May 2 1942 News Item From Frederick
The Frederick News issue of Saturday May 2 1942 includes postal and subscription details, policy notes, and Associated Press credit language. It references court street location and prepaid mail rates as part of standard newspaper boilerplate.
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JHE News
Southern
MFG. CO
News-Post
Court St. Frederick
UN Ion
Carter
Member
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Jocal News
Fifth Annual Campaign Aims to Boost Frederick Community Chest
The Frederick Community Chest begins its fifth annual drive next week with strong backing from local leaders. A. C. Stine of Sears Roebuck directs the effort, praised for readiness and leadership as residents are urged to contribute generously despite wartime strains and higher living costs.
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A. C. Stine
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Frederick
Evans wins prize for carbon dioxide role in animals
Dr Earl A Evans Jr of the University of Chicago reports at the American Chemical Society meeting that animals and humans require carbon dioxide for cellular nourishment, not merely as a waste product. He used a cyclotron to tag carbon atoms and traced their incorporation into tissues challenging the old plant–only CO2 theory.
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Earl A. Evans, Jr
University of Chicago
Earth
End of small business warned under new tax plan
Washington reports the Treasury and Ways and Means Committee proposals favor large businesses, threatening small firms with 70 percent total tax on profits. The piece argues the plan curtails competition, shifts business to big corporations, and hurts shareholders including widows with dividend stocks. It cites specific tax mechanics and potential long repayment periods for debt.
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Washington
David Lawrence
America
The
Treasury
House Ways and Means Committee
Germany
Fifty Years Ago Local Etimes From The News May 2 1892
Yesterday saw accidents on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad with wrecks near Sykesville Ellicott City and Rhiel s Mill but no injuries. Brown Dick the famed trotting horse is dead at 26. John Shank of Myersville bored 700 posts in eight hours. John L Jordan presented apples to the Register of Wills office employees. The Maryland Union Independent drum corps to hold a ball at Groff Hall with a street parade led by Major George Parrish. Prof Randolph Williams orchestra to provide music.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Sykesville
Ellicott City
Rhiel’s Mill
Charles C. A. Roelkey
Brown Dick
Frederick
John Shank
Myersville
John L. Jordan
Register of Wills
Maryland Union Independent Drum Corps
Groff Hall
West Fourth Street
George Parrish
Randolph Williams
Frederick City Realty plans 16 modern homes in city
Twenty years ago in The News items note a new firm, Frederick City Realty Company, formed by W. O. Kolb, Frank L. Stoner, Benjamin Rosenour, Tr. Gerson Anserour and Roy W. Poole to build about 16 modern homes in Frederick shortly.
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Frederick City
Western Maryland
Baltimore
Thurmont
Wi. M. Spahr
Frederick High School
Maryland State School For the Deaf
Emmitsburg
Middetown
Myersville
Middletown
Snasad
Linen Himsalf
Today In History and Birthdays of Notable Figures
A historical calendar lists births and deaths of figures like John G Palfrey David S Walker William Taylor Clyde Fitch Harold McCormick Vernon Castle Rudolph Valentino plus milestones such as the Constitution convention in 1787 and the New York House of Refuge in 1830 31 years old Joseph Dixon starts pencil factory and Lincoln buys his Springfield home.
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John G. Palfrey
Boston
David S. Walker
Florida
Logan Co
William Taylor
California
Africa
Asia
Australia
South America
Rockbridge Co
Palo Alto
Cal
Clyde Fitch
New York
Harold Fowler McCormick
International Harvester
Chicago
Vernon B. Castle
England
Texas
Rudolph Valentino
Philadelphia
New York House of Refuge
Joseph Dixon
Salem
Mass
Histone
Thomas J
Stonewall) Jackson
Iraq
May Days and Derby News Fill Local Spring Muse
A reflective district miscellany celebrates spring as May arrives with blossoms and birds. notable items include horse racing talk about Challedon and Derby Day context, local sports like baseball and duckpin, and civic notes from Thurmont to Emmitsburg. draft registrations, rationing, and war mobilization loom alongside community events and public notices.
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Challedon
Walkersville
Havre de Grace
Pimlico
Frederick
Charlie Keller
Middletown Pride
New York Yankee
Brunswick
Glenn MecQuillen
St. Louis Browns
Yankee Stadium
New York
Lawrence Powell
U. S
Baltimore
Baker Park
William J. Stoner
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
How Price Control Will Be Enforced in America
Washington May 2 Price Administrator Henderson outlines a sweeping general price ceiling plan. enforcement relies on neighbor committees called War Price and Rationing Boards to observe records, with licenses at stake and severe penalties for violations. The program includes staged date milestones from May to July detailing record keeping, pricing tags, and future price levels across wholesalers retailers and producers.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
United States
Henderson
Office of Price Administration
War and Price and Rationing Board
War Interpreted On Hitler Mussolini Salzburg Meeting
The Salzburg summit signals a planned Axis push to regain the initiative in Europe as Hitler readies a major offensive. Stalin's May Day note claimed Soviet strength and blamed Germany and its allies for the war, while omitting any immediate Japanese involvement, suggesting German plans may hinge on the Russia campaign’s progress.
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Salzburg
Weissin
Hitler
Robert Ley
Munich
Italy
Brenner Pass
Mussolini
Il Duce
Stalin
Germany
Russia
Japan
Berlin
Rome
Lufburrow Seeks Roused Man for Hidden Task Today
The brief lament questions where the lively, work willing man has gone. It recalls a past of idle youth who sought new pursuits while today the country aims for achievement, urging every person to work hard and do their best. NL LUFBURROW.
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Luf
Zome
N. A. Lufburrow
Bible Thought Quote on Defense and Upright Heart
A reflective note cites Psalm 7 10 and Byron praising a steadfast heart. The line links divine protection with moral integrity and enduring virtue.
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God
Vaudeville Back? One Hit Does Not Prove Revival
Man About Manhattan argues vaudeville revival on Broadway isn t proof of a national comeback. He says one or two successful shows don t establish a system across the country and stresses that vaudeville is made of many dated acts, not a sustained return.
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UCKER
New York
America
Broadway
Victor Moore
Paul Draper
the Hartmans
Fords
Stooges
Hartmans
Ina
All America
All For America
Book notes on spying tale in Italy during war era
A review of Agent In Italy by S. K. describes a German counterspy’s exploits in Italy near Brenner Pass. The narrative covers underground resistance, Fascist intrigue, and Gestapo pursuit amid civil war rumors, with episodes of sabotage and requisition by Mussolini’s state. The reviewer questions truthfulness but notes provocative ideas about striking Hitler through Jalk.
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Italy
Doubleday
Doran
S. K
Dusseldorf
5. K
Brenner Pass
Questura
Spezia
Mussolini
Gestapo
Hitler
Jalk
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Tacoma Wash
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Dorothy G. van Doren
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312Th Air Base
Detrick Field
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Red Cross
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George C. Rhoderick
County Board of Education
William C. Royal
County Welfare Board
H. C. Byrd
University of Maryland
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Charles S. Tippetts
Mercersburg Academy
Kiwanis
Clark D. Shaughnessy
Community Chest
Camp Peniel
Church of the Brethren
Peabody Conservatory Alent
John Marshall Haugh
Sjamsville
Wright Brothers
Alfred Tennyson
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Wales
Kirke L. Simpson
Byron
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