Large Delaware Maryland press gathering at Rehoboth Beach
A joint meeting of the Del Mar V a Press Association and the Maryland Press Association will attract a large turnout of Delaware and Maryland newspaper men at Rehoboth Beach on July 29 and 30. Governors, senators and a Cleveland family member are expected to address the group, with speeches offering messages of interest to members and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Maryland
del- Mar-Va
Grover Cleveland
Association
Rehoboth
Kent and Sussex Fair Opens with Big Midway Program
The Fourteenth Annual Kent and Sussex Fair at Harrington runs July 25 to 29 with acts from Madison Square Garden Band Zacchini the Human Cannonball and Carlos Comedy Circus plus Land of the Rising Sun and Flying Colombians. Agricultural exhibits livestock poultry women’s work education art and racing events accompany the big shows as residents are urged to attend and support the nonprofit event.
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Kent and Sussex
Harrington Fair
Lower
Delaware
Del-Mar-Va
Madison Square Garden Band
New York City
Zacchini
America
Carlos
Charles
Harrington
Fair Association
Del-Mar-Va' Peninsula
Economic Highlights From The Boston News Bureau
The Boston News Bureau reports during the last three months the fastest general business recovery in the nation, with manufacturing improving and farming sharing gains. Key metrics show the Business Index at a peak since 1930, steel ingot output rising beyond 50 percent capacity, commodity prices at 64, car loadings up 13 percent, soft coal production up with price rises expected, lumber output rising, automobile production at its yearly peak, bank debits up, wheat and cotton values up toward a billion dollars, and spring wheat and cotton crops forecast with power generation cited as a general condition indicator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston News Bureau
Department of Commerce
Central West
Codes in the Making and the Japanese Militarist Misrepresented
The piece outlines President Roosevelt’s New Deal codes to speed recovery across industries, with debates over wages hours and fair trade while factions clash between labor and capital. It notes support from the Chamber of Commerce and AFL and warns of hard bargaining and coercive tools. It also cites Yosuke Matsuoka contesting Western portrayal of Japanese militarism, calling it a fantasy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Manufacturers Association
United States Chamber of Commerce
American Federation of Labor
White House
Congress
America
Japan
Yosuke Matsuoka
League of Nations
Mr. Matsuoka
Advertising Is the Key to Successful Merchandising
John H Keen argues that historic deflation and changing markets demand active advertising. Newspapers reach consumers quickly and offer price and policy updates, but success rests on the retailer’s own effort, service, and copy quality. Wake up, correct faults, and future success follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Keen
Austin
Texas
Post Office
New York
Regulating the Farmer and the Cooperative Bill
A review outlines the new farm bill linking government and farmers through production control and price regulation. It highlights the role of farmers cooperatives as central to regulation, benefiting both farmers and the public, and notes cooperative executives were consulted by officials. The piece credits cooperatives with a strong past and a potential peak.
