Adjusting Downward Today In Washington
A wartime column from Washington discusses dire forecasts of shortages and economic tightening. It cites a memorandum from 1940 about William G. Farrow and considers how families, especially the wealthy, will adapt to rationing, rising taxes, and scarcer nurses and doctors. The piece links personal resolve, frugality, home care, and patriotism to sustaining the nation through sacrifice while stressing the need for purposeful work and self-improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farrow
War Department
General Doolittle
America
University of South Carolina
American Ile
Peasia Campbell
New York City
Moravian Bethlehem and early Protestant roots revisit an old letter
Dr Heimer writes from a two month eastern Pennsylvania trip detailing Bethlehem Easton and Bangor visits with family. He recalls childhood scenes near the old Plainfield church and reflects on Moravian settlement in Bethlehem begun in 1741, tracing Protestant history from John Huss to immigrant groups and early colonial attempts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Heimer
Pennsylvania
the News
Sir
Bethlehem
Easton
Bangor
Old Plainfield Church
Philadelphia
John Huss
Bohemia
Huss
Semen
Germany
Zimtendorf
Georgia
SiewenGert
Whitfeld
Lut's Stuff MEMORIES
Playful reminiscence echoes in a satirical verse by N A Lufburrow about market woes and missed opportunities. The piece riffs on past actions shaping present prices and the folly of boasting amid uncertain days.
Plane Crew Safe After Missing Mission Return in Argentina
An Army plane piloted by Col. Charles Deerwester and carrying Staff Sgt. Frederick Blay and an Argentine crew member was located in Mendoza Province, Argentina, with all three aboard reported safe. Deerwester, 39, from near Loveland, Ohio, led the U.S. air mission to Argentina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Charles Deerwester
Argentina
Mendoza
Deerwester
Loveland
Frederick Blay
San Diego
Cali
Columbus Day Parade Impresses Frederick with Pageant and Drills
Fifty years ago the Columbus Day parade wowed Frederick with schools, drum corps and bands led by Major Feete's unit and Harry Gilbert the drum major. The Young Men's Catholic Union sponsored the event and Institute for the Deaf pupils performed drilling. A dog scene near Dr Fairney’s yard drew a chase and capture, then the animal turned out to be Jesse Reifsnider’s pet visiting the doctor. A glowing sky-reflection was blamed on a large brush fire near Mt. Pleasant. Chestnuts sold for three datiacs per bushel. Dr Charles W. Hoffman hosted a Columbian reception from 8 to 11 pm with about 400 guests including Rhodes’ orchestra and many local residents.
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Feete
Harry Gilbert
Young Men's Catholic Union
Institute For the Deaf
Fairney
Patrick
Jesse Reifsnider
John Nussbaum
Mt. Pleasant
Frederick
Charles W. Hoffman
Central National Bank
Rhodes’ Orchestra
Arthur Potts
William P. Maulsby, Jr
Wm. C. Johnson
Eleanor Potts
Nannie Goldsborough
Mary Ingis
Mars Grace Levy
Nannie Helfenstein
Local Notes on Liquor, Fair, Diphtheria in 1922
Twenty years ago the News column reports improved liquor sale conditions after a Rev Dr U S Rupp sermon on the eighteenth amendment. Frederick Fair drew ninety thousand visitors over five days, with officials noting a potential five day extension. Middletown district faced a diphtheria outbreak with 12 cases reported by Dr R V Hauver. Catoctin Country Club’s golf course, laid out by Arthur Goss, spans nine miles and is described as sporty with natural hazards.
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U. S. Rupp
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Frederick
Middletown
R. V. Hauver
Catoctin Country Club
Arthur Goss
Word Interpreted Guadalcanal delay reflects Japanese caution
Analysis argues Japan shows no striking shift in style as Guadalcanal looms. American aerial reconnaissance and long range bombers complicate Japanese plans, while Allied naval strength and lack of fifth column support curb Tokyo. The delay risks prestige and strategic aims, with Guadalcanal as the decisive symbol.
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Japan
Solomons
New Guinea
Guadalcanal
China
Philippines
Malaya
Dutch Indies
Burma
MacArthur
Bataan
New
Guinea
Tokyo
Materaise
Nomadind Atann
Far Pacific
Knox
Asiatic
Dissenting Word Study And Vocabulary Note
A brief lesson on misused words pronunciation and spelling with a focus on dissenting as expressing disagreement. The note includes examples like misused phrases and mispronounced hostile and ostracize and ends with a historical style line about a motion carried without a dissenting voce.
Bombardiers Train With Sand-Filled Steel Bombs
Bombardiers it training uses bombs made of thin sheet steel filled with pounds of sand and a three pound charge of black powder to cause an explosion.
Our Farmers Prosperous Says Babson Crop Outlook
Babson reports a likely record crop year with potential yields reaching 84 million bushels of corn and other crops rising. He notes labor shifts to farming, favorable export demand, and wartime subsidy effects while warning weather and labor could still hinder harvests. He expects continued farmer prosperity during the war and hints at postwar policy considerations.
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Bogee W. Babson
Baboon Park
Mas
Baestadlen
Edson's Washington Column Farm Problem How To Hold Wartime Gains
Washington column notes USDA economists project higher 1943 farm crop goals despite labor shortages as 1942 yields set records. The piece contrasts a 1930s planning era with wartime gains, explaining mechanization and policy shifts, and foresees fewer farm workers, continued demand, and continued farm income growth.
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Edson
Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Farm problem persists as wartime gains linger
The article notes ongoing farm challenges despite wartime gains. It cites Secretary Claude Wickard urging two million under employed farm families from marginal Appalachian land to good soil, efforts to reduce cotton acreage amid no other crop matching its cash per acre, and wheat acreage laws. It also mentions propaganda from German sources, rationing-board ethics, soybean storage to ease transport, and advance insurance loans for missing ships.
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Claude R. Wickard
Appalachian
Blue Ridge
Ozarks
Congress
Caleb There to Take the Hard Job on the Mountain
Earl L. Douglass profiles Caleb as a bold Bible figure who chose the toughest assignment. After entering the land of Canaan, Caleb requested the mountain where giants dwelt, proving valor and seeking a challenging post rather than fertile lands.
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Earl L. Douglass
D. D
Caleb
Moses
Promised Land
Joshua
Committee of Twelve
Jordan
Cales
Babson Newspaper
Bible Thought And the Lord Shall Utter His Voice
A compact reflection on divine might and judgment cites Joel 2 11 and Shakespeare noting a divinity that shapes human fate. The lines juxtapose biblical prophecy with literary musing on fate and agency.
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Errae
Doolittle
Reid
David Lawrence
Brestcas
William G. Farrow
Darlington
D. C
Grat
Asia
Monocacy Creek
Lehigh River
Zinzendorf
Ecetate
House of Bread
Moravian Female Seminary
Moravian Seminary and College For Women
Great Central Church
P E. Helimer
Jelean
Gary
N. A. Lufburrow
By Aireel. Simpson
Babson
Yarmere
Australia
Russia
Ukraine
Poland
Greece
Hitler
Europe
Norway
Holland
Czechoslovakia
Belgium
France
Yugoslavia
Spain
Italy
White House
Pub. Financial Bureau
Peieh Edson
U. S
Bible Thought
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