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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1935
Page
2
The Denton publication is issued every Saturday by Melvin and Johnson Incorporated with Benjamin F Johnson as president and treasurer and Mary Melvin as vice president and secretary. It is entered at the Denton post office as second class mail matter, date May 1935.
Roswell Magill of Columbia argues in Fortune that the U S tax system fails on adequacy economy and fairness. He cites a 3 billion revenue deficit a high collection cost per hundred and heavy litigation versus Britain and notes bonds exempt from taxes skew equity in distribution. He calls for comprehensive revision of federal state and municipal taxation.
A Denton guidance piece argues peddlers and mail order catalogs visit due to local buyers seeking bargains. It asks residents to question owners about home ownership taxes school and road support and local interests before patronizing.
Industrial writers cite a major shift in financing with a surge in new bond issues. Most are refinancing, aiming to retire old issues for lower rates, but outlook suggests more wholly new projects soon. Production up about nine percent in Q1 1935 vs 1934, led by motors. Car and truck demand remains strong as retail trade cools and pre Easter sales fall short.
A period overview notes industry gains in cement coal and payrolls while textiles face tax tensions and possible disruption. Silver markets boom as Treasury supports higher prices, with producers optimistic about broader economic improvement later in the year toward near normal by 1936.
The piece argues for back yard gardening in Den ton despite past losses. It notes high costs and slow yields yet promotes gardening as education for children, physical activity, and learning about nature, urging families to try even if profits are uncertain. The author emphasizes value beyond money.
The piece argues that layered taxes from federal state and local authorities burden individuals and businesses. It cites New York and New Castle County Delaware as examples and warns that excessive taxation hampers investment, home building, and industrial growth, urging an informed public push against high government costs.
A large newspaper chain editorializes that the United States lags 60 years behind Europe in social security and urges swift passage of the bill. The piece uses a spinach joke about a girl to illustrate the call for real, functioning security implemented by European nations.
The speaker contrasts two worlds, arguing that 150 years of wage security and benefits in American industry provide homes, education, and insurance. He claims Europe’s workers lack these luxuries and warns that payroll taxes would undermine a system he views as essential progress, not to be broken by edicts.
The article notes life insurance maintained strong investor security amid stock and bond market restrictions. Since 1929 life policies paid obligations reliably, with policyholder assets rising by about four billion dollars as investments grew. Even after market scrutiny, life insurers faced no new restrictions due to existing safe policies and sound scientific principles.
The New Deal work relief program funded at 4 billion dollars moves forward with 50 government agencies under Roosevelt to aid human betterment and recovery. Capitol Hill worries about threats to industrial peace as labor leaders oppose government power to manage strikes. A National Automobile Labor Board survey finds 68.6 percent of 163,150 auto workers unaffiliated with any union.
The Rotarian notes the play shows a physician who uncovers contaminated water but is silenced by town fear. It praises modern sanitation advances such as sewage plants and recreation centers as signs of growing public health ideals. The piece questions wider social application of Herbert Spencer's dictum on collective health and freedom.
A Harvard scholar criticizes the Wagner Labor Disputes bill, arguing that any proposal aimed at harming American workers would likely do less harm than this measure. The remark reflects cautious skepticism about the bill from a liberal academic viewpoint.
The piece criticizes the Wagner bill as a measure to speed union dominance, arguing it undermines worker independence. It questions testimony from union executives, noting most workers are not affiliated and accusing leaders of overinflated claims.
D Smith of the Fort William Times Journal argues newspapers must promote radio to keep the public aware and maintain receiver sales. He notes newspapers' wide readership gives them strong pulling power to drive public interest and action.
The editorial notes condemn slavery and highlight efforts by Haile Selassie to curb slave traffic in Abyssinia. It details large scale raids, British naval patrols, and the challenge of providing former slaves with livelihoods while noting Arabia as a vast slave market and the League of Nations commission’s broad yet critical role.
The nation pursues inter state crime cooperation with new compacts and federal laws. Over 60 000 requests for printed proceedings followed the Washington conference. The firearms act yields 10 000 sub machine guns seized and five year penalties. The fugitive felon law aids extradition and arrests across borders. Spring optimism grows as public resolve strengthens nationwide law enforcement and modernization.
For months active, a new Paris library offers access to unemployed people who cannot meet landlord rent proofs required by authorities. The facility is especially valued by destitute men and women denied entry to public libraries. Technical books are in demand as unemployed seek to improve trade knowledge during enforced leisure.
Roosevelt seeks Navy Army and air force funding totaling about 1.1 billion dollars while a critic warns governments race to arm may trigger war. Mary Pickford lauds self reliance after her split from Douglas Fairbanks. Earthquakes in California and Kansas spark headlines. Baby bond sales top 5 million dollars as money circulates slowly in a cautious economy.
The Institute of International Relations New York teams with First Moscow University to run a Moscow summer school for American students, using last year’s successful model. Sessions occur in July and August with excursions and special course linked trips for all participants.
A reader’s column excerpt argues against welfare divisions, notes America buys a hundred billion cigarettes yearly and liquor taxes at a million dollars daily, and predicts weather and market impacts on crops. It also reflects on honesty, labor, and public debate across diverse topics.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood adaptation from Dickens will be shown at the Denton Theatre on May 7 and 8. Tickets are sold by the Advisory Council of Homemaker's Clubs to support the chorus fund. A National Reemployment Service representative will attend Denton Court House on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays each month from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon, effective February 1. Rugs and farm implements advertised by local merchants.
Twenty five years ago Wheat sold at 1.06 and corn at 0.70. Frost scare caused no damage. Denton observes sidewalk upgrades for Catholic Church property and near the railroad depot. First strawberries arrive. Johnson Early variety. Local commissions appoint Denton trustees as new public works and temperance society meetings occur. Deaths include Elmer Deen at 30, Charles E. McShane, and infant Harold B. Wright. Local officials appoint property revaluation assessors and school-board activity continues.
Ross Farquar records Slats diary entries from Friday to Thursday recounting a gum theft suspicion, a wedding reaction, a Sunday school wish, a children's party with peanuts, a teacher's question about the man with the hoe, rising costs of gum and spinach, and Ant Emmy taking yarn mittens to sew a bathing suit with Pa joking about leftover yarn.
Miss Helen Shelby of the University of Maryland Extension Service urges allowing very young girls to choose their outfits and participate in dressing. She recommends simple, practical garments with centered front fastenings, coat or smock styles, and consistent opening placements to foster self-reliance and taste while easing maternal work.
RIDGELY Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Herzog of Baltimore were week end guests of Mr. T. L. Day and Mrs. Shannahan. Mrs. O. K. Raleigh and Mrs. Frank Stevenson were Wilmington visitors last week on Friday. Rev. and Mrs. Hafer and daughter spent last week with their parents in Boyertown, Pa. Miss Edna Detwiler is suffering from tonsillitis. Mr. E. L. Moore was a Washington visitor on Wednesday.
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