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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1938
Page
4
Denton Maryland Saturday Morning issue published by Melvin and Johnson Incorporated with Benjamin F Johnson as president and treasurer and Mary Melvin as vice president and secretary. Entered at the Denton Post Office as second class matter.
A Denton federal building plan includes a U S district courtroom next spring. Congressman Goldsborough persuaded Treasury and Post Office officials to add a court room in the project, with legislation pending in Congress. If approved, Denton’s new building would rank among the state’s finest outside Baltimore.
In France 32 nations discuss a refugee solution but fail to grab headlines. Hitler’s Germany enforces severe anti Jewish policies, stripping assets and forcing emigration with scant resources. In Austria post Anschluss Jews face segregation and persecution. Myron C. Taylor pleads for mercy but hears nothing. Palestine offers hope yet Arab resistance and British troops curb Jewish settlement, admitting only 12,000 Jews per year.
The piece analyzes Mexico's expropriation of 17 foreign oil firms under President Cardenas, noting reduced output, layoffs, and higher living costs. It warns about financial losses to 300,000 U.S. investors, the peso collapse, and how Germany has become a major buyer. It calls for clearer U.S. State Department action.
About one million Jews remain in Germany and Austria. the 32-power conference considered this, showing sympathy but no practical openings. Major nations face unemployment and budget strain, leaving Jews with nowhere to go. Educated refugees find some fits in Britain or the United States, but the rank and file are blocked. Villard notes no one has yet shown the way out.
Business Week says the main point is a broad turnaround in direction this summer with a revival in the last half of 1938 following last year's collapse. Most publications agree. The stock boom misled many, but the high levels held suggest a positive sign. Individual and corporate sentiment have improved since a short time ago. Consumer goods show substantial improvement and heavy industries are hoped to rise in the fall.
Dr. R H Riley warns about selecting pools that meet sanitary rules and bear the Maryland State seal. Pools require initial inspection, a state permit, and periodic follow ups. permits can be revoked for noncompliance and must be renewed each season.
The State Health Department outlines rules for outdoor and indoor pools outside Baltimore City. Standards apply to pools open six days or longer and hosting ten or more people. A framed annual permit is required and the state manual on design and sanitation is available from 2411 North Charles Street, Baltimore.
Rotarian Magazine features Donald Hough arguing the "good old days" were never as good. He cites minor climate changes, improved cooking, and smarter youths as signs that progress defines the era. He asks, Which ones were really the good old days?
Education and traffic officials rally around two National Conservation Bureau books, Man and Motor Car and Creating Safer Communities, as essential tools for systematic, engineerled, driver education and community enforcement to reduce accidents. States have issued authorized editions and sales exceed 120,000 for the former.
The text contrasts Whigs and factions with the 1938 context, noting Henry Clay’s defeats and Buchanan’s nomination. It draws parallels to Jefferson and Franklin D Roosevelt, praising Jefferson’s human freedom advocacy and Franklin Roosevelt’s ongoing fight for economic and social freedom, crediting Chairman Hamilton for highlighting these qualities as a public service.
Dr Richard C Leonard chief of the Division of Oral Hygiene urges travelers to replace worn brushes and brush thoroughly at least twice daily. He warns against neglecting brushing and emphasizes cleaning all tooth surfaces, removing debris, and combining mouth care with a proper diet and regular dental exams.
The government announced a national wheat acreage allotment of 55 million acres for 1939, with Maryland receiving 550 926 acres. The plan bases state quotas on 74.36 percent of the 1928–37 average, adjusted for 1935–37 trends, and aims to reduce plantings after years of expansion, signaling a continuation of AAA adjustments for wheat.
The program chief says the 55 million acre national allotment and the just announced State allotment apply to wheat seedings and harvests in 1999, not to the crop harvested this year, and the tails of the program for the coming year will be announced within weeks.
