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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1938
Page
2
A brief postal notice from Noroton, Maryland dated Saturday morning September 26, 1938, indicates the entry of material under second class main matter status at the Post Office. The notice notes classification and processing details for mail matter.
The author argues that Mexico and Germany threaten US security and press for a strong defense while warning against entangling alliances. It calls for limiting war powers, exposing presidential overreach, and rejecting anti Semitism at home by promoting racial equality and humanitarian aid to persecuted groups.
President Roosevelt condemns Nazi brutality as shocking. Washington views Germany as a grave menace to civilization. U S position grows complex as talks of preparedness and hemispheric solidarity expand beyond congressional power, amid post election fever and renewed defense debate.
In Washington the coming Congress is expected to back the Presidents armament program for hemispheric defense with little opposition. Recent days show growing opposition as South American nations protest perceived U S domination in the name of democracy. Both parties fear increased executive power and the program’s broad reach.
Editorial notes present a stark survey of war costs. Using figures from Dr. Wm. I. Hull of Swarthmore College, the piece traces Britain’s long debt after Napoleonic and World War I eras and cites global losses, debts, and opportunity costs across centuries, urging a rearrangement of resources toward progress.
The line echoes Longfellow's meditation on life as a fleeting illusion. It contrasts somber diction with a tempered reflection on existence and meaning.
William Vogt argues in Rotarian Magazine that bird protection pays in education recreation and economics. He notes sanctuaries began 1900 1902 by Audubon societies facing opposition while conservation wins public support and birds rebound.
The Michigan Road linked Madison on the Ohio River to Michigan City on Lake Michigan spanning 267 miles with key segments Madison to Indianapolis, Indianapolis to Logansport, Logansport to South Bend, and South Bend to Michigan City. It served as a major north south pioneer route through Indiana's forests swamps and plains, used eight months annually and challenging in winter. The narrative sets the road's location and significance before detailing its history.
A historic survey traces the Michigan Road from its Meuse era echoes to its Indiana roots. It covers French explorers, fur traders, and the road’s role as a cross roads to the Great Lakes, detailing routes, portages, and early settlement links to Madison and Indianapolis.
Julian H. Harvey of the National Conservation Bureau outlines six key steps to curb the nation’s deadly street and highway toll. Licensing with strict tests, periodic thorough driver exams, safer teen driver education, tougher enforcement, zero ticket fixing, and prioritizing speed reduction by safety groups. All states and communities must act to implement concrete cures.
Dr. Whisler of Denton broke his arm while cranking his automobile. Federalsburg postmaster designate Charles W. Jefferson, son of the late Dr. Jefferson, to take charge. he once served in the House of Delegates. Miss Olive Seward and Mr. Ord Raleigh wed in Ridgely with family present. journey to North on honeymoon. Helen Fountain and Orrell Saulsbury marry in Ridgely M E Church. couple to spend honeymoon at Niagara. Recent Wilmington business college grads include Carroll, Fletcher, Frampton, Orrell, Pritchett, Pippin, and Wright. Florence Turner invites for Florence Mackall wedding in Baltimore. Nannie Towers, formerly of Denton, now a bookkeeper in Baltimore. Rees Stevens of National Biscuit Co. visits Denton. Community drives toward $40,000 hospital on Oak Hill. deadline nearing. Mrs. Mary Smith, 85, dies in Ridgely. funeral at Denton cemetery. William T. Harvey, 79, dies in Burrsville. funeral at Methodist Protestant Church. Infant Phillips Lee Goldsborough dies. burial at Concord. Robert Todd, 63, dies in Easton from liver cancer. funeral at Smithson Church. Mrs. Todd survives with several children. Howard Austin of West Denton dies in Kent County, Delaware. funeral at Denton cemetery.
A boy recounts a week of small adventures and misadventures with Jake and family. Tales include a dentist visit, a road trip miscue, school pranks, a pet rabbit episode, a zebras in class confusion, and reflections on missing ice and skating due to cold winter weather. The diary tone captures kid humor and rural family life.
A snapshot of best sellers and readings highlights from the era. It lists novels such as Rebecca The Yearling My Son My Son And Tell of Time Dynasty of Death With Malice Toward Some Listen The Wind and The Horse and Buggy Doctor among fiction and non fiction titles with sales figures book club totals and print runs. It notes Rebecca as the standout pickup and mentions author mentions and a Brentano autographing party for Geraldine Farrar.
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