Denton Journal Publisher Details and Post Notice
Denton Journal issue information for Saturday morning March 12 1938 lists publishers Melvin Johnson Inc with Benjamin F Johnson as president and treasurer and Mary Melvin as vice president and secretary. The paper is entered at the Denton Maryland post office as second class mail matter.
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Denton Journal
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Melvin & Johnson Incorporated
Benjamin F. Johnson
Mary Melvin
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Denton
It Can Be Done On Highway Safety Progress Report
The piece notes a 4 percent rise in 1937 traffic deaths to 39,700, with 20 states cutting fatalities and 28 states rising. It calls for unremitting public education, strict law enforcement, and better street lighting and safer locations to prevent accidents, urging all states to follow the prolific few.
Economic highlights on Britain’s shift toward fascist powers
The column analyzes press reactions to Eden's resignation and Chamberlain's conciliatory policy toward fascist powers. It notes praise for Britain’s turn in Germany and Italy, while democratic nations fear loss of democratic ideals. It warns that a U S England alliance may falter and Britain's motive could be temporary expediency.
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Anthony Eden
Chamberlain
Italy
Germany
Eden
France
England
United States
Lord Cranborne
Dorothy Thompson
South America
Japan
Britain
Western Hemisphere
Miss Thompson
Between War and Peace Re-Headlining Tite News
Washington reflects on ghosts of Congress and the Founders as debates over military power and foreign policy reemerge. The piece cites clashes between the Executive and Congress, Europe’s wars, and the U S open door policy in China alongside Hawaii and the Philippines annexation context. It notes Boake Carter's Why Meddle in the Orient and calls out unilateral actions without congressional consultation.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
United States
Benjamin Franklin
Southoff
Wisconsin
Woodring
Europe
America
England
France
Germany
Austria
Social Democrats
London
Hitler
von Fritsch
Great Britain
Far East
Boake Carter
China
Hawaii
Philippines
Starling
Bonn
Roosevelt
Jefferson
Napoleon
Louisiana
Jackson
Charles Michelson
Democratic National Committee
England’s Decline and U S Business Mood Warned
Oswald Garrison Villard questions England’s standing as a major power amid fascist gains and democracies fading. Business Week notes activity and sentiment are depressed, with sentiment outweighing activity. American leaders fear the current low mood may persist as Washington’s policies drift uncertainly.
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Business Week
Washington
Secretive Soviet Siberia Expedition Critique by Carter
Boake Carter likens a covert American military mission to Siberia intended to deter Japan from seizing Eastern Siberia to driving in a car with back-seat drivers whose owners hold the keys. He argues Congress and public criticism are being sidelined by administration secrecy.
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Siberia
Japan
Congress
Boake Carter
Canal dreams, costs, and choices in world power
The piece traces Balboa’s dream of joining seas via a canal, the Suez model, and the Panama path chosen by the United States. It weighs Nicaragua versus Panama routes, costs, timing, and broader military uses, then cites Bryan Chamorro, Roosevelt doctrine shifts, and a wartime funding gap. It ends with reflections on Chinese refugees and modern communication.
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Balboa
Atlantic
Pacific
Suez Canal
Americas
de Lesseps
Mediterranean
Red Sea
Panama
Nicaragua
San Juan
Lake Nicaragua
United States
Columbia
Gatun Lake
U. S
New York
San Francisco
Panama Canal
Roosevelt
Caribbean
Lot
Frank Kent
Mr. Kent
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Kent
Treasury
Henry
Dissecting the Kent critique of Roosevelt and a magical bird clue
A satirical column mocks Frank Kent for doubting F D Roosevelt while claiming the President reads minds via a starling signaling from a magnolia tree near the White House. The bit ends with Congress balking at slaughtering the bird to end the spy rumor.
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Secret Service
G-Men
Post Office
Military
Naval
Mr. Kent
White House
California
Sherlock Holmes
Charlie Chan
Baltimore
House
Washington
Global tensions and economic revival critique
The text argues that conquering powers face complex remote territories and notes Manchuria’s population, comparing it to China. It cites 1937 Institute of Agriculture findings that government intervention and rearmament revived economies artificially, highlighting insecurity and calls for a collective security system and planned expansion using science to meet human needs.
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International Institute of Agriculture
Trade resilience amid tariffs and controls in 1936
Anthony Eden notes persistent international trade despite tariffs quotas and exchange controls. He cites 1936 world trade at over 50 thousand million gold dollars, about 42 thousand million dollars in present value, the highest since 1992. The United States and United Kingdom together accounted for nearly 30 percent of world imports.
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United States
United Kingdom
Anthony Eden
Roosevelt era reform debate stirs public doubt
A 25 year old column reviews a cabinet crisis, Roosevelt era proposals, and fears of dictatorial power. It argues modern reforms aim to streamline government, cites biographical presidents, and notes criticism as part of political contention. The piece labels executive vs legislative balance and oversight dynamics.
