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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1930
Page
4
Benjamin F. Johnson is named treasurer with a vice president and secretary also listed. The item notes the publication is entered at the Denton post office as second class mail matter and dated Saturday morning March 8, 1930.
Maryland state notice urges protection of migratory song and insectivorous birds returning in 1930. It cites illegal killing by slingshots and air rifles, explores educational campaigns with schools, advocates building bird houses, and cites penalties under Chapter 668 of 1927 for harming wild birds or nests.
Dr John A Lapp president of the National Council of Social Agencies and National Catholic Welfare Council in Chicago questions what would replace prohibition If abandoned He warns against liquor sales by the government and calls light wines a entering wedge toward ending prohibition He notes that conservatives oppose public utilities but favor government liquor control and cites that ninety percent of Americans currently do not drink systematically.
A discussion argues municipally owned public utilities be tax exempt to avoid burdening consumers, contending they operate for public benefit and that taxation has no basis. The piece analyzes juniors and public policy without asserting final conclusions.
The piece argues that exempting municipally owned utilities from taxes creates an unfair financial burden on other taxpayers and private businesses. It asserts all businesses should fund local government and questions the fairness of tax-exempt utility status as class legislation. It warns such exemptions amount to an unjust financial drain on taxpayers.
Swarthmore College announces through its president that a $2,000,000 endowment fund recently requested is already in sight and will be in hand within a few weeks. The money was raised without special solicitation from sources not directly connected with the college, signaling broad interest in expansion and advancement. Caroline county residents note Swarthmore alumni among its graduates and praise its management as it plans broader educational efforts.
Editorial discusses improving farm-to-market roads and year round surfaces, linking regions and boosting agriculture. It covers naval disarmament talks, American responsibility at the London parley, China’s democratic education drive, and farm price stabilization efforts through the Federal Farm Board, noting mixed results and calls for cost reductions and production efficiency.
Wheat prices at 1.18 and corn 51 to 52 appear alongside notices from S. G. Nuttle Andersontown advertising mules. The Annapolis iceboat sailed Baltimore to Love Point to break a passage. Local firms report cotton chain mattings and a fish hatching project. Funeral of Frank DeFord at Thawleys Chapel. A near-miss accident involving T. Pliny Fisher. Community hotel discussions raise 4850 dollars toward a goal of 12000. Weddings at Marydel and Greensborro, inaugurations in Washington, and various visits. Public education data and school additions. A Denton marriage and farming notes close the chronicle.
Journal style notes recount a week in Slats diary with family antics odd jobs and school tales. Entries cover a faulty radiator repair a baby visit a beef dinner and misheard classroom lessons with quirky family banter and rural humor.
Dr. Richard C. Leonard outlines three rules for mouth health. Eat well and keep teeth clean, but visit a dentist regularly for examinations twice a year to detect and fix issues early, ensuring stronger teeth and better overall health. Start consultations by age three to prevent painful, costly dental problems later.
An article shows German culinary ideas and recipes including noodles with cottage cheese and bacon, stuffed kale rolls with pork and beef, and a German apple cake known as kutchen. It compares cheese traditions and offers detailed steps for making cottage cheese topped noodles, kale rolls, and apple cake with cream and cinnamon.
At the Maryland Theatre Baltimore the fourth Victor Herbert Festival offering Babes in Toyland opens week of March 10. The extravaganza features Barry Lupino Ruppert Darrell and a large company with famed numbers like The March of the Toys and I Cant Do That Sum. A fanciful pantomime style production promises dazzling stage settings and lively dances as part of the city festival.
A playful note wonders why no recipient receives the extra pie, questioning the fairness of awards and the mystery behind why many acclaimed books fail to move or engage readers.
A jumble of quotations and ad-like fragments mentions Denton merchants urging local patrons to support shops as spring approaches. References to figures Beecher Monahan Napoleon and Roy L Smith mix with promotional tone about advertising and community kinship.
