Denton Journal February 27 1937 Denton Md issue header
The Denton Journal page 2 is dated Saturday February 27 1937 and published by Melvin and Johnson Incorporated. Benjamin F. Johnson serves as president and treasurer while Mary Melvin is vice president and secretary. The paper is entered at the Denton Maryland post office as second class mail matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Journal
Melvin & Johnson Incorporated
Benjamin F. Johnson
Mary Melvin
Denton
Taxpayers urged to resist sectarian school proposals
The piece catalogs bills across states favoring private and sectarian schools at public expense. It notes Ohio Oregon New York Kansas Texas Connecticut Montana and others considering free textbooks transportation and fund divisions. It warns these measures threaten the public school system and church-state separation.
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Ohio
Oregon
New York
Kansas
Texas
Connecticut
Montana
Diversion sparks debate on Maryland road safety
The Keystone Automobile Club of Maryland urges strict enforcement of motor laws and safer highways to cut accident tolls. Manager Garrison P. Knox argues diverting eight million dollars from road safety funds undermines progress, insisting money is needed to remove hazards and improve curves, guard rails, poles, and shoulders.
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Keystone Automobile Club
Garrison P. Knox
Keystone Automobile Club of Maryland
Maryland
Economic Highlights Under Strikes and Floods
Economic indicators show strikes and floods reducing consumer purchasing power across industries. Pacific Coast maritime workers and automobile workers led the disruptions, with most strikes settled for now. West Coast shipping suffered severe stoppages, tying up activity nearly completely.
Labor outlook warns of broad strikes across industry
The piece notes that after a period of stabilization labor actions are expected to rise this spring and fall with aims at coal and steel sectors affecting about 800,000 workers. It highlights UMW coal agreements expiring in March, John L. Lewis pushing for a closed shop in steel, and the wider national ripple effects on trade, employment, and production.
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General Motors
Coal
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
U. S
A. F
Green
Congress
Steel, Iron and Steel Institute
President faces backlash over judiciary reorganization proposal
The article notes rising concern across many quarters that the president may have harmed himself by pushing a 15-member Supreme Court plan. Democratic Senators and Representatives increasingly oppose the advocacy, signaling bipartisan resistance to the proposal.
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Supreme Court
Argument to Make Non-Ad Vertisers See Light
A dialog staged by Joseph Schneider and Charles Meredith, at a Pennsylvania Press Association meeting, debates ad spending. A local solicitor argues ads are an investment. a merchant resists, recalling a failed trial and questioning who benefits. The piece echoes public debate on advertising value.
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Joseph P. Schneider
American Press Association
Chas. W. Meredith
Quakertown
Free Press
Pennsylvania Press Association
Merchant
Solicitor
Aroused Citizens Reform California Justice
Almon E. Roth recounts how aroused California citizens organized by the State Chamber of Commerce following a 1933 kidnapping pressed for faster justice. Four measures were approved including judges by appointment and creation of a Department of Justice to speed proceedings.
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California
Almon E. Roth
California Committee On Better Administration of Justice
Stanford University
State Chamber of Commerce
America
Department of Jus
California reforms speed justice following kidnapping case
The excerpt notes reforms in criminal procedure aimed at speeding criminal processes and increasing punishment certainty. It quotes Mr. Roth on measures such as police magistrates, refusal to testify, and judge comments on evidence, praising reforms as effective and urging businessmen to support them, while acknowledging time needed to fully appraise results.
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Roth
California
Measuring the Benefits of Producer Consumer Campaigns
Analyzes producer consumer campaigns by chains to move crops quickly and their effect on agriculture. While direct farmer pricing by chains is rare, these campaigns raise demand, stabilize or improve wholesale prices, and reduce surpluses, aiding future crop sales. Producers praise campaigns for boosting market activity and long-term agricultural prospects.
Giant of Destruction Warns of Petroleum Dangers
Advice from the National Board of Fire Underwriters urges caution with gasoline and kerosene. Do not start fires with fuels, follow manufacturer directions, keep stoves clean and cool after use, store cans outside, and avoid smoking during filling. Only buy standard labeled fuels and avoid cleaning clothes with solvents. Human life is precious. handle fuels safely to avert tragedy.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
Maryland Child Health Conferences Report 1936
More than 13 700 young children were examined in Maryland child health conferences in 1936. Of these 8 896 were white and 4 983 colored. Children under one year numbered 2 885. ages 2–4 were 3 467. ages 5–7 were 6 488 as preparation for school. Over 7 000 families attended. 900 conferences were held in 476 community centers statewide. One in six children examined needed no medical treatment, while 11 percent were underweight or malnourished. Dental needs affected 29 percent of those examined.
