Lutheran S S Allen To Meet Here Saturday
The Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Maryland will hold its sixteenth annual convention at Brodbeck Hall, Wood College, with a devotional opening, two main addresses by Rev. Stamm and Rev. Sander, worker conferences, and officer elections. Officers and committees are listed, with sessions and luncheon planned, following the Lutheran Synod Summer School.
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Sunday School Association of
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Maryland
Brodbeck Hall
Wood College
Raymond T. Stamm
Gettysburg
Charles F. Sanders
Ariton W
Milbourn
Lineboro
Afer
Harry Goedeke
Baltimore
Musser D. White
Washington, D. C
Earl &. Rudisill
Philadelphia
Charles Sellers
Union Bridge
Sander
Charles H. Corbett
Thurmont
Harry ¥. Krug
Mildred Thayer
Washington
Jacob R. Ramsburg
Frederick
Lawrence B. Pe
Sesson
Hood
Walkersville air wardens face assault during blackout
Alton C. Whitmore senior air ward en of Walkersville admitted last night that during a blackout a demented woman armed with a shotgun attacked him after he shut lights at a residence. He disarmed her in a struggle and the case is sent to Frederick supervisors. Civil authorities may handle action against the offender.
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Walkersville
Alton C. Whitmore
Whitmore
OCD
Frederick
Alton Y. Bennett
Spy Suspect Held in New York Barroom
German-born American citizen Washington G Spiegelberg, 35, boasted and waved papers in a barroom. A U S Army corporal alerted police after spotting them. G men found pocketfuls of Ford B-24 bomber plans. Spiegelberg, ex Coast Guardsman, held on espionage charge in 23,000 bond.
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Washington G. Spiegelberg
New York
U.S. Army
Spiegelberg
Donelly
Leabo U Such Plaza
Back To Water For You, Girls, WPB Says
Milady learns beauty products will be sharply curtailed to free chemicals for the war effort. The War Production Board set manufacturing limits on lipsticks nail polish face powder rouge bubble bath and cleansing lotion and warned households that after shave lotion and other toiletries would be restricted as well.
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Washington
Milady
War Production Board
London Air Raid Alert Reports First Since March 16
London issued an air raid alert after noon on July 17 when a single German plane was sighted southeast of the capital heading toward the city. The alert followed the first since March 16 as defenses were set. In Montreal the same day Dominion authorities recaptured Hermann Maiwald, a 23 year old German merchant seaman who escaped yesterday from a military hospital at Ste Anne de Bellevue.
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London
Montreal
Dominion
Hermann Maiwald
Ste. Anne de Hellevue
Linganore Plant Helps Frederick Water Recovery
Linganore filtration plant operates daily from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. as Fishing Creek supply falls to a trickle. The city’s main water source shows improvement versus last summer, though spillway flow remains low and only small pumping is used at Linganore.
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Frederick City
Fishing Creek
Fishing
Linganore
Washington Milk Drivers May Strike
Washington area dairy workers threaten a likely strike within 24 hours if a new labor contract cannot be negotiated. About 1,350 employes would be affected and local Chestnut Farms-Chevy Chase Dairy would still receive milk, though shipments to Washington could be diverted or processed into by products. The county supplies a large share of Washington’s milk.
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Washington
Washington Tion
Dairies
Chestnut Farms
Chevy Chase Dairy
Capital
Wage Policy Set by War Labor Board on Little Steel
The War Labor Board approved a daily wage increase of four cents for Little Steel workers and laid down a wage stabilization policy to protect purchasing power from January 1941 to May 1942. It largely upheld union demands for a 15 percent cost of living based raise, maintenance of membership, union dues checkoff, and a minimum daily wage. Industry members dissented, while CIO unions pressed for higher pay. reactions ranged from cautious study to predictions of rejection by the four Little Steel companies.
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Washington
War Labor Board
CIO
United Steel Workers
Bethlehem
Republic
Inland Steel
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Companies
Cleveland
Republic Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
Little Steel
Henderson
George W. Taylor
White Hope Brahma Bull Still At Large Near Frederick
The 1,200 pound Brahma bull known as White Hope remains missing at the Lazy B ranch near Frederick Junction. Ranch manager Alvin M. Bopst says the creature has not crossed the Monocacy River or railroad tracks and is believed to be hiding in thickets near Frederick Junction. Farmers along the area carry shotguns as a precaution while cowboys search, hoping the bull will join a herd before capture. The herd arrived from Kissimmee Florida along with other Brahma cattle, and rodeo events featuring the bulls, horses, and Tim McCoy’s act are planned at the Lazy B Sunday draw.
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Everglades
White Hope
Lazy Branch
Frederick
Frederick Junction
Alvin M. Bopst
Bopst
Monocacy
Boost
Cecil Yates
Tim McCoy
Old Standards and Wage Stabilization Reflections Apr 27 1942
The President's April 27 message directs the Board to review inequalities and changes in wage standards after wartime stabilization. About 20 pending disputes before the Board must decide if wages paid on April 27 1942 count as existing or provisional rates, with equity guiding adjustments to stabilize living costs.
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Ing
Finnish notice on consulate closures spurned as surprise
Helsinki reports a Finnish government reaction to Washingtons move to close the American consulate and to demand closing of Finnish consulates in the United States. The Finnish press bureau calls the action a surprise and says the policy had no justified basis for such steps.
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Helsinki
Today
Washington
United States
Illiterates May Be Called for Induction
Local draft board officials said they had received no information yet on Selective Service headquarters announcement that men rejected for illiteracy may become eligible for service. The plan, to recall those rejected since May 14, 1941, is to start early in August and permit limited numbers capable of comprehension to serve.
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Selective Service
Illiteracy Forces Limited Induction After Reading Test
Draft officials plan to use simple verbal orders for those failing literacy tests after medical exams. Induction calls may target up to ten percent of a board's quota. Uncertainty remains if the Army will educate inductees, while many illiterate men remain classified 1 B or 4 F and ineligible. Local counties report residents eager to enlist but hindered by illiteracy.
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Army
Fox Service
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