Advertisement notice on rates and editor contact in Frederica
A 1942 publication fragment announces a commercial notice from Amecasce Eweept Ad GRAFTG and Md at Te EWS Newe-Pest Te EWS Frederica Md. It lists subscription rates and warns against erroneous remarks about any person, firm, or corporation. The item appears as a courtly formatted newspaper snippet dated Saturday July 28, 1942.
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Amecasce Eweept
Ad Graftg
MD. CO
Te Ews
Newe-Pest
Eilding
Court St. Frederica
Frederice
Cines
Moscow pleads for west to open front as USSR braces for war
Moscow urges Great Britain and the United States to open a new front to relieve Soviet forces as Nazi pressure grows. The article notes shifting official optimism, the strategic value of Russia's vast terrain, and the urgent need for large military aid to prevent isolation or defeat. It highlights the high stakes of a prolonged war decided on the Russian plains and the necessity of western action.
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Germany
Moscow
Second Front
Great Britain
United States
von Bock
Russia
Hitler
Stalin
United Nations
Fats And Metal Drive Urges Scrap For War Needs
A wartime appeal urges households to salvage fats and scrap metal to supply raw materials for military production. Officials estimate rubber shortages loom 500000 tons unless new supplies arrive, and fats will be bought at four cents per pound. Meat markets and gas stations act as collection points as the nation speeds toward critical industrial output.
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United Nations
Unauthorized strikes threaten wartime industry
Washington reports an epidemic of work stoppages as unions pledge no strike yet leaders deny ordering actions. Officials urge a return to work while questioning penalties for violators. Noted unauthorized strikes hit New England chemical plants, Pennsylvanian truckers, and Curtiss-Wright propeller ops, prompting broad concern over wartime policy and labor leadership.
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Washington
National War Labor Board
Donald Ebay
A. F. of L
Pittsburgh
William J. Kelly
National Union of Carpenters
Roosevelt
New England
Pennsylvania
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Pearl Harbor
CIO
War Labor Board
Drawing of Jurors For The August Term Of Court
The August term jurors for Frederick district were Edward B Murray W T Besant Alonzo Ely G B Philpot Carlton L Stull Oliver B Drill Thomas E Pope David Wertheimer. A Frederick bicycle club placed fourth in the Maryland division parade led by Capt BleDaniel. A lawn party at L E Mullinix East Third street featured juvenile games. A brilliant display of northern lights lit the sky Saturday night from east to west with white light and pale red tinge. Mr James Mull of West Patrick street owns a date war relic sword bayonet numbered 1740 from the Mississippi Rifles.
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Frederick District
Edward B Murray
W. T. Besant
Alonzo Ely
G B. Philpot
Carlton L. Stull
Oliver B. Drill
Thomas E. Pope
David Wertheimer
Washington
Frederick
Maryland
BleDaniel
L. E Mullinix
East Third Street
James Mull
West Patrick Street
Mississippi Rifles
Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The News Column July 18 1922
Frederick City Hospital additions expand space and upgrade facilities with a brick porch replacing the old wooden entrance. Weather records note heavy rain and ongoing thunderstorms across 19 days, totaling over five inches. Hood College campus buzzes with new dining residence hall and Brodbeck Hall extension. Frederick Kiwanis beat Hag60 Club 13 to 10 on Kiwanis Day, followed by dinner at Wayside Inn. team lineups included Dr E P Thomas pitching Roscoe Bavads and others across infield and outfield positions.
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Frederick City Hospital
Hood College
Thomas
Newman
Etchison
Rosenstock
Gibson
Knock
Haka
Man About Manhattan: Bridge Hands Halt Broadway Fun
New York July 18 feature notes Broadway’s bridge hands once a staple in playbills for new shows and revues. Authors and fans mourn their disappearance as readers recall finesses and scorched earth tactics that dominated the era. A correction follows on birettas and cardinals, clarifying church headwear practices.
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George Tucker
New York
Broadway
Trey
Saturday Chat on Fashion Heat Sparks Society Night
The piece notes men resisting coats in sultry weather at Washington social events on Shoreham Terrace, with generals and admirals in informal dress. Lily Paredes, the Watergate concert star, performs aboard the National Symphony Orchestra boat to a large crowd. Other items cover war effort, blackout success, arrests, political filings, local meetings, and community notices.
