PLEASE OPA NO MORE BUNCOMBE EDITORIAL
Keystone Motorist ridicules OPA gas rationing in its April issue. The editorial argues against strict controls and calls for allowing greater car use as transport facilities expand, claiming Americans should act freely within wartime limits and questioning how much gasoline homes can get without harming the war effort. It ends noting the question of home front gas allotment has been answered for the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone Motorist
Keystone Automobile Club
OPA
America
Allies Press Axis in North Africa and Pacific Fronts
Secretary Stimson outlined heavy Allied losses and prisoner numbers as Axis forces retreat in North Africa. He credited Montgomery and the Eighth Army with the Mareth Line success, aided by American and French operations and Allied air power. Pacific reports note Japan bolstering fronts in Burma and the southwest, with U S forces targeting Kiska Attu and Salmon Lagoon runway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stimson
Aats
North Africa
Eighth Army
Mareth Line
Rommel
Davis
B. L. Montgomery
First Army
Tunisia
Col
von Arnim
Bri|zerte
Pacific
Washington
U. S. Chiefs of Staff
Japan
Burma
China
Southwest Pacific
Navy
Aleutians
South Pacific
Kiska
Holtz Bay
Attu Island
Army Defense Command
Salmon Lagoon
Permanent Peace Through Free Enterprise and Trade
Clark H. Minor the National Foreign Trade Council urges the United States to lead toward lasting peace by preserving free enterprise, expanding international trade, and renewing the Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act. He argues liberty, cooperation, and open markets reduce war risk and boost global prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Clark H. Minor
National Foreign Trade Council
Council
Socialized bureaucracy warned against by labor leaders
Advocates of bureaucratic socialism promise benevolence but aim to destroy private ownership of key industries. The piece argues that control over mining, power, and oil erodes freedom and private enterprise, urging Americans to resist government domination and defend a regulated capitalistic system. It cites Robert Watt and William Green warning against governmental domination of industry and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryberts
United States
Robert Watt
Works Progress Administration
William Green
American Federation of Labor
A Week of the War Rommel delays Allied advance at Tunis coast
The German Afrika Korps withdraws north of Oudres after a Gabes exit and minefield resistance. Elmer Dist says Rommel used a sandstorm cover to retreat with most materiel intact, enabling a prolonged delaying action that could stretch the invasion of Europe. Axis losses are incomplete but noted by the War Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afrika Korps
Tunisian
Tunis-Birzete
Gabes
Rommel
Oudres
OWI
Elmer Dist
Millreth
Davis
Europe
Secretary of War
Stalemate Over Pay As You Go Tax Plan In House
In the House a heated battle over pay-as-you-go tax reforms led to a roll call on recommitting the legislation to Ways and Means. The vote toppled expectations with 248 in favor and 168 against, signaling a surprising chamber maneuver amid tax reform debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Chamber
Ways and Means Committee
House Advocates Tax Reform Amid Political Strife
J. E. J. notes that Congress favors changing income taxation though the President and Treasury oppose. Tax reform bills like Rums plan and pay-as-you-go face continued resistance, yet Republicans pushed reforms, defying Democratic defections as the public demands such legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
House of Representatives
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
The Wisdom of Children In Wartime Food Values
The article argues that World War II shifts reveal how Americans lack knowledge about food values. It notes that instinctive eating usually provides balance, but rationing makes food a science. Candy is deemed essential in military field rations, supplying nutriments from milk to minerals.
