Allied Advance in North Africa Tightens Axis Noose
Allied infantry close on remaining Axis positions in Tunisia and Libya as supply lines improve. Submarine attacks in the Western Mediterranean weaken after losses. U boats threatened with elimination. A Casablancan rail line cross-Morocco to Tunisia boosts merchant tonnage by over two million, while US and UK yards add more than ten million tons of shipping, improving logistics for the push toward defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Hitler
Europe
Tunisia
Libya
Mediterranean
Atlantic Ocean
Gibraltar
Casablanice
Morocco
Algiera
War News Lifts Foreign Bonds On Wall Street
Investors on Wall Street saw foreign dollar bonds rally as Allied forces push in North Africa. Norway, Denmark, Prague issues advanced several points, signaling renewed confidence in wartime recovery while traders remain measured and cool in approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
North Africa
New York
Norway
Norway Municipal Bank
Denmark
Copenhagen
City of Prague
Letters To The Editor On Flower Theft And Local Harassment
A New Market reader complains of road crews trimming and uprooting flowers along the pike fence, vowing to call police if it happens again. The correspondent, Mabel Minor Simpson, cites two rare climbing roses damaged this year and seeks protection for her garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the News
Hershberger
Betty Grotwood
Mabel Minor Simpson
New Market
Background for War Powers In Montgomery Ward Case
Washington commentary argues that presidential war powers are delegated by Congress and not unlimited. It notes the War Labor Board backed a contract forcing union membership and dues, risking legal conflicts with Wagner Act protections. The piece questions federal overreach and cites potential House investigations and funding leverage to check executive action.
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Washington
Dec
Montgomery Ward Co
War Labor Board
Montgomery Ward
Congress
Montgomery Ward Company
United States
Farmhand vents anger at wage abuse and war profiteers
An anonymous farm hand letter rails at low pay and forced labor under a supervisor who fired him for refusing to haul manure in the rain. He denounces corruption, class oppression, and wartime profiteering, inviting further disclosures while signing Alvin L. Dudley, ML Airy, December 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hades
Courage and Faith Quote Board Message
A Bible verse and a Seneca quote about courage appear together. The lines urge strength and fearlessness with faith as a guide, noting God is with you wherever you go and that courage leads toward heaven, while fear leads to death.
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Seneca
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The News Columns
Dr Fairfax Schley caught a fine opossum in his hen house and will have it dressed by Mr H T Kline. An orchestra named Social Seven formed by local men. Cardinal Gibbons visited Mt St Marys College and administered confirmation to nearly 300 children. A ladder in United Hall fell during painting but no one was hurt. W Irving Parsons sold the Burger Property on East Patrick Street for 4006 dollars cash.
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Fairfax Schley
H. T. Kline
Kline
Tomar
Messrs
J. T. Stitely
WM. H. Nusz
George L. Murray
Albert F. Baker
R. V. van Horn
Leroy Anderson
Henry Deeg
Tardinal Gibbons
Mt. St. Mary's College
Emmitsburg
Mt St. Mary's
F. H. Hauer
L. C. Moberly
United Hall
W. Irving Parsons
East Patrick Street
Christmas shoppers flood the city in bustling scene
Twenty years ago in December 1922 Frederick locals joined a busy Christmas rush as savings clubs sent out checks for gifts. Middletown’s Memorial building slowly nears completion for Caschaugqua meetings. Shortage of coal earlier in fall drives wood use in surrounding counties. Frederick football club directors endorse President J Vincent Jamison of Hagerstown. The city level budget remains $1300 for the past season.
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Frederick
Middletown
Frederick Aschall Club
J. Vincent Jamison
Hagerstown
Eisenhower Darlan Pact Expands Allied Naval Advantage
The Dakar accord with Admiral Darlan strengthens Allied leverage in Africa and the Atlantic by placing Dakar base facilities and much French tonnage at Allied disposal. The French Fleet at Dakar, including a modern battleship and several cruisers, could bolster Mediterranean and Atlantic operations, potentially shortening supply routes to Africa.
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Dekar
Secretary Knox
Washington
Toulon
Ngei
Dakar
Tanly
Knox
South Atlantic
Mediterranean
Atlantic
French Africa
Africa
Eisenhower
Morocco
Algeria
Anything Can Happen In The Power Of Belief
Strength For Today by Earl L Douglass argues that like a 52 card deck offering over six hundred billion combinations, human personality holds vast hidden possibilities. He cites a diabolical horse painter, a humble Paul, and Columbus to illustrate what belief and trust in God can unleash, urging readers to realize their own potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl L. Douglass
Sue Stolea Ward
Horge
Life’s Shifting Winds Change Farm Trade in Strange Times
N. Al Lupburrow notes a wartime mood altering farming priorities as government shifts toward rewarding large pig production. He recalls past slack times when farmers shifted to game raising, and predicts a future where pork profits favor bigger herds and broader profits amid policy change.
