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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1942
Page
2
Director James M. Landis urges updated fire suppression against incendiary bombs using direct water streams. He warns against sand, powders, scoops, and sprays that fail against fragmentation. Stay distant, crouch behind cover, and remain vigilant until armistice bells ring.
Roosevelt directs McNutt to regulate Army Navy WAAC training in non Federal schools and to establish appeals. Wickard and Lehman split authority on crops and rationing while McNutt aims to curb labor leaders with a strong manpower policy, hoping for a wartime labor balance.
Secretaries Stimson and Knox announce a program to use college and university facilities for specialized training of young men in the armed services. Stimson says it may temporarily lessen liberal education for able bodied college age men, Knox argues it helps preserve liberal education by aiding smaller colleges at risk. A new bulletin grants temporary deferment for college and university students and instructors in selected technical fields. University men are advised to stay in school until called for service, and 18 and 19 year olds are urged to enroll to start college training. A joint committee will select schools for the program under rules to be set by WMC Chairman McNutt after consultations.
The piece outlines wartime manpower plans with Army and Navy linked education programs, farm and civilian labor estimates, and industrial output targets. It cites OWI director Elmer Davis on North Africa progress, submarine and air losses, and Buna and Guadalcanal actions, plus WPB production goals and Liberty ship milestones. It also calls for Farm Mobilization Day and criticizes feather bed labor practices.
Production totals show 1942 corn at 3.18 billion bushels and wheat at 981 million, with overall crop output 14 percent above 1941 and 12 percent above the 1937 peak. US, Hawaii, and Alaska canning reached over 300 million cases, up from 236 million in 1941, while living costs rise across wholesale and retail sectors.
A defense of private enterprise over government regimentation as essential to wartime production. The piece argues that coal, metals, timber, oil, and industrial labor drive war effort, not public payrolls, and warns against conflating government power with production leadership.
Women for day duty and men at night are wanted at the Observation Post in Denton. Aircraft spotting work for the area will be centered in town for observer convenience, and volunteers are urged to register promptly with Edwin E. Thawley, chief, at the Cooper Furniture Company store.
Miss Wilma is advised on making cole slaw with shredded cabbage dressed by a milk starch dressing using sesame? No, corn starch, salt, pepper, celery, butter, onion, and vinegar. The method includes soaking cabbage, chilling in refrigerator, cooking the dressing, and mixing before serving.
A compact collection of aphorisms featuring Walt Mason on avoiding ambushes and risky ventures, paired with Mary Baker Eddy urging present effort for future success. The snippet presents two distinct maxims from different authors.
A religious poem extols peace amid war and fear, praising Christ as the source of enduring calm and hope. The piece closes with attributions to Mrs. Commissioner Wm. C. Arnold and contributions by Mrs. A. J. Messick.
The government’s rationing policy faces widespread misunderstanding and opposition from coast to coast. Congress members report backlash from home constituencies as Washington acknowledges near chaos in distribution across many items. Officials cite insufficient supply to cover demand in a long list of products.
A radio anecdote on Currier & Ives attic prints, their value now, and a Book‑of‑the‑Month Club release of Currier & Ives volumes. Also notes on Archduke Otto interview cuts by Nazi censors and the Council of Books in Wartime selecting They Were Expendable as an Imperative book.
Oliver N Warren records Slats diary entries from Sunday to Saturday noting cheerful preacher, shopping counts, a classroom vote on a holiday break, mischief with Jake and Blisters, a class debate over who is greatest, and the announcement that Christmas day will occur two weeks hence with a vacation ahead.
Comedian Joe E Brown stars in The Daring Young Man at the Dentonia Theatre on December 26 with his usual wide grin as a bowler turns muscle builder while a Nazi spy ring is puzzled. Warner Bros presents George Washington Slept Here at Dentonia on December 28 and 29 starring Jack Benny and Ann Sheridan. You Can’t Escape Forever from Warner Bros debuts December 30 at Dentonia.
The speech shows Henderson lashing at opponents of gasoline rationing calling them ignorant or traitorous. Critics in Congress threaten to cut funding after the new year, but the article dismisses this as congressional hot air.
Tubeless automobile tires have moved from skepticism to broad interest as tests show on highways. The Petroleum Industry Board and the War Council now encourage tubeless tire inventors while major rubber firms and advertisers promote tubes as unnecessary, with Goodrich asserting tubeless tires meet all requirements.
In sad but loving memory of our dear father John Slaughter who passed away October 25 1942 Framed in our hearts is a memory Of one who is laid to rest His absence to us is sorrow Our loss we shall never forget Sadly missed by Daughter Mildred and Family.
Quote attributed to Mary Baker Eddy extols divine love as hope strength and shield. It asserts fearlessness when love guides thought and promises joy on earth and in heaven.
Turkeys sold for sixty cents a pound in Baltimore markets. The column notes soldiers from Camp Meade in town over the holidays and highlights several local weddings, marriages, and social visits. It reports hospitalities, licenses, and a shooting accident in Goldsboro, along with a fatal train accident at Marcus Hook and obituaries in the community.
Doctor Samuel Wolman, president of the Maryland Tuberculosis Association, reports strong returns in the 1942 Christmas Seal Sale. He urges purchase and use on mail, noting seals brighten mail and signal support for health efforts during wartime. He warns TB is rising in occupied Europe and England, stresses regular medical checkups, and links health to the war effort.
Howard Dale Hudson Federalsburg Harry Corkran Russell Greensboro Sidney Katz Greensboro Benjamin Franklin Howard Jr Greensboro Steven Rodinak Marydel Hubert Samuel Nichols Federals William Henry Brown Federals Lester Fletcher Stafford Denton Harold Pierce Federalsburg William Roland Towers Hobbs Thomas Edison Edwards Greens boro Dorsey Clayton Christopher Preston James Leo Gannon Jr Cordova Jonathan Thorpe Layster Queen Anne Julius Albert Spence Greensboro John Raymond Bisbrough Greens Norman Harper Layton Denton RFC No. 3 Jerome Handy Federalsburg Clayton Roland Hutson Goldsboro Carlton William Bickling Golds
A brief notice suggests purchasing black cardboard from the journal office for blackout purposes. It emphasizes usefulness and direct availability at the office.
Women and girls are invited to learn light mechanical shop work with immediate wartime roles. High school graduates over 20 are preferred. pay is excellent with overtime. If already employed in war work, do not apply. Write or call at the Glenn L. Martin Company.
Maryland service members will travel to and from home on Christmas leave using the Chesapeake Bay Ferry System at no fare. The perk extends through January 6 to cover New Year’s leave delays. Notification has been sent to military, naval, and coast guard posts. military uniform serves as credentials.
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