Saturday Morning Edition of TD ST 1937 Denton Pulse
Published weekly by Melvin and Johnson Incorporated the paper lists Benjamin F Johnson as president and treasurer and Mary Melvin as vice president and secretary. It notes mail registration at the Denton Maryland post office as second class matter for Saturday morning publication dated March 27, 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin & Johnson Incorporated
Benjamin F. Johnson
Melvin
Peel
Denton
Good Friday Cross Reminder Turns to Christian Cross
In a world wary of persecution and indifference, Good Friday invites contemplation of the Cross that transformed a Roman execution symbol into a sign of Christianity. The piece contrasts threats to believers with a call to moral responsibility, recalling Gallio and the need for a living conscience amid spiritual drift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallio
Pau
Easter Hope and the Resurrection Faith
Easter stirs a universal hope as Christ is risen. The essay reflects on the enduring belief in life beyond death, noting the empty tomb as the living presence that changed history. It calls readers to greet Easter Sunday with renewed courage and faith in a larger life ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Egypt
Jerusalem
Spec tacular wage race reshapes US industry says Annalist
The Annalist notes a tug of war between wages and prices across leading industries. Wages peak above boom levels while unions gain strength, with CIO rising and open shop steel showing signs of capitulation to wage and hour demands as production and profits grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
A. F. of L
CIO
Steel
Labor unions and steel wage rise threaten coal supply
Mills run near capacity 24 hours and plan expansion while coal, energy for steel, is unionized. Lewis and CIO could halt coal production by strike, prompting steel to appease unions to avoid shutdowns. Wages rise may push prices up. public income and demand face crucial balance as labor seeks shorter hours and higher pay amid a tacit Admin stance and state lax enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Steel
Mr. Lewis
CIO
U.S. Steel
Myron Taylor
Business briefs of interest follow
A 1936 overview covers retail gains of 14 percent year over year, construction rising 15 percent with private building up 145 percent but public down 30 percent, and rail traffic remaining strong amid wage dispute pressures. Auto production stays healthy though strikes loom in accessory and tool plants. Taxes look set to rise with a broader base, the federal deficit growing, while securities show wide swings from profit taking and a generally upward market tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Week
Engineers News-Record
Brotherhoods
Arbor Day effort plants millions of trees in NW states
Dorothy M. Beck announces a spring drive to plant 6,000,000 seedlings across New York Maine Pennsylvania Maryland Connecticut Delaware and Rhode Island on land retirement from agriculture. 3,580 relief workers are employed in land utilization projects with nurseries supplying seedlings for 1937 planting.
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Dorothy M. Beck
New Haven
Resettlement Administration
New York
Maine
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Connecticut
Delaware
Rhode Island
Beck
Del-Mar-Va Scouts to Attend National Jamboree
Del Mar Va Council scouts prepare for the first U S jamboree set for June 30 to July 9 in Washington D C. President Roosevelt invites the group in a national address on Scouting’s 27th anniversary and Congress grants 350 acres of Potomac Federal land for camping. The council plans two troops of 32 scouts with leadership and staff.
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Boy Scouts of the
Del-Mar-Va
United States
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Boy Scouts of the Nation
Scouting In
America
Potomac
Activities Committee of the Council
National Jamboree invites Scouts from 73 lands
The National Jamboree Committee circulated descriptive folders to Area Scoutmasters for distribution to all interested boys. Applications must be returned to Boy Scout Headquarters in Dover Salisbury or Wilmington by April 15. Britain will send 50 Scouts, Romania eight, Poland 24, with Canada and Mexico planning full Troops. Other nations include Venezuela Chile Colombia Bermuda Denmark Switzerland Hungary Luxembourg India and Ceylon. Chairman is Mr Lamont duPont Jr with Stanley Woodhead and Charles Andreas assisting in Dover and Salisbury offices.
