Denton Post Office Mail Date Notice 1931
Entered at the Post Office at Denton Maryland as second class mail matter and dated Saturday morning November 7 1931.
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1931
Page
2
A Triumph for Democracy in Elections Across the Nation
The election results produced a Democratic gain with 217 seats to 215 for Republicans and one Farmer Labor seat, plus two vacancies. Key wins include Eighth Michigan against a GOP stronghold, and A. Harry Moore re elected governor of New Jersey. Tammany Hall carried New York, while J Hampton Moore won Philadelphia mayor as expected. Roosevelt secured voter approval of constitutional amendments. The GOP organization backed John O'Donnell for county commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Farmer+Labor
New Jersey
House
Michigan
A. Harry Moore
David Baird, Jr
Tammany Hall
New York
New York City
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
J. Hampton Moore
Philadelphia
John O’donnell
Governor Ritchie to discuss Government Interference in Business
Maryland Governor Albert C. Ritchie, a foe of Federal bureaucracy and advocate for states rights, will address Government Interference in Business on a nationwide NBC broadcast Sunday November 8 at 1 00 p m Eastern. The Sentinels of the Republic sponsor the program noting Washington centralization dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
National Broadcasting Company
Sentinels of the Republic
Washington
Gov. Ritchie
Ritchie
Editorial integrity in testing times from Hamilton Herald
I H MacDonald asserts readers seek well considered opinion to guide policy and action. He warns that in feverish times media must distinguish between sham and substance, praising editors who correlate and clarify events with humane understanding and sound judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald of
National Advertiser
Relief effort by American Friends Service Committee expands to coal regions
The American Friends Service Committee plans relief in West Virginia Kentucky and likely Tennessee Illinois and Pennsylvania. An estimated 25 000 children will need aid this winter as many miners face long term unemployment. The program prioritizes feeding children in schools clothing and shelter while planning for adult aid and job retraining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Friends Service Committee
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Clarence E. Pickett
America
Federal Children’s Bureau
Johnny
Europe
Russia
Germany
Poland
Belgium
France
United States
Advertising Message Amid Public Interest
The speaker notes that after upheaval, strong institutions and genuine professionals remain solidly entrenched. He urges capitalizing on the current unprecedented public interest in the press, comparing it to wartime intensity. The remark frames advertising as timely and strategic during this period.
The Value of Farm Cooperatives
In hard times cooperation proves its value for farmers especially in dairy markets. Cooperatives like the Dairymen's League show members securing higher prices despite generally low milk prices. Cooperation is essential, lasting, and sanctioned by officials as the path to fair terms against strong retail buying power. Farmers must stay involved year round to reap long term benefits and avoid future bankruptcy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairymen’s League Cooperative Association
Edisons Last Public Message Cited In Global Aid Effort
The piece notes a twofold economic challenge with both local and national efforts for relief. It recalls Thomas A Edison’s final public radio message urging courage and faith amid depressions. It also covers a Bank of International Settlements meeting to ease Central Europe trade restrictions, a Balkan Peace Conference in Istanbul on customs and minorities, and the International Oratorical Contest linking youths from many nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Edison
Fort Myers
Florida
National Electric Light Association
Atlantic City
America
Bank of International Settlements
Europe
Twenty-Five Years Ago Orphans Court Business Recap
Caroline County Orphans' Court held a regular session with Judges West Towers and Fleetwood. Administrations granted included Benjamin Cohee and Elmer A Cole. inventories, appraisements, and accounts filed. various mortgage and trust actions authorized. numerous releases and final accounts recorded. local social notes recount weddings, anniversaries, visits, races, and church events from the Denton area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Caroline County
