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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1943
Page
2
A political therapy argues Congress should shift to a pay-as-you-go income tax calendar, moving 1942 taxes to 1943. Endorsed by the National Grange and Farm Bureau, the plan would base 1943 taxes on 1943 income, easing farmer debt and aligning receipts with wartime earnings.
The article notes the German retreat in Russia as a major historic debacle. It argues the Nazi military discipline and leadership have collapsed, with their invulnerability bubble bursting as they withdraw in disorder toward stronger positions.
The passage argues that a general Nazi collapse may come from a final defeat and continue bombing. It notes German stubbornness but suggests a breaking point is near. It praises Soviet support and warns what might have occurred if Russia had stayed aligned with Germany.
The piece argues that war administration brains should also lead domestic policy. It condemns wartime bureaucracy in Washington, cites price ceiling rules as confusing for butchers, and notes stores failing while the public backs war efforts. It calls for replacing bureaucrats with those who know production and distribution.
The Rubber Reserve Corporation and Firestone, with underwriters salvage, recovered 10000 tons of rubber from 18000 tons lost in the Fall River plant fire of October 12 1941. Steam mining and a steam laundry cleaned dirt from chunks, with 65 men on three shifts over seasons, supplying rubber to U.S. manufacturers amid wartime needs. Private enterprise again asserts resilience against the Axis.
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, returning from the South Seas, says production would double in thirty days if soldiers moved to factories and workers join the battlefronts. He rejects homefront optimism and urges real battle stations where duty, sacrifice, and liberty drive the war effort.
Opinion argues Puerto Rico, under wartime emergency powers, advances government ownership of sugar lands mills and transport, a drift toward a socialized state. Critics say U.S. officials misuse authority, echoing totalitarian models, signaling future risks for American democracy.
The weekly list for young readers includes twelve monthly youth programs and worship services, a readable Rim of the Carribbean analyzing Christian forces in the West Indies and Central America, Up and Down South America stories, Little South Americans picture book, and guides for junior and primary teachers. Available from Literature Headquarters in Cincinnati or New York.
The essay lauds U S railroads for transferring soldiers and supplies after Pearl Harbor, arguing they saved the nation from invasion by thwarting German submarines. It cites James F Byrnes praising railroads and notes oil deliveries surged from 5,000 barrels weekly to 761,000 barrels daily as evidence of their impact.
Three telephone workers, Mrs. Mary E. Cusich, Miss Hazel H. Grobert, and Willam W. Grantham, have been honored for resourcefulness and courage. They aided in locating a life-saving antidote, maintained essential telephone service during a tornado, and rescued workers after a shock incident. Each receives a silver medal and 2500 dollars under the Viol Memorial Fund of Bell System, honoring public service.
Burrsville residents gathered for a dinner honoring Mr and Mrs R H Stafford and Mr and Mrs Arthur Layton on Sunday marking their 29th wedding anniversary. Attendees included the Laytons Bertha Wilson and Harrison Kirby, and other Burrsville locals. The article notes the sale of the late Leonard P. Voss estate to several buyers and reports on local events including a funeral in Harrington for A C Creadich and an appendectomy for Betty Ferguson in Feston Hospital.
Mrs. Austin RK Murphy names assistants in the 1943 drive to send books to soldiers. Surveys show servicemen want current best sellers in fiction and non fiction, including detective and western stories, technical books, game books, humor, and pocket editions. Emphasis is on quality and condition. No quota is set. requests go to Army, Navy libraries, Red Cross, and USO centers.
Next Monday and Tuesday February 15 16 Dentonia Theatre presents Ice Capades Revue a Republic hit film featuring a gay romantic comedy Cake Stars MacDonald and Young Also Cairo with Jeanette MacDonald and Robert Young and Mag Town with Dead End Kids Yankee Doodle Dandy opens February 18 19 Warner film hailed as spectacular and warm.
Green shoro residents record Sunday visits from Elmer Stufft Philadelphia and A G Stufft family. Nolan Edwards seeks observation at University Hospital Baltimore. L W Taylor Jr Bainbridge Naval Training Station returns home for weekend with kin. Lloyd Taylor employed in Baltimore visits family. Bradford Turner a patient Memorial Hospital Easton. Pauline Cannon visiting Chester Pa. Ann Taylor weekend in Baltimore.
Nora Vansevy thanks friends for gifts letters and ecards received on her birthday January 30 expressing sincere appreciation.
Greensboro Lions host special representative Lawrence B Slater of Lions International in a Tuesday Feb 9 gathering. He notes 4250 clubs with 154000 members and 8000 new members in January, and announces he will work locally during his stay.
Twenty five years ago William H. Liles of Wadesboro died at home. Notices detail survivors, local real estate transfers on Main Street, naval academy graduate Campbell Carmine, and discharge of M D W railroad agent Harry Moore. Also reported are marriage licenses, social events, a long obituary for Rebecca Day Clements, and church trustees elected for Denton M E Church with organizational details.
W P Carroll and G B Ye each appear as officers. Emer son serves as recording secretary, Covey as reserve recording steward, Everagam as district steward, and Nuttle as treasurer.
Oliver N Warren presents Slats diary style entries from a week of everyday scenes. The narrator recalls church stories family mishaps school plans and labor chores with humor and rustic voice. The tone is candid, nostalgic and lightly satirical about ordinary life.
All individuals with gross income of 500 dollars or more must file a return. Married couples may file jointly, or separately, with strict limits and rules. Certain high officials are not exempt, and all income must be reported unless specifically excluded. Simplified returns are available for low income cases.
The period’s conscience is described as diminished since the nation’s founding. Franklin and Mary Baker Eddy are cited for moral reflections on a good conscience and prayers of forefathers blending with the era’s winds.
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