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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1938
Page
4
Assistant Secretary of War announces a shift toward mechanization to cut manpower and casualties. He cites a program replacing soldiers with tanks trucks guns and robots, detailing reductions from World War I infantry divisions to modern mechanized units while stressing restraint and peace.
Washington August 30 Elmer F Andrews the new wage hour administrator has kept his plans tight He waited for Roosevelt then entered Washington secretly to avoid job seekers He intends to run his own show creating his own legal and public relations divisions within the Labor Department.
The analyst flags a practical, nondramatic approach to enforcing and expanding the wage act, expecting a middle stance that favors energy beyond labor leaders’ wishes while courting a tempered ally. Wage and hour standards cited aim for 25 cents an hour and 44 hours weekly, with Oct 24 rollout. Andrews convenes textile employers and union heads to discuss possible increases above 25 cents.
Copperville notes list attendees and visits from area families and relatives. Mr and Mrs Charles Bowers and Betty of Johnstown Pa attend the Renner Reunion. Miss Roberta Young and Miss Mary Young of Virginia join with Miss Catharine Forney and others. Rol and William Forney enjoyed a sightseeing trip through Pennsylvania. Abe Hahn and family of Manchester visited Mr David Forney. William Foreman and family spent Sunday in York Pa. Magge Angel of Thurmont visits sister Mrs Wilbur Fair. Mrs Wilbur Fair and children and Mrs Clarence Dern of Taneytown spend Sunday at Carlin's Park in Baltimore. Laurence Foutz and family also mentioned.
The report recalls Hubert W. Imbrie, U.S. consular representative in Ankara and Teheran, murdered by a mob in Teheran after a stint in Ankara. Persia paid indemnities for Mrs. Imbrie and cruiser costs, and Congress later granted further compensation. The piece notes risks faced by foreign service officers, including Walter Foote's years in Batavia with repeated illnesses.
A Baltimore hospital report says the little son of Mr Clyde Sell of Taneytown died Saturday from a brain tumor. Other items note Mr Charles Cashman and Mrs Charles Bowers visiting Laurence Foutz on Friday and Mrs Charles Deberry hosting friends and relatives.
Miss Jane Williams of Hagerstown visits Miss Reba Garver of New Windsor. Budd y and Fred Farver and Dimp and Jack Farver spend Sunday at Carlin's Park in Baltimore. Mr and Mrs Ben Stultz host 100 Junior Ed Barnes Maye Farver Billie Reese Mrs William Miller and daughter visit the Garver home. Reba Garver and Jane Williams visit Westminster. Visitors at the A Bond home include R Ecker Mrs M Lambert and others. Louise Bond visits Mrs H Farver and Betty Jane. Joseph Jenkins is at the sanitarium. Dorothy Bond is thrown from a horse and sprains her ankle when the horse trips.
It is estimated that 10 percent of people in the country suffer from some kind of allergy, meaning they are hyper sensitive to certain foods or substances.
Washington Daybook notes the State Department’s frustration with career diplomats facing tropical postings. It cites malaria and other hazards as sending many to risky posts and causing fatalities, mentioning Secretary Hull and the death of John J. O Keefe in Buena Ventura Colombia as part of the continuing toll on duty.
The article notes recurring press portrayals of the foreign service as elitist and describes fatal cases among officials. It cites Vice Consul O Keefe dying from malignant malaria contracted in service and recalls Theodore Marriner, consular general, killed at Beirut, Syria, within the past year.
A fragment describes a leader sweating heavily while two aides are transferred or perish, using vivid tropic imagery to convey intensity.
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