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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1943
Page
1
Gas ration book holders can have tires recapped without a local ration board purchase order to keep vehicles on the road in 1913. Recapping saves rubber, costs about 6.50 for a 6.00x16 tire, and applies to passenger, truck, and bus tires under OPA rules. Inspections are required for most vehicles with frequency set by vehicle type and mileage.
The CHS junior class presented A Letter to the General at Camp Daffey. Elmo Beeton’s self promotion scheme, aided by Sarge Cardigan and Bailey Peters, faces exposure from Irene Taylor and Captain Deems. Irene and Aunt Phoebe arrive with a dance group as Cupid stirs hearts while quartet singers and instrumental solos entertain.
George W. Clendaniel of Denton, secretary of the Caroline County USDA War Board, asks Caroline County farmers to curb black market activities in livestock and meats to ensure adequate supplies for the armed forces. He notes Food Distribution Order 26 requires permits for slaughter sales and records for dealers, while farmers must keep purchasing and sales records.
In Denton Maryland the Nuttle Lumber and Coal Company held a Service Flag dedication on April 2 at noon. Elias W. Nuttle stated about 80 to 85 percent of materials go to Ary Navy Maritime Commission and Defense Housing, with the rest aiding food, repairs, and maintenance. The flag honors employees who left for military service, with speakers including Denton judge Knotts and local officials in attendance. Stars listed include Paul E. Anthonys, George Jopp, and others from the community workforce.
Paul V Shockley writes from a U S Army Air Force camp near Kearns Utah describing a high desert base 20 miles from Salt Lake City at 5000 feet elevation with snow on surrounding ranges. He expects eight weeks here and asks to send the Journal home and share greetings with friends on the Eastern Shore.
Pfc. John W. Good from Denton has graduated from Gulfport Field Mississippi Army Air Forces Technical Training Command School for airplane mechanics. He is assigned to serve in global war efforts and peacetime aviation roles. Good was a Dry Cleaner at Emerson Cleaners. he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Good of Denton. Gulfport Field trains mechanics for bombers cargo and transport planes with round the clock classes.
Forty four aviation cadets finish primary training at Dallas Naval Air Station and are ordered to Pensacola Florida for basic and advanced work toward commissions in the U S Naval Reserve or Marine Corps Reserve Cadet William Sapp Merriken is among the class members and is the son of Mr and Mrs Calvert C Merriken.
A long letter from Mrs. Cooper’s son, a U S Navy veteran of over twenty years, describes his transfer to a South West Pacific island, the rainy season, generator duties, growing a beard, a bunk visit by a land crab, and his plan to keep in touch with family as conditions improve and he expects better facilities. He notes mail delays and ongoing deployments.
Archie H Horner writes from a Salem Army camp in March 1943 about daily life in the Quartermaster Corps. He describes early mornings, rapid drills, classroom-style instruction, and the scenic Oregon setting with Mt Hood and SalemCapitol visible. He notes friendly locals, a JSO hall with amenities, and lighthearted train quirks, closing with a warm, eager update to a Denton correspondent.
Lt William S Briggs a former Greensboro resident recounts a perilous Amazon rescue. After a forced water landing, the four airmen swam through crocodile infested waters, built a raft, and with help from Colombian officers were rescued at dawn. Briggs suffered malaria but recovered while stationed in Bogota as Assistant Military Attaché for the Air Corps at the American Embassy.
John T. Kibler of Chester town Maryland is promoted to major at Camp Pickett. The former professional baseball player and athletics director at Lehigh University Ohio State College and Washington College also coached at Temple University and led teams in eleven years of professional baseball across multiple leagues.
Mr and Mrs Luther J Pippin received word Wednesday that their son Robert E Pippin is overseas in New Guinea and well He said he is glad to hear from home and asks his friends to write He has not communicated in five months and says he gets all mail from home.
The spring term of the Caroline County circuit court convenes next Monday April 5 at the Denton courthouse. The docket lists 21 appearances, 29 trials with 24 continued, nine appeals and errors, two petitions, seven criminal appeals, three court recognizances and two forgery-related cases. Jurors are named by district, including Milby Hughes Heather Wilkerson Lap ham and others across six districts.
The Second War Loan Drive runs April 12 to May 1 with a goal to raise thirteen billion dollars. J Roland Chaffinch is named chair of the new Caro line County War Finance Committee. Hugh Leach appointed him. Publicity chair is G Arthur McDaniel with a Maryland group of associates from Federalsburg Denton Ridgeley Preston and Greensboro.
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden addressed Maryland lawmakers at the State House invited by Governor O Conor in a ceremony that drew unprecedented national and international attention. Attending were Viscount Halifax, Lady Halifax, and John G. Winant, with dinners at Government House and Carvel Hall and extensive press coverage.
The document lists white selectees and colored selectees accepted on March 24 1943. White names include Theron Conglin Federalsburg William Phillips Federalsburg Claudell Webb Federalsburg Walter Lord Preston Ray Hubble Federalsburg Wilbert Cawley Denton Harry Todd seree Duthe Vinton Bramble Federalsburg Charles Crouse Denton Theodore Leeser Federalsburg Roy Murphy Federalsburg Mervin Porter Denton Robert McConnell Federalsburg John Bell Goldsboro. Colored selectees include Milton Mears Federal B William Murray Denton Adolphus Hines Ridgely Elwood Warren Ridgely Melvin Coursey Denton Marshall Griffin Ridgely Hobart Denton.
A wartime verse from Henry H. DeTray speaks of family lonesomeness as a son serves abroad. The speaker urges buying war bonds to support Bud, Uncle Sam, and the fight against Japan and Germany, while Ma worries and stays on the farm raising crops to back the effort. The piece blends domestic life with patriotic duty and calls readers to action.
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