The Peoples Bank plans a Vault Ventilator from the O B McClintock Co to provide fresh air in the vault during emergencies. The device allows unlocking the outside steel core to insert a ventilating shaft with a high speed fan ensuring air flow for those inside. This improvement aims to transform the vault from a potential horror to a safe refuge for customers and staff.
The Community Club met in business with Mrs. Frank Flounders as vice president. Rev. Harry Zeigler will preach on Sunday with titles The Quest of the Cross and The Winds of God. Numerous locals including Mrs. Irvin Hevalow and Mrs. Dorothy Benney hosted visits, and families traveled between Philadelphia, Wilmington, Greensboro, and Oxford for gatherings and events.
The P T A at Wooden Hawk School held Friday evening with large attendance. President Mrs Blanche Adams, secretary Miss Bernice Adams, and treasurer Miss Edna Adams led the meeting. Forty five members paid dues enabling three delegates to the P T A convention at Dover in April. Two meetings remain this term including a free treat. Attendees included Mr C Adams Miss Hennie Johnson John Adams and sister Edna at the Sallie Anderson burial in Harrington Delaware. Charlie Adams of Wilmington spent Sunday with relatives, first trip home since Florida. Miss Alice Hastings visited Bernice Adams over the weekend.
In 1929 top dressing wheat with nitrate of soda or sulphate of ammonia in Caroline county and other Maryland counties raised yields by 6.7 bushels per acre. Materials were applied March 15 to April 15 at 100 to 160 lbs per acre. Testers included E H E Thieroff Preston W H Beck Denton W W Noble Denton and H L Sullivan Denton. Top dressing is advised where nitrogen limits growth but excess spring nitrogen may reduce yield if already ample.
The Maryland Poultry Association announces the 1930 certified poultry breeding flocks for Maryland. The booklet names breeders and hatcherymen meeting strict breed standards, productivity, and management criteria, with Maryland Certified Bands. Inspectors may examine houses yards and premises to enforce regulations at any time.
The duPont Company will provide an expert to oversee a ditch digging demonstration in Caroline county showing blasting with dynamite as a quick economical drainage method. Interested parties should contact the County Agricultural Agent in Denton Maryland.
Ford's Theatre announces the farewell engagement of The Vagabond King in Baltimore the week of March 10 with matinees. The production features a 92 member cast and augmented orchestra. Prices are reduced to 1.60 for best seats, 1.00 balcony, 0.50 second balcony to attract wider audiences.
Orphans Court regular session led by Judges West Harper and Shawn approved Everett Nuttle's first and final administration account for Adaline Tantum estate. Guardsman Elma Murphy Nichols released ward Percy Murphy. Reed estate appraised. sale of personal estate ordered. Bertha Wright filed extra inventory and sale report. Ethel Wheatley released T Edwin Paisley distributee.
Washington D C report shows margarine use per person at 2.7 pounds while the nation’s output climbs. Dr J S Abbott notes a national spread of about a third of a billion pounds in 1920 with total production around 33 million pounds, marking the highest yearly output since 1912 and reflecting growing public preference for margarine’s wholesome quality and purity due to ongoing research.
The article lists the major inputs for this year’s margarine production, totaling 350,000,000 pounds for the American market. It cites 4,742,000 pounds of milk, 27,311,000 pounds of salt, 47,184,000 pounds of oleo oil, 24,189,000 pounds of neutral lard, 171,411,000 pounds of coconut oil, plus large quantities of peanut and cottonseed oils as key components and emulsifiers.
The wisest and most generous form of humanity accepts people as they are. It avoids edification and watches for amusing or lovable qualities to admire. It grants elbow room for differences that make human nature baffling and inspiring, as noted by Exchange.
The text explains that electric potential measures work required to move a unit charge from infinity to a point in a field. It compares electric potential to mechanical level and defines electromotive force as the current driven by potential differences, analogous to water pressure caused by height differences.
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