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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1936
Page
2
A major blaze in Denton tested the Denton and Greensboro Fire Companies on a Monday. Firefighters fought the worst fire in over thirty years with all equipment performing, while townspeople supported with coffee and meals, demonstrating strong neighborliness and unity.
An excerpted editorial contends that despite growing automation, work will always belong to qualified men. It urges business and professional leaders to reassure youths facing unemployment, stressing the need for morale, training, and perseverance amid modernization across industries and regions.
Reports to the Department of Commerce show broad holiday trade gains with cities including Philadelphia Los Angeles Memphis St. Louis Kansas City Charleston and others posting best levels in years. Minneapolis up 35 over 1934 volume New York stores rise due to last minute rush. Travel and postal activity surge as bonuses boost spending and employment. Overall money in circulation up 363 million from last year and electric power output tops two billion k wh for first time. Automobile sales for first eleven months rise over the prior year amid continued industry upswing.
Premier Laval and Sir Samuel Hoare drafted a plan that would give Italy control over much of Ethiopia, threatening Ethiopian sovereignty. The proposal draws sharp protests in France and Britain, with small nations fearing loss of League leadership and a wider European conflict. Mussolini remains unsatisfied, likely to press on despite international backlash. America maintains neutral stance as global tensions rise.
Bell Telephone Laboratories and AT&T engineers restored the Cuba United States telephone connection from Key West to Havana after a hurricane damaged bridges and lines. Two 50 mile radio links with 5 watt airplane transmitters used storage batteries for power, supported by dry cells and truck transport for recharging. The project, authorized by the Federal Communications Commission, returned uninterrupted service, with inaugural Cuba US connection date April 11 1921.
Weather records show a week low of 20 degrees on December 26 and a high of 60 on December 29. The town reports a flurry of weddings in Ridgely, Denton, and surrounding areas, with multiple couples tying the knot in churches and at homes, and delays for travel plans to Baltimore and Washington. Obituaries note the death of Ridgely resident John H. Sigler, lawyer and former Orphans' Court judge, amid a busy holiday season in Caroline and Denton counties.
A Marydel page lists local families visiting relatives during the Christmas and New Year holidays. James Kaler, a UVA student, is home in Charlottesville. T. O. Pord and daughter Five-Iyn visit with the Gibsons in Queen Anne. Medford Starkey and family call on Amos Wyatt. Violet and Peggy Gibson visit Evelyn Ford. Carroll Ware of Wilmington visits his mother. Katherine Walls of Wilmington visits friends here. Mrs. Jas. Scotton stays with a Cumberland daughter. Tyson Heather hosts relatives from Westfield. J Tyson Heather and family visit Sadlersville. Herman Cohee and family spend winter in Wilmington. Maud Hummer, previously ill, now able to go out. B R Kaler remains homebound. T Olin Ford has a cold at home.
The December gathering of the M. P. Ladies Aid met at Mrs. J. F. Spence home and officers were elected: President Mrs. W. J. Whiteley vice president Mrs. Rol Chambers secretary Mrs. Allison Frampton assistant secretary Dr. Linnie Cox treasurer Mrs. J. E. Spence. The January meeting is set for Mrs. C. C. Blades home on Tuesday the seventh.
Greensboro and surrounding communities hosted a sequence of holiday gatherings as Philadelphian Mr. and Mrs. Comegys VanSant and daughter visited relatives, with numerous families in Greensboro, Lumberton, Wilmington, Annapolis, and beyond sharing Christmas Day and holiday dinners. Local residents entertained guests at home and clubs, including bridge, Five Hundred, and supper gatherings.
Favorite canned mackerel gains fans as consumption grows. Recipes include Maitre d Hotel Mackerel with parsley butter, Breakfast Mackerel with bacon and paprika, and Mackerel Shepherd Pie with carrots peas and mashed potatoes. Servings range from four to six.
A week of scattered school, church, and family tales unfolds from a child’s diary like a rough, affectionate slice of life. Sunday accounts a church call, Monday asks about future, Tuesday hints at juries, Wednesday toys with names, Thursday police, Friday social guests, and Saturday manners amid a cryptic rural voice.
Record breaking overseas calls show how long distance lines connect sixty plus countries while prices soar. A Paris New York call cost 1527.56 for ninety four minutes setting a new high, plus other long distance feats include a London Stockholm romance and a New Yorker to Santiago bill of 1078 for ninety eight minutes. Telephonists and operators note the growing social impact as families and friends reach each other across oceans.
A nostalgic primer on children and cookies with several old fashioned recipes. Almond Apricot Squares use almond bits and apricot purée in a pastry flour dough. Dried Apricot and Nut Cookies mix apricots with milk, coconut and nuts, baked until lightly browned. Molasses Ginger Cookies blend molasses sugar shortening eggs and spices for a stiff dough. Cocoanut Burrs fold raspberries into a flour batter with butter sugar and bran, baked briefly into cookies.
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