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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1943
Page
9
Dorothy Dix counsels wartime wives on staying put or following husbands to camps amid infidelity fears. She says loyalty stems from love, not surveillance, and that many women feel compelled to protect husbands from temptation, even as it strains families and routines.
At Fort Bragg Private Lowell son of Mr and Mrs Earl Lowell of Burkitts ville has been stationed there since his induction into the Army in February.
A fragmented piece discusses weekly food rations abroad and a cinema piece praising a new kind of American soldier as the most important fighting man. It mentions bombardier training and hints at Francis Lederer returning onscreen in Mad Music, a tale of a Creech pianist driven mad by Navi.
A columnist argues ping pong with coworkers offers innocent, practical respite for wives during wartime, predicting broader female participation in work and leisure. It asserts marriage remains primary and warns against viewing workplace games as threat to wives.
Camp Lee reports Pvt Weddle and brother Pvt Weddle stationed abroad as war is cited in entertainment notes. Don Ameche plays a 70 year old in Heaven Can Wait while Gracie McDonald mocks army camp fare. Sonja Henie notes draft losses and Gloria Jean studies ballads as Defense Bureau gains official status.
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello plan a goodwill trip to Brazil after finishing their film. The Brazilian Republic may award them the Order of the Cruzeiro for their screen fanfare as a foreign decoration. Alice Faye begins a weight program by doctor’s orders after a radio collapse. Ginger Rogers skips Government Girl for La Jolla with Marine bridegroom Jack Briggs, Olivia de Havilland to replace. Jeanette MacDonald teases a lightweight tenor aged 5 feet 2 inches known as The Bantam of the Opera.
Dr Kenneth B Jones of Springfield State Hospital was elected president of the Rotary Club of Sykesville succeeding Reve F Reid Isaac. Other officers named include Jobin Wooden vice president Henry Clarke treasurer William Stapley secretary and directors Dr Jones and Rev Isaac will serve as elector and alternate at the 180th District Conference. The report also lists various local movements and visits among hospital staff Rotarians and residents with several lifestyle updates and family notices.
Local society notes report Seth Mawes, son of Me and Mrs George F Hawes, promoted to corporal in India. Navy man Jesse Sueto visits his wife. Merl Meyers of Easton visits with Irving Ruby family. Belle Parker visits Oakland relatives. Barbara Parsons of Washington stays with her parents and Dr Alan Parsons hosts dinner. Chaplain Karl B Justus serves at Noumea naval base in New Caledonia.
London April 18 Capt Clark Gable has arrived in Britain and is assigned to an Eighth Air Force bombing station. He was promoted recently and is now a running restote for air force authorities, while he trains and learns new duties in the theater of operations.
Five people purchase $25 weekly bonds at $16.78 each to fund a Garand rifle for a U S soldier, enabling a modest public contribution toward wartime equipment. The note reflects local support while avoiding excessive publicity for the soldier’s presence.
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