Editorial notes on Coolidge era credit grabbing by officials
The piece criticizes the Coolidge administration for seizing credit for Lindbergh and Byrd achievements. It cites Brig. Gen. William Mitchell condemning Navy propaganda, recounts Lindbergh’s return to Washington, and accuses Kellogg and Old Guard allies of taking credit. It also questions debt reduction boasts and highlights state surplus and public improvement spending in 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Charles Lindbergh
Richard E. Byrd
Atlantic
North Pole
Lindbergh
War Department
Byrd
Navy Department
William Mitchell
A. E. F. Air Force
Army
Mitchell
Navy
Edsel Ford
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
New York City
Black Hills
Washington
Reserve Corps
Kellogg
Old Guard
Minnesota
Congress
Coolidge-Kellogg
Treasury
Ogden Mills
Harding
Woodrow Wilson
Harding-Coolidge
Highway debt and paving costs rise with traffic load
State highway debt stood at 1.3275 billion in 1926, about 11.46 per person, reflecting higher maintenance needs. Officials contend increased traffic justifies more highway construction despite the rise. The column notes a biblical quip about Lot's wife and a modern driver turning into a tree after looking back.
Tourism traffic on Delmarva rises despite storm
Delmarva Eastern Shore Association reports higher foreign license car traffic on the Delaware Main Highway and ferries from Friday 5 p.m. to Sunday 6 p.m. than last year, with 1,301 southbound cars at Dover and about 660 more via ferries totaling nearly 2,000. States represented include Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, New York, Ohio, District of Columbia, Florida, South Carolina and Illinois. Association credits publicity plus a strawberry crop folder that boosted inquiries and shipments, while planning similar promotions for future crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Del-Mar-Va
Eastern Shore Association
Delaware
Dover
Delaware Main Highway
Pennsylvania
Virginia
New York
Ohio
District of Columbia
Florida
South Carolina
Illinois
Del-Mar- Va
Mississippi
Potomac
American Railway Express Company
Delaware Distributing Company
Bridgeville
Marketing Bureau of the
Association
Del-Mar-Vao
Peninula
Fourth of July safety warning on tetanus risk
Dr John S Fulton urges community to skip risky fireworks and toy pistols to curb Fourth of July injuries. He notes tetanus can develop from any wound contaminated with dirt, and stresses even small cuts can cause serious illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Fulton
State Department of
Sealth
Dr. Fulton
American Medical Association
Tetanus origin and prevention measures outlined
The piece explains that tetanus stems from a germ in soil and produces lockjaw, with the toxin countered by tetanus antitoxin given promptly. It notes recent increases in automobile accident injuries contributing to tetanus deaths and mentions free preventive antitoxin from the State Department of Health and cost pricing for advanced treatments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Health
Make Your Jellies Jell From the Health Talk
The Philadelphia Inter-State Dairy Council's weekly health note urges home canners to start jelly work with pectin and acid rich fruits like apples currants grapes and gooseberries. It covers jelly making methods tips tests for doneness and safe canning steps including sterilizing jars and sealing with paraffin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nutrition Department
Philadelphia Inter-State Dairy Council
Death of Dr. Fred Brooks Shocks Federalsburg Community
Dr. Fred Brooks of Federalsburg died Tuesday morning. His funeral was held Friday at his home. The community notes a large attendance and the loss is deeply felt by friends and neighbors.
Third Annual Boy Scout Rally in Dover Delaware
Dover Delaware hosts its third annual Boy Scout rally on June 28 at Dover Public School grounds. Scouts from New Castle Middletown Clayton Dover Wyoming Milford Rehoboth and Maryland towns Denton Chestertown gather at 8 30 a m to register. Parade forms at 9 30 and moves to school grounds for events like knot tying fire building first aid cooking signaling and bugling with prizes and a silver loving cup for the top troop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Dover
Delaware
Boy Scouts of
Wilmington
Maryland
New Castle
Middletown
Clayton
Wyoming
Milford
Rehoboth
Denton
Chestertown
State St
Green
American Legion
Walter L. Fox
Fulton
Governor's Ave
Loockerman St
King St
Wilmington Boy Scout Council
G. Park Weaver
Boy Scouts of Delaware
E. V. Keith
Keith
Boy Scout Movement
Herbert R. Williams
R. Howard Smith
State health conferences prep children for school health
Across Maryland summer health conferences under the Bureau of Child Hygiene promote pre school entry exams. Doctors assess weight posture vision hearing teeth and throat with vaccination for smallpox added in Maryland. Parents urged to act if issues found and seek timely care before school starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Child Hygiene
