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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1932
Page
8
The piece argues federal and state taxes strain households amid rising public debt. It notes 122 cities and 104 counties or districts defaulted on debt in five years, citing Chicago's $900,000 bond default and $99 million 1930 tax delinquency in Cook County.
Clinton P. Anderson, newly elected Rotary International president, urges optimism and mutual aid in The Rotarian July message. He highlights Rotary and civic groups as mollifying forces amid global discord and stresses valuing every relationship and handshake as assets.
Mr. Anderson a former South Dakota newspaperman now runs a large casualty insurance business in Albuquerque New Mexico is 36 and the youngest Rotarian elected to lead Rotary International His quote urges directing the new era rather than correcting the old
Major General Smedley Darlington Butler announces he will vote for Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt for President. The defection signals GOP wavering among prominent Republicans including Senator Norris. Butler remains a dry on prohibition and cites a need for new leadership amid a crisis in American politics. He suggests more Republicans may support the Democratic ticket, though few publicly acknowledge it.
The Board of Fire Underwriters offers a California Rural Fire Institute pamphlet detailing a Model district eight miles square with four pieces of apparatus, four companies, and a county chief as Fire Warden. It specifies ward crews, monthly drills, and interdepartmental meetings, stressing standardized gear and trained personnel as a long term cost saver.
The piece argues that newspapers remain powerful community resources and advertising tools. It cites Houghton-Dutton of Boston and the Fair Store in Chicago, noting hundreds of thousands of dollars in merchandise sold in days through bold newspaper advertising.
President L A Downes of the Sinois Central System argues that bad guessing in 1913 under the Railway Valuation Act cost the United States about 185 million dollars. He notes proponents overestimated speed and underestimated costs, claiming railroads could be valued in two years and costs would stay under three million.
The text argues that government rate regulation could give railroads a fair return while saving users about a million dollars daily. It notes over 18 years of uncompleted valuation, taxpayers paying over ten million dollars and railroads one hundred forty five million, suggesting valuations exceed capitalization, railroads earn poorly, and political forecasts hurt taxpayers. It questions the Valuation Act of 1913 and criticizes current predictions.
Connie Mack recalls in Rotarian an anecdote from the late 1890s about signing left handed pitcher Rube Waddell for Milwaukee. Mack describes Waddell as undisciplined yet exceptional, noting their debt-paying journey through Punxsutawney to settle merchants' bills and Waddell’s status as both a standout pitcher and drawing card.
District Forester Kenneth J. Seigworth warns of a maple wilt fungus disease killing many maples nationwide. It causes sudden leaf wilting and branch death with greenish sap-wood streaks. Fertilization and pruning are urged, holes drilled under outer branches, using ammonium sulfate or nitrate of soda at about three cents per pound.
Gilbert Bowles argues that most of the China Japan dispute is emotional rather than rooted in official aims. He estimates at least 5 percent is emotional, noting misunderstandings color perceptions from Shanghai to Osaka and contrasting distant Tokyo with recent devastation in Shanghai area. He cites friendships based on real acquaintance as exceptions amid widespread strain.
The piece discusses how Japanese and Chinese views on Shanghai differ, with propaganda shaping each side. It then surveys postwar American politics, noting Democratic unity after earlier fear of factional splits, and details Chiang Kai-shek’s plans to boost China’s rail, highway, and famine relief programs amid لت large public works, including lines from Shanghai to Hangchow and NanKing to Wuhu.
The Geneva conference pushes for speedy deployment of vast international public works to spur economic activity and mass consumption, with cooperation among employer and employee groups to shape labor production and exchange rules. France leans toward disarmament, Britain splits, and smaller nations push for reduced armament burdens. A Dresden kids city experiment teaches practical living, while Butler links interdependence to the Declaration of Independence.
