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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1943
Page
9
A reader confesses a loveless 15 year marriage and Dorothy Dix urges couples to examine petty faults fuelling divorces. The column questions selfish behavior and self centeredness, urging restraint and mutual respect to save homes. It also covers a wife’s demand for wages like a servant and comments on weight bias in defense hiring.
The piece notes men bypassing the skinnies and walifl ers at dances while skeletal beauty is praised in art. It hints at dating scarcity and gender ideals, with a sharp critique implied of the living skeleton as feminine beauty.
A corrected etiquette guide covers how to address flowers for a deceased friend you don’t know well, attendance for a private funeral, pallbearer duties, writing sympathy notes, avoiding idle chatter with mourners, and dress codes including wearing a plain dress if attending. It references German reports on Ruhr deaths and potential reprisals, noting the 20 000 toll and Berlin statements.
Republic studio appeals to the War Production Board in Washington to let waitress Mary Dillon leave an essential industry for a higher paying film role in Three Little Sisters with Jane Withers. WPB local office blocks move pending a review, while Mary plans to stay at her current job until June. The piece notes other Hollywood figures and industry quirks amid wartime constraints.
In a brief entertainment note Alexis Smith and Craig Stevens are reported to be planning a wedding next month despite prior denials. The item also notes Simone Simon supporting John Houston in forgetting Olivia de Havilland and a New York visit involving Charlie Chaplin and a prominent socialite identified as Congresswoman Claire Boothe Luce.
Congressional tax leaders signaled no new federal taxes or rate hikes on aid levies this year with no retroactive plans. Doughton backed delaying increases to 1944 if possible and Knutson warned against more retroactive bills while noting a possible retail sales tax as last resort. Senate inaction left administration emergency funds untouched during debate on the $143.6 million urgent deficiency bill.
A dense OCR listing radio schedules mentions the Air Force program lineup and multiple shows. It notes variety entertainment including music, drama, sermons, news analysis, and youth services with numerous program titles and host names.
London reports new submarine fighting methods yielding notable results. Informed quarters describe the German undersea offensive as not only held but smashed, the most encouraging sign since the war began, as the Battle of the Atlantic unfolds.
The Opera House presents a packed schedule featuring Milton Berle in comedies and mystery plots, a wartime English film themed feature, and a “Phine for Destruction” special. Geraldine West shows, romance and drama mix with newsreels and serials while community groups announce a school year election and home canning demonstration.
fragmented OCR conveys a public sports gathering with mentions of Vregerick Theater, Dase 6Text OBrien, Newell, and chapter elegon. citizens invited to join community activity and bodyfl atinn bee fanare mee War Bods.
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