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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1944
Page
4
A 1944 Frederic Md post office entry notes that all letters or opinions published must include the writer’s real name. The policy promises corrections for erroneous reflections on individuals or corporations once brought to the editor’s attention.
The War Food Administration announces 1944 civilian cuts of 3 percent in canned vegetables and 3 percent in canned fruits based on 1943 allotments. Comparisons to 1941-42 show about 70 percent reductions then, with current plans requiring canners to reserve 70 percent of their 1942-43 fruit average and 50 percent of vegetable yield for military and release uses. Victory gardening is urged to meet rising needs.
News from home shows the Fourth War Loan reached its goal with more than 14,000,000,000 in United States securities sold. The public’s strong support backs armed forces and boosts confidence, especially as Frederick City and County again perform admirably in the effort.
A traveler recalls three towns visited in youth that were run down but now appear well kept. He notes better care and paint on houses, reflecting a broader shift as people travel by car and return home inspired to beautify their own communities. The piece ends with the idea that home places should shine.
A reflective column muses on how people face daily luck and misfortune. It notes life’s mix of sorrow and good and hints at aging and perception guiding outlooks. The piece references the eye’s lens continuing to grow with age.
Washington column rails at the 1944 campaign dialects and hokum from both parties. Edson notes Wallace leads open-field rhetoric while Dewey Bricker Willkie Dirksen spout demagoguery. laments political hyperbole and seeks clear truths behind speeches.
A daily vocabulary note explains pedagogy as the science or art of teaching. The example asserts the author’s book was too pedagogic to entertain the masses.
Forty five lines describe a fire at the Large Brick Flour Maul of W H Turner on the B&O railroad at Tramsville destroying four story mill housing 4000 bushels of grain valued about 15000. Aldermen consider prohibiting city hall lettings to members. reservoir work advances. Fox hunt near Singarore Hills ends with Reynard captured. Washington's Birthday holiday closes government and most business nationwide.
Twenty years ago items note a large crowd at a bazaar held at the State armory for homes near the city, High School honor roll with a high average, Rotary Club’s 19th anniversary event at the Fr an Scott Key Hotel, a tenboard demonstration led by Psui J Payne, and county treasurer's unpaid tax accounts totaling between 1.50 and 5 or 6 dollars with many auto owners among the delinquent.
Dorothy Dix argues life is built on compromise and applies this to marriage. She warns autocratic partners ruin homes, noting couples must concede differing opinions, or risk endless quarrels and divorce. The piece urges adding a marriage clause demanding compromise to reduce marital breakdowns.
War analyst Kirke L Simpson reports rising Allied and Soviet pressure on Germany with gains in Russia Italy and the Atlantic theater. He notes Japan’s defenses dented and Truk blitz reducing its value, signaling strategic shifts and expanding American air and sea power in the Pacific and China.
Today in history notes key events from 1732 to 1943 including George Washington’s birth, Florida’s acquisition and Buena Vista. Birthdays include James L. Fly Clyde Aitchison Edna St. Vincent Millay Peter Hurd and David Dubinsky with brief notes on their roles and ages.
Washington reports a sweeping Pacific shift as U S Navy blocks Japan from bases from Truk to the Gilberts and Marshalls. Air power from new Western Pacific bases may threaten Tokyo within months while Japan prepares defenses and a submarine campaign. The war has only begun.
A concise religious excerpt cites Psalm 25 15 mine eyes are ever toward the Lord and cites Cicero noting the eyes hold the highest place in the body as a meditation on perception and spiritual focus.
Leaves From Notebook Of A Correspondent by George Tucker recounts Sgt Frank Massack of Illipolis, Ill. on a muddy Italian airfield where a 20 millimeter cannon cleaning led to a reunion with AP war correspondent Dick Massack. The piece links similar reunions between AP writers Hal Boyle and his brother Neil, noting quirks of wartime sisterhood and occasional misfortune.
Two centuries ago today Augustine Washington remarried to Mary Ball and their son George Washington was born on February 11 1732. The article notes Washington’s early health issues his outdoorsy nature and rapid growth into a humble leader guided by judgment and moral character, countering attempts to debunk him.
The text advises arriving before six to avoid making a woman wait. It contrasts wrong timing with the right timing and stresses punctuality as courteous. It emphasizes not making a woman sit alone in a public place.
A NEA service review summarizes Joachim Joesten’s What Russia Wants, detailing Russia’s aims and cautioning against viewing the country as enigmatic. It outlines Stalin’s goals, the balance between socialism and capitalism, and compares Christianity’s historical coexistence with other faiths to present events.
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