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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1939
Page
6
Melvin and Johnson, Inc., publish their Saturday Morning edition on January 7, 1939. The issue features local notices, classifieds, and community updates from publishers in the era.
W C Councell outlines how goals count, how throw-ins are taken, and the offside rule. He notes goal nets aid decisions, details proper throw-in form, and explains offside, including penalties and exceptions for corner, goal, or throw-ins.
The article describes tin, glass, or paper containers for oysters with gallon cans and one pound cartons. Most oysters are sold as fresh meats, with market shell oysters graded by size and packed in barrels. Shucking plants employ hundreds of workers to produce clean, washed meats kept near 82 F to preserve flavor.
The oyster industry ranks second in importance among our fishery sectors, after the Pacific Northwest salmon fisheries, employing about 60,000 people across coastal hamlets and farms. Investments reach 320 million dollars with annual harvests around 16 million for oystermen, who also work seasonal to supplement income. Oysters are harvested with hand tongs or dredges, sorted aboard vessels, and packed for shipment as market shell stock, fresh meat, or canned products. fresh oyster meals are promoted in the county news.
Baltimore crowd scenes unfold as mayoral races and state appointments collide with legislative maneuvers. Figures like D Alesandro, Gorey, Golds, and Lansdale appear amid party realignments, while Montgomery County Democratic efforts to abolish a fee office reflect broader reform battles.
The Orphans Court of Caroline County issues notice that F Wright Cooper late of Caroline County has died. Creditors must exhibit claims with vouchers authenticated to executor Willoughby Nowele by May 7, 18ao or be excluded from estate benefits. All debts must be settled promptly.
Ambrose Kennedy as chairman of the District of Columbia Committee warned against legislative riders on District bills. He cited past action by Senator Tydings who affixed the Tydings price fixing drug bill to the D C tax measure last year, aiding McKesson and Robbins.
Buck Jones stars as a hard riding undercover officer in California frontier tales for Columbia's film California Frontier. The Dentonia Theatre features the Buck Jones feature Saturday January 7 with Carmen Bailey and Milburn Stone. Also showing Girl School a romantic comedy in four rooms at Magnolia Hall setting. The Citadel starring Robert Donat and Rosalind Russell shown Monday and Tuesday January 9 and 10 at the Dentonia Theatre.
The Jones Family latest comedy Safety In Numbers from 20th Century Fox screens Wednesday January 11 at the Dentonia Theatre. John Stone says the tenth Jones film is ten times funnier than previous entries. Also screening Carefree starring Astaire and Rogers at Centonia Theatre January 12 and 13.
A reflective aphorism from H P Liddon notes that future actions on great occasions depend on current self discipline and the long history of past choices shaping character.
In the Circuit Court for Caroline County in Equity No 3505 Chy an order dated January 5 1939 directs ratification of the auditor s report unless good cause is shown within three weeks from January 7 1939 and requires publication of the order in a Caroline County newspaper in two successive weeks before January 16 1939 signed by Clerk Wayne Cawley and Clerk True Rope.
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