REMOVE THE MILLSTONE NOW
Florida National Bank of Jacksonville urges change to income tax laws citing past freedom pledges. It argues the current system keeps taxpayers in debt like a millstone and favors a pay-as-you-go approach to realize the Freedoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida National Bank of Jacksonville
Uncle Sam
Farmers Plead Not Guilty to Inflation Critique
Farmers and labor groups launch warnings against Administration policy pushing inflation. Senators and Representatives from agricultural states defend farmers, criticizing inaction as farm workers move to cities for higher pay and 40 hour bonuses. Political debate highlights unequal income spread amid wartime mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol
Letter From Fort Knox Tank Battalion Over War Industry Strikes
A letter from members of the 750th Tank Battalion Company A at Fort Knox Kentucky condemns workers who struck in a war industry. They warn that halting production betrays troops overseas earning only forty dollars a month. They compare the workers to Judas for thirty pieces of silver and urge continued work to supply fighting equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Knox
Kentucky
The Right Approach by Prentiss M. Brown
Price Administrator Prentiss M. Brown calls for full citizen cooperation in rationing and urges understanding over threats of punishment. He notes war necessities require adjusting demand and supply and asks the public for forbearance as trade shifts to new conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price
Prentiss M. Brown
Brown
In Memoriam Geo E O Taylor Husband and Father
In sad but loving memory of Geo E O Taylor who died March 31 1931. We miss you more each day and the wound heals not. From his loving wife and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo EO Taylor
Flight Strips Boost United States Air Transport
The article describes Americas first flight strip on the Middle Atlantic Seaboard opened postwar to support the Defense Highway Act. It highlights its use in emergency landings saving crews, planned expansion nationwide, and the role in postwar civilian flying and military dispersal for air defense and transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atantic Seaboard
America
Conchess
Public Roads Administration
Army Air Forces
Pacific Coast
Northen
Air Transport Command
United States
Howevr
Local Family Updates From Hobbs Community
Mrs Manning Merriken returns home after visiting family in New York. Mrs J H Dandy came back from New Jersey relatives following her mother Frances Bennett's death. Mr and Mrs Arthur Trice and children moved into Charie Wilson’s former house. Edden Tribbitt and Abs Satterfield returned from Pennsylvania relatives. Mrs Wm Murphy spent Friday with Anna Neal Todd and Dallas Neal family. T H Towers will lead the Christian Endeavor Sunday. Miss Sara Roe visited sister Marvin Butler last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manning Merriken
Hugh Hamilton
New York
J. H. Dandy
Carroll County
Frances Bennett
New Jersey
Arthur Trice
Charie Wilson
Edden Tribbitt
Abs Satterfield
Wm. Murphy
Anna Neal Todd
Dallas Neal
T. H. Towers
Christian Endeavor
Sara Roe
Marvin Butler
Rationing Board Reports Fire and Tire Recaps Week of March 29 1943
The Rationing Board issued a weekly report detailing fires and recapped tires and tubes distributed during the week ending March 29 1943. The ledger lists numerous recipients including Pauline E Lake in Greensboro D Thompson Swing Ridgely Otis F McGune and J H Spicer in Federalsburg and Preston and many others across Maryland and neighboring towns with quantities awarded for passenger cars trucks and service vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuinna B. Silver
Goldsboro
Pauline E. Lake
Greensboro
Pet Milk Co
Bury Spicer
Federalsburg
D. Thompson
Ridgely
L F Wiliamson
Fed'burg
Charles A. Pepper
Fed’burg
Percy S Pollard
Preston
J. H. Spicer
Fed’burg O
Clayton Horsey
Otis F. McGune
Wesley Woshell
Irvin Brumbaugh
Willard Henry Brown
Denton
Raymond Chambers
Eastern Shore Public Service
Mary Z. Gause
William Kraus
L. S. Mertiken
L S. Mernken
M. A
Service Trucking Co
Federalsbury
Fedealsburg Service Trucking Co
Theodore Sehmich
Universal Dairy
Walter C. Andrew
Margaret M Basynard
Fred H. Beauchamp
Andrew Bell
Henderson
H. J Hubbard
Jas. W Johns
George LeCompte
Marion FE Lesser
Claude D. Liden
Fee Burg
Mary Bo MacFarland
Joseph Manen
Henry May Jr
Maud M. Mayberry
Henderon
Manning Merricken
Hobbs
Manning Merrien
Florence Mitchell