West
Towers
Fleetwood
Benjamin Cohee
Alonzo B. Cohee
Burt Hobbs
James C. Smith
Elmer A. Cole
Margaret R. Cole
Thomas Grey
Harry Bilbrough
T. Alan Goldsborough
Wesley E. Thawley
Robert Jarrell Sr
Stella D. Johnson
Benjamin F. Johnson
Henry E. Kinder
Lydia ‘H. Elliott
Anna E. Kinder
Thomas H. Chambers
Eastern Shore Trust Company
Bank of Federalsburg
John Elliott Noble
Henry R. Cook
Henry Cook
Tithe Guarantee & Trust Co
Lillie L. Ferrins
John F. Ferrins
Denton National Bank
Francis O. Hubbert
Martha R. Flowers
Ira L. Nichols
Mary Nichols
Annie Turner
J. Paul Mowbray
Segatees
Wingate Neal
Margaret C. Neal
Laura V. Neal
Laura ¥. Neal
Gus Bouchard at Plaza This Week End Vaudeville Show
Plaza Theatre hosts Gus Bouchard and his Novelty Four Syncopators with a full vaudeville bill including the Henry Beryl trio and Morgan and Sheldon. Screen features include Laurel and Hardy in Pardon Us and Joan Crawford in This Modern Age with a nightly midnight show starting Sunday November 8 and running through November 14. Special Wednesday Wicked screens with Elissa Landi and Victor McLaglen. Thursday showcases Get Rich Quick Wallingford with William Haines. Golden Gate Girls perform Friday and Saturday November 13-14 marking their return after a prior appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Bouchard
Plaza
Plaza Theatre
Gus Bochard
Henry Beryl
Morgan and
Sheldon
Broadway
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Zazu Pitts
Thelma Todd
Joan Crawford
Elissa Landi
Victor McLaglen
William Haines
Quick Wallingford
Golden Gate Girls
Slats Diary recounts week of farm life and cricket jokes
Friday Emmy notes animals and a Papal Bull not seen. A burglary at Mr. Bensons’ home puzzles police. Sunday mocks English cricket. Monday Blisterses Unkel dies, illness blamed sleeping sickness and insomnia. Tuesday Ed Lutz and wife separate after fifty years. A new girl joins class with pug nose. Wednesday Jake jokes on kissing. Thursday Emmy reads news of severing diplomatic relations. she misdefines relations as a boar fighting separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmy
Ben
Anamel
Crick
Lutz
Wensday
Jake
Ant Emmy
Noose
Sum King
As Husbands Go to Open at Ford's Baltimore
Rachel Crothers comedy As Husbands Go to be staged at Ford's Theatre Baltimore for one week starting Monday November 9 in the Theatre Guild fourth subscription season with original cast Catherine Doucet Jay Fassett Gloria Holden Geoffrey Wordwell Marjorie Lytell and Roman Bohnen. The play follows two Dubuque women seeking romance in Paris with boulevardiers and a double pursuit toward Dubuque ending in two marriages, amid a London departure and a widow left behind. matinees Wednesday and Saturday listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris and Dubuque
John Golden Theatre
New York
Ford
Jay Fassett
Gloria Holden
Geoffrey Wordwell
Marjorie Lytell
Roman Bolnen
Rachel Crothers
Dubuque
Iowa
Paris
New Community Theatre Opens in Ridgely Nov 9
The new Community Theatre in Ridgely Maryland opens Monday November 9 with free admission to a Fox feature The Brat starring Sally ONeil and a lineup of shorts. A lineup follows featuring Will Rogers Young As You Feel Broadway Brevities Merely Mary Ann and Meighan drama with short subject program. Admission is 15 cents for children and 36 cents for adults with shows at eight each evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Theatre
Ridgely
Reese-Rialto-Keith
Sally O'Neil
Fox
Reese-Rialto-Keith Company
Community Theatre Corporation
Will Rogers
Fox Film Corporation
Warner Bros
Charles Farrell
Janet Gaynor
Mary Ann
Thomas Meighan
C V West Advertises Suede Coats and More
Fall goods headline from C V West promoting a fine line of suede jackets moleskin zippers sheep lined coats sweaters riding pants high top boots and punning coats. The store also accepts eggs and poultry as merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. V. West
Seventh Grade Girls Host Halloween Party at School
The seventh grade girls held a noon Halloween party in their home room with Miss Nuttle and student committees organizing activities and treats. Refreshments included sandwiches, lemonade, ginger cake, and apples, followed by games.
