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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1942
Page
4
A newspaper masthead and editorial policy page from a 1942 issue state that Associated Press dispatches are credited, require real author names, and restrict publication without author identification. The note is dated Tuesday August 25 1942 and attributes the poem to Bradenick of Maryland.
The Dieppe operation, a bold commando raid using infantry, tanks, transports and air cover, proves German defenses near invasion strength. Allied gains boost morale, signal potential for future landings, and force Germany to strengthen Channel defenses and guard Norway. Soviet and Allied governments gain confidence in a possible invasion that could divide Hitler’s forces and hasten victory.
A reader thanks Roy L Leatherman and The News Post for locating her within twenty four hours after a public notice about the Seemey Eaton estate identified Mary Lutz Miller of North Beach August 24. The letter urges courtesy in Court House Park due to nightly disturbances affecting rest and duties. The page notes wartime Britain mobilization of youths aged 14 to 39 for war work.
Washington observers question Willkie travel aims beyond briefing foreign leaders. Critics say motives include boosting Dewey in 1942 New York gubernatorial race and undermining Dewey's presidential prospects. The piece notes censorship and possible delays, while speculating on foreign reception and the White House role.
A devotional excerpt contrasts II Chronicles 6 23 with Psalms 92 12. It urges listening to heaven and executing justice by rewarding the righteous and judging the wicked, invoking imagery of the palm tree and cedar of Lebanon to illustrate prospering virtue.
A Select nine led by Richard Ross defeated a Adamstown nine 14 to 7 in Frederick. The horses of Jacob Blamenauer suffered spasmodic colic but were eased by Dr. E H Kline. August Lebher caught four turtles and eleven eels. Enoch Louis Lowe died in Brooklyn and was mourned in this city with tributes by James McSherry F J Nelson and W P Mauls Jr. The Grand jury adjourned in respect for ex Governor Lowe.
Readable items from 1922 include Regus Braddock’s dislocated shoulder after a truck overturn near Jefferson, US Senator Joseph I France planning county campaigning, deputy sheriff Aten Bartais wounded, and the murder case of Policeman John Adams drawing funds. the day’s Inquiring Reporter asks if there is a harmful influence in automobiles with varied answers.
Rockland county New York appears as an improbable enclave near the Hudson above Manhattan. Notables such as Helen Hayes Sherwood Anderson Burgess Meredith and Patte Goddard are tied to its dramatic war relief drives drawing visitors and press. The piece notes the area’s rugged beauty and local efforts aiding defense while revealing a colorful mix of residents and activity centered in Nyack New City Pomona and Spring Valley.
German advances drive to the Don elbow threaten Stalingrad as Moscow and Leningrad survived. Retaliation on the Volga and a split southern Russian front raise the stakes, while British and Soviet leaders bolster the Middle East and resist breaking of the Volga rail lifeline.
The piece argues that unseen forces underpin life and science and faith, noting gravity air electricity and cosmic rays as examples. It urges acceptance that life in all aspects deals with unseen factors and faith as the best interpretation of the unseen.
The tuberculosis death rate in Washington state fell to 39.8 per 100000 in 1938, down from 43.1 per 100000 in the same year, reflecting a decline in mortality from the disease.
Edson describes Baltimore’s plan to curb imports by mobilizing local labor, especially unemployed women. A city employment center will showcase simple factory tasks, with house to house canvassing, and involvement of Civil Defense, unions, churches, and employers to recruit and train workers for war industries.
Court records show transfers of property with deeds involving Jesse QO Strine and others for $10 each. Marriage licenses document matches between Robert Lambert and Eleanor Joy. Leonard Markle and Evelyn Smith. Calvin Boone and Ruth Wachter. Raymond Mears and Vera Knode. Preston Munson and Emma Martin. Vacil Peters and Charlotte Weller. Carlton Tams and Pauline Kolb. Charles Smith and Mabel Elsroad, listing ages and addresses.
The estate of about 4000 dollars of farmer Frank Clark near Mt Airy was admitted to probate by the Orphans Court. Executors Anna M. Clark Rose Kennedy and Amos A. Holler posted bonds. Real estate valued at 1300 and personal property at 1600. Provisions create a widow’s one third share and a 500 dollar trust for daughter Margaret Clark. Remaining sixth shares go to Marshall Frances Bernard Beatrice Dehring Norman and other heirs under specified trusts and distributions. Executed August 7 1942.
The record notes that Dr. A Austin Pearce and John Clark witnessed the proceedings. The executrices and executor are named as trustees in the will, reflecting their roles in administering the estate and managing trust assets.
A language lesson highlights common misuses and pronunciations. It teaches the word combative meaning disposed to fight with an example describing an insult arousing a combative impulse in him.
A compact listing of historical anniversaries and births. Highlights include John Hopkins born 1742, Allan Pinkerton born 1819, Jane Lathrop Stanford born 1825, Bret Harte born 1839, and New Orleans founded in 1718. Also notes major events from 1718 to 1940 and a batch of contemporary birthdays and a horoscope.
Luf' s Stuff reflects on the rise of initials like F B I, O P A and other lettered innovations. The writer notes how abbreviations reduce words, contrasting past ease with present demand to learn new letter patterns, including WN and A LUFBURROW.
The United States State Department announced that El Salvador will sell all rubber it can produce over the next four years, preserving only what is essential for domestic needs. This agreement marks the eleventh such arrangement with Western Hemisphere nations. Canada’s population is 11,419,000, smaller than New York state.
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