Subscription Rates And Editorial Policy Note
The notice lists subscription rates for The News from 3 cents per copy, 0 cents for monthly, 1.25 for three months, and 5.00 yearly. It states The Associated Press receives exclusive republication rights for news dispatches and requires real names for communications. It also notes correction policy and that the paper is entered at the Frederick, Maryland post office as second class matter on Wednesday, December 8, 1943.
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Revere Great Outberr Ptg. & Mfg. CD
Associated Press
Frederick
Separate Wars A map study on Axis split and distance
A study of the map shows the two great wars Europe and the Pacific drifting apart. Berlin and Tokyo once planned united effort but the split widened as Nazi gains shrink and Japanese expansion stalls. Allied action in the Indian Ocean and Burma closes in on Axis positions.
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Europe
Pacific
Berlin
Tokyo
Suez Canal
Mediterranean
Russia
Caspian Sea
India
Indian Ocean
Burma
Japan
Alps
Italy
Germany
Aberdeen scientists rate German and Japanese arms against American craft
Ordnance officers at Aberdeen Maryland analyze captured enemy weapons noting deterioration in German arms and Japanese gear, while American weapons remain superior. Analysts credit Allied air power for German losses and attrition in Japan. They warn continued quality gap could decide future battles as coal reserves in Colorado are estimated to last 1,000 years for furnaces.
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Army Proving Grounds
Aberdeen
Maryland
Music industry to reform with fair trade code
Washington reports the musical instrument industry plans a postwar self policing code after a lull in business. A Cincinnati meeting and a December 16 session in Washington will amend resolutions on fair practices, banning misleading free offers and bait ads, with aims to curb dealer commissions and neighbor sales while praising FTC sponsorship.
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Peter Edeon Washington
Asey
Dog House
Cincinnati
Federal Trade Commission
Washington
Ohio
Dorothy Dix Says Keeping Home for Children Is Greater Calling
Dorothy Dix argues that sustaining home life for children is a higher duty than war work. She criticizes harsh judgments of women war workers who are seen as undependable. The piece compares riveters’ shifts to housewives missing meals or attending sales, urging respect for domestic labor.
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The News Dec 8 1893
The Local coal dealers report hard times with many using oil stoves for economy. Residents of Baltimore and Ohio avenues complain Water Street mud blocks passage. The Lotus Glee Club from Boston performs at Frederick City Opera House under YMCA auspices. A hunter wounds a bull belonging to Oliver P. Vansant of near Liberty, the animal dies. A new aspirant for the post office is David Wertheimer.
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Petrsons
Baltimore
Ohio Avenue
Water Street
Frederick
Lotus Glee Club
Boston
City Opera
Oliver P. Vansant
Near Liberty
David Wertheimer
Purchase of 244 East Patrick street in auction sale
Twenty years ago, L Edgar Betson bought the property at 244 East Patrick street for 4760 dollars at a courthouse auction. A large crowd attended a Frederick High School band and gree clubs concert in the armory.
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L. Edgar Betson
East Patrick Street
Court House
Frederick High School
Gree
Armory
Casper E. Cline, Jr
Davis Moberly
Laurens Bowers
Annabelle
R. H. Williams
W. Holter
Middletown
James Gross
Holter
Women in War Work and the Double Load of Duty
A wartime analysis argues that women face a clash between national duty and family responsibilities. It notes many quit war plants during labor shortages, yet blames gendered expectations rather than patriotism alone. The piece portrays wives and mothers as stretched thin, juggling shifts, child care, and home life under strain.
