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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1944
Page
4
The News states no communication will be printed unless accompanied by the real name and address of the sender and promises corrections if any erroneous reflections are brought to the editor's attention. The notice appears in Frederick Maryland dated Friday August 4 1944.
The United States faces record 83 million cattle on ranges and feeding yards. War Food Administration and Office of Price Administration disagree on removing points for beef to curb prices amid rising shipments. sugar rations may rise with a near-term sugar bonus for households and higher commercial allotments.
A soldier writing from the tropics says small comforts please him, with the Jetter from home bringing the most cheer. A home-letter’s warmth lifts his spirits, proving that knowing loved ones endure brings bright sunlight amid woe.
An educational authority stresses money saving and wise spending as essential in youth training. Parents should teach children to save a portion of earnings, not just how to earn, to foster future success and curb excessive spending even at high wages.
A travel scenario suggests a woman on a train with a small infant should offer help to the mother. The right approach is to tell her you would be glad to watch the baby if she needs to momentarily change clothes or attend to something, encouraging supportive cooperation among travelers.
A Washington briefing weighs the 1944 presidential race and postwar reconstruction. It contrasts New Deal spending with market-based policy, questions Dewey's focus on domestic recovery, and argues for honest administration, debt handling, and economic stability amid war and transition.
A short devotional note cites 2 Corinthians 9 7 urging cheerful, voluntary gifts and warns against grudging giving. It adds Wordsworthish lines about rejecting calculated generosity and love. The piece blends scripture with literary moralizing for a reflective tone.
A large bank barn on the farm of G A T Snouffer along the Manor road south of Buckeystown burned down taking with it three horses a calf about 150 tons of hay and farming tools. Local examinations show Alva M Isanogle led in St John’s College scholarship with E Lee Goldsborough leading Maryland Agricultural College scholarship. The Republican County Central committee chose August 18 for primaries to elect delegates for a county convention on August 23. Rumor says John C Motter of this city may run for Congress from this district. Frederick Riflemen have been paid off for service at Frostburg. Professor WM L Avis, formerly Middletown High principal, will become principal of Rockville graded school.
Mrs H Jewett Orth Jr won the ladies weekly golf tourney at Catoctin Country Club with a net 49. Serena Motter was close behind with 31. Jacob Moller was reelected mayor of Brunswick by the largest vote in history defeating Leo P Lucas 759 to 620. A $20 000 street improvements bond issue carried by a large majority. A special Aldermen meeting appointed a committee to confer with Newton Zentz on purchasing the old mill race and pond behind West Second Street as a park. Gilmore R Flautt sold a building lot on North College Parkway to Frederck A Oberlander who will start a dwelling.
Today in history notes births of Russell Sage Oliver Morton Silas Pratt John Pollard Ernest Lundeen and milestones from 1735 Zenger case to 1945 Cleveland circus fire. Also marks 1942 German capture of a Caucasus city and 1941 Britain declares war on Germany. Mentions several notable births including Maj. Gen Haines Yale chemist Papich and Hoover Jr. with Elizabeth II.
Associated Press war analysis notes American armored power surging through Brittany toward the Loire, Rennes falls sealing major Allied objective. American forces press to open routes for invasion, with Montgom ery 21st Army Group expanding front to accelerate victory.
A compact meditation contrasts worldly conquerors with truly great figures such as Moses Plato Pericles and Paul and Abraham Lincoln. It argues that the greatest man is Jesus whose life teaches gentleness and love over force, concluding with a note on historical dating.
Christopher M. Weedon of 1411 Denison Street Baltimore Md has been promoted to Technician Fifth Grade His duties mainly involve vehicle operation He is the son of Mr and Mrs James M Weedon of Frederick County Md a graduate of Frederick County schools and Storer College Harpers Ferry W Va
44 years 370 Today's Horoscope suggests a day of broad views and wide sympathies with a potential for a great teacher emerging in an unusual field. It advises curbing desires for sensuous pleasures as trouble may lie therein.
In wartime letters and essays, women defend American resolve, reject complacency, and praise service and sacrifice. They recount shortages, black market talk, and the need for civilian effort to match veterans’ gains, urging continued support and restraint.
Fannie Hurst portrays the Scrooges as symbols of wartime greed driving gas and scarce foods for civilian comfort while soldiers and sailors die or fight. The piece questions how anyone can justify profiting from scarcity and national sacrifice in the name of Allied victory.
In a wartime plea Dorothy Dix argues that morale care must extend to service wives left behind in strange cities with babies. She condemns neglect of lonely wives who cannot attend church, work Red Cross, or socialize, urging readers to support and welcome them and to discourage hasty marriages for thrill.
A reader thanks Dorothy Dix for guidance on a fifty five year marriage built on friendship, not romance, and asks if college will help a bashful daughter make friends. Dix endorses marriage stability, then advises on college type to aid her daughter, emphasizing social adaptation.
HAL BOYLE reports from France in July 1944 on American troops among French civilians. He notes the contrast with 1918 romance, describing scarce Mademoiselles, rough wine, confiscated calvados, and rustic mud. Peasant girls impress but are prudent, while soldiers long for home comforts and quick romance.
A wartime letter extols ending war and reducing future conflicts while lamenting War’s destruction. It argues for decency and a lowered chance of future wars. It contrasts this with a note on Pancake diesel engines providing over four times the power per pound and occupying a third of the space.
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