Fredericksburg News in 1943 Tribune Notes Corrections Policy
A damaged 1943 Fredericksburg news note from the Associated Press states that republication rights are reserved and requests readers to send corrections with real names. It clarifies that opinions require author names and that the paper will publish corrections upon editor notification.
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Amber
Associated Press
Associates Press
Reeves
Atherwiet
Focal News
Hope for Victory in War Time Predictions and Realities
The piece surveys wartime optimism about victory by 1943, noting Admiral Halsey’s New Year forecast and mass expectations. It weighs strategic limits, Pacific fronts from Guadalcanal to Lae, and the improbability of a quick Japanese conquest, stressing the need for a feasible plan and cooperative Allied efforts.
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William S Halsey
Admiral Halsey
Down Under
Australia
Guadalcanal
New Guinea
Timor
Amboina
Lae
Rabaul
Munda
Bismarck Sea
Japan
U.S. Pacific
Admiral Massey
Tokyo
Jeane
Solomon Islands
Solomons
Nippon
Chiang Kai-shek
Chungking
Burma
Reminiscent Word Study and Pronunciation Notes
A compact guide on everyday vocabulary usage and pronunciation. It highlights common errors such as arose versus rose, mispronunciation of ingenuity, and spelling variants like haloHallo hallow. The piece aims to enrich vocabulary by mastering one word daily, using reminiscence as the example.
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John
Desert Victory film hailed as best war picture by Churchill
Four photographers died during filming of Desert Victory which follows Rommel’s 1,200 mile pursuit in North Africa. Lt Col David MacDonald heads the British Army Film Unit guiding Washington distribution via 20th Century Fox. The hour long documentary captures eight weeks of desert fighting with stark frontline imagery and personal recollections from the crew.
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Peter Edsonsington
Evan
Rommel
Egypt
Africa
Tunisia
Churchill
Roosevelt
Gue Mans
Canmere
Bris
Washington
20Th Century-Fox
David MacDonald
Brit+fish Army
Hollywood
London
British Isles
MacDonald
Montgomery
Eighth
Kung
North Africa
Not A False Alarm But A False Start
San Jose Calif March 87 a fire station doors burst open as a gleaming engine roared out with sirens, passers by stopped and motorists pulled over. The fire truck sputtered to a halt it was out of gas.
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San Jose
Calif
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The Columns
Fifty years ago local items note a Democratic County Central Committee meeting called by Col. L Victor Baughman to pick applicants for county post offices. A large turnout at Junior Hall heard reports on drafting a state firemen association constitution by committees, with proposals read and adopted. Youth collect Columbian postage stamps with dealer prizes offered. Chimes for Evangelical Reformed church unlikely to be ready by Easter Monday. Os Baker Foot of Lynchburg, Virginia visits friends and relatives in the city.
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Democratic County Central
Evangelical Reformed Church
OG. Baker Foot
Lynchbure
Local Hems From The News March 27 1923
Frederick authorities warned to search for a banat who robbed the Roulette Knitting Mills paymaster at Hagerstown and escaped with 5800 MESSA. DEWALT WILLARD, John Wood, Charles Trail, and Elmer Birely are noted. Ladiesburg fisherman reported a string of fish from Little Pipe Creek. Washington state policemen injured in a mysterious motorcycle accident near Horsey’s distillery road.
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Horsey's Distillery
Today In History and Birthdays Highlight Notable Figures
Highlights include Jane Colden born 1724 as a pioneering botanist in the New World, Virginia L. Minor a St. Louis suffragist born 1894, Genevieve Ward a noted stage actress, Elijah McCoy an inventor in machine lubrication, Adolphus Greely a famous Arctic explorer, and Gen. Jacksons era events. Also noted are Senate actions, long distance telephony, and the Vinson Bill. Staff Sgt Lloyd Grabill returns from furlough to Camp Davis after duty with the Air Corps.
