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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1935
Page
4
The article argues Thanksgiving should honor a personal benevolent God and believers, not a purely material universe. It notes many daily blessings extend beyond wealth or poverty and that those who do not share faith should not feign gratitude for divine favors.
The Keystone Automobile Club of Maryland attributes most highway crashes to lack of care by drivers. They cite speed, cutting in, risky behavior on hills and curves, and faulty brakes or headlights. The fix highlighted is driver education and voluntary adherence to laws, not police enforcement, to promote good judgment on the road.
The cold snap boosted retail trade in some regions while unseasonably warm weather hurt activity in the East and South. Widespread reports cite strong demand for apparel and holiday goods, plus WPA projects absorbing workers. October department store sales rose 6 percent from 1933, with wool and cotton mills expanding output and payrolls rising in Lawrence Massachusetts. Bank deposits stay high as Christmas savings build, while national income figures show a long recovery path since 1929.
The survey shows relative improvement since 1932 with an 91 percent gain to 1934, and a 74 percent rise in manufacturing. Atlanta reports nearly all of the 3 253 000 loaned to Georgia farmers by the Production Credit Association this year has been repaid except 400 000. Building activity remains strong as permits outpace 1934, with October residential permits up 203 percent. cheaper money rates suggest further growth next year.
A column praises country weeklies as genuine windows into public opinion and rural life. It invites readers to sample diverse town papers to gain perspective, noting editors’ intimate ties to everyday toil and the values of sincerity and simplicity.
A noted humorist cites taxes as the nation’s top laugh topic while government costs rise. John Citizen pays through hidden taxes embedded in every purchase. Lewis H. Brown urges citizen education and a broad push to reduce government costs and taxes, across all groups. Everyone agrees on cutting government expense and raising public opinion for reform.
The Maryland Commissioner of Motor Vehicles urges owners to mail 1936 license plate applications promptly to avoid long lines. Walter R. Rudy compares the rush to Christmas shopping and notes about 150,000 motorists used mail in 1935. Early submission will speed processing and spare owners from cold, snow, or rain delays.
Instructions emphasize that cash cannot be mailed and money orders or checks are required, include ten cents for postage, ensure the application is perforated for taxes, verify year and make, update any incorrect address, require the owner's ink signature, and fill the save-a-life inspection number in the lower left corner.
Walter B. Pitkin reports in Rotarian Magazine that demand for chemists and chemical engineers far exceeds supply. Opportunities span chemical manufacturing, plant development, research, and sales, with strong need in food, textiles, cement, ceramics, fertilizers, and leather industries. Training proves valuable across many fields and new materials arise from improvised home labs.
The report finds only five of a hundred men aged 65 plus have independent, livable incomes. Twenty eight work for a living, while 67 rely on relatives, friends, or public charity. It warns there is no royal road to independence, urging early financial planning.
The piece urges daily thanks to the framers of the U S Constitution for protecting freedom of speech and press. It warns against any program to tamper with or weaken these basic principles, citing the dangers of officialism bureaucracy dictatorship and loss of rights seen abroad.
Editorial discussion in Eastern political circles cites concerns about press freedom as Republicans debate printing good news on recovery versus downplaying President Roosevelt's efforts. It notes the September 25 Republican National Executive Committee meeting and the so called Chicago method of minimizing positive economic news.
The piece critiques Republican tactics and a press climate seen as favorable to Roosevelt, noting Raymond Clapper’s caution about press criticism aiding the New Deal. It describes a National Republican radio drive, a dramatized program presenting politics from a GQOP angle, and editorial caution amid calls for a broader debate on mandates and world needs. It traces the Versailles era mandates, their administration, and the push to rethink colonial distributions and global raw materials under League oversight.
A published table ranks nations by raw materials with the United States leading in cotton coal and petroleum while Russia dominates manganese and Britain tops tin ore nickel chrome ore asbestos rubber and wool. Meanwhile Britain offers guarantees of free colonial access as the United States proposes similar assurances to curb future wars.
A collection of comments on business, politics, labor, journalism, and public virtue. The items critique reform, school, public funding, civic loyalty, law enforcement, and voter incentives, with local mentions of Denton and general observations on money, government, and society.
Twenty five years ago William H Schaube nephew of Augustus Schaube was fatally injured while playing football. He studied at St Johns College. Numerous local items note road improvements, weddings, obituaries, society news, and county meetings with emphasis on Caroline and Talbot counties as well as Federalsburg and Goldsboro.
Dr J H M Knox Jr chief of the Bureau of Child Hygiene cautions that winter is a high risk period for influenza pneumonia bronchitis and other respiratory illnesses among young children. He recommends regular medical supervision strong immunity regular routines and minimizing exposure to others with coughs and fevers to protect infants and toddlers.
Ridgely residents report visits and relatives traveling. Albert White returned from Washington area. Annie Wooters visits son George Wooters in Chester PA. Leolan Jackson from St Michaels visited Ridgely. Marsh Gollner from Salisbury spent the weekend with family. Dorothy Jenkins visited Hebron. A O Saulsbury visited Atlantic City. O B Reed and family were Wilmington visitors.
A cabinet of opinions roils about press free speech, debt dangers, and the myth of a single truth. The text rails at biased printing, borrowing costs, imagined genius, and bribery in journalism, while noting tariffed aid and national skepticism toward easy solutions.
Oliver N. Warren writes Slats a diary style tale describing a boy teased at school and a teacher’s sorrow. Slats tries to impress by boasting of plans with his father and comments on classmates Lizzy Tubbs and Jane. The entry blends humor and adolescent mischief across a week of school events.
The piece recalls Maria Theresa’s portrait on Ethiopian thalers worth about thirty cents, still prized in mud huts while Austria forgets the coin. It also covers the Prince of Wales funds for British Columbia child settlements, toy preferences from Toy World, and a bold ten day world air route forecast linking New York to Athens and Lisbon.
Brand new Estate Heatrola reduced from 85.00 to 49.00 and Aliens Parlor Furnace cut from 82.00 to 39.00. M. K. Newnam of Denton Maryland advertises the discounts.
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