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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1931
Page
6
In a woodland tale, Edie and Effie Elf face weather complaints and blame. Mr. Grant, a large benevolent figure, forgives them for breaking club rules by choosing to blame themselves. Witty Witch condemns tattletales as cowards. The elves keep their badges and plan a cheerful party to make amends.
A collage of riddles and wordplay mixed with a brief New York report on high school seniors and education. The items mention a science teacher and a student hot water answer, with a Woman's Home Companion note about futile effort and opportunity in senior year.
Don Albina de Souza directed her heirs to provide two cart loads of corn yearly and a fixed quantity of bacon rye and beans to certain of her old tenants as a gift or owed provision from her estate.
The narrator William R. Nelson describes learning to use the airplane stabilizer in flight training. He explains adjusting the horizontal stabilizer to maintain level flight, how weight changes during a cross country affect trim, and his hesitation before a solo flight, recalling a 1930 training scene from the Western Newspaper Union.
The article explains that nations with radio stations are assigned letter groups under an international agreement. In the United States the sets range from N and W and KD to KZ, Japan uses CY and XA to XD, Britain and colonies use B, G, M, CF to CK, while in the U S the letter N is reserved for navy stations and WUA to WVZ and WXA to WZZ for army stations.
The article explains that burial with full military honors varies by the individual's rank at discharge. It notes that a former secretary of war would receive honors corresponding to that high rank, even if they are now in civilian life, illustrating how honors depend on service rank rather than current status.
Grace Wensor owner and Sophie Fletcher executor announce public sale at the Commodore Doerr Homestead Williston four miles from Denton starting at noon selling kitchen furniture refrigerator range sewing machine wicker suites rugs window drapes bedding and more. Also selling the late John H Fletcher’s estate including a Ford 2 door coach a mail wagon farm implements and assorted personal goods. Terms cash auctioneer James Temple clerk Josiah A Beck.
A statement notes that sixty percent of the world’s English speaking people reside in the United States, highlighting its large share of the global language community.
The American Telephone and Telegraph Company reports that 75 percent of U S cities with 50 000 or more people are linked by underground and aerial cables. In 1930 toll cables gained higher standards, 83 110 000 miles of wire exist, 93 percent in cable.
An Ingenious American recipe makes souffles easier for inexperienced cooks. Quick cooking tapioca stabilizes air and moisture to prevent collapse. Includes Coffee and Chocolate versions with detailed steps, bake times, and serving notes for four to eight servings.
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