Wheat yield tops twenty five bushels per acre
A long county news item notes D. W. Davis as a fortunate wheat grower with yields over 25 bushels per acre despite a hail shower in parts of the Eighth district. It also lists local events including a Holiness camp meeting near Denton, church and school news, obituaries, appointments, and community notices across Caroline and Kent counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Davis
Easton
T. F. Tabler
H. P. Adams
Trustees of the Poor
Alfred Chirk
Mason
William Pittman
Philadelphia
Charles E. Shawn
Tuckahoe Neck
Shawn
Pittman
Newman D. Rickards
Charles T. Rickards
Denton
Elizabeth J. Locke
Clean Milk Care Tips and 4-H Club Meeting Report
The article outlines using evaporated milk as a substitute for fresh milk with added water, and stresses bottle cleanliness and sterilization. It covers feeding intervals, safe water, clothing, fly prevention, and regular medical care for babies. It also reports the Andersontown Concord 4-H Club meeting with a hot pack canning demonstration and a bake sale planned to fund two members’ trip to College Park in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andersontown
Concord 4-H Club
Ith
James Hf. Neal
Spafford
College Park
Denton
Sarah Neal
and Gaunt
George Frampton
Easton
Safeguarding Babies From Mid Summer Illnesses
Special precautions for hot weather to protect infants from digestive disturbances. Dr J H M Knox Jr, chief of the Bureau of Child Hygiene, outlines feeding tips: mothers milk is best. avoid weaning in heat. if using cow's milk, boil 2-3 minutes, cool rapidly, bottle, and keep on ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. M. Knox, Jr
Bureau of Child Hygiene
State Department of Health
Economic Recovery Gains Across Major Industries
The report highlights rising output and improved demand through May and into summer, with steel plants resisting seasonal slumps and automobile sales surpassing expectations. Shoes, railroads, and textiles show progress, while wage goals, shorter hours, and higher prices frame the recovery. price controls and anti trust laws complicate the landscape. The piece also touches Japan's wartime leadership and public resilience amid crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Eastman
National Recovery Administration
Agriculture
Wallace
Fragments of Slats Diary reveal quirky week and local games
Ross Farquar writes a humorous diary with mishaps and schoolyard chatter. Entries chronicle Emmy, Langwidge lessons, Pa’s trouble with cops, a barbed paper line mishap, and local baseball results including a 8 to 5 win over Lewes and a 10 to 9 victory at Cordova.
Queen Anne boy Sonny Gibson returns home after five weeks
Sonny Gibson of Queen Anne, a master, came home Friday after a five week stay with his aunt Mrs. Jack Bishop of Queens town. Mrs. Leslie Holland of Centreville spent Sunday with her son Ralph Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonny Gibson
Jack Bishop
Queenstown
Leslie Holland
Centreville
Ralph Holland
Choptank Ladies Aid Plans August Meeting
The June gathering of the Ladies Aid of the M. P. Church in Choptank met at Mrs. Linnie Cox home with a pleasant time. The July meeting was omitted and the August meeting will be at Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Spence on the first. full attendance is requested.
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United States
Washington
I. Brown
Lida Thaw
Ladies Aid
M. P
Choptank
Linnie Cox
J. F. Spence
Local Social News From The American Corner
Miss Edith Patchett returns to duties at Franklin Square Hospital Baltimore after vacation with her father. Ladies Aid entertained by Mrs Teen Trice and Mrs Lily Daffin. August meeting with Mrs Elva Smith. Howard family visits and relatives from Wilmington stay near Denton. Eunice Smith recovers from intestinal flu. Sunday School to picnic July 25 at Oak Orchard. Club notes on produce trucks and label issues. next meeting July 25 at Chontank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Patchett
Franklin Square Hospital
Baltimore
J. B. Patchett
Teen Trice
Lily Daffin
Elva Smith
Owen Howard Jr
George Howard
Owen Howard Sr
Ollie
Rehoboth Beach
Leonard Howard
Wilmington
Mark Howard
Eunice Smith
G. L. Griffith
Medford Walls
Denton
Owen Howard
Washington
Gwen Howard Jr
Ernest Towers
Philadelphia
Oak Orchard
Vernon Nichols
Apples Exempt From Federal Rules After Shipment to Merchant
A ruling noted that the terme case Selde Liuers Wlcile involved apples consigned to a commission merchant. This shipment exempts the apples from specific Federal regulations.
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Terme
Selde Liuers Wlcile
Community Notes from Cordova and Nearby Towns
Mrs F H Thomas led her Sunday School boys to Cordova on Friday for the Bible Class exhibit and a social at Rev Claude Thompson's home. Families report visits in Wilmington Federalsburg Cambridge Seaford and Tilghman with relatives and friends. 4 H Live Wires met at Reba Adams for fair prep. several members enjoyed a straw ride to Rehoboth and updates on local residents' health show slow improvement for Mrs Earle Adams.