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Maryland
County Departments of Health
Bureau of Child Hygiene
State Department of Health
J. H. M. Knox, Jr
Children Health Surveys Reveal Widespread Conditions
A county health report records decayed teeth in 3734 youngsters and nose or throat issues in nearly 30 percent. Enlarged tonsils, adenoids, and mouth breathing affected many, with 633 rickets, 119 vision, 131 hearing problems, and 49 mental retards noted. Over a third lacked diphtheria immunization. about 8,095 of 6,488 five to seven year olds lacked smallpox vaccination. The plan includes monthly child health conferences and school-age examinations with nurses visiting homes.
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Knox
Sterilizing Tomato Seed To Prevent Plant Diseases
University of Maryland expert urges state certified disease free tomato seed and surface sterilization before planting. Methods include five minute mercuric chloride dip, copper sulfate soak, or safer alternatives, with emphasis on preventing soil-borne diseases and damping off in early hotbed plantings.
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Herman A. Hunter
University of Maryland Extension Service
Hunter
Maryland Garden Pilgrimage travels Maryland’s past
The Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland present the Maryland Garden Pilgrimage from April 30 to May 8 to visit Georgian landmarks across counties including Annapolis Prince George Calvert St Marys Charles and Baltimore areas. Proceeds aid the Restoration of Colonial Annapolis with tickets offering multi county access and overnight experiences at select historic houses.
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Maryland
Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland
Annapolis
United States
Maryland Federation
Prince George
Calvert
St. Mary's
Charles
Anne Arund2
Tulip Hill
Baltimore
John Rodgers
Lion Hill
Lion Hill”, and “Oakington
Millard E. Tydings
Havre de Grace
Harford County
Howard County
Chestertown
Virginia Line
Louise M. Gary
Belvedere
Carlton M. Gillet
Farmers Meetings Precede Spring Farming Operations
Anxious to start spring farm work, organized farmers across the state will attend numerous meetings in the coming weeks. A schedule released from the Balti officials outlines locations and dates for these preparatory gatherings to align programs before field work begins.
Maryland Farm Bureau marks schedule of cooperative meetings
The first two groups of meetings to promote cooperative marketing of livestock and wool occur this week in Queen Annes and Talbot counties on February 24 and 26 with a Kent county county-wide session on February 25. A second five meeting series starts next week across all sections to shape the 1937 county program, led by Vernon Voniman, a noted Farm Bureau leader from the American Farm Bureau Federation in Chicago.
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Maryland Farm Bureau
Queen Anne’s
Talbot
Kent County
Farm Bureau
Vernon Voniman
Farm Bureau Organization
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Upper Marlboro
Salisbury
Easton
Belair
Frederick
Farm Bureau and Tobacco Growers Association
Maryland
Meat flavor adds appetite appeal for stretch meals
Nutrition specialist Miss Margaret McPheeters notes meat flavoring boosts appeal and helps stretch meals using sauces such as gravy white or brown and tomato sauce. Browning meat in fat enhances flavor for stews pot roasts and pies, and stuffing or cereals extend cheap cuts.
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Margaret McPheeters
University of Maryland Extension Service
Adams Cross Roads Youth Conference Delegates Attend
Miss Virginia Horsey represented Bloomery as the delegate to the Youth Conference in Wilmington last week. Bloomery League members are asked to see Mrs Earl Robinson or Mrs Grace Horsey next Sunday at church. Mrs Earl Robinson has returned home after spending a week with relatives in Adams, Wright, and Reese Adams families. The community notes visitors including Mr and Mrs Ed Stokes and daughter with Mr and Mrs Jim Savitz. Sunday services: School 10, League 7:30 led by a Clevenger girl. Virginia Robinson was briefly ill with grippe but is recovering. Visitors from Pennsylvania joined the Fountain family gatherings. Thurman Fountain has returned home for the summer.
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Virginia Horsey
Bloomery
Wilmington
Bloomery League
Earl Robinson
Grace Horsey
John Adams
Ethel Wright
Reese Adams
Ed Stokes
Jim Savitz
Clevenger
Virginia Robinson
Fred Fountain
Pennsylvania
Dan Calloway
Thurman Fountain
American Corner Social Roundup
Mr and Mrs George Turner and family spent Friday evening with Mr and Mrs Olaf Smith and family. Mrs Raymond Slocum is entertaining her sister and family for several days. Mr Frank Collins is on the sick list.
