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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1943
Page
4
The newspaper announces pricing and subscription details for the Freder ick MD edition dated Tuesday March 18 1943. It notes associated press rights and subscriber rates while addressing corrections and editor contact.
Advertising remains vital during the war as newspapers keep the public informed through news and editorials. Firms continue to advertise, proving it pays and helps readers save time and money by consulting ads amid rationing and shortages.
American armed forces select a three pound fishing kit as standard gear on all rubber lifeboats after months of study. The kit, waterproof and instructive, aims to secure fresh fish to stave hunger and thirst at sea. Inventive sailors improvised gear, from hats as nets to improvised spears, proving resilience in harsh conditions.
A compact note on English pronunciation and word growth. The piece highlights common mispronunciations like improvise and ajourr, notes accent rules, and introduces daily vocabulary targets. It cites farcical as an example, linking to whimsical interpretations amid a discussion of language history.
A Washington newspaper opinion argues the Senate must back a formal commitment to a new world organization with clearly defined obligations. It warns vague resolutions lack weight and urges coordination between the Senate and State Department to ensure a binding policy embraced by other nations.
Fifty years ago the Frederick female and Shookstown public schools received authorization for library purchases totaling 10009 dollars. The board also ordered the closure of all schools on the fifteenth of next month. President Joseph Felsen Hauer told the Board of Aldermen he would push an ordinance to tax telegraph and telephone poles within the corporate limits, referencing a recent similar tax.
A collage of quiz Q and A items including the largest pigeon flight from Pensacola to Fall River on 1,182 miles by pigeons Darby and Joseph, a bridge scoring rule for doubled contracts, a Noel Coward one man production In Which We Serve, a Potomac banks report by Lander Correspondent, a non stop Mississippi River swim record by John V Sigman of St Louis at 292 miles in 89 hours 48 minutes, and guidance on War Savings Bond loss claims with Treasury duplicate issue.
Twenty years ago notes from The News Columns dated March 1922 describe plans for a reinforced steel bridge over the Catonolin creeks near Middletown. City Engineer Crum submitted a preliminary report on a storage room at F. Creek. A $60,900 bond issue was proposed. county roads supervisors for five districts were announced, including Emmitsburg, Catoctin, Hauvers, Jackson, and Tuscarbra.
The piece discusses garden work and old traditions amid wartime shortages. It references Dehydration in 1943 increasing demand for vegetables and military use of preserved produce, mentioning S.A Lufburrow and a wartime context with plants, gear, and community effort.
MacArthur’s communique notes growing Japanese air and sea power west of New Guinea. Japan may attempt a diversion invasion of Northwestern Australia, aiming to force Allied force shifts while Northeastern New Guinea garrisons strain for supplies. Allied air and sea superiority underpins confidence after the Bismarck Sea battle.
A reflection on Pilate’s crowd choosing Barabbas over Christ. The sermon warns that choosing selfishness, revenge, or passion mirrors Barabbas, crucifying Christ in effect. It contrasts the beastly lure of Barabbas with Christ’s call to self control and forgiveness, urging conscience to resist rash judgments.
A compact quotation treasures Romans 1 22 and Voltaire reflecting on wisdom and folly. The pair contrasts worldly intellect with folly, noting how professed wisdom can reveal ignorance. Used as a concise aphorism.
Food is becoming a major wartime industry with widespread pivots from traditional lines to food processing. Firms with no prior food ties are converting to dehydrated produce, canned goods, and packaging, aided by federal inspection and the demand surge. Mushroom tomatoes, dehydrated cranberries, dried eggs, and pectin production are noted as key shifts, with year round plant use and cross-commodity adaptability highlighted.
Property deeds record transfers between individuals and couples across the county with nominal sums. Equity cases include Margaret V Dinterman versus Ward M Dinterman for absolute divorce. Multiple age, address, and race notes appear for listed respondents and defendants.
Chief executives of 12 Midwestern states closed a daylong farm manpower and machinery conference with recommendations to aid farmers facing shortages. Key points include declaring agriculture an essential war industry, selective labor deferment, securing materials for fertilizer and machinery, releasing existing stock, and assessing area needs for 1944 to improve allocation of equipment and fertilizer supplies.
The report notes no precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 8 am today. March precipitation totals 2.65 inches, with normal March 3.48 inches and actual March 1942 at 3.00 inches. Deficiency in current year precipitation to March 1 is 2.03 inches. High from a year ago was 48, low last night 49, and moonrise set for 4.59 am with sunset at 7.18 pm.
The First Baptist church in Brunswick announced the annual training school starting last night. Evening classes run through Friday at 7 30 with sections for Juniors Intermediates Young People and Adults. C J L Russell directs with teachers including Clara Kelly Marian Carmack Emma Russell Lenwood Nuse Mary Roeswell Goldie Baker and Rev Leonard Carman.
Historical milestones span 1739 to 1967 including George Clymer and James Madison births, West Point founding in 1802, and first U.S. Education Commissioner Henry Barnard in 1967. Birth anniversaries cover Trita Van Doren, Elsie Janis, Maj. Gen. James E. Chaney, William B. Stout, and Archbishop Robert E. F. Lucey among others.
The column prints a prayer centered on finding one’s calling, urging alignment with divine will. It lists notable births: actor Conrad Nagel in Keokuk, Iowa. Joseph L. Werner in Washington born in Russia. Eric P. Kelly of Dartmouth born in Amesbury. A horoscope notes a good mind set toward lofty aims with faith, cautioning about risky partnerships.
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