Farmers heed to feed nation amid labor strain
Letters from Frederick County readers discuss farm labor shortages and wages as farmers push long hours to harvest corn and sow wheat. They challenge Orndorff claims about farm labor costs and city work, urging understanding of rural hardships and rationing constraints while rallying to keep food supply for troops and families.
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Miss Hessddtiges Danale
Frederick County
Orndoff
Mr. Orndoff
County Urges USO Aid and Blood Drive Support
Frederick County leaders urge a 15 000 USO drive while promoting a Red Cross Blood Donor Service effort December 3 and 4. About 280 volunteers aged 16 to 60 are needed to contribute a pint toward a 1 000 000 pint national goal, with plasma use aiding wounded service members.
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Frederick
American Red Cross Mobile Blood Donor Service Unit
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Letters To The Editor Respond On Farm Labor Shortage
Three correspondents reply to a recent letter by Mr Orndorff about Frederick County farm labor during wartime. They challenge claims of no acute shortage and argue farms depend on city wages, subsidies, and war-time demands, urging support for increased production and clarifying farm work realities.
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Douglas Ornsdorff
W. E. Burall
Burall
Frederick County
Frederick
Wight
Provident
Washington's War Cabinet Sparks Political Upheaval in Nation
The piece argues President Roosevelt faces pressure over cabinet reshuffles and New Deal allies. It urges a bipartisan, practical spirit in Washington amid wartime tensions and calls for reconciliation to avert a coming Capitol Hill clash before the new Congress opens.
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White House
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In Defense Of Workers From Relief Rolls
A letter argues relief rolls contain many sick people and that most well men will work. It condemns harsh treatment of those forced onto relief and urges empathy, comparing relief to a cancer and stressing moral and physical strain on recipients.
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Tadard
Reflection and obedience urged by the Lord in Haggai
A compact reflection on heed and action citing Haggai to urge self examination. The text contrasts thoughtful living with mindless routine and emphasizes divine guidance for proper conduct.
Daily Word Lesson on Impelling and Usage
A compact guide reviews proper phrasing for tough ideas and common errors. It highlights how to replace awkward phrases with clear alternatives, and explains how to pronounce engross correctly, spelling quirks, and a daily word focus on impelling meaning urging forward.
George Esterly Resigns Lineman Post at City Plant
Fifty years ago Mr George Esterly resigns his position as lineman of the city electric light plant. Albert Schroeder leaves for Baltimore for a week's visit. A Presbytery committee organized a Presbyterian church in Brunswick with 18 members enrolled. Final Maryland election returns show Cleveland winning state for President by 143 006 to 2 556 over Mastison. Cleveland carried Maryland in 1888 by 106 168 to 99 986.
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Harrison
Albert Schroeder
Local Post Office Offers War Savings Stamps Exchange
Postmaster Williamson announced the local post office will exchange or cash pay War Savings stamps of the 1918 series. More than $800,000 worth of stamps are in the county as stated. Clarence Moser near Myersville had a wagon accident when two horses ran away. he escaped with only minor injuries. Markell Crum, 11, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Crum near Walkersville, is hospitalized with a severe elbow cut from a circular saw accident. Mountain City Lodge Moughts of Pythias plans an old fashioned Christmas treat for the poor on Tuesday evening December 26.
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Clarence Moser
Myersville
Markell Crum
Harry Crum
Walkersville
Fresherick City Hospital
Mountain City Lodge
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Pythias
No Need To Be A Neurotic Nellie In War Drive
Edson notes civilian doctors face shortages as military recruitment rises. He cites Jersey checks showing one local physician already in Naval Reserve and argues many factors drive shortages. He urges stretched civilian practice and broader roles for specialists, with two more installments to follow.
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Edson
Washington
Nellie
I don’t know gossip says Frederick wife of state official
A Frederick woman writes she knows little gossip and urges purity. Thanksgiving week sees subdued social life with church services, fewer guests, and simpler menus as war news and civic efforts occupy minds.
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Frederick
Hood College
Theodore R McKeldin
Odds And Ends Tribute To A Dog
A local reader relays Senator George Graham Vest main address from a Missouri dog shooting trial. He extols loyalty and the dangers of wealth and reputation, noting that true friends may betray, and wealth fades in hardship. The speech frames the dog as a best friend and moral compass.
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Senator West
George Graham Vest
Missouri
Faithful Dogs and a Jail Keeper’s Turtle
A moral vignette contrasts a dog’s unwavering loyalty to its master with Turnkey Roy Mumford’s nightly care for a turtle kept in a desk drawer. The dog stays by its owner through poverty and danger, while Mumford tends the shelled pet with motherly attention after the jail yard closes.
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