Questions and Answers About Social Security in Denton Journal
The Denton Journal presents an ongoing Social Security Q and A column with authority from Luther Becker of the Social Security Board. Questions cover lump-sum payments to deceased workers or estates, name changes on records, and earning rules for old age insurance benefits. Readers are advised to contact local Social Security offices for precise guidance.
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Denton Journal
Luther Becker
Social Security Board
300 Court Square
Baltimore
Hopalong Rides Again at the Dentonia Theatre
The Dentonia Theatre presents a double feature Saturday February 26 featuring Hopalong Cassidy in Hopalong Rides Again with Nora Lane in a romantic turn. Also on bill Bonnie Becomes a Bride and Borrowing Trouble from the Jones Family, plus Varsity Show starring Dick Powell and Fred Waring at Dentonia Theatre February 28 to March 1. Sonja Henie and Don Ameche star in Happy Landing opening March 3 and 4.
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Dad Jones
Bonnie
Twentieth Century-Fox
Dentonia Theatre
Dick Powell
Fred Waring
Warner Bros
Sonja Henie
Don Ameche
Happy Landing
Norseland
America
20Th Century-Fox
Good Food For Sound Thinkers
A cheerful heart and a smiling face brighten the darkest place as sunshine appears. An anonymous line reflects on simple joys and hopeful thoughts.
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Anon
Cattle Raiders tops Ridgely bill with Starrett thriller
The Ridgely Theatre screens Columbia's Charles Starrett adventure Cattle Raiders on Friday and Saturday February 25 and 26 with lively range songs by Donald Grayson and the Sons of the Pioneers. Also showing The Game That Kills with college hockey teams. Monday and Thursday gift nights continue. Warner Oland stars in Charlie Chan on Broadway opening Thursday.
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Ridgely Theatre
Columbia
Charles Starrett
Starrett
Donald Grayson
Sons of the Pioneers
Manhattan
Paree
John Boles
Luli Deste
New York
Hollywood
Zoological Institute
RKO Radio Studio
Jesse L. Lasky
Lily Pons
Jack Oakie
Chan
Twentieth Century-Fox
Charlie Chan
Broadway
Warner Oland
Earl Derr Biggers
Major Book News From The Season In Crime and Classics
The piece notes "Action at Aquilla" by Hervey Allen due early March as a standout fiction event. It cites "The Citadel" breaking $200,000 in US sales and remaining a top seller in both the US and UK, with expectations to match 1937 figures. It highlights Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile as a top mystery, while critiquing some cluttered details in her plots. It also previews Crime Club's February selection Warrant for X featuring criminologist Colonel Anthony Gethrun returning to action with a cryptic LIO-5 AID-II clue and MacDonald's notable plot.
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England
Death On the Nile
Agatha Cristie
Hercule Poirot
The
Nile
Cristie
Crime Club
Anthony Gethrun
Hollywood
Mr. MacDonald
Tribune
Advisory Committee Named Under Farm Tenant Act
The Secretary of Agriculture forms a Marsland advisory committee to assist Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act administration. Nine members will aid in county loan selection and advise on county committees. First meeting was Feb 21 at the University of Maryland College Park. Allocation for Maryland is 45244 dollars for year one. Loans target farm tenants, sharecroppers, and laborers for farms, equipment, livestock, and operating goods, with county committee approval and regional final approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
E. I. Oswald
University of Maryland In
College Park
Harry H. Nuttle
Denton
Thomas B. Symons
Charles E. Wise Jr
Baltimore
T. Roy Brookes
Bel Air
Walter B. Burrall
New Market
Simon Downey
Williamsport
Samuel Linton
Riverside
J. Edgar Bryan
Queenstown
Wilson
Lord
Ellicott City
Maryland
Nice Calls for Constructive Plan to End State Borrowing
Gov. Harry W. Nice replies to criticism in The Baltimore Sun by urging a workable program to eliminate state borrowing. He notes Gov. Ritchie faced a permanent need to borrow and asks editors to provide constructive remedies and pledge editorial support. He pledges to back any viable plan with effort and public acknowledgment.
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Harry W. Nice
Baltimore Sun
Morning Sun
Charles
Baltimore Streets
Baltimore
Maryland
Nice
Ritchie
Books You May Like By Graham Watson on Russia reads
A reader reviews Assignment In Utopia by Lyons from Harcourt Brace praising its thorough, eyewitness account of Soviet Russia. The note contrasts Lyons with a Satur day Evening Post article series by an American engineer, both offering informed viewpoints on socialism and Bolshevism. The piece then lists a Garnett Putnam expedition select twelve best desert island books, including North to the Orient and Vanity.
