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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1943
Page
4
War Manpower Office has decided not to call fathers before October 1. The duration is uncertain but such decisions typically last about a week. The Army aims to perfect the present force for early use and may halt expansion while speeding training.
The House Appropriations Committee recommended Congress liquidate the National Youth Administration, an agency once funded with 700 million dollars. It also rejected War Manpower Commission plans to raise salaries for United Employment Service staff, signaling further cuts under McNutt.
The article argues Congress should remain in session to help plan postwar arrangements with administrations and nations. It notes the Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Expenditures proposes cutting 300,000 civilian federal workers, challenging claims that 60 percent were in war production and suggesting 55 percent were not.
A veteran voice argues freedom must be defended in postwar America. The speaker condemns strikes and government handouts that undermine private enterprise and the right to work, warning that disrespect for the flag and wartime effort threatens representative government. He urges decisive action to end the misuse of freedom and preserve private employment for returning soldiers.
Historians note a paradox in German war plans as railroads falter under strain while private U.S. railroads boast decades of upgrades. The piece argues locomotives are as vital as guns and urges meeting rail equipment needs to sustain wartime logistics and victory.
The court, in a six to three decision, overturns its 1940 stance that schoolchildren must salute the flag. Justice Jackson warns against compulsory conformity while critics note the shift affects Jehovah’s Witnesses and religious freedom. Chief Justice Stone and Justice Frankfurter switch positions from 1940.
Letters from troops abroad, dispatches, and articles suggest tea could replace cigarettes as a defining U S consumer habit after WWII. Reports from MacArthur and Hambler Herbert Hichelberger at frontlines, Ernie Pyle and U P U s writers describe growing tea use among troops. The piece notes tea as global favorite and economical, with the U S currently lagging as a national tea drink among allied nations.
Excerpts from the Eastern District Baptist Association meeting in Salisbury critique liquor traffic and wartime waste. Local officers, Lions Club appointments, engagements, and social visits from Greensboro residents are reported with brief notes on arrivals, scholarships, and personal news.
The Townsend Club met Monday with president and secretary absent. Charles Cherry chaired, Ada Matthews kept minutes. They voted to purchase fifty extra copies of the Independence Day Townsend Weekly for free distribution. Various local notices followed including church activities and military family updates.
The Potomac Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church in Frederick Maryland observes the annual Student Day of the Methodist Church with a student program. Local residents share milestones, visits, and happenings from Ridgely, Rehoboth, and surrounding areas. Saulsbury Brothers Canning Company closed the pea season after packing 64,000 cases. a vegetable canning demo is set for Caroline High School on Friday July 2 at 9 a.m. Public invited.
Miss Elma Wilson and Suzanne Swing spent Monday with Mrs Clifton Stoops and daughter Connie at Hillsboro. Miss Shirley Smith returns home from Easton Hospital. Mrs John Murphy visited Greensboro with her daughter Mrs Nolan Edwards. Helen Mason of Hopewell VA visited Aunt Mrs Frank Seward last week. Ruthanna Roche visiting sister Mrs Martin Williams and family. Milton Andrews of Wilmington greeted Ridgely friends Saturday. Townsanna Cooper visiting at son William Cooper's home. Harry Stayer working in Lancaster PA during pea canning. Samuel Bear busy on a Baltimore business trip Monday. Mrs G L Wilson visited Wilmington Friday.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Eaton and daughters Charlanne and Elinor and Mrs Charles Jarrell traveled to Baltimore on Monday. Rev and Mrs William Revelle Jr left for Baltimore the same day. Mrs Revelle will resume work at Union Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs William Jones and son William Jr recently spent a few days at home before returning to Baltimore. Mrs Ethel Skinner visits her son and daughter in Baltimore. Mr and Mrs Norman Pinder and children spent the weekend with Mrs Pinder's parents the Sam Reynolds. Miss Jean Marter of Camden NJ summering with grandparents Sam and Mary Naylor. Mrs Mary Rowe visiting with H B Wright at Preston. Edward Igoe of Salisbury guest of Milford and Nancy Kline. Horace Russum of Baltimore spending summer with Albert Cahall. Miss Laura Virginia Fleming hosted Kathrine Davis of Street Md last week. Miss Shirley Walters visited Philadelphia last week with Mrs Alday Hanley and children. Miss Norma Hicks of Wilmington spent the weekend with her father R Hicks. Ray Baker of Wilmington spending a few days at home.
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