Slats Diary recounts school life and misadventures
Oliver N Warren presents Slats diary entries by an unnamed narrator Jake, Blisters, and others. The week covers drawing a caricature of God, questions about love and wealth, teacher versus editor, skating on a pond, a near drowning, and a cautionary note about rushing for quick gains.
Adams Cross Roads Social Visits
Mr and Mrs Fred Fountain and Mr and Mrs Edgar Fountain spent Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs Earl Adams and family. Miss Mildred Lord and Mr Nelson Gilbert visited on Tuesday with the Fountain family. Mr and Mrs George Wheatley were guests Thursday night for supper of C W Adams and family. Mrs Louis Dennis called at C W Adams and family on Tuesday. Thurman Fountain visited his parents near Seaford on Tuesday evening. Little Gloria Mae Johnson spent Monday with her aunts and uncle.
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Frank Seth
West Denton
Penumonia
Henderson School
J. W. Kerr
State Senate
Albert W. Sisk
George T. Redden
Harvey L. Cooper
Thomas L. Day
Goslin
State Roads Commission
Henry James Dark
Philadelphia
Emily Millicent
James Monroe Dean
Denton
St. Simeon Church
West Philadelphia
Marie Anthony
William D. Anthony
Lloyd Starkey
Queen Anne’s County
J. T. Bailey
Caroline Circuit M. P. Church
Church Hill
Mary E. Zouck
Prospect Circle
Windsor Hills
Baltimore
Edith Ellen Zouck
James Albert Fisher
Fisher
Thomas W. Fisher
Cora E. Mercer
Ruby Smith
Harry Eason
Easton
J. J. Beasley
Coleraine
North Carolina
Rhevelma DeFord
Walter Hicks
Washington
O. J. Redden
New York
Martin van Rodney
John R. Statum
Little Daugther
Esther
Greenwood
J. H. Howard Griffin
Ulrich
New Yok
Elsie L. Roe
Williton
Maury Wand
Laura Thawley
Pearl Gatherers’ Society of Wesley M. E. Church
Helen Barker
W. T. Bullock
Warrington
Leander Thomas
near_ Hickman
Ferdinand Baynard
A. C. Smith
Thomas Eilwanger
John Parris
C. N. Fountain
Lola Fountain
Anna Pippin
Helen Ross
Horatio Murphy
Phil Cheezum
W. T. Sullivan
Alexander Hoffman
S. J. Hurst
Winfield Webster
George Murphy
William Murphy
William H. Deen
C. C. Deen
C. H. Towers
Grace Todd
Elsie Kelley
Delma Murphy
Reba Hurst
Kathleen Todd
G. W. Kelly
Madison Towers
Mary Blades
Hillard Donoho
Bethlehem
Mary Brades
Maude Harding
Edna Rodgers
Agnes Brodes
Elizabeth Hall
Clara Harding
Mary Todd
Mary Brodses
Isabelle Carrall
Bertie Legates
Janie Legates
Lucy Phelps
Katie Smick
Mamie Fredericks
Harry Hopkins
Claude Hubbard
Harry Hall
Earle Legates
James Taylor
Carlton Taylor
Melville Hubbard
Jacob Smick
Andrew Christopher
Raymond Todd
Roland Todd
Clinton Carroll
Charlie Perry
Gifford Bowdle
Jerusha
Carrie Spicher
Emmey
Wilming Towers
Elsie Spicher
Mary Lister
Clara Clark
Lila Spicher
Rix Garey
John Greenlee
Wilmina Towers
Fred Fountain
Edgar Fountain
Earl Adams
Mildred Lord
Nelson Gilbert
George Wheatley
C. W. Adams
Louis Dennis
Thurman Fountain
Seaford
Gloria Mae Johnson
Uncle Jim Advocates Tree Crops Over Poor Land Use
Uncle Jim argues that much land now in crops would yield better returns if planted with trees, grass, or legumes. He notes a neighbor’s view that it costs more to farm poor spots than the crops bring in.
Card of Thanks for Kind Deeds and Sympathy
We thank friends and loyal neighbors for every kind deed and words of sympathy during the illness and death of our dear mother. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Jenkins.
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Lloyd Jenkins
Greensboro Ladies Attend Cherry Hill Lodge Supper
Mrs Effa Plummer and Miss Martha Bickling attended a lodge supper at Cherry Hill recently. Mrs Effa Plummer is spending a few days in Baltimore this week. R B Rawlings was a Philadelphia visitor last Friday and Saturday.
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Effa Plummer
Martha Bickling
Cherry Hill
Baltimore
R. B. Rawlings
Philadelphia
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