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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1935
Page
4
The notice lists Melvin Johnson Inc as publishers with Benjamin F Johnson as president and treasurer and other Melvin as vice-president and secretary. It notes the publication is entered at the Denton Maryland Post Office as second class matter and dated Saturday Morning October 19 1935.
A Carolina County letter urges the State Roads Commission to repair the Williston Lake wash-out on Route 313 now. It condemns delays and detours, noting few improvements since last winter and arguing no new routing is needed while demanding safe traffic for the coming winter.
Fifty-one nations apply sanctions on Italy, raising questions about collective action for peace. The piece traces past uses of collective action, notes the divide between haves and have-nots, and argues that genuine injustices must be addressed to prevent unrest and potential war driven by economic wants.
The piece weighs options to preserve peace by justice rather than force. It recalls the 1920s hope of the League of Nations, notes Article XIX on readjustments, and critiques current use of collective action against Italy and Ethiopia. It argues the new action must combine law, restraint, and justice to sustain peace.
A New York daily faced criticism for graphic coverage of automobile crashes. Critics say vivid depictions may raise awareness and public safety, while others urge restraint. The piece cites Reader's Digest ideas and argues for including photos and sound to convey horror.
The 1936 campaign begins as Franklin D. Roosevelt tours the nation to defend his record. He speaks in Fremont Nebraska on the AAA policy, in Salt Lake City on Philippine independence, and at Boulder City about Public Works and government as a builder. Hoover counters from Oakland with a test speech signaling the GOP push.
A political clash clarifies the postwar dispute over sound money. Wages rise per hour but fall weekly due to shorter hours, with 1929 comparisons showing pay envelopes dropping from 28.50 to 22.28. Opinions split on forcing more hours versus increasing hourly rates, while organized labor pushes for a 30 hour week and broader employment.
William H. Danforth urges rational thinking and open minds. He outlines three steps to sharpen thought: cultivate open thinking, study key works on thinking, and apply the lessons to daily life for ongoing mental activity.
The September GOP executive group in Washington avoids AAA in railing at the Roosevelt administration. Hoover’s Oakland speech omits AAA, focusing on economic policy as nonpartisan and aimed at correcting past tariff and trade meddling. The piece argues AAA as economic policy to restore price balance, production, and buyers’ power, with Hoover’s banking reforms as keystone.
The piece outlines broad New Deal programs, sections of the Farm Credit Act, Home Owners' Loan Act, National Industrial Recovery Act, and Federal Housing Act as integral to reviving the economy. It cites rising production figures from 1932 to 1935 and stresses farmer buying power as essential to industrial recovery, noting farm output at 74 percent of 1929 and net cash income up 56 percent. It also covers a new US Panama treaty arrangement, canal zone rent issues, and India’s 1935 Act granting self-rule with Gandhi advocating Hindu Muslim unity and village industry revival.
The Pan American system celebrated quietly in Miami marking 18 years since its start with a route from Key West to Havanna expanding to 33 000 miles linking the United States with si countries in the Americas. Passenger numbers grew from 340 monthly in the first year to over 2 000 in 1935. Plans include faster transport to South America and a new 12 day London to Australia service via Darwin and Tasmania strengthening imperial links.
James McDonald and Samuel Inman reported differing prospects for German Jews displaced by Nazi policies during spring South American visits. McDonald warned of strong anti semitic sentiment and bleak movement prospects amid economic depressions. Inman offered cautious optimism, citing potential absorption of professors scientists and technicians by Ecuador Paraguay and Colombia.
A children's corner contrasts springtime in various lands with Ethiopia torn by invasion. War casts shadow over joy as nations contend over Africa and the Mediterranean, while a historian links world centers to seas, and readers ponder unity and division, even hinting at a canal as a unifying answer.
The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. England owns 46 percent of its stock and controls passage, with the 1968 open-water covenant forcing continued access even during war. A proposal to close for Italian troop movements faces two hurdles: more English stock and the original incorporation covenant.
Maryland oyster season returns with oysters in markets from September. State Health Department oversees sanitary standards for handling plants. About 200 plants were certified in 1934 35 meeting strict flooring lighting ventilation water supply and hygiene rules with registered container numbers.
The National Re employment Service reports increasing applicants as farm work shrinks and canneries close next year. Relief workers will gain employment via WPA and PWA projects while remaining on relief rolls, with NRRS actively placing people in private jobs whenever possible. Cecil county comparisons are rough, but about 25 percent fewer in October 1935 than 1934. Employers are urged to contact the service for additional workers. the program is free to both sides. Continuous registration and classification of unemployed people aid local employers in finding qualified workers.
A Denton era retrospective notes wheat and corn prices, drought troubles, farms and road projects from the Denton area. Builders Paisley and Morgan start a tenant house for Mr. Phares G. Crouse. macadam road Denton to Williston near Watts Creek and Herring Run bridges nears completion. Local incidents include J. W. Kelley’s arm fracture from a car crank, Williston bridge supervision by J. F. Johnson, and Rev. J. Gibson Gantt at Christ Church health concerns.
Ross Farquhar chronicled Slats diary style notes from a week in which Pa and the narrator drive to the country for turnips, observe a woman on a motorcycle, and recount everyday oddities. The entries joke about money, bankruptcy, a broken truck, plane humor, and family dynamics.
Funeral services for Mrs Sallie Sloan Fisher 75 who died at her Denton home Thursday will be held at two this afternoon in the Brethren Church. Interment will follow in Denton cemetery. She is survived by two sons James Sloan of Hillsboro and Hardy Sloan of Denton and daughter Mrs Conrad Lane of Denton.
An uplifting line from the Christian Science Monitor reflects the idea that inner assurance and peace are universal, inviting readers to hear and make the sentiment their own. The quote frames well being as a shared, personal conviction accessible to all.
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