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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1942
Page
4
The Freder ik Frederburg daily The News publishes a 1942 October 1 front page issue. It includes subscriber rates and editorial notes from the Great Southern Paper Company and Associated Press information. The item carries standard newspaper notices and address details for submission.
The article argues that a second front in Western Europe is crucial but complex, noting Russian concern over delay and detailing four active fronts Japan, Middle East, Atlantic, and China. It cites New Zealand's Walter Nash on risks of a poorly prepared invasion and stresses U.S. speed in war production to enable Western Europe action at the earliest moment.
A fragmentary proverb notes that a cast is made for Isugater and wine brings joy, but money answers things. It adds that money is a good servant but a bad master, reflecting a cautionary biblical sentiment.
An editor urges Americans to abandon focus on wages and profits, urging non essential businesses to reduce payrolls, cut debt, and tighten household spending to shorten the war. He notes Hitler’s setbacks at Stalingrad, stresses Allied second front soon, and credits US, British, and Russian efforts while warning against complacency.
From The Columns Of The News dated October 1 1892 reports a valuable horse belonging to butcher David Kolb fell into a pasture well on East Third Street. The animal was trapped about three and a half hours before being rescued by block and tackle and died. Other notes include a Market House stalls sale with prices Butter and Produce five and ten dollars Duchers stall thirty five dollars and a top premium of two hundred fifty dollars. Also mentions Mr Riley Etcinson remaining ill and a note predicting price of Tayoes at one dollar a bushel before 1893 crop.
Twenty years ago the Frederick High School column notes Principal Klingamar overseeing a lighthearted morning at the Far last week. Students joked about a “Five Fence Parade” and delayed traffic between Hansonville and Lew as a playful prank. Otho J Keller announces plans to study at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
A reflective piece argues courtesy should stem from an inner standard rather than external approval. It stresses acting kindly from genuine principled impulses, describing courtesy as a moral measure we carry within us regardless of others behavior.
Fragmentary weather note lists October precipitation figures and temperatures including high near 66 and low around 35. Also records yesterday and last year temperatures, sunrise and sunset times, and mentions Potomac and Monocacy River conditions with Buckeystown site noted as cloudy.
A New York column notes George Kyser receives fans letters from mothers and wives eager for personal handshakes after rallies, while Doris Dudley’s film career draws praise and critique. Weather and street life spark comments on hay fever, cleansing tissues, and a Sun Belt retreat.
Washington reports split views on Roosevelt overtime policy. CIO declares no exceptions from labor order, but allows union negotiations for compensatory terms. War Labor Board may settle disputes if employers resist. CIO and AFL pressure aim to keep existing contracts, risking exemptions if unions and employers fail to agree. Secretary Perkins issues two major exceptions, freeing shipyards and construction from the order, allowing time and a half on Saturdays Sundays and holidays in those trades.
Edson argues that strict limits on local draft boards risk bottlenecks as the Army nears four million, with projections of ten million by year end. He notes hundreds of occupational deferments, including skilled trades, pilots, medical staff, and federal workers, and calls for mobilizing unskilled labor and women to fill gaps so deferments do not paralyze manpower.
A compact note on pronunciation of words like oath and the th sound, plus a daily vocabulary goal. It highlights divest as today’s word meaning to unclothe or dispossess and quotes Horace Walpole on vanity while urging mastery of one word daily.
Rumors swirl over Rommel’s Berlin appearance and absence from Africa as Hitler pivots from a drive on Stalingrad to holding positions in Russia. The Berlin rally, air power friction, and health whispers threaten Axis stability while Britain’s El Alamein stand frames Rommel’s prestige and potential purge.
Poolesville High School students who have campaigned for scrap all week planned a two o'clock victory parade on school grounds to climax the drive. Harold Menke, chairman of the Montgomery County Salvage committee, was to address students and faculty.
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