Community Club Exhibit at Choptank Extended
A continuation of the Choptank display lists multiple entries from participants led by Marie Perry and others. Prizes include first and second placements across preserves, canned fruits, jellies, and candies with several contributors such as Mrs. R. O. Dulin, Miss Cornelia De Wilde, Mrs. J. F. Spence, Mrs. O. C. Blades, Mrs. W. E. Stewart, and Mrs. C. E. Williamson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Perry
Damson
Miss Marie Perry
Maurie Perry
R. O. Dulin
Cornelia de Wilde
Rebecca Voshell
J. F. Spence
O. C. Blades
W. E. Stewart
W. E. Dilton
Purnell Gadow
C. E. Williamson
Secon
W. R. Dulin
Charlie Johnson
Annie Cheezum
Nora Kelley
D. M. Cheezum
C. C. Bladez
Shower for Mr and Mrs Howard at home of O H Howard
About ninety guests gathered Monday evening at the home of O H Howard for a miscellaneous shower for Mr and Mrs George Howard. Gifts included silver aluminum glassware and linen. They will move to a Two Johns farm soon. Various local notices follow with visits and illnesses among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Howard
George Howard
Mrs. Howard
Mrs
John William Andrews
R. G. Clark
Olas Smith
Princess Anne
Roland Reed
Nurlock
Local Socials and Events in Burrsville and Dover Area
Vernon and Walter C Coverdale hosted by Thomas Hudson near Burrsville Md Mrs Hudson entertained daughters and families A Clark Smith Ruth Mrs Alfred H Ross of Goldsboro were Sunday guests of Robert Wesley Ross P T A officers attended the Dover convention Mrs Powell Hopkins entertained brothers George and Lawrence and families Elizabeth C Boone and daughter Estella Roe at Dover Harvest Home at Bethel Church Hudsons bought a car Wilson Sipple improved from erysipelas Farmers fattening turkeys for Thanksgiving
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter C. Coverdale
Thomas Hudson
Burrsville
Dover
Powell Hopkins
George and
Lawrence
Elizabeth C. Boone
Estella Roe
Bethel Church
Wilson Sipple
Harmony Hicks Child Die In Typhoid at Home
Harmony Amma Louise Hicks died Sunday afternoon at the family home near here from typhoid fever. A bright pupil at Harmony school, she and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Henry Hicks, receive neighbors and friends sympathy. Also noted are visits and illnesses involving Mrs. Belle Dean and Mrs. Wesley Butler in Easton, and travels of P. L. McConnell and Bennett Todd to Willow Grove, Pa, plus Neva Cox’s operation at University Hospital Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amma Louise
Wm. Henry Hicks
Here
Harmony School
Belle Dean
Easton
G. G. Wright
Ray Dean
Wesley Butler
P. L. McConnell
Bennett Todd
Willow Grove
Neva Cox
University Hospital, Baltimore
Seal Sale Chairman Is Named For Maryland Tuberculosis Fund
William B. Matthews of the Maryland Tuberculosis Association announced the twenty fifth annual Seal Sale to fund tuberculosis efforts in Maryland. Seals totaling 35 million will be distributed statewide with clubs industries and poster campaigns aiding publicity. General Outdoor Advertising Association will display 170 posters as the sale runs from Thanksgiving Day through Christmas. J Owen Knotts serves as chair for Caroline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
William B. Matthews
Maryland Tuberculosis Association
Matthews
General Outdoor Advertising Association
J. Owen Knotts
Caroline
Forest Fire Costs Recovered in Caroline County
Forest suppression costs totaling 9.50 were recovered from Fred Linaweaver of Concord on October 30 by the State Department of Forestry. The case, dated April 2, 1930, was settled before Justice of the Peace Robert Nichols in Federalsburg after District Forester Kenneth J. Seigworth announced that the defendant paid 9.60 costs plus 7.44 court fees without trial. Seigworth noted that negligent forest fires carry civil and criminal liability under Section 11 of the Forest Laws and said settlements cover 1930 and 1931 fires where the responsible party was named in Caroline county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Forestry
Fred Linaweaver
Concord
Justice of the Peace
Robert Nichols
Federalsburg
Kenneth J. Seigworth
Salisbury
Seigworth
Forestry Department
Caroline County
This Modern Age Leads Capital Theatre Week
At the Capital Theatre Dover presents Joan Crawford in This Modern Age Monday and Tuesday November 9 and 10 with What A Bozo featuring Charley Chase and Wedge Play a football short. Also Ball Island Paradise travelogues November 11 and 12 and Street Scene with Sylvia Sidney and Clean Up on the curb comedy. Friday November 13 Ivan Lebedef Gay Diplomat with Betty Compson plus Too Many Husbands and Krazy Kat Apache Kid. Saturday November 14 Get Rich Quick Wallingford with Leila Hyams, Up Pops the Devil, Terrytoon Her First Egg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Crawford
Charley Chase
Island Paradise
Sylvia Sidney
Ivan Lebedeff
Betty Compson
William Haines
Wallingford
Leila Hyams
Terrytoon
National Honey Week Highlighted November Nine
