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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1937
Page
4
Published weekly by Melvin & Johnson Inc with Benjamin F Johnson as president and treasurer Mary Melvin as vice president and secretary. Entered at the Denton post office as second class mail matter. Saturday Morning March 26, 1938.
The piece notes spring road trips powered by better highways, highlighting Natchez Garden Club Pilgrimage, New Orleans Fiesta, Mobile Azalea Trail, and East coast flower shows. It stresses road quality as the key driver of tourist growth and a new trailerite-driven economy, urging communities to invest in safe roads to capture travel dollars.
The current Congress battles a crowded calendar with bitter partisanship over the Revenue Act of 1938. Debates center on the undistributed profits tax and a proposed third basket levy for closely held businesses. Senate sentiment leans toward repealing the profits tax as deficits surge beyond one billion dollars.
The piece outlines Senator Carter Glass’s anti bank holding company bill with five provisions to curb concentration. It notes Treasury revenue fears, expected Senate revision in April, and possible House Senate conference outcomes. It also surveys European tensions with Hitler’s Austria move triggering England’s dilemma and Russia France mobilization.
The Neely Pettengill bill aims to halt interstate block booking and require exhibitors to receive a reliable film synopsis at sale. Supporters argue the measure curbs monopolistic abuse, adds local choice, and reflects education and civic groups backing the proposal.
Officially, spring has arrived though in the north temperate zone it is early for many flowers. Birds such as mockingbirds and bluebirds sing while trillium and hepatica stay dormant. Temperatures linger, urging continued fire and heavier garments as spring remains fickle.
Judge John D. Miller of the National Co operative Council urges Congress to repeal the Guffey Coal Act, the Robinson-Patman Act, and the Miller-Tydings Act to restore free and fair competition and curb monopolistic abuses that raise prices for households and all consumers.
The piece attacks block booking and blind selling in the U S motion picture industry. It explains that the Big Eight distributors force exhibitors to take all films or none and often sell unopened projects, affecting independent theaters and their younger audiences. It notes the Neely Pettingill bill in the Senate committee report as a point of condemnation and concerns about child audiences and social impact.
The essay celebrates spring as life beginning with crocuses and blooms, noting the vernal equinox brings blue skies sun and birds. It urges practical preparations for homes and estates with spades brushes and seeds, concluding that beauty worth $100000 is free for all.
The Wilmington annual conference will mark the 200th anniversary of Methodism dating from May 1788 when John Wesley founded the movement. The conference opens March 30 at Union church with host Rev. Thomas J. Sard. Bishop Ernest Lynn Waldorf will preside.
Under the Million Unit Fellowship Movement and General Conference on Evangelism, a nation wide observance culminates in May after Wilmington conference sessions. Bishop Frederick T Keeney will report progress and speak to ministers and laymen. The effort aims to intensify Methodist religious living and boost mission benevolence budgets. The movement has already increased the benevolent budget by 12.4 percent in 1938, with aims to underwrite half a million units totaling about six million dollars for missions and benevolence. A communion service will mark the 200th Wesley conversion anniversary in all 25000 local congregations on May 22, with national broadcasts planned. the date of May 24 will feature prayer and renewal of vows.
Editorial notes urge farmers to back peace and economic justice to safeguard foreign markets. It cites farm export shares, American agricultural reliance on world markets, and the stake of 10.5 million farm workers in peace. Also highlights Pacific island negotiations, the International Council of Women Jubilee, and Manchester New Hampshire as a melting pot vignette.
A reader reflections on pride and self-will quoting scripture and Mary Baker Eddy. The piece contrasts judgmental attitudes with a call to inner knowing and humility across all people. It appears as a philosophical or devotional excerpt with Christian and New Thought influences.
Old established firm seeks a male under 40 with chain store sales or business experience preferred. Must drive a light car and accept moderate starting earnings. State age and past experience to E. G C. Lloyd at 122 N Division St Salisbury Md. March 26, 1921.
The Denton churches announce sermons this Sunday by Rev. M. S. Andrews at Denton M E Church with new member reception in morning service. Meetings of Sunday School Epworth League and Official Board scheduled, plus union conference trip for Mr Andrews. Other churches list service times and revival plans for early April.
Rev. and Mrs. O B Reed visited Mrs. Harriet Griffin in Easton on Tuesday. Miss Clara Powell remains quite ill at the home of her sister Mrs Walter Moore.
A short guidance note urges using printers ink to protect merchandise from dust, ensuring items stay visible and clean on display without lengthy shelf time.
Rev G S Raleigh buys out his two sons in the Denton ice plant and plans improvements. Denton forms a ball club with F B Nuttle as manager and treasurer and John N Emerson captain. Mrs Catherine Brown dies aged 75 near Felton Delaware. funeral at Burrville. Amputation patient Luther Frampton Jr returns home improving. Anton Burchard ill with tumorous growths. Raleigh Brumbaugh succeeds Raleigh & Brumbaugh in Greensboro. Emerson of Ansonia visits ill brother R W Emerson. Frederick Lyden joins Stringer Co bank in New York. Farmers and Merchants Telephone and Peninsular Light and Power consolidate, with new offices in Denton and H M Thompson manager. Fishermen near Williston report large catches. Wm Taylor nets 24 long rock. Suspects Davis and Reynolds arrested near Ridgely. burglary tools and nitroglycerine found. linked to Goldsboro post office robbery. readied for Baltimore trial. Ladies Aid Society of Harris Chapel meets at George R Percy home with a program including recitations and readings. donkey game prizes awarded. Cedar Grove Debating Society hears recitations. Prof Hook speaks on commercial fertilizers. Road work begins on the Eas ton to Dover Bridge stretch. 14 ft 8 in wide waterbound macadam with a 71-inch stone base and 4-inch top coat. contracts with Chesapeake Construction Company.
Advertisers in The Journal claim louder sells than all others while merchants press their goods into public view. The piece highlights bold promotion and local market competition among advertised offerings.
A humorous diary style piece recounts a preacher asking for donations for missionaries, miscommunications at services, and a string of satirical daily observations. The narrator complains about schooling, teachers, dreams, and family discussions, ending with reflections on modern life and language.
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