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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1943
Page
4
A short historical notice from Frederick Maryland dated Saturday December 11, 1943. The page includes postal and subscription rate information and a note about the Associated Press as the source of all credited news dispatches. It invites correction of errors by contacting the editor.
A historical look at war correspondents shows exhausting danger beyond combat. From 115 casualties, 27 killed, 10 missing probably dead, 33 wounded, 46 taken prisoner. Tetent Berlin raid victim Lowell Bennett among Americans. only two of five reporters survived. The United States bears about half the fatalities. Rupert P. Post among the few lost over Germany. Pacific theater most deadly for U.S. correspondents.
Stores face labor shortages and delivery challenges amid wartime shortages and rationing. Patrons should carry their own packages, shop during off peak hours, and avoid congested periods. Gratitude goes to store staff for patience and service as holiday buying adds strain.
Peter Edson traces contrasts between World War I and current railway wage battles. He notes higher union density today, private ownership, and existing mediation machinery, versus wartime government control and limited mediation. The Adamson law and eight hour day sparked earlier strikes and Supreme Court rulings, shaping wartime wage increases.
The text reviews common English word mistakes and spellings, noting overshoes vs rubbers, Chopin pronunciation, and frequent misspellings like taffeta. It highlights synonyms for bribe and urges daily vocabulary growth with a focus sentence on Osculation meaning kissing and a caution about promiscuous osculation.
A small audience watched Sefton’s Comic Opera and Vaudeville Company present Cristabella at the Frederick Opera House. The show drew a few boos as many left early. the bill was varied but judged poor for its kind. Frederick reports widespread grippe, with families stricken. Antietam Camp Sons of Veterans elected John H Holdcraft as Captain and C A Mattoon as First Lieutenant among others. The News urges county commissioners to fund a new semial building in Frederick for Christmas. D W Stauffer sells a French Coach stallion to J J Singleton of Charles Town and Prince Imperial to Charles Renn for 1100 dollars.
Twenty years ago local notes report the contract for a new storage reservoir along Fishing Creek awarded to Consolidated Engineering Co of Baltimore at a special Mayor and Aldermen meeting with a bid of 165207 50. Permits granted to remove 13 bodies from the old Reformed graveyard at Second and Bentz streets for Soldiers' Memorial site. more expected. City Clerk J Harry Kennedy resignation submitted. Joseph F Eisenhauer III is expected to be appointed. About 100 attendees of the Maryland State Funeral Directors Association met at the Francis Scott Key Hotel with remarks from Col John Markey, Rev U S Rupp and health officer Dr Ira J McCurdy.
A collage of historical anniversaries and births lists Clemence Lozier, Benjamin Lyman, Henry Morton, Simeon Fess, Annie Jump Cannon, and notable dates from 1777 to 1950. It notes Armistice events, Indiana statehood, Leadville silver fields, AFL origins, and a wartime declaration. Birthdays include Ada Comstock, Fiorello LaGuardia, and others with ages. A horoscope and a short shipping raid item conclude the column.
In a bustling rural community, Speaker Sam Rayburn urges unity for the war effort as Republicans and Democrats applaud. The piece covers Camp Detrick activity, homefront concerns, Pearl Harbor memories, Red Cross efforts, war bond drives, and local notices on education, taxes, and weather trends.
The piece argues that wartime conferences Moscow Cairo Teheran create far reaching commitments by the President and Secretary of State, effectively treaties in practice, and that democracy must accept executive war powers while seeking accountability through a majority legislative vote rather than a two thirds Senate treaty rule. It calls for political reform to require both houses to approve international agreements by majority vote, and notes Churchill’s greater parliamentary flexibility versus Roosevelt.
The Frederick County Red Cross Surgical Dressings project pauses from Monday, December 13 to January 3 due to gauze shortages. Chairwoman Mrs. Holmes D. Baker and co-chairs note ongoing need and urged volunteers to remain ready to resume as soon as materials arrive, as war production constraints and labor issues delay shipments.
War analysis warns Nazi forces in the Crimea and Dnieper bend face potential collapse as Stalingrad echoes loom. German morale could shatter if losses deepen and retreat routes via the Bug and Dniester falter, with Romania and Italy’s roles scrutinized amid shifting alliances. Later, Charles Town Democrat Campion announces a bid for West Virginia governor, claiming women will carry the 1944 election.
The local workroom has fulfilled all quotas through October 31 and stands ready for the next shipment. No material has been received for the November December quota or for January. The speaker notes periods of temporary workroom closure may occur to await supplies.
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