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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1942
Page
4
The Freder ick Md paper notes policy on corrections for defaming remarks and editorial expressions, with credit to the Associated Press for news dispatches. It announces second class mailing and publication date February 14 1942.
The State Roads Commission seeks bids to build a single lane from Hagerstown to Myersville with no plan for the remainder. Frederick Chamber of Commerce questions the policy and urges a complete surface to Frederick, arguing the project has faced delays and wasted money.
The article ponders why Valentine’s Day is celebrated with varied customs and historic roots. It notes uncertain Saint Valentine history, door gifts for the poor, and February 14 death date. It observes cultural influence from ancient practices, emphasizes giving happiness, and praises kinder, higher quality observances over crude valentine cards.
Odds and Ends feature tells how Admiral a collie owned by Henry B Simpson Jr accompanies Regimental Headquarters Company now stationed in Baltimore. The dog monitors civilians, leads troops to meals, naps in barracks, and trots with the unit as soldiers bundle in heavy overcoats and gear.
Saturday column surveys wartime mobilization with 45 and under registration, air raid wardens, rationing hints, Red Cross events, and local civic notes. It also records court terms, political candidacies, buses, fisheries, and community obituaries, all set in a Frederick county frame amid a broader wartime mood.
A brief, personal note from Mary Esther expresses mixed wartime feelings and a declared Valentine sentiment. The fragment reflects air raid precautions and first aid themes alongside intimate emotion in a wartime social moment.
George T. Keech Baltimore and Creagerstown sold for H. B. Chadwick and wife property in Carroll county near Oakland Mills to James Diamond and others of Baltimore. The five percent acre parcel includes a good house and outbuildings with immediate possession for use as a future home.
Fifty years ago a pleasant little dance drew about twelve couples of McMurray factory employees after hours with a guest musician on a harmonica. The item also notes the sixteenth annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic Maryland division beginning next Wednesday in Frederick with a two day session a special Baltimore train a camp fire and a banquet. A serenade by the New String Band and Woodsboro Band celebrated Mr Samuel Barrick and wife with local musicians on hand. Columbia Lodge No 48 A F and A Masons to occupy new quarters in the Citizens Bank building tonight for the first time. Charity Robinson an old family colored servant in the Kemp family near Rocky Springs will reach her 107th birthday on a leap year anniversary.
The item notes Eastes condemning modern dancing at a Methodist service. Evangelist cites social decline. It mentions Wayne Wheeler addressing in Buckeye area on enforcing Maryland liquor laws. Snowfall reaches several inches causing delays on the Hagers Town Railway. cars derailed briefly but returned to tracks. Daniel E Buckey, longtime county resident and former legislator, dies at 82 in Little Town Pennsylvania. previously farmer and miller in the region.
Washington column analyzes a coming shift as war production restricts new auto output and rationing. ten major changes include transport shifts, rubber dependence, rail and road adaptations, real estate and tax effects, plus a plan for a limited Victory car and a future auto industry reset.
A historical puzzle page asks four questions about division and boundaries. It references Aesop's lion, the France Spain boundary, a hero heroine barrier in It Happened One Night, and the partition of Poland, ending with William Tell and the apple. Answers appear on the last page.
A playful reminiscence on the arrival of a cold and the affection people give to it. The piece notes how a cold travels through the body, affecting taste and smell, while the narrator continues daily routines and finds small comforts in illness across ages.
F van Wyck Mason, famed novelist of intrigue, has been called to active duty as a major in the Army Military Intelligence Division. He is noted for the Major North character from his series and has long written about and studied military intelligence. The piece also notes Mason's Arctic trunk and recent anecdotes about Helen Hayes and George S Kaufman.
Review discusses Branch Cabell’s The First Gentleman of America, a sharp satire of colonial myths through Nematannon, demigod son of the White Cloud Serpent. It contrasts civilized ambition with native dignity, noting the author’s ironic take on “civilizing” missions and the cost to indigenous peoples. Also reports Brazilian President Epitacio Pessoa’s death at 76 after a prolonged illness.
Washington contends that wartime policy erodes business vitality by disallowing sales expenses in defense contracts, forcing firms to prune sales staff, lose goodwill, and pay higher taxes. The piece argues for tax deductions to sustain civilian markets and offset unemployment costs.
A short Q and A on polite social behavior asks about goodbyes during a visit, hostess handshakes at night, who ends calls, reading a business executive’s cue to depart, and handling a second appointment. It provides recommended actions and the suggested solution.
A note on correct usage and pronunciation contrasts with common errors. It emphasizes singular and plural verb forms, spelling pitfalls like Cedar and der, and defines concect as to prepare by combining ingredients or to invent. It cites an example with a salad she concocted.
A brief reflection cites Timothy 5 18 and emphasizes fair compensation for workers. It notes From labor there shall come forth best as a guiding motto for readers and congregants.
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