Army plans to ship two thirds of US Army by year end
War Department aims to move more than 6 900 000 troops to world battlefronts by year end. Germany's manpower losses on the eastern front erode reserves and threaten fronts. Britain suffered far fewer casualties in this war than in past conflicts. By year end 5 to 6 million fresh American and British troops, with air superiority, could press the European front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
United States Army
Germany
Stalingrad
Leningrad
France
Holland
Belgium
Norway
Balkans
Britain
Dardenelles
Greece
Palestine
United States
Italy
Lord Selborne
Britlat
Hitler
Peace Crusade Pushes Peace Message Across Cities
Methodist Church bishops lead a crusade to shape public opinion for a just and permanent peace. About 100 city meetings are planned or held with pastors urged to preach passionately, promoting a peaceful world and ending influence of militaristic zeal. The article notes questions of opinion and the German war guilt debate, urging nonviolent persuasion to unite nations.
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Methodist Church
Gallens for 130 soldiers recalls the bigges they are the harder they
Fragmentary OCR note references a saying about larger challenges increasing difficulty, mentioning a figure of 130 soldiers and implying a context of military or disciplined exercise. The readable portion hints at a proverb contrasting size with effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ih Gallens
Roosevelt role in FCC affairs sparks House conflict
Washington February 5 news reports a persistent dispute over whether President Roosevelt overstepped in keeping civilian FCC activities from military control. The House voted to cut funding for the FCC’s radio intelligence unit, pushing its work to the Army and Navy, amid accusations of political interference and covert snooping by government agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
House Committee
Federal Communications Commission
Joint
U. S Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
U. S. Chiefs of Star
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Knox
FCC
Chiefs of Staff
Mouse Committee
Army and Navy
Marshall
King
Arnold
U. S. Chiefs of Staff
Department of Justice
White House
Sana
House of Representatives
United States
Bible Thought For Every House Is Built By Some Man
A quotation from Hebrews 3 4 and Longfellow praising building as the noblest art. The message exhorts construction as a noble craft reflecting divine creation.
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God
Change of Mechanics town name to Thurmont approved
From the state senate yes yesterday a House bill changing Mechanics town to Thurmont passed and moves to the Governor for action. General John B. Gordon spoke on the Last Days of the Confederacy at the Opera House with strong turnout. Turnkey John Groff faced a tough transfer escorting a disruptive colored prisoner to the House of Correction, receiving scratches. Lopez and Co. candy shop on North Market Street dissolves as proprietor Filb departs. A roof section about 12 feet square blew off the Uaca Union church.
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State Senate
Mechanicstown
Thurmont
Opera House
John B. Gordon
Atlanta, Ga
John Groff
House of Correction
Groff
Twenty Years Ago Local Hems From the Columns Of The News
Twenty years ago reports describe a grand jury hearing in the Wilson memorial, a Potomac bridge price agreement discussion at Point of Rocks, a Frederick banquet on real estate progress with about 100 attendees, and January births and deaths per city health officer Dr Ira McCurdy.
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Representar
Potomac River
Point of Rocks
Resate Board of
Frederick
Francs Scott Key
Ira McCurdy
Schnauffers
Davidge
Pennsylvania
Berle Burris
Millington
Donald Ramsburg
Rockville
Benjamin Phebus, Jr
Robert L. Grove
Baltimore
Zepp
Reich
Ford Road
T. R. McKeldin
Middletown
Philadelphia Athletics
Jug Bridge
Christian Endeavor
Jupiter
Woodrow Wilson
Today in History and Birthdays and Horoscope
Roundup of historical anniversaries 1725 to 1948 includes James Otis Hubert Bird Dwight Moody and Hiram Maxim with birth and death years. Also notes major events such as the Baltimore Gas Light Company incorporation in 1917 and the 1912 Mexican border troop deployment. Birthdays and a short horoscope conclude with two inductees to Fort George.
