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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1942
Page
8
The Denton Journal dated Saturday October 24 1942 from Melvin and Johnson, Inc. publishers. This item notes the newspaper issue and publishers for that morning edition.
The issue covers ongoing magazine campaigns to fund the school, plus a vivid Senior News section. It reports newly elected Senior officers Catherine Mae West and Barbara Butler, notes class meetings, and lists activities from orchestra practice to sports lineups. Junior and Freshman updates cover English tests and ghost story reading, while Seventh Grade details a ten day magazine drive and geometry tests. Boys’ athletics recap two games with Blue Jackets and Rangers in tight matches, and the Girls’ Athletic News celebrates a strong team performance under Mrs Colman with Doris Butler refereeing.
In the first game WAVES defeated WAACS eight to five with players Mary Alice Smith Sda mae Cawley Frances Reid Thelma DeFord Cora Ann Roe Betty Manc hester Frances Ott Charlotte Smith Ernestine Short Bernice Shaffer Phyllis DeFord facing Doris Cahall Audrey Tribbitt Doris Butler Ella Marie Brown Eunice Martin Anna Bru baker Shirley Cooper Betty Lou Tribbitt Laura Clendaniel Mildred Butler Pauline Bullock. The second tilt saw Avengers edging Wasps twelve to eleven led by Catherine Mae West Joyce Brittingham Dolly Stafford Vivian Andrews Ruth Butler Martha Osterman Anna Griffith Eunice Smith Lydia Lane Betty Lou Fer guson Margaret Allston against Wasps Helen June Booth Louise Chaffinch Jean Reynolds Harriet Butler Olga Swatik Marion Lutz Mary Anna Perry Patsy Cohee Susie Johnson Elva Breeding Elinor Towers Eva Kaufman. Fans praise Susie Johnson as a standout goalie. War Stamp totals this week reach 24.10 from Primary School and 146.95 from C H S. Miss Cannon joins Bond Holder’s Club. Howard Gannon Mrs Orme and Miss Ford renew memberships. Flashes note games moved to Monday the 19th due to rain and a movie on mechanized army maneuvers. Student Council assembly canceled. Uncle Sam scrap drive continues with rain delaying collection. Industrial Arts progress updates show girls drawing then woodwork while the boys continue regular work. Posters by Mr. Smith’s class promote scrap collection around town.
Sunday entry recalls Mr and Mrs Glant living together twenty three years with harmony until they split over a devise. They prepare to go to court for divorce. Monday mentions Pa bringing a guest who claims to be a satitishun and worked on a big newspaper project.
A fragmented diary recounts daily routines from a long-lived uncle to a discussion of radio static and a child’s curiosity. The text shifts to political analysis naming Pettengill Kelland Gannett and policy aims, suggesting Republican strategy to repeal New Deal measures and scrutinize labor laws amid looming election dynamics.
The passage argues that national committees wield campaign influence over Congress, shaping support for or against the New Deal. It notes Chairman Joe Martin’s opportunist progressivism, his reliance on funders, and key figures Pittingill Kelland and Gannett in top roles, reflecting a reactionary bloc in opposition to New Deal policies.
Men and women are invited to enroll as classes begin for training machinists lathe hands and tool makers. Applications are sought at Delaware Aircraft Industries Inc Greenwood Delaware.
In Equity order in the Orphans Court for Caroline County titled ORDER NISS J. VIRGIL MOORE et al vs Mary Elizabeth Beer et al. 1942. Sale of property reported by Layman Redden, Trustee, is ratified and confirmed unless a contrary cause is shown by December 24 next. copy to be published weekly in Caroline County newspapers four consecutive weeks before November 23. Sale amount stated as 1100.00. True Copy, Test: Carlton V. West, Register of Wills.
Organized labor would not look complacently on a measure aimed at eroding gains won during the Roosevelt era. The Securities Act faces possible assault while bankers favor preserving bank deposit insurance. Within the GOP, discontent grows as some react to Kelland’s reporting and Hearst press criticism, signaling rifts over Roosevelt administration policies.
A columnist quotes Mr Kelland accusing the powers that be of delaying full war mobilization to avoid political fallout from sacrifices before the election. The piece questions his unpaid volunteer status and suggests National Chairman Martin must curb such errors during the campaign’s final weeks.
A Democratic National Committee statement by Charles Michelson argues against politicizing the war effort. He asserts that calls for electing a Republican House and accusations of treason against the Commander in Chief have no political significance.
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