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Walton P. Taylor
Union Grove
Perry D. Taylor
James B. Wright
Edward T. Moore
Orlando Patton
Peter Trout
Wm. H. Gambrill
Robert P
Thomas G., Merrill
Bible Holiness Church
H. P. Adams
Easton
R. P. Taylor
Holiness Church
A. W. Sisk
E. M. Noble
Henderson
W. W. Wyatt
Federalsburg
W. J. Boyer
Grace Hubbard
Sallie B. Mowbray
Dora Noble
Eva Wright
Bridgetown
F. H. Thomas
Cordova
Claude Thompson
Lee Smith
Bonnie
Roland Carroll
Wilmington
Fred Messick
W. H. Harding
Mamie Hubbard
Ormond
Lewis Lane
James* Robinson
Fae
Prospect Park
John E. Smith
Jean
Marion Blades
Bradley
Trappe
Patty Ferguson
Hagerstown
James Christopher
Guy Harrington
Stella
Cassion Anderson
Cambridge
Martha Hubbard
Alva Blades
Seaford
Bert Wheedleton
Ellwood
Payton Thompson
Live Wires Canning Club
Reba Adams
Rehoboth
Louise Melson
Mildred Lord
Reese Adams
Ola Scott
W. Adams
Earledams
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Matsuoka
Annapolis
I. Frank Saulsbury
Charles W. Sylvester
Norfolk
Edith Godwin
Bertha Noble
Elsie Noble
Nellie M. Hill
Dover
Ira Fisher and Son
Willow Grove
Mary Satterfield
Manry Stevens
Henrietta Anderson
Alabama
Robert Seymour
James Mullikin
William Holland
Joseph Richardson
Queen Anne's
Irving Coleman
Robert Pip ‘Pin
Robert Porter
George Saunders
Solomon Cahall
Major Hurd
Greensboro
William, Joiner
Charles Jester
James H. Thawley
Albert Satterfield
James W. Voss
Walter Griffith
W. H. Thawley
Charles W. Ellwanger
Whiteleysburg
George L. Griffith
American Corner
Carrie Robinson
Curro
Joshua B. Dexve
Arthur Bland
Charles Butler
James Trice
Hobbs
George C. Sherwood
Hillsboro
G. R. Neal
Williston
William Williams
Kent County
Del
Caroline
Marydel
Templeville
Williams
Hibbard A. Paine
William D. Abler
Paine
Sallie Nowell
Willoughby Nowell
N'S
T. D. Noble
J. W. Lord
Frank Williams
Chipman’s Lane School
Edward A. Johnson
Rochester
N. Y
Caroline High School
Emily C. Pearce
Mary Todd
Preston
State Normal School
Holsinger Canning Company
Caroline Mancha
B. M. Yorkdale
Cherrydale
Bernard King
Brethren Boys' Camp
Thurmont
Isabelle Andrews
Frank Hobbs
H. G. Harrington
Beatrice Bowers
Maud Voss
Edward Pearaul
Oxford
John Grabill
Ridgely
James Wilson
Elsmere
Albert Dean
Mary Wharton
Edward P. Roe
Irene Short
Millington
James Lane Allen
Jesus
God
Christian Science Monitor
Augustine
Concord
Caroline County
Araki
Baron Tanaka
Shantung
Geneva
Ross Farquar
Ant Emmy
Kirt Moss
Kirt
Hisself
Noose
Hickman
Lewes
Tucker
Hickman Abha
Cleaves
Snowberger
Hall
McDowell
Breeding
Farrow
Smith
Morgan
R Burton
Pierce
Britt
Hudson
Prettyman
Clifton
Camble
Wheeler
Woolsey
Rko-Radio Pictures
Dentonia Theatre
Bert Wheeler
Robert Woolsey
Willy Nilly
Hercules Glub
Comediennes
Marjorie White
Phyllis Barry
Hugh Herbert
Richard Carle
William Irving
Neely Edwards
Billy Bletcher
Teddy Hart
Louis Cashern
Bobby Jones
Fresh Air
T. G. W. Settle
Jean Piccard
Soldiers ‘Field
Chicago
Great Lakes
Settle
Auguste Piccard
Prof
Piccard
Queen Anne
Chontank
Bethlehem
Adams Cross Roads
Habie
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