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Sax
AL Lupburrow
Edson on Censorship as a Modern Secret Weapon
Edson explains how wartime censorship operates to safeguard U S security. The Office of Censorship monitors outgoing and incoming communications through 10 000 mail censors, using heads at tables to pass or reject material. Intercepts are prepared for specific agencies like ONI G 2 FBI and the War Production Board, with strict privacy safeguards to prevent misuse.
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Washington
Dec
Jst
United States
WHR
U.S
U. S. Office of Censorship
Byron Price
Office of Censorship
Office For Censorship
ONI
Office of Naval Intelligence
G-2
Army General Staff
Maritime Commission
FBI
South America
War Production Board
Army
Today In History and Birthdays Highlights
A compiled list of historical anniversaries and birthdays. Notable names include Joseph Sabin, Robert Hunt, Amo3t I Root, Emma Abbott, George Barnett, Joel Chandler Harris, and others with brief life dates. Also covers battles and events from 1773 to 1940, plus a handful of contemporary notices and horoscopes.
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Joseph Sabin
New York
England
Robert W. Hunt
Bessemer Steelmaker
Chicago
Bucks Co
Tita Yolen
George Barnett
Lancaster
Wis
Joel Chandler Harris
Remus
Putnam Co
West Point
Jane L. Stanford
Stanford University
John McCare
Flanders Fields
London
Peru
Chile
Walter Liggett
Minneapolis
British Army of the Nile
Egypt
Argentina
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Daniel J. Sultan
Bth Army Corps
Oxford
Miss
Benjamin D. Foulois
Army Air Corps
Connecticut
George S. Counts
Columbia University
Baldwin City
Kans
Guy Richardson
Boston
Mass
Society For ‘the Prevention of Cruelty
E. Haverhill
N.Y
Lucius M. Beebe
Wakefield
Eudie Dowling
Leroy A. Gardner
Saranac Lake
New Britain
Conn
Corroborate and Life in a City Hospital Scene
The article presents language usage notes and a daily word the word corroborate defined as to make more certain. It mentions Mr Eugene Hammond of Liberty town recovering at Frederick City Hospital after injuries from a recent automobile strike indicated in the hospital report.
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Eugene Hammond
Libertytown
Frederick City Hospital
Wartime Curriculum Explained To Kiwanis
Frederick High School principal Charles W. Willis spoke on the wartime curriculum at the Kiwanis Club lunch meeting. Par sons Newman praised student work on occupational questionnaires and the school program. Willis noted advanced commercial students helping send fuel oil blanks and outlined efforts to prepare students for wartime adjustments.
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Charles W. Willis
Frederick High School
Kiwanis Club
Francis Scntt Key
Parsons Newman
Frederick County Selective Service Board 1
Willis
Melvin M. Engle
Albert M. Coblentz
J. Milton Brunk
Francis B. Sappington
William Fink
Baltimore
Dessert Bridge and Social Visits in Laytonsville
Mrs. William W. Griffith hosted 30 guests for a dessert bridge on Wednesday afternoon with prizes awarded to Mrs. Charlotte Farquhar Mrs. Allison Taylor and Mrs. W W White. Rev and Mrs Arthur Le Barton Ribble held a Thursday dinner for Mr and Mrs Herbert Moses Mrs Mary Chapman and Miss Harriet Cull of Washington. Miss Mary Holmes of Plattsburg NY visited Miss Dorothy Barnesly earlier in the week. Mr and Mrs J Ernest Hawkins returned from a Fort Knox trip where their son Kong Joseph Clagett Hawkins recently finished Officers' Candidate School in Hawaii.
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Laytonsville
William W. Griffith
Charlotte Farquhar
Allison Taylor
W. W. White
Arthur le Barton Ribble
Herbert Moses
Mary Chapman
Harriet Cull
Washington
Mary Holmes
Plattsburg
Dorothy Barnesly
J. Ernest Hawkins
Fort Knox
iCorg
Joseph Clagett Hawkins
Hawaii
Officers’ Candidate School
Commodities rationed for general U S consumers now
Questions and answers list rationed items including gasoline tires fuel oil sugar coffee automobiles bicycles with notes that meat butter and milk rationing was forecast but not started.
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U. S
Henry Kaiser
Roosevelt
Leon Henderson
Jesse Jones
Claude Wickard
Donald Nelson
Henry Morgenthau
Lindholm
Sweden
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Dudley
Frederick News
By David Lawrence
America
David Lawrence
Supreme Court of the
Plan
Wegner
Howard Smith
Virginia
National Labor Relations Board
House
War Labor’ Board
Smith
Supreme Court
Mussolini
Alvin L. Dudley
Airy
Bible Thought
By Kirze L. Simpeon
Darlan
Edson
Washington Column
Ran
Bertha Zimmerman
Breddock Heights
Mary
Tivlves Swillows
Christies
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