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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1933
Page
2
Mary Ase lv in named vice president and secretary in a Denton Maryland post office entry notice. The item shows second class mail matter status and a date of Saturday morning January 28 1933.
The Twentieth Amendment was quickly ratified by the states after a decade of Congressional debate. It sets the new dates for Congress to convene on January 3 and the President to be inaugurated on January 20, ending delays from the lame duck session. Analysts credit public impatience and Senator Huey Long's opposition to the Glass banking bill with accelerating approval.
The United States people have initiative and enterprise and must act now. Construction and repairs have lagged, deteriorating thousands of structures. Millions have savings to fund improvements, creating jobs and reigniting industry without costly legislation or tax increases. Do it now. Investment and employment are cheaper than charity.
In the January Rotarian, Clinton P P Anderson argues tolerance can imply superiority and calls for genuine sympathy. Lillian Don Davidson highlights Japan's overpopulation, noting 65 million people in a small land area, limited arable land, and a birth rate adding 900,000 yearly.
The passage argues that modern businesses gain profits by promoting through print. It claims well advertised merchandise sells faster, attracts customers, and avoids stock issues. Truthful, persistent advertising builds consumer confidence and positions firms to profit as opportunities arise.
A narrator uses a rail tale to warn against overcautious finance and urges bold action. It notes abundant latent buying power in the United States, underway credit lubrication, and a political moment that could yield new leadership in 1933.
An editorial quoted from Rotarian Magazine argues gossip harms homes and communities. It urges granting society freedom from rumors, half truths, and scandals to foster true neighborliness, helpfulness, and friendship, likening it to a vital social gift.
A 1933 outlook shows retrenchment and budget balance efforts across sectors. Heavy industry remains sluggish, raw material surpluses persist, and demand weakness clouds the outlook, yet business morale rises with cautious optimism for earnings to rebound as conditions improve.
Last year’s drastic economy drives cuts as an unavoidable measure. Auto interests promise a stronger bid for better business amid lower prices and new products. Congress weighs broadening RFC powers to aid railroads. Abroad, Canada falters while Central America improves on coffee exports. Chile tames optimism as output drops. Italy steadies on crops. Mexico shows fall improvements. Philippine trade stagnant. Sweden exports rise with cheaper prices. South Africa abandons gold standard, boosting domestic buoyancy and mining shares.
The 1932 health year in Maryland showed fewer illnesses from communicable diseases, more births, and lower infant mortality than 1931. Infant deaths fell to 68.4 per thousand statewide with 134 maternal deaths, six counties reporting no maternal deaths, and notable drops in typhoid, diphtheria, and tuberculosis deaths. The report also cites increases in heart disease and cancer as leading causes among the older and middle ages, urging periodic health examinations.
The national survey on school finance led by Dr. John William Cooper shows areas with inferior or non existent schools across the nation. It warns state legislatures to act to prevent worsening child welfare as local tax burdens fail to fund education. New York Delaware Maryland North Carolina Missouri and California named as closer to ideal, while many districts struggle to provide basic opportunities. Mrs. William A. Stewart is gravely ill. Mrs. Emma D. Dawson, former State Senator’s widow, dies at 69 in Greensboro. Funeral Thursday. Miss Clara Taylor hosts a Hillsboro gathering with music games and refreshments. attendees include Elizabeth Carrow and several Holt and Beaven relatives. House for rent near Denton advertised. Mr J Calvin Smith ill at home.
A Caroline Council memorial notes the sudden Jan 17 1933 death of Harry B Mason founder and longtime member. The resolution drapes the charter for 30 days and directs copies to Mason’s daughter and The Denton Journal with condolences. Signed by Richard Blackburn J Carroll George Francis W Kirwan.
A Caroline County farmer urges editor to support home trade, arguing local butcher grocer and trucked city goods buy from cities and chain stores while offering higher prices elsewhere. He laments crops wasted and pennies spent at home despite lower value, calling it the modern golden rule.
We repair and furnish supplies for any make of sewing machine. They must be brought to our store. M. K. Newnam.
Ross Farquar’s diary style entries for Friday to Thursday describe domestic events. A pig as dinner joke, a playful chicken tale about a carrot price, visitors and disputes at Mrs Gillems, a restaurant chicken salad, a local drunk husband, Ez Neff’s baldness worry and insurance, and the diarist’s fatigue with local girls who seem hungry or thirsty or both.
Caroline County Orphans Court met with Judges West Towers and Dennis. Letters of administration granted for George W Towers and appraisers named. Maude F Johnson authorized to sell Continental American Life Insurance stock for Frances F Johnson. Inventories filed for Sue Kemp Smith Joshua Sparks Cecilia Sparks. Fred Noble Wright will filed and admitted to probate next Tuesday January 31 1933. Releases and mortgages handled for multiple estates. Jen nie A McConnell will to be probated February 7 at 11 a m.
Thomas J McGann died suddenly Friday January 20 1933 at his home 665 88th Street Brooklyn after two weeks of influenza. He is survived by his wife Lida Becker McGann infant son Thomas Jr his parents Mr and Mrs Eugene McGann and brother Arthur. Funeral from his parents home 263 90th Street with interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. He was employed as a letter carrier at the Dyker Heights Post Office.
Mario Capelli, a world renowned tenor, will perform at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Denton at 7:30 PM on Monday February 13. Capelli, trained in Italy and inspired by Caruso, is famed for folk songs and negro spirituals, with a strong English diction and a storied career including memorials for Harding and Wilson. A free will offering will be collected.
Mary Stanhope writes on the limit of mortal thought to grasp spiritual consciousness and liberty beyond matter. The quote contrasts the bound mind with the bird in free sky-world, highlighting a yearning for transcendence.
A reflective note emphasizes happiness found in living with God, attributed to Mary Stanhope, framed as a personal, faith oriented musing.
A Briggs family kitchen note shares recipes using egg yolks from a birthday cake. Date bars combine butter sugar water and flour with dates, while a hollandaise style sauce blends butter egg yolks vinegar and lemon juice to create a rich finish for vegetables or fish.
A traditional custard recipe using five egg yolks, sugar, salt, milk, and vanilla. Heat milk to scalding, temper yolks, cook over double boiler until thick enough to coat a spoon, then stir until smooth. Avoid curdling by cooling briefly if necessary and beating until smooth. Yields about one quart, six servings.
Williston notes the January 21 Denton wedding of Miss Lelia Andrew youngest daughter of ex Sheriff William C Andrew to Mr Earle Towers son of Mr George Towers, with Rev E C Hallman at Denton M E parsonage. They will reside near Federalsburg after January 29 at Mr Towers parents home.
Queen Anne Miss Eugenia Morgan and Cordova High School faculty members visited Baltimore Monday to attend Ford's Theatre musical comedy Of Thee I Sing. Local families hosted dinners and attended dances and shows in Wilmington Baltimore Washington and Ridgely with updates on gatherings and visits by Mrs. Howard Flowers Mr. Howard Burr Mrs. Rumsey Mulliken and others over the weekend.
Friends report the passing of Mrs. Grant wife of Rev Mr Grant at age 46 noting her devout Christian character. She left a husband five sons two daughters and many friends. Also brief notes on Charles Green and Harrison Short recovering from an automobile accident and various social visits from West Denton to Massachusetts visitors. Night hunting among local farmers is noted.
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