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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1948
Page
3
G H Stewart of Clemson ext urges families planning deep freezers to weigh use with storage plans. He recommends locker plants for sharp freezing and home storage after processing. Key factors: budget open or sealed unit insulation pest protection size model door swing finish shelves service and reputable dealer.
Dr. Richard B. Ellis described vycor a heat resistant glass that resists 1800 degrees Fahrenheit and rapid cooling without breaking Sun lamps and lab glassware made from vycor stay bright longer resisting darkening Built from silica and formed by standard methods vycor offers cheaper easier manufacturing than fused quartz and is produced by dissolving alkali from soft glass through hot acid treatment
Fairs in early times unified trade in single cities as merchants bartered by craft such as lace leather and pottery. The Leipzig fair, founded in 1170, boosted European commerce, with rulers granting safe conduct amid medieval highway robbery. After World War I it revived, in 1922 hosting 12,586 exhibitors and 155,000 buyers, including 32,000 from abroad.
More than eight million pigs have been vaccinated against swine erysipelas in the past decade in a vast national experiment. The live culture and serum method has operated since 1938 under federal and state supervision, with results deemed entirely satisfactory by the American Foundation for Animal Health. Swine erysipelas threatens hog herds and can spread to other animals, poultry, and humans.
Wisconsin's deer hunting evolved from an all year season to a limited July to February period starting in 1851. The legislature created annual seasons with six years of no hunting, and rifle and shotgun dominated harvests while bow hunting only recently gained prominence.
Britain is admitting displaced persons at 5000 monthly, having accepted 50000 to date. New arrivals receive instruction in currency and customs and the skills needed for their industries, as the country deliberately integrates them into postwar life.
Signs and signals are among the biggest helps to safe driving says the National Safety Council. Drivers are urged to respect signs as a traffic officer, slow for warning shapes, stop for eight sided signs, and heed railroad crossing signals. Many fatal accidents occur near home, within 25 miles.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports a decline in tenant-operated farms from 42.4 percent in 1930 to 26.9 percent in 1946 47. The January 1947 survey of about 15000 farm interviews shows a continued drop since World War II with many ex tenants not returning to farming due to other work opportunities and fewer farmers needed amid tech advances in agriculture.
Each household member should know how to send in a fire alarm to the fire department. In many cities the alarm may be by telephone or from a street box, and some cities require a box. Seconds count at a fire, so the proper method must be known and used. If telephone alerts are allowed, the department’s number should be posted at each phone. When calling, provide house number, street name, nearest corner, and the caller’s phone number.
Essell Thomas district superintendent will preach at Wesley Union and Hickman churches on Sunday August 1. Sunday School moves to 11 a m at Wesley. Services start 10 a m at Wesley 11 a m at Union and 3 p m at Hickman. Visitors urged to attend. Local residents attend Kent and Sussex Fair and Denton Camp. Mr and Mrs Joseph Vonville and son Joey plan Friday departure for Tennessee to visit relatives.
Mrs Ella Satterfield visits son in Marcus Hook Pennsylvania. Mr and Mrs Edwin Dill of Rising Sun Delaware were weekend guests of her parents Mr and Mrs H L Melvin. Mr and Mrs James Jones and son Carl of Wilmington spent the weekend with her father Mr Edward Gooden. Mr Bobby Stubbs and Mr Louis Antal III spend a week at Camp Rodney near North East Maryland.
In memory of Mrs. Zula E. Gooden who died July 29, 1947. Your smiles were rainbows that vanished our rainfall of tears. Your loving spirit grew greater with years. Missed by husband Lloyd A. and son Carleton Gooden.
A trimmed aphorism urging readers to treat each day as life in full, savoring the present and avoiding haste to rush toward a distant goal. The quotation underscores mindful living and deliberate improvement of current moments.
A string of local visits and guests is reported from Preston and nearby towns. Baltimore residents Ridgely Wilson and family visit Patchetts, with multiple relatives traveling or staying in Ocean City and mountain areas. A May windstorm damaged a chicken house on Rudolf Coulbourne’s farm. family outings to Ocean City and Denver summer school are noted.
A reader is urged to subscribe to The Denton Journal to receive all local county news and updates. The notice emphasizes ongoing coverage of community events, local government, and regional developments.
The Chesapeake Bay Ferry System announces schedule through Romancoke Claiborne service with daily and Sunday bus connections and ferry departures from Romancoke and Claiborne. Connections: Matapeake a one hour later. Consulting carriers listed for connections include Red Star Motor Coaches Salisbury Baltimore and others.
Notices Maryland Caroline County record dissolution of the partnership Paul S. Van Dyke and Paul S. Thawley trading as Pauls Radio Sales and Service Denton on July 24 1948 by mutual consent. Thawley continues the business alone paying debts and receiving receipts. Notary Marguerite E. Ward attests the act with clerk D Ralph Horsey confirming the record on July 25 1948.
Caroline County Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids to paint all exterior woodwork of the Caroline County Court House in Denton Maryland. Bids due by 2 p.m. EST August 3, 1948, with completion by October 4, 1948. Phone or mail details required. right to reject bids reserved. Emmett Hignutt president, Rachel Collison clerk.
John S Legates applies for a license to sell beer at Tanyard on the Bethlehem Dover Bridge Road in Caroline County. The Board of License Commissioners will convene at the County Courthouse in Denton on August 3, 1948 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to hear objections and grant licenses. Objections must be filed by 10 a.m. on August 3 with the Clerk. Rachel Collison, Clerk.
A brief entry notes Carlton V. West serving as Register of Wills in a True Conv test. The notice records the official title and role without additional action or dates. No further details are provided in the readable text.
Notice is given that the subscribers of Caroline County have obtained from The Orphans Court for Caroline County Maryland letters of Administration on the personal estate of the deceased.
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