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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1943
Page
4
The paper notes subscription rates and policy, urging readers to send real names with communications. It explains Associated Press rights and states no publication of opinions without writer identification. It warns of corrections upon editor notice and mentions second class mail from Md. on Saturday, September 11, 1943.
Scientists report progress in polio research noting the virus spreads through the mouth, flies and mice may carry it, and strains tested in hundreds of mice yield vaccines for monkeys. They expect multiple virus types and aim for a universal agent, with slow cancer progress contrasted.
The article warns that crows have become a national pest, outnumbering humans in North America and spreading from the Arctic to Mexico. It notes debates over their value versus harm, citing crop damage and destruction of nests, while mentioning ongoing efforts by naturalists and hunters to curb the population. Strong entities include North America, Arctic, Canada, Mexico, and naturalists.
The text speaks of danger and distress, urging patience and quiet resilience. It warns readers to choose words carefully when suffering and to endure hardship without murmuring, presenting a moral reflection on strength amid trouble.
The Ballenger 4-H Club met Tuesday with vice-president leading. Treasurer urged money be put into war bonds and stamps. A program covered horses and pies. Community leader Pascal Renn conducted the session. Next meeting scheduled for Tuesday, October 5.
President Roosevelt corrected an erroneous lend-lease statement, avoiding a Congress clash and preserving bargaining power for peace talks. Officials say the original draft misrepresented repayment plans, and future accounting will proceed under constitutional control with Congress approval sought later.
Excitement on East Patrick street as a resident threatened a business owner with annihilation before being subdued and taken home. Baseballist Thomas Gittinger returns from York, Pa., after its club failed to honor promises. John Hedges of Hygeia ice works injured drawing ice, sidelined for days. Burglars tried F. B. Englar's Taneytown store then damaged McC. Davidson's hardware. Davidson fired at the intruders who fled. Early morning alarm at a small frame tenement on the south edge of Carroll County.
Twenty years ago notes recall Major Elmer Munshower’s election as commander of the Francis Scott Key post American Legion at the annual meeting. The item also mentions a near fire at a doorway area covered by Dr Revert and Th door and a comic page feature stressing local humor. With 160 students, the Maryland School for the Deaf will reopen September 1, with indications that the coming year may be the most successful in the school’s history.
A compilation of trivia questions and answers including the world billiards title tied to Jake Schaeffer and Young Jake Schaeffer. Roux as a thickener in soups and gravies. Coffee shrub yields about a pound per plant, up to three or four pounds for vigorous shrubs. Yale houses a copy of the Gutenberg Bible in an underground steel vault. Vitamin in milk destroyed by sunlight is A.
A wartime etiquette feature asks about respectful conduct, discouraging disparaging remarks about women, repeating gossip, raiding a service member, and following park rules. It includes suggested answers: avoid insults, do not spread gossip, don’t criticize to hurt, and follow rules. The piece notes Pvt Carroll R. Freed spent leave with parents at Camp Mackall, North Carolina, giving his address.
Reading like a town diary, the column notes Fall mood, a county Third War Loan subscriptions at 28 737 of 2 300 000, sports at McCurdy Field, and world events after Italy's surrender. It mentions draft anxieties, Red Cross and AWVS activities, Camp Detrick updates, the Frederick Fair, Ayrshire day, 4-H plans, and local civic items plus weather and rainfall lifting crops.
General Marshall reveals that the Mediterranean landings and North African campaign were pushed back twice by equipment shortages. American and British forces coordinated to open the Atlantic front while defending the Caribbean and Brazil. Landing plans from Morocco to Algiers moved forward under strict signals and escort, with Kasserine the turning point cited by Eisenhower as rains and logistics improved for final victory on May 9.
Article notes warts often disappear without treatment in about two to three years and cautions against delaying cancer misdiagnosis. It explains warts are virus infections, may occur in clusters, and that dermatologists decide best care, with options ranging from removal to chemical, electric, or radiative methods, depending on the case.
A devotional piece on instinct toward God in moments of distress. It compares human longing for the divine to Arctic birds drawn northward and argues religion endures as a universal response to inner need. Includes notes on a Maryland League of Women Voters meeting and related officials.
Read of anniversaries and births including Sarah Bache, Felix Grundy, John Ireland, Mary Watson Whitney, and O Henry. Also notes on 1811 Nicholas Roosevelt building the New Orleans, 1826 William Morgan abduction, Mountain Meadow Massacre, and early 20th century events. Birthdays include Julian C. Smith, Albert Randall, Francis Garrechi, Luther A. Weigle, Robert S. Kerr, Harvey Fletcher, and William Walsh.
Horoscope notes indicate a long life filled with pleasure and profit. It highlights great ability and favorable astrological aspects, suggesting an enviable life ahead.
Baltimore Sun columnist lauds Miss Florence Trail as Frederick’s grand lady. At her Frederick City home she marked eighty ninth or ninetieth year with quiet celebration. Noted essayist in Italian literature, preparing a new book on experiences in France, daughter of Col. Charles E. Trail, lifelong devoted to study and culture.
This reader notes common word misuses and pronunciation tips for verbs and nouns. It also reports Paul L Crum Jr son of Mr and Mrs Crum of 269 West Patrick Street has passed all Army Aviation Cadet Reserve qualifications and will be called after his eighteenth birthday on December 14.
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