February 1 1943 Local News Corrections Policy
The News publishes a policy note from 1943 regarding accuracy and corrections. It states news and opinions may appear with attribution and will be corrected if brought to the editor’s attention. Association with the Associated Press is noted and a disclaimer on expression is included.
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United Nations
McNair targets red tape in war effort reforms
General Lesley McNair calls for simplified reports and oral training directives for ground forces to speed operations. He criticizes bureaucratic delays, urges frontline leadership, and outlines steps to reduce paperwork as units below division level face fewer written requirements.
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Lesley J. McNair
Ted Tape
TAS
War Department
Berlin
McNair
Typhoon Fighter Speeds Past Allied Legends in Air Power
The Typhoon exceeds 400 mph and uses a 24 cylinder Napier Sabre engine delivering 2400 horsepower. It outruns Hurricanes and Spitfires and outperforms the newest German aircraft. The aircraft demonstrates British air superiority and sets a challenge for American engine designers to match the powerplant in future planes.
World changing slogans echo through altered proverbs
A rusting old adage shifts to Another day, another ten dollars less 5 per cent. The wartime refrain Guns instead of butter resurfaces as a global slogan, signaling shifting priorities and public sentiment.
Word lesson notes on misused phrases and pronunciation
A compact recap of common errors in English usage. It covers misused phrases like I wish I could travel like you do, stresses pronunciation of acumen as a-ku-men, notes a misspelling of Mezmerize, and lists synonyms for comfort. It ends with a daily vocabulary idea and defines tonfer as to confer or bestow.
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Beckeray
Local Almanac Notes From 1898 Aldermen Meeting
Five directors were elected to represent the city in the P R R. John Eisenhauer Dr E C McSherry Joseph F Payne John E Price and Samuel Wertheimer named. City register annual report and tax rate set at 872 cents per $100.
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Board of Aldermen
John Eisenhauer
E. C. McSherry
Joseph F. Payne
John E. Price
Samuel Wertheimer
Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The News Feb 1 1923
Twenty years ago items from The News list the new telephone sermon system in a First Baptist church in Frederick and the Rotary Club’s role in educational talks. It notes 15 to 20 one room schools in Frederick County serving hot lunches and marks the installation of Rev Theophilus Gaerh as pastor of the Presbyterian church, with Rev A Brown Caldwell conducting the installation.
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Frederick
Frederick County
Rotary Club
Otios
Theoty
Theophilus Gaehr
Presbyterian Church
Avid M. Roderick
A. Brown Caldwell
Baltimore
Mind Your Manners on Public Transit Questions
A social usage guide asks five questions about on bus etiquette and riding habits. It emphasizes cooperation by moving back when the driver asks, having exact fare ready, not crowding seats with luggage, mothers holding children when others stand, and coughing away from others with a handkerchief. It also advises planning trips to avoid peak hours and sharing the road with others during rush periods.
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Hodde O' Slider
Fire at West Patrick Street Kitchen Quickly Extinguished
A fire caused by hot ashes landing on a burlap sack in a kitchen at 261 West Patrick Street was rapidly put out by all Frederic Are companies responding to the general alarm. No damage was reported.
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All Frederic
Drunken driving charge for Walter Wilt posted bond
Walter Wilt, a state transportation employee, arrested Friday on drunken driving charges posted a $1000 bond and is to appear before Magistrate Frank J. Campbell in Emmitsburg next Saturday morning. Charles Witticm Portner and Vanis were named in connection with the case.
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Walter Wilt
Charles Witticm Portner
Vanis
Frank J. Campbell
Emmitsburg
Doenitz Takes Helm as Germany’s New Naval Symbol
The piece argues Germany’s morale turns to Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz after Rommel’s desert downfall. It notes the submarine campaign remains the only German success, yet stresses its limited impact on preventing Allied reach to Europe and warns of heightened risks if Doenitz shifts tactics.
