British American air power peaks in intensified Europe raids
The Christian Science Monitor notes a new peak in air power with 2,000 bombing planes striking German targets within forty eight hours. It highlights Wilhelmshaven Cologne Nuremberg Brest Rennes Cherbourg Dunkirk submarine bases airfields and depots, with night Lancasters and Halifaxes doing major damage, and questions American daylight role versus night bombing and broader impact of air power on the war effort.
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Europe
Wilhelmshaven
Cologne
Nuremberg
Brest
Rennes
Cherbourg
Dunkirk
Germany
Arthur T. Harris
United States
Britain
French
Lubeck
Rostock
Dusseldorf
Karlsruhe
London
Plymouth
Coventry
Christian Science Monitor
Week of the War Tunisian Front Sees Shifting Lines
The Tunisian battle-lines firmed after rapid German advances through Fan Pass Sidibou Zid Gafsa and Sbeitla and Feriana. Allied retreat and loss of airfields followed as Germans moved toward Tebessa and Thala. Secretary Stimson credited American ground forces war support and aid from the British First Army.
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Fan Pass
Sidibou Zid
Gafsa
Sbeitla
Kasserine
Feriana
Pont du Fahs
Tebessa
First Army
Tunisia
Bizerte
Tunis
Thala
Asis
Stimson
Stimson Sees Hard Tunisian Fight After Counterattack
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson cautioned that US forces must expect heavy fighting and losses along the Tunisian front. A counterattack northwest of Kasserine repelled the Axis and pushed them back nearly ten miles, with American units regaining positions as losses, though substantial, were offset by replacements. Stimson stressed training must continue under fire and that victory in Tunisia will not be quick. The Navy meanwhile noted a German submarine sunk by an American destroyer and a Japanese sub destroyed by merchant marine guards, with submarine threats remaining grave and no clear path to early relief.
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Kasserine
Navy
Atlantic
Pacific
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
North Atlantic
Saving Your Shirt Taxes and the Ruml plan debate
The piece argues that federal income taxes have grown burdensome for all earners from one-shirt to three-shirts. It discusses Senator Bennett Champ Clark of Missouri pushing a pay-as-you-go approach and outlines the Ruml plan as deferring 1942 taxes and taxing 1943 income, urging readers to contact their lawmakers to support prompt, certain tax collection to avoid government financial chaos.
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Bennett Champ Clark
Missouri
Clark
Save Your Vision Week Highlighting American Eye Care
The American Optometric Association proclaims March 7 to 13 as Save Your Vision Week. It extols American optometrists for training and service, notes eye comfort and visual efficiency cost less than two cents daily, and urges public use of professional eye care rather than merely purchasing glasses.
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The
American Optometric Association
Save
America
American Vision Praised for Professional Advancement
A brief note extols American vision as the best in the world thanks to professional progress. It highlights praise for expertise in examination refracting prescribing and servicing tasks as a marker of national advancement.
An Object Lesson on War Time Prices and Competition
Advocates of peacetime laws to kill competition in retailing should note that competition has ended as a war measure. War regulations reduced consumer choice and raised barriers to entry, suppressing price signals. Peacetime restoration of free competition is urged to prevent stalled progress and frozen prices.
Americans like the truth about labor and war
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker appeals to labor to share the war burden and restrain demands, arguing drastic strikes could cause inflation and ruin decades of gains. He frames sacrifice as patriotic and warns that attacking him undermines labor, a view the public largely supports.
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Eddie Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker
Home Food Supply Roll Call in March Campaign
Maryland farm women will be asked in early March to pledge cooperation in a home food supply campaign. Each family that grows its own food aids victory, health, and nutrition, under Miss Venna M. Kellar of the Extension Service.
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Maryland
Rurel Press
Venna M. Kellar
University of Maryland
Miss Kellar
Maryland Leads Nation in Milky Disease Production for Beetle Control
Bureau of Entomology records show Maryland’s University of Maryland entomology department leads the nation in producing and distributing milky disease used to control Japanese beetles. In four years 61 192 pounds of spore dust were spread on 45 282 colony sites across 11 states and DC, with Maryland supplying 44 779 pounds and 25 140 sites. County Agent G W Clendamel notes 1 341 pounds applied on 1 121 properties in Caroline County, surpassing New Jersey and Rhode Island combined, but warns more work is needed as milky disease cannot prevent infestation in uninfested communities.
