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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1933
Page
2
Denton Journal published weekly by Melvin and Johnson Incorporated. Benjamin F. Johnson serves as president and treasurer. Mary Melvin as vice president and secretary. Entered at the Denton Maryland post office as second class mail matter.
Approximately 30,000,000 children will head to school this September across streets and highways. Motorists must slow, watch for curves and intersections, and anticipate unexpected moves by children. The message urges drivers to protect youngsters, noting 3,400 fatalities and 152,550 injuries in 1992, and calls motorists to treat every trip as if their own child were present.
A 1933 labor message recalls Labor Day origins as a time to address workers' problems and unemployment. It argues work is a blessing, urges restoration of full employment, and stresses that civilization should provide work for every willing worker despite industrial and financial distress.
As the NRA campaign enters its middle of the third week enthusiasm remains high with pledges flowing in. Government dissatisfaction with trade code progress prompts efforts to speed matters. The lumber code signed by the President sets wage ranges from 23 to 40 cents per hour and a 40 hour week, with a 48 hour peak possibility. An agency named Lumber Code Authority will set price levels and production quotas based on consumption and export demand.
Jack Cohen of Columbia Pictures asserts a turning point as the studio budgets record their largest ever production and advertising outlays. He links rising box office to broader economic upturn, noting sustained discretionary entertainment spending fuels circulation through wages, rents, and printing while underscoring the industry’s role as an economic barometer.
NRA pledges face enforcement as codes may force auto and steel sectors into compliance. Johnson targets noncompliant firms amid warnings of postal fraud prosecutions. Two old agencies, Shipping Board and Prohibition Bureau, are dissolved or downsized. Crop outlook warns of record nationwide grain shortages and hog overhangs. Cotton crop forecast drops due to decimated acreage under contract.
A satirical, opinionated piece uses Uncle Sam as a patient to critique Prohibition and the New Deal era. It blends political metaphor with references to Drs Hoover and Roosevelt and the NRA, urging balanced reform, safety, and responsible recovery. The column ties economic woes to industry safety, insurance costs, and national morale, noting international policy discussions.
Discussion focuses on Roosevelt’s rail bill as a starting point aiming to boost efficiency through consolidation and cut duplicate facilities. Critics note unfair government subsidized carriers, tax-built waterways, and unregulated highways threaten rail traffic. Public watches future transport policy closely.
A Dan and Bradstreet report warns continued business recovery with no current recession. It argues prices will rise as oversupply ends and urges timely spending on home and business improvements to save money, protect property, and prove investment and employment are cheaper than charity.
Editorial notes argue world unity is proven by radios aviators cables and news across nations. Cuban unrest spans nine years with Machado ousted after mediation fails. U S intervention is debated under the Platt Amendment Monroe Doctrine and a move toward mediation rather than force amid interim Cuban leadership and negotiations in Washington and Havana.
The article argues accident prevention saves money and boosts efficiency. It notes Arthur Henderson receiving the 1933 Wateler Peace Prize for peace efforts, funded by the Carnegie Foundation, valued at 2,200 pounds, awarded for notable contributions to preventing war.
A teacher Miss Brooks helps Betty Lou, who fears being left out, gain courage. Through motherly guidance and classroom games, Betty Lou learns to join peers by taking turns and playing with children of similar skill, eventually leading her group with pride.
Harmony Jackie Cohee of Philadelphia returns home Sunday for school after visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs John Cohee. Master Norris Cohee has visited his cousin Jackie during the stay with grandparents.
Smithville notes Henry and Edmond Neal visited on Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs John H Lare are listed on the sick list.
Slats notes a table talk about a girl whose horse ran away breaking a leg near a Washington county bridal path. He recalls Emmy misplacing the bridal path, Joe Hix visiting for empties, Mrs Jell's Europe trip and illness, Ma upset with Pa over breathing through the nose, a hay fever teacher, and a reporter job tied to a church wedding that was postponed after a fight. Mrs Jell prefers Japan despite gin Rickeys.
Burrsville residents and relatives from Milford visited Mr. Matthew Andrew in New Haven where he died last week. Numerous visitors from Wilmington Philadelphia Denton and Chester joined local families for gatherings as a tomato cannery runs resumed. Wesley M. E. Church reopened after a two week vacation and social visits to Miss Myrtle Baer and Miss Catherine Chance were noted.
Ridgely residents share homecomings and visitors with Ocean City Rehoboth and nearby towns. Notices list Mrs L T Nelson returning to Ocean View while Ida Benderscheid stays with sister-in-law Wilkinson. Various locals, including Lydia Gooding from Atlanta and Alice Wilson from Long Island, visit relatives in the region.
Mr and Mrs Harvey Lord and family entertained on Sunday with guests including Mr and Mrs Thomas and children Hilda Wilma and David Mrs Clyde Thomas and Lois Ann of Swarthmore Pa Mr and Mrs Fred Wright and children Louise and Thomas Mr and Mrs Ernest Lankford visited Mrs Earl White a patient at Easton Hospital recently Rey and Mrs S L Hanby returned home from a summer vacation Miss Lynnie Lord left Sunday to live with her sister at Morton Pa The canning factory opened here Wednesday with Mr Fred Wright as manager The church here will open again on Sunday Sept 3 Everybody come out
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