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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1937
Page
6
Lesson for May 15 examines Mark 10:17-31 focusing on loyalty to Christ by service. It contrasts wealth with spiritual surrender, urging selflessness and fidelity, notes the rich young ruler’s failure, and emphasizes God’s power over human riches as the path to true discipleship.
The verse from Genesis chapter two recounts that the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed life into his nostrils, making him a living soul. This Creation narrative highlights divine agency and the origin of humanity.
The statement argues that a minister who loses touch with ordinary people will lose the ability to speak their language. It warns that disengagement from common concerns risks eroding trust and effective communication with the community.
A concise reflection urging prayer for every essential need. It emphasizes praying for daily sustenance health guidance and strength for challenges while acknowledging gratitude for blessings. The piece invites personal contemplation and consistent prayer as a response to life’s demands.
A long list of cryptic style crossword clues appears, mixing numbers and garbled entries. The grid items include metal, teeth, battleship, interpreter terms, geographic names, and various common crossword prompts with several misprints and OCR errors.
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus comes to Baltimore for shows Thursday through Saturday May 19 to 21 featuring Gargantua the Great the largest gorilla ever held captive and Nepal the opening spectacle with Frank Buck. The program boasts 800 aerial acrobats and world famous acts from around the globe plus a 60 girl aerial ballet and many animal feats.
A Montreal Herald excerpt explains how common birds earned their names. Primitive peoples named species by striking features such as color voice flight or feeding habits and later shared these labels as cultures spread. Birds appear to seem to pronounce their own names, echoing notes in human speech.
A Paris correspondent notes Strasbourg Cathedral, a 469 foot towered monument once the tallest in Christendom, built on a Roman site from 1015, burned five times, used for Protestant worship in early Reformation, restored to Catholicism in 1681, and later desecrated as a temple of the Goddess of Reason during the French Revolution. The single tower, unlike most cathedrals, has faced centuries of structural repairs beginning in 1807.
Lt Frank Caufield and his fiancée Miss Catherine LaLande exchange vows with a city landmark as witness. Caufield checks a sundial at La Fortaleza to time the moment while wearing a new Gruen curved wristwatch. The couple, with ties to San Juan and New Orleans, smiles as the verdict seems favorable.
Alsace and Strasbourg revere their cathedral as protector and emblem. It has dominated the countryside and the Rhine valley for nine centuries, witnessing joys and sadnesses and watching over Strasbourg’s destinies.
Cast Masters Bronze-founding has long been a tough craft. A hundred years ago John Webb Singer from Frome learned Continental secrets and brought back to Britain to cast the first major group of Boadicea on the Embankment, starting a lineage of British bronze founders.
Public auction in front of the Denton Court House Door between 2 and 4 pm on the described parcel at 516 Gay Street Denton Caroline County Maryland. The 2 story frame dwelling includes electric improvements and is part of the mortgage to Octavia G Flamer and successors now assigned to Wesley E Thawley. Auctioneer J L Stevens to conduct the sale.
A public sale will be held in front of Covey's hardware store in Preston Maryland to settle the estate of C F Gadow. The undersigned will offer a valuable farm and other property as part of final settlement proceedings.
Under a 1934 mortgage assignment, the Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Denton Maryland will auction two Caroline County parcels at the courthouse in Denton. Tract 1 is 39 acres in the Fifth Election District near Oliver Taylor and Turner. Tract 2 is 44 acres in the Fourth Election District along the Preston to Friendship road near Murphy and Patton. Improvements include a one room dwelling and outbuildings. Terms: one third cash day of sale. balance in two equal installments at three and six months bearing interest. title papers and stamps at purchaser expense.
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