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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1942
Page
4
The Frederick News sets editorial rules for letters and opinions. It requires real names of writers and prohibits unsigned or anonymous communications. The policy governs accepted content and office communications.
Editorials claim American forces in French Africa avoid earlier mistakes in the Philippines and Solomon Islands, noting strong command and unloaded reinforcements. They suggest Allied leaders and many French oppose Petain and Laval, awaiting liberation from Petainist and Hitlerian influence.
Letters to The Editor warn that military drafts pull away volunteer firemen. Citizens urge a system to keep enough drivers and engines ready during fires, noting defense tests show volunteers can respond. The piece calls for industry and remaining citizens to aid and questions if the war marks a decline.
A Washington dispatch argues that despite wartime military planning, the United States faces a lack of coherent civilian policy on manpower food and civilian supplies. It warns that maldistribution and unclear allocations threaten factory health utilities railroads and overall war readiness.
The Emmitsburg Chronicle established May 24, 1879 by Samuel Motter suspends publication for the war. John D. Elder, current editor and publisher, says the ancient paper’s suspension is temporary. The job printing department will continue under WH. T. Emmitsburg on November 6, 1942.
The article laments war's end and argues peace must preserve American liberty. It warns against compromises that echo past international maladjustments and urges sacrifice to prevent dangerous outcomes. Reflections tie Armistice Season to lessons from history.
The report notes the 24 hour precipitation at Ba, m as .17 inches and November precipitation to date at .8 inches. November normal is 2.33 inches with 1941 actual at 1.85 inches. Excess precipitation through November 7 shows 7.05 inches for 1942. Yesterday high was 60 and year-ago high 48. Last night low 15 versus 29 a year ago. Sun sets at 6.00 p.m. and rises tomorrow at 7:50 a.m. Moon rises at 11.56 a.m. and sets at 10:10 p.m. Rivers Monocacy near Ceresville and Potomac near Knoxville were clear.
A man had over two hundred pairs of rabbits at the Adams Express Office in the city. Snow fell about four inches. The Parade of the Snow Balls drew many youths, with Mergardt's drum corps leading. carts carried riders Clarence Fogle Robert McCracken Prof William Davis Albert Baker William Bennett Robert Van Horn George L Murray and Harry Smith. Will and Joe Smith netted 55 fish and 2 eels on the Monocacy near Reich's Ford.
Twenty years ago Frederick planned a Armistice Day parade with athletic events. Hunters reported scarce game on opening day. Thurmont dedicated the county's first war memorial in a park facing Main Street with Joseph D. Baker and Folger McKinsey as spencers. Rev George W Whiteside, longtime Brunawieck Baptist pastor, resigned and held a farewell in the Sunday school room.
Analysis outlines Eisenhower aims to seize the Gulf of Tunis swiftly via Algiers to Bizerte, with Cape Bon and Cape Blanc anchoring a critical Tunisian advance. Casualty risk from Axis counter moves looms, while French defence and Vichy naval dynamics shape the timing of an inland push toward Tripoli and Western Libya.
N. A. Lufburrow appeals to citizens to contribute time and money to aid the nation amid current woes. He stresses private obligation to pitch in, discard doubt, and join in purposeful, agile patriotic efforts for collective relief.
Port au Prince Haiti announces severed diplomatic relations with Vichy France in response to its break with Haiti and the United States.
Washington column reports on WPA trends 1.7 million unemployed nationwide 348,000 on WPA down from 652,000. The piece notes shifts by region age and project type with training for war work and employer reforms to break skilled jobs into tasks for unskilled workers.
Today in History section outlines anniversaries from 1794 Canandaigua treaty to 1921 Unknown Soldier burial plus notable birthdays including George Patton Maude Adams and Veste Slipher. The piece mixes historical events with birth notices and a brief horoscope and weather note.
A brief note on common misuses includes agreement with half when referring to plurals, pronunciation guides for several fragments, and a daily vocabulary goal. It highlights prestige as moral influence from past reputation and notes the U S Forest Products Laboratory is in Madison Wisconsin.
New York reviewer recalls William Seabrook’s frank autobiography No Hiding Place and his adventurous life. Seabrook discusses writing The Magic Island and his clashes with officials, his voyages with Bedouins and cannibals, and his battle with alcohol. He reflects on family, marriages, and a hope to father a daughter at fifty seven.
Property deeds show transfers including Poole to Brashears and Miller to Miller with nominal sums in county and city records. Marriage licenses issued to Lewis Doby and Mary Frances Scott both aged 29 and 33, color lines noted as colored, residents of Washington.
The clerk records a deed transferring property at 420 North Market Street from William C Roderick and wife to Harvey B Edwards and wife for about 8200 dollars.
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