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Dover
Salisbury
Wilmington
Great Britain
Romania
Poland
Canada
Mexico
Venezuela
Chile
Colombia
Bermuda
Denmark
Switzerland
Hungary
Luxembourg
India
Ceylon
Lamont duPont, Jr
Sue-Ellens Big Easter Thought in Florida Camp
Sue-Ellen and her friends from the Big Five gather on green grass in Florida for an Easter egg hunt. They cook cakes and pastries in a hasty fire, share a world map, and reflect on coming together from Maine Virginia Minnesota England and Poland to celebrate Easter as a new beginning and new life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue-Ellen
Gretchen
Maryska
Suzanne Olga
Maine
Minnesota
Oga
Virginia
Suzanne
Sue- Ellen
England
Olga
Norway
Poland
Sue Ellen
United States
New York
Florida
Easter Sermon Sparks Longing for Unity in Florida
Suzanne speaks of faith and shared humanity as Olga notes the gathering power of Christmas and holidays. Sue-Ellen envisions universal peace amid Polish and German tensions, while Maryska recalls her grandmother and living abroad. The five youths listen to wind and pine seeking a clear answer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suzanne
Olga
Sue-Ellen
Maryska
Florida
Rose
Farmers urged to file worksheets for 1937 AAA program
Caroline County Agent urges farmers who did not participate last year to file worksheets for 1937 Agricultural Conservation Program. Last year participants need not file again unless their farm size or operation has changed. The county office will provide each farmer a statement to estimate potential payments, based on 1936 land use and crop acreages, to help plan operations and qualify for full payments.
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Caroline County
Clendaniel
Burrsville Dinner Hosts Broad Local Gathering
Mr and Mrs Henry Stafford entertained at dinner Sunday with guests from Easton Denton Harrington Farming ton Dover and nearby. Rev Ira Crum visited Boothwyn Pa with sister Mrs C Laney and Easter plans. Mrs John Parris visited Philadelphia Wilmington relatives with Elmer Evans. Mrs Howard Hopkins returned from Chester Pa. Teacher Mrs Hester Wyatt is ill in Easton hospital with substitute Mrs Harry Porter. Mrs Ernest Baughley of Dover visited last weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Stafford
Ray Stafford
Easton
Melvin James
Denton
Ernest Baugh_ley
Dover
Coursey‘Hammond
Harrington
Arthur Layton
Near
Farmington
Brown Thawley
Houston Thawley
Fred Lewis
Harry Porter
Alfred Raughiey
A. T. Garrett
Ira Crum
Boothwyn
C. Laney
John Parris
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Elmer Evans
Howard Hopkins
Harold Hopkins
Chester
Hester Wyatt
Easton Hospital
Ernest Baughley
Mary Hobbs
Indiana
Norman Murphy
Clarence Hall
Dover Bridge
Superintendent Polk
Rockawalking
John Seward
Blanchard, del
Lillie M. Carter
W. G. Carter
Ames Church
J. T. Bailey
Arthur Carter
Oscar Kelley
Col
A. W. Sisk
Preston
Florida
Cuba
S. J. Seneca
Rockledge
Fla
Palm Beach
Havana
Joshua B. Baughley
Hester Lillie
Thomas Herbert Wyatt
Burrsville Methodist Protestant Church
John T. Porter
Key West
Neptune
J. J. Beasley
Garnet
North Carolina
Bernice Woodward
Ridge Satterfield
James
Delaware
C. Harry Whitby
Baltimore
C. Percy Dunning
Maria Wilson
Samuel G. Nuttle
Matthew Chilton
Caroline County
William K. Scotton
Chilton
William Francis
Ann Postlethwaite Chilton
H. A. G. Westerfield
A. N. Ward
Jacob Charles
Beulah
William D. Bradley
Dorchester
Emaline
Ollie
John
Waitman Smithers
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Chesapeake City
Smithers
John Smithers
Greensboro Social Rounds Share East Coast Trips
Greensboro notes record Mrs. Smith Edwards and Miss Betty Wyatt spending Tuesday in Philadelphia. Miss Lottie Asilton spent last week in Wilmington. Raymond Oglesby was in Chester on Sunday.
