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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1942
Page
4
The News Freder ick Maryland publishes a standard notice on letters to the editor and letters from readers. Communications must include sender’s name and address and may be corrected if errors affect reputation. Expressed opinions require author identification. It is a second class matter entry dated Tuesday April 14 1942.
A New York Herald Tribune survey shows 85 percent of New York residents cannot name their U S representatives. Only 5 of 110 can identify their district, and few know senators or local lawmakers. Suburban respondents fare marginally better, but overall democracy appears inefficient.
Pan American Day marks the 1931 start of a U S celebration of hemisphere solidarity tied to the 1890 Inter American Conference. Observances occur in schools across twenty one republics with emphasis on cordial relations between the United States and its neighbors amid wartime unity.
The fragment cites biblical and spiritual reflections on light and corruption, then notes onions as one of the earliest known cultivated plants. It includes a cryptic line about “ropa pe pHARHIE,” suggesting a stray phrase or garbled text. The piece blends religious diction with a brief botanical reference and a possible misprint.
Washington commentary argues the four member majority of the National War Labor Board overstepped Congress by ordering compulsory unionization and imposing union dues in wartime. The piece warns of federal power to compel dues and threaten management, contrasting with four employer dissenters who fear government control and later coalition pressure.
Fifty years ago yesterday William Harrison of East South street bought horseradish grated for dinner. Wild parsnips mixed with it poisoned five of his family, plus Mrs William Darner and Mr Charles Clabaugh who shared the mixture, causing severe illness.
Twenty years ago local items note progress on a new hotel delayed by foundation work with builder John S Hershey predicting completion by Frederick Fair. Hood College acquires the Charles Baker farm known as the Klipp place near Seventh Street at about 50 acres. Eight local bills signed by the Governor include granting women voting rights in Thurmont and Emmitsburg elections. The Old North Branch mill on the north branch of the Pavansco river near Liberty Road, marking the old boundary line between Carroll and Baltimore counties, was destroyed by fire.
The Ballanger Women’s Club met at Mrs. Preston Zimmerman’s home with twenty members and two visitors. New member Mrs. Roy Poole was welcomed. President Mrs. Claude Hargett presided as meeting opened with a song.
N A Lufburrow writes that Hitler started a brutal war spreading misery and fear. The author pleads for justice as the conflict endangers decency and hopes, urging swift consequences for those responsible.
This note outlines common misuse of you did not go there formerly and mispronunciations such as Jugiteu. It explains pronunciation like 100-jit-od with oo sounds, spelling pitfalls for Extent and Extant, and lists synonyms for clothes including garment apparel wardrobe and attire.
Churchill notes three or more Japanese battleships five aircraft carriers and numerous light craft in the Bay of Bengal while Japan concentrates power from Japan to the Solomons. The pattern signals possible blows at India and a Pacific holding front risking American fleet action.
Carl Dreher in The Coming Showdown argues industrial systems survive through intelligent planning rather than perpetual wars. He critiques war profits, foreign loans, and government spending, warns against clinging to the past, and champions democratic planning with flexible methods to avoid fascism or communism. He highlights Hoover rugged individualism and Roosevelt New Deal as pivotal case studies. Mining in Latin America is noted as an ancient industry.
The note presents the word Connive defined as to cooperate secretly. It gives an example sentence with errors and a misspelled partner term, illustrating misuse and the need for correct spelling and usage.
Frederick county native USS. A. Glenn C. Wilhide, a former West Point cadet and later a prominent Ohio utility executive, visits Frederick before rejoining the U S Army as an Ordnance Department major. He recalls General MacArthur as fearless and influential, recalling wartime plans and social encounters with the famed commandant.
A compact recap of historical anniversaries and notable birthdays. Includes figures like Horace Bushnell, Justin Morrill, Adna Chaffee, and Anne Sullivan Macy, plus events such as Fort Sumter evacuation and the Titanic’s maiden voyage, with broad year-by-year notes and a short horoscope.
Florence Nightingale left a fragrant memory through Crimean War nursing. Her life rested on mission, a silvery voice with both sweetness and authority, and a belief that any needed task could be done. Army officials balked, but she pressed ahead, proving right will triumph in a moral universe. One auto contains tin for 1,000 cans of food for soldiers.
Washington April 14. Edson reports that after Pearl Harbor civilian workers on Wake and Guam faced displacement. a $5 million fund funds temporary benefits for dependents. Benefits range from $30-$45 to wives or widows, $10-$15 per child, $20-$30 for one parent, and up to $85 total. About 1,100 dependents of 700 workers receive payments. bill aims broader civilian relief in war. The act would be administered by Paul V. McNutt of the Federal Security Agency.
State Health Department chief Dr. R H Riley urges vaccination with three shots to protect against typhoid fever, especially for scouts and travelers to uncertain water and food sources. The vaccine is free to physicians in counties. patients pay only the doctor’s fee.
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