Published Denton Journal listing company officers
The Denton Journal announces Melvin Johnson Incorporated with Benjamin F Johnson as President and Treasurer and Mary Melvin as Vice President and Secretary. Published every Friday at 205 Market Street in Denton, Maryland, Caroline County seat, second class matter March 3, 1879. Subscriptions $2.00 annually in advance.
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Melvin & Johnson, Incorporated
Enjamin F. Johnson
Mary Melvin
Market Street
Denton
Maryland
Caroline County
Freedom and Plenty Go Together in Oil Industry
The piece argues that US oil reserves are larger than once feared, with 32 billion barrels remaining from 8.5 billion proven in 1925. It cites a 1,000,000,000 barrel gain from new rock-trapped crude and credits research with expanding supply. It warns shortages only if centralized political control stifles incentives.
Iron Ore From Labrador Against Seaway Need
A Senate Foreign Relations Committee expert argues that Labrador iron ore, projected at 10 million tons yearly, can be moved entirely by rail from Montreal and East Coast ports. He cites 1951 all-rail ore movement and current railcar capacity, asserting rails can handle long-haul ore like other large cargoes.
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St. Lawrence Waterway
Labrador
Montreal
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Association of American Railroads
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Minnesota
Chicago
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Seaway
Iron Curtain Philosophy On Union Rights Spark Debate
Thurman Sensing of the Southern States Industrial Council argues that freedom means both the right to join a union and the right to refuse union membership to secure work. He says compulsory unionism mirrors the old yellow dog contract and is tyrannical, urging unions to sell services on merit.
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Thurman Sensing
Southern States Industrial Council
Hazlitt urges expiry of wage and price controls
Henry Hazlitt argues that uniform wage and price ceilings cannot work and that the current patchwork of controls harms the economy. He cites Senate hearings showing 66 against and 4 in favor, noting small, family-run stores suffer most. He urges Congress to let price fixing and stabilization powers expire on June 30.
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Henry Hazlitt
Newsweek
Congress
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Death of Tignes Shows Tyranny of Big Government
A French Alpine village, Tignes, faces damming by a U S plan funded project that floods the valley. The piece argues centralized authority erodes local rights, linking to Idaho’s Hell’s Canyon dam plan and warning against bureaucratic overreach and taxation.
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French Alps
Tignes
Time Magazine
United States
Idaho
Hell's Canyon
Snake River
The Small Man Pays for Government Costs
The piece argues that government costs are so high that even rich taxpayers pay little in comparison. It cites Treasury Secretary Snyder’s 1951 surtax data showing $90 billion in surtax net income, mostly under $10,000, implying the burden falls on small and moderate incomes. It urges efficient, economical government and tax reductions benefiting the small taxpayer.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
House
Advertising as socialism claim sparks debate over private utilities
A presidential critique labels utility advertising as socialist since it shifts costs via tax deductions. Proponents defend ad campaigns as informing the public, highlighting service to industry, farmers, and homes, and noting regulated rates. They argue advertising is a standard business practice that communicates value and reduces costs through informed demand.
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Truman
Rural Electric Cooperative Association
TAKE A LOOK AT A FREIGHT TRAIN
A vivid reminder that freight trains are essential to American life and the economy. The piece argues that without mass transportation many communities would face stoppages, layoffs, and halted industry as goods pile up and enterprises close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
America
Enterprise
The Rails Symbolize American Strength and Unity
The text argues railroads alone can relieve emergencies by providing low-cost dependable daily service essential to agriculture and industry. It notes rail transport moved 90 percent of war freight and 97 percent of military travel in World War I, underscoring trains as a symbol of American strength and national defense.
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Denton, Maryland
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Federal Reserve
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