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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1942
Page
4
The Frederick Md newspaper The News includes postage rates and subscription terms. It states affiliation with the Associated Press and A P news dispatch rights. It notes error corrections policy and editorial responsibility. The issue is dated Friday February 20 1942.
Stuart Chase argues in a Twentieth Century Fund report that money loses leadership to resources like food coal iron oil aluminum and energy. He says welfare depends on materials availability not prices and that bankruptcies occur only when essential goods run out.
Manuel M. Weinberg writes to clarify confusion from a January 24 report about State vs Liedy. He says the court and William M. Storm were misled into believing Liedy could enlist after teeth were repaired, though Navy League confirms the Navy rejects criminals. Weinberg notes Liedy was rejected on enlistment despite the court’s delay.
James E Helbert reviews Ward Moore's Breathe the Air Again noting censors clash with critics over a picaresque wartime novel. The story follows Simon Epstein a would be socialist who hops between labor, activism, and romance with a rich heiress, a farm widow, and a coercive mortgage holder Doctor Fascism. The piece compares it to Grapes of Wrath but finds Moore’s characterization uneven yet memorable and capable of shocking many readers in wartime.
A lesson on abnegation as a denial or renunciation. The source notes misused terms and pronunciation tips for absentee absente final e and Soulless spelling, plus synonyms like resuscitate restore revive revivify reanimate. It cites a quote about abnegation of God and religion to retain court friendship.
Fifty years ago the Columna notes a handmade boat built by Masters Thomas and Will Zimmerman Lewis Miller Charles Seeger and others to be launched on Carroll Creek with dual side wheels. Male High School pupils debate whether coal is more useful than iron with negations led by Fox G Duvall and F Lakin. James Jones captured a 16 ounce frog from Carroll Creek presented to H T Kline. Ella Hafsa appointed operator at the city telephone exchange replacing Nettie Harper who moved to Baltimore. Frank Schroeder junior celebrated his third birthday with about 15 friends at Bass Patrick Street house.
Local notes recall the radio telephone hobby gaining followers as the first receiving outfit aired from Marke and Second. Prof Alvey Misano gle and wife plan to run a quarry and nine kilns near Lewis Town by April. A broken wheel derailed a heavy B and O freight near Woodbine, scattering coal. The Protestant Episcopal church project at Grace Chapel site in Brunswick won a bid by Charles B Karn for 33000, with total cost near 40000 when finished.
Washington column notes friction over local civilian defense councils with mentions of OCD and a shift toward ODHWS control. It covers allegations of political machines and ethnic groups trying to seize local defense roles, and analyzes implications for national and local authority during wartime.
Court notices list marriage licenses for multiple couples with origins in Baltimore Chambersburg Pa Fort Bragg N C Johnstown Pa Duncan Pa Myersville Pa Gaithersburg and Wash ington among others. Property deeds show Rudolph M Rau and spouse transferring city property to J Paul Delphey and spouse et al and Grayson H Mercer transferring to Charles A Burkett et al in county. A bill of complaint for absolute divorce filed by Perry A Grove attorney for the complainant. From 30 to 40 gallons of maple sap are needed to make a gallon of maple syrup.
Today in history highlights events from 1792 to 1950s and notes notable births including Bellamy Chauncey Bayard Smith Grimke Jefferson Harriman and others. Birthdays include Todd Judd Garden Mendenhall Kinsolving Kelly Bessey Hooker and Hooker with a general horoscope outlook.
A marriage license issued at the clerk's office in the courthouse to William A. Webber 21 Knoxville and Edna Louise Appell 19 Charles Town West Virginia has been returned not used. The license was issued last week.
Japanese air attacks on Port Darwin appear aimed at isolating Java and pressuring Australia while threatening Allied reinforcement routes. The raid, concentrated and sizable, signals Japan's stretched air power and possible strategic shift toward Java, with implications for Allied defenses and future Pacific operations.
A social etiquette piece asks five questions about maid conduct and family rules. It answers: gossip should not be encouraged, discussing former employers is improper, maids should stand for instructions, they should not discuss home matters, and should not join family talks. The suggested action favors punishing a rude child by the parent.
The air field near Taneytown operated by the John K. Hinson Aeronautical Corp in Woodlawn Maryland was closed temporarily Saturday evening. Manager Dixon said the Civil Aeronautical Association is planning to reopen it as a designated field. The port has a hangar and flying instruction was underway. Researchers have developed an efficient cheap method to produce tartaric acid from corn.
Amid fears of a sweeping secrecy act, a bill urged by Attorney General Biddle would punish anyone who reveals secrets held by U S departments with up to five thousand dollars in fines and two years in prison. The proposal, described as totalitarian, would let agency heads authorize limited disclosures and suppress press access to government information.
Earl L. Douglass urges moral purpose by girding loose beliefs with truth and keeping the lights burning. He compares robes and girdles to steady principles and warns against reliance on popular caprice. Conscience and love should burn bright to endure crises.
War demands unity and action over strikes and disputes. Leaders must set aside whims and selfish greed, letting common sense prevail. The call urges people to be sincere examples to ensure freedom endures and the cause strengthens.
Five quiz questions explore sugar rationing reasons meanings of sweeten the kitty and refining sources. It asks for plants used for sugar two major producing states and a historic war over a sugar producing nation plus common sugar substitutes. Answers on last page.
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