The News of Frederick Md July 12 1944 front masthead
The Frederick Md newspaper The News 4 Every Afternoon Except Sunday shows its July 12 1944 date in the masthead and notes subscription details and Associated Press affiliation. It lists office at Court Street and policies on letters and corrections with standard 1940s publication branding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Southern Ptg & Mfg. CO
KEWS
Pulding
Court St. Frederick
Fember Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Ted
Frederick
Bitter Fighting Ahead In Pacific and Europe Warned By Leaders
Admiral Nimitz and Navy Secretary Forrestal warn that future Pacific land battles will be brutal and costly as Japan fights to the end. Nimitz notes Saipan’s tough resistance and tests surface Navy assumptions. Somervell cites long road to Berlin, signaling hard continental fighting ahead. Civilians must support the war effort with full commitment.
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Japan
Nippon
Chester W. Nimitz
Navy
James V. Forrestal
Pacific
Forrestal
Nimitz
Saipan
Bougainville
Big
Brehon B. Somervell
Army
Berlin
Normandy
Allied air power disrupts German lines and transport in Europe
Reports from neutral listening posts indicate Nazi leaders privately acknowledge air superiority woes. Allied bombing hampers German transport behind lines, with night-only movement and heavy bombing of airfields. Luftwaffe overstretched. attempts to appease pilots amid worsening chaos. In Mexico, lava from Paricutín blocks routes to Parangaricutiro, stalling evacuation efforts as soldiers try to breach the lava wall.
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Berlin
Europe
Al-med
Luftwaffe
Goering
Uruapan
Mexico
Parictin Volcano
Roosevelt Fourth Term Support Sets Democratic Strategy
Washington dispatch notes a shift to an authentic draft for Roosevelt's fourth term renomination, with delegates pledged and the question framed as wartime continuity. The piece outlines how Democrats push to stay the course for peace and war aims, while Republicans may counter with cabinet continuity and foreign policy bets.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
Congress
Woodrow Wilson
Democratic Party
Dewey
Navy
Hull Forrestal
Stimson
Marshall
Arnold
Admiral King
Hannegan
Wallace
Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
Reached the Lord of Miracles Church in Lima
A fragment notes arrival at the Senor de los Milagros church, a structure originally built in 1618, highlighting its historic roots and cultural significance in the region.
Fifty Years Ago Local Items from Columins Of The News 1594
The column reports a Pennsylvania railroad car cleaner Philip Hanley confronted a sleeping tramp in a Fourth Street car and captured him. Miss Katie Grove was injured by a falling trough while harnessing a Texas pony. Market day had few wagons and scarce produce with beans and corn late and tomatoes behind time. Frederick city bonds worth 35000 were withdrawn after full sale. Can Makers beat South street baseball 20 to 16, Davis and Haber for Can Makers, Butcher and King for South street.
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Philip Hanley
Pennsylvania Railroad
Fourth Street
Katie Grove
William Grove
Frederick City
South Street
West South Street
Davis and Haber
Butcher and King
Opened city playgrounds and a scare by a buggy incident
Twenty years ago local items note four city playgrounds opened with daily attendance around 35 to 33. Charles W Wilhide of Middletown narrowly escaped injury after being knocked down by a car while alighting from Rural Carrier Edgar Young's buggy near the post office. Repaving of Patrick street sections with asphalt will follow Market street improvements by the State Roads Commission. About 60 Boy Scouts are expected to join a ten day summer camp near the Potomac river starting July 23, announced by Oscar E Grove who will lead the camp.
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Carroll Park
Ighe
Winchester Street
North Market Street
Charles W. Wilhide
Middletown
Edgar Young
Patrick Street
Market Street
State Roads Commission
Potomac River
Oscar E. Grove
Today In History and Birthdays Highlight Notable Figures
A crowded commemorative list marks anniversaries of Benjamin P. Shillaber Henry D Thoreau Nathan C Meeker and others with birth years and death dates. It also notes battles speeches and WPA era events along with birthdays of Claude Biach, Jean Hersholt Kirsten Flagstad and more.
