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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1937
Page
4
A report notes a second incident of a close mall matter with the president and treasurer recorded at the Fostedfice in Denton Maryland on Saturday morning June 19 1937.
An editorial argues Reckless Driving is the true public enemy surpassing criminals like Dillinger and Nelson. It links accidents to motorists ignoring signals, speeding, and unsafe habits, urging readers to drive with care to defeat this menace.
In Denton area newspapers note how local churches fit into broader denominations shaping national issues. The Northern Baptist Convention in Philadelphia held a six day gathering urging anti militarism, labor equity, and racial understanding, with calls for budgeted living wages and limits on high incomes.
Thousands of Rotarians are conventioning in Nice Italy with no political aim. The article stresses the impact of their presence on European thought, highlighting Rotary ideals of human relationships and fellowship as a salve to selfish thinking, noting the quote from This Rotarian Age about love of fellowship breaking through clouds.
The passage discusses gradual shifts in public opinion toward broader good will across languages and religions, noting obstacles from rivalries and social circles. It argues many would stay in their limited circles for comfort, while true civilization requires embracing all humanity despite fear and skeptics.
Advice on maximizing learning time through interest, pacing, and mental refreshment. Focus on topics you like, vary subjects, change gears when stuck, minimize distractions, use short breaks, and rewrite or discuss ideas to fix memory. Plan yearly growth and maintain an open yet curious mindset.
The American Medical Association aligns with the Public Health Service, urging open recognition of syphilis and an all out effort to stop it as a public health menace. Norway and Sweden show control, Washington clinics back health, and public libraries carry related material.
The piece reflects on past business leadership during a boom and subsequent downturn. It questions whether leaders failed to address worker welfare, wage rigidity, and speculation, and whether businesses rightly stood for sound principles amid readjustment and rising pessimism. It asks if leaders avoided exaggeration and urged prudent actions.
Sir Edward Beatty argues businessmen must balance profit with public service and wise leadership. He cites profit as true when it serves employment and community, warns against blind wealth chasing, and calls business leaders to shape public opinion and govern with duty. He warns that failure comes from neglecting obligations rather than system flaws.
In park camps around the White House and Capitol, the National Jamboree tents rise near the Lincoln Memorial and Mount Vernon Boulevard as thousands of youths and volunteers gather. The piece notes CCC camps nearby and extended access for scouts, plus broader youth programs in cities and a national competitive push in car design with substantial scholarships backing the Fisher Body Craftsman Guild.
The article praises youths for excelling over adults in craftsmanship, models, designs, and drawing. It credits children with creating new wall paper and textile decorations for children's clothing, reflecting the maxim that youth is continual intoxication and the fever of reason.
A Rotarian Magazine editorial notes a newspaperman with an enlightening hobby collecting misleading press clippings from around the world. It cites examples from South Africa, America, and Europe, and concludes that mud thrown is ground lost while younger reporters strive for accuracy and understanding.
The passage profiles Molly Pitcher, Mary Ludwig Hays, a Revolutionary War heroine who replaced a fallen gunner, later honored as a sergeant in 1778. It then recounts Helen Keller born 1880, praising her achievements despite blindness and deafness, her schooling with Anne Sullivan, and her eventual authorship and public involvement.
Discussion of a long standing St Lawrence River and Great Lakes waterway plan is summarized. Competing national interests over Canadian vs American contributions, plus political delays, have stalled the project debated since Hoover and Roosevelt administrations.
Hubert Herring in June Harper’s discusses Mexican society. He outlines four social groups: a tiny old aristocracy tied to Porfirio Diaz, a small plutocracy linked to Calles, a Mexican middle class centered on government payrolls, and a large Indian population. He notes the mix of mestizo and foreign-born residents and that about fourteen to fifteen million Mexicans are predominantly Indian. The piece highlights Mexico’s isolation from outsiders and its enduring rural life and agriculture.
The column flags confusion over government reorganization with Senator Byrd proposing a concrete plan to boost efficiency thrift and balance the budget while the President resists. It notes a surge of new government buildings in Washington and ongoing use of rented private offices, with plans repeatedly postponed to tomorrow or next year.
The Ladies Aid of this place met Wednesday afternoon with ten members and two visitors. Mrs. Louise Collins led the social program after business. Ice cream and cake were served. The group adjourned to meet with Mrs. Elva Smith in July. Additional social visits included Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Towers hosting relatives and friends, and exchanges among the Smith, Blades, Johnson, Slocum, and Olas Smith families on Sunday and Tuesday evenings.
Mr and Mrs Randall Dustworth of Pennsylvania were weekend guests of her parents Mr and Mrs Jd W Johnson. Mr and Mrs George Terrell and son of Pennsylvania visited Mr and Mrs Fred Fountain. Grace Horsey and daughter with Reba Adams shopped in Denton on Monday. Thurman Fountain spent Sunday with her parents in Seaford. Minnie Adams of Wilmington weekend with Mr and Mrs John Adams. Earle Robinson and wife visited her parents Sunday. Reba Adams spent Sunday at Ocean City Maryland.
A compilation of village happenings includes a Hillsboro train delay due to a switch, the death of Lemuel Reed aged 42 near Petersburg, and sale of Snowden farm to Clement Drake for 3900 dollars. Highlights cover school picnics, road commission appointments, clover harvest on Allee farm, a burglary at the King home, church leadership changes, social visits, and Caroline High School commencement with twelve graduates.
Graduating exercises at Preston High School featured performances by soloists and a slate of essays and addresses. The inter-high school debate, held in Preston Friday night, saw Federalsburg win by three points, with Dentonians claiming the trophy. Elmer Williams, James Harper, Marriott Redden, and Wesley Thawley distinguished debaters. A death in Oak Grove, Mr. Robert Lee Wright, was noted along with a Caroline County Society banquet at Hotel Rennert honoring Caroline and Denton ties and listing a long invitation roster.
Oliver N Warren presents Slats diary entries spanning a week in a small town. The narrator describes outings with Jane, humor about neckin and spots, family observations, minor mischief with Mister and Mistress Gillem, Blisters the boy, and small-town gatherings with Mistress Jones. Entries mix naive humor with everyday events and faint social critique.
An enabling act creating a state soil conservation committee allows farmer groups to act on erosion control. It gains backing from Farm Bureau and State Grange, enables local districts, and authorizes federal funds via locally elected or appointed supervisors. The act sets a framework for surveys demonstrations and research to prevent wind and water erosion. Dr. Symons notes federal support for well organized districts with real erosion control, contingent on landowners’ request. O C Bruce hopes Maryland farmers seize the chance as erosion losses persist.
A concise reflection notes that knowing one’s craft sustains effort while fate handles outcomes, and delaying judgment of others is a virtue rather than a fault.
In a June 18 1937 circuit court decree the Trustees will offer at public sale in front of the Denton Court House the land described in Caroline County Maryland to the highest bidder between 2 and 4 pm. The tract includes 15 to 20 acres of timber and is subject to a previous deed exclusion of 11.9 acres. Interested buyers may inspect the timber on site.
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