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George Turner
Olaf Smith
Raymond Slocum
Frank Collins
Old Jake Advocates Meanness To Keep Respect
The narrator notes Old Jake prefers a balance of sport and a touch of meanness to ensure others treat him well. The observed attitude suggests a practical, if blunt, approach to social dynamics and respect.
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Jake
Twenty Five Years Ago In Federalsburg News
A historic recap notes a steel water tank filled today and a bank venture named First National planned with twenty five thousand dollars capital. It reports crop and business shifts, a large farewell banquet for the Junior Order, marriages, appointments by Governor Goldsborough, and a spate of local accidents and fires in Preston and surrounding areas.
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T. H. Everagam
Talbot
Messrs. C. W. Roe
Howard T. Towers
Caroline
P. H. Wright
Federalsburg
Wright
Messrs
H. C. Hobbs
T. Houston Towers
Hobbs Manufacturing Company
Hobbs
P. R. Fisher
Bank of Federalsburg
First National
Messrs. R. W. Messenger
E. R. S. Grimes
Thos. S. Holt
Wm. R. Breeding
James B. Wright
Caroline Council
Junior ‘Order
United American Mechanics
Order
Denton
Junior Order
Tower Hall
S. F. Cole
W. A. West
W. K. Scotton
Preston O. Sparks
T. F. Roe
C. H. Stewart
C. H. Roe
J. Virgil Moore
Geo. T. Redd N
William F. Murphy
B. H. Johnson
G. Homer Rice
Somers Blake
W. C. Pasterfield
William Joiner
C. K. Evans
R. N. Hitchens
Emory Wright
C. S. Kauffman
C. P. Dunning
Mollie Hutchinson
Nannie Melvin
Olivia Passapa
Mary George
T. Fred Garey
Charles A. Smith
J. Kemp Stevens
E. M. Garey
J. T. Alberger
T. S. Slaughter
Matthew Garey
M. B. Merrick
Noble J. Walker
T. Dukes Roe
H. K. Tubbs
Ladies Mite Society
Thawley’s Chapel
J. E. Hicks
Tuckahoe Neck
J. Frank Booth
H. S. Clark
Maggie Cade
John McCormick
H. Hackett Downes
St. Louis
Josephine M. Downes
Minnie Dukes
Riverside
N. J
Wm. D. Fleetwood
Henry Wilson
State Roads Service
Goldsborough
Juvenile Court of
Baltimore
E. J. C. Williams
Supervisors of
Baltimore City
Ruxton M. Ridgely
Bureau of Statistics
Frank A. White
Talbot County
Charles J. Fox
Baltimore County
George Edward Myers
Frederick County
Thomas J. Ewell
H. A. Roe
Caroline County
John E. George
Queen Anne’s County
Bureau of Immigration
F. de Sales Mudd
Charles County
M. V. Brewington
Wicomico County
Minnie Fountain
Hickman
Clement Fountain
Edward
Samuel Chambers
Mae Price
Bessie Scott
Lillian Melvin
J. Edward
Leroy Haymond
Isaac Melvin
Amos Scott
William Liden
Slats Diary excerpts reveal school pranks and student voices
Sunday to Saturday entries recount Valentine hoax performances, a cid prank, critique of a mother's business plans, playful banter with Uncle Hen, a class animal story prize, thoughts on marriage, and a state inspector test noting the letter LXXX on the blackboard. Names include Jane, Blisters, Emmy, Uncle Hen, Elsy, and Oliver N Warren.
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speshel _deliverie
P. O
Jane
Riten
Hern
Emmy
Marrie Jane
State Skool Dept
Are Skool
Are Nellidge & Rote
Safeguarding a Hazardous Occupation
State Health records show new Maryland arrivals in a hazardous occupation face high early death rates. 1935 data count 1,734 infant deaths under a year, 920 by end of first month, with most early deaths due to inherent weakness or preventable diseases like pneumonia. 1936 trends similar. Dr Knox urges maternal care and medical supervision starting before birth to protect mother and baby.
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State Department of Health
State Bureau of Vital Statistics
Maryland
J. H. M. Knox, Jr
State Bureau of Child Hygiene
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Wanamakers
Philadelphia
Gimbals
Strawbridge and Clothier
Pittsburgh
Maryland Garden
Adams Cross Roads
Goethe
Christian Science Monitor
Preston
E. Roma Cohee
Hynson
Lillian Carmine
Tilghman Stevens
R. I. Ledman
Oliver N. Warren
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