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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1944
Page
4
The newspaper announces exclusive rights to publish all news and corrections. The editor promises prompt correction of any erroneous reflection upon persons or entities. It is entered at the DOJ office in Frederick Maryland as second class matter on Tuesday June 20, 1944.
The Navy reports 18 Japanese ships sunk in the Pacific, boosting this month’s total to 63 with an average two ships per day. Losses include ten cargo ships, seven transports, and a tanker. Credit cited to Vice Admiral Lockwood’s secret experiments, earning him the Legion of Merit. Roosevelt says Japan can be brought to unconditional surrender faster than thought.
Descriptions of obstacles faced by Allied landing forces on the French coast reveal fortifications on high bluffs, barbed wire entanglements, buried mines, machine gun positions, and beach obstructions. The piece credits indomitable American courage and the Navy and air forces for smashing enemy positions enabling a remarkable assault.
Congress moved with unusual speed to reduce the cabaret tax from 30 percent to 20 percent and sent the bill to the President. The rise of the tax had slashed entertainment trade, causing closures and layoffs nationwide. The episode suggests a moral about taxing too much and the government’s revenue not matching the burden.
The radio today supplies a helpful substitute for eyes and brings facts and information on the war and nation. Radios speed news tenfold and supplement printed details with quick transmission. A note of thanks to the systems and those who provide timely information by newspaper and radio.
Washington dispatch notes 1919 Wilson Denver address warned of future warfare dangers including self-guided projectiles and deadly gases. It discusses public knowledge of arms, then shifts to postwar fears as B-29s and bomber potential arise, stressing need for universal defense and rapid adoption of new tech.
Fifty years ago items note college closing exercises at Frederick College with awards to Albert V Lampe and A R McCuilkin DeGrange, Maysilles gave stereopticon views, John Francis Smith delivered valedictory at Georgetown, William Thomas Hayden also a graduate, a locust tree was struck by lightning near New Market injuring a woman, and Carl Fleischman and Frank Freed found a ten and half pound carp in O Leary meadow pond.
Weather in Frederick hit 95 degrees by 2 pm with predictions of 100. Frederick High School graduated 113 students at the City Opera House with Stuart S. Janney as speaker. Mrs. Albert Condon returned from Philadelphia where daughter Mary Wilson Condon earned a degree at Drexel Institute. Point of Rocks typhoid measures under authority now under control after last month’s flood. Dr Kefauver, health officer, certified.
Key historical births and deaths listed with dates and places. Notable entries include James Mott abolitionist born New York, died 1868. Daniel McCook born Canonsburg Pa, died 1883. Jesse L. Reno born Wheeling W V, died 1862. John Tyler Morgan born Athens Tenn, died 1907. Alexander Winton born Scotland, died 1932. and various milestones from 1782 to 1953. Also birthdays of Admiral Ingersoll, Errol Flynn, and Lillian Hellman. Horoscope notes caution on plans and urge steady resolve.
British port scene June 16 describes actress Gertrude Lawrence visiting her husband Lt Cmdr Richard Aldrich at an invasion port before D Day and entertaining troops. Other notes praise a battleship and highlight unsung hero Lt W W Royson who kept communications alive under shelling. News from home remains scarce.
A short English lesson highlights common usage errors and pronunciation notes. The piece promotes expanding vocabulary by mastering one word daily, focusing today on protract meaning to draw out in time and citing an example of an unusually lengthened performance.
A brief moral note cites I Thessalonians 5 22 urging abstinence from every appearance of evil and contrasts with Ovid warning that signaling danger grows too late once habit forms. The compact exhortation echoes early 20th century religious editorials.
Edmund T. Allen known as Eddie Allen, Boeing flight tests director, led the push to design and field the B 29 Superfortress. He flew the first experimental B 29 in 1941 and died in a later test when an engine overheated and the plane burned near Seattle. Allen championed wind tunnel and model testing to shift aviation design from trial and error to science, overseeing early B 29 production and addressing numerous technical challenges along the eight year, now three year, development path.
Dorothy Dix advises harried mothers to channel child energy into shared household tasks. By dividing chores among sons and daughters, families can prevent boredom, reduce stress, and foster cooperation during vacation. Strong emphasis on practical domestic teamwork.
A city man buys land and a cow learns the folly of denying life’s daily blessings. The piece argues that using life’s gifts fully deepens future provision and spiritual bounty, urging balanced, appreciative living.
A parenting note explains that a child learns to stand and shout for母 or mother. It advises not rushing to them when they call. Instead, guide the child to come to you, fostering consideration for others and grownups.
The report records 0.41 inch of precipitation in the last 24 hours with June total at 1.01 inches. Yesterday’s high reached 93, matching last year’s high. low last night was 62, two degrees above the prior year. Sunset 8:40 p.m., sunrise 3:44 a.m., moonrise 6:37 a.m., moonset 9:35 p.m. An editorial note urges channeling child power toward productive ends and warns against mischief. The Gel! Syndicate, Inc.
In Normandy and on Saipan American forces push forward amid heavy German counterattacks. Hitler faces a crucial decision on whether to reinforce Cherbourg or abandon the port, with evidence suggesting Cherbourg’s capture may be imminent and Nazi defenses stretched. The piece notes German supply strain and Allied air pounding impacting movement. The closing anecdote recalls 15th century Italian lore about women sleeping by day and wandering by night seeking moonlit beauty.
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