The News Fort Frederick Md Published Feb 4 1942
The Frederick Md News Post Building announces an afternoon publication schedule with subscription rates of 35 cents a month and four dollars a year. It is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations and Associated Press. Readers must disclose real names for letters or opinions. Corrections policy noted. Wednesday February 4 1942.
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Great Southern Ptg & Mfg CO
News News-Post
Court St. Frederick
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Itm
Corporation
Onstafion
Frederick Md
Sugars, Rationing, and Health Hopes Stir Hopeful News
The piece notes a coming sugar ration of twelve ounces per person per week and argues reduced sweets could improve health and children’s teeth. Officials see shortages as temporary, hoping a six month crop revival will ease limits and shorten the crisis.
Revival Of Bicycling In War Time And Beyond
War pressures affect transportation as tires blow and car use drops. Many who stopped riding resume cycling to work and errands, while others who cannot drive walk more. Bicycling aids fitness amid rationing and reduced sports supplies, and Americans may emerge healthier after the conflict.
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Poland
Lufs Stuff theves and Japs at Sea Navy Totals Confusion
N A Lufburrow opines on World War II naval losses with playful satire about miscounted ship sinkings and the idea that sea power hinges on every vessel, noting the ocean depths teem with cruisers and many losses yet totals remain unclear.
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Aogut Tris Joss
N. A. Lufburrow
Borough Council Holds Brief Routine Meeting
The Mayor and Council of Bounswick met Tuesday night in two short sessions to address routine matters and a few committee reports. Attendance was noted as regular, with no major actions taken beyond standard approvals and updates.
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Bounswick
Man About Manhattan’s Joe Lewis Charms New York Nightlife
George Tucker reports on Joe E Lewis, a uniquely local New York comedian known for his mushy persona and blunt patter at the Copacabana. The piece notes his ugly friendly stage presence, signature quips about money and February, and his appeal across Manhattan crowds despite mixed show outcomes and commercial nostalgia.
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George Tucker
New York
Joe E. Lewis
Avie Oo
Adsi
Manhattan
Jore
Chica
Saratoga Land
Miami
Joe
Mike
Copacabana
Ang
States and District Push for Two License Plates
Forty three states and the District of Columbia require two plates on motor vehicles, while five states mandate only one plate. The move reflects varying traffic safety and registration policies across the nation.
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District of Columbia
Fifty Years Ago Local Lemns From The News Feb 4 1892
The sho e factory resumes Monday after a shutdown and will use present stock before changes. A local colored man narrowly escapes death after being struck by a baggage car at the PRR station. The law library association plans to move to the Armory building around early April. Frederick Riflemen drill practice follows regular arm tactics for the first time. At a board meeting Comer is appointed aunt clerk replacing Ed Devilbiss Liberts who resigns due to impaired health.
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Baltimore
Pr.r
LAW Library Association
Armory
Frederick Riflemen
Ed Devilbiss
Liberts
Local items from The News February 4 1922
Senator Go dell introduces a bill in the legislature touching the charter and the Board of Aldermen Newly elected directors of the Young Men s Bible Safety Frederick County met re elected Jacob Rohrback at The colpohage committee includes George M Gitlinger Hab and Joan M Haller A horse belonging to Mrs Beachley Broad Run driven by her daughter Imogene ran away Middletown ditch overturned wagon threw out Miss Beachley and two children none injured
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Senator Goodell
Young Men's Bible Safety
Frederick County
Jacob Rohrback
Colpohage
George M Gitlinger
Joan M. Haller
Middletown
Miss Beachley
Hork
Pop's New Suit Faces War Time Limits and Shortages
War push reshapes clothing supply with surplus wool and cotton. Military orders drain fabrics, styles shrink. natural colors rise as dyes vanish. Leather and reclaimed rubber step in. shoes may shift to workwear and lower-cost fabrics. Tomorrow: The Little Things Of Life.
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Pop
The Secret Son and Sussex Intrigue in a Modern Rustic Tale
Sheila Kaye Smith’s The Secret Son portrays Sussex villagers torn by tradition and changing fortunes. Charles Wakeham clashes with land peddlers and the old Rumbeam’s scheming, while Tiger and Eilis Harland navigate love, loyalty, and betrayal amid cottages, huts, and a divided manor country.
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Harpers
Sheila Kaye- Smith
Sussex
Charles Wakeham
Old Rumbeam
Tiger
Rumbeam
Sir Charles
Eilis Harland
Court News and Local Property Transfers Noted
Court news reports the marriage license for Clarence E Butt and Virginia M Swann both 18 of Rockville Route 1. The Frederick County Board of Education deeds property to Norris W Brown et ux. Adrian A Martin et al sell to Blue Bell Farms Inc. for $10. A note explains how scales of a salmon reveal age, voyage, and spawning.
