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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1943
Page
6
Wartime cost of living details show prices up 45 percent since January 1941 with overall index at 124.8 percent of the 1939/39 base. Federal officials caution home canners against using canning powders and preservatives that pose health hazards, urging proper heat processing instead.
Trustees in a 1943 equity decree will publicly sell parcels in the Fifth Election District Caroline County Maryland. The lands include three parcels with described boundaries and historical ties to Eaton's Discovery and Robinson Nichols, to be offered at the courthouse door in Denton between 2 and 4 PM. The sale arises from Circuit Court Chancery Proceedings No. 3786.
A Will Record Book item notes Robinson Nichols did convey land to Dora C. Wharton and William H. Wharton for their lives, then to sons Harvey and Oscar Nichols, with further descent to Dorsey R. Nichols Vernon R. Nichols and Doris Collins. The two story dwelling, barn, and outbuildings sit on a state highway near Federalsburg. Sale terms require one third cash, with balance in two equal installments at three and six months, or all cash, with purchasers paying title and recording costs. Trustees W Brewster Deen and Layman J Redden supervise. James Temple acts as auctioneer.
The Orphans Court for Caroline County Maryland has granted letters of administration to the subscriber on the estate of a deceased resident. Creditors must prove claims with vouchers authenticated by February 7 1944 or be excluded from benefits. Debtors must settle promptly. August 3 1943 CHAS. B. HARRISON Administrator. True Copy Carlton V. West Register of Wills.
Restate of hibit to the subscriber with vouchers legally authenticated on or before January 24, 1944. Those owing this estate may be required to present. Given under my hand July 20, 1943. T. Alan Goldsborough.
Letters of administration granted for the personal estate of the deceased in Caroline county Maryland dated February 1944. Vouchers must be authenticated by August 1945 or be excluded from the estate. All persons owing the estate must settle promptly. Mary WheelerAdministratrix.
Wartime etiquette guidance urges drastic changes to manners during the emergency. Experts advise chewing meat bones, tipping soup at meals, and asking guests for ration cards to preserve scarce resources. The August issue outlines new conduct norms for households and social gatherings.
The parsonage at Hobbs Maryland will be sold at public sale starting at 1 p.m. Items listed include a seven piece living room set, dining chairs, rugs, tables, sideboard, bookcases, kitchen range, ice refrigerator, stoves, dishes, beds and mattresses, chests, chairs, rugs, and various household items. No property may be removed until sale terms are complied with.
At the same time and place the parsonage property house and lot located at Hobbs Md will be offered for sale. Terms made known on day of sale. T. H. Towers Alfred Baughley Co. J. Kern Rev. T. J. Turkington Committee. Wm. E. Andrews Auctioneer.
Chapter 633 acts to repeal and re enact sections of the Annotated Code of Maryland concerning attachments of wages, personal property liabilities, income tax, and related provisions. It outlines new subsections on employer definitions, exemptions from execution, simplified returns, and penalties for willful tax nonpayment, with multiple sections added or repealed to update the income tax and attachment framework.
The text outlines revised State income tax provisions including repealing and reenacting lien powers on lands and personal property of debtors, defining employer scope, adding new sub-sections to income tax sections, and detailing new exemptions. It also adds sections on pension credits, time of returns, and penalties for tax delinquency, within Maryland’s Annotated Code.
The document outlines tax lien rules for unpaid state taxes, including penalties, interest, and the five hundred dollar delinquent fee. It describes filing notices with circuit or superior court clerks, priority over subsequent liens, and civil procedures to enforce liens. It also covers wage garnishment, employer duties, penalties for noncompliance, exemptions, and emergency effective date of May 6, 1943.
The notice warns all claimants against the late Caroline County deceased to exhibit their claims with vouchers to the executor by January 24, 1944. It states all debts should be settled promptly. Dated July 20, 194, signed Timie Cory-tTest, Executor, Caukon WV. Wet. Reagiter of Wills.
In equity under Orphans' Court for Caroline County, the trustee will auction a quarter-acre parcel at 4:00 pm in Hickman. The lot on the Queen Anne Railroad corridor includes a dwelling with smokehouse, wood house, garage, and chicken house. Sale terms: one third cash, balance on ratification or all cash. deferred payments accrue interest. Auctioneer: J. L. Stevens.
In Ridgely Maryland the Old Hotel Building on Railroad Avenue hosts a public sale starting at 10 AM on 1948. Items include 15 bedroom suites 50 dining chairs living room suites dressers cabinets beds tables and other hotel furnishings. Clarence Lord of Greensboro supplies two truck loads of additional items with cash day of sale and removal only after sale terms are met. William E. Andrews and Luther Bennett oversee.
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