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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1939

Page

8

Save a Life a Day Effort by Maryland Traffic Safety Group

The Maryland Traffic Safety Committee, newly formed, launches a three month goal to save a life daily. Speakers include Paul Strickler, Major Whitman, Col Ober, Commissioner Elgin, Dean Steinberg, Police Commissioner Stanton, and David Weglein with pledges of support from numerous organizations such as the Maryland PTA, Women’s Clubs, American Legion, VFW, and multiple state and city safety and business groups.

Maryland Traffic Safety Committee Paul F. Strickler National Safety Council Chicago Whitman Col. Ober Elgin S. S. Steinberg School of Engineering University of Maryland Stanton Baltimore David E. Weglein Baltimore City Maryland Congress P. T. A Maryland Federation of Women’s Clubs The American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars Automobile Associations State District of Columbia the Safety Engineers National Women's Party Maryland Volunteer Firemen Highway Safety Committee Baltimore Safety Council Maryland Safety Council Public School Association State Police Association Advertising Club of Baltimore Frederick Chamber of Commerce Maryland Petroleum Industries Committee

Caroline High School Class of 39 disperses amid college plans

The Caroline High School News outlines where members of the class of 39 will study, with Louise Brown heading to Bridgewater College in Virginia. Other students enroll at Beacom College Salisbury Normal and Western Maryland College, plus local Washington College. The piece also notes efforts in girls athletics, a new soccer coach, and library duties as the year begins.

Louise Brown Bridgewater College Bridgewater Wilmington Del Sherman Tribbitt Thomas Lankford Beacom College Hannah Detwiler Delaware State College of Beauty Culture Robert Moore Margie Rue Western Maryland College Salisbury Normal School Bryant Cawley George Clendaniel Jen Ann Deen Robert Thawley Austin Murphy Washington College Kathryn Baker Katherine Cahall Malinda Allfather Irma Henzen Mr. Thomas Caroline High Library

Future Farmers of America visit home and fair fields

Agriculture classes toured Paul Wrights homestead to study corn varieties including Reid s Yellow Dent and Sure Crop hybrids, noting hybrids U S 13 and U S 44 with wind storm resilience. They then judged livestock at Centreville Eastern Shore Fair with Thomas Baker winning first for a Duroc sow and Marvin Butler, Donald Kubler placing in Chester White and Guernsey classes. The last two boys had graduated last year.

Agriculture News Future Farmers of America Agriculture Paul Wricht Reid Lancaster Co U. S. 13 U. S. 44 Paul Paul Wright James Jester Lee Lord Thomas Baker Marvin Butler Donald Kubler Centreville Raymond Trice Marvin Butter

Merchants Boastful Advertisers Highlight Journal Page

Local merchants push sales in The Journal while other sellers remain quiet, making the ad page a showcase of advertised goods and hawked wares.

Hartly wins a doubleheader to boost league standing

A large Harrington crowd is set for the next game as Delaware teams push toward the playoffs. Hartly beat Houston 8 to 5 in 11 innings to climb to second place, with Betz, Vodvarka, and Powell delivering key hits. Bridgeville then edged Hartly 7 to 4 in the opening game of a Sunday twin bill before the Huskies rebounded to win the nightcap 7 to 2.

Grace Greensboro Harrington Houston Delaware Hartly Betz Vodvarka Favinger Powell Hurley Griffith Bridgeville Palmer Cannon Biigeville

Houston Indie Houston Tops Greensboro in Two Games

Houston Indie Houston advanced to a fourth place tie by defeating Greensboro in two games, 9 to 1 and 6 to 0. Quillen and Allen pitched strongly for Houston, with Bilbrough and Spence handling the losers. Church Hill and Harrington split a twi nighter as Harrington won 10 to 0 and Church Hill won 6 to 0. Coleman started for Church Hill and Postles shut out Stillers in the nightcap.

Houston Greensboro Quillen Allen Bilbrough Spence Church Hill Harrington Hillers Coleman Postles Stillers

Starrett cowboy film star in Riders of Black River at Dentonia

Charles Starrett abandoned a military path to become a cowboy and stars in Columbia's Riders of Black River at the Dentonia Theatre this Saturday. Also showing Torch y Runs for Mayor with Glenda Farrell and Daughters Courageous with the Warner Bros. lineup on Sept 6 18 and 19.

Starrett Riders OF Black River Earth Charles Starrett New England Soung Hollywood Dentonia Theatre Columbia Riders of Black River,” With Tris &Reaidh and the Singing Sons of the Pioneers Warner Bros

Ridgely Theatre Presents Burnette Musical Western

Smiley Burnette, famed for 52 instruments, adds to his repertoire in Western Jamboree a publicized musical western at Ridgely Theatre this Friday and Saturday. Rose Marie Stars MacDonald and Eddy in a 1935 MGM musical at Ridgely on September 18 19 and 20 for three performances.

Smiley Burnette Ridgely Theatre Smiley Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer

Uncle Jim on erosion impact of ruined acres

Uncle Jim argues that people ignore annual erosion losses of hundreds of thousands of acres until it hits close to home, implying local residents would react differently if their land faced the same fate.

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