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Clarencve E Butt
Virginia M. Swann
Rockville
Board of Education
Frederick County
Norris W. Brown
Ux County
Adrian A. Martin
Blue Bell Farms, Inc
Today in History and Birthdays Digest in Brief
Today in History lists notable anniversaries and events from 1683 to 1937, including Judah Monis births, the Confederate States formation, and the Interstate Commerce Commission. It also covers births of figures like James G Birney, Mark Hopkins, and John Mitchell, plus a long birthday and horoscope section noting Major General John H. Hughes, Edward B. Sheldon, Charles A. Lindbergh, and others with a general forecast for today.
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Judah Monis
Harvard A. M
Harvard
Algiers
James G Birney
Danville
Mark Hopkins
Williams College
Mass
Stockbridge
Edward F. Beale
Kit Carson
West
District of Columbia
Georg Brandes
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Braidwood, Ill
Richard Boleslawski
Poland
Jonathan Lambert
Salem Mass
Tristan d'Acanda
South Atlantic
Confederate States of America
Montgomery
Ala
U. S. Interstate Commerce Commission
Philippines
U. S. Senate
U. S
Congress
Senate
John P Morgan
Princeton
John H. Hughes
New York
Edward B. Sheldon
Chicago
Ernest O. Holland
Washington State College
Bennington
Ind
Charles A. Lindbergh
Detroit
Beverly D. Tucker
Cleveland
Warsaw
David F. Sellers
Austin
Tex
Buel G. Gallagher
Talladega College
Alabama
Rankin
We Wish to Inform You How to Correct Language
A compact guide notes proper phrasing and pronunciation for common errors. It contrasts correct forms like We wish to inform you with avoidable phrases such as We beg to advise you. It also clarifies the correct stress for hover and hurricane spelling.
War interpretation across Libya Russia and the Far Pacific
The article argues that territory is secondary to destroying armies and seizing key strategic points. It cites Libya's shifting front, the push across Western Russia, and Japan's rapid gains in the Far Pacific, notably Batan and Singapore, stressing their strategic importance and the high costs of reducing sieges. MacArthur's defense on Batan is highlighted as a model for defending Singapore.
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Far Pacific
Libya
Russia
Baltic
Sea of
Azov
Japan
China Sea
Singapore
Batan Peninsula
Netherlands Indies
MacArthur
Luzon
Mind Your Manners Test Your Knowledge
A reader quiz on social etiquette answers five scenarios. It advises not dropping in unannounced, offering rides when possible, sharing car use, entertaining simply if finances are tight, and serving a hot dish at a buffet. It also endorses leaving after meals with new acquaintances unless the hostess requests otherwise.
Word of the Day: Inefficacy Defined in Study Note
A brief vocabulary note introduces the daily word inefficacy meaning lack of power to produce the desired effect. It cites an example sentence: The inefficacy was soon proved, like that of many similar medicines.
Parasites Were Passe In Previous Paradise
Washington columnist Peter Edson lampoons a contractor of par excellence parasites in D C on Presidents Birthday. He skewers politicians lobbyists and society elites in a war time purge urging all to leave town while lampooning the affluent district and its figures including Eva Lyn Walsh McLean and government workers. The piece layers satire on class and politics amid wartime Washington.
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Peter Edson Washington
Washington
District of Columbia
Massachusetts Avenue
Mass. Ave
Connecticut Avenue
Northwest
R Street
Evalyn Walsh
Hope Diamond) McLean
Union Station
War and Navy
Strength For Today By Early Douglass D D
A middle aged businessman narrates how a halting prayer changed his life. After his friend’s injury he offered a simple plea and felt deep peace, realizing prayer is the Christian duty to sustain others, a turning point he recalls with gratitude.
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Douglass
D. D
Church
Babson Newspaper Synd
Cranium Crackers Days of Sacrifice
A quiz feature asks readers to identify historic sacrifices for common good and wartime thrift. Questions cover Abraham’s offering, wartime rationing, Henry VIII’s wives, a Dickens novel hero, and Edward VIII’s abdication. Answers appear on the last page.
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Abraham
Henry ViII
Edward VIII
Bible Thought On Prosperity And Adversity
A reader cites Proverbs 7 14 about joy in prosperity and Robert Bridges line on gathering faith and strengthening resolve. The note blends scripture with a poet’s reflection urging steady faith and inner fortitude during trials.
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