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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1931
Page
2
A reflection on mothers as loyal, forgiving figures who bear children’s burdens, often overworked and unappreciated. The piece urges recognizing and appreciating maternal sacrifices, noting the door to the mother’s heart remains open even as the world condemns. It calls for people to be careful and caring while mothers are alive.
A historical reflection on the Star Spangled Banner as Congress made it national anthem. The piece notes war memory, duty to defend, and the ideal of a peaceful future while honoring those who sacrificed. It contrasts war songs with songs of peace and envisions fewer wars as time passes.
A girl rescued from war in Southern France with Belgian roots is sent back to her homeland by Quakers. Dolls are given to comfort the children, but one girl loses her doll when returning home. After arrival, a mother is dead, and a girl with her doll gives her companion the cherished toy. The narrator recalls the story asked ten years later what became of it.
The piece argues postwar fiction should address homeless children in Russia and Europe, noting a 50 000 figure once cited and calling for centralized care centers. It contrasts this with a need to study crime and parole reform, urging laws that protect citizens’ rights while addressing rising criminality.
A column argues investors avoid local business due to political and regulatory risk. It urges politicians to back private enterprise, protect wages, and keep capital in regions using local materials and creating payrolls. The author laments overreach and urges a change of heart among leaders.
The article compares gardening to mining, noting that exhausting soil without replenishing nutrients leads to poorer yields. It argues that soils rich in plant food are necessary and that farmers err by removing nutrients through crops without returning them via proper fertilizers. It emphasizes personal effort and soil stewardship over government policy.
Governor Roosevelt of New York proposes investigating the probation system after reorganizing parole and tailoring punishment to crime. His reforms aim to more effectively confront crime and improve justice.
The article notes infancy brings varied visual abilities and stresses the need to observe how children see near and distant objects. It warns that vision can improve with proper cultivation and can be harmed by poor care, urging parents not to assume uniform eye quality in children.
Editorial notes discuss the Soviet Japanese fishery dispute settled by diplomacy in Moscow and Tokyo, the changing rents and restrictions, and a December 1930 bank closure. They cite the Pacific dispute as a lesson in pacific means, plus reflections on farming as a way of life, Pan American unity, and the Labour Government's disarmament hopes with Anon’s adage on luck and thrift.
Twenty five years ago at Mt John Ferrins place near Buirsville an albino colt was noted as rare. O M Wigamatt of Williston caught a forty four pound rock on Thursday night. A goose in Denton laid eggs over one night. Alumni invites for the second annual banquet at Brick Hotel Denton on June 20. Typhoid claimed Arthur Watson ten years old. Funeral for Annie P Annabal held in Logansport. Spring to cold snap affected fruit buds. snow in Western Maryland and Pennsylvania. Funeral for Mrs Annie E Corkran. wedding of M Addie Davis to William F Allen in Marydel. Sewer election in Denton with vote 212. board to be formed. Greensboro and Grove church weddings and local marriages noted. Several Baltimore visitors and transfers. San Francisco relief funds cited with large donations.
The Capital Theatre Dover presents Request Week May 4 with five favorite pictures. Daily organ selections by Kenneth G. Faulkner and musical features accompany shows. Monday The Big Trail and Marry or Else. Tuesday The Big House and Love Your Neighbor. Raymond Shannon performs a dramatic musical recital. Wednesday Just Imagine plus Ambitious People and a Johnny Farrell golf feature. Thursday Cimarron and Ole Man Whoopee with Shannon in a new stage program. Friday Cantor in Whoopee with Racket Cheers. Saturday matinee The Perils of Pitoz Palu and Subway Express with Jack Holt, plus Our Nagging Wives and Screen Vaudeville. Shannon closes with a final recital of new numbers.
The diary notes a bridge club luncheon with an Ayacinth salad and ham muffins prepared ahead. Recipes describe cream cheese hyacinth flowers using green peppers cucumber stalks and a rose shaded cheese mix, plus a bake ahead ham muffin recipe and a sherbert and butter cookie plan for serving.
A Denton Journal style note previews Reese Theatre Harrington as it unveils a new announc ement style for weddings and visiting cards and promotes an upcoming week of Vitaphone Vaudeville. The program features Charles Farrell in Body and Soul and Dietrich in Dishonored with Keaton in Parlor Bed room and Bath while other acts and local society notices fill pages.
Jefferson Bascom told a New York reporter about stylish ranch scenes with evening dress and Paris frocks. He recalled Col Dash disapproving of daring antics, including a New York girl unseated on a bronco, joking that one cent is about all.
During the celebration of BE author Phillips Oppenheim’s hundredth novel, he recalls his father’s talent for storytelling. He says the father never published but urged each child to write a tale read aloud at Christmas, always winning the prize. At thirteen he won once, a moment he never forgot.
I L Garner studied animal psychology by caging himself with a tame chimpanzee in a Congo jungle for 120 days. He observed how the chimpanzee and other species behaved, noting that cages cause unnatural behavior and that direct observation can reveal mental processes more clearly than artificial lab enclosures.
A traveler returning from Tibet claims the land holds vast gold deposits that could wipe an empire's debt if mined. He notes abundant silver and copper, with Tibetans gathering gold from the soil and no mining yet underway.
The temple lies just south of Angkor ruins within a moat surrounded park. Outer perimeter spans about 6,000 yards. Believed to be dedicated to Buddha worship, it rises in three tiers with exterior staircases leading to a pyramidal central tower. Decorations depict gods, men, and animals on flat surfaces. Built from colored sandstone without cement or oreite.
The text notes pigeons flap around 150 to 200 times per minute in swift flight. It states the Bureau of Biological Survey reports racing pigeons are bred only from birds with known records and that only the homing breed is used for racing pigeon breeding today.
Nellie Blye set out to circumnavigate the globe to set a record. She began on November 14, 1889 and finished January 25, 1880 in 72 days, 11 hours and 14 seconds.
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