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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1937
Page
4
Denton Maryland item appears in the Saturday Morning edition dated January 30 1937 under second class mail. The notice records the standard postal matter for the issue with the date and publication context.
The piece portrays a nationwide mobilization to aid thirteen flood damaged states. It credits the Red Cross and federal efforts, urging public participation and support. It emphasizes feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, and clothing the destitute as a united national response. Do Your Share.
Denton citizens are urged to support hot lunches for hungry local children as the PTA Health Committee leads a community fundraiser. Donations of money or canned food are welcome and will be used in Denton schools, directed by Mrs W L Merriken to aid hungry youngsters.
The piece traces the U.S. public debt from the Revolutionary War through Civil War and World War I, noting small postwar debt, gradual reductions in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and a 1930 debt near 16.6 billion before the 1930s downturn. It discusses deficits funded by new securities and debt levels tied to wartime spending.
Legislative efforts across 30 of 43 states aim to ban diverting automotive tax receipts from highway funding. Data show 16 percent of automotive tax revenue was diverted in 1935, with 1936 likely higher. Movements include Massachusetts petitions, Virginia draft, Washington repeal of a 1932 law, Alabama bills, and Kansas motorists petition.
The 1937 budget forecast shows debt peaking at 25 billion dollars on June 20 and then slowly declining to about 34.6 billion by 1939 and continuing downward. Assets and tax measures are debated as the government shifts from heavy construction to road and railway projects, with public works playing a smaller role.
State leaders including New Jersey Governor Harold G. Hoffman condemn diversion as downright dishonesty. A Rhode Island General Assembly poll shows a majority against diversion, with prohibitory legislation expected soon. Five states already have constitutional amendments or bans on diverting highway funds.
The piece argues small retailers remain energetic and competitive against growing chain stores. Independent merchants innovate, attract customers with personal service, and resist class legislation. They succeed by competing on grounds of service and choice, not by unfair measures.
A newspaper column warns that daily motor vehicle deaths in a city over 1,000,000 population average about five, rising to seven in January. It compares odds of a daily motorist death to a large sweepstakes prize, arguing dangerous driving is a daily lottery with high personal cost.
A 1936 health department report by Dr. R H Riley shows 26 754 births and 21 972 deaths in Maryland, up from 27 169 births and 21 194 deaths in 1935. The study notes more infant deaths and higher deaths among older adults from degenerative diseases, with 15 births and 13 deaths per thousand overall and 19 births and 18 deaths per thousand among colored residents.
The report shows 11 939 deaths from the noted causes, up over 600 from 1935 totals. Heart disease leads with 6 099 in 1936, nephritis 2 383, cancer 2 155, diabetes 461, cerebral hemorrhage 1 841. Typhoid dropped to 28, influenza fell, while pneumonia and tuberculosis rose to 1 673 and 1 369 respectively.
Editorial notes urge launching Spanish lessons in North and South American schools and highlight renewed push for the Nicaraguan Canal. Bill plans transportation and defense advantages, trade promotion, and closer Latin American ties, with costs estimated at 722 million and a 172.8 mile route.
A reflective observer notes that people everywhere seek living, security, and peace, not war. 1937 starts with easing tensions as Bulgaria Yugoslavia treaty clears friction, hints at Bulgarian Romania and Greece pacts, while Bulgaria remains dependent yet hopeful for social progress and regional harmony.
January closes with two days left and one clear spell, mild highs and lows vary across the month. Mrs. Jennie E. Kelly, 29, wife of Francis Kelly, dies after Scarlet fever illness at home near Harmony. funeral at Hillcrest cemetery Federalsburg with four children surviving, eldest eleven.
Maryland farmers are advised to use only domestic red clover seed or substitute another legume due to poor results from foreign seed. Seed can be identified by colored stains, with green most common, and imported seed is more costly overall and risks contaminating native strains. For testing planting value, send samples to the University of Maryland Seed Laboratory, College Park, in care of Forrest S. Holmes.
Tested breakfast recipes add a new allure with buttermilk cornsticks and sour cream waffles. Mix cornmeal soda salt with buttermilk and egg, bake 15 to 20 minutes in a hot pan to yield 12 to 16 sticks. For waffles whisk flour baking powder soda salt with egg yolk sour cream milk butter, fold in stiff egg white, bake four large waffles.
Twenty five years ago reports note the reappointment of Mr. St R Walker as Easton postmaster. The article mentions a black snake found on snow near Two Johns, vandalism to a dwelling, a death toll and several weddings, with details on attendees and attire. It also covers community events in Denton, including a large wedding, a banquet in Baltimore, medical concerns, and town infrastructure updates, such as a new sixty five thousand gallon steel water tank and artesian wells.
Oliver N. Warren presents Slats diary entries recounting a week in a family home. Sunday notes church offering and mystery of a stranger in the congregation. Other days cover engagements, spelling errors, flour gifts, jokes about Alps and foreign travels, and a quip about a man of few words.
In memory of our dear mother wife of Marion C Dean of Queen Annes County born August 7 1879 At Rest We watched her breathing through the night Her breathing soft and low As in her breast the wave of life kept heaving to and fro So silently we seemed to speak So softly moved about Our very hopes belied our tears Our fears our hopes belied We thought her dying when she slept And sleeping when she died Gone but not forgotten By The Children.
In loving memory of my wife Lou ise Andrews Jones who passed away January 27, 1936. You have left a memory fair and sweet. Its fragrance can never die. Leaving your life not yet complete When God called you home on high. You suffered many hours of pain To wait for cure, but all in vain .Till God alone knew what was best- He called you home for eternal rest. By her husband Harry Jones.
The General Manager says the efficiency expert’s plan to cut overhead went over his head as he admits confusion with the proposed cost reductions. The exchange highlights skepticism about immediate savings.
A witty exchange from Open Spaces American Tourist places a chauffeur and tourist in mid journey. The chauffeur answers with geography humor, stating they are halfway between Lyon and Marseilles, prompting the tourist to ask about the country. The playful dialogue highlights travel banter and regional identifiers.
A Christian Science Monitor meditation notes that awareness of the divine is refined by valuing and recognizing the good already received, guiding readers toward gratitude as a spiritual practice.
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