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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1943
Page
4
The faded OCR shows a 1943 issue page from The News with subscription rates listed as 39 cents for a six month period and 1.25 for four months, along with notes about communications and editorial policy. The text references Frederich, Maryland, and a “SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1943” date, indicating a wartime newspaper row sold by mail.
A brief wartime prayer asking divine protection for soldiers on the field of Loamn. It asks God to grant brave hearts to fight, establish right, shield them with loving might, and bring them safely home.
A reflection on the Declaration of Independence and its enduring call for governments to derive power from the consent of the governed. The speaker argues victory should secure two outcomes: nations with consent-based governments and the global spread of such governance, ensuring freedom prosperity and peace for all.
The article notes that sustained Allied air raids on Germany and Italy have caused substantial damage with estimates of German production falling by 25 to 30 percent. It cites Rostock, Cologne, and Karlsruhe as examples of disrupted city services and delayed shipments, recounting civilian distress and rifts with authorities during the raids.
A reflective column mixes Independence Day memories with heatwave woes and small town life. It notes national vigilance, wartime sentiment, local civic items, and human moments including naturalization of 64 Camp Ritchie soldiers, taxiing chores, and a heat dulled by rain and fireflies. Mary Esther sign-off.
An instructional note highlights common errors in English usage and pronunciation. It urges concise phrasing for clarity, notes mispronunciations such as equine, and emphasizes proper spelling like sapphire. The piece introduces indolence as today’s word, defined as habitual idleness, with a quotation on a life of voluptuous indolence by Irving.
Fire alarm from a roof fire on Mr. John Keefer’s residence on East South Street. Damage estimated at 25 dollars, likely from children lighting crackers on the roof. Ex US consul Charles B Trail and family arrived after term end. Local youths returned from Black Rock in Zacharias’ bus. Rhodes Carbinating Company unveiled a decorated wagon driven by a Black uniformed driver. All Saints church kids plan a patriotic program and feast at 10 at their chapel on the Fourth.
Twenty years ago local items note M. J. Croghan as lessee of the Hotel Frederick on North Market Street planning extensive improvements. The column reports a heat wave with 95 degree temperatures and no rain, a fatal auto crash near Braddock Heights involving Maxwell Everhart as driver, and Miss Margaret Cromwell of Cumberland as major legatee in the will of Mrs. Ellen S. Welsh of Cumberland, who left an estate around 200000.
A July 3 Washington dispatch reports a House committee examining a 1943 proposal shows the President delayed approving a joint chiefs of staff plan to place military radio intelligence under Army and Navy control. The FCC head is cited as blocking or sidetracking, raising fears of bureaucratic delay and political influence hampering wartime security.
A set of trivia questions and answers covering the youngest US president Theodore Roosevelt at 42, the oldest William Henry Harrison at 68, the White House Dublin palace design link, a 1332 pound marlin caught in 1939, the South African social weaver bird housing project, and China with a temporary capital Chung King amid Japanese action.
Bruce Worthington of Baltimore described a new preservation method called the Snow White Process that claims to keep raw fruit and vegetables without cooking or cold storage and without airtight containers. He showed preserved apples, corn, beans, and potatoes, noting his company has used the formula for cider and beer for 63 years and will pack green corn in barrels this year.
Autoists have sent checks to the post office to pay for Federal tax stamps for their cars required after July 1. The office will not accept such payments, cash must be presented. Uncle Sam accepts checks for income taxes but will not risk a 35.00 auto tax sticker with a check.
A compact devotional item compares scripture and classical thought. It cites Matthew 14 30 about Peter drowning when frightened by wind and adds Cicero remark that courage and faith go hand in hand. The piece frames faith as remedy amid fear.
Washington June 3 wartime legal war declared by the US Justice Department against international cartels. Indictments target National Lead Company and DuPont for a world wide conspiracy with German British Italian and Japanese chemical companies to control titanium compounds used in paint. Assistant Attorney General Tom C Clark heads a new cartel division under Herbert A. Berman to prosecute postwar cartel activity under the Sherman Act.
Lisbon reports a violent air and naval battle off the Portugal coast last night. Fishermen watched three hours of fighting while searchlights swept the sky.
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