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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1921
Page
4
The notice lists Den Howard Melvin B N H Johnson Melvin and Johnson as publishers. It appears to be a formal or legal heading announcing partnership or firm name changes.
An Agricultural College writer argues farmers should prioritize soil fertility this year. Planting leguminous crops as green manure can boost long term value, as rising eastern land values and freight rate shifts favor eastern producers. Farmers should invest in soil, not just immediate cash crops, to gain future profits.
Assistant Attorney General Allan H Fisher defends Baltimore Sunday enforcement via grand jury indictments while praising innocent baseball. The piece laments anti Sabbath sentiments and notes weather quirks. It cites a May 14 1878 frost clipping and discusses Maryland divorce law reforms and women’s voting participation at a state league convention with unanimous support for health certificates and women on boards.
Officials at the U S Department of Agriculture warn higher transport costs and weak markets will push thousands of American farmers to rely more on self-sufficiency. They urge a return to home production and consumption from the farm. Governor Ritchie proclaims Forest Protection week May 22 28 to curb Maryland fires, noting $85 000 annual forest losses and 30 000 acres left unproductive. The era shifts with political pendulum swings as voters head to November.
Fishermen report a seven pound shad captured in the Chester river, among the rare large catches from Choptank waters. The tale expands with a Caro line traveler hearing tall fishing anecdotes from Florida about a Virginia uncle who supposedly caught a 42 pound queen shad and a 250 pound lamprey eel, with an abrupt punchline ending in a controversial note.
The annual convention and field trials of the Eastern Beagle Association will be held during the coming summer. About eighty huntsmen and more than one hundred top beagles will assemble for the show, likely in Queen Anne's county per the Centreville Record.
Transfers filed include W B Deen to Linwood Eaton for a Denton lot at 3025 dollars and multiple parcels in Federalsburg Second district Eighth district and Fifth district. Names include Clara H Deakyne Isaac Morris James D Booker Richard Brummell and others with prices and acreages as listed.
A new refrigerator truck service between Baltimore and the Eastern Shore will deliver fresh meats vegetables and other perishables in perfect condition. The 1000 pound ice laden trucks will benefit local merchants and consumers by enabling Baltimore goods to arrive intact for summer sales. The report also notes a river freight downturn with farmers favoring rail and factory direct shipments along with a local dandelion market chatter and a fatal fall involving Mrs. Roland Poole.
Brilliant aurora borealis lit the northwestern sky Saturday evening drawing much attention. Dark clouds foretold rain as lightning flashed, while a yellow plow with long streaks and a centered star stretched toward the horizon under bright moonlight. This large display, first of its kind since 1920, coincided with a country-wide telegraph disruption lasting into Sunday morning, with similar European reports.
Mr. E. L. Fooks reported prosperous Rambo and Paragon apple harvests in his orchard. The recent bee netted forty three dollars and fifty cents for the School League of Preston, highlighting a favorable sales result for local fruit.
Mrs A R Willoughby and Mrs George Murphy are reported on the sick list in the community column.
A trustee will offer for sale by public auction in Prenton Maryland on a specified 1921 date the land on the south side of the Smithson to McCarty's Wharf road in Caroline county. The property, part of the land devised by James I McCarty to Eliza A McCarty, includes about 8 acres cleared with the rest wooded mainly pine and hardwood. improvements described as existing on the site.
The decree prescribes terms for a small dwelling sale: one third cash, balance in three months or all cash at purchaser option. Deferred payments bear 6 percent interest and are secured to the trustee. Title papers are at purchaser’s expense. CHARLES B. HARRISON, Wat T. Turf, Auct. Trustee.
J Thomas Frampton and J Jerome Frampton operate as co partners in a trade aid firm. The case names I Frampton & Son against Willard Baynard et al in a civil action seeking relief or remedy through the court.
Power of attorney sale of four parcels in Denton Caroline County to highest bidder at the court house door 1 to 4 pm on a 1921 date. Parcels A B C D range from 2 500 to 7 244 square feet with 12 foot alleys and are linked by a right of way to Gay street. See Denton post office or Lewis and Knotts for plot.
Administrators of Annie H Peters announce a public sale of mortgaged property in front of Denton Court House door on May 24 1921. The sale includes a farm occupied by James E Hignutt devised to him by his father James Hignutt and a parcel on the north side of the Denton to Williston road adjoining Anne Thomas and Elias W Williamson formerly known as the Mary Jackson Lot.
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