Wartime Union Policy and Afterwar Market Ties
Washington dispatch analyzes how War Labor Board decisions create compulsory unionization during wartime and enable protections for labor group members. It voices concern over government inaction to safeguard old customer relationships and argues for maintaining postwar sales contacts to shield white collar workers and small manufacturers from abrupt shifts after war contracts end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Labor Board
Wyte
War and Navy Departments
Thin Nazis Face Harsh Winter Food Shortages Across Europe
Reports from Britain say Germany will endure a hungrier winter as potato and vegetable shortages worsen. Germany, Greece, Poland, and occupied Russia see food distress with rationing, while France reports malnourished children. Severe winter and bad weather continue to devastate crops in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Dingle M. Foot
Britain
House of Commons
Europe
Greece
Poland
Russia
France
Hitler
Wartime exchange and the curb on silver imports
The article explains wartime controls on money movement and metal flows. It notes military and economic motives to curb Hitler’s loot of pounds and dollars, limits on imports, and U S measures restricting private silver imports. It describes shifts in silver prices in Latin America and London New York exchange dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Europe
London
United States
South America
New York
Treasury Department
Washington
Verity Defined as Quality of Truth in Fables
Today's word verity means the quality of being true or real. The note contrasts misused and mispronounced words and urges mastering one word daily to grow vocabulary.
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The Column
Fifty years ago local items note a horse owned by Alexander Woodwardell at Carroll Creek footbridge needing aid to rise after its wagon broke, and Mr Semp’s horse running away near Jefferson after harness failure. A picnic at Island Park features a watermelon prize pool won by Kolb. The Board of School Commissioners elected Samuel Dutrow president. Frederick A Markey, lumber dealer and civic figure, dies in his 56th year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Woodwardell
Carroll Creek
A. Hemp
Jefferson
Semp
Mary M. Darner
Lamar's Bridge
Island Park
George Kalb
Wm, Sily
Clifford Keyser
Agate Kolb
Board of School Commissioners
Samuel Dutrow
Frederick A Markey
Wilcoxon and Markey
Frederick County Agricultural Society
Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The Columnists
William A Stultz yesterday shot and killed Officer John Adams and wounded Deputies Smith and Bartgis, later wounded when officers surrounded his home. Grand jury recalled August 15 to investigate the murder. Rotary Club calls for speedy trial. Court Street sidewalk widened by eighteen inches. Shirts valued at about 100 stolen from Doll Brothers storefront display. entry gained by prying rear door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Stultz
John Adams
Smith
Bartgis
Stultz
Urner
Worthington
Aaron R. Anders
Rotary Club
Odewalk
Court Street
Patrick
Church Streets
Doll Brothers
Casa
Strength For Today by Earl L Douglass
A short meditation on the value of daily silence to gain wisdom from God. Quakers pioneered solemn silence as a spiritual practice enabling calm, equanimity, and focus for daily tasks. The piece cites Carlyle and Greek philosophy to support the virtue of restraint and inner quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl L. Douglass
D. UO
WA UE OK
Carlyle
Pete
Babson
3 A Selectee Assigned For Special Training
Norman Stanley of Blue Ridge Summit has been accepted for the Army Volunteer Officers Corps and will depart Frederick County for the Baltimore induction center in a few days. Stanley, 23, holds 3 A status and is to undergo special training through the local county draft board. He has studied abroad, knows several languages, and has military training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Norman Stanley
Blue Ridge Summit
Frederick County
Baltimore
Stanley
Pipeline extends from Constanta to Cerna voda in German drive
London Aug 9 Reuters dispatch quotes Stockhorn from Bucharest citing 100000 German workers on a pipeline from Constanta on the Black Sea to Cerna voda on the Danube. The line would transport oil Hitler hopes to obtain. Red Star reported today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reuters
Stockhorn
Bucharest
Constanta
Black Sea
Cernavoda
Danube
Red Star
War Interpreted In Pacific Campaign Analysis
The article assesses the Pacific war eight months after Pearl Harbor, noting the Aleutian attack on Kiska and the Solomons offensive as a strategic dress rehearsal for amphibious operations. It highlights coordinated land sea and air efforts, the broader global war, and the likely long campaign to push back Japanese-held islands.