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James Otis
Boston
Barnstable
Mass
Hubert M. Bird
Philadelphia
New Castle
Del
Dwight L Moody
England
Northfield
Hirams. Maxim
Sangerville
Maxine Elliott
Rockland
Maine
First American Gas Company
Baltimore Gas Light Company
Cunard
Taft
Congress
Ireland
U. S. Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Canadian Pacific
Sumatra
Stalin
Saturday Chat of Frederick County News and Local Life
A wide survey of wartime concerns and community events in Frederick County. An elderly veteran laments a protracted war while bond drives, tax forms, Red Cross efforts, USO activities, and local civic meetings fill the scene. Deaths, court actions, and notable appointments thread through the day’s mood toward peace.
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Marshall Islands
Frederick County
Red Cross
Frederick
USO
AWVS
Lincoln Renegotiation Suit Centered on War Profits
Peter Edson outlines the Lincoln Electric case in which the Cleveland firm challenges the Renegotiation Act as unconstitutional and argues the Navy board overreaches. The suit seeks to block enforcement while addressing whether profits from 1942 contracts were excessive and how the act applies to Lincoln Electric’s government work.
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Peter Edson Washington
Lincoln Electric Company
District of Columbia
Supreme Court
Congress
Cleveland
Ohio
James F. Lincoln
Navy Price Adjustment Board
Lincoln Electric
Navy
J. F. Lincoln
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
James Forrestal
Department of Justice
Federal Court of Claims Land
Knox
Forrestal
United States
Married Man Needs Some Fun and Wife Is Unwise
Dorothy Dix counsels a wife about her husband’s office parties and the pull of social life at work. She argues wives should not police their husbands and urges the wife to join the parties, pointing out that shared work life blurs gender lines and can erode jealousy. The column also notes the dynamics of workplace relationships and advises against confronting an elderly boss.
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AWVS
Lana
Patrick Street Coriner
Hood College
Miss .Dix
Miss Dix
John
Jim
Solomon
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Harsh Advice For Secretaries And A Conference Address
A letter warns young secretaries to police dress and behavior to avoid exploiting situations while urging self protection. It condemns predatory conduct and promotes professional conduct in offices. The piece includes a follow up note praising mentorship and describes a conference address by Rev. W C Royal on denominational intelligence and building a missionary church.
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W. C. Royal
First Baptist Church
Frederick
Conference of Maryland Baptist
University Church
Baltimore
Mr. Royal
Strength For Today by Earl L Douglass on building on rubbish
A city abandons a bankrupt apartment building built on a former dumping ground. The piece warns that lives built on rubbish, not bedrock of noble purpose, will collapse like a house on sand, urging listeners to trust conscience.
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Jesus
Babson Newspaper
Daily Word Lesson on Misused Phrases and Spelling
Lesson readers learn proper usage and pronunciation for terms like if I were she and in valid. It explains common misspellings omit two t’s and omitting. The piece defines inefficacy as lack of power to produce the desired effect with an example sentence.
Lut's Stuff DIVERSION The Hippo Beauty Claim
A short verse notes the hippo as not a beauty despite grand head and ample size. The speaker, N. Lufburrow, quips at the animal's homely look and feisty appetite while acknowledging its surprising interior capacity.
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Lut
Lufburrow
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Web
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Tudge Glenn FW. Worthington
L. Davis
Bedford Co. Tenn
Ralph Fogg
U. S. Dept. of Labor
Lynn
David C Prince
General Electric
Schenectady
Springfield
Bayard Dodge
American University of Beirut
Syria
New York City
Michael Williams
Haifax
N.S
Fort Georcee
Yateee
Kateeey Casale
Aewe Erick County
Lewis R. Hoy
Phebus Avenue
James N. Turner
Emmatsburg
Groundhog
County Agricultural Society
Frederick Hotel Company
James H. Gambrill, Jr
Automobile Club of Maryland
Ralph W. Boyer
Robert L. Smith
Grayson N. Kefauver
Leland Stanford University
School of Education
Lewis R. Dertzbaugh
Red Cross Drive
Charles W. Stup
Independent Retail Food Distributors and Serv-U. Save-U Association
Louis L. Wilson
Salvation Army Board
Leslie N. Coblentz
County Bar Association
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Independent Hose Company
Marion
Moberly
Lincoln
Dorothy DIX
Johnny
Earl L. Douglass
D. D
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