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War Manpower Commission
Uncle Sam
The War Interpreted by Kirke L. Simpson
The piece argues Turkish adhesion to the Allied cause strengthens the Mediterranean front, foreshadowing the collapse of pro Axis regimes in Bulgaria and Romania. It notes Berlin expected and feared Turkish collaboration, the transfer of German equipment to Turkey, and the strategic impact on Aegean bases and Bulgarian cooperation.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Associated Press
Froosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Teheran
Berlin
Britain
Mediterranean
Germany
Turkey
Africa
Italy
Iran
Egypt
Libya
French North Africa
Sicily
Aegean
Balkans
Ukraine
Unambiguous as today's word in lively lesson prose
A lesson style note explains pronunciation spelling and usage. It highlights common misuses prior and formal and a plural of mileage. The entry shows synonyms for brave and urges daily vocabulary growth with the sentence We see the unambiguous footsteps of God Cooper.
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Cowper
Home front patriots and a call to sacrifice
A speaker critiques war work fatigue and domestic strain arguing that women with young families bear a higher duty than others. He condemns the disillusionment of husbands and children, the breakdown of homes, and police-enforced delinquency as consequences of a war era lifestyle. He supports drafting unmarried women and urges sparing mothers with young children.
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Uncle Sam
Local Soldier Finds Life In Africa Interesting
Corporal J. Alleine Williamson of Frederick and Philadelphia shares views on Africa from a North Africa posting with the Second Armored Division finance office. He chronicles guard duties, stunning scenery, Rabat visits, Arab encounters, and a 1942 Casablanca arrival, noting the long North African callups and adventures while awaiting home.
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Africa
J. Alleine Williamson
Frederick
Philadelphia
Williamson
Second Armored Division
U. S. Army
North
Second Armored
Arizona
Acre
Morocco
Algeria
Casablanca
North Africa
French Morocco
Sidi Bel Abbes
French Foreign Legion
Rabat
Medina
Emily Post
Moulay-Idriss
Strength For Today by Earl L Douglass D D Past and Present
An elder reads a Civil War diary showing harsher conditions then than now. The piece contrasts wartime officer morality with modern Army discipline, noting improved spiritual eagerness and conduct among soldiers today.
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Earl L. Douglass
D. D
Ily
Army
Babson Newspaper Synd
Today In History and Birthdays of Noted Figures
A compact history card lists 1785 Eli Whitney born in Westboro Mass and died 1825, 1810 Elihu Burritt born New Britain Conn, 1823 Robert Collyer born England, 1828 Henry Timrod born Charleston, 1856 Henry Mayo born Burlington Vt, with numerous historical events from 1801 to 1942 and a Birthday/ Horoscope section noting Cardinal OConnell, Ralph Ingersoll, Ken Roberts, Percy Crosby, Diego Rivera, Jean Sibelius. The horoscope cautions about risk taking and aimless pursuits.
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Eli Whitney
Westboro
Mass
Elihau Burritt
New Britain
Conn
Robert Collyer
Chicago
New York
England
Henry Timrod
Charleston
D. C
Henry T. Mayo
Navy
Burlington
Jefferson
Congress
Wendell Phillips
Boston
Lovejoy
Alton
Ill
Lincoln
Samuel P. Langley
Wright Brothers
Jerusalem
Coblenz
KDEA
Pittsburgh
Japan
Britain
Tunisia
William H. O'Connell
Lowell
Hervey Allen
Anthony Adverse
Ralph M. Ingersoll
P. M
Army
New Haven
Rufus J. Wysor
Republic Steel
Dublin
Kenneth Roberts
Kennebunk
Percy L. Crosby
Skippy
Diego Rivera
Mexico
Jean Sibelius
December Hopes Amid War Times Echoed By LUFBURROW
N A Lufburrow expresses cautious optimism that December will bring an end to Hitler’s murderous regime within the coming year. He reflects on past near war, growing global trouble, and hopes for lasting peace and brotherhood as men reclaim rights.
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Hitler
Bible Thought Exalts God With Faithful Truths
Excerpted lines echo Isaiah and Bryant praising divine truth and enduring faith. A compact reflection contrasts God’s eternal reliability with error’s fading worship, highlighting the resilience of holy councils through ages.
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Bryant
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