Maryland War Prisoners and Politics in Maryland
Maryland orchardists and canners press federal agencies for farm labor during harvests. German war prisoners and Bahamian workers are eyed to fill gaps while housing and guard challenges are debated. Millard Tydings faces scrutiny over past isolationist and war policy votes and recent claims of White House contact.
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Maryland
War Manpower Commission
University of Maryland
Office of the Army
Bahamas
Tred Avon
Easton
Allegany County
CCC
Nomination Spotlight for Merriken in Eastern Shore Race
A political appeal urges Caroline, Dorchester and Talbot counties to nominate Merriken in the race against Senator Davis. The broad advocacy touts Merriken as young, experienced, and able to defeat Davis, urging Democratic unity and full support for the ticket.
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Congress
Senator Davis
Davis
Merriken
Farm Bureau
Caroline County
Denton Chamber of Commerce
House of Delegates
Annapolis
Ward
Roe
Mertiken
Democratic Party
Caroline
Dorchester
Talbot
Pol. Adv
Slats Diary Reflects Small Town Weekend News
Oliver N. Warren narrates family mischief and local humor from a Friday to Sunday sequence. Ma quarrels with Pa over a finger incident, Hilbert Fleot contemplates marriage, and Erl Bender finally marries, revealing rural dynamics and lazy humor.
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Pa Becuz
Erl Bender
Erl
Infinite Power in Nature Praised by Humbolt
A brief reflection notes nature as a source of endless wonder and attraction, citing Humbolt and praising its infinite power. The fragment emphasizes nature's intrinsic beauty and pull without specific events or dates.
Dopes Gasoline Additives Doubted by Standards Bureau
The Department of Commerce warns motorists that fuel dope additives are not proven to boost mileage or improve operation. The Bureau of Standards tested hundreds with no beneficial results. The War Shipping Administration calls for 500 licensed radio telegraphers for merchant marine service within three months. Apply to U S Merchant Marine in Washington for active pay status and Navy schooling.
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Department of Commerce
Bureau of Standards
Merchant Marine
Federal Communications Commission
War Shipping Administration
U. S
Voter Return Deadlines for Caroline County Seventh District
The return judges must file election returns before 12 noon the second day after the election, i.e. by noon Wednesday after the Monday election, per law, with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, County Commissioners, Supervisors of Elections, and the Register of Wills of the county.
Nominees Declared Nominated by Certificates in Denton Md
Denton Maryland April 18 1944 Supervisors of Elections announce nominees for delegates to Democratic and Republican State Conventions and the First District representative to the 79th Congress none contesting or opposing all filing by March 17 1944. Named are Roger R Ring Gold Ridgely J Frank Lane Goldsboro A Fletcher Sisk Preston J Phillips Wright Preston Harry Cooper Greensboro Everett Nuttle Federalsburg Wilmer Fell Davis Republican.
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General Assembly of
Maryland
Roger R. Ringgold
Ridgely
J. Frank Lane
Goldsboro
A. Fletcher Sisk
Preston
J. Phillips Wright
Harry Cooper
Greensboro
Everett Nuttle
Federalsburg
United States
Wilmer Fell Davis
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Drew Pearson
Tydings
Franklin Roosevelt
Millard
Franklin D’s
11Th Ward
Congressional Record
Library of Congress
Baltimore Sun
France
Roosevelt
England
Senate
Poland
Germany
Pearl Harbor
Russia
White House
Elsy
Acc
Sandy Mac Lane
Wood
Sandey
Sandy
Langwidge
Dusant
Wensday
Rooks Wood
Billa Nef
Tugg
Witch
Jakes
Calvert C. Merriken
Oliver N. Warren
Rine
Washington, D. C
Navy
United States Senate
Charles Baden
Montgomery County
Willis R. Jones
Baltimore City
Stephen B. Peddicord
Leon Asa Andrus
Queen Anne’s County
Dudley G. Roe
Queen Anne's County
David J. Ward
Wicomico County
W. Foster Clark
Arthur Holt
Sherman L. Tribbitt
Board of Supervisors of Elections
J. ED. Nichols
Democratic
Wendell L. Willkie
New York
United States Senate Republican
Rives Matthews
Somerset County
Blanchard Randall, JR
Paul Robertson
Supervisors of
Denton, Md
Henderson
First Precinct
Second Precinct
Hillsboro
West Denton
Gne Hemer
Caroline Po Md
Nichols
Office of Supervisors of Elections
Ed. Nichols
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