Former County Pastor Wheeler Dies Suddenly at Thompson Rectory
Rev. Thomas J. Wheeler, first resident pastor of Our Lady of Mt Carmel Thurmont and founder of Shrine of the Little Flower in Baltimore, died of a heart attack Thursday morning at the Thurmont church rectory. He was born 1888 in Baltimore and educated at Loyola institutions. He served Thurmont 1919 to 1926 and founded Gardenville parish in 1926. survived by brothers Rev. Ferdinand and Rev. Louis Wheeler and two sisters. Funeral plans pending.
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Thomas J. Wheeler
Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Church
Thurmont
Little Flower Church
Baltimore
John H. Twamley
Thomas F. White
Frank Roddy
Father Wheeler
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
St. Anthony’s Church
John David Wheeler
Mary Catherine Turnbull
St Martin's Catholic School
Loyola High School
Holy Cross College
Worcester
Mass
Loyola College
Evergreen
Loyola
St. Mary's Seminary
St. Patrick's Church
Broadway
Bank Street
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Garderville
Wheeler
Ferdinand C. Wheeler
S. J
Woodstock College
Louis A. Wheeler
New York
D. P. Malarkey
Washington, DC
Helen Bowie
Maryland Unemployment Benefits Update and Rules 1941
Two thousand eight hundred thirty one workers began receiving unemployment benefits at the maximum seventeen dollars weekly in Maryland for the week starting April 1. Four thousand two hundred six receive lower rates based on last year’s earnings. Total weekly claims reach seven thousand thirty seven with three hundred seventy nine disqualified. March benefit payments total three hundred forty thousand five hundred forty nine dollars, up nearly eleven thousand from February. first quarter payments reach one million sixty three thousand nine hundred sixty eight dollars. Claimants must name their last employer and may file partial claims if earnings are below full unemployment. A wind gauge cup and anemometer turn about five hundred revolutions per mile of wind movement.
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S. C. Cromwell
Maryland Unemployment Compensation Board
Maryland
Albert M. McCardell
Local Compensation Board
War and Minstrels Color Restriction amid War Demand
War era reporting notes paint color limits and packaging cuts to conserve materials for defense, with manufacturers aligning to government edict over six months. A Lewistown community minstrels rehearsal lists local participants and entertainment plans at the Community Hall. Boston museum details wartime gallery safety via an electrical communications system for constant monitoring.
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Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Paint Market War Strains Frederic Market Across Nation
War tightens supplies for ordinary barn paint and luxury finishes with rising prices and potential rationing. Ultramarine blue shortage hits defense painting. tin restrictions curb can sizes. Dealers warn lacquers and varnishes will cost more and be thinner as raw turpentine and thinners prices climb.
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Frederick
United States
Painter Warned of Paint Industry Conditions in Munition Contract
A contract painter testified that he was warned of current and upcoming conditions in the paint industry as far back as last September. He claimed the Government asked the paint sector to cut production and adjust practices amid wartime demands.
Fearful cash squeeze looms for Maryland institutions
Annapolis officials warned that several State institutions may exhaust their appropriations before September 30 without a special General Assembly session to provide more funds. Governor O Conor may delay action until after the April income tax, with defense needs and civilian welfare guiding the decision.
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Annapolis
General Assembly
O Conor
Washington
Board of Public Works
Iretitufiens
Legislative Council
O'Conor
Robert Kimble
R.allegany
State Defense Council
Defense Council
State Roads Commission
Maryland
Lew Ayres Seeks Noncombat Army Service Change
Film star Lew Ayres applied for reclassification to 1AO allowing him to drive an ambulance and perform noncombatant work. The request comes after his arrival at a conscientious objector camp, with final decision to be made by his local draft board if the national director agrees to reopen the case. Ayres cited previous rejection when his draft number was called.
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Sacramento
Calif
Lew Ayres
Selective Service
Ayres
Conscientious Objector’s
Cascade Locks
Ore
Merion Corps
Oregon
Transportation Problem Faces 4000 Daily Riders
In Hagerstown on April 8 the nearly 4,000 workers who travel daily from county and nearby areas are expected to pose a transportation problem by mid-summer, according to rationing board officials.
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Hagerstown
Bus Shortages Linked to Defense Plant Closures
Local bus officials warned that a surge in retread tire demand could exhaust monthly quotas, risking operation of many autos used by workers. They cautioned that without staggered hours in defense firms and agencies, a bus shortage would occur as workers leave plants simultaneously.
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Washington
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