Outlook for 1931 Robert P Lamont predicts continuing readjustment
Secretary Lamont outlines a 1930 to 1931 economic view citing a 20 percent drop in the Federal Reserve index from the 1929 peak, a 25 percent fall in manufactured exports, and a 15 percent drop in factory employment. He notes drought, price declines, and global weakness but highlights wage stability, limited industrial disputes, and large public works and utility expansion funded by government programs. The passage emphasizes the shift toward current needs and broader public investment to temper contraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert P. Lamont
Federal Reserve Board
White House
1930 Economic Trends and Prospects Across Sectors
A year review notes 200000 more jobs created, a 25 percent drop in total capital issues from 1929, and a 20 percent fall in construction. Public works boosted state and municipal issues. Prices declined about 10 percent, living costs down 6 percent, while consumer buying stayed relatively stable though retail sales fell 7 to 10 percent. Savings deposits rose, department store inventories fell, and a recovery may begin as declines ease and expansion returns. The piece ends with a reflection on persistent economic strength and the role of attentive readership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve
United States
Did You Ever Stop To Think About The Press Power
C M Bartlett of the Miami News Record argues the newspaper’s unique role in shaping public opinion. He says the press informs and persuades, guiding government action more than any other institution, with the radio as a distant, impersonal counterpart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Bartlett
Miami
Oklahoma
News-Record
America
Press of America
Do I Have Eyestain Alert in Old Advice Column
Eye strain is caused by the eye drawing unusual nerve energy to overcome defects and obtain clear vision. Even sharp vision does not rule out strain, which can affect digestion headaches fatigue and general vitality, and may mislead people to seek unrelated remedies before checking eyesight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Fred Andreae
Arbitration Gains Ground in U S Business Disputes
Harry Hibshman, in the December Rotarian Magazine, argues that dissatisfaction with courts drives business to arbitration. He notes litigation is costly in money time worry and reputation and that winners may still lose. New York leads in formalizing third party arbitration with others following. The American Arbitration Association furnishes much of the arbitration machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hibschman
New York State
New York
American Zinc Institute
American Fur Merchants’ Association
The
Rubber Association of America
American Arbitration Association
Belated Birth Certificates Filed For Local Families
A letter and ten late birth certificates from Pocomoke City in Worcester County were registered by the State Department of Health. The births span 1867 to 1893 in three families connected to Dr. Isaac Thomas Costen, who attended the births. he and his oldest daughter are among those named. The certificates show a three-generation link, with Costen’s long medical career noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocomoke City
Worcester County
State Department of Health
Isaac Thomas Costen
Ysaac Thomas Costen
John Collinson
Bureau of Vital Statistics
States Department of Health
Costen
L. F. Hall
W. J. Young
Christmas Day Reflections and Local Notices in Kent
Christmas Day joy and social gatherings mark the season in Kent with family reunions and greetings. Obits report Captain Nathan J. Corkran’s funeral and the deaths of stock-dealer J. Wesley Smith and Mrs. Rebecca Pentz, detailing families, churches, and local interments.
Card of Thanks to Denton Volunteer Fire Company
Acknowledges prompt response of the Denton Volunteer Fire Company and efficient service in extinguishing a chimney fire at my home on Christmas Day with sincere thanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton. Volunter Fire Company
Epigram on Youth and Wisdom by Oliver Wendell Holmes
A compact verse remark notes that while youthful feeling remains in the heart, aging is inevitable. The line reflects a meditation on aging and enduring spirit from a classic poet. Oliver Wendell Holmes is cited as the author.
Road Work Plans and Local Obituary in Pennsylvania
County resident Uliler outlines winter sand-and-clay road sections in Denton Greensboro Greensboro toward Whiteleysburg Goldsboro toward Bridgetown and Crouse's mill toward Ridgely with federal approval and farmer labor. John Ayres dies at home on the Judge Robinson homestead in Tuckahoe Neck after long agricultural life, survived by several children and linked to Elder Thomas C. Ayres of the Wilmington Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County
Pennsylvania
German Baptist Church
Uliler
Denton
Greensboro
Whiteleysburg
Goldsboro
Bridgetown
Crouse
John Ayres
Judge Robinson
Tuckahoe Neck
Ayres
Thomas C. Ayres
Wilmington
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mr. Ayres
The Blue Ghost at the Maryland Theatre Baltimore
The Blue Ghost a mystery melodrama comes to the Maryland Theatre Baltimore for the week of January 5 directed by Jimmie Cooper Written by Bernard J McOwen and John P Riewerts with Leena Owen Nate Busby Leslie King and others in the cast Prices range 50 cents to 2 dollars with matinees on Wednesday and Saturday The Forrest Theatre production runs prior in New York City and the Shubert organization helps set prices
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Theatre
New York City
Maryland Theatre
Baltimore
Bernard J. McOwen
John P. Riewerts
Jimmie Cooper
New York
Leena Owen
Nate Busby
Leslie King
Douglas Cosgrave
Allen Franklin
Frank DuFranc
Forrest Theatre. In Recognition of the Economic Conditions, the Messrs. Shubert
Cooper
Theatre Guild To Stage A Month In The Country At Ford's Baltimore
Theatre Guild presents Turgenev comedy A Month in the Country at Ford's Theatre Baltimore the week of January 6 with Alla Nazimova as Natalia Petrovna and Earl Larimore as Rakitin in a refined Moscow Art Theatre production praised for its emotional comedy and delicate Russian atmosphere.
