Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

News in Frederick, Maryland

We have 6,005,256 pages in Maryland

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1944

Page

8

Thirteenth Trick Is Puzzler In Contract

West hand so that the three of hearts will make the 13th trick. Tomorrow I am going to give you this same hand again, and tell you in advance that fast holds four trumps, four hearts to the queen, a singleton diamond and four clubs to the jack. Is it possible for South to make seven spades.

William E. McKeennf America West

Zanuck risks mega gamble with Purple Heart release

Darryl Zanuck pressed ahead with The Purple Heart as studios shunned atrocity themes. The film portrays the Tokyo trial and execution of Doolittle flyers, made without government approval and completed months before any policy shift. Zanuck defends it as a simple heroism story and kept it ready off the release slate.

Erskine Junndson NEA Hollywood Darryl Zanuck Zanuck Tokyo

Football Star Preview Fragments in Crossword Puzzle Form

The readable OCR shows a themed grid with clues to a famed football star and various crosswords items. It lists across and down entries such as ocean weary space prince and others, hinting at a pictorial feature about a famous player and related wordplay.

Eight boys defy enemy with secret of airfield

A sensational wartime tale media claims eight youths, not generals, refused to disclose plane takeoff secrets. The article suggests Japanese authorities tortured and tried them in a civilian court for murder, framing it as a patriotic, dramatic story with rapid, unverifiable facts from Story Sources The real facts have been slow.

Powell reports Japs tortured two flyers before release

J B Powell, editor of China Weekly Review and former prisoner, reveals two of the eight airmen were tortured daily in a cell before his release. Four flyers were executed, the remaining four likely died under torture, while Zanuck explains his wartime film concept inspired by Allied victories and Japs’ fanaticism.

J. B. Powell China Weekly Review Powell Zanuck Hitler Aleutians Kiska Attu Dana Andrews Donald Barry Richard Conte Farley Granger Kevin O'Shea Sam Levene Charles Russell John Craven Tokyo Criminal Court Jap Heavies Richard Loo Peter Chong Key Chang Otto Tolischus Japan Tokyo George Washington

Bridge hand puzzle with West hearts squeeze play

The excerpt discusses a bridge hand where South holds seven spades after an opening ten of hearts. It considers heart finesses, ruffing diamonds, and trumps, outlining a five spades three hearts ace of diamonds diamond ruff and three clubs plan. It also notes an alternate seven no trump and a potential king of diamonds and hearts distribution for a perfect squeeze.

Flight of Love and War Dreams in a Wartime Kitchen

Julie and Kay share a sunlit morning from Marek Torr’s Hollywood world to a Kansas-like rural town. They discuss romance, career risk, and family, while shopping, cooking, and caring for a home amid a war effort. Julie balances glamour with honest work and a possible future with Dave.

Alie Kay Julie Navy Army Marines Air Corps Marek Hollywood Marek Torr Dave

Also Mentioned on This Page

MR. and Mes Canroy Hans Off Abvest Aluvay Mother Nature's Curio Shop Gulf States Grant Henderson Seana Colporna East Val South West North Rhode Island Circh Famou Cig Olana Herschel Flightolove Cato Loiseby Peblesy Julied Minnesota Heaven Earth Jule Jack Hey Baye Red Ryder Dwes Les NS Weoe OH Alice Mrs. Felty Mace Freckles MR. Lape The Wienco Gonma Mutt and Jeff Wai Lee Aincerglla Boots TVE OR Nou Paul Revere
Search Courier

Search the News Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The News?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication