Government policy blamed for wartime production headaches
Washington editors urge Congress to end renegotiation of contracts. A telegram from Northern Pump Company president John B. Hawley, Jr. condemns cost plus rules as wrecking defense output. Critics push to cap profits after taxes and remove ex post facto price adjustment boards to stabilize war machinery production.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
United States Navy
John B. Hawley, Jr
Northern Pump Company
Minneapolis
Mint
Cunikiess
Germany
War
Navy Departments
Senate Finance Committee
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Super-Battleship Tows. largest US battleship launched at Brooklyn Navy Yard
The United States ships the USS Tows, a 45,000-ton dreadnought, the heaviest vessel afloat with sixteen inch guns. Five sister ships follow in the class: New Jersey, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Kentucky. At 600 feet, the ship’s ways required forty five tons of grease, and her displacement would flood 46 acres a foot deep. Air power shifts emphasis away from capital ships as plans for more battleships are dropped in favor of carriers.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
New Jersey
Missouri
Wisconsin
Iinois
Kentucky
Iowa
United States
Sullivan Remembered In Centenary Music Observance
The centenary tribute to Sir Arthur Sullivan recalls his prodigious youth and long Gilbert partnership that birthed operas like Pinafore Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado. It notes his European and American acclaim and vows his hymns Onward Christian Soldiers and The Lost Chord endure as enduring facets of a people’s composer.
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Arthur Sullivan
William Schwenk Gilbert
Gilbert
Yeomen of the Guard
Sullivan
Europe
America
Ross
Luf's Stuff A New Angle on Shortages During War
A wartime notice from N. A. Lufburrow discusses buyers facing shortages as many items go out of stock or become scarce. It notes the shift from mere money to availability and jokes about future scarcity while urging readers to adapt and persevere.
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Wes
N. A. Lufburrow
Birthday party honors Harry Baumgardner Sr at Rosemont Ave home
A Sunday birthday gathering for Harry Baumgardner Sr was hosted by his daughter Mrs. Robert Rupp at 35 Rosemont Avenue. Seventy four guests attended as family members celebrated with refreshments and many gifts from children, grandchildren, and relatives. The article notes four British railway systems totaling 70.080 miles.
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Harry Baumgardner
Robert Rupp
Rosemont Avenue
Baumgardner
Mr. Baumgardner
The First Fast Fruit Train Delivers Peaches
Fifty years ago the News notes the first fast fruit train carrying peaches to multiple cities. Prof Amon Amurgar and wife return from six weeks visiting relatives in Carroll and Frederick counties. Mr Willard Wn Garrett and family depart for Manchester to visit his parents. The column quips about the dog days ending, bears a cholera epidemic warning, and promotes competition as the life of trade.
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Amon Amurgar
Hagerstown
Carroll
Frederick
Willard WN. Garrett
West Patrick Street
Manchester
Carroll County
Mr. Garrett
Twenty Years Ago Local Wems From The News 1922
Twenty years ago notes from Frederick recount fashion trends with flapper styles and long skirts feared to return. The Democratic State Campaign opens September 19 with a Frederick Junior Democratic Club dinner at Braddock Heights. The Rural Women’s Clubs plan a September 7 meeting at Winchester Hall. Secretary C Warchme announces free auto polo at the fair grandstand for four days ending October 21, plus professional auto races.
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Frederick
Frederick County
Braddock Heights
Federation OF Rural Women's Clubs
Winchester Hall
Derasio
C Warchme
Fai
Bible Verse Quotation Reflected In Poetic Journey
A short religious excerpt highlights Saint Paul’s readiness for departure from this world, echoing a life’s journey and final nautical imagery. The fragment invokes themes of faith, mortality, and spiritual culmination.
Today In History and Birthdays Of Note
A collage of dates and figures from history and birthdays. Notable names include Lyndia H Sigourney born in Noesich Connecticut died in Wisconsin. James Gordon Bennett born in Scotland publisher of the New York Herald. Marcus Whitman in Oregon. Susan Dimack Boston nurse training pioneer. and several 19th century inventors and leaders. The piece mixes anniversaries with brief biographical notes and captions, reflecting a dated historical roundup style.
