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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1938
Page
4
A wartime style op-ed urges optimism about large relief appropriations for human needs. It downplays hardship, predicts vacations, tourist revenue, and eventual recovery, citing initiative, nature, and past depressions as reasons to stay hopeful until factories resume.
The Massachusetts Senate weighs a proposal to register bicycles and regulate their use like motor vehicles. A 25 cent annual fee funds town and state treasuries, with registration plates and safety rules to be issued by the Commissioner of Public Safety. The Keystone Automobile Club notes rising bicycle popularity brings safety concerns.
The piece notes scant tangible factors backing optimistic business forecasts and predicts muted index gains for months. It cites weakening commodity prices, May low points, and warns a panic could trigger price drops. Demand remains the main price driver, with foreign demand unlikely to surge due to reduced war fears.
Business sentiment remains cautious as stock and bond prices slip and production runs at 29 percent capacity. Non-residential contracts are scarce and railroad and public utility purchases are stalled by politics. Yet experts believe a recovery is possible in the autumn, with the overall cycle possibly showing only a moderate revival after a steep decline.
The President signed the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1938 releasing 357.5 million dollars for 1940 and 1941. Congress kept Section 12 punishing misuse of motor vehicle revenue, warning Maryland motorists that misdirected funds could trigger reduced federal highway aid. The act reiterates proper use including bond retirement funded by motor taxes, noting Maryland motorists pay over 2 million in state and local bond carrying charges with no pledged revenues.
A national voice condemns alleged conditions in Jersey City describing a fascist dictatorship, speech bans on labor leaders, expulsion of Norman Thomas, and threats to civil liberties. It urges federal, non political action to protect freedom of speech for all sides.
Nashville voices back a disarmament plan as Secretary Roper calls for an economic conference. In Congress, supporters back the Ludlow discharge petition for a disarmament conference. British peace groups press England to curb imperial dominions and place colonies under international control. They seek equal trade access and international control of waterways like Gibraltar Suez and Panama. The columnist urges nations to remove beams from their own eyes before aiming at others and calls for a world conference to address global order.
A safety education center will open at New York University July 1 under a National Conservation Bureau grant. The center will offer 18 research fellowships for 1938-39, provide a comprehensive safety program, and train educators to teach safe practices to both students and teachers across the nation. The initiative aims to reduce accident tolls by fostering professional instruction in safety.
An editorial from the Rotarian Magazine argues that during hard times clever business leaders seed growth by bold plans and increased advertising. It cites Edward A. Filene on success breeding restraint and highlights a gum maker doubling ad spend to gain attention amid scarcity. Charles B.
A publisher urges editors to seek hopeful news as a Congress survey shows nine votes across neutrality armament and trade measures indicating strength for future peace efforts. Plans to push peace issues in districts and to boost peace conscious membership in the next House and Senate are noted alongside brighter prospects for a world conference on armaments and economic adjustments.
The passage notes Duryea as the first US gasoline car builder in 1891 and his fifth car in 1894, alongside post Civil War era panics. It cites Bell's early telephone work in the 1870s amid another panic, then argues readers can turn tough periods into growth by rethinking habits and pursuing drastic, profitable revisions. It urges constructive planning now to yield future gains.
The article argues that initial morning energy is stale and then unlocked by activity nap or coffee. A short rest or coffee can renew mental focus and spark fresh ideas, creating a sparkling mental energy through purposeful persistence and relaxation.
Essay argues many men overestimate their honesty, rationalizing deceit in sales and theft. It contrasts self-perceived honesty with actual behavior, noting persistent schemes to gain value while avoiding law. The piece stresses that when a person always blames cleverness, he is only as honest as his thinking.
A National Grandmothers Club Inc is being organized by Mrs Marie K Brown of Chicago. The group aims to sponsor National Grandmothers Day on the first Sunday of October. Grandma Brown notes modern grandmothers attend conventions and travel by car, while others in the club balance work in business and public affairs.
Saidie Orr Dunbar of Portland Oregon has been elected President of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Her duties include handling a heavy mail load giving speeches and traveling by motor train and plane. She even flew to Alaska for vacation the past two summers urging clubs to welcome others and avoid exclusivity.
Editorial notes review the postwar era since 1918, tracing the Versailles and subsequent treaties, the League of Nations, Dawes plan, and Locarno, alongside rising global tensions. It highlights hopes for nearness to universal peace, U.S.-Canada friendship, and thriving democracy through cooperative societies, with references to Manchuria, Ethiopia, and Spain.
The Slovaks push for autonomy within Czechoslovakia, seeking a Slovak legislative body, partial transfer of executive power to a Slovak government, and a Supreme Court of Justice. The nation with 15 million people includes 3.5 million Sudeten Germans and 2.3 million Slovaks, amid debates on regional governance.
Twenty five years ago notes tell of four month Panama transit expectations while a temporary bridge replaces the old structure delaying road traffic. Funerals, weddings, and community notices fill the Denton area with mentions of the Spurgin and Walke nuptials, local deaths, and various social events shaping a busy regional page.
Government guidance advises workers to keep employer names and wage records, report wage earnings to ensure benefits, maintain a single social security account, and safeguard the account card. If a duplicate number exists, surrender extras and identify the first issued number. Preserve the card and number for old age protection.
An older concern about obscenity in literature and magazines resurfaces as picture magazines multiply. The piece argues Uncle Sam once cleaned out obscene mail orders and, now, could target all picture magazines that push boundaries. Publishers fear wipeout but may escape early on, hoping the public grows tired before action.
Americans returning from abroad note underground work in London and Paris for bomb shelters not in usual city projects. They contrast vast European tunnels with America’s defences, arguing the US has escaped such destruction so far. Some areas might burrow for natural causes, not human threat, they conclude.
The passage extols steady grit and steadfast will as key to true worth. It argues most fail to use their full gifts, while character grows through adversity and daily duty, likening courage to enduring trials rather than heroic feats.
A brief devotional line quoting Psalm 50 verse 3. The verse emphasizes trusting in God amid fear and seeking solace through faith.
Oliver N Warren’s diary shows a boy named Slats describing a week with church trips, a muddy creek, and family jokes. He notes Jake without shoes, his mother’s mood, and his own wish to grow up while grappling with chores and school.
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