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Jane Colden
New World
New York
Virginia L. Minor
St. Louis
Goochland Co. Va
Genevieve Ward
London
Elijah McCoy
Detroit
Canada
Adolphus W. Greely
Signal Corps
Newburyport
Mass
Senate
Gen. Jackson
Horseshoe Bend
New York City
Boston
Gen. Pershing
France
Wet —Pierden
Vinson
U. S Supreme Court
Ruthanna Simms
cAlpuquerane
N.om
Cleveland
Azo Bat
April previews and war news dot Maryland town
A long column notes April’s arrival with birds and warming skies as county men enter armed service. Red Cross blood drives, nurse training, and civilian defense work surge amid war shortages. Local officials report taxes paid, a temporary Monocacy bridge guard cast, and plans for restaurant inspections. Community events include lectures, concerts, and war bond purchases as Lent nears Easter.
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Maryland
Civil Air Patrol
Mary Esther
Bible Thought on Strength and Reward
A short biblical reflection notes that strength sustains hands in labor and promises reward for work. It also quotes a aphorism about the sweetness of labor’s fruit, attributed to a distant source.
Civilian supply reform urged in wartime Washington
President Roosevelt backs Chester Davis as Food Administrator as Congress debates a civilian supply agency to coordinate civilian needs across agri culture manpower and transport. Joseph L. Weiner, head of the Civilian Supply Bureau, warns current WPB structure cannot adequately represent civilians amid bureaucratic fragmentation and shortages.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Chester Davis
Malorey
Connecticut
Taft
Ohio
Weiner
Office of Civilian Supply
War Production Board
Yill
Ne Office of
Civilian Supply
Lend-Lease Administration
Board of Economic Warfare
Odds And Ends War Effort Self Check And Local Issues
Charles I Moylan of Baltimore has prepared an 8 question self analysis to grade civilian war effort with 8 point values totaling 100. Emory Post No 8 American Legion printed the leaflet for readers to score themselves and ask Are you satisfied with your score. Zeigler proposes repealing school vaccination laws drawing wide reaction and debate in Maryland. He predicts time will prove the law useful and fears repeal would be dangerous. Zeigler supports daylight saving time history and opposes year round war time. A wild duck in the attic near Creagerstown sees a duck fly between windows after entering a chimney flue. A man releases it and it heads south. Brunswick yard reports scattered hundreds of pounds of green coffee amid rationing and scarcity.
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Charles I. Moylan
Baltimore
Frederick Countian
Emory Post
American Legion
Moylan
Harry W. Zeigler
Hagerstown
Frederick
House of Delegates
Washington County
Baltimore Sun
Vulthough
Zeigler
Creagerstown
Richard C. Thompson
Brunswick
Large amount of green coffee strewn in freight yard
It was learned that a large amount of green coffee, perhaps 800 pounds, has been strown for weeks in the westbound freight classification yard. Bags packed for shipment likely ripped, spilling the coffee along the tracks.
Strength For Today: On Throwing Life Away
Earl L. Douglass cites Plutarch to argue life gains beauty when spread outward through noble deeds. Selfish living folds the person like a closed carpet, obscuring potential. Great lives arise from sacrificing for others, as Socrates, St. Paul, and others did, embracing God’s calling over self.
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Plutarch
Themistocles
Socrates
St. Paul
Francis I of
Assisi
Bernard of
Babson Newspaper
Weather Report Summary For March Precipitation And Temps
The report covers 24 hour precipitation ending 8 am today with March to date at 4.05 inches and a deficit of 2.03 inches versus 1943. Normal March precipitation is 3.18 inches. Yesterday's high reached 71 with last night at 46. values compare to 60 and 25 a year ago respectively. Sunset 7.28 pm, sunrise 7.03 am, moonrise 1.39 am and moonset 11.50 am tomorrow.
Stalin’s titles and wartime roles listed in Q and A
A compendium of Q and A items notes Joseph Stalin as chairman of the Council of People's Commissars and head of the State Committee for Defense. It lists him as premier and commander in chief, with additional roles as deputy to the Supreme Soviet and general secretary of the Communist Party. It also includes a 48 hour week query and answers on war bonds, pinochle melds, and monastic heads.
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Joseph Stalin
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Council of People’s Commissars
State Committee For Defense
Supreme Soviet
U. S
S. R
Communist Party of the
Reflective Note On War and Hitler’s Rise
N. A. Lufburrow laments recurring distress and hateful actions, argues none should tolerate tyranny, and calls for decisive action against Hitler to prevent future harm. He urges removal or defeat of such figures to deter future woes and protect peace.
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Land
Hitler
N. A. Lufburrow
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