To overcome difficulties is to experience delight of existence
Quote attributed to Schopenhauer on how hardship reveals life’s full range of experience and meaning, highlighting a philosophical view of struggle as a path to richer existence.
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Schopenhauer
4-H Contests May 16 At Spring Rally In Hillsboro
The county 4-H clothing and food contests move from July to the annual spring rally on Saturday May 16. Open to all members up to twenty with state contest paths for girls fifteen plus. judging emphasizes material selection finishes fit and posture. Cake and biscuit contests open to all girls with prize butter cake. 4-H banquet tickets available for April 2 at 6 30 p m in Church House Hillsboro. Local Leader meeting held at Home Demonstration Agent home with new leaders Mrs E J Pearson Greensboro and Mrs Harold Dew Chestnut Grove and assistant Miss Annice Ebling Greensboro. April meeting will be last of season. Posture bulletin available 5 cents from Home Demonstration Agent.
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National Club Congress
Chicago
Church House
Hillsboro
Caroline County
Helen Shelby
Spafford
E. J. Pearson
Greensboro
Harold Dew
Chestnut Grove
Annice Ebling
4 H Club Meetings Outline Sewing Progress and Banquet Plans
The Chestnut Grove 4-H Club met at Miss Marion Glessner and at the president's home on March 6 and March 20 with nine and twelve members. Evelyn Williams presided as assistant hostess, a program committee was chosen, and sewing progress was noted. Plans for the Hillsboro County 4-H Banquet on April 2 were set. The Hillsboro Senior 4-H Club met with Miss Spafford attending. plans for the banquet were discussed and later the Senior and Junior clubs sang 4-H songs.
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Chestnut Grove
Evelyn Williams
Marion Glessner
Leta Trice
Beatrice Closson
Doris Wharton
Josephine Culhane
Beulah Callis
Patricia Tisher
Hillsboro
Slats Diary shows a boy's rough week of school and chores
Oliver N. Warren presents Slats diary entries from Sunday to Saturday detailing a mocked life of a boy who rejects church plans, mocks classmates about visas from Rhineland, jokes about a tooth, a neighbor’s twin, a teacher’s math riddle, near accidents on a ford road, and parental scolding about study in a rustic one room setting.
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Rhine
Rhineland
St. Tooth
Aken
MacGregor
Skotch
Dore
Jake
Skool
Lamb Loaf From Household Hints Recipe
Ground shoulder lamb mixed with bread crumbs onions olives and green pepper seasoned with salt and pepper. Bind with eggs and some tomato puree then pack in a pan. Pour rest of tomato puree over top and bake at 350 degrees for about 1 1/2 hours. May bake a vegetable and a pudding simultaneously.
Gen. notices and obituaries from Preston area
Miss Mary Hobbs leads literary circle as Indiana discussed. Local life covers marriages births and deaths with notes on taxes, bank names, railroad accidents, sewer plans, and travels of Preston and Denton residents. Includes Nuttle Chilton Smithers Willis obituaries and.family notices.
Local Notices and Obituary Notes From A Delaware County Town
Mrs. O T Baynard dies in Philadelphia hospital after cancer battle. Rev Baynard, a well known minister, mourns her loss. long scene of sympathy. Wilmington Conference delegates chosen with laymen and alternates listed. church appointments announced by Bishop Wilson. Local social: Miss Clara Harding hosts friends at Smithson home with a large turnout and a long evening of games and refreshments.
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O. T. Baynard
Methodist Hospital
Philadelphia
Mr. Baynard
John W. Coley
Wilmington
Charles H. Jefferson
Chestertown
William Saulsbury
Dover
John G. Townsend
Selbyville
Albert W. Sisk
Carolinec
William M. Field
William T. Ricards
Laurel
Seaford
O. E. Jones
Centreville
C. W
Smithson
Assignment Sale of Real Estate in Caroline County MD
Thomas M Harrington and W Brewster Deen as solicitors announce an assignor's sale of a mortgage backed property from Louis H Brogley and Josephine M Brogley due to default. The sale will occur at public auction at the Court House in Denton Maryland within the Caroline County court district.
