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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1942
Page
4
The issue is a wartime era newspaper front with policy notes and editor contact. It includes circulation audit bureau membership and Associated Press credits, urging real names for letters and promises corrections on written errors. It is dated Tuesday March 17, 1942.
The text notes that the Victoria Cross began around March 1 1857 to honor both officers and enlisted men for valor in the presence of the enemy. It contrasts with earlier practice and mirrors American honors from 1782 and 1862, including the Purple Heart and the Congressional Medal of Honor.
A reader urges preserving Jug Bridge as a historic landmark at its present site after its collapse. The writer argues for preserving its arches rather than modifying its weight and hopes the beauty and history remain visible from a new crossing. March 14.
A sentry notes many officers with up to four stars and asks to identify each rank. In another item the difference between a tin fish tin can and wash can in Navy parlance is teased. A MacArthur for President boom is cited and the question asks how many men with active service war records have been elected president since Washington.
A Manhattan blood donation drive brings crowds, doctors, and Red Cross nurses to screen donors. Volunteers give blood without charge as it is processed into a vital serum for wartime needs, destined for ships and mountains, valued over gold.
A compact page quotes Bible wisdom about measurement and a defiant line from Henry Fielding. The notes emphasize moral action and the clever rebuke of turning good deeds into ridicule.
Mr Clarence E Stoner of Johns ville inherits nearly $10 000 after years in Mexico and Los Angeles. A petition with over 500 signers asks Mayor and Aldermen to switch the electric schedule to full night operation. Charles Mehrling, butcher on West South street, suffers facial bruising after being thrown against a pen door. John Beale, son of Rev D J Beale of Frederick, joins the Maryland Dental College Stradualing class. Jesse Schell of West South street remains on the sick list.
A man surrendered at the courthouse to Deputy Sheriff Charles W. Smuuum claiming Chicago warrants. Lenten eggs price set at 22 to 25 cents a dozen with canned goods rising. The city slacker list is out from Third Corps Area headquarters with ten names. Frederick County delegation introduces a bill to authorize borrowing 230600 for school improvements.
Edson notes ongoing rivalries among air force leaders despite new theater commands and deputy chiefs, with Navy ascendancy seen by aviation enthusiasts. He recounts exchanges over SOS leadership, rubber shortages worries, and a humorous Hershey misperception, then closes with poems and anniversaries from the era.
A dated verse by N. A. Lufburrow reflects on warfare's changing outcomes. It argues that both victors and vanquished bear lasting troubles, and the notion of clear victory is questioned.
Fort George G Meade Md March 16 Madeleine Carroll declares she will devote a year to war work rather than acting. On a visit to the 116th Infantry adopted her as its sweetheart she said doctors advised either the movies or the war and she chose war service.
The article argues Hitler seeks final victory in Russia to maintain army prestige after defeats in the field. It predicts a late June start for a Nazi summer offensive in the north and south Ukraine, tied to weather, oil access, and possible Japanese actions toward Vladivostok. It notes a potential Nazi–Japanese corridor against Russia and warns Tokyo would delay major moves until Nazi gains appear likely.
A religious meditation urges self denial to find happiness and fellowship with the divine. It argues inner selfishness blocks spiritual depth, citing Thoreau and Christ statements about denying oneself. The piece stresses personal reform over blaming others, noting failures stem from inner life and spirit. A short county notice follows on monthly bids for Montevue jail supplies due to price uncertainty.
The piece questions Donald Nelson’s authority as production chief and argues the defense agency stance on suspending anti-trust prosecutions hampers war production. It cites Thurman Arnold and Supreme Court rulings, urges Congress to authorize clearances, and notes industry leaders like Gerard Swope facing legal battles during wartime.
Wheaton J. Lane profiles Cornelius Vanderbilt, a dominant shipping magnate and railroad financier, tracing his rise from Staten Island ferries to national power. The biography argues Vanderbilt blended brains and guile to outmaneuver rivals like Daniel Drew and Jim Fisk, shaping early American business.
A lesson fragment teaches usage and pronunciation notes for common misuses. It highlights tremulous as trembling and quivering with example phrase There was a tremulous movement of her lips and includes guidance on similar words and daily vocabulary growth.
Some year books remain available as earlier notices said supply was exhausted. Additional copies lay in the Jon Department and can be supplied to subscribers who missed out, while this lot lasts.
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