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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1944
Page
4
Reading from July 28 1944 this item states no anonymous comments will be published and any erroneous reflections on a person or corporation will be corrected upon report to the editor. It notes Freder ic k Maryland postal entry and second class matter designation.
The Koiso cabinet pledges that Japan's general and East Asia policy will stay unchanged. Allies will push to crush militarism and aggression. Gen. Hideki Tojo is removed from command and placed on the army retired list, signaling drastic postwar reorganization.
The text argues that executing dissenting officers signals deep German trouble. It suggests ordinary soldiers may desert or surrender if given opportunity, while cautioning against relaxing wartime pressure and urging stronger Allied action despite signs of Nazi weakness.
Russia plans reconversion trains to supply urban power from mobile eight-car units. Each train outputs 5,000 kilowatts with a 640-ton steam turbine car driving a generator and a boiler providing steam at 3,000 rpm. Trains would follow armies to deliver rapid electric power for military and civilian needs, later removable for permanent stations or emergency use. Angela Sappington remains hospitalized at City Hospital with unchanged condition.
Quentin Reynolds uses a baseball slogan at the Democratic national convention to discuss campaign tactics and wartime leadership. Voters debate pitcher changes, eight years of presidency, and Roosevelt's role with Britain in global strategy, while censorship keeps details from the public.
A compact quotation column presents Proverbial advice about the path of the just as a shining light and a Cicero line asserting justice is sought for its own sake without reward. The pairing contrasts biblical wisdom with ancient rhetoric.
Fifty years ago items report a buggy overturn near Frederick injuring several riders. Frederick jurors for August term named. Emma Clemm's pocketbook snatched on a Baltimore street. thief arrested. Frederick Bicycle Club plans a ride to Pen Mar. Camp Lookout visitors include Perry McCleery Walter Rice and others.
A bondsman whose client skipped 2000 bail kissed Sheriff Albaugh and hugged Deputy Wertenbaker. Bustleton Automobile Club members reached Frederick on their 15th annual vacation trip lodging at the Francis Scott Key hotel. H Dorsey Etchison spoke on Historic Frederick. A state policeman was fined 3 dollars for reckless driving and will appeal after an accident at Bentz and Second streets. Lawyers and doctors exhibition game lineups announced for McCurdy Field with E P Thomas and J A Long as doctors pitchers and McSherry Bowers and Haller for the lawyers.
Today in history lists notable births and deaths from 1751 to 1981 including Joseph Habersham James Bayard Ormsby Mitchel Edward Cope Mary Anderson and others. It notes George Somers 1609 11th Amendment 1868 and notable figures such as Roosevelt Tarant Reynolds Brown Vallee Williams Adair Ross and more. A horoscope commentary and Miss Margaret L. Baugher update conclude the item.
Allied air-tank operations push across German lines around St Lo and Countances, with German retreat from the Cherbourg peninsula in progress. Soviet progress on the Vistula raises potential for a broader push toward Warsaw as German defenses buckle.
Court notices show Joseph Richard Jones aged 22 of 132 West Fifth street Frederick and Pauline Frances Wiles aged 18 of 242 West Fifth street Frederick securing a marriage license. Property deeds list Claude Lutman Brunswick town clerk treasurer and Leo F Steiner county treasurer transferring parcels to Wade R Hawes and wife with stated sums.
A compact note on practicing English usage and vocabulary. It highlights mispronunciations and common misspellings, urges daily word mastery, and showcases the word nomadic with an example of wandering life.
A poem on self-respect precedes news that New York Yankees catcher Hemsley has been drafted. The St. Louis draft board notified Hemsley in early August, classifying him 1-A after a recent physical. He is 37 and was set to be inducted August 8 in Rolla Missouri.
Albany reports on the Dewey speech drafting process for his campaign. A core team includes Evatt Bell Hagerty James Hagerty Paul Lockwood John Burton Charles Breitel and Hickman Powell with later input from George Medalie Roger Straus John Foster Bulles and Herbert Brownell. Mrs Dewey reviews drafts and final edits are made in seclusion with Dewey dictating or writing longhand and shaping rhythm for delivery. The piece also notes a final review in Chicago before the speech is delivered.
Russia issued a five stamp set marking the 25th anniversary of the Young Communist League. It features scenes from the Eastern front including an anti aircraft gun download, a tank advance, a bayoneting infantryman and a pursuing cavalryman. Re issues from the 1942 Heroes set and a Rimsky Korsakoff issue are noted, plus a French stamp aiding orphans and inflation driving stamp money use in Rome Japan.
Lt. John Robert Kennedy son of Mr and Mrs Francis L Kennedy of 219 East Church Street has been notified that he has been awarded the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster at an Eighth Air Force base in England. The B 24 Liberator pilot flew his first mission over Germany on June 13.
Washington reports continued point values for all rationed meats and dairy until at least August 13. The War Food Administration had ordered removal of most beef steaks and roasts from rationing by August 1, but the Office of Price Administration postponed the change. Also notes Pvt Maurice Trittippe, son of William M. Trittippe, wounded in France and recovering.
An essay argues that power reveals character flaws. Saul, Israel's king, started as a strong military leader but displayed defects under kingship, showing a spiraling path to failure. The piece contrasts humble virtue with authority and ends noting a large Chicago daily double payoff of $1,043.
A Dorothy Dix column presents three letters about in law tensions and wartime finances. A wife confronts alienation from her mother in law and fears her husband’s anger, a soldier’s wife seeks budget help, and a young lover considers addressing overseas correspondence. The advisor stresses respect for the mother and self-reliance.
A guide contrasts two approaches to paying for drinks. The wrong way is to protest and push money to your friend when you should pay. The right way is to accept graciously and offer to pay for future drinks with a firm reminder.
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