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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1942
Page
8
Dealers report steady to heavier sales of better grade liquor as taxes rise after November 1. Bottles priced higher with 25 to 50 cent increases per quart or bottle, while gin largely excluded from tax calculations. Delivery bottling shortages and backorders blamed on lack of manpower, not scarcity.
The Frederick Art Club held a regular meeting chaired by Mrs. David O Griffin at Miss Helen Smith's Old Braddock home. Speakers covered themes from The Meaning of the Arts Today to Frank Lloyd Wright's Life and Architecture and Modern Bridges and Dams Built in America, with Mrs. George McCleery and Mrs. Alvey Young among the presenters. Refreshments followed, and the club plans another gathering November 5 at Miss Edith Gardiner's home.
The Mayor and Aldermen of Frederick vote to send every city service member to Frederick County in service with the United States Armed Forces. A holiday greeting is issued and parents and wives are urged to cooperate by mailing cards before November 1 to ensure all cards reach their service members.
Five Frederick County truck owners share views on the Office of Defense Transportation questionnaire sent to secure war certificates. They say many questions require estimates, with some data seemingly impossible to forecast, and warn answers may be evasive or inaccurate.
Senator George of Georgia criticized the $25,000 net salary cap tied to the Stabilization Director Byrnes and President Roosevelt. He warned the measure would reduce tax intake, raise administrative costs, and disadvantage earners while not affecting investment income. He questioned the policy's purpose and inflation impact.
The speaker argued that war burdens create sharp inequities between salaried workers and inheritors. He said fixed obligations drive inflation indirectly, while inheritors spend freely. George warned the Treasury will need many trained staff to enforce orders, a costly add on. He claimed taxes under the act curb excessive income rises, especially from high salaries.
Mrs William B Grimes hosted a miscellaneous shower Saturday evening for Miss Ellen Bell of Buckeystown ahead of her marriage to Harvey A Marley of Baltimore announced to take place today. Invited guests included Miss Bell and numerous Buckeystown and area residents plus relatives from Baltimore and nearby towns.
At the American Public Health Association meeting in Rt. Louth on October 30, critics questioned the Kenny method developed by Elizabeth Kenny. Dr H R Carroll noted many polio treatments have come and gone, while Kenny’s hot water packs and muscle training gained endorsement from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
The speaker argues Keony therapy should join existing categories, asserting its underlying principles are unsound given current scientific knowledge. He contends wasting paralysis stems from spinal nerve destruction, not muscles, and cautions muscle-targeted treatments are mere tinkering.
A speaker asserts that the sole path to eradicating the disease and its crippling after-effects is through immunizing people, emphasizing vaccination as the crucial solution.
William E. Haines of Walkersville fell ten feet from a scaffold at Stevens Flying School near Lewistown. He received treatment from Dr. C. E. Easterday and was taken to Frederick City Hospital by M. Ritchison and Son ambulance, resting satisfactorily. The Frederick County Council of Religious Education will hold its annual dinner and meeting on Monday November 9 at Hershberger’s dining room at six o'clock with officer election to follow. reservations due by Friday with secretary Mrs. Meredith H. Mackley.
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