Williston families and guests are guesting in Magnolia Delaware and at various relatives in the region. Philadelphia visitors stay with C E Rice. Hannah Detwiler visits Gelletly home. Margare t Uhler hosts friend Freyer from Baltimore. Nugent and Rice visit Lena Ramsdell near Denton. Frank sisters spend time with relatives in Baltimore. Homemakers Club meets at Sadie Ritter’s.
In sad but loving remembrance of our beloved husband and father Everett A Pepper who departed this life July 19 1930 two years ago We do not forget him we loved him too dearly For his memory to fade from our lives like a dream Our lips need not speak when our hearts mourn sincerely For grief often dwells where it seld om is seen A happy home we once enjoyed How sweet the memory still But death has left a loneliness This world can never fill His devoted wife and children.
A meditation on choosing truth over senses and seeking divine security. It emphasizes courage as a primary mental virtue next to honor, applicable to individuals and societies in solving problems through steadfast character.
The Journal office remains headquarters for elegant en graving and fine printing. Promote neat work with the latest style type for wedding invitations and visiting cards.
Twenty five years ago reports from Caroline and Denton detail Col J W Bryant’s plan to establish a stock farm at Oakford in Tuckahoe Neck. The region saw a severe storm, wheat yields were promising, and local notables plus graduates were noted along with marriages and obituaries.
Harmony Miss Eva Laigneil a trained nurse at University Hospital Baltimore is spending a few days with her sister Mrs P L McConnell. Mr and Mrs Calvin Todd attended the Mail Carriers Convention in Easton Monday night and the banquet at Hotel Avon. Miss Grace Baker of Wilmington and friend spent the last of the week with cousin Mrs Roland Todd. Little Evelyn Richards spent the week end with aunt Mrs Roy Hubbard of Grove.
A collection of aphorisms on gentleness and friendship. The quotes urge soft strength over rigidity, noting that kindness elevates thought and that decisive action solves more than passive obligation.
A whimsical weekly column recounts small events from Friday through Thursday. It notes Emmy’s inquiries about a drowning incident, Geo’s medical scare and a pendisitis misdiagnosis, and Sunday curiosity about a person named Gusto. It also mentions gossip about the police chief, ads for rent, and daily musings on meals, hats, and marriage advice in a humorous local voice.
A Brockton man quits a Boston traveling sales position and seeks leisure by occupying desk space nearby. He rides a commuter ticket, meets familiar people, and lunches at his favorite spot, finding some contentment yet aching for daily work. The piece notes most cannot quit work and stay well or happy.
The Intercollegiate Bureau of Academic Costume says tassels on mortar boards belong on the left for doctorates masters and bachelors while some colleges allow right side during study and switch to left upon conferment. Maryland Firemen elect officials naming J A Fisher president and appoints J Raymond Charles and Mark Bryant as committee chairs.
Court informs creditors of claims against Temple D Jarrell and others in a probate or civil proceeding. The notice outlines deadlines for filing claims and asserting rights, specifying the court handling the matter and the required forms or procedures to participate.
Mrs William Richards hosts her sister Nan Clendenning of Chester Pa. Mr and Mrs John Swing entertain granddaughter Nancy Lee Rosenast. Roger Ringgold has recovered and returned to work. Rev and Mrs F W Kirwan and daughter Doris spent Monday in Philadelphia. Deborah Hughes is ill at her daughter Mrs Frank Matthews. Kathleen Kibler and friend return to school in Minneapolis. George Cole of Smyrna visited Mrs Will Smith. Frank Kibler returns from York Pa. Frank Flounders visited Rehoboth on Sunday. Four novices took vows at St Benedicts on Tuesday. Gladys Richards works in Ocean City Md.
The notice describes a property conveyed in 1914 and 1929 deeds in Caroline county with tracts run by Nichols and Vickery families to John Irwin and Elizabeth Irwin. Improvements include a seven room dwelling barn and wells. Sale options include half cash upfront or all cash, with balance in two installments, possession Jan 1 1933, title at purchaser expense, auctioneer James Temple and attorney Josiah A Beck acting as attorney in fact.
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