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Bureau of Entomology and
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department of Entomology
University of Maryland
District of Columbia
Maryland
G. W. Clendamel
Caroline County
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Clendamel
Maryland Battle Beetles with Milky Disease Shows Promise
Maryland entomologists report milky disease spreading through soil to curb beetle damage. Dr. Ernest N. Cory notes excellent results in Cecil County and other infested areas after July and August visits last year. Langford coordinates state efforts with strong farm and county support.
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Maryland
Ernest N. Cory
Cecil County
Cory
George S. Langford
Whole Wheat A Plentiful Inexpensive Food
Nutrition specialist Miss Margaret McPheeters of the University of Maryland Extension urges using whole wheat as a plentiful, cheap source of energy, fiber, and nutrients. A bushel yields about 600 servings at under one third of a cent per serving. It suits breakfast cereals, breads, pastries, soups, and can be canned for emergencies.
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Margaret McPheeters
University of Maryland Extension Service
Miss McPheeters
Iran
University of Maryland, College Park
Ways to Save Fuel in Brooding Baby Chicks
University of Maryland Poultry staff expert George D. Quigley outlines fuel saving tips for chick brooding amid coal and wood shortages. He recommends draft stops around stoves, full coal stoves, keeping starter temps near 95 F, testing wafers in warm water, and using fire resistant litter such as sand when feasible.
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George D. Qunckley
University of Maryland
Quigley
Mr. Quigley
In Memoriam for Billy Lord Remembrance Note
In sad remembrance of our dear son Billy Lord who was killed March 9 1910 March renews the memory of a sorrowful loss. Our lips cannot tell how we miss him our hearts cannot tell what to say. God alone knows how we miss Ina in a home that is sad today. Sadly missed by Father Mother Brothers and Sisters Mr and Mrs Harvey Lord and Family.
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Billy Lord
Ina
Harvey Lord
Fanily
Slats Diary Reflects Small Town Life and Peculiarities
Oliver N Warren’s diary entries reveal a humorous slice of family routines at home with neighbors and a church sermon critique. The week includes remarks on a teacher’s class, a sick uncle, a bank report, and Aunt Emmy’s imagined illness and potential marriage plans.
Better Shoe Selection Guides Rationing Needs
Miss Helen Shelby of the Maryland extension advises practical shoe care under rationing limits of three pairs per person per year. She emphasizes fit details from toe clearance to arch support, leather quality, drying wet shoes, overshoes, shoe trees, heel repairs, and sole maintenance to protect shoe integrity and comfort.
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Helen Shelby
University of Maryland Extension Service
Miss Shelby
Shelby
Pay Your Income Tax Now Says Internal Revenue Official
Honorable M H Magruder Col lector of Internal Revenue says many individuals and married couples with 1942 gross incomes meet filing thresholds. He warns there is no tax relief or postponement and that the first 1942 quarterly installment is due by March 16.
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M. H. Magruder
Internal Revenue
Congress
Morgenthau
Doughton
House
Ways and Means Committee
George
Senate
Ways and Means
Taxpayers urged to file returns early for quickest help
The Collector urges taxpayers to file promptly and seek office assistance now rather than near March 15. Early filing benefits both taxpayers and government. Senator George adds that paying taxes by March 15 reduces future liability and credits the current account, emphasizing gains from paying on time.
