25 Mar 1939
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1939
Page
1
Advertisement announces Charlie McCarthy released from a strong box at the Dentonia Theatre he will be shown to patrons on Monday and Tuesday March 27 and 28 alongside W C Fields and Edgar Bergen in You Cant Cheat An Honest Man. The notice invites patrons to see why the wooden image was kidnapped.
Denton High School issue highlights senior class activities with reports on the senior play Mountain Mumps, classroom achievements, and student features. It covers attending Goldey College films, class officer elections, student conference plans, and notable senior profiles including Noma Barrow Kathryn Baker Robert Thawley and Sherman Tribbitt.
The Eastern Shore Soccer League nears its end with Greensboro leading the first half and Ridgely and Easton expected to contend for the second half title. Vienna A. C. has dropped out, affecting final standings, while Denton and St. Michaels results are noted. A benefit movie for the Denton club, Wings of the Navy, is set for Thursday and Friday.
The Preliminary Report by the Maryland State Roads Commission with the U S Department of Agriculture lists proposed improvements for Caroline County. Key items include 13 percent relocations along Route 318 north of Denton to south of American Corner at 658 thousand dollars, plus multiple widening resurfacing and concrete works on Routes 212 213 313 3813 104 457 with a total projected cost of about 1.8 million dollars.
Delegate Jonathan Sleeman of Frostburg introduces House Bill 631 proposing a one cent per gallon tax on kerosene and fuel oil not used for motor vehicles. The plan would hit households hard, heating fuel users, and could raise fuel bills by about 21 dollars for domestic burners. The measure faces claims of unfairness and competitive disadvantage for Maryland industry, noting no other state imposes a fuel oil tax.
Miss Betty Holloway shares a dessert prep using 6 medium apples with raisins and sugar, baked until soft. Gelatin dissolved in hot water is poured into molds, cooled, then apples are arranged topside down in gelatin and chilled before turning out to serve with cream or custard.
The Journal's School Health Forum explains why children should have complete physical exams before school and how the Public Health Department urges May visits to physicians or preschool clinics. It covers protection from contagious diseases, eye strain, glasses, and nutrition for school success.
With one-sixth of the term remaining Maryland Governor O’Conor’s program is under scrutiny as bills pile up in the Legislature. He pledges pay as you go budgeting, no new taxes on real estate, and restraint on gambling devices. A tax plan leans on a classified income tax while a Road Board reorganization is pursued. He halts W B A right of way purchase and favors non political resource conservation reforms and reform of minor courts.
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