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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1942
Page
4
A brief dispatch from Freder CZ notes ongoing wartime updates and local civic matters. The item references official notices and public affairs reported in this edition, reflecting daily operations and community concerns during wartime.
A column argues that War Production Board limits on kitchen enamel ware to twenty five kinds will simplify shopping for men. It suggests peacetime variety was 430 types and notes the policy frees steel for military production while aiding households.
A reflection on why scientific opinions on religion carry little authority. The piece argues religion requires experiential grounding and that ministers, with proper study and life, are best positioned to discuss faith. It parallels belief in God with scientific testing and emphasizes personal experience as verification.
A compact note defines domination as the exercise of power to compel obedience and impose fear. It contrasts strong control over the weak with force and coercion, highlighting an authoritative regime.
Washington notes the North Africa operation as a coordinated Allied strike led by General Marshall Admiral King and General Eisenhower. The plan, long in preparation, showcases joint British American control and a massive expeditionary force of around 140,000 troops with sea land and air power.
Fifty years ago the column notes a frightened horse at a building site on East Third Street overturning a buggy with minor damage. Snow from yesterday is nearly gone today after rain. Democrats meet at City Hall Tariff Reform Club preparing for a grand ratification celebration. Miss Katie Scholl injured at Gem Steam Laundry on West Patrick Street with a badly torn arm needing stitches.
The county jail crowd watched William A Stultz hanged at 6 30 this morning for murdering Policeman John Adams on August 9. He addressed the crowd before Sheriff James A Jones opened the trap. Seventeen creditors in Frederick County and nearby counties faced bankruptcy actions against F M Young Baltimore operator of the pool, missing for two months. Thurmont High School Sasser team beat Emmitsburg 1 0 and prepared for Brunswick, with Tahwach and Pinscipy delivering goals. Official canvass shows U S Senator results with Bruce and France, and Congressional race figures for Zihlman and Ash.
A New York AP report notes young women replacing editors and copy boys who joined the armed services or became war correspondents. Flora Lewis, Kathleen Holmes, and Annie Rooney are highlighted for their roles and humor in newsroom life amid wartime shifts.
American troops hold Algiers and move toward Tunis as Eisenhower presses northeast in French North Africa. The Casablanca Tunis rail line looms as a key asset, enabling rapid supply for a potential second front and threatening Axis positions from Italy.
Dr John R Craft director of the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts in Hagerstown announces the 11th annual Cumberland Valley artists exhibition for February 1943. The show runs artworks by residents within the bounded Cumberland Valley area Harrisburg Frederick Winchester and Cumberland. Artists may enter two works with one designated as preferred. A jury will elect the second piece and prize winners. Artworks must be properly matted framed delivered to the museum January 1 to 15 and created after January 1 1943 not previously shown in Hagerstown.
President Roosevelt condemned Pierre Laval for maintaining language aligned with Hitler as he noted Laval had cut diplomatic ties with the United States. The president expressed regret and said relations between the American people and the people of France could never be severed.
A sports writer’s presence stirs a reporter named Annie who greets him with a coy hello. The paper’s copy boy mutters a dismissive warning, asking others to lay off. The scene hints at workplace tensions and unspoken admiration.
Edson's Washington column surveys post election mood with calls for bipartisan unity to win the war. It notes the Senate contest in Nebraska, Supreme Court vacancy talk for Uncle George, and suggests polls misfired while examining wartime policy and domestic measures.
Ida Jane Null widow deeds to William S Hughes county 10 dollars Real Estate and Improvement Company of Baltimore to Benjamin A F Heffner and wife county 2 dollars Roland T Hauver et al to Wilbur E Summers county 250 dollars Daisy M Kohlenberg et al to William Robert Diggs and wife county 10 dollars Rachel T Dawson widow D Helen A Kemerperg city pa Equity Cases Louise Z Studebaker vs Charles B E Studebaker bill of complaint for absolute divorce Marriage Licenses William Robert Cogle 21 and Kathleen A E Reynolds 19 Harpers Ferry West Virginia Aubrey Julian Osmond 22 and Gwendolyn Elmina Sutton 18 Washington Arnold Longerbeam 23 Harpers Ferry and Francis Bram hall 22 Purcellville Louis E Hayes Jr 25 Gettysburg Pa and Rut Evelyn Jackson 23 divorced Wiltondale Md Richard E Gant 28 colored Camp Kilmer New Jersey Ada De Lauter 23 colored 124 West All Saints street this city Samuel M Clayman 47 divorced and Clara Brodsky 32 Washington Glyde Lanson 24 divorced and Vonnia Reather Spurlock 28 divorced both Baltimore Charles William Alderton 28 Braddock Heights and Stella Renata 17 West Church Street this city
Hood College librarians Miss Miriam R. Appie and Miss Katharine E. Dutrow returned after attending the Maryland Library Association annual meeting in Baltimore. Dutrow took part in the college and university group discussion. speakers included John Cory and Gwendolyn Kidd. Carl Kintz was elected president for two years. Officers elected last week include Josephine P. Etchison as first vice president and Esther King as second vice president with Anna polis recording secretary, Dorothy Sinclair Baltimore corresponding secretary, Grace Strickland, and Mrs. Wilmer Baltimore as treasurer.
G Ernest Lipps recalls a 1919 stop at Oran Algeria during a return trip from France to New York with American troops. A coal delay allowed passengers to tour the city and Lipps bought souvenir postcards to treasure at home.
The report lists 24 hour precipitation and November totals, noting no precipitation in the past 24 hours and November rainfall at 0.66 inches versus a normal 2.35 inches for 1941. It records excess precipitation for 1942 by early November, temperatures yesterday and recent years, sunrise and moon phases for tomorrow, and river conditions with Monocacy and Potomac rivers reported as clear at specified locations.
Washington announces retailers and wholesalers need not register for coffee rationing beginning November 29. Stocks will be built from November 22 to 29 with no public sales during that week.
A long list marks today in history with milestones from 1775 to 1941 including U S Marine Corps founding and British events. Notable birthdays feature Aaron Bancroft, Vachel Lindsay, Winston Churchill, Claude Rains, and others with brief biographical notes and dates.
Ailan Mean tine urges readers to count blessings amid daily struggles and shortages. The piece notes lemonade from lemons and calls for restraint, empathy, and careful thinking during difficult times.
Baltimore November 9 Judge Eugene ODunne announced after the general election that he made no collections and no disbursements and made no promises. He said he was selected.
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