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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1928
Page
4
Graduation days bring 76 Caroline county graduates and about 4500 county students finishing the school year. The piece reflects on education as a doorway to future work, self discipline, and service, urging readiness to pay the price of preparation for a life of usefulness.
Editorial argues that Congress adjourned with appropriations surpassing any nonwar session, labeling the era as spendthrift. It contrasts 1924 to 1929 expenditures, questions Coolidge economy rhetoric, and notes rising federal costs even excluding interest on war debt, with billions more possible from authorized authorizations and Navy ship funding.
A review argues that high government costs under Coolidge endure beyond flood control measures. It cites a 1929 budget peak, notes most accidents arise from minor acts, and warns against government ownership of utilities while praising highway programs and planned road funding. A bank president criticizes public ownership as fostering waste and disaster.
The piece argues that political fervor creates temporary factions driven by unrelated issues like Prohibition. It compares current Prohibition and Anti Prohibition passions to past craze movements such as free silver and greenback episodes that swept states and legislatures. It predicts the crazes will fade, conservatives will restore cautious laws, and voters return to the two major parties.
The Marylander notes that some people are repeatedly fooled but that real government issues will prevail. Prohibition and anti-prohibition will fade like past political crazes such as greenbackism free silver know nothingism populism and granger ism.
A guide to correct table setup and serving rules. It covers placement of silver, knives, forks, spoons, napkins, and dishes, plus serving order and guest etiquette. Rules include placing knives to the right, forks to the left, spoons beside knives, and placing the bread plate in front of the fork.
Swarthmore Chautauquas include talks on The Right To Live and Why Die So Young led by Dr. E T Devine and others from American University Boston University and Red Cross. The itinerary spans six counties in June to September with health education tied to Milbank Fund and national associations.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Trice hosted guests including Mrs. James Hill and Mrs. Robert Coulby with Baltimore ties, and Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Schinleck of Baltimore for a Sunday gathering. Belle Dean hosted a Tuesday supper for Anna Stack Ruth Whiteside Carrie Collins and McConnell. Grace Baker of Wilmington visited Nora Kelley and cousin Roland Todd, while George Baer and family of Preston joined Belle Dean. John Cohee and his wife visited Cohee's brother near Federalsburg on Sunday.
About 150 Maryland General Assembly members and Baltimore City Traders began a four day tour last Tuesday. The group visited the Maryland Home for Boys Lock Raven Dam Towson Western Maryland College and other sites. They attended banquets at the Francis Scott Key Hotel and Manor Club and toured the capital with stops in Frederick Bel Air St. Marys City and Solomon Island before returning to Leonardtown.
The group reflects on a three trip journey, noting Solomon’s Island's dinner, an 82 mile return ferry from Annapolis to the Eastern Shore, and plans to visit Baltimore manufacturing sites. They thank Caroline county residents for enabling the trip and pledge service while representing Caroline at Annapolis.
Weight receive gold medals in swimming with about twenty two medals across 50 yard breast 50 yard free 50 yard back 100 yard free 220 yard free diving and relay. Forty four field and track champions win gold silver and bronze across sprints distance runs jumps vaults and throws. With total candidates each young man has about one in ten chance at a medal or award.
Five county agriculture column explains lime choices for alfalfa. It compares raw rock limestone, burnt lime, hydrated lime, and oyster shell lime by oxide content and fineness, noting cost, application rates, and handling tips. It cites the State Chemist report and urges soil sweetening before planting.
Newport News Retail Merchants Association to award 119 medals and 4 silver cups to top trainees at Fort Eustis Citizens Military Training Camp this summer across baseball speedball rifle machine gun shooting boxing swimming and track. Fifteen CMTC baseball and fifteen CMTC speedball standouts to receive medals. top rifle and machine gun shooters to win gold medals. cups for high rifle and best pistol shots. The boxing champions across all weights will be honored.
The Caroline County Orphans Court, with Judges West, Harper and Shawn, approves multiple filings. Letters of administration granted to Clara E Thompson Alma Thompson Clark and Norman Clark for Harry M Thompson deceased. Appraisers named Howard Flowers and Charles Jarrell. Court authorizes sale of stocks in Mary B Noble estate and Provident State Bank payment to Charles Noble Ledman. Publication ordered for Fred Cook absentee. Executors file debts and final accounts. Court authorizes sale of real estate per Mary E Noble will.
MGM director Edward Sedgwick staged a 20000 person circus scene for Circus Rockies without leaving his chair using a radio loud speaker system. Karl Dane and George K Arthur star in the comedy at New Dover Opera House next Wednesday and Thursday June 13 and 14. Louise Lorraine leads as trapeze heroine with Sydney Jarvis and Fred Humes also featured.
Greensboro Community Club hosts a free two night Better Homes event June 18 and 19 in Greensboro School auditorium from 7 30 to 10 30. Zed Men's Band, Greensboro orchestra, student performances, Baltimore Fashion Show, costume impersonations, Punch and Judy show, and hand made posters accompany home and family booths with random giveaways. Local families and surrounding towns invited to attend all evenings.
A service station inspection before a prolonged trip boosts reliability. Ensure tightness, oiling, fresh crankcase oil, transmission and differential lubrication, reduced generator charging if overcharged, occasional battery testing, valve grinding, carbon cleaning, and especially tire readiness with two spares for safety and continuity on the road.
The piece argues beauty comes from health and happiness, with diet, sleep, and skin care. It stresses personality as key, enhanced by reading and current events. It advises grooming details, nails, hair, and nightly removal of cosmetics, ending with a note that Sylvia Stafford will answer beauty questions via the paper.
Dr C A Whisler of Denton received an invitation to a college class reunion in a historic log cabin as osteopathic circles celebrate the 100th birth anniversary of founder Dr Andrew Taylor Still. Born August 6 1828 near Jonesville Virginia Still grew in Kirksville Missouri, home of osteopathy, where a main international convention and many meetings will span ten days. The centennial marks a shift from gross drugging to self-healing concepts Still proposed in 1874.
Dr. Whisler, a 1910 osteopathic graduate, is quoted amid a dialogue about improvised comforts during roughing it. The exchange references a portable dynamo failing to provide hot water, heat, electricity, ice, or radio for nearly two hours, illustrating resilience in simple tech failures.
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