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Frederick
Washington
Shoreham Terrace
Capitol Society
Vandenburg
Watergate
National Symphony Orchestra
Kostelanetz
Marshall
U.S Army
Tom Connally
Paul McNutt
Lily
Blue
Tare
Army
Marine Corps
Gaither P Warfield
Red Cross
Bible Thought on Justice and Courage
A brief reflective note cites Exodus 23 7 about avoiding false matters and not slaying the innocent, paired with a Latin line from Statius condemning flattering counsel and cowardice as wickedness. The fragment blends scriptural and classical voices on virtue and judgment.
Civilian Service Corps earns respect through reform
Washington reports that the Office of Civilian Defense reshaped the old Division of Voluntary Participation into the Civilian Service Corps CSC, selecting volunteers from mobilization cards, assigning them to specific jobs, requiring orders obedience and oaths, and coordinating with OPA ODT and salvage groups to perform concrete tasks while shedding boondoggle stigma.
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Mr. Daniels
Sucker
Office of Civilian Defense
Civilian Service Corps
Bans Boondoggling
OCC
Jonathan Daniels
Ice
U. S
John Next
OCD
Office of Price Administration
Office of Defense Transportation
War Production Board
Schenectady
ODT
CSC
OPA
Service Corps
Defense Corps
Tiffany
Odds And Ends Show Naval Ensigns Amid War News
The Baltimore Sun notes exceptions to flag rules during engagements including ships at sea and forts, while a Carlisle letter advocates Open Punctuation to save typewriter wear, potentially saving millions. Local items tell of Lt. John T. Quynn at Fort Benning and R. Pay Smith’s 1908 Frederick start and 1915 marriage at 120 West Third Street.
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Baltimore Sun
War Department
National Capital
Washington
Francis Scott Key
Mt. Olivet
Carlisle
News-Post
Doris M. Ifert
Hitler
John T. Quynn
John W. Quynn
Rosement Avenue
Fort Benning
Camp Wheeler
John T. King, II
John T. King
Baltimore
Frederick
Sam
Smith
R. Pay Smith
Potomac Edison Company
Harry C. Smith
West Third Street
James M. Smith
Woodsboro
Smith family moves and property sale in Frederick
A historical Frederick note traces a Smith family move in 1922 to Hagerstown, and the subsequent sale of the home to another Smith family member Mrs George FE Smith, with no claimed blood relation among the Smiths. The piece includes reader notes from Baltimore and a Roscoe, Pa., column excerpt reflecting on Frederick’s history.
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Hagerstown
Frederick
Smith S
Smiths
George FE Smith
Barbara Fritchies
Roscoe Leader
Roscoe, Pa
Barbara
Barbara Fritchie Remembered in Frederick Folklore
A fragment from a Frederick Maryland scene recalls Barbara Fritchie as a local symbol amid town life. Residents debate her memory while travelers along Old National Road Route 40 seek the famous cottage and Whittier’s poem’s echo endures in casual talk.
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Barbara Fritchie
Frederick
Whittier
Stonewall Jackson
Barbara
Court News and Local Crimes From Brunswick Area
Court records show Arlo Cecil Haines and wife deeded property to Charles M. Cannon and wife for 19 dollars. An equity case involves muse O and Dalai in a partial divorce bill of complaint. A theft case reports James Leroy Dintermen of Brunswick jailed Friday night for bicycle theft and held for inquiry. John Everhart of Brunswick was convicted by Magistrate Alfred R Jones on drunk and trespass charges, receiving 10 days on each, starting Friday. Norway’s 1941 hay crop reached 70 percent of normal.
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Arlo Cecil Haines
Charles M. Cannon
Muse O
Dalai
We Painter
James Leroy Dintermen
Brunswick
John Everhart
Alfred R Jones
Uncertain War Smears Japan Through Wartime Rhetoric
A letter signed N. A. Lufburrow laments wartime Japanese conduct, predicting eventual Japanese decline. It asserts distrust of Japan’s willpower and declares optimism that Japan’s fortune will end, warning leaders and the nation. The piece reflects domestic morale boosting and hostile sentiment typical of wartime editorials.
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USA
Japan
N. A. Lufburrow
Montgomery Democrat Nominates Candidate for County Commissioner
Rockville July 18 Lacy I Shaw of Montgomery County has filed with the supervisors of elections at Rockville a certificate of his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for county commissioner from the fifth commissioner district. Incumbent Commissioner Odorian W Robey will not seek re election. Oil seepages are found in several Chinese provinces but examination shows underground reserves are small.
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Rockville
Lacy I Shaw
Montgomery County
Montgomery
Odorian W Robey
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American Magnesium Corporation
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W. H. B Anders
Culler
Minna
Braddock Heights
Charles F. Troxell
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Henry B Simpson
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H. Hortian
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