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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1944
Page
4
The editor warns that any error or misrepresentation in letters or columns will be corrected once brought to attention. Readers are invited to send real names and clarification to the editor at the newspaper office.
The Valley Register marks a century of continuous publishing in Middletown since August 2, 1844, tracing its origins to the Catotin Whig and highlighting the Rhoderick family’s longstanding leadership. George Carlton Rhoderick Jr. has led since 1924, with the plant now supplying two other weeklies and commercial printing.
A newspaper philosopher argues that prosperity hinges on willingness to work hard and get hands dirty. He notes wartime shifts from white collar to factory roles and says a similar postwar spirit will aid employment and business recovery. He praises the public service of workers in war production and urges continued effort to meet the world’s needs.
The note explains common errors in English usage and pronunciation. It advises omitting words like both when redundant and avoids mispronunciations such as mania. It emphasizes clear, correct forms in brief language tips.
Washington dispatch argues the Roosevelt administration is shifting veteran rubber workers over thirty back home to free scarce tires for military use. It traces production slowdowns to union restrictions and piece work, noting manpower limits while urging swift, decisive action to keep trucks and planes supplied.
A compact note presents the daily word pompous meaning excessive self-importance and pretentious use with an example from Thackeray. It cites mispronunciation guidance and urges readers to grow vocabulary by mastering one word daily.
Fifty years ago local notes report the new Episcopal chapel at Walkersville named St John s chapel under Rev R Whittingham opened for service July 22. Other items include Mr James Fahrney’s hay loft mishap, H Dorsey Etchison visiting Frederick, and updates on Miss Chrissie B Firestone and Maulsby sisters’ family visit to Halltown and Linwood.
Twenty years ago columns note new city health officer Dr E C Kefauver urges legislation to compel owners to keep vacant lots and alleys weed free and to prohibit hog pens within limits. The old toll gate on North Market street pike near the railroad crossing is being removed for the new S O O F Home. Temperatures rose to 97 degrees with 71 overnight. A trolley crash near the South Market street bridge injures none as baseball fans left Athletic Park yesterday.
A compendium of historical anniversaries from 1802 to 1942 noting births of Edward K Collins Jacob Ruppert Clare Briggs Washburn Child Hugh Johnson and others plus milestones like first U S postage stamps 1858 and Archangel landing 1918 The piece also lists Today s Birthdays Mary R Prof Wesley C Mitchell Lt Gen Theenas Holcomb Robert Taylor Bruce Barton Conrad P Aiken Revelle W Brown and Ruth Wheeler It ends with a reflective note on today s nature and implied life prospects.
A compilation of brief moral maxims citing Corinthians 13 7 about praying to God to act honestly despite appearances and a contrasting line from Sobiler claiming life is not supreme good and that realizing guilt is the supreme evil. The tone is reflective and didactic.
Frederick county extends war coverage with casualty updates and hero mentions. Names listed include Harry A. Nogle James A Null James E Wiles James W Davis Paul K Dean Ronald Frier Charles R Waters Charles Albert Fowble Hassan Sauble plus local honors for Lee McCardell and 115th Infantry commendation. Community events and postwar planning details blend with weather, films, and local infrastructure notes.
Washington Column analyzes how Germany’s early WWI victory narrative shifts under 1910s and 1930s conditions, arguing war winners are judged by enduring capabilities. The piece asserts Germany has grown industrially and demographically since 1939, surpassing Allied gains and threatening peace unless examined honestly.
George Creel argues WWI atrocity charges against Germany lacked proof until after 1919. He recalls Allied probes and trials, notes failed 1921 German prosecutions, and contrasts with postwar UN investigations in London. He asserts a modern commission documents rape, torture, and massacres to accuse Germany of abominable crimes.
A reflective critique notes that while Germans have produced great minds and culture, the governing power for centuries rested with a noncultural class. It argues that despite reformist individuals, Germans failed to effect a genuine revolution and bore collective responsibility for Nazi rise in 1932.
Frederick readers recall local facial fashions in era of Governor Dewey. The News Post photo shows nine men in an old office on North Market street with eight sporting facial hair. Notable beards include Dr. Apple who wore a beard to head Hood College, later shaving it in youth. Only one Frederick resident still sports a beard, worn as part of church practice for ten years.
A bearded man, aged around fifty nine, adjusts to his facial hair amid heat and jokes about looking older. He marks his June 6 birthday, D-Day, and recalls misidentification as much older in local events and services. Meanwhile a storm disrupts Col. E. Austin Baughman’s baled straw, scattering it across his farm west of town.
In France paper money values are joked about by size with 00 franc notes papering rooms and crowded pockets. The piece highlights Red Cross workers like Marshall Miller of Greenville defending wounded on the front lines, saving 29 and then guiding 15 more under heavy fire. It notes Pvt. Crockett, a young Normandy mole, digging a two hour trench to escape. Red Cross clubmobiles bring cheer with gum, candy, and records to troops.
Report describes straw from gales scattered over a wide area, some bales weighing up to 50 pounds. Corn fields around the city suffered comparatively little damage though stalks stood five feet or more high, with straw landing in fields and at a barn.
Elmer Bussard the third, son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Bussard of Middletown, fractured his collarbone while playing on the sliding boards at Braddock Heights Sunday evening.
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