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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1943
Page
4
A fragment notes attention to a notice at the office in Frederica Maryland marked as second class matter for Monday May 24 1943. The text is incomplete but indicates processing or mailing status for a periodical. The odd phrasing suggests a newspaper carriage notice or postmark note.
The piece notes a US flag shortage amid global demand as production struggles to meet peak levels. Mechanized cutting and die presses churn out flags while skilled workers enlist or switch industries, causing delays and material scarcities. A leading maker reports seven months of back orders, with civil needs deprioritized to supply the armed forces.
Intricate market dynamics hinder lard supply despite higher hog output. Low price ceilings for lard and fats curb production gains while increased meat sales absorb much fat. Declining home demand for lard and shortening shifts balance, with refined lard ration values influencing use. April stocks total 17.9 million pounds versus 37 million a year ago, as victory gardens progress.
The piece notes Vittorio Emanuele III, aged seventy three, has ruled forty two years and faced criticism for inaction through Mussolini and purges. It contrasts his WWI front moments with a stagnant later era, suggesting little future for him or his line amid decadence and looming conflict.
A religious note cites a biblical verse about the Lord’s vengeance and power, declaring that adversaries shall be broken to pieces. The text emphasizes divine judgment and faith in God’s ultimate authority.
Maggie Addison of Tramsville writes to The News arguing Sunday movie viewings conflict with biblical restraint. She urges readers to consider Romans 14 13 and questions the harmony of Sabbath amusements with worldly entertainments like Sperry and movie showings.
A compact language study card noting common misuses and pronunciations. It highlights proper usage with with John versus at John, and explains mispronunciations like chicanery. The entry defines nucleus as a central point and hints at daily vocabulary growth.
Mr A Kemp Keefer fell ill after drinking lemonade from a galvanized bucket and was taken home by the City Hotel bus. A fight on West Patrick Street left three white and two colored men fined $3.85 each by Justice Eckstein. Jacob Bringle caught frog shipments at Ca toctin creek sold to Mr Job RK Sheppard. Frank Miller built a boat wharf at the junction for boat owners and excursion parties. Albert Schroeder received an invitation to Western Maryland College graduation events next month.
Frederick accused as mecca paints in Virginia, chief says no information about sam ink here. E A James resigns as secretary of the Chamber of Commerce to devote time to practice. James Decker and Merrill Grumbine named winners in local notices. Morgan, a lineman for Public Service Company, suffered a severe shock on a trolley, unconscious and suspended by a safety belt for about 20 minutes. Rev Clarence A Neal of Waynesboro Pa accepts call to Myersville Lutheran charge, to begin June 10.
A long list of historical anniversaries and births, noting Emanuel Leute, William Chauvenet, Henry W. Grady, Richard Mansfield, George Grey Barard, and Benjamin Cardoza among others. Includes notable events from 1833 to 1941, birthdays of Fosdick, Elsa Maxwell, and others, plus local school graduation notes from Damascus High School with academic and vocational lists.
The article argues the end of the Third International came not from internal feuds but broader shifts in global alignment. It suggests Russia seeks alliance with Allies, dissolving the world communist staff and prompting local groups to adapt, as Soviet policy moves toward domestic development and away from revolutionary aims.
Graduation exercises for forty Middletown High School seniors occur Monday May 31 at the State Theater with Baltimore attorney Charles E Moylan as speaker. The high school orchestra and glee club will give numbers under C C T Stull and Mrs Robert W Russell. Senior activities begin with class day next Friday at 1 30 in the high school auditorium. The Chestnut Burr yearbook will be issued then, Lois Jean Main editor. Vesper service for graduates is Sunday at 745 in Christ Ev and Reformed church with Rev Bhitin Fo Sagtan sein delivering the sermon.
Rockville May 24 George Brewer appointed last week as acting postmaster at Rockville declined the post due to ill health. Lacy Shaw says Nicholas Brewer, a brother, is endorsed for the Rockville post and the recommendation is sent to Maryland senators. Brewer, 59, lives in Rockville and has 40 years with the Washington office of Dun and Bradstreet.
A deed was recorded in the clerk's office for the sale of the residence of J. Ledlie Gloninger located about half a mile south of St Marys College on the main Emmitsburg road to Mr and Myz Norman Harrigan. The property includes about four and a half acres and improvements. Consideration per revenue stamps was about $10,000.
At Camp Hueco firing range near El Paso, Army antiaircraft units staged night firing with giant searchlights and multiple gun batteries including 30 and 50 caliber, 37 mm, 40 mm Bofors, and 90 mm. Targets included model planes that deploy parachutes when hit, while rockets and tracer shells lit the night sky in a dramatic, carnival like show.
The Associated Press notes rationing covers meat cheese canned fish and edible fats and oils. Red stamps F G and H from book No 2 valid until month end. Red stamp J good this week through June with red EK valid from May 30. Processed foods included in the program.
The article explains tombolo and Goumier terms and lists wartime ration stamps in Book No 1 with validity dates through May and June. It notes home canning rations, coffee stamps, sugar allowances, and the process to renew or apply for ration blanks via filling stations and ration boards.
A question asks which eight-year-old king recently celebrated his birthday by broadcasting good wishes to Americans and Britons. The answer is King Faisal II of Iraq. The text then hints at dye-stuff industry questions, mentioning cochineal insects and their dried bodies yielding scarlet dye.
A certified copy of the will of the late William Levy Manty was received today in the Register of Wills office Chambersburg Pennsylvania. The estate is expected to include property in the city and the widow Mrs Ara bella Elizabeth Mantz is appointed executrix with the estate fees allocated.
A letter to Mrs. Walter L. Remsberg from Dr. A. V. Casselman, executive secretary of the Evangelical and Reformed Church Mission Board, reports Rev and Mrs George R. Snyner, formerly of Middletown, now in Yuangling in Hunan, China. They describe almost insurmountable financial difficulties as the cost of living near Finan on the west has risen about 76 times since 196%.
A hopeful message from N. A. Lufburrow urges readers to persist through fatigue and worry. The speaker emphasizes steady effort, resilience, and keeping spirits high to endure hardships and eventually overcome despair.
A public guidance piece explains scabies as a highly contagious itching disease spread through direct or indirect contact. It details symptoms itching at night blisters and scratch marks, common affected areas, and outlines treatment using varying strengths of sulfur ointment.
A Babson Newspaper Synd. piece recounts a story of John Quincy Adams and a listener letter about an old house and interior decorating. It argues old age hinges on outlook, not outer wear, and notes the house may crumble while the person remains sound.
The text warns that wrong sulfur usage can irritate skin, advising avoidance of improper treatment. Before applying, the body should be scrubbed nightly with hot water and soap, then the ointment rubbed over the body with full coverage while wearing underwear day and night. After three to five applications, a bath plus soothing oil ends the regimen.
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