Walter Ballard of the University of Maryland extension service says July and August are good months to seed many perennials. He outlines soil mixtures, sterilization, planting depth, and steps to germination, including separate containers for varying germination times, transplanting to cold frames, shading, and timing bed planting for fall or spring.
The 450 foot Pan Maryland tanker was launched last Friday July 22 at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock in Kearny New Jersey before 1000\plus guests. Sponsored by Mrs Charles H Wagner wife of American Oil Cos GM with maid of honor Miss Jane C Wagner. Dr Robert E Wilson Pan American Petroleum president attended along with Pan American officials. The vessel will serve Pan Americas Texas City refinery to 19 ocean terminals from Maine to Florida and carry about 4 million gallons at 13 knots once outfitted.
Editorial argues John D. M. Hamilton faced harsh critiques from Old Guard papers for wreath gesture to Jefferson. It notes Hamilton sought unity by revisiting 1856 platform principles as a rebirth effort, contrasting past Jefferson reference with current political reality and GOP strategy.
Greensboro residents host kin from Reading and Dover area while other families entertain guests from Cordova Marcus Hook and Philadelphia. Trips include Nelson Evans returning from Kent General Hospital and visits by Harry Russell Adeline Pritchett and numerous Wilmington and Dover area households.
A compact collection of aphorisms and quotes. The lines present brief maxims attributed to various authors including Lytton Cervantes Revu and a biblical reference. The fragment conveys themes of thought, diligence, and eternity in short statements.
Slats diary records a week of a boy’s observations in a small town. The entries cover church, family banter, meals, finances, a banker’s son, sports talk, and a baseball game against the North Enders. It shows everyday concerns, humor, and local character.
The piece argues minority leaders overstate gains for 1940, noting Bert Snell’s retirement ends a long Republican leadership bid. It critiques anti monopoly fears, quotes Frank Kent, and questions consistency in Roosevelt era politics and relief politics amid looming Congressional battles.
The week was cloudy and unusually wet with mild cooldowns and thundershowers ending a three week dry spell. Rainfall across the region on the 21st to 26th refreshed crops and pastures though haying was interrupted. Wheat and rye threshing paused, oats harvest varied by county, and potato and corn progress advanced with good stands and early yields noted. John R Weeks
Twenty five years ago Kemp, son of Mr and Mrs J P Neal of Baltimore, was badly burned playing with matches. At a Peninsular Light and Power Company meeting Pliny Fisher was re elected president with George C Skirven as secretary treasurer. Mr Solomon Cahall of Greensboro died at Easton Emergency Hospital after liver cirrhosis. Mrs Cahall and children survive. Several residents and visitors are named with travels to Detroit Niagara Falls Thousand Islands Pocono Mountains and Scotland. General Joseph B Seth bought land near Dover bridge extending into Caroline county for grazing 114 acres. Local carpenters and boat builders are noted, including L Hummer building a yacht named Marydel. A turkey loss by dogs is cited. Mrs John Hignutt of Hickman dies aged 23. A Milford crash injures Dr Evan G Roberts and others near Milton. Webster S Blades passes exams to return to Harvard Law. Marie Habert returns to Baltimore after a visit to Choptank area.
In loving memory of a dear son Wm Wilson Dennis who died July 31 1933. The poem recalls a face loved best and a mother’s sorrow as she keeps his picture in her heart. Tears dim the face she loves and the sunset deepens the distance between them.
A longtime resident and taxpayer announces candidacy for County Commissioner in Caroline County for the Democratic Primaries to be held September 12, 1938. He seeks the support of fellow Democrats.
In a brief excerpt Charles Michelson, Director of Publicity for the Democratic National Committee, questions whether two presidential lieutenants would push for a party aimed at the president’s defeat. The piece cites authorities commenting on his purported political bias and strategies.
Recipe describes hollowing 6 firm tomatoes and mixing chopped cucumber green pepper Worcestershire gelatin onion juice salt paprika mustard cayenne with mayonnaise. Chill until firm then stuff tomato shells with the frozen salad and serve.
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