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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1928
Page
4
The piece lauds Lindbergh as a world figure fostering goodwill and U.S. business links, cites Governor Ritchie on government and business, and urges Denton to expand Saturday parking to accommodate rising crowds and traffic. It extols electricity and modern transport as humanity’s true slaves and touts wider roads as essential amid increasing travel.
A Memphis Commercial Appeal writer notes road widening as a policy in several states with high car registrations. Some states add paving strips or lateral extensions to widen roads, especially near large cities. Also cited are federal tuberculosis tests in cattle. compared 1917 2.4 percent reactors to 1927 1.1 percent, suggesting safer beef and urging accredited herds for milk sellers. The piece ends with reflections on why country men rise to top positions in industry and public office due to broader physical health and education.
Republicans face renewed tariff pressure as the Senate signals support and House leaders press for action. The farm bill remains a sticking point with administration views clashing over tariff revision, while Oldfield cites statements by Dickinson and other western lawmakers to urge action.
Mr. Oldfield recalls a St. Louis conference where farmers endorsed a measure to remove or modify unfair and excessive tariff duties that shelter price-fixing monopolies. He notes opponents warned against expressing opinions on duty reductions when the McMaster Senate resolution was discussed recently.
A nostalgic feature outlines English tea customs andMenu ideas for entertaining. It blends social ritual with recipes for light sponge cakes muffins scones coconut rose buds creams puffs and a coconut filling, plus step by step doughs and baking directions. The piece invites hosts to recreate a traditional tea scene with warm beverages small bites and refined presentations.
Mr. Wendell Cooper son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cooper enlisted in the Navy for four more years and was assigned to the Mayflower. He left Tuesday after a brief leave. Sanford visitors include Mr. Russell Nelson and father Mr. Alfred Nelson and Mr. G H Shepard of Sanford. Nelson plans to buy a home soon. Farmers nearby plow for a large peas acreage contracted with Phillips Packing Co. of Cambridge. Mrs. Mary Lizzie Legates returned from Federalsburg after visiting her niece and nephew Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Love. Mr. and Mrs. William Love and Mrs. Henrietta McMahon and Mrs. Catherine Clark visited Trappe this week. Miss Kathryn W Thawley of Newark, Delaware University, with her parents, visited her grandparents last weekend. Mr. S E Hignatt of New Castle spent Sunday at home.
Resolutions from Algonquin Tribe No 186 Preston Maryland mourn the loss of Noble Chief and member George N Fin harty. The group expresses fraternal regard and extends deepest sympathy to his family as a loving husband father and friend, urged to seek comfort in divine care. Signed by Sachem Theodore E Fetcher Arthur A Haxman John Rumbold Paxton Lednum.
The Play Writing Committee invites residents to write family reminiscences and legends from before 1900 for a prize program. prizes include 100 dollars for best portrayal, 60, 10 and return of manuscripts, with rules on triplicate typing and sealed author identity. The entry window runs March 1 to November 1, 1928. 20 000 Dollar Victory Six slogan contest offers 1000 top prize, 500 second, 260 third, 100 fourth, 50 fifth, 26 sixth, 10 seventh, open to all except Dodge employees and relatives. Submissions due by March 31 1928 to Dodge Brothers Inc contest editor. Performance aims to highlight the car's early strengths.
Templeville notes visits by Lemuel Walls and family from Wilmington to his parents Walter and Mrs Wallis, with Florence Boyles. Wil friends Amos Wyatt Starkey and families spent time with Hyland Seamans near Millington. Attended Jarman funeral in Greensboro. Various neighbors visited and hosted, incl Edna Cahall, Daniel Cole, and the Knotts sisters. Church services listed.
In loving remembrance of my dear husband Hajah Griffith who died March 13, 1920. A brief poem by his wife recalls the happy years together and the loss felt since his passing. The verse speaks of memory as a constant friend and the resting grave under midnight stars.
Mr and Mrs T E Pritchett host Sunday guests including Mr and Mrs Harry Pritchett and family Mr and Mrs Thomas Pritchett and daughter Helen Miss Carolina Keplin Oscar Pritchett and friend all for Wilmington Also Mr and Mrs Raymond Shulties of Marcus Hook visit his parents Mr and Mrs John Stafford Louise Medford visits Miss Maxine Sanders Milford area residents Grafton Heather Milford and Melvin Smith Salisbury weekend visitors Stork brings baby girl to Mr and Mrs Clarence Phillips Electric lights installed at Wallaces Stafford and Cohee homes Paul Smith Dover visits his parents Temple and Mrs Smith over the weekend Harry Smith Sr listed ill
The State Department of Forestry offers free trees for roadside planting to organizations and individuals. Trees are available only at the State Nursery College Park and must be planted within highway right of way on both sides for at least four miles with owner consent and care assurances. Transportation charges, planting, and guard stakes are the applicant's responsibility. a Forestry rep will supervise.
Professor Hatfield praised Virginia Woolf as the sole clearly modern novelist in a Baltimore lecture at St. John’s College, contrasting her inner focus with earlier narrators and noting Joyce’s Ulysses as a landmark yet openly obscene work. The talk also framed postwar letters and listed other writers with mixed reception.
The Choptank Twentieth Century Community Club and guests gathered at the Perry home on the 29th where Miss Spafford delivered a landscape gardening talk with photos and planned a later sewing lesson. Officers elected include President Mrs. Edward Hall and Secretary Miss Marie Perry, with a programs committee set to organize the year. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday March 13 at the Wrights' home, with square cutting to be done.
Harold F. Pellegrin of Near East Relief cites Armenia orphanage farm as a model with 300000 pounds beets 350000 pounds potatoes 30000 carrots 80000 oats and barley 9000 beans 20000 onions 5000 corn ears and 12000 pounds cheese produced in one year under the supervision of 10000 or so children. The program tracks seed costs time and market value to teach economic farm literacy. Subscriptions for The Journal are offered with Carolina and outside rates.
Smithville locals hosted and visited across Federalsburg Seaford Denton Williston and Wilmington. Families including Smith Pennypacker Hurley Tucker Bullock Meredith and O'Day among others shared weekends and weeknights with relatives and friends. The 4-H Club Girls met Saturday and Percy Tucker took a new job in Wilmington.
The Chevrolet Motor Company reports February output at 116,943 cars and trucks, a 36 percent rise from February 1927 and the best monthly total since May 1927. Domestic retail deliveries exceed February 1927 by over 11,700 units, with exports rising as production ramps to meet global demand. fourteen domestic plants operate on full time to sustain rapid shipments. January also surpassed prior history in both production and retail deliveries.
United States totals 61,007 in January 1928 with 241,300 Bigger and Better Chevrolet units by March 1. December output 32,773 cars and trucks shipped to dealers for July 1 public reveal. Factory officials express confidence 1928 production will greatly surpass last year’s million-unit target.
A new Chess Club formed at St John’s College with seventeen members plus several professors. Professor Hatfield acts as advisor. Mrs. Mason hosts the club at Brice House, the historic student social center. William Quay, Crisfield, is president. Frank Hunter Jr., secretary. members include George Beneze, Edmond Hingsworth, Edwin Lowe, Louis Jefferson Fie, and others from Maryland to Connecticut and New Jersey.
Dr. W. H. Wright surveys beard fashion in a Canadian town, recalling whiskered eras when men grew facial hair for manhood. He notes youths castor oil routines and barn shaves, decadal beard returns, and wives fainting at bearded visitors, contrasting old rituals with modern facial grooming and harsher social norms for men.
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