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Utopia
Lyons
Harcourt, Brace
H. B. Messenger
Federalsburg
Russia
Saturday Evening Post
Garnett-Putnam
Athene
Desert
The
Orient
Vanity
Franklin Street
Denton
Caroline County
State of
Maryland
Fred R. Owens
Lemuel R. Clough
F. C. Brown
John T. Carter
Mary Ethel Stevens
T.C.H
Features of the new Farm Act of 1938 outlined
County Agent Geo W Clendaniel summarizes the act's key steps. National acreage allotments divide across states counties and farms to control surpluses for wheat corn tobacco cotton and rice. Marketing quotas require producer referenda and penalties for excess. Loans target cotton wheat and corn with parity rules. Local administration remains through farmer committees and the Extension Service. Small growers receive increased payments under $200. Conserving crops are encouraged for soil fertility while protections exist for livestock and dairy against overproduction.
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Geo. W. Clendaniel
Mr. Clendaniel
Extension Service
Mary Baker Eddy Quotes on labor and deliverance
A compact collection notes Eddy states that constant striving for goodness requires unceasing prayer and that no excellence exists without labor. It contrasts with a biblical promise from Jeremiah 15:1 about deliverance from the wicked.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Forest Fire Season Arrives Earlier This Year
Maryland residents urged to cooperate with fire wardens as March to May fires threaten forests this spring. Forestry expert C F Winslow notes mild winter and dry ground have sped the season. advice includes lighting only in calm conditions, plowing a firebreak, burning after 3 pm, having water and tools ready, contacting local wardens, and never leaving a fire unattended until extinguished.
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C. F. Winslow
University of Maryland Extension Service
Maryland
Winslow
Dawn of Infinite Day for the Faithful
The sermon reflects on the disciples after the crucifixion and the risen Christ. It urges believers to recognize the Living Christ in darkest times, promising a dawn of infinite day through faith and closer fellowship with God.
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Jerusalem
Christ
Good Shepherd
Follow Directions and Care With Electric Washer
Jessie D. Hinton of the University of Maryland Extension Service urges careful use of electric washing machines. She notes machines vary but are simple and sturdy when used and lubricated properly. Always load correctly, avoid overloading, heed the water line, and disengage the motor before cutting power.
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Jessie D. Hinton
University of Maryland Extension Service
Miss Hinton
Care and maintenance tips for an electric washing machine
The article explains proper after use care including rinsing with hot water, draining, and air drying with the lid ajar. It advises removing movable parts for thorough drying, wiping the tub, and using whiting or vinegar for stains. Copper tubs can be treated with whiting and oxalic acid or soap suds and ammonia, and the electric plug must be removed when finished. Store the cord to avoid moisture, and never oil or adjust while the cord is energized.
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Miss Hinton
Travel if you want to says explorer and reader
William LaVarre argues travel is about trade not dollars. A librarian on a cruise earned a free voyage by providing a library and service onboard. A freelance columnist life proves a newspaper can hire a stranger by offering a daily column. Ships need people who boost the line with new ideas.
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William LaVarre
Explorer
Cincinnati
Ohio
Caribbean
Virtues of Industry Economy Honesty and Kindness Quartet
A compact quotation noting industry economy honesty and kindness as timeless virtues, attributed to James Oliver and cited with a Bible verse from Isaiah. The text presents a moral observation rather than a news item or event.
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James Oliver
Birth registration importance stressed by health official
Dr. R. H. Riley, head of the State Department of Health, warns birth records are vital for proving identity, age, citizenship, inheritance and more. He outlines that physicians or midwives report births within four days, local registrars forward records to the state, and parents must verify details for accuracy and permanent filing.
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R. H. Riley
State Department of Health
Riley
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Reporting Births and Deaths Serves State and Individual
The passage emphasizes that accurate birth and death reporting is legally vital to individuals and essential for public health administration. It notes the State needs data on where births occur and deaths and their causes to implement protective measures, urging prompt reporting of every birth.
Maryland Birth Registration Push Aims for 100 Percent
In many parts of Maryland people are birth registration conscious while in other sections the mood is less favorable. Officials say every possible effort is made to achieve one hundred percent completion across the state.
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Maryland
Happiness From Work Quip and Heartfelt Creed
A compact reflection quotes from Anon on finding happiness through work and an Emerson note urging love to shape a noble creed. The lines evoke practical joy and idealistic life philosophy, tying daily labor to inner fulfillment and virtuous purpose.
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Emerson
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