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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1943
Page
4
The notice explains subscription rates and policy for The News Frederic Md, with Associated Press dispatch rights and correction policy. It emphasizes accuracy and the need for writer permissions, and mentions mailing details and post office entry as a second class mail Monday May 10, 1943.
The British war austerity drives through July 1940 push frugal living across England. Collars, ties, and white shirts vanish as the “is it necessary” slogan reshapes attire. Nails are reused, Brussels sprouts drop from menus, and frugality spreads to travel and hotel services.
A historical reflection notes how rationing and rising food costs shift public concern from insured property to national meat and milk supplies. It contrasts past rural losses with current droughts and farm fires, showing urban readers reassessing ownership as farm destruction reduces national food output and reverberates through daily meals.
The United States Treasury expresses gratitude for press aid in the Second War Loan campaign. The Fifth Federal Reserve District exceeded its $350 million quota for nonbank investor sales, aided by broad public support. Although results surpassed December, a larger reach is expected in the next campaign, states Hugh Leach of the War Finance Committee.
Seventeen of the toughest questions on post war commercial aviation are to be answered by June 1 as the Civil Aeronautics Board and others prepare a national policy. The piece outlines routes, landing rights, and international cooperation, noting current applications by Northeast Airliner Chicago and Southern Northwest Airlines as hints to future policy debates.
Local War Price and Rationing Board clarifies gasoline rations for Victory gardens and summer homes. Applications use a special form and allow up to 300 miles for the season if a garden meets 1500 square feet and is devoted to vegetables. A driver must have three companions or as many as possible. Supplemental rationing for summer homes is denied except for bona fide work travel. exceptions exist for work from summer homes and for airplane spotters.
Fifty years ago May 10 1893 Frederick Dramatic Association staged Young Mrs Winthrop at the Opera House with the local Philharmonic orchestra. Cast included Mary Grace Levy A Gregg Miller Eleanor Potts Estelle Castle Nellie Garratt John Ritchie Willard Keller and Master Wm Ely. News notes a baseball injury and league meeting outline current team list and uniforms plan. Mr E Jos Zimmerman of Charlesville owns a pear tree planted in 1776 with a second tree exactly 100 years old.
Frederick County Board of Education elected William Crawford president and A W Nicodemus vice president at the monthly meeting. Dr F C Kefaaver Thurmont joined as a new board member. Two fires kept firemen busy, damaging J Fred Main store and Allen G Quynn Co. store. Two men were arrested in Baltimore suspected of selling stolen books. Agriculture department to be added to Frederick High School next year with other departments planned for Thurmont and Emmitsburg. University of Maryland instructors sought.
Calvary Methodist Church Leaders Bible Class observed Mothers Day with 140 in attendance. Mrs. Harry Kester gave an address, Witmer Smith paid tribute to mothers, and a bouquet was presented. Miss Ethel Naithers and Ruth Smith sang, Ruth Smith read, Millard Crump and Pauline Koontz provided music, Raymond Free led prayers and announced next Sunday’s missionary day with John M. Grove to speak. Members then planned Hampden class program at Tampden Baltimore for a foirt loss event.
The provided OCR yields partial Bible verse and Dryden quotation. No clear news event or names beyond generic references. Summary preserves the two quoted passages without added interpretation.
The report describes 400 planes striking Palermo and a 100-plane attack on Pantelleria, signaling possible invasion of Mussolini’s Italy. It notes Allied air power pressing Africa, a large prisoner tally in Tunisia, and suggests Africa may be nearing the end of German Italian presence, with superior Allied momentum after El Alamein.
The article explains backache often stems from postural strain and poor body balance. Rest and strengthening exercises help, with heat relief for muscle strain, and proper footwear may be advised. Lumbago is described as inflammatory back pain that worsens after rest and improves with activity. Aspirin and heat therapy are noted for temporary relief, with ongoing care and warm rest. A birth notice reports a daughter born Sunday at Frederick City Hospital to Mr and Mrs Eugene Russ of Harpers Ferry West Virginia.
Precipitation for 24 hours ending today records 0.16 inch. Normal May precipitation is 3.44 inches, actual May 1942 is 4.72 inches. Yesterday high 77, high last year 65. Low last night 8, low last year 48. Sunsets 8:12 p.m. today, sunrise 6:03 a.m. Moon rises 1:59 a.m., moon sets 1:02 a.m.
A press conference remark calling coal miners "government employees" stirs confusion and anger in mining towns as questions arise about formal contracts, fines, and who sets terms after government seizure of mines May 17. Ickes denies being employer and urges direct talks or War Labor Board action amid wildcat strikes and price grievances.
A collage of historical anniversaries and births noting figures like Robert Gray and the Columbia voyage, Jared Sparks, John Sherman, James Bryce, James Gordon Bennett, Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga, Gen. Winfield Scott’s Indian pacification task, and the Golden Spike at Promontory. Also lists birthdays of Judge Curtis D Wilbur, Dr. Mordecai Ezekiel, Maj. Gen. Ralph Keyser, and Dr. Carter Gondrich with brief notes on their roles and origins.
A vintage etiquette quiz asks five questions on wedding manners. Answers cover bouquet choices, timely RSVP, parental announcements, white gowns at second marriages, and honeymoon questions. It notes congratulating the bride is appropriate, with discreet handling of sensitive topics.
In a Brunswick town hall basement incident Bennie Oden was found attempting to break into the jail using a poker from the furnace room. He faced a drunk charge, was fined $10, and ordered to pay $5 for jail damage at a hearing before Magistrate Howard Marvin Jones.
Earl L Douglass argues against the view that moral standards can shift with conditions. He cites Samuel Johnson and stresses that right and wrong are inherent in the universe like black and white. The piece warns against endorsing moral relativism in business and personal life.
Hood College observes the Copernican Quadricentennial with a Wednesday chapel service at 11 45 a m in Bradback Hall. Mrs Gaither Warfield of Foland will give a guest address on Copernicus On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres published May 24 1543. Miss Leah B Allen astronomy professor will introduce Mrs Warfield and discuss Copernicus as a symbol of Polish thought. The service is open to the public.
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