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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1936
Page
2
Bell Labs has developed a temperature recorder and current regulator using a thin pilot wire inside cables to adjust current with temperature. On 200 miles of long distance lines, nine times more current is needed in heat than cold, yet the device maintains consistent voice quality by automatically regulating current without human intervention.
More than 200 chapters of the American Institute of Banking hold a September radio commencement. It is described as the most extensive graduation ceremony by an educational institution. The 35,000 members are spread across U S cities and towns. each year over 2,500 graduates are added, bringing total graduates above 25,000.
New York report notes natural forces of recovery show strength and may lift the country to new highs. After bonus funds to veterans faded, monetary stimulus is no longer a major factor. Political campaign uncertainty remains an unavoidable element, per Banking in the August issue.
The Commerce and Marine Commission of the American Bankers Association reports world foreign trade for 1935 at 78.9 percent of 1929 levels, up 2.1 percent from 1934 and the highest since 1929. Gold values were lower amid depressed commodity prices. In January 1936, the combined index of 75 countries stood at 35.7 percent of the 1929 average.
Comptroller of the Currency announced that total deposits of 5,374 national banks reached 26,200,453,000 on June 30, 1936, a new high and up 1,340,998,000 from March 4, 1936. Deposits rose 3,682,207,000 or 16.35 percent since June 29, 1935.
A long-comming ray from a far star travels through the ether for centuries and still leaves a pure impression on the astronomer’s negative plate. The passage hints that a good deed set in motion may influence the world far into the future, beyond this century and the next.
The Denton segment on WFBR Baltimore described the town as a county seat on the Choptank with a thriving center around the Courthouse Square. It highlights Denton’s growth, clean water and sewage, shops, theater, Brick Hotel, and the strong civic life including churches, schools, clubs, and fraternal groups along with the Denton Journal as the local paper. Noting resident Sophie Kerr, the piece reflects local pride and the town’s habit of welcoming back former residents.
The piece extols kind words as a force that heals, soothes, and uplifts. It argues words shape the hearer’s soul, quieting morose, unkind feelings, and urges abundant use of kindness in daily speech.
A definition of cross pollination explains placing pollen from one flower on another stigma to produce new or improved varieties. It notes natural means by wind or insects and artificial methods as well.
A reflective piece links character formation to Iife’s landscapes. It suggests every encounter in Ife shapes character as rain carves hills and directs rivers, portraying nature as teacher and sculptor of virtue.
A witty note contrasts reading everything with reading only what you believe, urging skepticism about Chinatown’s “To believe all you read” mindset. The quip suggests that taking every claim at face value would be foolish, while selective reading may be tiresome.
A colorful remark attributed to Uncle Phen notes that a person who keeps on pleasing others may lack sound judgment yet deserves credit for a forgiving nature. The quote reflects rural wit on character and mercy.
Ohio established notaries public by a February 1910 act, appointing one in Chillicothe Steubensle Cinciionai Marietta. Two fees were set: attesting documents and recording in a dedicated register. Strangely, the incomes of these notaries surpassed those of state officials including the Supreme Court justices and the governor.
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