Roe Beats Davis in Close Race for Hirst District
In Maryland s First Congressional District on the Eastern Shore Dudley G Roe defeats Wilmer Fell Davis by 421 votes with 28 870 for Roe and 28 446 for Davis in the county totals Roe carries Wicomico Kent Queen Annes Cecil Worcester and Davis leads Dorchester Somerset Caroline and Talbot with Dorchester Somerset Caroline and Talbot giving Davis the margins in those counties The overall county totals show a tight contest ahead of the soldier vote not yet counted.
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Hirst
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Wilmer
Wicomico
Kent
Queen Anne’s
Cecil
Worcester
Dorchester
Somerset
Caroline
Talbot
Roe Davis
Queen Anne
Dewey
Bricker
Roosevelt
Truman
United States
Blanchard Randall Jr
Millard E. Tydings
Dudley G. Roe
Roosevelt Wins Fourth Term as Rate Increases
Roosevelt secures a fourth term as results widen the electoral margin while Dewey concedes. In Congress the Democrats gain seats. Tydings holds Maryland Senate seat with a narrow margin amid late counts from Maryland and statewide totals show Roosevelt leading 295,018 to 278,469.
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Michigan
Ohio
Congress
Senate
Thomas E Dewey
Thomas BE. Dewey
Homemakers Rally in Denton Club House Last Week
Caroline County homemakers held a fall rally at Denton Club House with Bureau of Home Economics demonstrations led by Miss Helen Shelby of Maryland University extension service. Dresses aprons and antique millinery were shown as part of the program.
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Denton Club House
Bureau of Home Economics
Department of Agriculture
Homemakers’ Clubs
Caroline County
Helen Shelby
Maryland University Extension Service
Miss Shelby
Bessie M. Spafford
Denton
Col Nelson I Fooks Takes Command of 398th Infantry
Col Nelson Irving Fooks, a West Point graduate and son of a Maryland state senator, assumes command of the 308th Infantry Regiment within the 100th Division after serving at West Point. He has 17 years in the Regular Army, with postings from Madison Barracks to the Canal Zone, and will lead a 3000-man unit departing for foreign service. He notes training as his hobby and plans a volleyball exhibition in Tokyo or Berlin. He is married to Meta Shackelford with three children.
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308Th
398Th
Oan
United States Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Nellie Phillins Tooks
Nelson H. Fooks
Preston
West Point Military Academy
Qass
Command and General Staff School
Col. Fooks
1St Division
Colonel Fooks
Tokyo
Berlin
Mary Bolling
Robert Nelson
Everngam Named Chairman of Sixth War Loan Drive
Denton attorney Thomas Everngam will head Caroline county's sixth war loan campaign from November 20 to December 16 with a $325,000 quota. Baltimore’s F. W. Wrightson says the county appears in an itinerary for a military exhibit to be provided by the Third Service Command. John Noble of Preston oversees a district including several counties.
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R. Thomas Everngam
Denton
Caroline County
F. W. Wrightson
Baltimore
War Finance Committee
Everngain
Third Service Command
John Noble
Preston
FBI Conference At Easton Wednesday
J W Vincent special agent in charge of the Baltimore Office of the FBI announced FBI Law Enforcement Conferences to be held in Salisbury and Easton Maryland on Wednesday November 15 1944. The Salisbury meeting starts 10 am at the Salisbury Fire Station and the Easton meeting at 7 pm in the County Building auditorium.
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J. W. Vincent
Baltimore
Federal Bureau of Investigaton
FBI
Salisbury
Easton
Maryland
Slisbury
Christmas Lighting Curtailed by War Board Request
The War Production Board through the Office of War Utilities urged city officials and the public to remove outdoor Christmas lighting this year to conserve fuel. Indoor lighting remains allowed. Officials say outdoor displays use substantial electricity and eliminating them could save enough fuel to power a city of 590 000 for a year.
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War Production Board
Office of War Utilities of the Production Board
Chambers of Commerce
Solid Fuels Administration
OWU
Veterans Invited to Concord Church Service by Post 29
American Legion Post 29 invites all war veterans to Concord Church for Sunday services on November 12. Veterans meet at the Armory at 10 15 a m or at the church at 10 45 a m.
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Caroline County
American Legion
Concord Church
Armory
New Guinea Corporal William T. Martin Jr. stationed
Cpl. William T. Martin Jr., son of Mr and Mrs W T Martin of Denton, is stationed in New Guinea. Inducted November 20, 1943, he has spent thirteen months there and now runs a washing machine for his squadron. He has had a three day pass until recently, when he enjoyed a ten day furlough in Australia.
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William T. Martin Jr
W. T. Martin
Denton
New Guinea
Australia
No More Blackouts Says Gen. Hayes
Governor Herbert R. O Conor announced receipt of a formal assurance from General Hayes commanding the Third Service Command that no further blackouts will be ordered unless the current military situation changes. Hayes said he consulted Eastern Defense Command Headquarters about eliminating air raid precautions but concluded action should wait for definite assurance no reinstatement is needed.
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Herbert R. O’conor
Third Service Command
Hayes
O’conor
Eastern Defense Command
O'Conor
Easton District Conference Set for November 17
The Easton District Conference will convene at Ebenezer Church Easton Maryland at 9 45 a m Friday November 17 with Dr J Earl Cummings superintendent presiding Representative from fifty seven charges and the ministers will form the attendee group Bishop Charles Wesley Flint will address the gathering Other speakers include Dr G Ernest Thomas Ph D Rev Raph E Dodge President Clera A Bartley Rev Richard M Green Rev Lester E Windsor Mr T Blair Eley and Mrs Granville Hooper Reports from committees will be heard in the business session and the afternoon program begins at 1 50 p m with adjournment at 4 30 p m Reverend Earl M Shockley to host
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Easton
Ebenezer Church
J. Earl Cummings
Charles Wesley Flint
Washington Area
The
Methodist Church
G. Ernest Thomas
Haddonfield
N. J
Earl M. Shockley
Christmas Cards To Our Boys Overseas
The Post Office Department advises that Christmas cards to soldiers overseas must be mailed in sealed envelopes with postage paid at the first class rate. Cards mailed now should reach all armed forces by December 25, so mail them promptly.
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Post Office Department
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