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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1942
Page
4
The item appears to be a late 1942 newspaper page with boilerplate notices about Associated Press service and letters to the editor. It includes publication details for The News of Frederick Maryland and the date Saturday August 22, 1942. It references the Bureau of Circulation and the policy that unsigned or pseudonymous letters require the writer’s real name.
OPA to publish mid September an alternative pricing method to ease the gap between wholesale and retail costs. Industry expects a rise in retail food prices by about 17 percent overall, with higher increases on certain items. July 1 saw a 15 percent average raise for canned and dried fruit, while parity-based pricing shows uneven levels across crops. Foods under control include rice, bread, macaroni, canned goods, milk, and coffee, while wheat flour, butter, eggs, and fish largely escape control. Heat from New York gubernatorial campaigns may affect fall fuel oil supplies.
A folksy reflection links Napoleon to Hitler, tracing prideful expansion to decline. The piece notes Napoleon's Russia campaign failures leading to defeat at Waterloo and an implied parallel to Hitler's rise and fall, suggesting a shrinking, diminishing power.
English lesson notes discuss misused phrases and pronunciation with examples. It covers words like Gondols and Miner versus Minor and explains proscribed spellings. The lesson promotes daily vocabulary growth and defines proclivity as natural disposition or tendency with a sample sentence about a boy who had a proclivity to steal.
A compact verse snippet discusses divine judgment against the proud and the wicked, invoking Job 13. It reflects on a moral sifting by a higher power and the fate of those who ruin themselves through arrogance. The text echoes traditional sermonlike phrasing.
Washington notes Baltimore is chosen as the first city to test voluntary wartime labor coordination under the War Manpower Commission. A regional manpower commissioner, A A Liveright, leads efforts to align federal state and local agencies and form a labor management advisory committee with reps from unions and industries to manage labor supply, migration, housing, and transportation amid looming debates on mandatory drafts for essential war work.
Mr Harry W Lewis of Jefferson and Mr Joseph H Bussard of Frederick bought the Banner Of Liberty weekly from John L Rodrick. New owners take charge September 1. All Saints Orphanage to change next week with Miss Turner resigning. Mrs Rebecca Duvall and Miss Willie Baer to succeed. Water works committee found a bad break in Edward Zimmerman meadow near Pleasant Hill church. Drouth drives high market prices for produce. huckleberries plentiful. peaches 60 cents to $1.25 per peck. John Gonso of Rocky Springs reports 18 of 20 ducks killed, observed near Samuel Miller’s morgue.
Twenty years ago in The News August 22 1922 Frederick County Democrats reportedly back William Cabell Bruce for the U S Senate over Lew is and Norris. Local Democrats doubt Lewis can win after a Baltimore defeat to France while Justice Alban M Wood and Edward S Smith withdrew their nominations to avoid a primary contest. The city board of aldermen ordered water mains extended to College Park after talks with College Park Realty. Ray Gardner homered in the tenth to lift the Hustlers to a 7 5 win over the Raiders. Frederick sits third in a tight race behind Martinsburg with Waynesboro close behind.
George Tucker reviews Paramount’s Wake Island noting Marine supervision for authenticity and the military praise from General Livingston Denny and other Marines. The article highlights day by day Wake Island logs, the fictional names, and compares the real WWI Marine exploits to the film’s depiction.
Frederick residents face civilian duties beside wartime dangers as Marines raid Solomons and Commandos test defenses in Europe. Local efforts include aviation training, defense transports, Red Cross knitting, and war bond drives while memories of battle and weather weave through daily life and plan for postwar peace.
Weather figures show 0.25 inches of precipitation in the 24 hours to 8 a.m. today and August totals at 5.91 inches, with August normal at 4.35 inches. Temperatures record yesterday and last year are noted, along with sunrise and sunset times. In early 1942 the Agricultural Marketing Administration bought over 825 million pounds of pork.
Washington opinion piece lauds James Farley as an incorruptible political organizer who stayed loyal to John J. Bennett for the New York gubernatorial nomination despite White House pressure. It argues Farley spoke straight, kept his pledge, and resisted administration tactics aimed at drafting Mead, signaling democratic strength in leadership and loyalty amid intra party maneuvering.
The essay argues that faith in God turns the tide of history, citing Joan of Arc as a proof that one righteous person can command a majority. It stresses that God’s action transcends human limits and that God and one like Joan can overcome great evil, shaping destinies across ages.
The Bentztown Bard of the Baltimore Sun recalls earlier Frederick residents in a column noting many names such as Shelley Howard Dad Page Roger McSherry Billy Crimmins Eine Beckley Billy Hilton Frank Pampel Charlie Kussmaul Perry McCleery Frank Rice George Birerlay Charlie Doll Bob Kemp Charlie Keefer Tom Schley Harry Steiner Dr Fairfax Schley and other vivid community figures. A humorous note from Rastus after his first painless dentist visit ends with a quip about Ab.
A compact list of births and deaths: James K Paulding born 1778 in New York, Albert Brisbane born 1809 in Batavia, John B Gough born 1817 in England, Samuel P Langley born 1834 in Boston, Daniel Frohman born 1851 in Sandusky. Also noted are historical events from 1778 through 1864 and 1918, plus contemporary birthdays Dorothy Parker Julia Sanderson Leo Pasyolsky and U.S. Senator George L Radcliffe.
The brief entry lists names and birthplaces for Edward A. Cudahy Jr of Chicago age 57 and Donald C. Balfour of the Mayo Clinic Rochester, born Toronto, 6 years ago, alongside a horoscope predicting a kind nature and moderate fortune with steady friendships and quiet ability.
Court actions include Deed transfers to State Road Commission for Frankl in A Mohler and Richard S Hargett with $1 and others. equity case Garner v Garner for absolute divorce. Marriage licenses list Castle Young and Boone Harrison plus Zimmerman Knode and Walker Kemp. Britain notes 8 060 000 workers cannot quit or be dismissed without government permission.
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