Fedburg
Dorothy Mitchell
Charls Moore Jr
Ed'burg
Jos. Wesley Murray
Alex Nepert
Raymond F. Nichols
John E. Phillips
Jas Elmer Pratt
Rev Chas Reynolds
Walter Ross
Greenboro
Edward Rathame
Willia
Fed
Getting Ready For The Victory Garden Tips And Steps
Wet soil slows garden prep says Walter Bullard University of Maryland extension. Use spading fork and steel rake then apply hydrated lime and fertilizer 3-8-7 per 100 square feet. Spread manure if available and work in. Plant peas kale radishes onion sets potatoes first, then others as season advances. Plan staggered plantings for continuous harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter R. Bullard
University of Maryland Extension Services
Ballard
Victory Garden
Extension Service
Local farms eligible for electricity to boost war production
War production Board lowers minimum animal units from ten to five enabling more farms in the area to receive electric service via Choptank Electric Cooperative. Eligibility depends on proximity to lines, USDA War Board approval, and satisfactory impact on production or labor savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Production Board
Office of
Ghoptank Electric Cooperative, Inc
WPB
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Usda War Board
D.A
Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc
Local Social News Highlights From Burrowville Area
Burrrville and surrounding residents host or visit relatives in weekly social notices. The Cahalls of Mullica Hill entertain relatives. Saunders ill in Goldsboro. Harrison Kirby of the Merchant Marines visits New York family. Mollie Cahall returns from winter with Mrs Will Simpson near Harrington. Tubbs of Harrison Delaware visit Blades family. Mrs Elmer Evans and son visit Laura Parris in Philadelphia. Frank Price of Chester calls on J W Price. Mrs Russell Bowdle and son Billy visit Philadelphia friends. R H Stafford and wife spend time in Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Cahall
Mullica Hill
N. J
T. E. Cahall
Mollie Cahall
Charlie Welch
Norman Wx
Albert Saunders
Goldsboro
R. L. Kirby
Will Simpson
Harrington
John Tubbs
Harrieson
Del
G. L. Blades
Elmer Evans
Little Son
Philadelphia
Laura Parris
Frank Price
Chesster
J. W. Price
Russell Bowdle
Billy
R. H. Stafford
Wilmington
Deaths and funeral notices widen across Maryland and New Jersey
Obituaries report the death of Mrs Minnie F Skirven 71 of Ridgewood New Jersey spouse of George Skirven with ties to Caroline County Maryland and Denton Maryland. Survived by three daughters and former teachers and public school staff. Funeral held in Federalsburg and interment at Hillcrest Cemetery. Also noted are the deaths of Samuel Thomas McIntyre 87 former grain master and Mrs Virginia Downes who died in West Denton with services and interment planned in Denton Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie F. Skirven
George Skirven
Ridgewood
New Jersey
Caroline County
Maryland
Oak Grove
Daniel and
Harriet Wright Fields
Skirven
Hannah More Academy
Balltymore
Burg
Denton
Denton National Bank
Shirven
New York
Laura Fields
Federalsburg
Clarence F. Davis
Brooklyn
N. Y
D. M. Overholser
Hohokus
N. J
Mary Gordy
New York City
Frampton Funeral Chapel
Frank A. Baker
Union Methodist Church
Hillcrest Cemetery
Samuel Thomas McIntyre
Baltimore and
Newport News
Bruce McIintyre
Denton Cemetery
Chestertown
Andrew
Mt Hope
West Va
Dale
William
Florida
Reno H. McNicholls
Virginia Downes
Too Late To Classify FOR RENT Marion Downes House
For rent the Marion Downes house on Franklin Street recently papered and painted with central heat and garage. Possession April 15. Apply to H. C. Wright, Denton.
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Marion Downes
Franklin St
H. C. Wright
Denton
Local notes on roads and storms near Bel Air
Twenty five years ago wheat and corn prices are noted while alfalfa fields attract travelers. A car crash near Bel Air injures Dr. Webb. A northeast storm hits the Eastern Shore with wind and rain, delaying the Love Point ferry. New speed limits are set by a new law. Shipments, marriages, railroad postings, and church appointments are listed alongside several local notices.
Slats Diary by Oliver N Warren from a week of life
A rough diary spanning Sunday to Saturday recounts church farewells, editor disputes, a fight over a newspaper peace note, a visit from Blisters and a naber girl, a humorous geography aim by Jake, a chumber beas misadventure, ear washing, dust worries, and a fishing tale about worms and the fish’s likely hunger.
