News and Subscription Policy Note from The News
A 1942 Fredericksburg News policy notice explains subscription rates and publication rules. It states 35 cent monthly carrier or mail, mail subscriptions by order, membership in Audit Bureau of Circulations, Associated Press republication rights, and requirement real names with communications. It notes corrections on erroneous reflections upon individuals or corporations.
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Court St. Frederick
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Advertising Serves Advertising In Wartime America
Wartime newspaper advertising remains strong in the United States as stores in major cities continue heavy ads to inform consumers about civilian supplies and prices. Even with depleted stocks, the want ads flourish, listing scarce items and services while advertisers seek to keep brands before the public for postwar demand.
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United States
the Sun
Terror warfare and noise terror in Axis tactics
A wartime analysis notes German dive bombers using loud devices to terrorize, with motorcycle escorts and noisy gunfire. It cites Japanese efforts in the Philippines and Chinese reports of gas use, while asserting the UN can endure both noise and gas as fear tactics.
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Robert Saint John
Yugoslavia
Greece
Philippines
Axis
United Nations
Hitler
Tians
Germany
United States
Britain
Strategic shift clear as war pivots to Europe
Washington reports weigh a shift of American focus to Europe and the Atlantic as Bataan falls from the war’s attention. It argues Germany’s defeat is pivotal to crippling Japan, with General Marshall arriving and Britain and Russia aided, signaling a spring offensive to reclaim the Pacific via European victory.
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Bataan Peninsula
Britain
General Marshall
U. S
United States
Hitler
Pacific
Holatem
Europe
Atlantic
Germany
Japan
Bible Thought Wisdom Strengthens the Wise Compared to Mighty Men
A compact saying cites Ecclesiastes 7 19 about wisdom outweighing ten mighty men and Massinger warns against pride while urging prudent ascent. The mix reflects a moral lesson on wisdom humility and caution.
Local items from the News April 11 1892
Dr. Codell buys a new physician's buggy and shows it on the streets as one of the easiest riding handsome rigs in the city. Miss Schell breaks a pane of glass caressing a child at the Schell residence on North Market Street. Mr Darners beer wagon wheel jams between plank and track near the Pennsylvania Railroad, twisting the spindle. Union Foundry and Stove Works molders return home as repairs finish. Many peach trees in the county bloom though some winter damage occurred. if no more frost comes, plenty of fruit is expected.
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C. F. Goodell
Alice Schell
J. E. Schell
North Market Street
Chas. Darner
D. Kuhns
Union Foundry and Stove Works
Twenty Years Ago Of The News April 11 1932
The county treasurer W Snook advertised 35 properties due to non payment. Pleasent’s district saw $70 collected while a city drop from 82 to 33 sparked discussion. A fire of unknown origin swept a Mt Pleasant area acre, Henry Beimbrink’s land, with 30 to 40 volunteers fighting it. The Boys High School bank continued paying 40 percent dividends to stockholders, all students.
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Trea
W. Snook
P . Pleasent
Henry Beimbrink
Mt. Pleasant
Mind Your Manners Quiz Answers for Social Etiquette
A reader questions proper introductions and family talk. Answers: avoid naming nonstep fathers. say My wife for employer to wife. don't criticize in law. keep family feud private. when mothers gather avoid discussing children unless desired.
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Joe Brown
Mr. Brown
Miss Smith
Mr. Jones
Mrs. Smith
Beller
Tatl, Omerwice
Sugar Scarcity Rumors Stir Lufburrow Notes
A nostalgic unsigned note by N A Lufburrow suggests rumors of sugar resuming supply post rationing. The writer predicts headaches from divers issues will lessen as more sugar and sweeter items appear, and anticipates druggists busy selling pills again.
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Moresu
N. A. Lufburrow
Census Shows 98,000 Weighing Scales For Grocers
American grocers, butchers, and other weight setters require more than 98,000 scales for measuring goods by weight, according to the Census.
Men of Bataan and nation in April memories
A long Saturday column recalls the heroism of Bataan’s soldiers and the broader wartime mood. It notes draft registrations, air defenses, and public concerns from Hood to Detrick Field, plus local events, landmarks, and civic issues. The piece ends with tribute to the Enic of Bataan and a sense of renewal for spring.
Circulation Increases Amid War Entry Report
New York April 11 More people read newspapers after the United States entered the war the Editor and Publisher trade journal said today A survey of 24 key cities showed newspaper sales up as much as 17 percent in the first three months of 1942 versus the last quarter of 1941 Most gains ranged from one to eight percent
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New York
United States
Trade Journal
Edson Foresees a Metal Scarcity Driven Life Post War
Edson outlines a June 30 1940s policy shift under War Production Board head Donald M. Nelson predicting metals will be diverted to war use. By Christmas consumers will face archaic goods with few new metal gadgets, and everyday items from cars to furniture may be wooden or non metal. The piece ends noting regional prices and small notices from the Office of Price Administration and Civil Defense patrols.
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Peter Edson
Washington
Paw
Donald M. Nelson
Big War Production Board
United States
Hitler
Mr. Nelson
Price Administration
Civil Air Patrol
Texas
South Carolina
War Developments Reach Smolensk Front In Russian Counteroffensive
Unofficial reports from near Smolensk indicate Red troops closing on German forces along the Klijev Vyazma axis and probing the Polotsk Vitebsk corridor. Russian advances threaten the German front, potentially cutting crucial supply lines and forcing Nazi reserves toward the Caucasus as winter gives way to thaw.
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Hitler
Europe
English Channel
Russia
Bataan
Indian Ocean
Lozovsky
Kuibyshev
Red Army
Smolensk-Moscow
Klijev-Vyazma
Moscow
Upper
Dnieper
Smolensk
Vitebsk-Nevel
Polaisk Junction
Smojensk
Polotsk- Vitebsk - Smolensk
Napoleonic Route for Russian Winter Offensives
The passage notes a sparse road network across the Russian steppes between Smolensk Vyazma and Nevel Khyev, where cavalry and motorized air driven sled transports were favored. It states the Red Army repeatedly advanced deepest into German lines in winter through this terrain, despite few railways or highways.
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Red Army
Smoblensk-Vyazma
Nevel-Khyev
Instinctive as a Daily Word Lesson
A compact note on using instinctive to describe natural inward impulse. It contrasts convenient phrasing with handy and gives pronunciation hints for Malign. The piece promotes vocabulary growth by mastering one word each day and uses an example about antipathy.
Quiet New York clerk confesses theft in farewell letter
A mild, long‑time employee in Manhattan leaves a resignation letter confessing $30 worth of spices and tea stolen from a warehouse over several weeks. He describes a lifelong urge to steal, his loneliness, and the employer's calm, knowing reaction to the bizarre episode.
Odds And Ends on Frederick County Roads Care
Local residents criticize the State Roads Commission for neglecting Frederick County. They cite Route 40's poor segment west of Frederick, a permanent bridge over Tuscarora Creek overdue, and limited dual highway work at the county end. The Jug Bridge collapse and prewar Tuscarora bridge issues are noted, despite defense plant construction.
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California
George Blake
Edward S. Delaplatne
Maryland Court of Appeals
State Roads Commission
Frederick County
Frederick
Baltimore
Tuscaroora Creek
Hagerstown
Commission
Tuscarora Bridge
Pearl Harbor
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