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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1953
Page
4
Late autumn brings reflection for 4-H members and leaders as National 4 H Achievement Day on November 14 recognizes not only skill mastery but also character and citizenship developed through 4-H Club work.
A department cost study shows rail and surface carriers handled 17.5 billion non local first class pieces at about one ninth of a cent each. Airlines moved 1.33 billion air mail pieces at roughly 2.67 cents each, over 20 times rail rates. Railroads also rent facilities, bringing total revenue per piece to about a quarter of a cent, far less than air carriers’ pay for transport. On a ten mile basis, ground carriers earn about 16 cents per ton mile, while airlines average 1.33 dollars. most of that difference is considered a transportation subsidy to airlines. Overall, railroads are deemed most efficient for moving the bulk of mail.
The newly elected Sheriff Williams recounts a strange late night encounter with a stranger who asked for a car shove after its battery died. He and his son Flip stepped outside to help as the car started, but the man leaned out and something unclear followed.
Land transfer notices list multiple parcels dated in October 1953 within the Third Fifth and Sixth Election Districts and the town of Federalsburg. Transfers include Elizabeth A Gest to Calvert Merriken. Virgie Thomas to Harry Hutchins. J Tyson Heather to Helen Ford. Stanley Beenick to William Leggett. William Jones to James Lare. Edna Jester to Lacy Collins. Charles Payne Jr to Windsor Wright. Wright to Payne. Theodore Gelletly to Joseph Roemer Jr. Clement Meloney to Clarence Long. Marvin Smith as executor to Kenneth Harrison. Hugo Zonderwyk to Rachel Collison. Rachel Collison to Hugo Zonderwyk. Martin Pusey to Calvert Merriken. Allison Covey to Rachel Collison. and Rachel Collison to Allison Covey.
A two part survey by Albert Maisel explores deplorable wages and poor working conditions harming nursing, noting dwindling applicants drawn to service. The American Weekly series begins November 15 in color gravure with the Baltimore Sunday American.
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