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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1942
Page
4
A transcription from the Southern Manufacturing Co. notes rights and republication terms. The item references the Associated Press and states no communication will be published without the writer’s real name.
A critique of Washington’s wartime leadership condemns Congress, White House delegation delays, and defense payrolls while praising the bravery of front line troops. The public seeks decisive action and unity over political wrangles and non-defense spending, hoping Washington inspires and matches the fighting men.
Fifty years ago Mr John Hays a Wolfsville teacher completed his fortieth year as an instructor and never missed a day due to sickness. The Bar Room at Joe K Sheppard s restaurant on Court Street is being renovated with a back bar and mirror by John W Neipold and Frank T Rhodes. Ice four and a half inches thick formed in Emmitsburg area on Monday and Tuesday. Mr David Lowenstein was elected a director of Farmers and Mechanics National Bank. The Mud Hole at Cartier and East Patrick street is being repaired under Policeman Geo Brengle s supervision.
Twenty years ago on March 26 1922 readers reported springlike heat reaching 80 degrees in March. County commissioners set road supervisor wages at 23 cents per hour plus 10 cents per mile travel expense for the year. Grand Lodge Odd Fellows building committee surveyed the home site north of Frederick with a landscape engineer. Harry Trout, who farms Granville Smith’s farm on Gas House Pike, lost two horses in a drowning incident when a wagon was pulled into the Monocacy river during a river washing attempt. farm hand Elmer Eyler was thrown and briefly submerged.
Babson Park Mass March 26. Babson argues decentralization and rationing aid small cities and towns if merchants respond. He notes migration from city to rural areas with economic impact, warns buyers of farm costs and foreclosures, and calls for strong local stores to meet demand as tires and consumer goods tighten. He predicts new tire tech and continued local shopping.
A commuter bus drives through midtown traffic into the Lincoln Tunnel. A runaway milk truck bursts blue packages, causing chaos until tunnel cops intervene and restore order.
A man reading the New York Times raises his head and asks what happened. The companion guesses a driver causing a delay, both reacting to a disruption on board.
A reader argues to save the historic Jug Bridge arches rather than replace them with steel and concrete. The letter stresses the value of old structures for Frederick’s identity and future visitor appeal, urging careful restoration and preservation for posterity.
The passage recalls King Montezuma and Aztec splendor in Mexico City before Cortes and the Spaniards arrive to conquer and plunder. It contrasts peaceful lands with cycles of riot sparked by tyranny, referencing historical figures Cortes and Hitler as symbols of greed and disruption. It weaves in biblical and literary lines to reflect on law, sin, and moral order.
Naval observers say Wake and Marcus Islands were found inadequately manned by Japan, signaling strained Japanese power. Raids extend protection for Allied sea lanes, push back Japan in the Pacific, and may influence Japanese plans regarding Russia while concentrating forces northward.
The article recalls a military camp service in a southern stockade where about a hundred youths in blue overalls lose military honors for disobedience. It stresses obedience as essential to order, noting that moral evil stems from disobedience to the divine will.
March precipitation to date reaches 268 inches with normal 3.48 inches for March. Actual 1941-42 shows a deficit to March 1 of 2.03 inches. Yesterday high 61, last year 52. Low last night 30, last year 26. Sun sets 7.27 pm, rises 7.05 am. Moon rises 2.39 pm, sets 4.03 am.
In Washington March 26 observers note two publicized issues: the sudden outcry for overtime law changes and a White House remark about a Nazi-like sixth column. The piece argues labor politicians organize campaigns, criticizes “fifth columnists,” and warns against using Nazis as a shield for policy debate. It ties 40 hour week criticism to war profiteering and inflation fears, urging government restraint.
Edson discusses the maze of 1.75 million state laws and 100,000 court decisions hindering war production. He notes federal martial law as a drastic, unlikely remedy and highlights building codes and labor restrictions as key obstacles, urging code changes to speed defense needs. He cites anti migratory labor laws as another hurdle to mobilize 80 million workers needed for wartime industry.
Side Glances reports widespread movement restrictions as four million workers may be relocated to war factories. It notes anti migratory laws block moves, while women and older youth fill gaps. states limit skilled trades and professions with licensing, plus New York loosens nursing rules.
A review of Alan Moorehead’s Mediterranean Front describing General Wavell’s desert bluff to save Suez and the author’s experiences with the Western Desert and Mediterranean forces. The piece links desert and sea warfare while noting key actions at Sidi Barrani Benghazi Malta Ethiopia Greece Syria and Crete along with hardened leaves observation.
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