State Department of Health
State Board of Education
Missouri
Maryland
Court convenes with panel of judges approving estate accounts
Court met in regular session with Judges West Harper and Shawn pres ent. Charles B Harrison administrator filed a separate debt list and first and final account of administration which were approved and ordered recorded. Mary Elizabeth Faulkner administrator continued filing matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matrix Pendente
William J. Faulkner
Jeannette Fountain
Susan A. Fountain
Ella Bannister
Elsie Ross
Edith Hall
Lina Dixon
Cora G. Breeding
William R. Breeding
Ellie L. Davis
Clayton N. Cheezum
Martha E. Cheezum
Celin M. Dulin
T. Clayton Horsey
Daniel S. Brockway
Annie L. Everagan
William G. Wooters
William W. Wooters
J. Jerome Frampton
Starry W. Davis
West
Harper
Shawn
Charles B. Harrison
Benjamin Lucznik
Mary Elizabeth Faulkner
Clara Bow and Esther Ralston Lead in Children of Divorce
Clara Bow and Esther Ralston headline the cast in Children of Divorce at the New Dover Opera House next Monday through Wednesday June 27 to 29. Gary Cooper Einar Hanson and Norman Trevor support, with director Frank Lloyd presenting a dramatized tale of a church family split and children left to wander adolescence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Dover Opera House
Clara Bow
Esther Ralston
Miss Bow
Miss Ralston
Gary Cooper
Einar Hanson
Norman Trevor
Cooper
Paramount Pictures
Barbara Worth
Hanson
Scandinavia
Corinne Griffith
Trevor
Owen Johnson
Frank Lloyd
Local residents noted in visits and recoveries
Social rounds report visits across Wilmington and surrounding areas. Harvey Holsinger hosted couples McCloud and Watson last Sunday while Prof Franklin Stayer and wife depart for Ann Arbor to attend a summer course. Edward Morris recovers from a three week scalding incident. Evelyn Greenwood improves at Cambridge Hospital. Mrs Thompson Swing hosts Miss Mary Burtz of Lancaster. Absent or traveling include Elmer Biddle visiting Stella Diefenderfer, Harvey Reininger visiting his father, and Stewart Manuel soliciting magazine subscriptions in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Holsinger
McCloud
Watson
Wilmington
Franklin Stayer
Ann Arbor
Colored Epworth Leaguers
Zion Church
Harvey Reininger
Harry E. Reininger
Frank Taylor
William Brasure
Clarksville
Delaware
Elmer Biddle
Templeville
Stella Diefenderfer
Edward Morris
Stewart Manuel
Baltimore
Evelyn Greenwood
Cambridge Hospital
Thompson Swing
Mary C. Burtz
Lancaster
Re-sold Farm Ties Williams Family to Amos Scott
The home farm of the late John Kelley, bought by Oscar Kelley on Tuesday, has been re sold to Amos Scott. The Andersontown Hobbs Community Club gathered at Mrs J Frank Wright's home Thursday afternoon. Mrs L R Dukes returned to Baltimore after visiting her parents. George Henry and Mrs Charles Fink binder of Delaware visited Burrsville friends. Mrs William Hopkins born Lillian Starkey of Nashville announces a daughter. Mr and Mrs F N Smith and daughter Esther visited Burrsville. Mrs B B Cohee was in Baltimore recently. Mrs William Chambers visited Baltimore this week. Mrs T P Towers of Denton visited local relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Brooks
Federalsburg
Walter Lyden
Horace Robinson
College Park
Smithville
Blaine Bullock
Billy Fountain
Kenneth Meredith
Edward Hurley
John Harris
Leon Meredith
Clarence Tucker
John Kelley
Oscar Kelley
Amos Scott
Andersontown-Hobbs
J. Frank Wright
L. R. Dukes
E. M. Willey
Baltimore
George Henry
Charles Finkbinder
Delaware
William Hopkins
Lillian Starkey
Nashville
Tenn
F. N. Smith
Esther
Burrsville
B. B. Cohee
Monumental City
William Chambers
T. P. Towers
Denton
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Denton Journal
Melvin and Johnson Incorporated
Benjamin H. Johnson
Benjamin EF. Johnson
Editorial
NOTES
Bureau of Census
Lot
Orphans’ Court Proceedings
William Clifton
Lewis, del
Morris
S. E. Parsons
Oxford
Prof. McBride
Hobbs
Denton National Bank
W. I. Norris
Memoriam
Helen E. Blades
Mother
Dorothy E. Blades
Niss
J. Owen Knotts
Harvey L. Cooper
M. Maud Cooper
Thomas W. Jones
Helen L. Jones
Circuit Court
Caroline County
Ignatius J. Kendziora
Agnes Kendziora
T. Clayton
Horsey
J. Owen Mper
John W. “Dukea
Edith I’, Dukes
Elmer G. Donoho
Lydia J. Donoho
T. PeTaxenoNs Horsey
Caroline
T T. Slayton Horsey
Caroline Auto Sales Co
Ynler Automobiles
John Tuthill
Wall’s Hardware Store Farmers Supply Co., Inc
Denton, Md
the Farmers & Merchants State Ank
George W. Beck
Calvert C. Merriken
John K. Lynch
Annie B. Lynch
Calvert C. Meriiken
Nisi
Oscar Clark
Joseph &. Jester
Rosa Jester
Clayton Horsey
Harry Fearins
M. Emma Fearins
WM. A. Stewart
the Middisbads Co
Toe
Middishade
J.H. Nichols & CO
The
Caroline County Bank
Greensboro
Nuttle Milling Company
Methodist Episcopal Church
Melvin E. Wheatley
Gulf
Peter
J.W. Kirk
Methodist Certive Church
Presiding
W. W. Davis
Miawatha
Aving
Hiawatha
Choptank River
South Second Street
Denton, Maryland
Herman Drews
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