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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1943
Page
4
The paper lists subscription costs for individuals and period terms, with three rates: overtones include single month at 30 cents, three months at 1 25, and yearly at 9 00. The note credits the Associated Press and invites reader corrections to any factual error.
In recent days global weariness grows against the Axis and supports Allies as nations pressured by conquest seek relief. Denmarks Finland Swedes Turks and other Axis partners face strain while Burma and Siamese leaders reportedly tire of their duties. The world swing favors liberation as nations move toward restoring civic order economies and freedoms.
The piece notes Thomas A. Marshall’s quip about a five cent cigar and explains rising costs push cigars toward ten cents. Cigar manufacturers cite labor shortages and poor conditions as factors.
A wartime note urges taxpayers to estimate 1943 income for 1043 filings and pay required amounts by September 13 under a pay as you go system. It argues most citizens will see little difference vs 1942 income and praises living away from frontlines.
Officials say homemade soap was once dismissed as folly but now mark a shift toward store soap, with WPB citing public expectations and changes in policy.
Washington reports that Allied landings in southern Italy could force Italy’s unconditional surrender, with Badoglio and King Victor Emmanuel III facing political risks. The capture of Naples area and a military capitulation are seen as likely outcomes, shaping postwar Allied strategy and Italian engagement.
Scientific American argues factory soap is superior and cheaper. Home soap making has faded as manufacturers hold recipes and new methods. Old outdoor fires and iron kettles are obsolete, and grease once used for soap is claimed to be diverted for wartime needs.
The Frederick county public schools resumed the fall term with students returning to study after summer. A ten member Frederick Biesele Club trip to Hagerstown and back brought friends for a pleasant excursion. An effort to establish a Brinsk shoe factory aims to employ about three hundred men in the county.
The Notes recall Midshipman Richard P Ross of the Naval Academy visiting Frederick for a day. Landscape artist Irving Payne toured Wasiltacia and oversaw landscaping for the Lingolemp project as a leading local figure. In Geneva on September 4, Dr Cosme De La Torrienta Peraza of Cuba was elected president of the League of Nations assembly.
A garbled history column lists several historical figures with birth and death dates, including a Virginia-born congressman and Lincoln era attorney general, Marcus Whitman the medical missionary, Thomas W. Goodspeed the clergyman, Daniw W. Burnham the Chicago architect, and David DuBose Gaillard the engineer. The text also alludes to Los Angeles founding settlers and a naval incident involving a captured ship, with lingering fragmentary references to battles, ships, and places.
Community notes mix nostalgia with wartime updates as residents face gasoline bans and rationing. Local officials plan curfews for juveniles, Christmas mail rules, and airport or rail travel limits while soldiers travel home on leave.
Fragmentary notice mentions a sale action near Humdie with unclear dates and names. The readable words point to a public sale matter discussed by local parties, but specifics remain unreadable.
The Traffic Safety Commission notes Maryland law forbids driving at speeds so slow as to impede normal traffic. The statute states no motor vehicle shall travel at such a slow speed as to impede or block reasonable movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary.
The Preadent National Resources Planning Board was disbanded by Congress on Sept 1 after a decade of work. Only director Charles W Eliot and a skeleton staff remain, with $79,000 allocated for archival burial in the Federal Archives.
The Bentztown Bard in the Baltimore Sun honors Hon. Jacob Rohrback of Frederick for eight decades of public service as lawyer, statesman, banker, and churchman. He is praised for duty balanced with humor, warmth, and liberal views, and the writer joins in congratulating him. The column recalls memories of Frederick Junction depot and William S. Bennett, a long-time Frederick paper employee, and reflects on changes since Civil War days.
A short editorial urging calm on inflation expressed by N. A. Lufburrow. The piece argues inflation has mild forms, warns against exaggeration, and calls for its to be diminished and conquered without alarm.
The article lauds William Carey as a pivotal figure in modern missions. It notes his humble beginnings as a cobbler in England, limited formal education, and a passionate insistence that church leaders support missions. Carey translated widely, educated himself, and inspired others to act despite scarce resources.
Corp. Sidney L Hahn of March Field California was home on an eight days furlough last week visiting his wife and relatives and friends and has now returned to March Field.
Dr. Thomas D. Masters argues vitamins should come from a balanced diet rather than supplements. He notes vitamin hype and warns that those unable to afford nutritious food cannot buy costly products. He compares vitamins to hormones and cites deficiencies like beriberi, scurvy, and rickets to support dietary sources. Foods in a balanced diet remain the best source as research continues.
The text argues that vitamins are not harmless and can be toxic in excess. Small doses prevent and correct deficiencies and are potent, while large, long term use may be harmful. Concentrated and synthetic vitamins should be used only when needed and not become a public fetish.
A vintage etiquette prompt asks if a woman should smile when accepting a stranger's courtesy, if a man should lift his hat to an elder after inconveniencing a woman, whether stopping on a sidewalk is proper, and if strangers waiting for a bus should greet each other. It also covers introductions and preferred responses with the suggested solution.
The lesson presents exonerate meaning to relieve a charge or blame. Example given: Your testimony will exonerate him. Also notes on word usage missteps and pronunciation tips for Neptune and franchise.
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