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Ant Emmy
Noosepaper
Rajeo
Lher
Jake
Reddy
Evry Boddie
Blisters
Monkeven
Greensboros Social Roundup Touches Many Visitors
State Policeman T M Hignutt and Joseph Hunt of Ellicott City with Mrs Rachel Hignutt of Federalsburg were overnight guests of Carlton and Mrs Carter. Faculty members Grayson Smith and Thelma Sites spent the weekend in Washington. Clarence C Lord of Marcus Hook has rented J Harvey Courtsey store in Main Street for a new and used furniture business. Car Nichols and children spent the weekend with Henry and Mrs Shultie of Henderson. Joyce Ann visited grandparents. Ella Walls has returned home after convalescing in Wilmington following surgery in Delaware Hospital. Cyrus Stufft and daughter Betty Lou and father Mr Clark of Lianerch Pa visited the Stufft home. Lieut Sharpe of the U S Navy and Norman and Lloyd Taylor spent Sunday with Lloyd Taylor’s wife and daughter Ann. Staff Sergeant Raymond Engram of Midland Texas is on a 14 day furlough at Mrs Jennie Hartnett’s home. Ensign Hugh M Smith and Jack Pritchett spent Saturday at Salisbury State Teachers College and returned Sunday with the seniors. Frederick Jarvis and wife have returned to Baltimore after a week with the Jarvis parents. Robert Bunnell and children of Sparrows Point spent the weekend with Mrs Hobbs and her son Frank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Hignutt
Joseph Hunt
Ellicott City
Rachel Hignutt
Federalsburg
Carlton Carter
Grayson Smith
Ridgely High School
Thelma Sites
Greensboro High School
Washington
Clarence C. Lord
Marcus Hook
Greensboro
J. Harvey Courtsey
Main Street
Car Nichols
Henry Shultie
Henderson
Joyce Ann
Ella Walls
Wilmington
Delaware Hospital
Cyrus Stufft
Betty Lou
Clark
Lianerch
A. G. Stufft
Sharpe
U. S. Navy
Norman Taylor
Lloyd A. Taylor
Baltimore
Lloyd Taylor
Ann
Raymond Engram
Army Flying School
Midland
Texas
Jennie Hartnett
Hugh M. Smith
U.S.N.R
Jack Pritchett
Salisbury State Teachers College
Frederick Jarvis
John Jarvis
Robert Bunnell
Sparrows Point
Bunnell
Frank Hobbs
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Buncombe
Bureucracy
MVM ES
Memoriam
Rationing Board
Burrsville
J. Frank Wright
Tuckahoe Neck
Bel Air
Webb
M. E. Church South
J. P. Stump
Hillsboro
D. F. Butsler
Church Hill
S. J. L. Dubney
Easton
M. T. Tabler
Deen Mill
Fowling Creek
Chesapeake
Love Point
Love Point Pier
Daily Times of
New Philadelphia
Ohio
Alvan Huey Stack
Elizabeth Jean McGregor
City
LeRoy McGregor
Judge McGregor
Stack
Edward M. Stack
Scranton
Cornell University
Secretary of the Navy
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Atlantic
Frederick A. Ross
Delaware Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ross
Marydel
Caroline
Talbot
E. Homer Roe
Delaware
Adah E. Jarrell
J. R. Jarrell
Gillett H. Burress
Gootee S. Roe Jr
Cora
G. S. Roe
Blisses Isabelle Downes
Mattie Mitchell
Elizabeth Dukes
Brownsville
E. H. Ringgold
Johnstown
John Chaffinch
Edgar Willis
Messia
John Vickery
Clayton Covey
Roland Trice
James Satterfield
Alfred Lord
Minos Morris
Emmett Hignutt
H. D. Horsey
Margaret E. Reed
Dover
Clifford E. Burge
George W. Dawson
Asbury M. E
N. O. Gibson
J. McLain Brown
Greenwood
H. W. D. Johnson
Grove
Alfred Scarborough
the Methodist Woman's
Isabel W. Heaps
Mary
Jesus
Cleophas
Bethany
Mary Magdalene
John Mark
Clovis G. Chappell
Gladys C. Merrell
Merre
Methodist Publishing House
Harmony
W. S. Simms
C. Day
Queen Anne
C. R. Dutton
Salisbury
A. N. Ward
Oliver N. Warren
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