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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1929
Page
4
Editorial notes recall the telephone milestone of fifty two years and chart the growth of electric communication from wire networks to wireless news and image transmission. Industry scope includes 20 million phones in the US and 30 million worldwide with vast employment and hundreds of millions in revenue.
The passage warns Americans who chase small gains by dubious schemes. It likens risky investments to seeking medical or spiritual advice from the wrong expert, stressing caution with money.
A compact collection of thrift kitchen ideas uses macaroni to stretch leftover meat and offers liver and hamburger dishes. It includes layered macaroni with meat and tomato sauce, baked liver in milk, and shepherds pie style preparations, with guidance on low heat for tenderness and practical substitutions.
The farce Young Love by Samson Raphaelson directed by George Cukor arrives at the Maryland Theatre Baltimore for one week from Monday March 18 with matinees on Wednesday and Saturday. Dorothy Gish stars with Frank Conroy Tom Douglas and Catherine Willard in support as Watson Barratt provides luxurious settings.
Smithville Club members are arranging a play with date to be announced. The note lists Wilmington shoppers and visits by local residents. Bloomery Aid function to be hosted by Rev G H Atkins at the parsonage on March 27. Sunday School and preaching at Bloomery Sunday afternoon.
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Roads were nearly impassable this week yet peach buds remained healthy. Wartime-like reports of smallpox near Federalsburg. Local industries opened including Hughes Lumber basket factory and Ledman broom factory. Obituaries include Mrs. Mary W. Reynolds of Frederica and Mr. James B. Draper of Greensboro. Wright & Foster mills burned with heavy losses. community sympathy extended to survivors.
Greensboro and nearby communities report visits and family gatherings. Oscar Nichols and son vacationed in Cambridge. Carl Nichols broke his collarbone at school last Friday. numerous relatives from Wilmington Denton Chestertown Baltimore Concord and Philadelphia spent weekends with kin.
In Federalsburg a birthday party was hosted at Master Donald Earl Alford’s Idlewyld home on March Sth at 2 p m marking his 3rd birthday. Guests included Ruth Lyden, Evelyn Lyden, Doris Hallowell, Elizabeth Wheatley, Irta Mills, Frances MacMahan, Elizabeth MacMahan, Nattie Alford, Roselle Bullock, Patsy Fisher, Mary Jane Webb, Clark Webb, Manning Fisher, Smith Pennypacker, Donald Alford, and Mr and Mrs Earl Alford. The afternoon featured games and a dining room serving ice cream cake and candy at Bb o’clock amid pink decorations.
A prominent lady reports surprising her husband by using Hera Tonic to clear liver marks yellow patches and muddy skin while addressing indigestion sluggish bowels and gas after meals. Drugstore salesman W J Evans endorses the product offering a six day money back guarantee.
Slats Diary by Ross Farquar narrates a week of diary entries from Friday to Thursday. It covers a kid’s chores, a basement incident, conversations about telephone misdials, school history, a restaurant advert, and Emmy’s comments on literature and race. The piece ends with a discussion of Porgy and the Jungle and its spirituals.
The Eastern Shore Society of Baltimore City announces a 1929 historical essay contest for Eastern Shore high school students. Prizes of 20 dollars per county will go to best 1000 to 1500 word sketches covering 1812 to Civil War, written by 1929 graduates, due April 20, 1929, with committee chair George L. Radcliffe. Additional prize for best overall sketch. Manuscripts may be rejected at the committee’s discretion.
The Theatre Guild of New York brings Porgy to Ford's Theatre Baltimore for one week starting Monday March 18 with matinees Wednesday and Saturday. Du Bose and Dorothy Treyward describe it as an American folk play drawing on legends and primitive living, with vivid characters that bring a new reality to American drama. The Charleston setting reflects life closely and it marks the final U.S. appearance before a London engagement.
The Sunday School of Wesley M E Church was reorganized on March 10. Elected were Superintendent Norman Q Gutten, assistant superintendent W I L Wright, secretary Maurice Wright, treasurer Pauline Hopkins, missionary treasurer Addie Smith, organist Addie Smith, assistant organist Effie Wright, librarian Clifford Outten, assistant Robert Stafford. Nearby social updates list guests including Mrs Addie Baynard Linda Nowell Melvin C James of Denton and several local families visiting or hosting.
Anita Page wears a two piece crepe sport frock with a bright polka dot blouse in The Flying Fleet set near Coronado Hotel during filming at the New Dover Opera House March 18 19 20. Navarro scenes feature naval aviators and a cast led by George Still with Ralph Graves Gardner James Carroll Nye Sumner Getchell and Alfred Allen.
The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey explains that evolving traffic and motor engine trends drive the creation of new fuels. Its research department, comprising more than 300 specialists, works with partners to advance fuel technology in step with automotive innovation.
Manufacturers tout a new Standard Gasoline said to boost performance across 1929 models and older cars. Test results from local distributors report quicker starts, faster acceleration, and less crankcase dilution, with the slogan It’s the Champion.
Patterson's High School pupils honored Mrs. Alice H. Ross with two entertainments featuring music folk dances gifts and cards for her wedding anniversary and birthday. Refreshments were served. Mrs. Margaret Simpson suffered another stroke and is under physician care. Odoth Brown and Miss Anna Boyd are employed as clerks at Black's Department Store. Nelson Melvin and Miss Poore announce their marriage amid congratulations.
Denton will host an Automobile Show on March 20 21 22 and 23 under the auspices of The Denton Volunteer Fire Co.
Miss Evelyn F. Baker daughter of Mrs Ada F. Baker wed Earl S. Babbitt of Washington DC at the M E parsonage in Denton Maryland on a Saturday morning February 16.
A short quotation attributed to Franklin states that no one preaches better than the ant and adds that she says nothing. This item notes a philosophical reflection on silence and diligence through a rural fable lens.
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