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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1942
Page
4
Publication notice disclaims editorial responsibility for content and states letters must bear real names. Addresses and post office details indicate Fredericksburg Maryland second class matter and date.
Dr Ira J McCurdy a leading Frederick physician for about 50 years died on Saturday night. He was a skilled general practitioner and diagnostician with a long record of valued service. A civic leader he helped secure pasteurized milk oversight and supported health measures and policing reforms. An ardent baseball supporter his name graces the city athletic pack. His death ends a vivid, influential public figure who loved his community.
James Winchester’s cross country drive reveals a 50 percent drop in national park visitors in the West. Gasoline rationing tire shortages and car scarcity curb long distance trips. Fewer states seen on license plates. military checks appear on major routes and at tunnels and bridges.
Moscow papers on August 2 show strong coverage of agitation for a second front in the United States and Great Britain. They quote the Washington Post editorial and remarks by New York's Mayor LaGuardia, Charles Chaplin, and Senators Mead and Pepper.
Washington observers note Chairman William H. Davis wrote a tongue in cheek reply to employer members about union finances and withdrawal rights. The piece argues the War Labor Board lacks impartiality, accusing it of bending to union influence and undermining workers’ freedom amid controversial maintenance of membership clauses.
Readers urged home front support during war with a letter urging many ways to help including letters to soldiers. The piece cites a sample article stressing morale and asks readers to send at least one letter weekly to the “chap who is fighting.” The note ends with a call to unite and support the nation, and a stray item reports a third Leyden quintuplet's death and surviving siblings in Dublin.
Two newborn twin girls weighing between two and 34 pounds died shortly after birth to Mrs. Thomas Leydon wife of a potato farmer at Breaghway. The report notes the tragedy occurred as the infants were delivered or soon after and attributes no further details to cause or subsequent medical action.
Fifty years ago August 3 1892 reports from Mt Pleasant and New Market describe Mr John Abrecht’s fall from an apple tree causing injuries and Mr George Flair’s tumble through a factory skylight injuring his side and breaking a bed panel. An election in Mt Pleasant favored local option with 165 dry votes to 92 wet. Jesse Winpigler’s horse frightened by a man’s large straw hat caused a spill in Monrovia injuring him. Hagan Brothers finish a 30 foot flag pole for Col D C Winebrewer to be erected on North Market Street, the city’s tallest.
Frederick Chamber of Commerce reports four new manufacturing firms seeking location in the city as the industrial picture grows. In Liberty town tournament, the flyer replaced the usual horses with first Brady brothers Joseph Patrick John placing high. Mayor Lloyd Culler to open new office on second floor of City Hall, a formal mayoral office planned. Earl Rice, son of Mr and Mrs Walter L Rice, East South Street, wounded in the heel by a companion at Scout Park camp. non serious injury.
The analysis argues Japan's two month occupation of Kiska Attu and Agattu may have failed to reach aims such as pressure on Nome or the Alaska mainland. It notes American and Japanese forces face weather barriers and that aggressive attempts to retake the islands would be risky, while reporting at least 18 enemy ships sunk or damaged by U S bombers and submarines.
Earl L Douglass D D uses a zoological garden analogy where a man grips a venomous snake to show control over temptation. The piece warns that such bravado fails as the snake bites when the arm is weakened. It urges watchful prayer and rejects reckless testing of restraint. Also notes quail cen sus male surplus dictates bob white whistle patterns.
Washington reports debunks a long circulating claim that five of seven B-17s shot down on a daylight raid over Europe proves the Fortresses are poor for war. The piece details unescorted high altitude raids, missteps in mission planning, and subsequent improvements in armament and speed, arguing the aircraft remains a formidable long range bomber and not a failure. It also notes related war updates on freight runs, material substitutions, and British labor policies.
A compact rundown lists historical anniversaries from 1802 through 1907 including Sarah Doremus, Hamilton Fish, Elisha Otis, Uriah Stephens, Greene V. Black, Henry Bunner, Augustus Herring and Columbus voyages. It also marks Columbus 1492, the first Woman's Rights Convention, and notable early aviation and journalism milestones, with current birthdays for Gov. Edison and other figures, plus a generic horoscope.
A Bible verse warns the wicked will fail and perish. George Eliot comments on suppressed resolve. The text notes Guatemala’s official Spanish while many Indigenous groups maintain Mayan dialects across the country.
New York critics praise the New Yorker ice revue led by Ariane the Swiss skating talent. At the Rustic on the Sheraton roof is a lightless, open air show with transport planes over Long Island. Mrs Miniver has drawn over a million viewers at the Music Hall and sparked floral displays. Greta Garson and Walter Pidgeon are noted for the film’s appeal and audience pipe smoking.
Two over-stayed gods on a roof garden fret about returning to their ship. They spot Commander Wuest of the Brooklyn Navy Yard who directs them to the Coast Guard at Manhattan Beach. The coast guard assists, and all are happy.
A compact note on vocabulary woes and daily word study. It highlights correct meanings for ingenious vs ingenuous, quips on radiators, Arsta pronunciation, burro versus burrow, and practicing insoluble as not solvable.
The text discusses national worries over priorities ceilings inflation and tax, noting high living costs and rationing affect all ages. It expresses hope rights won with sacrifice remain intact and urges steadfast resolve to confront and end Hitler's influence.
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