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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1942
Page
4
The Freder ick Maryland News-Post issues a wartime edition dated Wednesday May 6 1942. The page carries standard notices, policy statements, and public notices typical of a local paper, with no single dominant news feature identified in the readable text.
Dr J J Wittmer, head of the American Association of Industrial Physicians, urges husbands to wash dishes to prevent health breakdowns among women in defense plants. He argues 5,000,000 women will work outside the home, leaving less time for housework and notes maids will also be employed in defense jobs. He warns husbands to abandon chair and towel, though omits postwar planning and electric dishwashers.
A Department of Agriculture estimate outlines massive 1942 food targets with milk, eggs, meat, canned vegetables and fruits. It notes cows to yield 19 percent more milk, eggs and meats vastly increased, enough to fill truckloads and stretch across oceans, urging Americans to curb waste and support farm efforts.
A brief, edited reflection contrasts biblical lamp and navigation in darkness. It cites Psalms 119:105 and suggests a glimmering light can guide a pilot toward a path, invoking Melasiasin Newera prrfachive as a source.
Washington officials promise clear line between seditious material and critical commentary under the espionage act of 1917. At least six cases have been started as grand juries probe antiwar publications linked to Axis propaganda, with proof focusing on willful intent and shared themes across regions.
There was excitement at Point of Rocks when a colored man, who had a $250 check, raised the amount to $25.50 and tried to pass it. The bungling check was refused at several places but he bought $12 worth of goods, then fled toward Washington Junction. The merchant pursued and recovered all but a shirt the man wore. Before arrest, he jumped a freight train. Jeff Decker Bros Minstrel troupe with 24 members arrived on the B&O train and gave a grand street parade at 11:45. Today the quarterly pay day closed schools and the Teachers Institute met at the female high school on East Church Street with talks. Woodsboro and Ladiesburg report a mad dog scare, dogs being killed wholesale. Mr George B F Crumbaugh suffered bruises when thrown from a wagon near his home. a box on the seat tipped, throwing him out as he rode toward Frederick.
Twenty years ago the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad baseball team wrecked en route to Frederick for a game at Agricultural Park injuring four players who were hospitalized in Baltimore. Frederick Lions International club near certainty as about 25 men sign up. Dr Symons of Maryland extension service notes H Yohe to visit Monday as county agent successor to P A Hauver. Brunswick High School to award diplomas to 23 graduates at June 13 commencement under Prof Roger X Day.
The brief discusses proper word choice and pronunciation for English lessons. It defines ribald and highlights common misspellings and misuses such as steak versus stake. It promotes expanding vocabulary by mastering one word daily and notes illiteracy as ignorance of learning with a Shakespeare quote example.
The Feagaville W C T U met at Mrs. E C Renn's home with theme Mother’s Day. Readings included poems by Mrs. Castle and others, officers reelected led by Mrs. Renn. Delegates to the county convention were named and an Afghan for soldiers displayed. Next meeting set for May 27 at Mrs. Leroy C Horine’s home.
The War Interpreted notes Britain's surprise seizure of Madagascar as a defensive stroke to secure supply routes to India and the Eastern Mediterranean, while offering strong offensive potential. A British task force, described as all British, aims to capture Diego Suarez and project power into the Indian Ocean, challenging Japan and testing Vichy collaboration. The move may signal a broader campaign to drive Axis forces from the region.
The Gates of Aulis by Gladys Schmitt wins the Dial Press award. Ellie and Carl Hasselman, siblings in an industrial city, embody their era’s spiritual conflicts through art and sociology. The book links their parents and figures like Eugene MacVeach and Stephen Maurer, portraying a modern crisis of meaning with intimate character insight.
Maryland landscape imagery fills the verse with seasonal tableau from Garrett to Talbot and Caroline counties. The poem evokes blossoms, streams, and hills with references to Catoctin, wheat fields, and fruit orchards, tying May to love and memory. A closing note shifts to a time zone comparison between El Paso and Garden City, Kansas.
Airmarked letter by N A Lufburrow urges avoiding complacency and choosing confidence to strengthen defense. He warns complacency benefits the enemy and dulls resolve while optimism and discipline can sustain aggressive, productive action amid setbacks. A Chicago coin operated mailbox stamps and mails letters automatically.
Edson notes Rockefeller cultural efforts shifted after Pearl Harbor from grand cultural missions to practical aid. Programs focus on health, sanitation, nursing, roadbuilding, and education, while leading figures like John M. Clark coordinate. Orson Welles draws South American attention as a public figure. Also brief items report Red Cross aid to Iceland, price tweaks in Cuba, taxes in Venezuela, and Peru’s living cost index rising.
George Tucker reviews Manhattan theater world glimpses from Agnes Coleman's tale of a circus life to backstage glimpses at Cafe Crown and Angel Street. He notes Agnes's neck injury, Jimmy Dorsey's pianist as buyer, Sam Jaffe as Hyme, and Patrick Hamilton's play Angel Street now in London with royalties moved to the Samuil French Co.
Earl L. Douglass argues that agnostic and ignoramus denote the same lack of knowledge and criticizes pride in the label. He asserts spiritual truths are knowable through Bible teachings and Christian experience, urging readers to seek understanding rather than doubt.
A compact history and birthdays roundup listing notable figures born or dying on various dates. Includes John Penn, Abraham Jacobi, Peary, Knox, Hanaford, Schereschewsky, and others. milestones like the first postage wrappers, refrigeration patent, and Langley flight. a birthday roster and a brief horoscope.
A set of etiquette questions with answers. No to apologizing for the home, no to dropping in at mealtime, no to leaving early when refreshments begin, no to bringing a sick child to homes with babies, and yes to asking a minister guest to say grace or adapting to customs if needed.
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