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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1939
Page
6
Melvin and Johnson Inc publishers advertise Saturday morning edition dated March 25 1939. Local notices and ads feature community announcements and forthcoming listings with standard period newspaper tone.
The governor has fulfilled many pledges with reform measures advancing toward approval. Supporters cite progress on governance changes and public accountability while critics warn of lingering gaps and potential amendments before final passage.
Governor O Conor pledges a sweeping reorganization of the Maryland judiciary system and the People’s Court in Baltimore City to cut politics and costs. He supports coroners reform, a Legislative Council, and a pay rise for teachers, plus state control of Morgan College and expanded public health efforts.
Macmillan promotes Wine of Good Hope by David Rame as a top spring release about a South African farm boy and family drama. Jubal Troop by Paul I Wellman traces an orphan’s growth from range life to Oklahoma oil boom, blending humor, adventure, and historical change. Marginal Land by Horace Kramer launches Lippincott spring titles as a first novel in the Free Land/Aldrich vein. Night Rider by Robert Penn Warren follows Kentucky tobacco farmers for fair crops amid the Literary Fellowship push. The Middle Passage by Roland Barker and William Doerflinger rounds out an adventurous, well-regarded IRA era list.
Seventy Times Seven by John Sanford is grimly realistic with Cain like edge. The Damned Don't Cry by Harry Hervey moves fast with spice. Take These Hands by Anne Paterson offers a wholesome doctor story. Edith Bolline Wilson’s My Memoirs reveals inside presidential history. Nora Waln’s Reaching for the Stars portrays Germany honestly from 1934-1988.
The Dentonia Theatre screens Darryl F. Zanuck’s Technicolor Jesse James starring Tyrone Power Henry Fonda Nancy Kelly and Randolph Scott for three shows starting 6 PM Saturday March 25 The Ozarks location work drew Foxs large spend in Missouri and rival film You Cant Cheat an Honest Man with W C Fields debuts Oliver the dummy performs in a new feud with Charlie McCarthy while Wings of the Navy opens March 30 with Brent de Havilland Payne McHugh
George OBrien stars in RKO Radio's western Lawless Valley at Ridgely Bee on March 24 and 25. A rancher's death is ruled by a crooked coroner as suicide, but a young cattleman uncovers a murder plot by a rival rancher after being imprisoned in a frame-up. Upon release he hunts for evidence to prove the father's murder and battles to expose the injustice.
O'Brien and Biondell star in a Warner Bros film shown Monday to Wednesday March 27 25 29 at Ridgely Theatre with Joan Blendell and Bobby Jordan. A tale of reform and rehabilitation centers on a warm hearted woman and a young boy amid juvenile gambling and crime, with romance and conflict between the leads.
School notes review athletic progress with two volleyball teams planned as weather warms. Track prospects center on Burnley Wyatt and Bryant Cawley with Paul Wright to shine in jumps and sprints. Agriculture banquet on March 17 drew about 90 of 100 expected, with Ferdinand the beef steer noted for feed changes and donations aiding upkeep.
Kern stressed benefits of attending the World Poultry Congress while Richard Blackburn Benjamin Willis Ma Conover Crouse Wil liam Henderson George Clen daniel Calvin Skinner Wilson Dawson and Harry Nuttle gave short talks. The Future Farmers of America sponsored the banquet, with about 50 such events planned in Maryland this year. The program proceeded smoothly and attendees enjoyed themselves.
The 1928 county health activities in Maryland show full statewide health coverage since 1931, with extensive disease control, maternal and child health, dental care, and sanitary oversight. Notable figures include 10,185 notifiable disease cases, 20,000+ immunizations for diphtheria, 6,842 typhoid protections, 6,700 smallpox vaccinations, and 78,000+ tuberculosis treatments and 1,700 follow-ups.
State Director Kent Mullikin reports FHA mortgage insurance drives private funds availability as 262 Maryland lenders qualify, with 138 active in insured small home loans. Nationwide volume neared 648 million in 1938, up over 200 million from 1937, and more banks, life insurers, and mortgage firms join annually.
The Caroline County Orphans Court met on Tuesday with Judges Andy, Dennis, and Fooks presiding. The court approved and ordered recorded the first and final administration ac tions and related matters as read.
Court filings include accounts of sales of personalty and administration accounts in estates of Edward M Noble Edward Knight Wilhelmina Wright James R Phillips Emma J Bruch John Elmer Hoffman Rudolph M Tismar Charles M Turner William Frank McMahan Dennis Werner and related notices. Bond and appraisers named James Temple and Clayton Roe. creditors notice issued. letters of administration granted to Ralph C Werner.
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