Caroline County backs repeal and beer ban in local vote
In 1876 local option era, Caroline county approved beer repeal with 508 majority and elected delegates pledged for repeal by margins of 491 and 456 for the first district. Total ballots: 2437 for repeal versus 953 against. 1380 for first district repeal versus 921 against. cheer referendum had 1458 for and 950 against. Federalsburg in the fifth district supported both repeal and beer ban, while turnout was under one third of 7900 registered voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Lage
Federalsburg
September Mobilizes States in Auto Safety Drive
The nationwide September campaign urges drivers to curb reckless behavior after 1932 saw rising deaths. Governors and DC commissioners issued proclamations as 74 percent of Americans live in participating areas and 75 percent of cars are registered there, with 76 percent of last year’s 29 000 deaths occurring locally.
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District of Columbia
Don’t Pay Taxes Myth Repeatedly Debunked
An editorial argues that 70 percent of national income escapes direct taxation via government bonds or low earnings, yet all citizens indirectly pay taxes through everyday goods and services. It warns readers not to feel exempt and urges action to address the broader tax burden.
Global Upturn in Commodity Prices Signals Recovery
A Council on Foreign Relations survey shows a second quarter 1933 upturn in world commodity prices led by the United States, France, and Great Britain with gains in Australia, Canada, Austria, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland. British prices stabilized in early 1933 compared with 1931 32, while many Americans wonder when wages will rise in step.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Council On Foreign Relations
France
Great Britain
Australia
Canada
Austria
Belgium
Germany
Switzerland
Inflation Watch Recedes Yet Returns As Recovery Plans Progress
The piece explains that white collar workers face slow gains while the recovery targets the poor with job creation. It notes rising cost of living, new taxes from September, and inflation’s return as inflationary pressures grow. The Federal Reserve’s bond purchases hint at expanded public credit under President Roosevelt’s policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve
Roosevelt
Congress
Bankers oppose deposit insurance say plan harms public
The National Industries News Service reports the American Bankers Association fights a congressional plan for limited bank deposit guarantees. Senator Fletcher argues guarantees restore confidence, proposing a one tenth of one percent assessment on bank deposits to fund insurance. He asserts insured deposits would promote sound banking and public trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Bankers Association
National Industries News Service
Washington
Congress
American Bankers 'Association
Duncan A. Fletcher
Florida
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
United States
Fletcher
Glorious Prize Emphasizes Practical Training Value
In trying times the essay extols practical training over pure schooling. It lauds the Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild of Detroit for backing skilled craftsmanship and education for North American boys, highlighting its three year run awarding fifteen $5,000 prizes to youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Fisher Brothers of
Detroit
Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild
International scholarship offer inspires thousands of youths
The passage describes a competition that attracts over 750,000 boys across the United States and Canada. It promises 000 university scholarships based on merit, with no fees or favoritism, and emphasizes fealty to artisan ideals. The prize includes four years of university education, a chosen science, and a pathway to prestigious careers, even equating to dreams of West Point or Annapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
West Point
Annapolis
Did honesty summarize Roosevelt era reforms and public virtue
John Temple Graves II argues that a single word honesty may capture the Roosevelt era New Deal aims and public expectations. He defines honesty as economic, political, and social integrity, opposing demagogy, profiteering, and self-serving leadership across all power groups. He urges honesty as the overarching standard for reform and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Temple Graves II
