Ceiling Prices Fixed For FirewoodOn the Maryland Eastern Shore
The Maryland State OPA announced fixed ceiling prices for firewood in Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Talbot, Caroline, Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset and Worcester counties. Rates cover hardwood and softwood cordwood and slabwood in 4 feet lengths, with no delivery charges to consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
OPA
Cecil
Kent
Queen Anne’s
Talbot
Caroline
Dorchester
Wicomico
Somerset
Worcester
Roe Declares Candidacy for Congress in 1944
Senator Dudley G. Roe announces his Democratic primary bid for Maryland’s First Congressional District in the 1944 election. He cites 17 years in the Maryland General Assembly, urges support from Democrats, and pledges to back Senator Millard E. Tydings for re election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Maryland General Assembly
House of Delegates
Senate
Annapolis
Washington
Millard E. Tydings
United States Senate
Maryland
Air-Raid Test Planned For January In Maryland
Maryland will have at least one and perhaps two air raid test alerts in January, Col Henry S. Barrett said. The test could be a daylight alert or a night blackout and may occur after the holidays. The Third Service Command plans one test alert per month, with possible additional tests if needed, to keep civilian defense ready and practiced for blackouts and alerts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Henry S. Barrett
Barrett
Third Service Command
Maryland Defense Organization
Gilbert H Emerson A M M 3c Navy Diploma Card
Caroline Service News reports Gilbert H Emerson son of Mr and Mrs J E Emerson Bear Denton joined the Navy in March 1943. He trained at Bainbridge and Jacksonville and graduated second in his class November 29 with Aircraft Machinist’s Mate third class. He is transferred to Naval Base Sanford Florida for further schooling after leaving Glenn L Martin Baltimore and Caroline High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert H. Emerson
J. E. Emerson
Bear Denton
Navy
Bainbridge
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Jacksonville
Florida
Emerson
Naval
Sanford
Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Factory
Baltimore
Caroline High School
Everything is G I Government Note Parody
A wartime verse catalogues Government Issued items with GI shorthand. The speaker longs for furlough and home while noting issued clothing, food, paper, and writing materials. The piece ends with a plea to Uncle Sam to send the message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. I
Uncle Sam
First AEF Pfc James C Kinnamon Jr Enlists in Army
Pfc James C Kinnamon Jr joined the Army June 8 1910 after basic at Fort Monroe Virginia choosing Coast Artillery. In January 1911 his battalion moved to Newfoundland becoming the first AEF unit on foreign soil during peacetime. He is the son of Mr and Mrs J C Kinnamon Sr of Goldsboro and will welcome letters at APO 862 New York N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Kinnamon Jr
Army
Fort Monroe
Coast Artillery
Newfoundland
Buster
Caroline
J. C. Kinnamon Sr
Goldsboro
Pfe
Bury. C
C. A
New York, N.Y
Maryland Soldiers In England Aid In Cementing Old Ties
Maryland service men spoke to relatives over a London radio on Christmas Day highlighting close ties with England. The piece notes Governor of the Bahamas and frequent Baltimore visitor the Duke of Windsor, two Salisburys linking Maryland and England, and European immigration shaping local names like Hobbs. It mentions Anthony Eden’s ancestry with Caroline County and Denton’s origin tied to Sir Robert Eden, continuing on page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
London
England
British Empire
Baltimore
Commonwealths
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield
Bahama Islands
Salisbury
Europe
Hobbs
Caroline County
Lord Fauntleroy
Britain
Anthony Eden
Caroline Eden
Lord Baltimore
Robert Eden
Denton
Edenton
Sir Robert Eden
Caroline county soldier in New Guinea thanks Denton Journal
A Caroline County serviceman writes from New Guinea praising the Denton Journal and describing his squadron life. He notes five months on the island, jungles and mountains, a saw mill, clean mess hall, running water and electric lights, and a fully equipped dorm as his unit adapts to the hot damp climate. He closes with thanks for the victory newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Journal
Denton
Caroline County
New Guinea
Your Son Had His Christmas Dinner At War Fronts
War Department plans reveal December 25 meals for ARM Y and NAVY personnel. Army menu includes soup, roast turkey, giblet gravy, vegetables, pies and fruit. Navy menu offers cr cream of Temito soup, roast turkey, ham, dressing, sides, desserts, coffee and cigarettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
ARMY
CuiTee Cigarette
Tobacco
NAVY
Virginia
Thousand Island
Service Shorts: Cpl. Heleman Home for Christmas
Cpl. Harry Heleman stationed at Fort Dix spent the Christmas holiday with his family. Before induction he worked as a pipe fitter at Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Chester, Pennsylvania, on December 11, 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Harry Heleman
Fort Dix
Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Chester
Medal Honors For Camp Hulen Soldier James Walls Jr
Corporal James Medford Walls Jr returns to Camp Hulen Texas after a 14 day furlough at his Denton home. First leave since February induction. In the Anti Aircraft unit he receives Sharp Shooter Bayonet and a divers medal. Formerly employed at the Kent Defense Plant Chestertown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Medford Walls Jr
Camp Hulen
Texas
Denton
Kent Defense Plant
Chestertown
A Mother's Prayer At Christmas for Service Members
A wartime Christmas prayer pleads for mothers with sons in service. The speaker asks for divine protection, comfort for lonely homes, and safe return of all boys after the war ends, imagining a peaceful reunion at Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chricmmas
Father
Christmas Eve leave brings home Navy family man
