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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1942
Page
4
A reader advises equal parts water and evaporated milk to make 1 cup of whole milk and notes evaporated milk is cheaper nonperishable and can be whipped. Other tips include adding egg to soup using beaten egg, adjusting flour amounts for pastry needs, quick meals with leftovers, and hints on home maintenance and wood finishes.
Rationing board lists weekly allocations for tires tubes and recaps. Entries cover passenger cars trucks and farm machinery with names towns and numbers indicating rationed lots for week of September 7. The report names multiple individuals and firms from Ridgely Preston Greensboro Denton Fedburg and other locations along with Holt Oil Co and Nuttle Lumber & Coal Co reflecting a broad distribution network.
A Sunday to Saturday excerpt from Slats diary shows family fusses and school, a classroom animal clue, a Christmas stocking tease, parental newspaper drafting, a trip to a lodge convention, and a planned party with stamps and post cards for games.
A review of W. L. White’s They Were Expendable about the Philippines campaign and Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3. The piece notes the book’s acclaim, interviews with Lieutenants Bulkeley and Kelly and Ensigns Okers and Cox, and its portrayal of the boats as America’s little Dunkirk amid sabotaged fuel and dire odds.
The piece recounts bold MTB actions that protected General MacArthur and staff in Mindanao amid World War II chaos. It notes losses, blunders, and the retreat from Manila to Corregidor, praising American resolve and sacrifice. Lieutenant John Hasley, wounded in Africa, regains speech and continues singing in the shower each morning with a growing repertoire.
A farmer declares discontinuation of farming and schedules an auction at Greenage Farm near Burrsville and John Good farm on Burrsville to Denton Road. The catalog lists livestock including goats horses cows sows and hens plus farming implements tables chairs and household items with terms to be announced.
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