Birmingham
Ala
Age-Herald
Amelia
Mutual interest drives price in producer buyer codes
C D Gannetson of Electric Hove and Rubber Company argues in Rotanan Magazine that buyers and sellers share a mutual aim: to profit requires each side to allow the other to do likewise. Codes should emphasize selling below full cost plus a fan profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Gannetson
Electric Hove and Rubber Company
Rotanan
Men Will Build Cities Through Civic Purpose
A Rotarian Magazine excerpt asserts cities reflect men’s choices. It argues that action aligns with the day’s needs, praising progress and beauty when builders unite, with fault found in sloth and sleep. The passage emphasizes collective effort to shape a grand, free metropolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prom the
Rotarian Magazine
Editorial Notes Western China Civil War Strains Local Life
A Chunghing letter describes ongoing civil war and Communist uprisings in northern western China. Banditry and military requisitions cripple commerce, transport and daily life. tax enforcement and detentions devastate families. A hospital official jokes about a four annual land tax promise, while tragedy strikes as a man and his family perish from despair amid heat and drought driven superstitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Chunghing
Sue
Ews
Chen
Suming Friends Hospital
Pacific Relations Meet Ends With Broad Views
Delegates from Canada New Zealand Philippines Australia and Japan discuss economic conflict and industrial organization at Banff conference. The United States led by Newton D Baker and Hubert Samuel joined round tables noting Asia lacks raw materials for Western style industrialization and Japan population projections. Public recovery themes urge farmer participation and Roosevelt's national recovery program while Norman Davis travels to Geneva to push arms control and international inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Institute of Pacific Relations
Canada
Banff
Alberta
Pacific
Pacific Empire
New Zealand
Philippines
Australia
Newton D. Baker
United States
Hubert Samuel
Great Britain
Wa Shih
Inazo Nitobe
Asia
Japan
Norman Davis
Ant Large
Geneva
Edwin James
New York Times
Davis
Lake Leman
U.S
Personal Mention as New Mexico Battleship Deploys
Dr Clarence R Pentz reports on the battleship U S S New Mexico bound for Cuba before Friday. He is one of two doctors aboard. Dr and Mrs Clarence R Pentz and daughter Joanne Matic of Philadelphia visited Mr and Mrs C A Pentz. Mr Mervin A Pentz of Baltimore recently visited. Mrs W P Draper visiting relatives in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence R. Pentz
U. S. S. New Mexico
Cuba
Pentz
Joanne Matic
Philadelphia
C. A. Pentz
Mervin A. Pentz
Baltimore
Burrsville Social Roundup Sees Pierce Chance Family Visit
Burrsville residents note Mr Warren Pierce and Miss Anna Chance with Mrs William FE Andrew and family over Sunday. Catherine Chance returns home after four weeks with Mrs William E Andrew Jr. Bertie Cheyney visited Catherine Chance. Anna Chance resumes Swarthmore College post. Hobbs hall opening Sept 19 invites all for a first visit per Geo. L. Jopp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Pierce
Anna Chance
John Chance
Bertie Cheyney
John Wallace Chance
Catherine
William FE
Andrew
Catherine Chance
William E. Andrew Jr
Swarthmore College
Twenty Five Years Ago Local News Highlights Denton Area
A slice of history from twenty five years ago notes wheat prices and a peach yield, plus improvements at the M D Y station with a new freight house, platform upgrades, and a larger agent's office. Community members travel, teach, and marry as obituaries and school lists anchor the town page.
Chestnuts and Fire News Across Counties
The piece lists schools and principals in multiple towns including Thillsboro and Ridgely, notes chestnut trees and the appeal to boys to gather chestnuts, and mentions a summer bloom followed by burrs. It also reports a fire destroying the Alsace Hotel in Wyoming, owned by Isaac Kline Gooden, with an estimated loss of 10000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravelly Branch
Florence E. Ross
Laurel Grove
M. Louise Higgins
Concord
E. Dilke Mertiken
Rhoda Marine
Smithville
Elizabeth Lawless
Chestnut Grove
