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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1944
Page
9
A compact list of across and down crossword clues including definitions for words such as Cripple Seizes Norse fed Hodgepodge and more. Entries cover parts of speech and varying difficulty levels with several two part or multiword hints.
This week’s column recalls a county road project between Bureau and Harmony progressing well under Contractor Phillips. It notes a Seaford baseball game injury from a foul ball and the sudden death of fisherman James Thomas Whitby of Williston. It covers weddings, licenses, and local social notices, plus the County Commissioners approving the new tax rate of 1.17 and detailing real, personal, and intangible property values and various county appropriations for the new fiscal year.
A county budget itemizes salaries and expenditures including treasurer, water rent, court house, school funds, redemption bonds, and public projects. The letter from Dr. Walter B. Johnson warns that the county health department cannot fully inspect thousands of food handling establishments across the county due to limited staff, and the board of county commissioners would bear responsibility for any disease or death resulting from inspection gaps.
Denton Maryland June 26 1914 Caroline County Commissioners ignore medical society and prominent citizens by not allocating funds for a county health department sanitary inspector. The letter warns of potential typhoid fever dysentery or other infectious disease if milk water sewer issues remain unsolved.
A diary fragment recounts Effy Dirhan and Omer Vick dating troubles, a library visit where the narrator faces a name query, a father’s sleep method due to heat, a boy named Blisters planning to run away amid family upheaval, and a tale of a married couple with thirty years of union spoken of by Pa.
The column describes local happenings including Joe Hix’s door visit for a paper story, a pants gift to Joe, plans for Tombile Radio, and a dining mishap with Tremont Filberti. It notes a last meeting before September, an upcoming Board of Review, and summer hikes by the Secours with likely notices in the paper. A flash warns of two youths with chemistry sets seen at Seventh and Main.
By Norbert I. Drews a correction appears for last week’s column indicating an error in the previous installment and clarifying the mistaken point or detail.
A compact collection of lines on pride humility and self knowledge. It contrasts human weakness with divine strength and prays for mercy and light to reach those bound in prison and guide the innocent. The excerpts echo Christian Science themes attributed to Mary Baker Eddy.
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