Dollar. It explains the gold bullion standard concept under the new deal and Treasury plans for gold circulation among central banks. The preview suggests the average citizen will see little change in the dollar now but may notice price shifts in purchases.
The proclamation fixing silver at 64 1 2 cents per ounce is seen by many monetary experts as the first step toward a logical conclusion of the silver problem. The move marks an advance over recent quotations, even as gold values have risen sharply, prompting debate on the gold silver relation and its impact on foreign trade and commerce.
A reflective essay recalls youths lamenting lack of grand deeds as historical figures from ancient China to Edison era show that discovery and progress persist. It contrasts a boy's existential gloom with the steady stream of human achievement across millennia, urging resilience.
In a dialog recounted by Steffens, he quotes an interview with Einstein where Steffens asks how Einstein changed his mind. Einstein admits extensive study of mathematics and physics and explains that questioning axioms triggered his shift in thinking.
Huey Long struck a Washington reporter with a cane in anger after a request for a news statement. The incident underscores gossip that the Senate aims to expel him if a legal path exists, as a Senate committee probes the matter and may hear more later.
Ross Farquar records Slats diary style entries recounting family mischief at Christmas, a private wedding near the ice pond, a fine in Twin Creek township, a cousin's 26th birthday party, language class quirks, a near marriage scandal, and a literary club remark on global lifestyles. The piece blends childlike misstatements with local color and humor across Monday to Thursday.
Good Food For Sound Thinkers opens with Christian Science Monitor verses praising Christ and the star of Bethlehem. The brief quotes note prayer opening heaven, clean hands before God, happiness tied to character, flowers as messages, and patience surpassing force, attributed to Young Syrus Beecher Christina Rossetti Burke.
The narrator aboard the Byrd flag ship Jacob Ruppert details joining the aviation department under Harold June and flying with a team including Paul Swan and Ralf Smith. He describes aircraft types, the Condor on deck, map contests, iceberg dangers, ongoing lectures, dog sled construction, and a call to join the Little America Aviation and Exploration Club in New York.
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