Frederic News item July 1 1944
The Freder ick Md daily newspaper announces the Saturday July 1 1944 issue of The News of Every Afternoon Excep Sunday published by the Great Southern Fibre Co AU communications appears within. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to use news dispatches. Editors request real names with communications and offer corrections for erroneous reflections upon any person or corporation.
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Great Southern
FTG & MIC_CO
AU Communications
Associated Press
Asociated Press 5
Ted
Focal News
Frederick
War dead tolls from Soviet and Allied estimates
Soviet figures put Russian losses at 3.3 million killed, missing or captured and German losses at 7.8 million in Russia, totaling 13.1 million over three years. World War I total killed and missing was about 16.0 million. Wider war deaths likely exceed 25 million military and civilian losses, with civilian tolls rising as famine and disease spread.
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Russia
Moscow
North Africa
Laly
France
China
American Victory in Cherbourg and Paris Projection
The Allied breakout from the Normandy beachhead and rapid seizure of Cherbourg demonstrate overwhelming power and fighting ability. Nazi fortifications near Cherbourg were overwhelmed by air and artillery hammering, while infantry attacks produced swift progress. If the pace continues, Paris could fall within weeks and Berlin may be reached this year, with sustained war production needing greater supply and weapon output.
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France
Cherbourg
Paris
Berlin
Falconer Keeps Pendulum Time In All Heats Benign
Carroll Dulanes writes in the Baltimore News-Post about Charles Falconer of Roland Park Baltimore famed for precise clocks. Falconer notes his pendulum clock remains accurate within a quarter of a minute even in heat waves and explains how to shorten the pendulum for expansion. He demonstrates exact adjustments after study and experiment. A radio commentator once claimed a one minute old Nazi Paris fact, echoing the afternoon paper The News had already published six hours earlier.
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Carroll Dulanes
Baltimore News-Post
Charles Falconer
Roland Park
Baltimore
Mersheneis
Falconer
Paris
Dewey Captivates GOP Delegates With Storming Speech
Chicago July 1 delegates welcomed New York Governor Thomas E Dewey as the Republican nominee elect with vigor and resolve They praised his energy and tone while recognizing the campaign themes to come He attacked one man government and promised a cabinet of capable appointees and cautioned against civilian meddling in military affairs The delegates left satisfied with Bricker as running mate and the unified tone of the convention set to guide a restrained but forceful campaign against Roosevelt.
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Chicago
Dewey
New York
Roosevelt
Counliy
America
Woodrow Wilson
Senate
Bricker
Fen
Linganore
Frederick
Ats
Iinet
Brunswick
Everone
Hns
Social Etiquette for Army Introductions
In a mixed Army gathering introduce spouses by saying Mrs Jones this is Mrs Smith to avoid implying rank. The scene shows an Army officer presenting the lieutenant's wife to the colonel's wife, highlighting proper courtesy and neutral stance.
Fifty Years Ago Warm Day Ends With Bicycle Accident
A man named Mr Murray Thomas was injured when his bicycle front detached while descending toward Hanover from Frederick. He rode home by train and arrived this morning. The Frederick Riflemen, led by Capt Beckley, returned from Frostburg after guarding mines with no trouble from strikers. Cardinal Gibbons received with a cordial welcome in Frederick, including a Market Street procession, a reception, and a St Johns Church communion. A team riding down Market Street ran over a pistol cartridge, breaking a tarce stone and dripping debris near the Franklin Bank.
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A Murray Thomas
Thomas
Frederick
Hanover
Beckley
Frostburg
Cardinal Gibbons
Em- Mutsourg
Market Street
Charles Diffendal
St Johns Church
Franklin Bank
Twenty Years Ago Locatems From The Columns Of The News
Twenty years ago in New York politics the Democratic national convention shifted support to McAdoo, boosting his votes to 44,40 with Smith and Davis of West Virginia adding 107. A U S post truck was secured for the local office. Frederick Hustlers edged Waynesboro 3-2 in 13 innings as Strain and Fullis drove tying and winning runs.
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New York States
Ther
al Simitta
McAdoo
Smith
Davis
West Virgina
Irving Seiser
Post Office Department
U. S
Frederick Hustlers
Waynesboro
Albert
Fullis
Frederick
Today In History and Birthdays Highlights
Today's historical notes cover figures born or died in various years including Margaret Mercer Gideon Welles Josiah Gorgas John Clarkson Albert Hart and William Wyler. Also listed are milestone events from 1847 postage stamps to 1943 WPA and 1942 U S naval base. Birthdays include Walter Lowdermilk Sue Glaspell and Charles Laughton with horoscope notes.
