Chains From France Workers Rally For Allied Victory
A message from suppressed French labor groups in occupied France reaches Free French HQ in London. It denounces Laval, cites plunder and hunger, pledges sabotage against Germany, and calls for Americans and Britons to react with a fierce, united weapons-driven response for victory alongside General de Gaulle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
London
Pierre Laval
Germany
de Gaulle
America
Britain
Washington must curb boondoggling and waste
In a wartime plea, the writer scolds Washington for lavish publicity, bloated bureaucracy, and cushy jobs for political allies. He argues citizens accept shortages and rationing but demand an end to wasteful boondoggling, urging hard budget cuts and tighter controls on federal spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congressional Record
Mr. Big
Bible Thought Inspires Duty and Reform
A mix of religious reflection and a note on workplace inspection appears. The text quotes Ezekiel 18 21 about turning from sins and following statutes, paired with a claim that in an automobile plant every ninth worker is an inspector in formal tiaica.
Urgency to push synthetic rubber plants in wartime
Washington warns the rubber shortage threatens the economy with the goal of rapid expansion of synthetic rubber. Officials blame delays, disputes over processes, and dispersed authority. A centralized, empowered leadership is urged to accelerate plant construction and ensure 900,000 ton output without further delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Actua
America
Germany
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The Columna Of The News
Fifty years ago May 8 1892 local notes from Middletown area report a car mare incident on Court Street where horses bolted briefly but were secured. Frederick printers planned a Fourth of July picnic at M M Slafer’s East Patrick Street. the McHenry brothers raced on Jefferson Turnpike with White Cloud winning over Sunflower. Independents painted the central bank tire plug red white and blue. a Brunswick freight train wreck near Bruns wick Ford injured ten carloads of hogs as a section left and caught fire.
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Middletown
Court Street
Frederick
M M Slafer
East Patrick Street
McHenry
Jefferson Turnpike
Brunswick Ford
Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The Columns Of The News
Twenty Years Ago local notes from the May 8 1922 issue report women registered to vote in the county elections marking a first for female participation. Dr William Crawford Johnson was reelected president of Frederick County Board of Education with A W Nicodemus as vice president, Gifford Palmer as superintendent, secretary and treasurer. Local representatives urged the county commissioners to appoint a high quality county agent with a proposed salary of 4500. Dr O R McIntyre a licensed chiropractor opened offices locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the News
William Crawford Jonson
Frederick County
O R. McIntyre
Behemoth and Roots of National Socialism Reviewed
The piece surveys Franz Neumann’s Behemoth and Rohan D O Butler’s The Roots of National Socialism to explain how fear and terror underpinned Nazi rule. It traces Prussian traditions, intellectual influences, and the spread of master race ideology from Nietzsche and Spengler to Rosenberg and Streicher, noting the role of authority over justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franz Neumann
Oxford
Dutton
Rohan D’o. Butler
Neumann
Goerings
Nimmiers
Butler
Nietyche van den Bruck
Hegel Rosenberg
Streicher
Spengler
Dohring
Wagner
Haas
Germany
Class Meeting Held By Kings Daughters Bible Class
The Kings Daughters Bible Class of Calvary Methodist Church held its regular monthly meeting in the church parlors Tuesday evening. Mrs Hattie Smith led devotions with songs prayers and scripture. Plans included a rummage sale a missionary bag collection for funds and a war bond purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Methodist Church
Hattie Smith
Roy Burke
Missionary ‘Committee
Findaulia
Davis
Roy Hoderick
Nancy Felton
Holden S Felton
Two AVG Pilots Die Over Burma Road in China
In Chungking two American Volunteer Group pilots died in action. One identified as Ben C. Fosheo of Red Level Alabama was killed over Paoshan on the Burma Road. The other pilot’s name was not disclosed. The note also mentions the bronze Statue of Freedom atop the Capitol dome weighing 14,985 pounds.
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Chungking
China
Kunming
Ben C. Fosheo
Red Level
Paoshan F
Burma Road
Freedom
Capitol
Washington
Britain seals Madagascar base as pivot in war plan
Churchill says French surrender and a strong British fleet at Diego Suarez Bay shift Allied strategy toward a two front counterattack in the Indian Ocean and Pacific. Madagascar's capture strengthens naval power, pressures Japan, and explains Burma front delays due to monsoon and supply routes through lower Burma.
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Madagascar
United Nations
Indian Ocean
Pacific
Churchill
Diego Suarez Bay
Singapore
Dutch Indies
Burma
Philippines
Malay Peninsula
Joyson-Hicks
Japan
Bay of Bengal
India
China
Yunnan
Salween
Lower
Rangoon
Sittang
Strength For Today by Earl Douglass on Dwelling Moods
The piece argues that surroundings shape conduct and bearing. It compares laboring underground to outdoor life, saying true Christians exhibit calm, dignified countenances after enduring moral trials. It links faith, perseverance, and a noble bearing to those who live under great domes of faith and duty.