Maury E. Statum
Irman Charles
American Corner
Bertie L. Taylor
Jack Frost
Alsace
Wyoming
Isaac Kline Gooden
Fruit Belt
Deaths and Local Notices From Marydel and Nearby Areas
Obituaries report Thomas Pritchett 86 died of general debility in Marydel. Funeral at his home with Rev A G Thomas. interment Templeville. Mrs John Bowdle 90 also died of general debility in Marydel. funeral at Templeville cemetery. survived by son Elmer Bowdle. Martin W Casey 82 died in Baltimore City Hospital. buried there. longtime worker for Burt Hobbs. General debility listed as cause. Various social visits and travels among residents of Federalsburg Smyrna Felton Owings and nearby towns are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Pritchett
Marydel
Pritchett
A. G. Thomas
Templeville
John Bowdle
Elmer Bowdle
Marydes
Martin W. Casey
Baltimore City Hospital
Casey
Burt Hobbs
Baltimore
L. R. Taylor
Smyrna
Del
Niagara Falls
Guy ©. White
Federalsburg
Clarence Bradley
Felton
H. F. Butler
H. P. Owings
Owings, Md
Geo. Miller
Norfolk
A. G. Smith
Abram Z. Gottwala
University of Maryland
College Park
George Gottwall
J. P. Temple
Joseph Temple
Emily Limer
Raleigh
N. C
J. C. Ledbetter
Clinton Edwards
Elaine
W. Thomas Thornton and
Rehoboth
John Passwaters
Woodrow
Thurman Passwaters
Charles Gruwell and Sons
Robert Sipple
Philadelphia
Lydia Cooper
M. B. Cooper
Clara Seward
Jonathan Longfellow
Whiteleysburg
Ruth Freischman
Paterson
N. J
Bertha Haas
T. C. Curry
Bridgeville
Lydia A. Dabson
Local Notes From Easton And Rehoboth Area
Ridgely child visits grandparents in Easton. I T Saulsbury residence sold to John Carter of Denton. Community Library hosts annual bake sale this Saturday. Miss Lola Sanger visits Cordova cousin Mary Brumbaugh. Miss Mary Katherine Sparks returns from Rehoboth. J J Ivison visits with Wills Marshall in St Michaels. NRA Woman's Division county chair appointed. Harold Fountain and son Richard visit Emma Jackson. Mrs John Lane ill at in laws' home. Amelia Royer hosts son Jonas Royer of Chester Pa. George Garman and John Adams visit Rehoboth. Mrs J M Ludwig treated at University Hospital Baltimore. Helen Roche takes job in Lautel Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilghman Melaney
Denton
Town and Company
Kathryn Ziegler
D. Ziegler
India
New York Harbor
Naples
Italy
Charles W. Sylvester
Norfolk
Ruth
Wilmington
Ada Bennett
New Castle
Jennie Gravatt
John L. Stevens
Concord
Catherine Glanding
West Philadelphia
Robert T. Bryan
Tuckahoe Nech
Bryan
Charles Peffer
Gettysburg
Carrie
Elizabeth Sherfey
Washington
B. OB. Brumbaugh
Charles H. Redden Jr
Oklahoma
Standard Oil Company
Masses Margaret and
Ethel Wilson
Jacksonville
Fla
Pla. Fisher
F. B. Russell
Charles Reese
Philadelphia
John T. Carter Jr
Millington
Mertie Bowman
Western Maryland, College
John J. Everngain
Thelma
Delaware
Ella Seward
Mary Stevens
Georgia Elizabeth Cain
Hartington
Wilbur E. Jacobs
Milford
M. E. Parson-Jnee
Howard Quigg
Jacobs
Noah Cain
Kent County
Jacoby
Edward Jacobs
Harriet B. Dennis
John M. Dennis
Benjamin F. Carroll
Hurlock
Thomas Rowins
Easton
Margaret Whiteley
Preston
Jesse Dennis
Emma Carroll
Dennis
M. E. Church
B. F. Carroll
Hurloch
Hurloch M. E
Caroline Counts
General Assembly
Marydel
Mary Gray
Henderson
W. Wesley Wyatt
Olivia M. Coffin
Goldboro
Mary F. Sylvester
Oma Diefenderfer
Edinburgh
Helen Jump
Baltimore
Wilsie Mf
Moore’s
Mary E. Baughley
Wuliston
Elsie L. Roe
Andersontown
Maude Anthony
Hynson
Eva J. Garey
Helen Wheatley
Smithson
Nellie M. Hill
Grove
Nellie C. Hanis
Arthur Greenwood
Inez Noble
Bertha S. Shull
Choptank
Vicela_ Gaslee
Poplar Grove
Eva M. Tarrison
Whubbard
M. Ethel Lane
Bethlehem
Susie Collins
Pederalsburg
William J. Boyer
Luln Sisk
Mary E. Towers
Sallie B. Mowbray
Dora Noble
Eva Waight
Hickory Hill
May Sparklin
Houston
Elizabeth Chee- Zu
Nichols
Nellie I. Slocum
Long’s
Grace Carrol
Arthur Henry Sanger
Harry Ziegler
I. T. Saulsbury
Central Avenue
John T. Carter
Lola Sanger
Cordova
Mary Brumbaugh
Mary Katherine Sparks
Rehoboth
J. J. Ivison
Wills Marshall
St. Michaels
Frank Flounders
Woman’s Division
NRA
Harold Fountain
Richard
Emma Jackson
John Lane
Lew Lane
Amelia Royer
Jonas Royer
Chester
George Garman
John Adams
J. M. Ludwig
University Hospital
Helen Roche
Lautel
Williston Community Church Sunday School at 10 15
A note states Sunday School will be held at 10 15 a m at Williston Community Church with no religious service following.
