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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1944
Page
4
The newspaper page shows wartime period details and Associated Press policy. It notes circulation rates and payment terms with cents and dollars. It includes standard newspaper boilerplate on news accuracy and correction procedures and identifies the issue date as Monday March 6 1944.
Dr William E. Johnstone of Washington University foresees Japan surrender possibly late 1946 or early 1947, noting American Pacific successes and the shift in Japanese militarist thinking as the war winds down. He emphasizes impact of bombing and fleet support on morale and the potential shift toward negotiated peace.
The article discusses how soldiers adjust to military discipline, noting some resist the regulated life while others gain from obedience to orders. It argues discipline builds routine, initiative, and a sense of achievement, and concludes veterans will carry a new power and alert bearing home.
The piece argues the US finances are strong despite wartime strain. It cites 1944 tax receipts near 42 billion and a 58 billion borrowing need after 41 billion in taxes, highlighting savings from nonbank sources and noting revisions to the budget estimates from 1943 to 1944.
A 1994 note recalls a 1844 through 1944 era. A safety check of North Market Street School reveals serious concerns for student and teacher safety. A YMCA reception featured ice cream cake and speeches. Two young men tossed from a speeding horse near Montevue. one sprained ankle, a bruise on another. Bank deposits from Frederick’s five national banks show substantial figures for the quarter. Frederick is praised for available talent to form a top football team.
Local items from March 6 1974 include Paul Bernhardt visiting The News with a 23 cent German mark sum earned in Germany. a roadster collision near Cooksville killing one horse and injuring another. a committee to work with the Board of Education on revising curricula. Gaylord P Harnwell son of F W Harnwell earning a 700 fellowship from Haverford College for graduate study.
Today marks anniversaries of Henry Laurens, Gerrit Smith, Philip H. Sheridan, Ring Lardner, and others with births in Charleston Utica Albany Muscatine Niles and more. Also noted are historical milestones from 1820 Missouri Compromise to 1952 Lindbergh mediators and 1939 Valencia bombing. Birthdays celebrate Herbert Kaufman Homer Ferguson Charles Upham Sarah Wambaugh Judge Stephens and Solomon Huebner.
Elton C. Fay argues Allied sabotage behind German lines in Italy largely failed due to Italian apathy shaped by fascist rule. He cites examples from Yugoslavia Norway Denmark and occupied France and notes steps toward resistance while warning the southern Italian populace showed little organized opposition.
In this essay on growth through education and experience, Earl L Douglass argues that life moves forward not backward and that learning comes from books people and most of all experience. Each failure creates a new skill and each mistake a new insight as one sheds the past and seeks higher knowledge.
A fragment blends Isaiah 29 15 with a meditation on hidden deeds and accountability. It mentions Thomas A Cela of the University of Pennsylvania in finance and insurance, born Manitowoc Wisconsin sixty two years ago. A horoscope notes ambition, sensitive, determined, and somewhat aggressive traits with cautions about offending others.
Washington discusses who truly runs the government Congress or the President. The Barkley resignation and Daniels testimony show Congress flexing power, while reform proposals suggest a permanent executive staff to oversee bureaus. Critics warn of bureaucratic overreach and damaged checks and balances.
Worden reports on Ennylabegan and neighboring islets in Kwajalein Atoll after American bombardment. He notes ruined villages, mass burials of Japanese dead, an American cemetery with over 100 white crosses, wounded Marshallese, and modest island life adapting to military presence. Guard Robert Yarrington and lookout Leonard Carter are mentioned amid the calm of water points and a cool tower retreat.
A compact guide on commonly misused phrases and pronunciations. It covers correct forms like letter vs favor, proper pronunciation hints for Hellyhock, and common misspellings such as Holiday. It also repeats synonyms and presents a daily vocabulary approach using annihilate with a Bacon quote noting its meaning.
Dorothy Dix counsels boys facing nhiều girls in wartime dating pressure. The letter notes a war era male shortage leaves 58 boys to 238 girls, making self defense in romance a concern as girls pursue steadies. The advice compares female manipulation to male vulnerability in social traps.
A wartime era column urges caution against booby traps and dangerous social traps. It teaches girls to refuse pressure from suitors, warns of hidden TNT in everyday items, and promotes prudence, mercy, and responsibility in love while offering Dorothy Dix style advice on widows and family infidelity.
The thoughtful person merits praise for kind, decent ways and is thanked for honesty. Those who parade self conceit show folly. Perfection is absent and those who claim it lack honest purpose. The honest person admits error and demonstrates humility, presented by N A Lufburrow.
The Situation describes a woman living with her son and daughter in law hosting young friends. The right approach is to make plans for the evening, such as going to a movie with a friend, rather than isolating oneself. The suggestion warns against martyrlike responses that imply blame or resentment.
The report shows 24 hour precipitation trace ending 8 am. March precipitation to date is 0.97 inch. March normal is 3.48 inches with 1943 March at 4.17 inches. Deficiency in 1944 precipitation to March 1 is 0.33 inch. Yesterday's high was 37, low last night 0. Moon and sun times listed for today and tomorrow.
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