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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1930
Page
4
Benjamin H. Johnson serves as President and Treasurer while Benjamin F. Johnson is Vice-President and Secretary. The item is entered at the Denton Maryland Post Office as second class mail matter on Saturday morning June 28, 1930.
A town considers how to teach children the meaning of liberty and independence beyond loud displays. The piece argues Fourth of July observance should honor the framers, test patriotism, and honor shared sacrifice with a quiet, dignified celebration.
George B. Dealey, publisher, argues advertising has become an engineering task not literature or art. He says Amesigt and White House trends push market engineering, with newspapers rejecting ads lacking sales structures. Big papers co operate with advertisers to move goods from production to homes, as advertising pays when used intelligently.
A Third Annual Conference on Street and Highway Safety praises child focus in safety education. It cites Census Bureau figures suggesting school safety teaching greatly reduces child fatalities, notes adult accident tolls rise, and urges broader schooling to enable children to meet daily hazards.
A study by Middle West Utilities Co. projects electric service expanding to one million U.S. farms within four years. Over eight years farm electric customers matched growth in all electric users, with 500,000 of 6.3 million farms already served across 150,000 miles of rural lines. The report argues electricity boosts agricultural productivity, reducing labor and animal power.
A town man grows distant from home and sees his business falter while a rival, an advertiser and public-minded community figure, gains favor by keeping money local. The tale contrasts store loyalty, perceived stinginess, and the idea that money spent at home circulates within the town’s economy.
The piece warns women about fat reducing schemes sold as chewing gum and gum drops that promise slenderness but often contain only a mild laxative. It notes scammers pair products with diet rules to cut food intake and exercise, while doctors say being slim isn’t necessarily healthy.
The article urges immediate action to realize personal and business plans as summer ends and daylight recedes. It emphasizes that time advances toward the year's shortest day, and encourages readers to begin now and dedicate the rest of 1930 to making their dreams effective for Denton’s development.
Editorial notes assess a tense June 1930 international outlook. The tariff threat, potential naval treaty, and pending Simon Commission report on India loom large. The Simon volumes outline historical and religiously complex contexts, hinting that reforms will mirror Montagu Chelmsford 1918 aims for responsible government within the British Empire.
The report reviews the status of 562 native states with sovereign princes and notes a commission at work for two and a half years. It also covers Dr Ju lio Prestes and Hoover's Lat in America goodwill visit, Brazil’s U S modeled republic, and a Rhineland free of troops after Versailles terms. Lindberghs welcome a son born at 2 15 p m EST on the couple’s home celebration.
Seventy five undernourished children from Baltimore and surrounding counties arrived at the Miracle House in Claiborne Maryland today, starting the twelfth season of the Maryland Tuberculosis Association preventorium. The facility, with 110 beds, follows funds from the annual Christmas Seal Sale. Donation and Inspection Day is set for Saturday afternoon July fifth when visitors may observe the daily routine.
Adams Cross Roads and Bloomery groups gathered for meetings and services with dozens of attendees. Family names such as Adams Rob inson Scott Edna Reba and Johnson appear with events in Denton Bloomery Chestnut Woods Federalsburg and Philadelphia, plus a Denton music program and local cake treats.
A lyrical description of the Great Choptank River at Williston Maryland as it slows to a tranquil shore. Tall cedars tigerlilies and wild cactus guard the bank while birds frogs and fireflies create a peaceful evening scene. The narrator invites readers to sit and rest and let life’s cares slip away in this Eden by the river.
Twenty five years ago Ridgely beat Catonsville 12 to 3 and Easton defeated Preston 9 to 2. A scholarship at Samuel Ready School in Baltimore was awarded to Nannie Towers. Edward M. Noble was elected county superintendent, age 30, effective August 1, with a $1000 salary. Edwin Downes and Lucy Potter Richardson wed in Denton. Mrs. Nehemiah E. Clark of Easton died in Brooklyn. Local and surrounding people visited Denton and Washington. Denton ball players beat Queen Anne 5 to 3. Lewis Stayton of near Burrsville died, his son Charles accused of causing death. inquest and preliminary hearing held. bail set. Ridgely hosts Fourth of July events with two baseball games, vaudeville, fireworks, and a cornet band.
Florenz Ziegfeld's Show Boat musical adaptation will be heard on the Atwater Kent Hour Sunday evening June 29. Kern's music is featured exclusively with Lewis James soloing and the Atwater Kent Orchestra conducted by Josef Pasternack. Excerpts from Show Boat and other Kern works such as Sally Very Good Eddy The Girl From Utah and Leave It To Jane will be performed with vocal interludes by Mr. James.
Public notice from Goldsboro Maryland lists the sale of all real estate of the late Walker Sapp at Goldsboro Bank on Saturday afternoon June 28 at 3 o'clock. Administrator M. K. Newman directs the sale. Epictetus quote closes the notice with a moral injunction.
A diaristic vocalization recounts a boy named Slats detailing a chaotic week. He describes party nights at Elsys house, working at Mr. Pelly's store, embarrassment over Ant Emmy, a missed ride due to his baseball team, and a tense attempt at peacekeeping. He notes Aunt Emmy's trip to New York Market and Jake's cigarette incident provoking smoke.
A reader argues against strenuous exercise citing Walter Camp’s death at 66 while claiming lazy but mentally alert people often live longest. Editor William Feather counters mixed results from diets, cold baths, and the daily dozen. A public sale notice for ter Sapp, Goldsboro, Md., administrator M. K. Newnam lists June 28 auction at 3:00 PM.
O P Heggie wins a throne in Paramounts The Vagabond King with Dennis King and Jeanette MacDonald. Heggie, noted for roles in The Letter and The Mysterious Dr Fu Manchu, appears as a weak willed monarch who yields to Francois Villon and faces Burgundian foes in a romantic film filled with song and drama.
Mrs. R Wesley Ross tours University of Virginia sites with Prof Warrilow. 4 H Club pins and an Anti tuberculosis Society gold pin honor her five years teaching Health Chores in Delaware schools. Wooters to remodel Hopkins homestead. Wright and Ward return from Shenandoah trip. Rosses refurnish home. Lofland improve outbuildings. Layton installs radio. Hopkins repaints residence.
Templeville residents share dinners and visits as Amos Wyatt hosts relatives and friends. Gurney Knotts recovers after illness, while Dorothy Knotts heads to Pocono Mountains for summer work. Philadelphia visitor William Hicks stays with Annie Greer, and Laura McKnett visits Marcus Hook. Isabel Baughley visits Barclay, and Marie Purnell visits Melvin Kinnamon. Church services planned with Sunday School at 10 a.m. and preaching at 7:45 p.m.
A vintage guide extols ice cream as a social staple and offers playful ideas such as Flowering Ice Cream using 2 1/2 inch pots, plus a collection of sauces. It describes caramel and chocolate toppings, nutrition notes, and recipes for cream puffs served with ice cream, including step by step pastry dough and baking instructions.
The North End Base Ball Club, led by manager John Cahall, has posted strong recent results and invites fans to a July 4th morning game at 10 30 against Dover. A box score from a prior Dover tilt shows close action with North End scoring 35 to 34 in a nine inning contest.
Williston residents and relatives from Annapolis Junction Cambridge Wilmington joined Mr. Roland Wheatley for a week of hospitality. Birthday dinner honors Nat Frey with guest August Noot from Brooklyn. Families and friends gathered at Couden's shore for crabbing and a funeral in Federalsburg for Mrs. Catharine Andrews. Rev. Chas Nugent to preach Sunday at 3 with Sunday School at 2. Wm Love of Wilmington visited his parents last weekend.
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