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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1943
Page
4
The fragment notes a Fredericksburg area post office entry and mentions Associated Press content. It reads like a filing header with pricing and publication notes. No clear event or person is identifiable from the readable text.
The piece recalls Memorial Day origins and urges observance through sacrifice and duty. It notes 1943 wartime graves worldwide and suggests government workers in Washington will work an extra hour on Monday to honor the dead, urging public spirit and restraint.
Army ordnance chief Maj Gen Levin H. Campbell lauds American guns and tanks as superior to enemy arms in North Africa. He credits U S and Allied success to the quality of American armament and its impact on ground and air superiority driving the war effort forward.
A Letter To The Editor objects to liberalizing Sunday sales of alcohol and commercialized activity, arguing it mars the city’s loveliness. The writer notes opposition from residents who favor beer sales and expresses concern about Sabbath sanctity and public morals.
Washington faces a battered War Labor Board with backlogs and legal fights. The board struggles to set wage rules across rail, industry and regions as John L. Lewis and allied unions resist outcomes, threatening widespread disruptions.
A columnist recounts letters from legislators and constituents opposing Sunday beer sales. He notes hundreds of letters urging defeat and few supporting measures. He warns the move could invite walks, dances, carnivals, and other entertainments, urging enforcement of morality and sanitation in Frederick.
Lesson in correct usage and pronunciation highlights Indiana phrasing, delinqu ent, Boulder versus observe, and a daily goal to grow vocabulary with ancommode meaning to give inconvenience. The note shows examples like incompmod ed by want of room and urges careful word choice.
Local items note Lester F W Schleigh injuring his right hand by a bursting pop bottle at a rear establishment. Columbia lodge members visit Acacia lodge Meditinicstown for conferring degrees and banquet. Middletown residents subscribe to electric railway bonds about 100000 with 30000 from the valley. Independents plan a next week celebration with drills at the rink and a parade safety resolution. Palmetic Fibre Brush Company halves production due to dull trade and suspends operations.
Twenty years ago the News notes Governor Albert Ritchie would address the second annual convention of the Potomac Lines Lacers association in Annapolis City. A special meeting of the mayor and aldermen approved widening Patrick Street to ease traffic, and a few thefts were blamed on suspect groups. The Hustlers led 10-7 behind strong hitting from Sank, who had a single double and a home run, keeping second in the Blue Ridge League standings.
A Saturday column surveys Memorial Day observances across Frederick with sermons at Mt Olivet and tributes to veterans. It notes cadets marching to cemeteries, war widows and canteen moves, and the exodus of draftees and volunteers. The piece also mentions Hood College and the Maryland School anniversary, local graduations, and civic updates amid wartime mobilization.
Dr. Thomas D. Masters explains fever as a recurring but often mis understood body response. Fever results from infection increasing heat production and reducing loss with skin constriction causing chills, followed by sweating as temperature rises. Moderate fevers aid disease combat and only high fevers above 1038 F require fluids sponge baths and aspirin to reduce.
President Roosevelt reshuffles wartime machinery creating a “super-board” focused on policy making to straighten interagency mix ups. Jimmy Byrnes heads the effort with a cabinet of advisers including Hopkins Nelson Vinson, while Congress loses direct budget oversight in the shift.
Q A brief quiz reveals that Lili Marleen is a favorite of British troops in Africa and popular across England and neutral countries. Other Q A items cover bridge penalties, army slang lance jack, Lake Victoria as Africa’s second largest lake, and the stone boat as a wooden sledge for hauling racks.
A wartime editorial argues workers cannot quit or defy the government as coal mining remains essential to win the war. It acknowledges miners' concerns but warns against halting coal production and warns a broad labor disruption would damage national effort. N. A. Lufburrow frames the stance as urgent national policy.
At war's end the nation can double magnesium production versus aluminum in 1939, signaling a shift in industrial capacity as magnesium outruns aluminum.
The essay contrasts modern art with historic masters and argues modern painters express a life philosophy focused on color over purpose. It honors soldiers who sacrifice for a higher aim, noting purpose remains vital beyond comfort and safety.
A compact reading blends biblical lament from Samuel with a line about autumn bounty from Shakespeare. The two excerpts juxtapose divine response to distress and seasonal growth through harvest.
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