Formula To Bar War Contract Profits Not Yet Ready
Washington dispatch notes no final formula to curb war contract profits without killing incentives. Lawmakers discuss six percent return on capital, renegotiation limits, and tax methods, but administrative and practical hurdles persist as industry seeks price stability amid vast wartime orders.
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David Lawrence
Capitol Hill
George
Senate Finance Committee
War and Navy Departments
Maritime Commission
The
Treasury
Marines Defeat Coldstream Guards In London Park Challenge
United States Marines trained in a Commando hazard course in a London park have beaten the Coldstream Guards 5 to none. The Guards want a rematch, but the Marines plan to push further and pick another back yard to challenge. The mood is defiant and confident as the Marines eye bigger bets.
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United States
England
London
Coldstream Guards
Britain
Guards
Bible Thought For Many Are Called But Few Are Chosen
The quote from Matthew 22 14 notes many are called yet few are chosen while a second maxim cites growth hinges on human choice attributed to George Ellot.
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George Ellot
Fifty Years Ago Local Hems From The Columns Of The News
Fifty years ago on August 15 1892 Frederick County items note Charles Duke superintendent of Union Foundry loses a toe to falling brick Mary A Troxell named principal at Unionville Academy with Emma F Warner as assistant First steamboat built in the U S partially in Frederick County James Rumsey at Shepherdstown and Catoctin Furnace Johnson Brothers Contracts for garbage removal discussed Five bids from 695 to 1600 House used as store and dental office being repaired Broad Run notes report a man nudged by a yellow jacket nest and had moustache burned in a small blaze
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Mary A Troxell
Emmitsburg
Unionville Academy and Normal Institute
County
G. Clinton Hanna
Emma F. Warner
United States
Frederick County
James Rumsey
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Twenty Years Ago Items From The News Columns
Twenty years ago a premium money offer at the Fair was announced with a new Domestic Arts building nearing completion. Reports describe a shotgun incident aimed at Deputy Sheriff Shees, a shot enveloping the sheriff’s Ford. Gunfire disrupted Brunsch yard operations. thieves raided Burgess Jones’s home near New London taking two gold watches and cash while overlooking about sixty dollars in a desk.
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William A. Stultz
Shes
Allen Barigis
Baimorte
Ohio
Brunsch
Burgess Jones
New London
War Interpreted Shows Allied Pressure in Solomons
Tokyo reports of heavy damage to Allied forces in the Solomon Islands battle are viewed as propaganda from Japan to mask a developing defeat. Washington denies Japanese claims of 35 ships sunk, while U.S. and Allied naval movements in Pacific waters remain unclear and closely watched by both sides. The Solomon campaign challenges Japanese prestige in the Western Pacific and signals possible strategic diversions.
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Tokyo
Solomon Islands
Pacific
Coral Sea
Midway
Washington
Tulagy Harbor
Trek
the Solomons
Japan
Western Pacific
United States
Solomons
Allied offensive power reshapes Pacific war outlook
Washington and MacArthur heads quarters in Australia hint at deeper knowledge. Early Pacific clashes signal favorable progress and a rising American capacity to strike Tokyo. Tokyo miscalculated American defensive grit in Coral Sea and Midway, facing stressed timing for further Axis conquests and potential strategic upheaval.
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MacArthur
Australia
Pacific
Russia
Tokyo
Coral Sea
Midway
Court News: Property Deeds and Custody Rulings Feature
Court notes record deeds from Gilmore Flautt to Grace Baumgaraner and others with several $1,500 and $260 transfers, plus marriage licenses for Joseph Rook and Maralee Gipe. Custody split awards care of two infants to each parent in Moran divorce, with visitation rights and costs to Moran. Also mentions a machine gun manufacturing detail from an automotive firm.
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Margaret Moran
Burkittsville
Richard Y. Moran
Ryan
Edward S. Delaplaine
Equity
E. Austin James
Moran
St Swithin heat and townsfolk swirl in wartime
A weathered column notes St Swithin’s day, wartime life and local affairs in Emmitsburg, Thurmont, Taneytown, and Petersville. It highlights congressional shifts after Katharine Byron’s withdrawal, war mobilization, county road expenditures, and community events from fairs to cattle shows, with memorials for local figures.
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BermDee
A ET
Emmitsburg
Thurmont
Faroers
Petersville
Taneytown
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Lincoln
Napoleon
Mary
Scotland
Child scalded by hot water at home incident
Terrance Stockman ten months old pulled a pan of hot water from a stove at 3038 West Patrice Street. He was hospitalized at Frederick City Hospital with severe scalds. The accident occurred Friday morning when the child tipped the pan handle while nursing bottles. North America is about a million square miles larger than South America.
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CIILD
Terrance Stockman
Paul Stockman
Patrice Street
Stockman
Frederick City Hospital
North America
South Amerch
Have Not Nation warfronts U S steel at risk
Pi Washington argues the United States has become a have not nation in less than six months. The piece contrasts American shortages with Britain’s and Germany's self sufficiency, urging massive cargo planes and material priorities to sustain wartime production and supply lines. It lists domestic measures from coal reserves to metal scrapping and air force recruitment.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Germany
Italy
Shell
War Production Board
Suez
Europe
Hitler
Britain
Soviet Russia
China
Australia
Seven Seas
Donald M. Nelson
WPB
Army
Air Force
Today In History and Anniversaries Highlights
Today in history lists birthdays and deaths of Benjamin Hawkins Edward Preble John Torrey Charles G. Leland and Charles A. Seltzer with notes on historical events from 1790 to 1934 including the consecration of the first Catholic bishop and the Panama Canal opening. Birthdays include Meene S Szymczak Edna Ferber Eihel Barrymore Bob Bartlett Albert Spalding and Sheldon Glueck.
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Washington
N. Co
Warren Co
N. C
Edward Preble
Portland
Maine
John Torrey
New York
Charles G. Leland
Hans Breitmann
Philadelphia
Charles A. Seltzer
Janesvills
Wis
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Baltimore
England
United States
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Fort Dearborn
John F. Fremont
Fremont
Rockies
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Californian
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Kansas Pacific R. R
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Panama Canal
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27Th
U. S. Infantry
Siberia
Liberty League (American
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Alaska
Méene S Szymczak
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Edna Ferber
Easton
Horoscope predicts organizational flair and military leanings
The note cites Guy W. Vaughn, president of Curtiss-Wright in New York, born in New York 54 years ago, and mentions a person born in Poland six years ago. It cautions about underestimating personal risk of life while endorsing growing organizing ability and a drift toward military life.
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Poland
Guy W. Vaughn
Curtiss-Wright
New York
Real Estate Rates Steady Across War Areas in Survey
The 39th Semi annual Survey of Real Estate finds little change in mortgage rate trends across defense and non defense areas. The 5 percent rate remains dominant for new moderately priced homes, prevailing in 54 percent of reporting cities, with 4 25 and 6 percent rates also common in several locales. Only a few cities show higher than 6 percent ranges, while times where rates fall are noted in some regions.
Lut's Stuff AVOID HATE It Destroys Peace and Unity
The article argues hate as a daily factor harms individuals and the nation, fueling resentment and unrest. It urges replacing hate with love and goodwill, claiming both hater and hated can gain, and calls on people and the nation to tackle hatred as a shared duty. Signed N. A. Lufburrow.
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Lut
N. A. Lufburrow
Pensive Featured in Daily Word Study
An English lesson notes common mispronunciations and spellings for words like domain and ivy. It defines pensive as dreamily or somewhat sadly thoughtful and cites an example about remaining in a pensive state for a long time.
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