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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1942
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR note shows a weekday reference and a date in a historical calendar. The readable parts hint at a Wednesday occurrence labeled December 2 142, with no clear event, person, or organization identified. Further context is unavailable from the fragment.
The passage notes conflicting Tokyo radio claims of US fleet annihilation and a predicted US offensive in the Pacific, reflecting public confusion in Japan. It also reports an Office of Price Administration official describing food hoarding as hysteria and urges restraint in public discussion to prevent shortages.
A reader defends an earlier missive on farm labor shortages and disputes Albert Main of Paterson New Jersey misinterpreting Hershberger coverage. The letter describes the office as a job matching agency not relief aid and asserts those who came for work were not in poverty.
Alvin L. Dudley argues Roosevelt plans to curb incomes over 25 000 and impose anti inflation policies harm war effort. He attacks executive overreach and relief abuses while defending farmers and workers who resist government controls. Dudley signs from Mt Airy on November 28.
Bou Saada is described as a small oasis village about 150 miles south of Algiers near the Sahara. The text notes U S troops marching toward it as part of wartime movements.
New York December 2 Dave Wolper widens his stake by ousting partner James Strean and becoming sole owner of the Hurricane copper club. RKO pushes The Navy Comes Through with Jane Wyatt among the cast. Music notes include Elmo Russ and Roger composing a love ballad for soldiers. Art Schmidt becomes a Navy lieutenant commander. Billie Rogers and Carolyn Grey are highlighted as rising vocal talents. Maxwell Anderson grants college rights for The Eve of St Mark while Jack Marshall debates offers from major studios.
Mr Thomas Gittin ger formerly of this city left with the Mobile baseball club for Key West Florida then sailed to Havana Cuba to play this winter and tour South America as far as Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Squirrel Lipps fell from a ladder into a bucket of paint at the United Engine House delaying work briefly before resuming. Opossum suppers become popular with dinners at Buffalo House in Atkinson and North Market streets featuring opossum and rabbit. Mr J Lee Simmons and Cs J Vo Baughman sent deer trophies while Kold Bros. dress the deer. Mt Pleasants new cornet band under Prof Thaddeus Biser of Frederick thrives.
Twenty years ago the Columna section reports Judge Hammond Urner reluctant to leave his United States District Court post and asks not to be named in the vacancy. Joseph Alexander escapes injury when his bicycle is hit and the bike crushed by an oil truck at Carroll and Patrick streets. A fire breaks out at the Schell shop on North Market street burning a hole in the floor before firefighters quell the flames. James and Jarboe Grove, Georgetown and Cornell students, visit family at West Patrick street for the weekend.
In Havana during 1941 Enrique Luni a German born spy used a radio transmitter hidden in a rooming house to communicate with U boats while masking activity with canaries. His mail and shipping observations exposed the setup leading to FBI and Cuban police action.
Recap of historical events and anniversaries with dates from 1738 to 1998. Highlights include Touro Synagogue dedication in 1762, Monroe Doctrine’s first airing in 1823, and 1941 FDR asking about Japan’s aims in Indo China. Birthdays include Ezra Stone and Paul Althouse among others.
The piece honors French resolve as ships are scuttled to thwart German control. It praises French courage, resilience, and continued honor despite Nazi pressure, ending with a note of hopeful endurance.
A collection of quoted sayings cites biblical and classical lines about wickedness and moral action. The Samuel and Seneca references frame a cautionary view that wrongdoing leads to further harm and that restraint is essential.
William T. Peacock analyzes Allied optimism for potential early victory in Europe while warning against overconfidence. Churchill and Roosevelt urge sobriety as Axis strength remains, with Italy’s campaign faltering and Russian fronts advancing. Romania Hungary and other nations weigh potential upheavals from Italy’s collapse and possible separate peace moves.
A compact English lesson highlighting common usage errors such as any versus either, mispronunciations like admirable, and spelling tips for granary. Includes a daily word study idea with covet defined as a eager wish, plus a quip from Ovid about coveting what is guarded.
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