News rates and distribution details from 1944 issue
The News lists subscription rates and mailing details for Frederick Maryland. It notes a three cent paid rate, 1.25 annual, 5.00 for a higher plan, and announces circulation and Associated Press rights. It also mentions correction policy and demands identifiable author names for letters.
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Great Southern Ptg & Mfoco
Nmdding
Court
Frederick
Gaber
Bare
Associated Press
Jie
Iof
Tocal News
War Bond Drive Shows Record Support From Public
The Treasury launches an intensified appeal for War Bonds as quotas in the Sixth Loan exceed early targets. From May 1941 to September 1944 Americans bought and kept 33.687 billion dollars in War Bonds, a tally reflecting patriotism and saving instinct. The War Bond sales organization wins praise for creative plans that fit most budgets and push the public toward sacrifice for victory.
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Treasury
Wounded Men Recover Through Medical Advances
A high authority states 60,000 American soldiers live today who would have died after Pearl Harbor if wounded like World War I. Surgical progress and new remedies have saved thousands from loss of limbs and enabled normal lives. Praise for surgical, medical, and nursing professions and their life-saving enthusiasm.
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Pearl Harbor
English Lesson Word Study and Pronunciation Tips
A brief guide on common usage errors and pronunciation cues. It highlights misused phrases like arrived when the storm began and clarifies words such as elicit and philatelist with phonetic hints. The piece encourages daily vocabulary growth through concise, practical notes.
Social Situations and Compliment Etiquette
A woman shows a finished photograph and asks your opinion about its likeness. The correct approach is to offer a pleasant, supportive remark that preserves her pleasure, rather than harshly critiquing the image.
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Helen
Idealism in policy tested by rising war pressures
In Washington on November 27 1939 a columnist argues that international idealism faces hard tests as dictatorships grow, noting how practical politicians justify inaction in Europe. He cites League of Nations failures and urges courage and a universal society of nations despite costs and politics. Thomas I. Parkinson is named.
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Washington
Hitler
Europe
League of Nations
United States
Congress
Warsaw
Elitler
Rhineland
France
Russia
Britain
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Japan
Manchuria
Universal Society of Nations
League
America
Dumbarton Oaks
Society of Nations
Tom Yes
UOT
Gtr
Today in History and Birth Anniversaries
Brisk listing of historical events and notable birthdays. Figures include Robert R. Livingston born New York 1746 and Henry Wheaton born in Providente BR, with deaths noted. Edison lighting his lab in 1879. Napoleon retreat losses. Cardinal appointments in 1911. 1941 Free French planes aiding British escape. Cocoanut Grove fire. various birthday tributes to generals, historians, and public figures across years and places.
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Robert R. Livingston
New York
Fulton
Henry Wheaton
Providente
Frances A. Kemble
Owen Wister
England
Alvey A
John RB. McCarl
Nebraska
U. S. Comptroller-General
Des Moines
Jawa
Moscow
Jedidiah Smith
California
San Gabriel Mission
Edison
Army War College
United States
Germany
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Toorak
Toulon
Cocoanut Grove Club
Boston
Rangoon
Richard K. Sutherland
Machor Tanesch
Staga
L.S
Carl A Hatch
New Atexico
Kirwin
Kans
Charles A. Beard
New Mill
Ind
Dwight F. Jatraska
Harrison
Nebr
Ted
Edward B. Husig
Mildred Tacmpsai
Vassar College
James #. Steward
Nicaragua
Philadelphia
Leon Fraser
Kaufman T. Keller
Chrysler
Detroit
Mount Joy
Snow and dances as 1894 Columns item recounts
A late November 1894 local note records a brief heavy snow squall and cold, Reverend M L Beard of Middletown Lutheran Church condemns round dances to a crowded congregation, plus a local hat player accepting terms from Lewisville Kentucky, jail cook Jerome Zellers invents a rat trap, and Julius Lochner with Wm Buckey ride to Union Bridge for part of the day.