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Theatre Guild
Alla Nazimova
Ford's Theatre
Baltimore
Turgenev
Ford's
Natalia Petrovna
Earl Larimore
Rakitin
Mme
Pauline Garcia Viardot
Paris
America
Stanislavsky
Moscow
Rouben Mamoulian
Marco Millions
Er. U. R
Moscow Art Theatre
M. S. Dobuzinsky
Raymond Love
Del Mar Va Route Adopted as Main Coastal Highway Link
The Atlantic Coastal Highway Association backs linking Del Mar Va to the main route from Calais Maine to Cuba. Col Stehlin says the move paves the entire coast road and follows the January 16 Peninsula ferry opening. About one million maps will spread the new main line routing to travelers nationwide.
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Del-Mar-Va
Calais
Maine
Cuba
Joseph C. Stehlin
Atlantic Coastal Highway Association
Eastern Shore Association
Stehlin
Del-Mar- Va
New Peninsula
Cape Charles
Norfolk
U. S. 13
Mrs Briggs Fills The Cookie Jar For Christmas Joy
Mrs Briggs trains her four year old Bill in holiday baking guiding him through buttering pans timing oven checks and sample cookies. The article lists detailed cookie recipes including butter sugar egg yolk milk almond flavoring and flour with steps for cream and mix shaping rolling and baking in a moderate oven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Briggs
Bill
Long Tire Wear Depends On User
Bullock & White tire expert William Bullock notes mileage varies widely from driver to driver. He cites under or over inflation, gritty roads, heat, and speed as wear factors while praising Fish Air Flight tires for long life under normal conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bullock
Bullock & White
Fish Dealers
Fish Air
Fisk
Pure Bred Hens Pay Big Profits
Good egg-layers are born not made and high egg production brings big profits. Use reliable hatchery stock under Hatchery Chicks for Greater Profits. Provide proper housing, lighting, feeding, and water. Maintain space, ventilation, green feeds, calcium, and heat in winter for best results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Gratitude for kindness after bereavement from Plutschak family
Mr and Mrs Gustav Plutschak and family express thanks to friends and relatives for kindness and assistance during their great bereavement and for the many floral tributes received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustav Plutschak
Local Society Notes Highlight Holiday Visits and Events
Mrs Henry S Wells and Miss Lavinia Russell Crouse of Baltimore visited their stepmother Mrs T O Crouse and uncle Mr Wm S Crouse who has been confined to his room since late summer. DeMolay dance and Caroline Cotillion Club Christmas dance were prominent among festive events. Mrs R H Bryant of Petersburg and Mrs J M Clarke of Philadelphia spent Christmas with Mr and Mrs Walter Sparklin. Mr and Mrs Ernest Carroll hosted friends at Christmas supper for Mrs Carroll. Mrs Ernest Collison recovers from Johns Hopkins operation earlier in the week. Miss Anne Anthony, a kindergarten teacher in Annapolis, spent the holidays here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry S. Wells
Lavinia Russell Crouse
Baltimore
T. O. Crouse
Wm. S. Crouse
DeMolay Boys
Caroline Cotillion Club
R. H. Bryant
Petersburg
J. M. Clarke
Philadelphia
Walter Sparklin
Ernest Carroll
Carroll
T. J. Carroll
Ernest Collison
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Anne Anthony
Annapolis
Local Social Notes Include Births and Visits
Ridgely Mr and Mrs Frank Flounders entertained relatives at dinner on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Fred Rampmeyer have a daughter born Christmas Eve. Miss Vivian Holsinger of Goldeys is spending vacation at home. Mrs Nelson Richards is visiting relatives in Baltimore. Miss Margaret Swing is improving. Mrs Barry Swann is on the sick list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Flounders
Fred Rampmeyer
Vivian Holsinger
Goldey’s
Nelson Richards
Baltimore
Margaret Swing
Barry Swann
Maryland Poultry Products Show Set in Baltimore
The first Maryland Poultry Products Show will run January 6 to 9 in Baltimore, linked to the Maryland Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting at the Lord Baltimore Hotel. Fostered by the Maryland State Poultry Association, University of Maryland Extension Service and Farm Bureau, it aims to boost Maryland poultry production, standardization, and marketing. Open to all Maryland residents with hatcherymen and Caroline County raisers expected to enter chicks and eggs. entries due January 2 to Aaron Fell, Secretary, Bethesda.
