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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1928
Page
2
The American Memorial to soldiers who fell in Flanders will be erected in the Flanders American cemetery near Waereghem Belgium as part of the American commission's work.
Buffalo Courier Express piece by John D. Wells honors a soldier buried in an orchard. The speaker recalls not knowing battle details or wounds, finding solace in the grave beneath flowering limbs. He imagines drums and bugles faded, while Memorial Day ceremonies evoke reverence and memory.
The piece argues Memorial Day honors sacrifice that kept America united and sanctifies sacrifice as a core Christian value. It urges citizens to emulate unselfish service, recall Civil War martyrs, and pursue loyalty to truth as the foundation of genuine patriotism, citing Lowell’s verse and invoking national duty.
About 700 veterans of the One Hundred and Seventh gathered at the Fifth Avenue and Sixty-Sixth Street memorial in New York for last year’s ceremony. The photo captures taps for 580 regiment dead.
The University of Maryland will hold a first ever joint graduation in Baltimore on June 2 at 3 p.m. at the Fifth Regiment Armory, with Rep. Theodore E. Burton and Governor Albert C. Ritchie as speakers. About 425 graduates from both branches, plus a special train for 1090 attendees, will participate in a two and a half hour ceremony, followed by Alumni events and Class Day activities on June 1.
Environment shapes achievement more than heredity. One creates a personal environment through thoughts, ideals, and ambitions. Lincoln and Burr show how environment can be overcome or constrained by inner resolve and effort.
A poet contrasts aged wisdom with youth’s hunger for life and exploration. The speaker reflects that truth comes from personal trial rather than schooling, and that the wisest may be those who first played the fool. The poem emphasizes experiential learning and the heat of experience.
The editorial argues Memorial Day originated to honor Union soldiers and their sacrifices but should be viewed as a day of peace. It urges celebrating the spirit of devotion to the nation, calls for an army of peace, and suggests observing Memorial Day on the last Sunday in May while keeping the following day as a holiday.
The Grand Army of the Republic marchers on Memorial Day show thinning ranks with age yet stride stiffens, a martial tone from old uniforms and memories. The piece reflects on veterans like Cee Tren who helped unite fragments of a fading empire through service and sacrifice.
A tablet or monument honors volunteers who served with the French army, erected at Place des Etats in Faris Place United States. The marker acknowledges those who answered the call to service in the French armed forces, preserving their names and sacrifice.
A prose fragment lampoons lengthy speeches with a town lecture. The speaker arrives amid a formal introduction, delivering familiar, recycled content that yields little new insight.
A Pacific Telephone Magazine editorial lauds telephone operators for bravery and self sacrifice during the Southern California disaster. It highlights a young woman at a switchboard who sends urgent warnings despite danger, noting how poles and wires break yet the line stays up to aid relief efforts.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co and affiliated firms plan to use about 27000 poles in Maryland Virginia West Virginia and the District of Columbia during 1928. Crews drill and blast holes through rock using compressors to speed pole installation and cut costs.
In 1928 new long distance telephone circuits will extend into southern states by 11.38 miles to handle growing business and improve service. Total circuit mileage will reach 241.515 miles.
The Trinity Church in Boston traced its roots to 1734 as an extension of King's Chapel. The first wooden building measured about 90 by 60 feet, plain on the exterior with three entrances and no tower. Inside it featured refined pavements and arches, later replaced by a granite 1828 structure that lacked a square tower and was destroyed in 1872 and rebuilt.
A Vancouver Province note recalls a child reciting a psalm line about spilling milk. Rehearsing the verse, the girl corrected herself saying her cup runneth over, then exclaimed with pride that she finally remembered the exact line.
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