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George
Greensboro Mourns Annie Walls Hard Lon g Illness
Funeral services for Mrs Annie Walls 78 were held at Bethel Holness Church Greensboro with Miss Failing officiating Burial followed at Greensboro cemetery She died at her daughter Mrs Charles Drapers home near Goldsboro after a long illness Surviving include one daughter four grandchildren and two great grandchildren Fire Company fought chimney fires at several area homes last week and no damages were reported The Peninsula Conference official Rev Richard M Green will speak at St Pauls Methodist Church March 7 with Junior Choir to sing and a record Sunday School attendance urged Also notes on Lt George B Church and community meetings and multiple local residents visiting or returning home from duty and travel
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Annie Walls
Bethel Holness
Goldsboro
Greensboro
Harry Camper
John Pinder
Town
Dahlia
Maredella Lemans
Green
George B. Church
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Calfornia
Muillington
Circle No. 3
W S.C. S
Leon Greeley
Cohee
Davis Bishop
Edward W. Vandegrift
University of Maryland Dental College
Baltimore
E. J. Vandegrift
L. W. Taylor Jr
U. S.navy
Alexandria
Charles Travers
Medford Price
Benny Howard
Thomas Smith
Prospect Park
Henry Shulties
Henderson
Carl Nichols
Carrie Dobson
Betty Lou
Sallie Nichols
Fred Fredel
Ridgely
Dorothy Swann
Wilmington
Georgia Swann
Elizabeth Carter
Jane Harper
Frances Miller
Allen Curry
Charles Bilbrough Jr
Elise Roe
Easton
Emmett Hignutt
Carleton Carter
Carvil Tribbett
Eva May Greeley
M. al Dobson
Washington
Ella Walls
Delaware Hospital
Grace Wooters
Dover
Smyrna
Miss Hester Leavenworth Riddle's Petersburg wedding
Miss Hester Leavenworth Riddle daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Rid dle of Petersburg Va and Dr Charles Loring Joslin First Lieutenant Medical Revenue Corps US A wed at St Pauls Episcopal Church Petersburg The Providence circuit court cases and local notices follow including a rail case affirmation and a victim injured in a freight engine collision near Easton plus deaths and obituaries from Caroline and Ridgely areas including Park Laird and Straughn families and school debates at Ridgely High School
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Hester Leavenworth Riddle
James Riddle
Petersburg
Charles Loring Joslin
Medical Revenue Corps
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Alfred H. Smith
Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington Railroad Company
Court of Appeals
Caroline County
Henry R. Lewis
Smith
Circuit Court
Clarence Richards
Hynson Darling
Gancy’s
William Bullock
Blackiston
W. G. Wooters
John L. Everngain
Elisha D. Park
Seventh District
Park
New York
Caroline
Sarah Cade
Ringgold
Ridgely
Corinne Straughn
Jersey City
N. J
Mrs. Straughn
Denton
John Robert Saulsbury
Jas. K. Saulsbury
Esther Fountain
Nehemiah Fountain
B. Frank Laird
J. R. Bickling
Alice Bennington
J. M. Haymaker
Harry Laird
H. M. Laird
Samuel Laird
Charles Glasgow
George
Susie Marvel
Minerva Reber
Beatrice Butler
Helen Lynch
Katie Butler
Dorothy Mancha
Mildred Swann
Virginia Butler
Card of Thanks from John Mowbray and Family
A note of gratitude for floral offerings and kind sympathy cards from John Mowbray and family. The message expresses sincere appreciation and asks readers to subscribe to the Journal.
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John Mowbray
Methodist Woman's Shelf Promotes Lent Plans
Lent begins March tenth with the Spiritual Life Committee urging meetings and reading. Publications suggested include Len ten Worship Service leaflets Personal Growth in Christian Living and Quiet Time. The Bookshelf recommends Will a Man Rob God by Ralph S Cushman. Plan to attend meetings and support local society with presence and prayers. A School of Missions and Christian Living will be held at Ocean Grove New Jersey June 24 to July 1. Mrs. Robert Mitchell is publicity chair for the Northeastern Jurisdiction. If societies lack leaders plan to send at least one member.
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Women’s Society of Christian Service
Ralph S. Cushman
School of Missions and Christian Living
Ocean Grove
N. J
Robert Mitchell
Peninsula Church
Wilmington
Expenses of Farmers Deductible Costs and Capital Rules
A farmer may deduct ordinary and necessary expenses in farming not including capital expenditures. Deductions cover feed and raising livestock, seed, minor repairs, small tools, fuel, oil, and machinery maintenance. Capital items like farm machinery and buildings are not deductible but may be depreciated. Farm dwelling is non depreciable except for space used in farming. Automobile use for farm work may be partly deductible based on business use. Labor, hired help, board for laborers, and certain farming investments are deductible or capitalized as appropriate, with certain allocations for mixed personal use.
Lea-Bailey bill and Civil Aeronautics policy
The Lea-Bailey bill to amend the Civil Aeronautics Act continues Congress vision to boost aviation for war and peacetime growth. The Civil Aeronautics Board’s annual report backs this policy, citing airlines that cooperated with the military under private management and capable carrier organizations aiding military logistics in every theater of war. Congressional leaders say farsighted aviation policy is essential to U S world leadership in air defense and commercial service.
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Lea-Bailey
Congress
Civil Aeronautics Board
Althoug
Out Ai
Direc
Arm
Navy
United States
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