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Maryland
Baltimore
Maryland Farm Bureau Federation
Lord Baltimore Hotel
Maryland State Poultry Association
University of Maryland Extension Service
The
Farm Bureau
Caroline
Aaron Fell
Bethesda
Prevent Fall Cold In Poultry Ventilation Advice
Faulty ventilation causes damp litter and low egg production in poultry houses. Concrete floors stay damp if not raised, while lack of ventilation allows moisture from birds to linger. Adequate air circulation without drafts is best. consider installing ventilating systems to avoid sudden temp changes. Dry, draft free houses improve health and winter egg production.
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Caroline County
Conditioning Mash For Poultry In Different Seasons
Poultry raisers feed a fattening conditioning mash in fall and winter to maintain flocks health during cold or disease risk or high egg production. The mash blends yellow corn meal oats and milk in equal weights, fed damp at 3 pounds per 100 birds daily, alongside regular feed, with favorable results reported.
Local Social Notes From Philadelphia to Plainfield
Mr John Starkey from Philadelphia plans to move his family to the city. Louis Lynch of Baltimore visits his father Eugene Lynch at Downes. Mrs Joe Brumbaugh entertains sister Mrs Snively of Easton and Mr and Mrs Lew Lane with Mr and Mrs John Lane visiting in Philadelphia. Mr and Mrs Albert White spend Christmas with relatives near Washington. Rev B A Behrens to preach First Things First Sunday morning. Mr and Mrs A S Thompson visiting her relatives in Plainfield New Jersey. Mr Jonathan Harrington of Strayer's Business School is home on vacation.
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John Starkey
Philadelphia
Louis Lynch
Baltimore
Eugene Lynch
Downes
Joe Brumbauugh
Snively
Easton
Lew Lane
John Lane
Albert White
Washington
B. A. Behrens
A. S. Thompson
Plainfield
N. J
Jonathan Harrington
Strayer’s Business School
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John A. Smith
Kent
George C. Moore
Queen Anne
Chapel Mills
Mary Gootee
Richmond
William HI. Delwease
Seth
George T. Redden
Haman
Fred J. Wright
Optician
Clara Edna Smith
W. W. Smith
Ridgely
Ridgely Methodist Episcopal Church
G. R Ellis
Elsie Sylvester Smith
A. W. Mattox
Arthur Morris
Centreville
Virgil Moore
Fred Fleetwood
St. Paul’s Reformed Church
Edward Weaver
Pearl Blackburn
E. L. Coblentz
Sara Hoffman
H. A. Paine
Peninsula
West
Eliza Beauchamp
George L. Wallace
Bethlehem
Peoples National Bank
W. S. Crouse
Annapolis High School
Chalmers Brumbaugh
Bel Air High School
Nettie Satterfield
Burrsville
Clinton W. Satterfield
James A. Stephens
Winter Davis
Crisfield
M. Bates Stephens
Elsie Downes
Suffolk
Olivia Passapae
Mary Hopkins
State Normal School
S. F. Raleigh
Maryland Collegiate Institute
Minnie Quillen
Harrington
Jennie Stafford
Frances Crouse
Hackett Downes
Nathan J. Corkran
Corkran
Hobbs
Hynson
Ganeys
Margaret Wilson
Taylor's Island
Irene Blades
Isaiah C. Blades
A. J Corkran
A. B. Corkran
Claiborne
Hillsboro
Caroline Smith
Rebecca Ann Pentz
Philip K. Pentz
Boonsboro Meeting House
J. B. Beer
Boonsboro Cemetery
W. A. Cawley
O. W. Holmes
M. K. Newnam
Ross Farquar
Ben
Dr. Slack
Teasday
Pug Stevens
Are Dog
Arsnick
Napoleon
Wensday
Erny Phitz
Erny
Coastal Highway
Mrs. Briggs
Smor Ringer
County Extension News
Aluable Real Estate
Henry Haupt
Emma L Haupt
Harvey L. Cooper
W. Brewster Deen
J. Owen Knotts
Berkey Lot
Oreas
Benjamin Rollison
Emma L. Haupt
James Temple
Leedbau
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