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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1943
Page
4
The clipping shows an Associated Press masthead with misspelled word fragments and garbled lines. It includes a statement about the AP being exclusive and crediting material, plus postal details and a Fredericksburg Maryland posting date line likely from a July issue, with uneven type and illegible portions.
Summer travelers face risks beyond heat and traffic. Poison ivy threatens skin and is hard to remove, so prevention is urged. Tick exposure can cause fever and rashes with serious symptoms. Red Cross cautions vacationers to avoid infested areas and to self check after outdoor activity.
The article argues wealth is not needed for happiness, highlighting health, friendships, hobbies, and study as key sources. It notes wealthy individuals find happiness in service to humanity, while a modest life can yield greater contentment through generosity and personal passions.
Opinion warns future VPs against executive office ties to a president. It argues Wallace’s acceptance eroded independence, cites constitutional separation of powers, and urges retreat from cabinet meetings. It notes presidential authority limits over Congress and urges dignity for the vice presidency.
Fifty years ago items report John Younkins a basket maker in Brunswick selling baskets and carrying $165 when robbed by three men. A freight train derailment near Point of Rocks endangered track laborers. Executors of J M Bryan sold Jones mill property on Linganore Creek for $2950 to Miss Elizabeth Cross Baltimore. Two hundred forty people left the city for Harmony Grove Lutheran picnic. A partial electric railroad contract to Simons and Halskey Germany for Middletown project valued around $21000.
Readable excerpts note an alarm plane over Frederick County during a summer morning. A movement to build a 4 Firemen's Hall in Branswick honors local WW II veterans. The Frederick County Free Library Association asks for a $400 appropriation via the city budget process, with future donations anticipated. James Carhros, a local restaurant proprietor, served in the Greek army and is expected back after the peace treaty.
The Carroll County Board of Education held a July session noting resignations of Leah Staken Anna Belle Qwens Ethele M Loy JC M Eiler Cora Holland Salome Somers Margaret Wharton Richard Williams Dorothy Lynam and Florence Brown. New appointments were approved including William Sawyer Jane Etzler Mildred Hoke Louise Fox Ruth Kimmey Elvie Bowman Martha DeVore The Schaeffer Mildred Slagle and Adion McLane. Miss Alma McCaffrey retirement was approved after forty three years in county schools and a series of scholarship awards were announced for students from Taneytown Uniontown Westminster Hampstead New Windsor Union Bridge Mt Airy and other communities.
Dr Corbet director of the Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of Maryland will speak at the Middletown Walter Grange meeting Thursday evening July 6 22 at 8 o clock at the home of D Homer Remsberg Middletown. The talk covers the Food and Feed Situation. Outdoor social activities and refreshments are planned. If weather prevents outdoor activities the meeting will be held at the Grange Hall at the scheduled time.
Murray C Bane sold the 28 acre LaForge home near Middleburg Carroll County to Mr and Mrs Howard L Baker of Keyser WV. They have taken possession of the property as new owners.
War briefing notes Porto Empedocle as the best southern Sicilian port enabling rapid Allied logistics. It would allow heavy equipment and artillery to reach inland battle zones, potentially reshaping the likely axis of a decisive interior fight and reducing coast defense by naval gunfire.
Carlo Scorza, new Fascist Party secretary, told Italian troops and civilians in a Rome radio broadcast that Italy's condition is very grave and that resistance to the Allied invasion must continue or face the most severe penalties. He argued neutrality is impossible and that Italy has fought the World War’s strongest fleet while the Allies gained the Mediterranean initiative.
The New Market Grange meeting on July 14, led by Worthy Master Bruce E Crum, featured a Juvenile literary program a Tom Thumb Wedding directed by matron Miss Courtney Murphy. Bridal party included Jane Crikenberger and Robert Crum with Virginia Mainhart Joyce Burais and others. next meeting slated for July 28.
In Nassau on July 18, the wealthy Sir Harry Oakes died. He was summoned from Leesburg by his sister Mrs Lincoln Paul Ellis. Oakes had last visited Leesburg in the spring and often spent time at Mrs Ellis' residence.
The 24 hour precipitation ends at 8 am shows none with July total at 0.6 inches for the period while normal July rainfall is 4.09 inches. Yesterday’s high reached 90, down from 97 a year ago. Low last night was 58, versus 72 a year ago. Sun sets at 8 35 pm, rises at 5 59 am. Moon rises 11 04 pm, moon set 6 36 am. Rivers Potomac and nearby streams show Potomac slightly cloudy and Knoxville and Cer esville clear.
Senator Josh Lee of Oklahoma, now on the Civil Aeronautics Board, returns from a 12,000 mile Central and South American flight to assess aviation needs. He cites the urgency of securing spare parts and equipment to keep Latin American airlines operating during and after the war, highlighting pilots like Peck Woodside and Sam Fawcett who build and run regional services and aircraft adapted for mountainous terrain.
Today in history lists events from 1185 Mordecai Noah to 1994 general strike in San Francisco area and 1810 King of Prussia policy. Birthdays include Paul McNutt and Merlin Hall Aylesworth among others. Horoscope cautions mood shifts and luck, urging inner stability.
Levi Fisher, 43, a Black man from Woodbine, was jailed in Howard County on assault and battery and disorderly conduct charges. State Trooper Frank Badger said Fisher attacked Hilda Myers, a Black woman of Mt Airy, with a broken bottle and stabbed her with an ice pick along Route 40 at Lisbon about 11 pm Saturday.
In a bright summer day many creatures intrude on homes from spiders and crickets to bees and gnats. The author, WN. A. Lufburrow, notes a seasonal battle to evict these illegal squatters with brushes and swatters, expecting summer to end with autumn.
Lesson on proper usage and pronunciation of common words. Highlights include listen to the rain, hearth pronunciation, and correct spellings alumnus alumna and alumni. Encourages daily vocabulary with the word obtrusive defined as impertinently thrusting. example quote on cultured people being unobtrusive.
Dr Thomas DMaster explains how chigger bites occur from eggs on ground and low plants. Tiny red larvae dig into skin causing intense itching. tight clothing worsens effect. Prevent with close cuffs and sulfur dusting. relief methods include soap and water baths, rubbing alcohol, boric acid ointment, or fumes from gasoline.
Bishop John Coleridge Patteson is honored as a martyr of the modern Church. The piece recalls his elite Eton cricket career, missionary work in the South Seas, and his death by arrows after natives captured slave traders. It notes his insistence on wholesome student banquets and lasting school tradition.
A reflective note on faith from a biblical quote and Lowell style thought. The speaker emphasizes seeking God to settle life’s cause, arguing true faith endures all conditions. The message links scripture to personal experience and the test of weathering trials with firm conviction.
The passage warns that larger bites can cause infection if scratched and emphasizes time and self-control to prevent injury. It advises wearing gloves between nails and skin to block entry for ugly infections, echoing a common saying that prevention is worth more than appearance.
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