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Williston
Local notes from a curious week in a small town
A fragmented diary recounts everyday events from gravities and apples to parish life. It mentions Isaac Newton jokingly, a preacher asking about an official capacity, Mrs Spriggs claiming authority, a fast stenographer, discussions of money owed, marital tensions, a planned talk about a baby stork, and a false fire alarm at Mrs Grants’ bridge party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isack Newton
Ant Emmy
Spriggs
Mrs. Shunt Witch
Mr. Shunt
Shunt
Locle
A West Pocket Essay On The Fair At the Next Century of Progress
Uncle Ed reflects on progress at the fair and time saving gadgets while noting feet wear and rising costs. He muses about dieting, food labeling slang, disease fears, and four homemade rules to prevent cholera in hogs during the Fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Kit
Chen
Chevrolet Dealers See Broad Upturn Across Regions
H J Klingler of Chevrolet says nationwide reports show strong August sales and optimistic 1933 prospects. Gains span Atlanta and Jacksonville zones to Boston and Philadelphia, with 100 to 550 percent year over year increases in many markets. Factory activity and hiring rise as steel revival and farm regions stabilize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Klingler
Chevrolet Motor Company
Mr. Klingler
Chevrolet
Southeastern
Atlanta
Greenville
S. C
Miss
Boston
Paterson
N. J
Bridgeport
New York
Central West
Cincinnati
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Des Moines
Federal Land Bank
Louisville
Cleveland
Davenport
Iowa
Chicago
Southwest
Oklahoma City
Arkansas
Kansas
Texas
Houston
Pacific Coast
Portland
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Klingler
Local Social Notes From Bethlehem and Nearby Areas
Bethlehem area residents hosted guests from Cambridge Federalsburg Denton and Wilmington with extended family visits. Local families welcomed children and relatives over the weekend while Miss Esther Harrington prepared for Wilmington beauty culture studies and Dorsey Christopher moved to Baltimore for a new job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin Willey
Cambridge
Fisher
Federalsburg
Heber Lane
Denton
Edward Patchett
John Brodes
William H. Harding
Louis Trice
Marie Hubbard
Ormond
Harvey Harding
Tilghman Legates
Tilghman’s
Norris Coulby
Matthews
Lawrence Legates
Roland Carroll
Norwood
Fred Messick
Wilmington
Esther Harrington
Dorsey Christopher
Baltimore
Gladys Taylor
Stevensville
Irene Perry
Orphans' Court Proceedings On Probate Filings And Inventories
The last will of Thomas E. Pritchett was filed by Florence M. Pritchett and set for probate on September 19 at 11 a.m. Annie B. Wilkinson, executrix of Henry Wilkinson, filed inventory and appraisal of the decedent's personal property. Noble W. Kelley, administrator of Bertie N. Kelley, filed releases from W. T. Kelley Jr. and Noble W. Kelley, distributees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Pritchett
Florence M. Pritchett
Annie B. Wilkinson
Henry Wilkinson
Noble W. Kelley
Bertie N. Kelley
W. T. Kelley Jr
Local Guests Visit Friends and Family Over Weekend
American Corner Mr and Mrs Hilyard and others from Richardson Park and Marydel were hosted by Olaf Smith and family on Sunday. Louise Howard stayed a week with Herman Steenken near Harmony. George Howard visited his parents near East New Market this Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilyard
Norman Smith
Richard
Park
John Stafford
Marydel
Raymond
Shuttie
Henderson
Olaf Smith
Louise Howard
Herman Steenken
Harmony
George Howard
East New Market
Also Mentioned on This Page
Caroline
Niewsparrre
Gether
Burrsville
Hobbs
Geo. L. Jopp
Thillsboro
Cora M. Pippin
Mabel Knotts
Thawley’s
Margaret Schroeter
Saulsbury’s—Elizabeths
Dukes
Boonesboro
Ethel P. Cade
Oakland
Louise Fleetwood
Ridgely
Samuel J. Stayer
Ethel C. Reese
M. Inez Dever
Sallie M. Perry
Grace Stevenson
Furman's Grove
Josephine E. Towers
Greensboro
Ross Farquar
Orphans' Court
Newsparrren
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