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Lyndia H. Sigourney
Noesich
Conn
Martford
Chester Harding
Conway
Mass
Boston
James Gordon Bennett
N Y. Herald
Marcus Whitman
Oregon Country
Philadelphia
James Smithson
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Wee England Emigrant Aid Society
Lawrence
Kansas
National Prohibition Party
Chicago
Mame
Anti-Dramshop
Susan Dimack
New York
William Stanley
Berlin
Ganson Purcell
Securities Exchange Commission
San Gabriel
Cal
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Tarzana
Gov. Leverett Saltonstall
Com
Walter P. Reuther
Detroit
Wheeling
W. Va
Rex Beach
Atwood
Mich
Huntington Cairns
U. 5
Treasury
Baltmore
Clement Wood
Tuscaloosa
Ala
War Interprets a Global Conflict on September First
The World War narrative notes renewed Axis pressures in Europe and Japan, while Soviet counteroffensives emerge near Moscow and Rzhev. Allied forces push bombing and ground campaigns from the east and west as American and British strength grows in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. A missionary picnic at Littlestown closes with local attendance and refreshments.
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Hitler
Poland
Berlin
Europe
United Nation Fellowship
Russia
Caspian Sea
Caucasus
Volga
Stalingrad
Moscow
Rzhev
Dan
Cassidy
Throuweh Nagi Trine
British Isles
Japan
Pacific
China
Burma
India
Australia
Germany
England
Contemplative Native with Cautious Practical Disposition
The narrative describes a native character who pursues a contemplative life, showing caution and practicality. It notes financial stability and a measured approach to decisions, implying reliability and prudent judgment in dealings.
Life In Capital In A B C Form From Edson Column
Peter Edson’s Washington column offers a playful A to Z critique of federal government, tracing roles from Administrators and Bureau to Directors and Chief Executive. It paints a brisk, satirical map of budgeting, coordination, and politics behind public administration with named acronyms and a wry view of gravies and inefficiency.
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Edson
Washington
Capital
Peter Edson
Sept
Bureau of the Budget
Constitution
Congress
Cabinet
Budget Bureau
Eectors
Lisbon
Military
Navy
Jake
Sap
War Production Board
How War Came and Prewar England Book Reviews
A digest of reviews on Forrest Davis and Ernest K. Lindley’s How War Came noting U S diplomacy, Pearl Harbor warnings, and Allied leaders. Also covers The White Queen by Betty Baur and Harold Bell Wright’s The Man Who Went Away, plus Elizabeth Queen of England biographical works and Reformation causation arguments on abbey lands.
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Simon and Schuster
Forrest Davis
Ernest K. Lindley
U. S
France
Pearl Harbor
Cordell Hull
Sumner Wells
Russia
Admiral Leahy
Roosevelt
Churchill
England
Betty Baur
Viking
Deborah Abbott
Deborah
Miss Baur
Wright
Harold Bell Wright
Harpory Wildelistead Wright
Barbara Worth
California
Terially
Elizabeth
Relioc
Deser t War and a Newsman Turned Songsmith
The piece profiles Russel Hill, a New York Herald Tribune correspondent, detailing his Libyan Desert War reporting and the UN’s shifting fortunes. It also recounts Lanny Ross, a singer and farmer, praising Army camp experiences and entertainment officers who arrange shows and logistics for performers with soldiers.
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Russel Hill
Alfred A. Knopf
Hill
New York Herald Tribune
United Nations
Lanny Ross
Ross
Lanny Ross Sings for Soldiers and Fans in Wartime
New York biographical sketch of singer Lanny Ross. He headlines broadcasts for Father Duffy Canteen benefits and performs for Army camps, sharing informal moments with service members. He dislikes stuffy atmospheres and embraces relaxed, shirt-sleeves fun.
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George Tucker
New York
Lanny Ross
Gang
Father Duffy
Lanny
Vocabulary Enhancement Note on Machinist Terms and Dignitary Use
This lesson covers pronunciation and spelling tips for terms like machinist and words such as Endeavor and Dignitary. It emphasizes correct pronunciation of ho-tur and 0 as obey, plus guidance on using a new word daily to grow vocabulary with examples of ecclesiastical dignitaries and church leaders.
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Associated Press
Ansuociated
Ital News
Frederiek
Claus Matter
David Lawrence
Usare
Sullivan’s
the News
the ‘News
Dame Fasmon
Othalla
Kiekel. Simpson
Ladies’ Missionary Society of
Littlestown
W. A. Herpich
Lester Reeder
Katie Beachley
Namoi Beachley
Thelma Jones
el “Ma Lewis
Mona Jean Reeder
Etta Martz
Mary Alexander
Alice Jones
Eldon
Harry Iyre
Neltie Smith
Claud Gaver
Donald
Bir
Fred Smith
Freda Smith
Roger Moser
Gene Martz
Gitner
Sara Jane Roher
Shirley Palmer
Janice Jones
Marion Reeder
Anna Mae Jones
Marc Beachey
Wheller Haupt
Elizabeth Traupt
Elias Muiell
Sonny Harp
U.S
Harper
Hillaire Belfoc
Britain
Johnny
Egypt
Manhattan
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