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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1942
Page
4
The Denton Journal is published by Melvin and Johnson, Inc. on Saturday morning November 28, 1942. Local news, notices, and advertisements appear in this edition.
Practical notes on keeping fish and nuts fresh on ice or in refrigeration, making sour cream dressing for cucumbers, storing nut meats, wallpaper care, meat thickness for broiling, and decorating during spring. Stain removal, ammonia solutions, furniture finishing with filler, blood stain treatment, quick frozen foods for busy households, and meal-planning ideas for leftovers.
Movie Talk previews 20th Century Fox film Little Tokyo U S A about Japanese intrigue and evacuation events. The production cites Dies Committee records for espionage incident accuracy and is set to screen at Dentonia Theatre on the upcoming Saturday.
A profile notes Wayne’s decade of persistence before fame and lists his films including Reap the Wild Wind and Stagecoach. It announces his Republic contract film Flying Tigers at the Dentonia Theatre for Monday and Tuesday, November 30 and December 1, followed by Escape From Hong Kong on December 2 and Get Hep To Love also on December 2 with Gloria Jean and Donald O’Conor.
The rationing board releases a weekly list covering tires tubes and recaps for November 16. It names numerous individuals and firms across Denton Preston Fedburg Ridgely Choptank Greensboro and related locations with shipments trucks and recapps for passenger and freight use.
Institutions must register at their local War Price and Rationing Board by November 25 to buy coffee. The first institutional allotment covers November 22, 1942, to January 31, 1943. Purchase requires surrender of Coffee Purchase Certificates and an initial inventory of on hand coffee as of midnight November 21.
The poem by Sgt Walter H. Lyon of the Middle East Forces speaks of waiting for a second front to end the war. It urges the Americans to press on and unite to bring peace and liberty, reflecting wartime morale and solidarity. Mrs Lyon is noted as Miss Sarna Baynard.
War Price and Rationing Board announces that War Ration Book No 1 must be obtained by December 15 1942 and exchanged later for Book No 2. The first coffee stamp is No 27, enabling a pound of coffee from Nov 29 1942 to Jan 3 1943, with stamps 20 to 28 designated for coffee. Retailers must inventory, convert green to roasted weight, and report purchases by December 21 1942 on OPA Form 1202. Institutional users of coffee are addressed.
A 1907 health crusade by Dr. Samuel Crumbine against shared drinking cups on trains leads to bans nationwide. The Kansas doctor fights tradition to curb mouth-to-mouth germ transmission, spurring fountains and paper cups adoption and prompting public health warnings amid wartime sanitation efforts.
By Sidney Snow a breezy look at how pumpkin pie travels from garden to grocer. The author notes store bought turkey and canned pumpkin still make a tasty pie and coconut adds a festive twist for a sure success.
A vintage style recipe for a coconut pumpkin pie. It lists ingredients including mashed pumpkin coconut sugar and spices with detailed crust prep and baking steps. The method covers lining a pie plate, folding the rim, combining ingredients, pouring into shell, and stepwise baking guiding until custard sets and coconut browns.
Mary Waddell age 20 of Conowingo Cecil county Maryland won the 1942 national 4-H clothing achievement contest announced by Dorothy Emerson State Girls' Club Agent. She receives an all expenses paid trip to the 21st National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago November 29 to December 2. The Spool Cotton Company provides the trip and funds 12 200 college scholarships for national winners.
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