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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1944
Page
4
The Frederick Md newspaper announces policy on news use and letters to the editor. It states the Associated Press content may be used and requires writer real name for publication. It promises corrections if any erroneous reflections are brought to the editor’s attention.
Reports from Zurich and Chungking indicate poorer morale among Germans and Japanese. Food shortages, draft dodging, and looting grow in Germany while Japanese students drill for air raids as rationing tightens. Despite gloom at home, German and Japanese troops still show resolve in battles like Cassino Tarawa.
Railroads face a huge task moving service men on fur lough and civilian travelers. Passenger use has risen over fourfold since the war started, so congestion is expected. Midweek trips ease jams, and patience helps. Good nature smooths delays. sour remarks solve nothing.
A brief devotional line asserts that those who love are born of God and know God, echoing John 4 7 and urging readers to love to receive love from others.
Washington report says Congress shows loss of confidence in President Roosevelt’s domestic leadership. Democrats fault his advisory choices, while some praise independence from party pressure. The piece notes calls for a return to constitutional government and a stronger Congress, with Barkley and Doughton highlighted as resisting executive overreach.
Fifty years ago local items from the Columns of The News dated February 1894 record a Philomathean Literary Society election with Jacob Rohrback as president and Allen Rohrback as vice president then Allen Rohrback resigning as vice president and M P Richards elected. The last span of the Baltimore and Ohio line bridge at Harpers Ferry was to be completed mid next week. The Board of Charities and Correction approved Tobias Main of Middletown as superintendent of Montevue Hospital. About 30 sportsmen gathered at the National Hotel Woodsboro for a fox chase with George Jesner catching the first fox and M D Bowers the second. Local editor Elmer Brengie of the Zig Zag Company notes a good performance by Mechanicstown and hints at another visit.
Twenty years ago the News columns note the death of Herman L es, 26, a well known local resident. He served as second lieutenant in World War France and was a notable athlete at Bayy High School. The Junior class at Hood College hosted a major prom in Codsientz Hall with many out of town guests. Receipts for the event were about 54,000 with expenses under 1,000. George Naylor near Emmitsburg buys Rosensteel property on lower Main, will take possession April 1. Rosensteel family to visit the West.
A devotional reflection on aging and faith urging acceptance of God’s will. The piece contrasts beauty and sadness in old age and emphasizes cherishing life as God’s gift, with a call to readiness for death and a hopeful return in His Spirit.
A reflective piece by W N Lufburrow urges recognizing George Washington’s legacy and urges humanity to return to sanity. It laments rapid gadgetry and weapons that threaten freedoms, arguing love yields more than hate and calls for prudent, peaceful progress before it is too late.
Soviet forces push toward Krivoi Rog threatening the German Ukrainian front and the southern flank of the Eastern Front. The loss could jeopardize rail routes from Modessa to Warsaw and trap retreating German units along the Dnieper and Bug rivers as the Kiev bulge looms large.
A compilation of historical milestones and birthdays. Notable figures include William Crawford born 1772 in Nelson County Virginia. Winslow Homer born 1836 in Boston. George W Curtis born 1824 in Providence. and Henry Kirke Brown born 1814 in Leyden Massachusetts. Also notes births, court acts, and wartime events with dates and places.
Babson predicts a Florida boom in the 1940s with higher citrus and vegetable profits, new oil leases, cheaper rents, and improved southern roads. He notes per box citrus prices around 2 dollars and grapefruit at 1.50, costs about 0.60 per box, and crop totals climbing from 33 million to 63 million boxes, urging careful five year peacetime planning and favoring land investment over selling. He also foresees aviation boosting southern growth, a postwar influx of retirees, and oil discovery near Fort Myers aiding land values.
Advanced Air Headquarters in Italy reports the 99th All Negro squadron as morale boosters with a seven piece swing band and a five man choral group, boasting 17 victories. The unit, housed in a Neapolitan doctors villa, includes notable figures such as Major Roberts and Lt. Diez who survived dogfights and illness. A standout is Junior Davis, an 11 year old orphaned in North Africa, celebrated for his resilience and reported intention to be adopted by the unit after the war.
Washington reports a Dies Committee post mortem on John Albert Collett, a self described pacifist whose alleged Nazi links and Peace Now role are unsupported by evidence. Collett, 33, born Oslo, traveled through Norway and Sweden to the United States, worked in vitamin business, then pursued pacifism with Quakers and peace groups before a breakdown and psychiatric treatment.
A compact guide explaining pronunciation and meaning of obsolete, with notes on common misspellings and usage. Includes examples on replacing whether with if and emphasizes expanding vocabulary by mastering one word daily.
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