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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1942
Page
4
The News Port Court 1 Fredery article appears from December 18 1942. The piece references the Associated Press news service and official notices about circulation audits and membership, noting the paper’s rights to use and credit AP content.
The War Production Board bans rubber erasers and sacs for fountain pens, forcing writers to adopt new practices. Citizens will write first and think later, relying on pencil blackout methods and other makeshifts as errors become harder to correct.
The German public learns of General Zeitzler chiefly through a newspaper photo captioning him as chief of the General Staff. He is described as a beefy man in his forties with a rapid rise that may reflect intuition or a scapegoat role for recent reverses.
The note teaches pronunciation and spelling errors for common words. It highlights immediately, monosyllable, magnet and avid usage, urging daily vocabulary growth with careful enunciation and accuracy.
A Washington opinion piece argues that the New Deal era has deepened political and economic strife between the administration and Congress. It urges bipartisanship to curb bureaucrats, balance sacrifice in war, and avoid using war powers for self serving gain. It calls for reconciling differences during the upcoming recess.
A Thurmont Maryland parent argues dancing bowling and card playing lead youths to crime. He urges Christian teachers and adherence to biblical values as the path to peace and better behavior among children. He asks readers to imitate Christ and reject secular amusements.
Los Angeles authorities report inventor W. B. Hale unveiling a gun using a compressed air cylinder with no powder or flash and no recoil. He claims the weapon can fire 12,000 rounds per minute and match a .50 caliber bullet, produced by Dix Manufacturing Co with Hale as chief engineer.
Virginia bear displayed at City Hotel shot in Shenandoah mountains by Sprinkle and given to Col L Vaughman. Lewis F Blank and Frank Kline found a leather-collared fox while skinning it suggesting a pet escaped. A group from Adi city gathered at Cedars for a fox chase with Frederick locals listed. Christmas tree trade brisk with fine trees from Petersville. George Best temporarily fills brake man post on Port Deposit branch for Ed Myers.
Twenty years ago reports from the News column detail the Francis Sepit Key hotel nearing completion with floors two through four finished and lobby work to finish tonight. A musical comedy, The Colored, played to a full Opera House audience with 40 to 30 cast members. Rev George W Hess spoke on Hindrances To World Peace at the County Ministerial Association meeting and the group sent a telegram to President Harding endorsing prohibition and enforcement.
The piece argues Allied success in Africa hinges on logistics as U boats threaten supply routes. It notes Britain and the United States must guard transports, while Axis submarines concentrate near West African ports and Mediterranean chokepoints. Escorted convoys will grow in importance as production adds escort vessels.
The article recounts Emile Zola’s vow to Paris to achieve literary success or die, his near starvation, a fragile bird trap for food, and his relentless publishing pace. It argues success demands decisive sacrifice and contrasts comfort with achievement. It emphasizes courage and determination over innate talent in reaching fame.
Fragmented wartime piece notes minimal action by readers in the war, mentioning rationing shortages of apricots baked beans and butter as the enemy remains unseen and distant amid a sense of shivering and inconvenience.
Washington reports the U S Army raises psychiatric screening to weed out misfits before induction. Double center checks plus local board tests cut mentally unsuitable rejects to about 4 percent. Past wars showed high neuro psychiatric casualties, prompting costly care and expanded mental health facilities.
A collage of historical anniversaries from 1811 to the present lists Horace B. Calflin, Alexander Asboth, Issac T. Hecker, Lyman Abbott, Edward MacDowell, Parkes Cadman and others with birth and death dates. It covers state ratifications, treaties, constitutional amendments, and notable birthdays, plus a closing Botascope note about character traits and fortune.
A fragmentary note hints that in the coming months widespread changes are expected and sacrifices will increase, mentioning a LUFBURROW as a cryptic reference amid the unsettled forecast.
The Ballenger Woman's Club held a Christmas gathering at Mrs. Claude Hargett’s home with seventy members attending. Miss Knowles and three guests joined as readings and musical pieces were shared, including "Up On the House Top" and "The Neighbors." Mrs. D S Landes became president, receiving the gavel from outgoing president Mrs. Landes as recreation was organized.
Mrs. Russell Dudrow won prizes at the gathering. The next meeting will be hosted by Mrs. Howard T. Smith on January 18 at 2 p.m.
The Business and Professional Women’s Club held its monthly Christmas party at the Francis Scott Key hotel. Miss Louise Freeman presided, with songs, a playlet about Santa and Merry Christmas, and a gift ceremony for Freeman and Mrs. Saransa Kerr. Four new members joined: Mary Collins, Jane Hershberger, Victoria DiDomenico, and Clara Bell Matthews. The club set to meet again on the third Tuesday in January.
The estate of the late Judge Philip Williams is appraised at $80 383.67 with personal property $26 883.67 and real estate $33 500. The certificate was filed in the office of Peyton J. Marshall, clerk of the Corporation Court of Winchester on December 17.
The question prompts which neutral islands hold strategic power if under UN or Nazi control, listing Azores Madeiras Cape Verde Balearics Canary Islands and others. It notes Portugal and Spain ownership and sea-route control implications. It also includes trivia on barrels, SOS origin, baseball game lengths, and Haile Selassie’s religion.
A quotation from Psalms 50 14 urges offering thanks to God and paying vows to the Most High. A reflective note asserts a thankful heart as the greatest virtue and the parent of all other virtues citing Cicero.
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