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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1943
Page
4
Public notice from The News of Frederick Maryland stating rules for letters to the editor and corrections. It notes real name use for authors and promises correction on request and provides postal registration details with a January date. The item reflects early 20th century newspaper policy language and address.
The report states Germany and Haly field about 300 fast long range U boats with one third at sea. Allies predict heavy sinking but do not reveal losses. Muttered advances show America and Britain expanding convoy ships planes blimps and mines to crush submarine threats. America leads in submarine production aimed at Japan as Japan’s losses rise.
A battered narrative honors American aviation progress and dive bomb, paratroop use, and wartime reach. It details a 1500 mile nonstop drop to Oran in French Morocco, eight hours aloft, led by Col Ea Raff, with paratroopers fighting effectively after landing.
Dr. Chester S. Keefer of Boston University reports the American Medical Association group concedes vaccines offer little protection against colds. He endorses hygienic methods as the best current preventive while noting no surefire cure or immunity.
The notice urges hygienic practices to curb colds including hand washing and isolating a sick person. It advises sneezing into a handkerchief and taking vitamins to address deficiency states, noting vitamins may not prevent infection but support general health.
The article argues that air raids threaten the entire United States not just coastlines. It notes interior blackout drills in nine inland states and warns enemies may aim to maximize damage nationwide. It emphasizes widespread protective plans and the unpredictable reach of bombing aircraft.
A Frederick reader protests the delay in adopting a central fire alarm system. The letter urges use of City Hall air horn as a shared signal, criticizes officials for inaction, and calls for volunteer firefighters to receive proper cooperation and a reliable alarm. The writer cites prior editorials and letters from December and January.
Lesson discusses common misused phrases and pronunciations including agreeable versus agreeable to you. ragout pronunciation. common misspellings like beautiful and beautious. aims to expand vocabulary by mastering one word daily. It also highlights discretion and prudence with a Shakespeare quote.
A handwritten wartime message from A Lufburrow encourages endurance and steadiness. The writer urges the recipient to stay healthy, manage stress, and complete duties one by one, with a hopeful note that the war will end and normal life will return.
Cumberland Country Club, serving 225 members and active since 1920, has closed due to a prohibition on pleasure motor driving. The decision ends a long standing recreation site noted in local history.
Washington examines wartime inflation risks linking price control to a potential black market. The piece argues rationing must assume equal shares for all citizens and warns that a small minority buying bootlegged goods could undermine price ceilings. Enforcement relies on many clerks and officials, with public restraint crucial to avoiding inflation.
A devotional fragment cites Jeremiah 29 12 and Emergon’s line about God’s aid when prayer is offered. The text presents brief spiritual sentiments likely from a church bulletin or prayer card.
A sparring bout between Charles Wallace and Edward Baumgardner under Queensberry rules ends with Wallace winning 9 to 0 after four three minute rounds. Local sleighing accident wrecks a sled injuring none, building permit rules begin with six issued, and a severe cold snap freezes the Potomac navigation. A farm house fire near New Market destroys a dwelling with nearly $100 burned.
A wartime public health note from the Community Service Society of New York stresses rest and sleep for efficiency. It argues Sundays should be a day of rest to protect health and national strength, noting fatigue signals danger and that prolonged effort harms the body.
The piece explains energy costs of work, varying sleep needs by age and health, and stresses rest as both physical and mental. Children up to six need two naps, growing children about ten hours, teens eight plus, with adults also needing a minimum. It highlights environment, routine, and light activity like walks to improve sleep and manage war-related thoughts.
Precipitation for 24 hours ended at 8 a.m. was 0.11 inches. January normal precipitation noted as 0.33 inches. High yesterday reached 60, low last night 33. Moon rises tomorrow at 3.02 p.m and sets at 6.04 a.m. Sun rises tomorrow at 7.28 a.m.
A compilation of historical anniversaries from 1782 to 1939 with figures such as Daniel Webster George Graham Neiton Ludington Willis Moore Frank Goodnow and more. Birthdays include Barton Yount Myron Taylor Cary Grant Gilbert Wolf Gabriel Donald Paterson William Foster Alan Milne and others. Also notes on a Mystic Horoscope and notable events from 1797 to 1954.
A devotional piece urges carrying anchors of faith and moral principle to weather life’s storms. It cites Paul’s shipwreck and advice to cast anchors when resources fail, urging steadfast adherence to ancient principles amid modern doubters. Special Deputies appointed in Rockville for Montgomery County to guard property during the war. Idamae Melendy named notary. a false alarm for a chimney fire at 119 West Fifth Street was quickly debunked by firefighters.
The author forecasts Allied victories on all fronts in the coming weeks with major Soviet advances at Stalingrad and Rostov and fresh momentum in Africa and the South Pacific. He cites Red Army pressure, British and American actions in Tunisia, and anticipated air and sea battles as the pattern for Allied superiority against Axis forces.
In Portland Oregon the Kaiser Swan Island shipyard vessel Schenectady, a 1650 ton tanker, split amidship and sank to the Willamette River bottom while tied at the outfitting deck. Workmen heard a ripping noise as steel plates tore. officials refused to comment on salvage prospects. 30 crewmen aboard with one broken foot.
Joseph H. Blandford announces 550 tons of superphosphate allotted to Maryland and Delaware farmers for January. February quotas to follow. Farmers should apply to their county agricultural conservation committee for their share.
Four minor weekend arrests were logged by City Police. Ridgiey King, drunk on street, with Officer Marion D. Carmack on Buckeystown. John Ambus, colored, disorderly conduct, with Sergt. Frank K. Dorsey. Joseph Smith, drunk on street, with Sergt. Dorsey. Dave Myers, disorderly conduct, with Officer Norman Dietz.
The Q and A cover estimates from cannon length to caliber range and velocity. Queen Anne funded horse racing purses and cups in 1714, with her horse Star winning the first race. SEABEE derives from Construction Battalion by using phonetic C B. Yamashita defeated Allied forces in multiple theaters. Miss Emma Lamar suffers a stroke in Buckeys Town Middletown.
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