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M L. Beard
Middletown Lutheran Church
Tom Gittinger
Lewisville
Ky. Chub
Jerome Zellers
Messrs
Julius Lochner
Wm. Buckey
Unien Bridge
Twenty Years Ago Local Items in Columns of the News
Twenty years ago local items note radio programs from New Castle and Manchester heard clearly in the city and county. Houdini entertained at the State Armory with amazing tricks. Frederick’s extensive street and sewer work continues with over 35 men on municipal force and 15 more slated for winter. The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone overhead cable linking Frederick and Baltimore to be completed by January 1 with construction finished to Ridgeville.
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Newcastle
Manchester
England
State Armory
Harry Houdini
Frederick
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Baltimore
Ridgeville
War Interpreted How Japan Used Kamikaze Tactics
A wartime article analyzes Japanese suicide attacks on U S Superfortress missions to Kyushu. It notes ramming and crash missions as a desperate tactic, reports fighter interception, and describes bomber countermeasures and the mixed success of enemy tactics versus Allied air power.
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Elton
Fay
Tokyo
Tony
Omura
Creattion
China
United States
Pacific Islands
Kyushu
Japan
Wasp Thay TQ Aleman
Strength For Today on C students on campus
An editorial notes a college president praising C students as needed on campus for balance and character. It argues most people are midlevel in most things, are genial and helpful, and that higher and lower extremes are both important to society.
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Earl L. Douglass
D. C
Phi Beta Kappas
Presidents
Babsoh Newspaper
Syma
Luf's Stuff Across Editions Reflect Present Tense Life
The passage reflects on how each new edition introduces fresh problems that feel immediate, while yesterday’s events fade as tomorrow’s issues loom. It suggests a continuous loop of concerns and a push to set minds toward renewal in personal matters.
Licenses Issued For Marriages In Brunswick And Mt. Lebanon
Marriage licenses granted include Ernest A Suitely and Daisy V Mercer of Mt and Frank C Badger with Rebecca L Vansant of Brunswick. The notices indicate official issuance for these couples.
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Ernest AL Suitely
Daisy V. Mercer
Frank C. Badger
Rebecca L. Vansant
Brunswick
Hoarding and shortages drive cigarette access in 1940s era market
The article discusses widespread cigarette hoarding and supply constraints. It cites Tobacco Merchants Association executive secretary Joseph Colodny on multiple factors including restrictions, labor shortages, and a booming consumer tendency to stockpile. Distribution cuts and black market rumors further limit availability of popular brands like Luckies and Pall Malls.
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Beat
Washington
Joseph Colodny
Tobacco Merchants Association
Rgen
Dear Dorothy Dix column advises breaking off unstable engagements
Dorothy Dix answers three reader questions about unstable love affairs. She urges a woman with an on again off again fiancé to end the relationship for security and happiness, advises choosing the more trustworthy partner amid a two-husband dilemma, and suggests evaluating temperaments and eventual law considerations in a marriage divided by wartime separations. Delegates named for Maryland League of Women Voters education conference in Baltimore.
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Miss Dix
Dorothy Dix
Donald DuShane
National Education Association
Maryland League of Women Voters
Baltimore
Park Plaza
Frederick County League
Bertha L. Loomis
Calvin Schildknecht
Emma French
William Roderick
John N. Howie
Brunswick
George Hoke
M. R. Etchison
Leaves From Notebook Of A Correspondent Ha Boyle On The Third Division
HAL BOYLE recalls the American Third Division in France in 1944 visiting the Bel fort Gap sector and meeting old friends Maj. Fezell Lt. Col. Wilson and Maj. Scott. He reflects on the division’s enduring spirit, changes in men, and memories of Fedala Morocco and other campaigns.
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Hal Boyle
France
French
Morocco
Ain
Mediterranean
Seventh Army
Belfort Gap
Volturno
Italy
Naples
George H. Fezell
Beaver
Grover Wilson
Bellingham
Wash
Hugh Scott
Salem
Ore
George
Grover
Hugh
Sicily
Germany
Fedala
Africa
Bible Thought And This Stone Pillar To Be God's House
A devotional note cites Genesis 28 22 and Matthew Henry on humility before God. It reflects on offerings and tithes, urging sincere worship over distant boasts of church proximity. The quote links Old Testament vows to modern piety and church allegiance.
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God
Matthew Henry
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