1943 subscription rates and correction policy notice
This notice outlines subscription prices 61.35 yearly and 3 or 4 cents per issue. It states Associated Press credits and correction policy: erroneous reflections will be corrected if brought to the editor’s attention. No communications without sender name, and opinions require authorship. Entered at Frederick Maryland as second class matter on Monday April 5, 1943.
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Frederick Md
Trumen Committee
Truman Committee
Ghost armies in Norway and Europe plan sabotage blitz
British agents and former Norwegian officers discuss a coordinated guerrilla movement in Nazi occupied Europe. Allies supply weapons and air drops while Norwegian reports say Night Command aims to organize formidable guerrilla armies to pressure the Germans ahead of a second front.
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Norway
Europe
Séy
Today In History and Birthdays Across Centuries
A collage of historical anniversaries lists figures like Frank Stockton Booker T. Washington and Lincoln Filere among others with dates spanning 1818 to 1982. It notes births, deaths, and notable events such as the Mayflower voyage and 1942 Bataan fighting in brief snapshots.
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Frank FR. Stockton
Philadelphia
John T. Raymond
John O'Brien
Buffalo
Dieu Rvansville
Ind
Alpheus Hyatt
Boston
Washington
Booker T. Washington
Virgi
Winenell Smith
Frank H. Simonds
Concord
Mass
Histor
England
Daniel Fr .Bakeman
Jazkdah
Havana
Toldiers
Maly
Homa
Munich
Germany
Ku Klux
Two Morale Pictures Battle For War Effort Hollywood Meets Government
A year ago Hollywood producers proposed 28 morale films annually to run with government shorts. About 13 000 of 17 000 theaters show propaganda reels on every program. Government films stick to facts while industry is richer in drama and personnel.
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Peter Edson Washington
Holywood
Lowell Meliett
Salvage
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
Paul V. McNutt
Hollywood
Bataan
Office of Facts and Figures
Mubbermouth
Wallace
Taber
Government Bureau of Motion Pictures
Joop Train
Moving Picture Industry War Committee
Dover
Churchill
Roosevelt
Noted artists and clergy listed with birthplaces
Noted painter born in Buffalo New Jersey fifty years ago. Dr Willard E Sperry Dean of Harvard Divinity School born in Peabody Massachusetts sixty one years ago. Rev Bernard C Clausen of Pittsburgh noted Baptist clergyman born Hoboken New Jersey fifty one years ago. Sua and the native is prone to mistakes of judgment because too trustful of others. Cultivate self reliance to seek success.
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Buffalo
N. J
Willard £. Sperry
Harvard Divinity School
Peabody
Mass
Bernard C. Clausen
Pittsburgh
Hoboken
Sua
Fifty Years Ago Local News From The News April 5 1893
Fifty years ago Frederick firemen were telegraphed for help in Cumberland where a major blaze destroyed thirteen buildings before control. Frederick stockholders named directors for Union Manufacturing and Frederick Brick Works. A vast forest fire near Yellow Springs burned over a thousand acres as about 200 men fought it. Middletown Democratic Central Committee recommended Tilghman F. Gaver for postmaster. Marble worker A A Lough moved Excelsior Monumental Works to East Patnek Street from East Fourth Street.
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Frederick
Cumberland
Yellow Springs
Democratic Central Committee of
Middletown
Tilghman F. Gaver
A. A. Lough
East Fourth Street
East Patnek Street
Local Schools Set June Events and Firemen’s Parade
Frederick city and county schools will close June 13 with high school commencements the week of June 18. Plans are shaping for the Maryland Firemen’s convention June 6 to 8 with parade on June 7 and a ball at the armory that night. Over 307 attended J Paul Delphey’s banquet at the Delphey motorcycle plant on West Patrick Street where Leslie Diggs’ orchestra provided music and speakers included Delphey, George Etzler and John Francis Fischer.
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Frederick City
Board of Education
Maryland Iate Firemen
Armory
J. Paul Delphey
Delphey Motor Cycle
West Patrick Street
Leslie Diggs
Mr. Delphey
George Etzler
John Francis Fischer
An Enemy Worth Knowing Hitler and Domagk compared
In this piece Earl L. Douglass contrasts Adolf Hitler with Gerhard Domagk, noting Domagk discovered sulphanilamide and may save more lives than Hitler costs. It suggests if Germany had pursued scientific advancement over military conquest, it could have earned global praise. The author urges valuing healers alongside conquerors.
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Hitler
Mme MO
Ee Domagk
Domagk
Germany
Mind Your Manners Test Your Knowledge of Social Usage
A reader quiz on etiquette questions covers spoon in cereal bowls, bread portions, proper introductions, and terms for women. Answers: do not leave the spoon in the bowl, do not bite a whole slice at once, say "I want you to know Mrs Jones," prefer "Saleswoman," and greet with "How do you do" or similar.
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Janex
War Map Signals Shifts In Eastern Front Positions
The Moscow war map indicates possible reversals in offensive patterns as summer approaches. Germany controls a Kerch Straits bridgehead in the Caucasus and holds Smolensk, while Russians fortify Velikie Luki and restore Moscow Velikie Luk rail links. In the south Kursk and lines near Kharkov remain fragile with limited railway usefulness.