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Earl 1. Douglass
D. D
Emerson
God
Christ
Peepple
Copsright Babson
Vocabulary Notes and Word Study Prompt
A compact teaching snippet outlines daily word study with examples and usage tips. It mentions misused phrases like toward and toward, spelling pitfalls with ei and ie, and defines artifice as skilled workmanship. It closes with a seasonal aside about the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep wearing a light coat for summer.
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Cudworth
Some Congressmen Call This Economy
Edson notes Congress trimmed a 226000 labor peacemaker appropriation to 113000, while Senate restored to 226000. He highlights thousands of disputes, 120 conciliators, and pressure to speed up war production while balancing costs. The piece also covers WPA rolls, Sweden tires, canned goods inventory, and other wartime notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steelman
House Committee On Appropriations
Senate
I House
Washington
WPA
Sweden
Bureau of Census
Minnesota
Dakotas
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
America
Koksagyz
Man About Manhattan
A New York suburban town near Manhattan witnesses a corpse after a man collapses on a sidewalk outside a drugstore. An undertaker balks at removing the body due to worn tires, prompting borough officials to arrange an ambulance by securing a retread permit. The incident is framed as war reaching a small community along the eastern seaboard.
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George Tucker
New York
Manhattan
Dix
Borough
Joe
Seaboard
Break Relations Between Hungary and Brazil Confirmed
Rio de Janeiro reports that on May 7 the Government announced Hungary and Brazil have broken relations. Diplomatic ties severed, with no immediate details on reprisals or resumption conditions.
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Rio de Janeiro
Hungary
Brazil
Mind Your Manners What Would You Do Quiz
A guidance sample on proper household etiquette for employers and maids. It covers gossip limits, respecting time off, neat appearance, and how a maid should alert and communicate with her employer when guests arrive or coordination is needed.
Today In History And Birthdays And Horoscopes
A collage of dates and figures notes numerous historical anniversaries including James Hamilton William Walker Louis Gottschalk Augusta Evans Ernest Marland and Nicholas Perrot with events from 1816 1846 and 1871. It lists births of Harry S Truman Donald Cubbison Robert Aitken Angell Mayfield Sheer La Follette Ouimet and others, plus a horoscope urging focus and energy conservation.
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James Hamilton
Charleston
S. C
Republic of Texas
Wiliamh. Vanderbilt
New Brunswick
William Walker
Central America
Nashville
Tenn
Honduras
Louis M. Gottschalk
New Orleans
Augusta Jane Evans (Wilson
Columbus
Mobile
Ala
Frank G. Carpenter
Mansfield
Ohio
China
Ernest W. Marland
Oklahoma
Pittsburgh
Nicholas Perrot
Upper
Mississippi
France
American Peace Society
New York City
John Howard Payne
London
Taylor
Palo Alto
Texas
Mexico
U. S
Britain
Alabama
George B. Selden
Rochester
N. Y
Central Labor Union
The
American Legion
St. Louis
U.S
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
Lamar
Donald C. Cubbison
Harrisville
Robert Aitken
New York
James Rowland Angell
Yale
National Broadcasting Company
Burlington
Frank M.* Mayfield
Nat'l. Retail Dry Goods Asso
Cleveland
Fulton J. Sheer
Catholic University of America
Washington
el Paso
Ill
Guy
Philip F. la Follette
Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Francis Ouimet
Boston
Serious Days Warn Against Mental Illness
A cautionary verse urges readers to assess their mental state during wartime. It warns against overconfidence and urges diagnosing the brain if paranoia or doubt arises, noting that war occupies the mind and various troubles follow.
Weather Summary for May Precipitation and Temps
The 24 hour precipitation ending 8 a m was 0 06 inch. May to date 0 45 inch. Normal May rainfall 3 44 inches actual May 1941 2 14 inches. Deficiency in 1941 May precipitation 0 70 inch May 1 351 inches. Yesterday high 74 degrees, yesterday’s low 45. Moon and sun times: sun sets 8 10 p m, sun rises 6 05 a m, moon rises 3 18 a m, moon sets 27 54 p m.
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Norral
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Cowper
Davin Lawrence
Amelia
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Dutch East Indies
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Kirkel
Simpson Wide
Rocky Mountain Big Horn
Edson
Peter Edson Washington
Congressional Appropriation
U. S. Conciliation Service
Department of Government
Conciliation Service
Department of Labor
Tse Hundred
John R. Steelman
Iside
Ed Sculptor
San Francisco
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Social Security Board
de Pere
Lut
Loli
A Yaitler A. Q
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