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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1942
Page
4
The News prints a subscription rate notice with three month and yearly prices. A correction policy states no communication or opinion will be published without the writer’s real name. The item is dated Tuesday August 4, 1942, Freder ick Md.
Professor Herman Finer of the University of London told the Buffalo conference that wartime mobilization forces nations to nationalize local services and curb self government. He noted fire services becoming nationalized and praised economies in local government, warning the U S to study British methods to avoid repeating mistakes.
A Paris group of Ethnological Museum scientists faced Nazi arrest and execution as Hitler seeks to suppress dissenting theories of human origins. The piece argues Nazi belief in Nordic superiority crumbles under scrutiny, blaming vanity and fear for the regime's brutality.
To The Editor of The News, Sir: I spent part of last week with Mr and Mrs Raymond English who live in a beautiful country home about eight miles northeast of Gaithersburg. The English family have been close friends of mine for many years as well as former partisans, Mr Bogilea works in Washington.
Frederick August 3 old letter recounts visit to Washington sights including Jefferson Memorial Library of Congress and National Gallery of Art paid for by Andrew Mellon. Describes architecture gardens statues and art works and ends with wish for peace and arts over war. Rev Dr P Be Heimer signs off.
A brief devotional line emphasizes guarding the heart for life and avoiding self reproach. The quote blends Proverbs wisdom with Addisonian reflection urging personal integrity and mindful conduct.
A historic horse race on the Montevue pike ends with Fagan’s horse winning by three lengths over Betufter. Union Manufacturing closes hosiery mills for August, with packers to resume in September. A Braddock post office theft involves Ella Grumbine absent from duties. Walter Howard Hiltner of West Patrick street reports a fall that dislocated his shoulder blade. Murray and Smith go bobbing for luck, Smith losing balance and falling into the Monocacy. George Murray and William Nusz catch catfish and eels, with Nusz stung by a poison catfish on the left thumb.
Items from August 4, 1927 note GOP candidate John W. Garrett appealing for amending the Volstead Act to allow beer and wine sales while coal stocks stay tight. A new Boys High School addition will convert to a coeducational school by opening day. Gasoline fell from 26 to 24 cents a gallon after Standard Oil cut prices. Superintendent Delmer announces Allen Richardson, son of P A Richardson LeGore, a Boys High School graduate, won a Western Maryland College scholarship.
Military analysis notes the Kuban River bend as a critical defense line for Soviet forces in the Caucasus. German advances south of Salsk threaten to turn the Kuban, with Cossacks and Don tribes mobilized as shock troops. The bend near Temirbekskaya becomes a focal point for potential pitched battle and oil-field strategy at Maikop.
The essay cites Adolph Deissmann finding papyrus receipts in ancient rubbish heaps and explains the Greek word apeka meaning I have received full as linked to Jesus condemning hypocrites who seek praise. It laments wasting great potential on trivial rewards and warns against trading happiness for base indulgence or harming conscience for wealth.
Washington Aug 4 Henry J Kaiser, the so called miracle man, dazzled Senate committees and reporters, pledging rapid production capacity. He touted shipyards repurposed for aircraft, mass production, and a ladder to the moon. Kaiser claims swift Liberty ship output, cement plants, steel progress, and plans for magnesi um and turbine gear production, with a pragmatic, relentless confidence.
Maryland health officials report 1942 half year figures show births outpacing deaths by 6 800. Baltimore City accounted for 8 608 births while the counties tallied 9 433. Deaths totaled 5 929 in the city and 3 308 in the counties. Disease categories improved in several areas though brain hemorrhage rose. Infant deaths ran 813 or 45 per thousand live births.
A compilation of historic birthdays and events. Notable figures include Percy Bysshe Shelley born 1792, Russell Sage born 1816, Oliver P. Morton born 1823, Frederick T. Frielinghuysen born 1833, and Ernest Lundeen born 1890. It notes events such as the John Peter Zenger case, the Revenue Cutter Service’s creation, and Britain’s declaration of war on Germany.
A collage of quips and anecdotes travels from Erle Leinsdorf’s farm sign in Virginia to a Rochester burglary that stole a pocketbook full of valuables, then follows singer Cusolina Giannini and Lily Pons praising birds, and ends with Australian troops enduring a five day jungle trek before the finish of their march.
The daily horoscope notes broad views and wide sympathies may yield a notable teacher. It cautions to curb sensual desires and highlights friendship as a cherished but sometimes underappreciated bond.
A survey of current military histories and reference volumes. Jane's Fighting Ships provides detailed data on tonnage, dimensions, armor, guns, and equipment for world navies with 3000 illustrations and a 38 page war losses section listing about 700 vessels sunk since 1939. Other works highlighted include See Here Private Hargrove, All the Trumpets Sounded, For My Great Folly, and Year Of The Wild Boar, plus reports on December 7 and City Lawyer.
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