Red Cross Seeks 200 Million War Fund
Washington calls for a 200 million dollar Red Cross War Fund to support wartime relief and postwar activity. President Roosevelt Norman H. Davis and Leon Fraser urge nationwide donations as Red Cross expands blood donor drives, surgical dressings, POW parcels, and military welfare in 1944.
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Red Cross
Red Cross War Fund
Washington, D. C
American Red Cross
War Fund
Roosevelt
Norman H. Davis
Leon Fraser
National War Fund
Davis
U. S
Europe
Far East
Army
Navy
Willing to Die for What The Marshall Islands Atack News Release
A Pearl Harbor era release describes landings through fire to secure beachheads in the Marshalls and push forward yard by yard. A Detroit dateline notes over 1,000 workers sit down demanding a 19 cent raise, threatening Willow Run bomber plant production. Edgewater Beach union men expelled for conduct unbecoming after testing 22 to 24 trucks daily instead of the ten to twelve union standard. The piece questions how long armed forces will be willing to die if freedoms are abused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Marshall Islands
Marshalls
Detroit
Ford
Choose Your Government Now Seeks Tax Power Omission
Fifteen states back a constitutional amendment to remove the peacetime taxing powers of the federal government to twenty five percent on incomes gifts and inheritances The issue centers on what kind of government the country will have after the war as debates hinge on free enterprise versus national socialism Robert B Dresser is quoted outlining the stark choice between private capital and government ownership
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Dresser
Capital limits and the drift toward a socialized state
The text argues that government taxation absorbs private capital, pushing the nation toward socialism. It cites 1940 AFL comments warning that concentrated central authority erodes freedoms, and notes ongoing momentum toward a socialized state in America, even apart from wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Labor
Labor and Industry
America
Road to destruction warned by Princeton economist
Dr. Harley L. Lutz argues that wartime funding creates a solvent war economy with dictatorial powers over labor and wages. He warns that postwar peace must cut normal government spending and promote saving, or the nation risks destruction even if victory is achieved.
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Harley L. Lutz
Princeton University
Sudden Death of Mrs L J Sneed in Queen Anne
The community mourns the death of Mrs L J Sneed of Queen Anne who died of a heart attack after admission to Wilmington General Hospital while visiting Mr and Mrs Joseph Marshall of Edge Moor Terrace Wilmington. Funeral held Sunday, interment beside her husband L J Sneed.
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L. J. Sneed
Queen Anne
Wilmington General Hospital
Joseph Marshall
Edge Moor Terrace
Wilmington
Sneed
Baltimore
Little Mary Sneed
Marshall
Ida Mae Sneed
Frederick Norris
Louis J. Jr
Samuel Sneed
L. J. Sneed Jr
Urban Bowman
Mr. Fleming
Washington
Bowman
Fleming
WSGS
Circle No. 2
Elwood Dulin
John Mandrell
James G. Briscoe
Fort McClellan
Ala
Jimmy
Bernard Sparks
Christian Holsinger
Eleanor Flowers
Howard P. Flowers
Bertie Brown
New York
Francis Moore
Lillian Reynolds
Marion Covey
Dulin
Cordova
Eva Pinder
Elizabeth Short
Good Farm Methods Pay Big Dividends in Growing Pickles
National Pickle Packers Association notes growers averaging 300 to 500 dollars per acre by following fundamentals. Prepare seed bed, test soil fertility, apply fertilizer, weed control, and pest sprays. Steady cultivation yields more pickles per acre and higher market quality for top prices and military needs. Experts offer regional guidance to optimize soil type, fertilizer, cultivation, and pest control.
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National Pickle Packers Association
Uncle Sam
Greensboro Del Masons Banquet Attended by Local Figures
Greensboro guests A S Brumbaugh Mrs Iva Jones and A W Brumbaugh joined a Laurel Del banquet hosted by the Masons on Friday evening. Mrs A W Braumbaugh, ill that week, could not make the trip. Also present were Mr and Mrs Lewis Jones of Philadelphia and their son Lewis Jones Flemble from Brigantine Beach N A
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Brumbaugh
Iva Jones
A. W. Brumbaugh
Masons
Laurel
Del
A. W. Braumbaugh
Lewis Jones
Philadelphia
Lewis Jones, Flemble
Brigantine Beach
Church of the Brethren To Hold Peninsula Conference
Delegates from six Maryland and Delaware congregations will gather for an all day Church of the Brethren conference on April 19 on the Del marva Peninsula. Represented churches include Ridgely Cordova Easton Denton Westover and Farmington. Women hold a separate morning meeting with joint afternoon session.
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Church of the Brethren
Delmarva Peninsula
Newton J. Miller
Church of the Brethren of
Denton
Ridgely
Cordova
Easton
Westover
Maryland
Farmington
Del
Soldier Vote and Teacher Bonus Bills Passed in Maryland
Governor O Conor signed the soldier voting enabling act and pledged to sign the teachers bonus bill after a five day special session that passed 18 bills. The session approved a Baltimore loan, a Kent County liquor monopoly, and provisions for absentee ballots for armed forces, with enhanced teacher and state employee bonuses. Absentee ballot rules allow mailed applications from service members and designated civilians, with processing through the Maryland secretary of state.
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Herbert R. O’conor
General Assembly
Baltimore
Senate
James J. Lindsay
House
John S. White
Prince George’s
Red Cross
Kent County
Wicomico County
Salisbury
Armed Forces
Read Cross
Society of Friends
Women’s Auxiliary Ferry Command
Secamen
Great Lakes
Maryland
O’conor
Social notes from Goldsboro column highlights
Mr and Mrs Clifford Cortelyou of Philadelphia visited his mother Mrs Florence Jarrell and brother Edward Jarrell. Miss Martha Smith of La Plata Md visited cousin Mrs Calvin Richard. Mr and Mrs Harvey Morris of Philadelphia move into Mrs A D Quillens house. Rev and Mrs Charles Clarkson of Oxford Md called. Mrs John Medford of Henderson spent time with daughter Mrs Henry Marvel. Lyman Scotten visited Wilmington. Miss Emily McCrea and Miss Eleanor Harman enjoyed Henderson visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Cortelyou
Philadelphia
Florence Jarrell
Edward Jarrell
Martha Smith
la Plata
Calvin Richard
J. W. Haley
Wilmington
W. J. Murphy
Horace Shively
Jennie Griffin
Marguerite Griffin
Washington
Harvey Morris
A. D. Quillen
Main St
Noble Jarrell Jr
Mrs. Evans
Chesawold
Del
Gems of Thought Prayer Excerpt From Mary Baker Eddy
Prayer expresses gratitude for divine light and love reaching earth. It asks for aid to release those bound, console the innocent, and open heaven's gates. This excerpt reflects Christian Science language praising divine mercy and guidance.
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Mary Baker Eddy
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Denton Journal
Market Street
Caroline County
Caroline
War Fung
Clayton Porter
Lewis Taylor
Felton
Samuel Carrow
L. W. Taylor Jr
McMi
Boone C. Taylor
N.A.P.S
Bainbridge
L. W. Taylor Sr
Calvin Porter
Goldsboro
Swanwick
Railroad Avenue
F. J. Wharton
John Rodeback
West Chester
R. C. Jackson
Roberta Jackson
Bella Zacharias
James Hopkins
Brownsville
E. J. Vandegrift
Wellsboro
William F. White
Thelda Roe
Greensboro
Joe Marsh
Brewing Industry Foundation
American Bankers Association
Denton National Bank
Plember Federal Reserve System
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