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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1938
Page
2
Benjamin F Johnson president and treasurer Mary Melvin vice president and secretary listed. Paper entered at the Denton Post Office as second class main matter. Publication set for Saturday morning July 9 1938.
J E Jones recalls 400 years of Scandinavian presence in America and praises Swedes for orderly integration. He notes Delaware's pride in Swedish history, compares with English colonial events, and calls for replacing disruptive aliens with diligent Scandinavian neighbors who seek American citizenship.
The Western Safety Conference plans a September meeting in Los Angeles bringing together representatives from eleven western states plus British Columbia Alaska Hawaii and Lower California. The goal is uniform safety regulations across the region to reduce highway and home and industrial accidents.
Congressman T Alan Goldsborough announces his candidacy to succeed himself in Congress praising his district wide service. He highlights close voter contact, New Deal support, and projects secured including CCC camps on the Shore while noting his vote for the reorganization bill.
The Crisfield Times endorses Congressman Goldsborough, noting his overall record and administration favor, while criticizing his vote for the reorganization bill as a minor fault. The paper argues no district in Maryland is better represented and urges a substantial Eastern Shore majority in the general election.
Japan faces a stalled mechanized push toward Hankow as the Yellow River floods flood plains and hinder offensives. Mud and Chinese resistance block Honan roads toward Hankow, forcing a potential shift to the Yangtze route while rationing signals worsening economic strain.
A full page ad titled You're a Hero to Your Son shows a father and son strolling. The ad urges moderation and criticizes liquor as a luxury. It argues that guiding youths with sober standards can reduce future drinking, warning that temperance ads mask whisky’s appeal while urging virtue.
Regulation of hours and wages in Tudor England is cited as an early model. A 1562 statute required artificers and laborers hired by day or week to work long hours between March and September, with limited breaks, and penalties for absence. The piece notes the law stood for two centuries before the rise of the factory system.
The excerpt notes compensation rules for workers under Elizabethan law, including penalties for unpaid wages, half hours for drinking, and annual employment with wages set by justices to balance scarcity and abundance. It contrasts these protections with modern wage practices and suggests Washington could learn from history.
A column questions Republican claims that Roosevelt era relief spending failed to revive the economy. It cites Dr Virgil Jordan and Roger Babson criticizing administration policies and urging business to present a concrete program to reemploy labor and rehabilitate industries. It critiques publicity tactics and notes press parallel columns with Waltman’s earlier remarks.
Charles Michelson of the Democratic National Committee warns that Republican attacks on the New Deal risk a buzz saw with Cordell Hull. He notes party shifts, labels the rival as reactionary and tied to Hoover and Landon, and predicts party support for the Republican platform and candidate under a new publicity director.
The piece argues the Corn Belt Liberty League’s anti AAA revival is propaganda. It cites 1937 surpluses, 1938 adjustments, and quotas via a two thirds referendum. It notes farmers’ incomes rose, cites Rep Fred Gilchrist dismissing the revolt as empty talk, and highlights Stanley Morse amid Macomb origins.
The piece warns that peace cannot be built by yielding to dictators. It cites alleged recent English concessions to Germany and Italy as a cautionary example. It argues that denying justice to dictators’ countries harms prospects for lasting peace, as dictatorial regimes will push for more demands.
The third Mar Del a B P Dr meeting will be Sunday July 10 at 7 15 pm at Fairview Church near Cordova. The program includes vespers, camp talks by Rev Norman A Leese and Miss Hattie Cool, camp music, and experiences from Girls Intermediate and Young Peoples Camps. Delegates from six Shore Brethren churches expected. transport aid planned. Camp Peniel dates run July 17 to August 6 near Thurmont Maryland.
Miss Josephine Bastain of Philadelphia is home for the summer with her parents. Numerous visitors from Wilmington Washington and nearby towns enjoyed weekends with Greensboro families including the Watsons Ashes Davenport and Roe households. Local residents also hosted card gatherings and spent the Fourth of July at area spots like Rehoboth Beach.
Mr and Mrs Fred Fountain hosted a group including Herman Fountain Orville Chaffinch Claude King Charles Fountain and a son from Pennsylvania over the weekend and Sunday. Mrs John Adams and granddaughter Virginia Lee Robinson and Miss Minnie Adams of Wilmington spent the holidays at Rehoboth. Randall Dustworth of New Jersey vacationing with her parents J W Johnson. Charles Johnson hosted Lewis Locker man and family Sunday evening. D F Johnson and sisters spent Sunday with their sister in Cambridge. Sunday School at 10 and preaching at 11 am at Bloomery. Several from around here visited Rehoboth. Mrs Elsie Savitz spent Saturday in Wilmington.
Harmony residents welcomed Mr and Mrs Paul Baker and daughters of Wilmington and Mr Courtland Baker of Wyoming as guests on Wednesday. Gilbert Gibson and sons of Wyoming joined week end visitors Roland Todd and family. Mildred Todd recovers from tonsillitis. Effie DuHadway of Bridgeville visits Mrs Harry Arringdale.
Mr and Mrs Harvey Meeks Miss Addie Williams and Mr and Mrs Calvin Daisy of Bryn Mawr Pa spent Monday at Gettysburg Pa Mr and Mrs Harvey Meeks spent the week end with Mr and Mrs Calvin Daisy of Bryn Mawr Pa
Twenty five years ago the Denton commissioners had the town water tank cleaned. Richard Smith clashed with J N Jordan’s team on the pike. a Swatter horse was struck and hurt. Losses from a Friday storm struck Mr. Alex Booth of Choptank, whose four horses and wheat suffered fire damage worth over 700 dollars. The Fresh Air Cottage at Claiborne will open with a July 10 reception for mothers and babies. Obituaries cover Richard T. Carter of Denton, diabetes, and a lengthy funeral at the M E Church with Masons. The School Board added teachers, and scholarships were listed for St Johns Annapolis, Blue Ridge College, and other institutions, with several local graduates receiving grants.
The Keystone Automobile Club warns drivers to avoid exiting cars on the left side into traffic. Matthew P. Hanley notes accidents are rising from this practice, which safety authorities deem dangerous. Road hogs and center-road driving are also criticized as selfish and unsafe habits.
Ridgely Wilson Cahall left Monday to attend a summer term of study at Columbia University. He will pursue courses in the university’s program and return after the term ends.
Oliver N Warren’s diary entries recount a boy named Slats reflecting on family life and everyday events. He notes mornings with S S, conversations about love, domestic control, a boxing match, a rose plant, Blisters’ new job, and Sunday church prep, ending with a gripe about hot water in warm weather.
Social notes recount visits and family gatherings across Burrsville on July 4. Rev J F Willis hosts his Rochester and Flint relatives, while the Willis daughter and family from Georgetown Delaware and Washington stop by. James W Thawley finds his grandmother’s long lost wedding ring near Chilton’s Camp.
Theodore Orme, cashier, swears the bank statement is true and complete. Pledged assets and secured liabilities show 22 612.89 in U S Government obligations and total secured deposits 20 000.00. The oath affirms the schedules on the back fully represent the bank's condition.
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