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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1939
Page
3
On Memorial Day the Honor Guard watches over the tomb in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C. The inscription reads Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God. The U S Army sustains a perpetual vigil to remember those who died in service.
Maryland labor leaders balk at Governor O Conor's choices and protest the Curran faction's influence. John M. Pohlhous, a Willis Curran ally and former candidate, secures a labor statistics post, prompting mobilization threats if the Occupational Disease Bill passes. Senate absences on Farm Relief and a high profile libel settlement against a CBS affiliate mark a tense regional political scene.
The city of tomorrow will resemble the New York World's Fair, and the article notes low crime with three million visitors in three weeks. One felony arrest and eight misdemeanors, plus thirty two total complaints, reflect a crime rate around one thousandth of a percent. Foreign restaurants attract crowds with authentic menus and staff from home countries, while orchestras recreate sounds of Rome to Baghdad.
Nor way and Finland offer affordable fare at the French and Belgian pavilions while the British pavilion attracts New York elites. A mechanical voice at Bell Telephone fascinates observers as operators from Brooklyn and the Bronx shape its speech. The Hartland New Brunswick covered bridge stands as the world’s longest roofed span. A Rockefeller Center display shows the Roanoke mystery anew with a stone marker. A five year old Peruvian girl attracts bidders for exhibit services in the fair’s Amusement Zone. Finland’s Chicago diorama impresses with over 600,000 buildings and 95 to 99 percent accuracy in scale.
A local subscription drive boosts access to county news with promise of broader coverage. Officials encourage residents to sign up for full reports on government, crime, schools, and community events.
Walter Wanger presents Stagecoach starring Claire Trevor and John Wayne with Andy Devine Louise Platt George Bancroft Donald Meek Tim Holt Thomas Mitchell and John Carradine. Also screens Spirit of Culver My Son Is A Criminal Ice Follies of 1939 with Joan Crawford plus Stewart Ayres and Stone.
Ridgely Theatre presents Whispering Enemies starring Nolt as a businessman ruined by a vicious rumor scheme. The production, tied to a Columbia release, debuts Thursday June 1 and centers on a man hounded by a so called rumor racket.
A fragment notes a whispered campaign and questions who will strike back in a feud between a rum-runner and a racketeer. The line hints at revenge driving local crime intrigue and names no specific individuals or places in the readable text.
The New York Herald Tribune Book Supplement announces two $250 prizes for best children’s books published January 1 to June 1. Five honors in each class, with The Hired Man's Elephant for older children and The Story of Horace for younger readers. Honor books include An Ear For Uncle Emil and Travels of a Snail.
Older Children catalog lists The Sword of Roland Arnot by Agnes Danforth Howes at $2.50, Bat the Story of a Bull Terrier by Stephen Meader at $2, Long Wharf by Howard Pease at $2, Land for My Sons by Mabielle Cormack at $2, and Phantom on Skis by Helen Girvan at $2 from various publishers.
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