National Honey Week runs the week beginning November 9 focusing on honey as a delicious wholesome food. Food and health specialists promote honey as a healthy sweet option and suggest it could supply a large share of daily sweet needs. University of Maryland Extension Service chefs prepared menus of diverse honey dishes with recipes and directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Maryland Extension Service
Mrs Hoover To Speak On National 4 H Club Radio Program
Mrs Hoover will address 4 H Club members via a nation wide radio hookup on November 7 from 12 30 to 1 30 p m The program originates from the White House with the Marine Band and state features In Maryland two stations will carry the show WRC Washington and WBAL Baltimore County agents urge Caroline County 4 H members and friends to listen
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
White House
Marine Band
Maryland
WRC
Washington
WBAL
Baltimore
Bessie M. Spafford
William H. Evans
Caroline County
Adams Cross Roads Social Notes Briefing
Mrs Nellie Robinson hosted the Bloomery Aid at her home on Wednesday with a large turnout. The next meeting shifts a week earlier to November 18 at Elsie Savitzs home. Local residents visitances include Mr and Mrs W S Hubbard Mrs Grace Horsey and children Virginia and Paul at Choptank Sunday. Harriet Seely Catherine Richards from Newark College spent the weekend with their families here. Mr and Mrs Harrison Trice and Ison Reese visited Mrs Earl Adams Sunday. Charles Fountain plans two weeks in Pennsylvania with relatives. Earl Adams visits sister Mary Trice for a few days. Bernice Adams spent Sunday with Mary Johnson. John Adams and wife spent Friday with their daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. H. Anderson
Church Home Infirmary
Baltimore
Masonic Hall
Enoch B. Garey
West Point
Lee
Denton Heptasophs
Law Building
Maryland Highway Division
Messenger
Federalsburg
T. W. Smith
Joseph Howard Snyder
Philadelphia
Snyder
Spruce St
Royal Arch Masons
Denton
Grand Chapter
James T. Allen
Rockville
John W. Linthicum
John H. Miller
Edward W. Wroth
Nettie Cahall
Burrsville
Frank Rae
Alex. Baker
Russell B
Peter Q
Tauri
Golden Rod
Pat Murphy
Lady Belle
Little Joe
Black Cat
Ruby
Susan Harrington
Sarah M. Harrington
Delaware
G. W. Spence
Colorado
John H. Merriken
G. W. Carrow
Dover
F. T. Little
D. D
Maryland
Denton M. P
N. T. Meginniss
F. T. Tage
General Conference of the
M. P. I Church
B. P.truitt
First Church
Washington
Nellie Robinson
Elisie Savitz
W. S. Hubbard
Grace Horsey
Virginia
Paul
Harriet Seely
Catherine Richards
Newark College
Harrison Trice
Ison, Reese
Earl Adaims
Charles Fountain
Pennsylvania
Earl Adams
Mary Trice
Bernice Adams
Mary Johnson
John Adams
Ridgely Social Notes Report Local Visits and Moves
Ridgely residents and visitors are listed: Mrs. Carlile Bennington and son Kenneth spent time with her mother Mrs. Sallie Clark in Church Hill. Frank Long and wife from Selbyville attended a Church House supper. C F Cherry hosted Mr and Mrs Willard Barr of Bellwood Pa. Ridgely Hotel sold to L B Towers and J T Carter of Denton. Akron passed Ridge ly en route from Lakehurst to Washington. Mrs Frank Matthews returned from Slickman. Mrs Arthur Peacock of Jamaica LI visiting Mrs Chas Starkey. Mrs M W Wiley hosting Mrs Nan Deans of Church Hill. Fred Flounders and family visited Goldsboro. Herbert Keeneman visited Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlile Bennington
Kenneth
Sallie Clark
Church Hill
Frank Long
Selbyville
Church House
C. F. Cherry
Willard Barr
Bellwood
Ridgely Hotel
Messrs
L. B. Towers
J. T. Carter
Denton
Akron
Ridgely
Lakehurst
Washington
Frank Matthews
Slickman
Arthur Peacock
Jamaica
L. L
Chas. Starkey
M. W. Wiley
Nan Deans
Church Bill
Fred Flounders
Goldsboro
Herbert Keeneman
Baltimore
In Memoriam for James B. Jones Eight Years On
In loving remembrance I recall my dear husband James B. Jones who departed this life eight years ago on November 6 1932. November again brings sorrow as I remember the sunshine he gave me and the loving ways that brightened my days. By his wife Alice V. Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Jones
Earth
Alice V. Jones
Communicable Diseases Reported in Caroline County
Cases of typhoid fever in Denton, diphtheria in Federalsburg, lobar pneumonia near Preston, and influenza near Preston were reported between October 27 and November 2. The records name the towns Denton Federalsburg Preston and the illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Denton
Federalsburg
Preston
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I. H. MacDonald
The
Hamilton
Ontario
Istanbul
Turkey
Greece
Bulgaria
Roumania
Jugo-Slavia
Albania
Canada
Ireland
Holland
England
Ross Farquar
Stephanie Ford
Hillsboro
Harold Hallman
Robert Middleton
Rotary Club of
Brown
Miss Brown
Miss Towers
Voss
Hughes
Mr. Cahall
Choptank
Vernon
Seal Sale
Capital Theatre
Memoriam
Ridgely, MD
Happiness Theatre of Maryland
Sally O’neil
Wednes. & Thurs
Fifi Dor
Say
the Screen's Sweethearts
Princess
Yvonne
RCA Photophona
Oey Ora
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