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Gandhi
India
United Nations
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Southwest Pacific
Kiska
Aleutians
Solomons
Coral Sea
Midway
North Pacific
Navy
Tokyo
St Inast Samp
Marshall and
Gilbert Islands
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Rabaul
New Britain
Steep Increases In Tennessee Income Taxes Foreseen
Washington reports a National League of Women Voters push for steep lower bracket tax hikes. Miss Marguerite M Wells filed a statement urging Treasury goals of 8.7 billion in new taxes via the House revenue bill, opposing a sales tax. Proposals favor higher exemptions and a 30 percent rate in the lowest brackets, affecting single and married filers with small weekly incomes. AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP Richard Chipley, Class of 41 at Sykesville High, wins a four year Maryland Institute scholarship. He is son of Mr and Mrs William M Chipley and will enter October 1. The first Christmas greeting card appeared in 1842 now in the British Museum.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
National League of Women Voters
Marguerite M Wells
Treasury
Miss Wells
House
Richard Chipley
Sykesville
Cargo Plane Row Recalls Sad Situation
Edson analyzes the cargo plane surge sparked by Grover Looning, Kaiser, and the Lee committee. He recalls prewar production, wartime shifts, and the Army Air Force push to divert commercial fleets, warning of long term impact on aviation development and industry independence.
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Edson
Washington
Grover Looning
Henry J. Kaiser
Josh Lee
United States
U.S
Pan American
Boeing
Douglas
Lockheed
Army Air
Great Britain
Army
Navy
Air Transport Command
Army Air Force
Arnold
Army Air Force Top Command
Kaiser
Patterson
Nelson
Washington Tappets
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude Wickard
Indiana
Department of Labor
Tio
Maid replacements disrupt New York stage troupe
A report from Blithe Spirit details turmoil in the American company after two maid changes. Jacqueline Clarke, original Doreen Lang understudy, left for England, prompting Belle Gardner to fill in briefly. Dozens of actresses auditioned, most rejected for misreading the role. Costs mounted from rehearsals, photography, patriot stage bands, and new costumes as Doreen Lang takes the part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacqueline Clarke
America
England
Belle Gardner
Chicago
Bucks County
Noel Coward
Atseit
Miss Clarke
Doreen Lang
Miss Lang
Telefon Sage
Mak
Newcomer Joins Cast Eyes on Old Stage
Miss Lang adjusts to the tempo and laughter of veteran stars Cliton Weed Froggy Wood Leanora Corbett Mildred Natwick after ten months of performance in Blithe Spirit. Once she fits in, the play regains its familiar placidity, like a home restored when father enjoys his coffee.
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New York
Thas
Ing
Miss Lang
Clilon Wweed
Froggy Wood
Leanora Corbett
Mildred Natwick
Bible Thought Upon Strife and Glory
A compact verse tribute contrasts Genesis kindness with Homeric glory. It reflects on letting there be no strife between parties while acknowledging that brave foes may share mutual respect within their righteous aims.
Today In History and Birthdays Highlights
A compilation of historical anniversaries from 753 B C to recent years, listing notable figures born or died on specific dates such as Edmund Randolph, William Yancey, Jay Cooke, and Philip Van Ness Myers. It also notes milestones like the 1789 American army size, the 1833 Chicago incorporation, and the 1918 submarine sinkings, followed by today’s notable birthdays and a brief horoscope.
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Edmund Randolph
Virginia
U. S
Williamsburg
William L. Yancey
Hery
Alabama
Warren Co
William H. Fry
Philadelphia
Jay Cooke
Sandusky
Ohio
Philip van Ness Myers
Univ. of Cincinnati
New York
Horace Fletcher
Lawrence
Mass
Robert Gray
Boston
Columbia
Richard Smith
Cant Taha Daren
Missouri
Chicago
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Plattsburgh
N. Y
Food Administration
Horace H Fuller
U. A
South Dakota
LOOK AHEAD AS ONE GAZES BEYOND PAST ACHIEVEMENTS
A reflective meditation on self inflation and the value of actions, urging readers to balance memories of good deeds with unfulfilled aims. The piece ends with a quotation from N. A. Lufburrow and a note that Uruguay's capital Montevideo houses about a third of the nation's population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jooke
N. A. Lufburrow
Uruguay
Monatevides
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San Antonio
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Iowa
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Harvard
Cleveland
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