Land Sale in Caroline County Maryland Holds 112 Acres
Tuesday April 20 1937 a tract of land in the Second Election District Caroline County Maryland containing 112 acres and 98 perches lies east of the Denton Greens boro road about one mile SE of Greensboro. The land once conveyed to Louis H Brogley and Josephine M Brogley by deed dated February 18 1910 is improved with a two story frame house a garage a barn and outbuildings. Forty five acres are cultivated with the rest woodland. Sale occurs subject to a prior mortgage with terms and balance due to be announced at sale.
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Caroline County
Maryland
Denton
Greensboro
Louis H. Brogley
Josephine M. Brogley
Josephine Brogley
August Brogley
Terms of Sale for Circuit Court Auction
Terms set at 300 dollars cash on sale day with balance due on final ratification by the Circuit Court. Taxes and charges adjusted day of sale. Deed and title papers at purchaser cost. W Brewster Deen and James Temple, auctioneers or assignees.
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Circuit Court
Said County
W. Brewster Deen
James Temple
Asignee
College Groups Plan Spring Activities at State Teachers College
The State Teachers College outlines spring events including the Youth Conference on April 9 and 10, a Sophanes Players production on April 21, campus leaders election, and the Salisbury Cooperative Concert on April 5. The second annual youth conference, sponsored by the Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers, will feature discussions on youth problems with entertainment, literary programs, an athletic exhibition, and All College Night dance. Winners of the Campus Leaders Contest will be announced, including Miss State Teachers College and various athletic and literary honors.
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State Teachers College
Goldsmith
Sophanes
Salisbury
Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers
H. Rossa Coppage
Miss State Teachers College
Mortgagees Sale Notice in Caroline County
Mortgagees under a 1934 mortgage by Charles L Seymour and Sarah Seymour to W Brewster Deen and William J Richards announce a sale due to default. The deed is recorded in Liber T C H No 31 folio 600, Caroline County Mortgage Record Books. The notice states the sale will proceed under the power of sale in the mortgage.
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Charles L. Seymour
Sarah Seymour
W. Brewster Deen
William J. Richards
Caroline County
Federalsburg Maryland property sale notices 1937
Public sale to the highest bidder on Saturday April 17 1937 between 2 and 4 pm in front of the County Trust Company Bank Federalsburg Maryland. Describes a 32 square perches parcel in Caroline County with improvements a two story dwelling. Bidder pays half cash day of sale. balance after ratification. Auctioneer Leonard F Covey. Mortgagee William J Rickards.
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County Trust Company Bank
Federalsburg
Maryland
Caroline County
Brown's Mills
Stephen Camper
Jacob Charles
W. Brewster Deen
Charles L. Seymour
Wanted Premier strawberry plants and Mastodon Everbearing
Wanted several acres well bedded Premier strawberry plante. Also a quantity of Mastodon Everbearing. Will pay cash. Write or telephone THE W. F. ALLEN COMPANY, Phone No. 5 Salisbury Md. (327-21)
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W. F. Allen Company
Salisbury
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Denton Journal
Margaret E. Sangster
AAA
Burrsville
Club
Oliver N. Warren
Boyd Hall
H. W. Hubbard
Janie Legates
Roberta Bowdle
Clara Todd
Maude Harding
Mary Blades
Elizabeth Hall
Mamie Fredericks
Mary Todd
Mamie Reese
Sophia Reese
Clara Hopkins
Messrs
Frank Adams
Harry Hall
Philip Hall
Martin Harding
Harvey Harding
Raymond Todd
Charles Perry
Harry Hopkins
Harold Lewis
Clinton Carroll
Ollie Thompson
Norman Todd
Roland Todd
Edward Engerman
James Fluharty
Frank Walker
Thomas M. Harrington
W. Brewster Deen Solicitors
Court House
William J. Rickards
Leonard F. Covey
Ward
Begonias
Gustav
Denton, MD
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