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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1932
Page
4
Opening of white public schools in Caroline county will bring thousands of students back after a three month break. The piece urges students to stay in school, notes the cost of education, and stresses teachers' duty to shape character while urging families to make sacrifices for college education amid tough times.
Dr. R H Riley head of the State Department of Health urges parents to have five and six year olds examined by the dentist and doctor before school reopens. He warns that starting in good health helps attendance and progress, and urges thorough checkups if any conditions need correction. The State Department of Health and local Parent-Teacher Associations push screenings.
County health officers and the Bureau of Child Hygiene report extensive summer exams for four to five thousand young children. The Child Healthmobile, staffed by a doctor and dentist, has visited Southern Maryland and the Eastern Shore to reach mothers and families in out of the way areas. As the state prepares for a fall beginners class enrollment, many children have not yet received safeguarding care. You would have your machine inspected if you were going to start on a journey.
A reflective piece contrasts earlier municipal and small local electric plants with today’s privately owned networks. It argues modern service is continuous, reliable, and widespread, with lower rates and high efficiency, while government ownership and political patronage degraded service in Europe.
Between 1913 and 1929 national wealth rose from 192.5 to 361.9 billion dollars and income from 34.4 to 85.2 billion. Government expenditures jumped to 13.0 billion, debt to 30.2 billion, with deficits and rising taxes post 1929 leading to a warned tax revolt to curb waste and retrench government.
Governor Pinchot outlines a shift to low cost bituminous surfacing for farm to market roads. He argues 6,000 dollar per mile roads can handle traffic that macadam would not, with 50,000 dollar per mile main roads unnecessary. He notes modern bituminous surfaces are skidproof weatherproof and far cheaper to build and maintain.
The appeal argues every road project must maximize value to create work and fix rural needs. Bituminous secondary roads are hailed as a key solution to widespread highway problems, aiming to stretch limited funds and spur employment.
A September reminder on school start benefits and the need for youth training. Emphasizes education to curb juvenile delinquency amid job scarcity, urges personal counseling by elders, and notes teen hero worship of successful adults.
The United States Government scatters millions of pamphlets documents and bound books daily. In fiscal 1931 the Printing Office issued billions of copies and in the six months after July 1 1931 the amount of type set rose sharply. Calls for economy in government printing amid higher taxes and lower national income.
The cigar band began as a practical guard when Cubans smoked green leaf with white gloves. Moist nicotine juice flowed toward the mouth, so a paper band around the cigar end prevented it. As leaf dried, the guard faded yet bands persisted as branding.
Editorials slam Secretary Hurley for economic remarks in Providence as bombast. New York Times critiques his grasp on tariff and banking reform claims while noting Hoover campaign loyalties. Baltimore Sun cites Means study on corporate concentration to counter his assertions.
The article outlines a transcontinental waterway linking Duluth to the Atlantic via the Great Lakes, Lake St. Lawrence, and the St. Lawrence Seaway. It details required canal dredging, depths, and integration with existing channels, with an estimated cost around 800 million dollars and potential for vast electric power development. It notes treaties between the U S and Canada, and cites Stimson’s foreign policy address on peace and anti-imperialistic policy. It also highlights charitable efforts on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, where women’s clubs plan to conserve and share fruit and vegetables for winter relief.
The County Commissioners awarded the Greensboro to Boyce's Mill sand-clay road contract to Berghaus and Moffet. The article also notes Elberta peach growers, a near finished reinforced concrete bridge over the Choptank at Greensborough, and several local social notes including visits, a death, and notices.
Slats diary entries recount a new family moving in with a German boy, a trip to Washington county, a false fire alarm at the school, lost money, plans with Low Fate, tales of Mrs Gillem, Crunch’s deafness and a mishap with a gun and a big black snake. The tone imitates a boyish, rustic daily record with simple, humorous incidents.
Billy builds a model plane in the basement while neighbor Dick compares their mothers. Billy recounts his mother’s support and gentle guidance that fostered initiative from infancy, ending with his expression of appreciation for her influence.
Adams Cross Roads Tower Base Ball Club schedules two games for Sunday afternoon September 4, facing Cheswold and Bridgeville. Wilmington residents Mears and Adams visit C. W. Adams family. Althur Adams hosts and others attend weekend gatherings and a doggie roast at Mary Jacksons. Sunday School at 10.
Employers should verify annually that chauffeurs licenses are renewed to avoid suspensions for lapsed documents. Maryland’s Commissioner of Motor Vehicles warns that licenses expire yearly and must be kept in good order, with lapses treated as suspensions equal to the lapse period.
A humorous yet pointed look at human animal traits in families and the responsibility of farmers to maintain clean pig pens. The piece warns that feeding pork scraps and bone scraps can spread hog cholera, urging sanitation, careful meat sourcing, and awareness of seasonal outbreaks.
H G Moock of Plymouth Motor Corp reports June registrations show Plymouth up 429.5 percent from a year ago in all states except Georgia. For the year to date Plymouth led the industry in growth, with registrations 318.4 percent higher than the first half of 1931. In June Plymouth accounted for 11.3 percent of all cars sold, versus 1.9 percent in June 1931.
Mr and Mrs J O Hummer announce the marriage of their daughter Frances Anne to Irvin F Stoke on August 26 1932 in a formal ceremony.
Ruth Webster Heath of The Wm Schraderberg Kurdle Co offers frugal meal tips to stretch the family budget. It details using neck, shin, or flank for hamburger, notes improved tenderness with an electric grinder, and provides a meat loaf recipe with tomato pulp and onions. Also includes a second skillet meal with beef, macaroni, tomatoes, and kidney beans, cooked slowly with seasonings.
Ridgely residents report staff transfers from a Ridgely rural route to Denton formerly served by Samis. Visitors include Hammond family in Tolchester and Beauchamp guest at Denton. Church services resume Wednesdays after a summer break. News covers travels to Baltimore, Rehoboth, Ocean City, and Atlantic City, plus local concerts, hostings, and road work on Greensboro road.
A set of aphorisms on virtue, fortune, character, and happiness. It notes that a person’s nature remains constant despite fortune, that character is shaped by inner work, and that happiness stems from self-mostly rather than external circumstances.
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