War pace and fuel limits shape Allied air campaign
The Christian Science Monitor notes that distances on maps matter less with air power as the Red Army nears East Prussia while Germans lose ground and fuel. It highlights 55 German refineries including 14 for 100 octane aviation fuel now targeted daily and German tanks running on fumes under Luftwaffe conservation orders.
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St. Lo
Berlin
Livorno
Pinsk
Red Army
East Prussia
Germany
Luftwaffe
Christian Science Monitor
Remembering Lidice and Czech Malin in German crimes
The piece links Lidice and the village of Malin to Nazi atrocity, recounting the June 10 1940 massacre and the July 13 1943 burnings, with 374 Czechs and 26 Poles murdered. It condemns any soft peace with Germany, warning of future horrors if truth is not preserved.
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Lidice
Czech Malin
France
United Nations
Germany
Czech
Milan
Service letter from Brooks Field trainee in 1944
Henry Detwiler writes from Brooks Field Texas detailing his service training path since enlisting in early 1944 He recounts time at Fort Meade Miami Beach Texas A and M and arrival at Brooks Field on June 30 He expresses hope to become a P 51 pilot and notes skepticism about ongoing war progress while praising friends overseas and at the local office Townsends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc
Fort Meade
Miami Beach
Texas A and M College
Brooks Field
Martins
Letter from Private Clifton Hicks Praises Journal
Private Clifton R Hicks writes from Texas during wartime, noting a different mailing address, praising the Denton Journal for keeping Caroline County servicemen informed, and thanking editors for renewed subscription and news from home while he endures extreme heat abroad. The note underscores gratitude for local coverage and hopes to continue receiving the paper after returning.
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Denton Journal
Denton
Maryland
Journal
Tommy Baynard
Caroline County
Texas
Alaska
Journal Office
Clifton R. Hicks
U. S. Army
Former Preston Soldier Killed in World War II
Lieut Albert Preston Osteen, 24, formerly of Preston Maryland, reported missing in action and confirmed dead. A Tome School graduate and Washington newspaperman, he trained at Liberal Army Air Field and Blythe Field and commanded a Liberator bomber in England. Survived by wife Jean Kauffman of Denton and brother David in the Navy Air Corps, plus his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Preston Osteen
Preston, Md
Tome School
Port Deposit
Osteen
Washington
Army
Liberal Army Air Field
Liberal
Kansas
Blythe Field
Calif
England
Choptank Man Held Prisoner by Nazis
Mrs. Noah Goswellen of Choptank has been notified that her grandson Private Thomas Edward Phelps, previously reported missing in action, is a prisoner of war in Germany. Phelps had lived with his grandmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Goswellen
Choptank
Thomas Edward Phelps
Germany
Phelps
Ninth Division men awarded Combat Infantry Badge
Pfc. John W. Griffith of Denton is among Ninth Infantry Division soldiers given the Combat Infantryman Badge by Major General Manton Eddy in England before continental operations. The Ninth, first to Cherbourg efforts, served in Africa, Sicily, and later fought with Patton’s Seventh Army at Troina and Randazzo.
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Ninth Division
Cherbourg
Manton
Eddy
England
Ninth
North Africa
Maknassey
Bizerte
Sicily
George S. Patton
Seventh Army
Palermo
Troina
Randazzo
Pfc
John W. Griffith
Denton
Longing Deepens as Wise Writes from France
Maj. James A Wise of Denton, a Twenty-ninth Division officer in France, describes dreary days and living conditions to his brother Lieut. F B Wise of Tacoma Park Md. He has not seen his wife Dorothy and children June and Owen for a year and recalls bath tubs K rations fox holes and nightly fireworks with dust worse than Kansas. He was an attorney in Denton and an officer in the Caro line county National Guard prior to mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Wise
Denton
Twenty-ninth Division
France
Lieut
F. B. Wise
Tacoma Park
Major Wise
Dorothy
June
Owen
Kansas
Middle West
England
J. Owen Knotts
Caroline County
National Guard
Sergeant Lord Now in England
Sergeant Edwin Lee Lord of Denton is overseas and has completed a bridge training program at an Air Service Command Control Depot. He underwent security, hygiene, recreation, and chaplain lectures as part of preparations before his next posting to an air base used by American planes against Nazi targets. Before the Army he worked for Esskay Meat Products Co. in Baltimore.
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Edwin Lee Lord
J. E. Lord
Denton
States
Air Service Command
Lord
Special Service
America
Esskay Meat Products Co
Baltimore
Wartime ration notices and fuel guidance update
Kerosene consumption must be reduced on the home front per the Petroleum Administration for War due to rising demand in war fuels. Diesel engines rely on kerosene fractions for fuel, powering bulldozers trucks tractors and naval vessels. PAW urges sparing use of kerosene also called coal oil range oil lamp oil burning oil and stove oil. A call for qualified nurses to work in Veterans Administration hospitals.
