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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1932
Page
2
Denton Maryland issue lists Benjamin F. Johnson as President and Treasurer and Mary Melvin as Vice-President and Secretary. The notice declares Bee entered at the Denton post office as second class mail matter on Saturday morning, November 19, 1932.
A reflective piece urges gratitude for health and work, noting national peace and comforts, while warning against self blame for losses. It contrasts past hunger with present blessings and calls for a prayer of thanks and a resolve to live wisely to deserve happiness.
The Christmas Seal campaign urges support for tuberculosis prevention, noting deaths from TB exceed automobile fatalities and have declined with seal sales. Maryland’s 26th annual sale runs from Thanksgiving to Christmas, aiding the Miracle House preventorium, free chest clinics, health education, and medical research.
Four hundred forty million dollars will be distributed to about ten and a half million Christmas Club members by more than seven thousand banks and organizations over the next two weeks. The average per member is 42 dollars, down 11 percent from last year, but with greater buying power. The distribution aims to spark purchases as families recover from economic fears amid broader business discipline and tighter bank conditions.
Bankers view the 1982 Christmas Club as tribute to thrift Americans with 12 percent fewer members than last year yet broader employment declines. Banks expect higher activity in 1933 due to improved banking conditions and public confidence. Funds will fund Christmas purchases, permanent savings, taxes, mortgage amortization, and education, with New York and Pennsylvania receiving large shares and Maryland distributing millions.
The article reports rising accidents from ignored signals and quotes E. Austin Baughman, Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, urging proper signaling. It details left turn, right turn, and stop gestures, advising motorists to position near the curb and to signal clearly to allow others to pass or yield.
The Maryland Tuberculosis Association begins its annual Christmas Seals sale just before Thanksgiving. Dr. R. H. Riley of the State Department of Health emphasizes prevention to protect children and youth, noting how carelessness in spitting sneezing and coughing spreads the disease and that healthier young people form the best defense.
The article explains prevention of tuberculosis through sunshine fresh air nourishing food and rest plus early treatment. It notes funds from Christmas Seals support monthly clinics in Maryland run with the State Health Department and the Tuberculosis Association aiding examinations for symptoms or contacts, helping thousands and urging readers to contribute a penny per seal to fight TB.
Cornell professor Clyde B Moore says Ithaca high school system funded by budgeting surplus reserves and avoiding debt. The nine member board, independent of city departments, sets tax rates and administers schools with nonpartisan elections. Continuous tax relief follows prudent reserve planning.
The organized safety movement, born in 1912 to curb deadly factory risks, has grown to protect life at work, at home, on highways, and in schools. It claims fatalities fell over 30 percent, yet highway deaths remain a major obstacle with 34,000 lives lost last year due to reckless drivers.
The piece reflects on the first Thanksgiving from a modern view noting wild game limited food for the period. It cites Governor Bradford’s history describing a harvest that gave each person a weekly peck of meal and many pilgrims boasting of their plenty to friends in England.
A call to Mr. Merchant to beat city ads by using bold headlines and clear price tags in the hometown newspaper. It argues that local ads trap dollars from nearby customers and stresses consistent, well prepared copy to maintain the lead over outside advertisers.
The passage argues that tax hikes have outpaced shown percentages as national income declines. It contends a ten percent tax rise effectively raises take by twelve to fifteen percent and urges decisive public action to demand actual tax reductions aligned with reduced income and purchasing power.
An Austrian settlement founded by ex-soldiers near Vienna marks ten years since timber first felled and fifty houses built. The Community shows 600 garden plots, 3,000 fruit trees, 9,000 vine shacks, and a harvest exhibit praising cooperative land use and worker resilience amid postwar hardship.
Twenty five years ago membership urged backing a bill to Congress after December meeting. The plan aims to trim at least 100 million dollars from veterans benefits via law and admin reforms in five areas. First would deny compensation for disabilities not clearly service connected. fifth seeks science based veterans relief with lower admin costs. A public letter to President Hoover, signed by 23 men including Josephus Daniels and John F. O'Ryan, urged de-legalization of war as international law. Also reported: wheat at 1.02 and corn 66c, local obituaries, church improvements, and upcoming weddings and social notices in Denton area.
Ridgely and surrounding area residents host and visit relatives across Maryland Delaware and Pennsylvania. A SK product demonstration draws many at Church House while residents travel to Smyrna Dover Wilmington Marcus Hook and Philadelphia for family events and visits. Regular PTA bake and local hospitality scenes mark a busy week with illnesses and travel noted.
The writer notes Shell producing eggs and a brick layer claiming 20 thousand bricks daily while recounting various local happenings. Saturday covers Blisters visiting Jefferson County, family disputes, and defense claims. Sunday mentions Mrs. Gillems returning from Paris to marry on Halloween and questions about marriage licenses. Monday laments school and wasted time. Tuesday describes hard times and football plans. Wednesday ponders Christmas gifts for Aunt Emmy. Thursday Pat Bernstein’s wife divorced, job loss, and alimony threats.
Readers of American Boy Youth’s Companion are promised a rare adventure for 1933. A modern Robinson Crusoe story follows two boys and a man battling savages and building a fortress in the Amazon jungle. The magazine will publish world wide adventures, school and college tales, travel and science features, and sports interviews. Subscription rates are $2 for one year or $3 for three years with gift options and home delivery from Detroit.
The Caroline county Orphans Court met Tuesday with Judges West and Towers. Joshua J. Wright’s last will was probated and letters testamentary granted to executor J W D Jump. Bond and creditor notices ordered. Executors Harry E Holsinger and Lloyd E Holsinger received authority to release valueless mortgages and judgments on Christian P Holsinger estates.
A discussion on language quirks and slang shows how phrases shift meanings over generations. It argues that old home spun sayings persist, yet proper sanitation and clean care for hogs curb disease and boost profits.
A Thanksgiving Social is planned in Bethlehem Community House on Friday November 25 at 7 30 PM. Miss Esther Harrington Mrs Lee Smith and Mrs Roy Le Gates will lead games. Ice cream pie cake and candy will be on sale with no admission. Everyone welcome.
The excerpt cites lines from the Christian Science Monitor and Walt Whitman about divine law, justice, intelligence, and generosity. It presents quotes on God as lawgiver, human judgment, and the reflection of divine image, with a remark on giving returning to the giver.
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