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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1942

Page

3

Rationing Board Issues Report On Tires And Tubes

Rationing board lists weekly allocations for tires tubes and recaps. Names of individuals and firms across Denton Preston Fedburg Goldsboro Ridgely and Greensboro show counts for passenger cars trucks and recapps. The August 17 schedule includes multiple entries with two to four units per person or firm.

Frank M. Anderson Fed John Baynard Jr Denton John W. Hurlock Fed’burg i Theo. Shulkie Preston Calvin Lister Greensboro Harvey E. Schuyler Fed’burg A. W. Spiering J. Edwin Rosser

Behind the Men Behind the Guns and Joneses

A 1942 portrait shows the Jones family and millions of American households shifting from peacetime tasks to wartime production. John Jones Sr works in a defense plant, while John Jr trains as an air corps cadet. Grandma knits, Mary nears motor corps exams, and Bobby hustles scrap drives for defense stamps. The article highlights how highway builders pivot to war needs, constructing bases, camps, and airports, and how equipment makers retool for rapid mobilization across distant fronts.

Joneses Jones John Jones Sr John Jr Air Corps Grandma Jones Mother Jones Mary Bobby Jones America United States Caribbean Sea Newfoundland Panama Canal Zone Alaska Hawaiian Islands Panama Canal Trans-Isthmaia Espe

Highway Industry Praised for War Effort and Readiness

The highway industry is hailed for supporting war work and planning for evacuations. It is credited with meeting wartime needs promptly, completing assignments on or ahead of schedule, and exemplifying the success of the American free enterprise system backing the war effort.

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Removing Fruit Stains From Cottons and Linens

Fresh fruits delight the summer but stains on table linen and cotton goods mar appearance. Proper treatment promptly removes fruit pigment, preserving fabrics and extending their wear.

Stain removing tips from Maryland extension service

Miss Helen Shelby of the University of Maryland extension service stresses prompt stain treatment to save fabrics. She details boiling water for cottons and linens, stretching over a bowl and pouring from height, lemon juice sun bleaching, and chemical bleaches as options with frost peach es pears and plums.

Helen Shelby University of Maryland Extension Service Miss Shelby

Gems Of Thought Study Guide Quote Collection

A compact excerpt presents two concise maxims: I Timothy 2:15 urging study to show oneself approved unto God and a Chapin maxim stressing goodness in inward character rather than outward deeds. This card-style note highlights moral guidance and personal integrity.

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Carroll County Offices Schedule Public Works in 1942

Office of the Supervisors of Erections for Caroline County in Denton Maryland dated August 24 1942 announces a formal action or project. The notice appears to set administrative steps or approvals for a county infrastructure matter within Caroline County.

Caroline County Supervisors of Denton Sherman T. Griffith W. Foster Clark Everett Nuttle Maryland J. ED. Nichols

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