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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1943
Page
4
The News outlines subscription rates and policy for letters to the editor. It states pricing for monthly and annual payments and urges real names for communications. The notice designates Freder ick Maryland as the paper’s office and notes Associated Press rights.
Frederick County launches the Third U S War Loan drive urging every citizen to contribute. A $2,300,000 county quota is highlighted with a War Bond baseball game by the Junior Chamber of Commerce marking an auspicious start. Campaign leaders promise broad community support as the effort grows, asking individuals and firms to calculate their capacity to invest.
A reader questions Governor's reduction of Minute Men staffing, arguing the volunteer corps has served with sincerity and efficiency. The writer asserts politics should not influence the organization and urges retaining its members, noting no real cost to the state and stressing independence from political agendas.
Washington dispatch reviews General Marshall’s 1947 overview of U S strategy in the Middle East and Far East. It outlines lend lease support before Pearl Harbor, air ferry routes, and large U S bases in Eritrea and the Levant. It notes the Mediterranean action after Italy’s surrender, the Ninth Air Force, and aid to Russia via multiple routes. It covers China’s supply by air via India and Burma and Stilwell and Chennault’s 1943 Washington call.
A brief devotional note reflecting Ecclesiastes 8 14 on joy in prosperity and contemplation in hardship. The fragment mentions prosperity fears distastes and a reference to Bacon.
A tobacco dealer notes demand mainly for chewing snuff. Maryland Day at the World’s Fair brings patriotic bells. A near miss on the B and O railroad near Frederick City Lime Works as a switch was left open, nearly causing disaster. Locals L F Harrison and Moberly fished for black bass while Walters was absent. United Fire Company declines invitation to terminal exercises in Washington due to impracticability.
Twenty years back the Column of the News recalls Frederick County happenings on September 13 1923. A discussion on paving Market Street is noted along with dates for Annual Congregation meetings at the Baptist Church on Dill Avenue. Workmen widening North Mariset Street uncover relics of a Corduroy road once linking sites near Church and Second streets.
Earl L Douglass recalls a young friend’s crash while piloting over the Himalayas. Despite broken ankles and scarce food, they survived with what he calls the power of prayer. The ordeal shows organized expeditions failing to cross the range, while the two men endured with improvised means.
War Food Administration cooperates with not the Commodity Credit Corporation and the South States Cooperative Association to offer corn, hay, clover, and alfalfa for dairy use at about 20 to 22 per ton. The CCC will subsidize the difference between cost and sale price. Stock from the corporation is being released, with CCC announcing a base of 49,000 tons.
A brief note explains that beavers have four sharp incisor teeth that grow continuously. Each tooth is aligned to meet the opposite jaw, keeping the edge ground like an ax blade. The text appears fragmented but conveys the basic dental adaptation.
Eyton Fay argues Allied pledges to Italian people signal a call to sabotage and guerrilla action against Axis. The piece details armistice terms, including disarmament, demobilization, and Allied control of air fields and ports. It notes Italian forces may guard facilities until Allied arrival and that Mediterranean naval strength shifts aid to Pacific operations.
An authoritative account traces Italian diplomacy to armistice terms discussed in early August, with Lisbon negotiations co presided by Sir Campbell and Ronald Hugh, Britain’s ambassador. The report names General Bedell Smith and other Allied officials as figures in shaping terms amid secret talks spanning Italy’s order.
Precipitation for four hours ending today shows none. September to date totals and normal values compare with 1942 figures and 1904 baseline. High and low temperatures listed, with sun times and river conditions for Monocacy and Potomac near Knoxville. overall conditions vary with clear readings at key sites.
Today in Washington critics question total war restrictions and military reach as civil liberties erode. The piece argues Congress bears responsibility for curtailing civil rights through wartime policies and judicial limits, urging voters to back foes of unequal law enforcement and opaque standards.
A jumbled list marks anniversaries of Samuel Wilson Uncle Sam, John H Bankhead, Walter Reed and others with birth and death notes. It also recalls events from 1759 to 1989 including Wolfe in Quebec, the 8 hour workday protest, and Squalus salvage, plus birthdays like Gen John J Pershing and Milton Hershey.
A collection of birthday notes for a candy maker philanthropist born in Dauphin County Pennsylvania 86 years ago ex warden Lewis E Lawes born Elmira New York 60 years ago actress Claudette Colbert born Paris 36 years ago Dr William P Toley Syracuse University president born Honesdale Pennsylvania 43 years ago Dr Irvin Abell surgeon Louisville Kentucky born Lebanon Kentucky 67 Today horoscope notes strong commercial ability and a mathematical mind with a warning against quarrels 19 percent greater tendency to trouble follow milk per capita consumption in the U S last year 177 26 quarts
Dr Thomas D Masters outlines how parental observation shapes infant health. Mothers should note color, skin, posture, cry, bowel movements and urine, learn thermometer use, and provide accurate, nonemotional facts to doctors. Preliminary care advises isolation, limited food, small hourly water, and record keeping while awaiting the physician.
The author urges merchants to meet daily reports with calm, noting Uncle Sam's demand for accurate forms. He mocks the anxiety of those who overreact to confusing paperwork and praises the relief of not being a statistician, despite the burdensome reporting system.
Bern reports Bulgarian forces crossed the Vardar River and began occupying a strip of Macedonia seized from Yugoslavia after 1941. A Sofia dispatch claimed Germany offered the territory to Bulgaria for closer cooperation. Reports also said Bulgarian forces crossed Albanian borders and German troops disarmed Italian garrisons in Albania.
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