Subscription rates and notices from The Associated Press
The item lists subscription rates and terms, mentions Associated Press policy on news dispatches, corrections, and writer identification. It notes Frederick Maryland post office entry and a date in October 1944, reflecting a 1940s newspaper stamp and policy boilerplate. The piece reads as a partial filler with pricing and editorial notes embedded.
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Burma war effort praised by Churchill amid Burma Road tolls
Churchill defends Britain's Burma campaign crediting Allied operations with sustaining supplies to China via air and Himalayan routes. He notes Mountbatten's 300000 strong force defeating a Japanese army, monsoon fighting, and 237000 sickness cases among British troops this year, yet Britain kept the line for Stilwell and American airlift. He forecasts reduced toll as jungle disease issues lessen.
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Summer work helps teens stay in school say New York study
The Charity Aid Society of New York finds part time jobs for teens can lure some back to class. A high school girl who quit for office work returned to school with renewed interest, and a boy who planned to quit also went back. When part time work aligns with interest and does not interfere with studies, it shows educational value and challenges the notion that school is the only demanding path.
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Department of Counseling and Employment
Congress
Washington
Citizens’ National Committee
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War weariness and uncertain times amid daily news
The text notes ongoing war weariness and the difficulty of confirming facts as events unfold. It reflects a cautious, hopeful tone with readers relying on prayer and effort while news remains complex and shifting.
Roosevelt and Stimson urged to explain army circular misuse
A historical critique accuses the Roosevelt administration and Secretary Stimson of distributing political propaganda to American troops to influence the 1940 election. It highlights a War Department circular dated August 21, allegedly used to sway soldier ballots, despite legal limits on public funds and official channels. The piece warns of public backlash, calls for accountability, and argues for fair campaigning and legal action against the involved officials or underlings.
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Stimson Iowe
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Washington
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Stimson
New Deal
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Ameri
Fragmentary War Commentary by N A Lufburrow
The writer reflects on incomplete wartime knowledge and suggests eventual victory despite glum news. He notes belated facts may alter understanding as events unfold, urging patience as the conflict advances toward a final outcome.
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N. A. Lufburrow
Virginia gridiron stars in 1894 clash at Baltimore club
Fifty years ago a University of Virginia tackle from Jesse Ramsburg Fred Erick played in a 12 to 0 loss to Princeton on the Catonsville Club grounds in Baltimore County. Debris from a West South Street foundry cleared for new houses by Abresh and Phobus. An M C A entertainment opened at the Opera House with Moeart Spunpoony Club. Ames Steiner of South Market Street died under a locust tree near Frederick. Dr J McCurdy cited death from heart failure. A large crowd gathered. Workers labored in a big water tank at Umun Kiting Mills.
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Frederick
Virgini Cleven
Princeton University
Catonsvilley Club
Baltimore County
Opera House
New York
Ames Steiner
South Market Street
J. McCurdy
Farm F 183 Acre Property Sells at Public Auction
A 183 acre farm known as the Thomas property, about a mile southeast of Ad ametown, sold at public sale this morning to CCC Thomas for 111 dollars per acre. The notice appears in the Twenty Years Ago column dated October 16, 1924.
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Anniversaries and Births in Early American Figures
A compact historical note listing notable anniversaries and births across figures from Connecticut to Maine. It mentions Noah Webster, Bland Ford, Paul Hamilton, and Samuel Jones among others with brief biographical identifiers. Also includes Today in History items and adventuring snippets, plus a long prose reflection on mountains and landscapes.
War Interpreted by Elton C Fay On Pacific Conflicts
Elton C Fay analyzes shifting Pacific warfare as Japan mounts counterattacks around Formosa while U S forces press westward. He notes Tokyo's signals praising fleet moves, while American reports contest the pace and scope of Japanese naval strength and fuel reserves.
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98th Birthday Of Mrs Francis M Diffendal At Westminster
Mrs Francis M Diffendal celebrated her 98th birthday Monday in Westminster after years of health decline since a hip fracture last year. Born in 1876 to Samuel and Catherine Schwak, she married Julius Diffendal in 1874 and lived in Bruceville and Taneytown before settling in Westminster 21 years ago. Her long life recalls Gettysburg while her family includes daughter Mrs Nan Dutterer and brother Walter Shunk.
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Middleburg
Annetta Agnes
Lottie Marcella
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J. Walter Shunk
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Diffendal
Gettysburg
Rock Hall
Union Bridge
Bruceville
Taneytown
Civil Service Cuts Coming
Washington dispatch notes sizable federal employment totals and forthcoming cut plans tied to overtime pay and wartime to peacetime transitions. Budget Bureau examiners review agencies, with annual appropriations and 1945-46 funding under study for reorganizations and personnel reductions after the war.
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Tragic Early Marriage Warns Against Lost Youth
Dorothy Dix offers counsel to a 23 year old mother who married at 18, living a dull life. The column warns that early marriage can trap desire, urges the husband to provide companionship and modest pleasures, and cautions against financial pressures that tempt infidelity, stressing balance and restraint.
Hard Times at Home for Miserable Husband
A letter declares 15 years of marriage, a difficult wife, and an eight year old daughter. The writer seeks advice as he endures daily quarrels and a burdened life. The response urges continuing duty, honoring marriage vows in sickness and health, and finding comfort in family love despite hardship.
Daily Word Lesson Cavil Explained with Guidance
A compact note defines the word cavil as making frivolous objections to authority figures conduct. It includes usage tips on pronunciation misspellings and related terms while urging daily vocabulary growth.
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Milk Run A B-29 Base in West China
Enemy interference with a massed B 29 Superfortress formation over Formosa today was negligible. Bomber crews, en route home over Japanese held territory, passed the time playing gin rummy. Oct 14 report notes the mission’s smooth return and limited opposition.
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Formosa
Bread of Life: US Army Bakery Feeds Front-Line Doughboys
American Army field bakers near the front in Belgium deliver fresh white bread on a 24 hour schedule, rolling out 576 pounds every 25 minutes. Captain Walter Herget and Lt Lester Cummings head a 82-man crew that produced two million pounds of bread in the first 100 days, earning cheers from Doughboys and support from allied civilians who view the bread as a miracle. The outfit also roasted and ground 85,000 pounds of coffee since August 12, while enduring long shifts and flour dust in heat, with no battle casualties thanks to distance from artillery.
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Army
Walter C. Herget
Syracuse
N. J
Kearny
France
Europe
Herget
Lester H. Cummings
Glens Falls
Strength For Today by Earl L Douglass
A reflection on faith’s healing power with anecdotes of Stanley Jones who, after a personal revelation, regained health and sustained strength for decades. The piece credits religious transformation with physical renewal and cites longevity since a pivotal moment of surrender.
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Legion
Stanley Jones
India
America
Jones
Babson Newspaper
Revelation 3 17 Reference Inspires Bitter Verse
A succinct verse-poem notes a biblical line about wealth and spiritual blindness. The speaker labels life’s path as sordid and contrasts riches with moral poverty, calling it an incarnation of fat dividends in a terse, reflective tone.
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