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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1943
Page
4
The News published in Frederick Maryland on Friday December 24 1943 announces subscription rates and policy. It notes association with the Associated Press and requires real names for communications. The notice details postal status and publication details for the era.
In Luke 2 shepherds in a field are visited by an angel who declares good tidings of great joy for all people. The heavenly chorus praises God, and the shepherds go to Bethlehem to see Mary Joseph and the baby Jesus, then share what they learned and return glorifying God.
Governor Herbert R. O'Conor offers a 1943 Christmas message stressing love over hate, the fight between good will and tyranny, and the hope for peace on earth through individual responsibility. He reflects on Bethlehem, Herod, and global conflict while urging readers to embrace the gift of peace and the spirit of Christmas.
The 7000 foot Ascension Island runway has transformed from a secret refueling point into a publicized U.S. Air Transport Command base. Once hidden in Marshall Report maps it now invites debate on postwar use while American control remains essential and noncommercial under lease terms.
Frederick County notes a Rockville dated piece about Mrs Emma Ballard Waldrop named substitute trial magistrate for Montgomery County being first woman in Maryland. The record cites Col E Austin Baughman stating potential earlier female appointees like Mrs J J Hitselberger at Liberty, prompting a correction.
Fifty years ago in Columna items include John D Hendrickson receiving a satin plush rocker from The Model employer Waltman gave the gift speech and Hendrickson replied. A Lipps youth shot a large lynx near Cal L Baughman’s frontier. Richard and William Rowe heard a noise at midnight and a white intruder fled after a pistol report. Y M C A quartet entertained by Hon Charles W Koffman at Court Street residence. C E Zellers on South Market Street owns an orange tree with ripe fruit.
Christmas forecasts say no snow in Frederick with a 36 degree low. Resolutions paying tribute to Hon Milton G. Urner presented as the Frederick County Bar Association met at the courthouse. Urner to witness his 85th Christmas. bar membership dates to 69 years ago. Local students return for holidays from Maryland, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, Columbia, Princeton. Property at 41 East Sixth Street sold to Mr and Mrs Marshall Hearle for possession April 1.
The page blends festive season notes with wartime dispatches. Generals Marshall and MacArthur discuss strategy, while Christmas baskets, carols, and holiday observances fill local life. The piece notes tax changes, salvage drives, and war impact on daily routines.
The article recalls Scots Guards volunteers in South Africa and urges widespread voluntary courage in civilian life. It notes selflessness and high principles as needed for progress and then reports Pfc. William E. Kline arriving on furlough from Camp Haan, California, after radar training at Camp Davis, New York.
A parcel of historical anniversaries and birthdays lists notable figures born or died, including Silas Deane, Benjamin Rush, Kit Carson, and Napoleon’s brother Jerome Bonaparte. It notes events from 1803 to 1942, with brief birthday names and a short horoscope.
Christmas in Frederick will bring family gatherings, furloughs, and homecomings despite wartime shortages. Entertaining seems less lavish than peacetime, but dances, weddings, and parties will mark the week. Many servicemen and students will be home for the holidays, with relatives hosting travelers and sailors. Other items note engagements and Christmas visits among local residents and families, including plans for weddings and holiday hospitality.
A Christmas meditation reflecting on Christ born in Bethlehem and the world’s need for faith and wiser hearts. Susan May Lane, a Sweet Briar College student, is cited in the piece as part of the message urging deeper faith and hope amid war and sorrow.
A dated collection of quotes contrasts warning the wicked with saving the soul from iniquity. It pairs Ezekiel's warning of death with Carlyle's reflection on human conscience stuck between light and darkness, necessity and freewill.
Mr and Mrs W Harry Haller invite friends to a five to seven gathering next Wednesday at the Francis Scott Key hotel where they reside. Mrs C N Thomas has returned to Greensburg Pa after visiting the Yinger household on Upper College Terrace. Dr Stahr to speak at Hood Club luncheon at Hood College on December 30 at one PM at the Key hotel. Mrs Paul L Wizard presides. Mr and Mrs Holmes D Baker and Cadet Joseph D Baker II noted among attendees.
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