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Petroleum Administration For War
PAW
Veterans Administration outlines nurse training and hospital groups
The Veterans Administration details hospital classifications general medical and surgical tuberculous and neuropsychiatric for disabled veterans care. Nurses work eight hours daily six days weekly with overtime pay. Living quarters available. Graduates should contact Medical Director Washington DC. War Manpower Commission announces need for 8500 nurses for Army and Navy at 1000 and 500 per month. Army nurses gain officer rank authority.
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Veterans Administration
Washington
D. C
Army
Navy
War Manpower Commission
Marydel Homemakers Club Meets at Hodson Home
The Marydel Homemakers Club met at Mrs John Hodson's last Thursday evening July 13 with fourteen members and three visitors present. The president opened the meeting and a pledge to the flag was recited. The roll was called and members shared tips on managing their work. The president discussed vitamins in food. Next meeting is August 10 and a trip to Rehoboth is planned. Refreshments of cherry pie cake and grape juice were served by hostesses Mrs Hodson and Mrs Miller.
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Marydel Homemakers Club
John Hodson
Harry Heather
Scotten
Rehoboth
Summer Conference of W S C S at Dover Del
The summer conference of Missions and Christian Service will be held at Wesley Junior College Dover Del July 25 26 and 27. Mrs H P Fox of Salisbury will be dean with ten courses taught by noted leaders including Dr Ida Belle Thomas and Mrs Raymond Archer.
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of Missions and Christian Service
Wesley Junior College
Deover
Del
H. P. Fox
Salisbury
Milton Pope
Edgar Bradley
Hurlock
E. Hudson Davis
Raymond Archer
Malaya
Singapore
South East Asia
O. A. Bartley
Children’s Workers Conference at Ocean View Church
A summer conference for Peninsula Conference children’s workers will be held at Bethel Methodist Church Ocean View Delaware on August 1 2 and 8 1944. Miss Mary Skinner of Nashville Tennessee and Rev Charles E Davis Ocean View Conference Secretary of Children's Work will lead and supervise the event with theme Enriching Our Program for Children.
Walter Harrold Granted Citizenship in Caroline Court
In Caroline County Circuit Court Judge J Owen Knotts granted citizenship to Walter Harrold a 44 year old farmer near Concord He is a World War I veteran who lost hearing in service His wife Carrie May a Hamilton Ontario native The couple has lived in the community four years and own their farm
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Caroline County
J. Owen Knotts
Walter Harrold
Concord
Mr. Harrold
Carrie May
Hamilton
Ontario
Canada
Appreciation note from Flaharty family in Chop Tank
The nephews and nieces of Miss Mary Molly E Flaharty of Chop Tank Maryland express gratitude for the flowers and many kindnesses from friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Molly) E. Flaharty
Choptank
Maryland
State Guard Duty as Freemen Serve Maryland's Emergency
The Maryland State Guard, a militia of Maryland citizens, is praised for performing essential government duties during an emergency. The piece argues freedom requires active civil service, notes historic battles, and urges public participation in guard duties, highlighting unpaid service on active duty and federal praise.
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Maryland
Long Island
Trenton
Brandywine
North Point
Bladensburg
Summer Health Hints From Caroline County Health Dept
Summer health tips warn against spoiled foods and polluted water while emphasizing sanitation refrigeration and clean water intake. Advice covers sun exposure heat safety diet hydration salt use and temperature regulation during hot weather with practical steps for outings and daily living.
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Caroline County Health Department
Greensboro Canning Center Open Two Days a Week
The Greensboro canning center will be open every Tuesday and Thursday. It is free to any user who brings vegetables or fruit and the jars or tins. Pressure cookers and hot water bath kettles are provided. Contact Mrs. H. F. Butler or call Greensboro 2671.
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Greensboro
H. F. Butler
Card of Thanks from Mrs. J. H. Williamson and Family
The family expresses gratitude to friends for kindness and acts of sympathy shown during bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Williamson
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Benjamin F. Johnson
Mary Melvin
Market Street
Caroline
Henry Detwiler
Clifton
R. Ncks Appreciates Journal
Preston
BFE
Maj
J. A. Wise
East Coast
Bessie M. Spafford
OFW. S.C. S
Dover, del
Children’s Workers
Ocean View Church
State Guard
C. P. Ives
Baltimore Sun
Mussolini
Hiller
Gustav
Caroline County Coon Club Association
Otis Wooleyhand Farm
Ingleside
The
Denton National Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
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