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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1942
Page
4
The Frederic Md newspaper page lists subscription pricing and service notices for The News. It references the Audit Bureau of Circulation and Associated Press rights, notes editor corrections policy, and marks the edition as dated Monday August 31, 1942.
The piece argues French Guiana under Vichy control strengthens Axis interests in South America. It warns of fortified islands, possible submarine bases, and shipments aiding U boats. It links proximity to bauxite mines and Atlantic routes to Axis leverage and calls for eliminating this hotbed of Axis activity.
The article discusses using ordinary earth in construction with a binder such as inexpensive asphalt emulsion. Earth blocks can be used for homes, farms, garages, and barracks, colored or plastered, and even sawed into shingles. Tests show fireproof, waterproof, and bugproof properties with no looming material shortages.
A War Labor Board report shows strikes cut 233 614 man days in July, slightly less than June’s 254 653 but with 198 new strikes in July versus 171 in June. Despite under 1 percent time lost, the scale remains worrisome for munitions production and national morale.
Prices of several staple foods not covered by wartime ceilings are drifting higher, while others stay steady. The AP index shows food prices up from March highs, with overall wholesale costs edging up amid strong demand from war buying power and military needs.
Reflecting on the petition Lead us not into temptation the text argues God arranges trials to strengthen character. It cites Romans 10 13 and St Paul to claim God does not allow temptations beyond our power to resist and will provide a way to endure or escape. Strong language stresses divine grace and obedience amid difficulty.
Frederick College commenced its fall session. Mr C C CARTY began moving his furniture to a new sales room with a bright glass front to showcase goods. A new cantaloupe with ice cream described. A strange man alarmed local women by visiting houses near Braddock inquiring for food. Weather report notes rainfall and warm days with cool nights, plowing begun but more rain needed.
Twenty years ago a column notes road work begins Tuesday on a 203 mile concrete link between Myersville and Middletown on September 4. Mary A George M Cahan production to be shown at City Opera House. Maryland coal distribution committee feared to cause shortages for small town and rural users, forestry officials say no alarm due to abundant wood statewide. Mr and Mrs Clinton Rhoads and Mrs Storm plus daughter visiting Baltimore and Emory Grove, Storm to stay through the week. Court Street widening work begins with 18 inch sidewalk removal at the Francie Scott Key hotel.
The Oregon Court probated the will of Harriet Elva Ibeth Rice widow of Josiah C Rice. The will leaves one fifth shares to four sons and two daughters share adjustments including a $508 decrease for William Rice and a $250 cut for Charles Rice. Executor Charles Rice, witnessed by Rev Lard Vada Leatherman, was named with the will dated August 20, 1940.
A brownish grey squirrel has taken up residence near Millard Nusa on West Thad Street. This morning the creature made its second appearance at the Nusa residence, prompting speculation it has established a den in the neighborhood amid nearby walnut trees.
Dr Pascate P Parone of the New Jer sey State College of Agriculture presents a vertical garden built from removable boxes in a 2 by 4 inch frame angled at 20 degrees. Sand is anchored top and bottom. Water from upper boxes does not splash into lower ones due to the terraced design. The project costs under 80 and even six year old Tommy Parone helped build it. Each box uses rich soil and is watered only twice a week.
Edson outlines Canada’s heavy wartime taxes from wage and income taxes to sales taxes and luxury levies, plus price controls and bonuses linked to cost of living. He notes Canada’s near full employment, the shift needed from nonessential industry to war work, and compares U.S. potential costs and policy risks in entering the war.
Marvin Kohn, 19, leads the National Campus Press Club in New York, a federation of 1200 college and high school newspapers. He arranges high profile interviews and mass on air events, using student editors to secure celebrity greetings and coverage, boosting undergraduate journalism.
A compact reflection cites Proverbs about a friend who sticks closer than a brother and Emerson’s saying that the only way to have a friend is to be one. It frames friendship as mutuality and reliance within moral companionship.
A compact note on proper usage and pronunciation of words like criterion and transfer. It emphasizes avoiding misused phrases and mastering one word daily to expand vocabulary with a period voice from a quote about true beauty.
A dated list of historical births and events includes Pierre Soule born 1801 and Died Mar 26 187u. 1812 William T. Thompson born Savannah editor and humorist. 1822 Gaisha A Grow born Pennsyl vania congressman. notable 1842 Mary Putnam Jacobi born London. 1844 Elizabeth Stuart Phelps born Boston. 1872 Edith Rockefeller McCormick born Cleveland. 1837 Emerson delivers The American Scholar at Harvard. 1842 Navy Hydrographic Office established. 1842 Democratic nomination context. 1886 Cherist on South Carolina fires after earthquake. 1897 Edison patent for Kinetographic Camera. 1902 corporate suit against Danbury unions. 1903 Packard car travels coast to coast. 1910 Curtiss sets flying record.
A front along the entire German border shows Russians holding their own as 1841 coverage notes. Birthdays listed include Charlotte H Brown and Frederic March, with others such as William Saroyan, Joan C Martin, Edward L Thorndike, George Sarton, and Queen Wilhelmina noted for anniversaries. A horoscope predicts an eager intellect and shrewd life insight while relationships remain sincere and dependable.
This item lists 24 hour precipitation totaling 2.81 inches for August 1941, with August year to date 626 inches versus a normal 438 inches. It notes a precipitation deficiency in 1942 to August 1 of four tenths of an inch, yesterday high of 78, low night of 49, and reads sun set at 7:44 p m and sunrise at 6:38 a m. Stream conditions Potomac at Knoxville and Monocacy at Ceresville both clear. It also mentions that until 1886 there were 51 different standard times in use in the United States.
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