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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1942
Page
4
The notice explains subscription rates by mail and year, requires real name with submissions, and promises corrections of erroneous character or reputation entries. It marks the Freder ic k Maryland post office as the publication location and notes the date February 24 1942 as the issue day.
Leon Henderson urges the National War Labor Board to curb exorbitant wage hikes warning runaway wages threaten the war effort. Industrial wages rose 34 percent since 1939 while living costs climbed 21 percent, yet only about one in five employed gained higher pay. Henderson fears labor skirmishes could trigger broader political battles while arguing the factory workforce will not fail the fighting manpower.
General MacArthur’s forces display high morale and effectiveness thanks to outstanding officers. Lieut. Alexander Nininger earned the Medal of Honor before dying after valiantly engaging Japanese. Brigadiers Clinton A. Pierce and James R. Weaver fought under heavy fire, Pierce losing part of a toe and Weaver exchanging shots after his aide was wounded. The fighting quality reflects strong Philippine defense leadership.
About 40,000 people died in 1941 from traffic accidents, over 5,000 more than 1940, with heavier defense industry traffic cited as the main cause. As many as 1,000,000 injured. The public favors fast driving. lowering speeds in towns could reduce accidents. Ammonia production from natural gas is planned for the near future.
Review notes a vivid historical novel about Asa Howell in the Hudson Valley during the Revolution. Burke Boyce portrays foraging, currency woes, and family tensions including a Tory daughter and a French officer intrigue. Characters such as David Milk drive dark humor as war chaos unfolds.
A reflective quotation frames prayer as a private act. Ophelia Browning echoes confidence that omnipotence has heard requests, promising eventual, unseen outcomes. The text emphasizes patient faith and the belief that prayers reach a higher power even when unseen.
Fifty years ago on February 24 1892 local items report a mysterious fire at Clifton Cramers Troutville store with substantial insured value and losses. Alumni officers elected for Frederick College with 800 alumni reported. Baltimore train delay due to track spread at Mt Airy. passengers rerouted by freight engine. Negroes arrested with stolen horses shipped to Baltimore. Mollie Woodward won fur prize at the Rink, Mellie Goodman earned a fur muff prize.
February 24 1922 item reports Mount City Stock Farm sale near Frederick five miles east on Baltimore road. Forty registered hogs and nine grade shools sold for 2892 dollars. Senate passed bill to create eight Frederick precincts. governor names John W Grove to county Board of Election Supervisors. Mr G Oscar Rhoads, East Second street, visiting Philadelphia and New York.
Edson reports that organized labor in Washington has become a potent force shaping war policy. The Combined Labor War Board links AFL and CIO leaders to the White House, driving union security wage policies and living standards, seeking labor participation in wartime production, wage uniformity, and increased unemployment benefits. The piece notes industry praise, legislative aims, and broader labor influence on the war effort.
A fragmented home etiquette item presents a Q and A on visiting friends. It asks whether to wake a sleeping baby, invite busy parents in advance, call while ill, serve unaffordable liquor, or visit movers, and then gives rulings: No, Yes, Yes, No, No, with a brief prompt to consider what you would do in similar social situations.
New York February 24 Irving Caesar a storied songwriter and lyricist behind Tea For Two Swanee and Lover Come Back To Me now shifts to air raid safety songs for children. His career spans collaborations with Gershwin Friml Herbert and Coward with a new musical comedy My Dear Public in rehearsal. He rose after losing his shirt in the stock crash and penned songs like Something Ought To Be Done About That as times changed.
The Cuban naval chief announced that the freighter Cofresi of about 5,000 to 6,000 tons was torpedoed off the south coast of Cuba while en route to the United States with 30,000 bags of Cuban sugar.
Allied air power backed by Dutch forces blunts the Japanese pincer from Sumatra and Bali. Bali and Java are separated by a narrow sea gap, complicating any renewed sea supply. Japanese operations across Sunda Strait face deep water, while Allied air attacks target ships and troops building an invasion force in Sumatra.
The message commends service members and urges civilian effort. It notes past luck has kept invasion at bay and stresses the nation must prepare. It calls for unity and decisive action as threat looms across the oceans, urging collective effort.
Cranium Crackers asks readers to name the big clock atop the Parliament Building in London and ponder hourglasses. It also quizzes time zone conversions among major cities and completes common proverbs about time. The sun note adds energy facts about Earth.
Washington Feb 24 The article praises William M Leiserson a National Labor Relations Board appointee for urging clear national labor policy during wartime. He argues against mixing policy making with operations, warns of factionalism between labor and management, and urges reconvening the War Labor Committee to set broad wage and closed shop guidelines. He offers to provide the full 5000 word address to readers.
Dwight L Moody told Mt Hermon students to give to a missionary cause. He saw a student with a heavy valise to the station and drove him there, showing real action on Bible teachings. The piece urges Christians to practice Scripture, not just read it, by meeting human needs.
A Frederick County educator contributor to the Wartime Service Edition of Industrial Arts and Vocational Education outlines Acetylene Welding. Postwar tourism draws many skiers to Banff Jasper and Mount Revelstoke as European resorts closed to Americans.
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