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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1938
Page
4
The Ohio Medical Journal touts a carotene in oil capsule to help drivers see at night and reduce eye strain. The piece waxes nostalgic for a potion to curb road hogs and urges better lighting on major highways before relying on a simple drug store pill.
The text alleges Soviet influence in North America and accuses Mexico under Lazaro Cardenas of extensive land and church property expropriations. It claims Mexican government sold oil to Germany from wells taken from American firms, citing massive land seizures totaling tens of millions of acres and church property confiscations across decades.
The text criticizes Mexico's land confiscations, noting 56 million acres seized and redistributed to non-landowners. It accuses Cardenas of evasive diplomacy and praises Hull's description of the act as unadulterated confiscation. It cites Mexico's education chief outlining socialist aims and proletariat dictatorship.
A compact reflection lauds American education as the source of progress, praising the public school system and National Education Week. It recounts 1898 Philippines history with teachers, notes Filipino advancement, and ends by crediting education for American liberty signals and 30 million students returning to study.
The article argues the United States must fight economic depressions with direct government actions, noting how auto makers like General Motors Chrysler and Ford anticipate better business in 1939. It emphasizes that demand across industries drives production and materials, signaling an expected nationwide upturn backed by official and unofficial statistics.
The piece notes about 3 000 county seats and 10 000 towns with 11 12 thousand weekly papers and 2 000 dailies. It discusses populations of cities over 100 000 and the rural and small town populations totaling tens of millions, emphasizing the close ties among small town communities outside major cities.
Edwin S. Smith of the National Labor Relations Board warned radicals in a Mexico City rally that small town citizens are easily swayed by employer propaganda. He criticized State Department policy and Secretary Hull for opposing him, asserting independent thinking rests with homefolks.
Dr Harrison E Howe, editor of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, argues in Rotarian Magazine that peacetime revolutions may occur via research labs not barricades. He cites self sufficiency through diverse raw materials and synthetic innovations as a path to reduce international conflict.
The editorial notes compare Palestine's size and impact to New Hampshire and other world troubles. It surveys historical claims from Assyria to Ottoman times, highlights Jewish homeland dreams sparked by 1897 Basle Zionist congress, and notes Arab and Turk ownership and sacred status of Jerusalem.
The article surveys postwar promises, the British mandate, and rising tensions between Arabs and Jews in Palestine, noting proposed divisions and competing national home claims. It contrasts GOP criticisms of Roosevelt policies with editorials praising the Good Neighbor stance and reports on Czechoslovakia's postwar status.
The piece discusses the Sudeten region's mixed German and Czech population amid shifting Central European power, with leaders pressing ambition and potential moves toward Germany. It notes France and Britain weighing treaties, Czechoslovakia’s martial law, possible Moscow guarantees, and a grim outlook as experts debate future actions and the danger of a European war.
A post Civil War American merchant vessel visited Korea. Koreans opened fire on US ships prompting Marines and bluejackets to land in the Salee River. After intense hand to hand combat the citadel fell. twenty Koreans survived while American forces retained the flag and vessels in the region remained unmolested.
The Health Trailer of the Bureau of Child Hygiene toured eleven Maryland counties from May to August, visiting 180 places and covering over 7,000 miles. It conducted baby and family clinics, examined over 3,400 children, and referred those needing care to physicians. Immunizations were given and dental care provided, with a fall schedule planned for periodic statewide conferences.
Earl J. Reeder, Chief Engineer of the National Safety Council, urges motorists to plan night driving to match limited visibility. He says silhouettes define objects at night and advises watching road edges, avoiding glare from oncoming headlights, slowing at sundown, and reducing speed on curves or hill crests.
Officials of Bethlehem M. E. Church announce an oyster supper to be held Thursday evening October 13 in the community house. Supper will begin at five o'clock.
A reflective themed line citing dream imagery and Poe style prompts readers to ponder nourishment and thought. this item presents a literary quotation rather than a news event or public notice.
Twenty five years ago in West Dover hundred Kent county Delaware Hayes and Murphy buy a timberland tract of 253 acres for 12025 dollars while L B Towers buys from Jacob Ghingher a 12 acre tract near Denton Bridge for 3000 dollars. Mrs Annie E Taylor dies at 74 of heart trouble in Easton, burial in Spring Hill cemetery. A Washington dispatch notes the president may reopen the internal revenue collector appointment for the district of Maryland and Delaware, with Alfred Raughley a likely nominee. Weddings include Florence Shoemaker Dixon and Childs Frick at Old St Pauls Church with Frick’s wealth noted. Other local notes cover Emma Hubbard and Lewis Hubbard weddings in Easton, fishing by Denton men, and regional visits. The tale closes with public water analysis and state officials naming the Public Service Commissioner after Dr Herring’s funeral, with Towers favored for the role.
Sunday diary notes praise for a preacher and football, with Monday plans to become something for a $30 weekly prize. other days describe family use of a car, a classroom joke about cruelty to animals, a monkey comment on Mistress Gillem, and a day of rest with chores and garden tasks. The tone reads like a childlike, mock diary commentary with recurring misspellings and colloquial humor.
The essay likens spiritual surrender to reaching a Mt Pisgah summit of divine fellowship. It describes a tranquil realm beyond earthly strife where the human will yields to God's will, yielding eternal peace and moments when God speaks to the soul. It culminates with the soul declaring God its Father.
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