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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1944
Page
4
The News presents subscription rates and policy notes for The News columns. Readers are reminded to provide real names with communications and that the paper holds rights to wire service dispatches. The issue is dated Saturday November 4 1944 from Fredericksburg, with Associated Press content.
In the thirties idea arose to settle war debts by allowing American tourists to travel free in debtor nations. Officials now propose subsidizing tours to fill import gaps as synthetic rubber nylon and precision instruments reduce imports. The plan aims to boost American education value but risks heightened jealousy and social harm abroad. The officials question whether such tourism would do more good or harm and urge reconsideration.
The article notes that demobilizing service members after Germany’s defeat will be slow due to scarce shipping. It may take time to move troops and supplies from Europe to the Pacific, with discharges possibly not exceeding 100,000 per month for a period. Soldiers remain patient, loyal, and eager to return home.
Weather notes show 2.38 inches actual precipitation in November with 3.21 inches in 1943. A 24 hour total to today is 0.01 inch and November to date is 0.40 inch. Deficiency to November 11 is 1.49 inches. Yesterday high was 7, low last night 41. River conditions for Monocacy, Conowingo, Potomac are cloudy.
Ashington analysts weigh Roosevelt and Dewey on continuity, war effort, and leadership. Roosevelt supporters tout familiar policy, league of nations, and wartime leadership. Dewey supporters stress internal peace, competent administration, bipartisan cooperation, and a fresh party approach for postwar governance.
Final meetings narrow the election path as Republicans hold a mass rally at Thurmont with Col A I Chase and Hammond Urner speaking while Democrats meet at six locations. A cayenne prank disrupted Kemp Hall Y M C A services. An accident at Gambrill’s mill injured Thomas Stitely. Ella Johnson, daughter of John L Johnson, broke her arm riding a bike. A Dayton wagon wheel hub broke near the Square Corner on South Market Street.
Indications of a heavy presidential vote appeared as polls opened with banks and schools closed. County real estate valued at 38,652,178 and personal property at 9,297,303. A forest fire in the Catoctin mountains near Shookstown was reported contained, another blaze covered about 85 acres near Black Rock hotel. Two M J Grove Lime Co trucks were destroyed by unknown fire near Urbana. William Grove suspected arson.
Today highlights notable births and deaths across centuries, listing figures such as John Branch, Sarah H. B. Judson, Benjamin R. Curtis, Stephen J. Field, Will Rogers, and Abraham Lincoln. It also recalls historical events including St Clair’s victory, Gatling’s patent, Panama’s independence, and early 20th century war and political milestones. Birthdays include Gena Bransrambe, Sewell Lee Avery, Rolin E. Dyer, Thomas Lettie, Carrol Reed, and James Fraser with brief bios. The piece ends with today’s horoscope, noting prudent, resourceful thinking and potential trouble requiring caution.
Election Day looms with campaign charges flying between Democrats and Republicans. Local committees met in Winchester Hall and the Court House as ballots pour in. Calendar notes recall Armistice Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas plans, and a flood of civic activity from welfare reports to church gatherings.
The brief notes general praise for home produced items, citing satisfaction with locally made goods and broad support for domestic production. It highlights a sense of shared understanding and approval of home crafts while acknowledging popular display and steady profits.
Washington column discusses the One Thousand Club backing Roosevelt with $1,000 per member, noting slow adoption beyond Oklahoma's early quota. It highlights fund-raising tactics, business support, and the involvement of Orvillo McPherson, plus the broader political financing context and wartime contracts in 1944.
Dorothy Dix discusses whether in marriage the wife or the husband should love more. She compares two schools of thought, favoring the view that the wife should be the adorer, arguing it brings greater happiness and fulfillment for her, while noting men often take affection for granted. The piece blends cultural proverbs with social observation from The Bell Syndicate.
Earl L Douglass argues each person starts from scratch in faith and must choose to accept or reject religious heritage. Parents shape, but final decision rests with the individual who wields will to determine destiny in this life and eternity. A comet note closes the piece with a remark on brightness near the sun.
A compact, mixed quotation item presenting religious and classical lines. The text invokes divine judgment from a Bible verse and a Cicero remark about truth and trust, framed as brief epigraphs with no clear current event or人物.
In a front line diary vignette from Oct 27 in France, two American soldiers describe French girls as difficult to figure out. Wyoming says his romance is with Rolande, 18, who speaks little English, while Kentucky’s Francelle speaks softly. Both crave ordinary life after the war and plan to marry farm girls back home, amid cross cultural flirtation and laughter.
In a light moment amid war’s distance, Rolande and Francelle joke about future homes in Wyoming and Kentucky. Kentucky receives a perfume bottle and a crumpled hundred franc note from Francelle, hinting he might return to Kentucky after the war while Wyoming considers Wyoming as a future.
A local attorney, noted for hunting, recently bought a phonograph of duck calls. Each night he plays the record and attempts to imitate the sounds in preparation for the opening of the duck season on November 2.
A brief note explaining insidious as treachery and deceit and showing examples like the insidious plans of the enemy being exposed to boost daily vocabulary learning with a single word emphasis.
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