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Ruthie
Karl Doessite
Germany
Bey Wn
Erwin Rommel
Eighth Army
Africa Corps
Egypt
Tunisia
Desert Fox
Doenitz
Daily News
North Africa
Hitler
Fuehrer
Royal Air Force
Bertin
Atlantic
London
Things to Come by Lufburrow on choosing work and joy
A whimsical piece by XN A Lufburrow argues in a broad portrait that people earn their living in many trades from oil selling to sock dispensing to dancing and carpentry. It urges readers to find their chosen work and to consider others while pursuing personal joy.
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Ensign Hendrickson Visits Parents During Leave
Ensign Carroll H. Hendrickson Jr U S Naval Reserve son of Mr and Mrs Hendrickson Upper College Terrace spends a short leave with his parents The officer training school at Notre Dame South Bend Ind is described as strict yet ideal He was commissioned after completing an intensive course following graduation on the West Coast last year.
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U.S. Naval Reserve
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South Bend
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Linty de de Sulanet
The A B C Of Your Income Tax Basics
A 14 part NEA Service guide explains federal income tax basics. It covers annual returns, the concept of exceptions and deductions, personal exemptions, dependents, and graduated tax rates. The article notes taxes apply to the previous year’s income and previews future topics like who must file. Tomorrow, who must file.
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Wouthine
NEA
Congress
Civilian Student Corps eyed by War Manpower panel
Washington February 1. A War Manpower Commission committee is studying plans to form and enlist a civilian student corps to train technicians for war industries. The effort complements Army and Navy programs and would use college facilities nationwide to provide skilled civilians for top jobs in industry.
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Edward C. Elliott
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Office of Education
Strength For Today by Earl L Douglass D D
A nostalgic column on popularity and empathy from Earl L Douglass notes Jesus met others at their level and adapted to their needs. It cites a neighbor story about adapting to a small boy and highlights humble social tact as a key to friendship, then adds a quirky fact about a banyan tree sheltering thousands in India.
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Stan
Jesus
sCopyrgnt Babson Newspaper Synd
Today in History and Birthdays Almanac Entry
A dated almanac style list notes historical events and birthdays. It recalls 1780 naval commander David Porter born in Boston and 1801 missionary Titus Coan, plus figures like Meyer Guggenheim and Victor Herbert, alongside events from 1800 to 1942 and birthdays of Clark Gable and others.
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Boston
Titus Coan
Hawaii
Killingsworth, Conn
Meyer Guggenheim
America
James A. Herne
His Day
Troy
Granville Stanley Hall
Ashfield
Mass
Victor Herbert
New York
Ireland
Clark Gable
Cadiz
Ohio
U.S
Hattie W. Caraway
Arkansas
Bakersville
Tenn
John Ford
Cape Elizabeth
Walter C. Coffee
University of Minnssota
Hartsville
Ind
William Clark
New Jersey
Newark
Charles B. Nordhoff
Taniti
WEEDS group function and historic trivia quiz items
WEEDS stands for Women's Emergency Engineering Drafting Society formed at the Illinois Institute of Technology. It involves canned or processed foods in ration lists, with a correction that cannée or glassed cannili con carne olives pickles and relishes are not included in rationed foods.
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The
WEEDS
Illinois Institute of Technology
Bible Quotes and Poetic Reflections Cited
An excerpt presents Ezekiel 18 27 on turning from wickedness and doing right, paired with Herrick on repentance and innocence. The tone resembles a devotional or literary meditation, echoing themes of remorse, moral correction, and salvation.
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Ezekiel
Horoscope Psychic temperament warns against excess emotion
The notice describes a horoscope piece noting an English born author with American parents and Langster Hughes born in Joplin Missouri, 41 years ago. It advises a psychic temperament, easily moved by higher sympathies, warns of danger from emotions or love of freedom, and counsels submission to circumstances.
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United Nations
Berlin
England
Langster Hughes
Joplin, Mo
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