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Benjamin P. Shillaber
Boston
Portsmouth
N. H
Henry D Thoreau
Walden
Concord
Mass
Nathan C. Meeker
Greely
Colo
Cleveland
Daniel R. Hill
York District
Sir William Osler
Bond Hill
Canada
George Eastman
Rochester
Waterville
N. Y
Fodas
Claude C .Biach Poz
Leaves From Notebook Of A Correspondent By HAL BOYLE
HAL Boyle recounts British forces on D-Day and the death of Navy Radioman John Murphy in Normandy. He traces Murphy from Sicily through the invasion, describing his bravery, radio duties, and final moments in a foxhole under heavy shelling. Murphy, from Kansas City, was remembered by comrades and a letter home mentioned his girl Dolly and his dad.
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Hal Boyle
St. Laurent-Sur-Mer
France
John Norbert Murphy
Myolder
John
Monica
Kansas City
Sicily
General Patton
Murphy
Lawrence Meredith
Oklahoma City
Meredith
George Clyburn
Conroe
Tex
George Lythgoe
Loogootee
Ind
James Fanto
Lowellville
Lythgoe
Dolly
Navy Beach
Fanto
Taylor
Navy
J. E. Howard
Edison Street
Houston
Mrs. Howard
LST
Strength For Today by Earl L Douglass D D A Right Sequence Necessary
The article discusses Jesus teachings on money, warning the love of money blocks heaven and urging priority of the Kingdom of God. It cites parables of the rich man and Zacchaeus to illustrate wealth’s danger, then urges placing spiritual aims first to ensure worldly matters fit rightly. It ends noting wartime household salvage needs.
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Earl L. Douglass
D. D
Jesus
Zacchaeus
God
Babson Newspaper
Lynch
Changes in planetary aspects shift musical to gentler pursuits
This day broadly influences reputation as planetary shifts temper irritability and steer tendencies toward art. The reading suggests a transformation of mood and focus if restraint holds. Individuals may find opportunities by cultivating calm and constructive creative outlets.
Normandy Front Hardened by Artillery and Plan to Expand
General Montgomery urged troops in France that the Normandy lodgment is firm and secure as the first invasion phase ends. He signaled a shift to broader offensive aims with deeper ports and a wider front, relying on massive field artillery and air power for future operations across the Cherbourg peninsula, Caen, and toward Paris, while signaling patience until lines are straightened from Seine to St Malo.
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Montgomery
France
Normandy
Lodgment
Mauntguinery
Cherbourg
Sem
Paris
Britain
Caen
Seine
Loire
Brittany
Seine Bay
Gulf of St. Malo
New Books In Artz Library Catalog
New Books In Artz Library feature Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon a tale of a 19th century English teacher in Bangkok and a king’s court. Also listed are Best Plays of 1899 1909 Burns Mantle a collection including Barbara Frietchie. The Christ of the American Road by Stanley Jones argues America’s historical and religious offering. A War Atlas for Americans, prepared with the Office of War Information, includes 84 maps and explanatory text on the war fronts and allied supply lines.
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Anna
Siam
Margaret Landon
Bangkok
Burns Mantle
Barbara Frietchie
Clyde Fitch
New York 1
Julia Marlowe
E Stanley Jones
America
Jones
Frederick
Office of War Information
Dorothy Dix Replies on Family Burdens and Mama's Boys
Advice column excerpts depict heartbroken son facing ungrateful sisters and a mother overburdened by her daughters. Dorothy Dix counsels self support, responsibility, and helping the mother, noting Mama's boys rarely change and highlighting practical options. Also covers wedding gifts after broken engagement with guidance from Emily Post.
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Mother
Introspective Word of the Day: inward looking and reflective
The entry defines introspective as seeing inwardly and given to self examination. It notes usage with example sentence about remaining silent and introspective. The piece also mentions common misspellings and pronunciation guidance for similar terms.
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