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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1943
Page
2
Mary Melvin serves as vice president and secretary in a post office documented in a Denton Maryland text dated Saturday morning April 21, 1944. The notice notes second class mail matter status and postal handling details.
A nationwide campaign intensifies to sell 13 billion dollars in war bonds and stamps. Officials stress safety of government securities and urge citizens to invest as a patriotic duty for themselves and their families.
Easter this year lands on April 25 marking the latest possible date in a century while noting it has occurred only once since 1886. The timing follows the councils of Nicea and a tradition linking spring equinox, full moons, and Passover to determine Easter.
The nation honored the Jefferson bicentennial noting Jefferson and Washington embodied rival constitutional theories. Jefferson stood firm in cabinet service yet supported Washington, and their clash shaped early government policies during a sparsely settled era. The nation paused in wartime to remember Jefferson’s memory.
The article asserts the United States will seek total victory over Japan, seeking revenge for fliers shot down and brutal acts by Tokyo. It argues diplomatic talks will occur but the ultimate answer lies in battlefield destruction of Japan's military capacity, citing Pearl Harbor as initial provocation and vowing lasting accountability.
A wartime dispatch reports the occupation of Sousse by the British Eighth Army and the fall of Kairouan to Allied forces. The Tunisian campaign shifts from cat and mouse maneuvers to a siege, as the Allied advance along the coast continues after driving Rommel from his Mareth Line defenses on April 6.
Allied forces mass for a full scale assault along the Enfidaville Line in Tunisia as Rommel and Von Arnim defend mountain terrain. Axis prisoners exceed 30,000 since Mareth. estimates of 175,000 to 200,000 Axis troops remain besieged in the Tunis-Bizerte area. Air power continues raids on Tunisia Sardinia and Italy with 19 enemy fighters shot down and Port Moresby described as a complete defeat for Japan. Japanese air activity rises but Allies retain air superiority.
The piece argues Congress will face renewal of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act in June as a test of U S intentions. It warns that self sufficiency is impossible and stresses the need for global rebuilding of economies, linking continued trade policy to future peace and avoidance of war.
C Ray Strouse of the International Correspondence Schools says the postwar re conversion of plants to vehicle production will push new car demand to about twelve million. The estimate accounts for plant relocation, tool wear, and postwar shortages. Hesitation to ramp up volume production may further delay output.
Strouse warns that production issues and unproven materials will slow full scale rollout, keeping government rationing in place after the armistice to curb panic buying and avoid a new car black market as demand remains high.
County Agent George W. Clendaniel reports surveys show the strawberry clipper emerging from winter quarters. He urges growers to inspect fields twice weekly and dust with 15 percent arsenate of lead sulfur dust, applying 30 pounds per acre per application, beginning as weather permits. Last year up to 50 percent of blossom buds were destroyed in undusted fields. He warns damage could be disastrous if infestations repeat and notes a county insect-control program with University of Maryland entomology to inform farmers through local papers.
Nutrition specialist Margaret McPheeters urges planners to cut housework by preparing menus and grocery orders a week ahead and cooking in bulk. She notes pastries doughs and vegetables can be pre made, used later, and served directly from serving dishes to reduce washing and fuel use.
Credit goes to the oil industry for keeping cars on the road during the scrap rubber campaign. It mobilized nearly half a million tons of scrap rubber with one million workers and 100,000 filling stations aiding the effort. Petroleum Administrator Ickes says the results are history and hopes the public remembers that the recaps were made possible by the scrap rubber drive.
A compact collage of aphorisms quoting Daniel Webster Saad and Lord Chesterfield. It contrasts how falsehood wounds linger and how vanity defeats its own purpose, noting internal quarrels within pockets of wisdom.
Secretary Morgenthau outlined that 96 percent of every dollar raised through War Bonds and taxes funds war needs, with $138 of a $1875 bond going to guns and planes while 75 cents covers regular government expenditures. He praised volunteers, advertisers, and the public for supporting the Second War Loan, noting the total cost to sell is small and that average citizens will see their money go to weapons and equipment.
In Greensboro last Saturday a special election approved a 75 to 0 vote to raise pigs within town limits for the duration of the war. The article also lists numerous social visits and weekend gatherings across nearby towns including Elkins Park, Bainbridge, Harrington, Chesapeake City, Wilmington, and Dover, with residents and visiting relatives noted in a parade of community life.
Oliver N. Warren records a week of Slats Diary noting parents quarrels over discipline and marriage talk at school. Entries cover religious subject, neighbor disputes, love inquiries, and chores with humor and frustration. The tone mixes social commentary and child’s perspective on family life.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt will skip Easter egg rolling on the White House lawn to conserve eggs for the armed forces and Allies. The piece urges parents to join the clean plate club, support Victory Corps, and write to Senators about national war efforts beyond purchasing Defense Stamps.
Hobbs area residents hosted guests including Mr. and Mrs. J L Stevens and the Stevens families and Mr and Mrs Luther Stevens. Miss Lou Dukes and Mas ter Dukey Dukes from Baltimore visit grandparents Wai and Mrs E M Willey for Easter. Mrs A Billings returned home after weeks with Mr and Mrs G L Blades of Burrsville. T H Towers to lead Christian Endeavor service Sunday. Mrs B B Allen overnight guest of sister Mrs J R Ricards of Denton.
Twenty five years ago notices report Mon day elections for town commissioners with Frank W. Redden slated to replace H Earle Smith. The Gazette lists auto business acquisitions by A Davison and a string of local marriages and relocations including West becoming a Mexican vice consul and the Harrington Quartet touring for Liberty Loan. Also noted are social events, hospital updates, and community obituaries including Mrs Roswell Carroll of Bethlehem and C Claude Bradenbaugh of Texas.
A joyful party was held at the home of Mr and Mrs William Tull of Relance for Ruth Tulls fifteenth birthday. Guests included Misses Margaret Wilson Marie Ruth Turner Una Rogers Helen Bradley Emma Butler Esther Grace Payne Maggie Marne Violet Turner Celia Tull Theresa Keel Helen Ruth Tull and others and Messrs Earle Keel Fred Williamson Eliza White Wilson Ambrose Bradley Ernest Tull Willis Brinsfield Cecil Tubbs Paul Thomas Fleetwood Earle Bradley Carl Kemp Haymond Andrew Grover Bradley and Mr and Mrs Fred Davis.
John L. Lewis testified to the Truman Committee on the coal strike and wage controls, stating that giving workers enough to eat could win cooperation. The remark comes as coal miners earn about $1 an hour, prompting questions about actual hunger conditions in the best-fed nation and the need for clearer proof.
The speaker argues that if these men go hungry, most Americans may also go hungry since many do not earn the coal miner’s average wage. The nation must halt the constant inflation of war wages or risk widespread hardship and a looming strike. Inequities exist but must be corrected without allowing a grand hold-up linked to threats of strikes to erase living cost gains.
The third annual report 1942 1943 ready for distribution details officers field plans Christian Social Relations Local Church Activities and missionary lists The Unseen Guest quarterly prayer booklet offers ninety sketches of Methodist leaders Readable from any time since the booklets are dated First Day Second Day etc Order from 150 Fifth Avenue New York City
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