Byron Lee Nashold GM 3c of the U S Navy surprised his Greensboro parents by dropping in for a four day leave after service on waters off England Scotland Ireland and North Africa. He brought souvenirs from each country. Parents believed him in North Africa until his arrival. Additional notes include Lt. Robert Satterfield arriving safely somewhere in the British Isles, Pvt Arlie Frank Downes arriving in England, Pvt Charles Keller Crouse now in Iran, William H. Horsey spending Christmas Day with family in New York, and Pfc Leslie Lutz home on leave from Fort Jackson followed by Pfc Woodrow Passwaters returning to Fort Jackson after furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Lee Nashold
U.S. Navy
Harrison Nashold
Greensboro
England
Scotland
Ireland
North Africa
Edwin Satterfield
Robert Satterfield
British Isles
Pfc
Arlie Frank Downes
G. Clifton Cohee
West Denton
Charles Keller Crouse
Penton
Ridgely
Iran
William H. Horsey
AJS
Midshipman School
New York
D. Ralph Horsey
Leslie Lutz
Fort Jackson
South Carolina
Woodrow Passwaters
Ft. Jackson S. C
Teacher Recovering From Auto Mishap
Mrs. Franklin Stayer, Federalsburg public school teacher, recovers at home in Ridgely from minor injuries after an automobile accident at Sassafras Maryland on December 25. She was en route to visit her mother in Lancaster Pennsylvania when she was thrown under her car. Her husband, also Federalsburg High School staff, lies hospitalized in Fifer Hospital, Ridgely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Stayer
Federalsburg
Ridgely
Sassafras
Stayer
Evans
Lancaster
Federalsburg High School
Fifer Hospital
State Poultry Show Set for Baltimore Next Month
The twelfth State Poultry Products Show, sponsored by Maryland State Poultry Council with the Maryland Fair Board, Maryland Farm Bureau and University of Maryland Extension Service, runs January 11–13 at Lord Baltimore Hotel Baltimore. Harry H. Rieck of Preston will head the event with aides including Mrs. W. W. Hopkins Cordova treasurer and Wade H. Rice College Park secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Maryland State Poultry Council
Maryland Fair Board
Maryland Farm Bureau
University of Maryland Extension Service
Lord Baltimore
Baltimore
Harry H. Rieck
Preston
Presi
W. W. Hopkins
Cordova
Wade H. Rice
College Park
Arthur F. Martin
Richard 5. Sutton
Bel Air
Morley A. Jull
Charles 5. Williams
Mylo S. Downey
E. B. Howard
Odenton
A. W. Sattler
Monkton
Farm Credit Group To Celebrate Tenth Anniversary
The Denton Production Credit Association marks its tenth anniversary at the annual stockholders meeting in Denton on January 4 at 1 p m. J Franklin Baker will introduce John S Skinner who presides. Speakers include original stockholders Stockton Startt and James E Andrews with ten years of ties to the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Production Credit Association
Denton
George W. Clendaniel
Caroline County
R. S. Brown
Exston
Talbot County
Baltimore
Victor Dean
Russell P. Smith
Cambridge
Dorchester County
Baker
Smith
William L. Ford
Kennedyville
Kent County
F. Bennett Clark
Centreville
Queen Anne’s
Austin R. Murphy
Brown
William H. Johnson
Corporation
Denton Rotary Club
Farm Bureau Annual Meeting Set for January 7
The Farm Bureau of Caroline County will hold its annual meeting January 7, 1944, at Caroline High School at 7:30 p.m. Directors for districts will be elected and delegates chosen for the State Convention at the Lord Baltimore Hotel in Baltimore January 18 and 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau of
Caroline County
Caroline High School
Lord Baltimore
Baltimore
Gala New Year's Show At Dentonia Theatre
Mr Samuel Mellits presents a gala New Year’s show at the Dentonia Theatre tonight at 12 midnight. A new program opens with The Heat’s On starring Mae West Victor Moore William Gaxton and Xavier Cugat and his orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Mellits
Dentonia Theatre
Mae West
Victor Moore
William Gaxton
Xavier Cugat
Executive secretary resigns to study at Columbia University
Resigns Miss Elizabeth Carsenden, executive secretary of the Caroline County Board of Public Welfare, to take a course in the School of Social Service at Columbia University in New York City. Effective January 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Carsenden
Caroline County Board of Public Welfare
School of Social Service
Columbia University
New York City
Reassessment Review Dates Set by Caroline County Board
Caroline County commissioners will sit as a board of review on January 12 14 and 19 at the courthouse to review new property assessments in the first district A S Brumbaugh Greensboro supervisor of assessments will finish reassessing property in the second district by June 30 The county has five reassessment areas The board members are H Roland Towers Preston Emmett Hignutt and William L DeFord Denton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
A. S. Brumbaugh
Greensboro
Board of County Commissioners
H. Roland Towers
Preston
Emmett Hignutt
William L. DeFord
Denton
Closing Of Creek Span Draw Sought
Caroline County officials seek federal approval to place the Hunt ing Creek drawbridge on 24 hour notice for water traffic while weighing a possible full closing. The plan stems from rising maintenance costs and reduced use by large vessels. Dorchester County echoed the move on December 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Caroline County
Hunting Creek
War Department
James H. Shimek
State Roads Commission
Dorchester County Board
Fire destroys Greensboro furniture store owned by S N Harris
A store and stock of new and used furniture owned and operated by S N Harris were destroyed by fire on Friday. Volunteers saved the Harris dwelling and nearby buildings. Harris said a stove fire started a blaze when a piece of paper fell out. he left briefly to check it and returned to find flames. Loss is about 31,000 with no insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. N. Harris
Harris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dudley G. Roe
Journal
Caroline Service News
G. I. Ted
G. I. Pain
G. T. Safe
G .L
G. I. Hatreut
G. LE Razor
G. Kl
A.E.F
Col
Wm. T. Martin
T, Martin
Friku
Farm Credit Group
Farm Bureau Annual Meeting
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!