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Margaret Mercer
Maryland
Virginia
Annapolis
Gideon Welles Hartford Conn
Lincoln
Secretary of the Navy
Glastonbury
Josiah Gorgas
Dauphin Co
John G Clarkson
Cambridge, Mass
Albert Bushnell Hart
Harvard
Clarkville
Congress
Internal Revenue of Excise
Gettysburg
Dominion of Canada
Union of Provinces of Canada
American National Red Cross
Wisconsin
Maginot Line
France
U. S Naval Base
Northern Ireland
Ickes
William Wyler
Walter Clay Lowdermilk
Dept of Agriculture -Oil Conservation
Liberty NC
William Ho Mann
Nateral Zoological Park
Washington DC
Helena
Mopi
Suean Glaspell
Glara
Charles Laughtom
E Shad Xease Walte
Atlanta
Proverbs and Claudianus Say Wealth Fuels Wickedness
A compact quotation pairing Proverbs 10 2 with Claudianus warns that riches profit nothing without virtue. It frames avarice as the root of moral decay, describing how greed seeks more gold and relentlessly opens its jaws for wealth.
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Iar
Claudianus
Saturday Ch at Girl About Town in Frederick News
A lively Frederick page summary notes Fourth of July heat and travel dangers, local pools, picnics, and summer leisure options. It highlights military service, war bond drives, Red Cross, USO, and AWVS activities, plus community events at Baker Park Hood College and local churches. It cites casualties, air force personnel, and wartime home front efforts including farms, canning, and sewer connections.
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Hoover
Braddock Heights
Frederick
Baker Park
Clara Buouth Luce
Deliicek
Fredick and
Carroll
Fort Meade
S. S. Frederick Victory
AWVS
USO
Japan's China Drive Crucial
Washington dispatch argues that China remains the decisive theater in the war against Japan. Japan pushing inland into China to guard its mainland position risks delaying relief to Chungking and building a stronger Chinese base. The piece stresses that China’s fate affects Allied victory and calls for sustained American aid to deter Japan’s expansion.
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Thomas M. Johnson
NEA
Washington
Pacific
India
China
Japan
Peiping-Hankow
Chungking
Roosevelt
Chiang Kai-shek
Cairo
Himalaya
Chiang
Wallace
Republic
Burma
Dorothy Dix on Parents and Teens Clashing Over Modern Manners
Dorothy Dix notes friction at home stems from parents clinging to 25 year old norms while teens push ahead. Generational gaps show in cosmetics dating and speed limits, as parents resist modern courting and outings. She urges parents to adapt or stay out of their children’s social patterns.
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John
Perdition
Father
Mother
Susie
Johnny
Mom and Pop
Minnie
Tommy
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Prominent Mason Cochran Dies in Bluefield Virginia
John P Cochran of The Plains Virginia longtime grand lecturer of the Grand R 1 Arch Chapter of Masons of Virginia died in Bluefield hospital after a illness during a lecture tour. The body will be moved to The Plains for funeral services.
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Bluefield
John P Cochran
the Plains
Masons of Virginia
Cochran
Plains
Exigent Need Urges Immediate Action for Improvement
A daily word lesson highlights exigent meaning requiring immediate aid or action with an example using improvement as the urgent context. The guidance contrasts common usage errors and promotes expanding vocabulary by mastering one word each day.
Pre Election Daze as Candidates Prepare for Races
Local political scene buzzes with candidates readying campaigns for major roles. The piece notes schedules, speeches, and public debate as parties finalize lists and voters await weeks of statements and rhetoric from hopeful leaders.
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Lufburrow
Mrs Flora Myers Named Secretary of Loudoun Agriculture Association
Leesburg Va June 30 Mrs Flora G Myers of Leesburg selected to succeed A di Zerega Jr as secretary of the Loudoun Agriculture Conservation Association She has served as an assistant in the office for about a year and a half Assisting her will be Mrs Holmes Thomas of Round Hill
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Myers
A.A.A
Leesburg
Flora G. Myers
A. di Zerega, Jr
Loudoun Agriculture Conservation Association
Holmes Thomas
Round Hill
Martial camps in England bring tales of soldiers and innkeepers
HAL BOYLE reports from a U S camp in England where an innkeeper named Rob ert George Fox notes American soldiers today show greater education, politeness, and camaraderie with British troops than in 1918. He and Betti, another innkeeper, reflect on the officers' hospitality, vanity, and the shared war experience as crowds pass through en route to Normandy.
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Hal Boyle
England
Robert George Fox
U. S
Normandy
Betty
Betiss
Betty and a Captain at the Inn One Last Kiss
Betty recalls a young captain who doubted he would return from France. He asked for a goodbye kiss and wondered whether she would kiss him as a sweetheart or mother. She refuses to reveal which, saying to ask him instead and that she will never tell.
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United States
Betty
France
Middle East
Memory as a steadying force in life’s trials
Earl L. Douglass reflects on memory as a source of either pain or strength. A well used memory of a good conscience and brave deeds renews courage and calm. He recalls an old mason who recuts names in a cemetery to honor predecessors, urging gratitude and remembrance to combat life’s darkness.
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Earl L. Douglass
D. D
Pope
Banson Newspaper
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