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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1942
Page
2
Publication data shows Melvin Johnson Inc owning the paper with Benjamin F Johnson as president and treasurer and Mary Melvin as vice president and secretary. The issue is dated Saturday morning July 18 1942 and filed at the Denton post office as second class matter.
The United States faces possible air and sea attacks and firebombs may be a principal weapon. James M. Landis urges immediate expansion of city fire-fighting forces and rapid training of auxiliary volunteers. Communities must act now to avoid delays and ensure every house can combat fires promptly.
A call to citizens to engage with all levels of government on taxation and budget priorities. It urges writing to officials, expressing opinions, and practicing thrift in government to reflect citizen sacrifice.
In Detroit, Nelson, head of WPB, forecasts the real war production peak by next March and praises American engineering prowess. He warns against easy victory myths and calls for better material distribution between the armed forces and civilian economy while realigning the board to focus on essential allocation policies. William L. Batt and
James S Knowlson named vice chairman and Lou E Holland appointed deputy chairman oversee smaller war plants. WPB urges confinement of simple war item manufacture to small firms, more outsourcing by large contractors, and conversion of small plants to civilian production. WPB warns 24 000 small manufacturers may close by Oct 1. War spending rises, Congress appropriations top 225 billion to date but outlays under 40 billion. OPA grants special rationing rules for officials and candidates, while news staff may receive driving allowances. U S forces advance in Pacific and North Africa with Allied air raids and submarine activity continuing. OWI forms three branches to summarize war news and maintain public morale. Army Specialist Corps to enlist over 11 000 more. WAAC to include Negro women in initial units.
President Roosevelt signed a bill authorizing eight and a half billion dollars for new naval construction focusing on aircraft carriers. The Marine Corps plans to promote competent non commissioned officers to meet officer shortages. Major General Frank R. McCoy stated the German saboteur trial will be lengthy due to extensive evidence. The Military Commission allowed the Army Signal Corps to photograph and film the trial in the Justice Department building.
After the war, freedom and free industry are needed to win peace. Cadman argues for a revived free economy with less wartime control, emphasizing initiative, broader markets, and sustained debt bearing. Axis threats in Libya and the Aleutians, plus ship and air transport plans, shape the struggle as Allied nations push for stronger production and wartime logistics.
The piece contrasts US home life with wartime strain, noting Americans focus on headlines while Axis advances persist. It cites General Somervell on the vast, daunting challenge ahead and details Sevastopol’s defense by Russia, its costly fall, and the strategic significance of the loss amid German advances.
The piece recalls wartime shifts from fears of a British retreat to a Russian counterattack that boosted morale. It praises Allied leadership and industrial output while noting Nazi overreach, Japan losses, and Naziland’s protracted struggle ahead.
The piece argues that progress in the war is slow and hard, comparing the foe to a rattlesnake and urging unity. It notes Americans endure rationing and limited pleasures while the will to win remains strong, highlighting New York’s party stance as a sign of ending isolationism and shaping postwar peace.
Slat records a week of juvenile, informal entries recounting family mishaps, school thoughts, a traveler tale about a snake scare, a new baby, a sore day with his mother, a fortune teller joke about marriage, a baseball practice, and a minor mishap with a suit and weaving. The voice is childlike and dated, with casual slang and misspellings.
Ridgely residents host relatives and friends from Harfork Hampstead Centreville and Milford visiting or staying a week. The Townsend Club plans a July 20 meeting. Several locals are on a sick list and one man is in a Baltimore hospital.
A collection of maxims on forgiveness and mercy. The text cites I. W. Robertson and Schiller, contrasting enemies overcome by tenderness with reconciled foes who are truly vanquished.
Wheat and corn prices in 1900s markets hover around 2.15 and 1.91 as The Denton area records a night lightning event near Bridgeville injuring livestock. A large Denton party visits Ocean City, with multiple Clark and Woodworth families among attendees from Indiana and Illinois.
Occupants escaped with minor injuries after an incident leaving the car wrecked. The prospect of government seizure of Kent Island has paralyzed local business as residents fear actions now may be wasted if government assumes control.
Bruce Barton told the Advertising Federation of America that Americans thank God not only for liberty but for a second line of defense during wartime. He cited patriotism toward the government and workplaces like machine shops aiding the war effort as signs of shared sacrifice and resolve.
Wilmer Fell Davis reports that on July 8 Dr. Pullen and four County Superintendents addressed the Legislative Council in Annapolis about Maryland teachers losses totaling over eight hundred this school year. They urged a state funded bonus of two to three hundred dollars per teacher, retroactive to September 1942, to be paid from the nine million dollar surplus, with counties not required to match. Davis clarifies he supported the plan and opposed the Sun’s misquote, advocating a full state funded bonus for Caroline teachers.
John J. Niebauer seeks a divorce a vinculo matrimonii from Ruth Mae Niebauer and asks for custody of Jacqueline, 7, and Helene, 5. Ruth Mae Niebauer, non-resident of Maryland, abandoned the marriage in 1940 and lives in Philadelphia. Publication notice runs four weeks ending Aug 17, 1942. response due by Sept 2, 1942.
In wartime mood the public thanks private firms like General Motors United States Steel and DuPont for their essential role as war material floods from American plants surge. The writer notes industry begins to tell its story yet the evident production signals justify praise for private enterprise.
In The Orphans Court for Caroline County equity real estate proceedings seek sale of J Harvey Beer decedent s land to pay debts. The bill lists creditors led by J Virgil Moore and identifies heirs by name and residence across Maryland Delaware Pennsylvania Massachusetts Washington and unknowns. An order requires public notice in four consecutive weeks before August 17 1942 and a court hearing by September 2 1942 to show cause why a decree should not be granted.
The Town Assessment for 1042 is now complete and Taxes may be paid to the Treasurer at any time with a 2 percent discount if paid by August 31, 1942. Walter Sparklin, Treasurer.
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