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Red Army
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Moscow
Hitler
Kerch
Caucasus
Smolensk
Staraya Russa
Lake Ilmen
Russia
Smolensk-Bryansk
Bryansk
Orel
Don
Velikie Luki
Voronezh
Donets
Belgorod
Kharkov
Izyum
Stalingrad
Qs and A's on rationing and military terms
A historical Q and A style piece discusses rationing for infant food requiring physician signed proofs, termites aiding soldiers in Australia with shade for concealment, the chevron's meaning as a house head symbol, and glossary notes on North Africa terms djebel and chott as mountains and salt lakes. It also cites coal formation rumors in the Great Dismal Swamp, Virginia to North Carolina.
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Australia
North Africa
Djebel
United States
Virginia
North Carolina
English Lesson Word Guide and Pronunciation Tips
A compact guide highlighting commonly misused words and pronunciation notes. It covers acumen ammeter diameter and synonyms for fame, with reminders on spelling and word studies. The piece provides sample pronunciations and urges expanding vocabulary by mastering one new word daily, featuring chimera as today's example.
Government Agencies Agree on War Contract Renegotiation Principles
Four agencies including War and Navy Departments and the Treasury set a code guiding renegotiations of billions in war orders. The Truman Committee backs a plan to keep costs and profits in check, emphasizing fair gains and uniform agency action amid evolving procedures.
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David Lawrence
Washington
WAR and Navy Departments
Maritime Commission
Treasury Department
Senate Committee
Truman
Missouri
Maurice Karker
War Department
Price Adjustment Board
Nwimin
The Parable of the Good Samaritan in Modern Service
The piece links Jesus teachings to contemporary charity and mercy. It likens the priest and Levite to caution and prejudice while the Good Samaritan becomes the Red Cross and hospitals. It urges mutual aid, community safety, and universal kindness as timeless duty and contentment in serving neighbor and God.
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Jesus
Jericho
Good Samaritan
Red Cross
God
Weather Summary From The Previous Day
Weather notes show the 24 hour precipitation ending at 8 am was seven tenths of an inch. April totals reach twenty four hundredths of an inch. Normis Aneil severitation reports three point three eight inches actual for April 1942. Precipitation through April 1 stands at one point thirty two inches. Yesterday’s high was 49, low last night 36. The previous year’s high was 38 and minimum was 38. Sunset is 7:38 pm and sunrise tomorrow is 6:49 am.
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Tion
Notable Brain Weights and Biblical Verses Quoted
The text blends a Bible verse from I Samuel 2 3 with a line about Christian thought and arrogance. It also states a statistical claim that the average brain weight is 1301 grams for men and 1280 grams for women.
Books gifted to Artz Library from Steiner estate
Miss Amy L. Steiner of Hartford presents to the C. Burr Artz Library a collection from the library of Dr. Walter R. Steiner the Frederick native and noted physician who died in Hartford on November 4 The volumes include histories of Frederick Maryland and Western Maryland plus biographies and local historical works The move reflects Steiner family ties to Frederick and his lifelong interest in its welfare He was a prominent medical librarian and past president of the American Medical Library Association with ties to Hartford Medical Society and various scholarly bodies
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Amy L. Steiner
Hartford
Conn
C. Burr Artz
Walter R. Steiner
American Medical Association Library
Frederick
Roger B. Taney
Iste
Bernard C. Steiner
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Baltimore
Scharff
Maryland
Williams
Frederick County
Edward Schulz
Steiner
Hartford Medical Society
Congress of American Physicians and Surgeons
American Medical Library Association
Medical Society
School of Medicine
Lewis Henry
Sarah Spencer (Smyth) Steiner
Law Building
West Church Street
Lewis Steiner
Evangelical Reformed Sunday School
Jacob Rohrbach
C. Burr Artz Library
Fishing for a Minnow in Elk River Dreams
Bentztown Bard recalls fishing quests along Maryland waters including Elk River, Catoetin Creek, Monocacy, Tuscarora, Potomac shore, and Seven's tide of song. The poem evokes minnow, perch, speckled trout, mullet, bass, yellowhead, and springtime beauty in a rural riverine landscape.
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Elkton
Elk River
Old Catoetin Creek
Monocacy
Tuscarora
Potomat
Severn
Blue Bay
Maryland
Bentztown
Thurmont Farmer Training as U S Ranger in Scotland
Washington Star reports Thurmont farmer Dale M. Ford among U S Ranger trainees in Scotland. The piece notes stamina and nerve as core challenges for District of Columbia Maryland Virginia youths and lists local neighbors like Sergi William E Hewitt John B R O'Brien John W Craddock among participants. The article also briefly mentions the common cold running three to ten days.
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Dale M. Ford
Thurmont
Thomas R. Henry
Washington Star
Scotland
Henry
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
Sergi
William E. Hewitt
Silver Spring
John BR. O'Brien
Hyattsville
John W. Craddock
Chevy Chase Telegraph
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Millweeker
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Unton Manufacturing Company
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Thomas H. Haller
M. E. Getzendanner
G. H. Zimmerman
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D.C. Winebrener
George Johnson
W. H. Duvall
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Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Bible Thought
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