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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1942
Page
4
The News-Poss editorial policy requires real names with communications and corrections available upon editor notice. The page is from Frederick Md dated Tuesday September 5 1942 and lists Associated Press material and post office designation.
An analysis argues that wartime profits favor financial and corporate interests while workers see wage growth but face higher taxes and inflation. Data from the Bureau of Internal Revenue and Commerce suggest wages up 72 percent since 1938 and farm income up 51 percent since 1939, yet corporate net income may drop 26 percent from 1939. The piece links profiteering to WWI and warns current taxation and bond buying will finance the war.
The war production drive spawns a nationwide safety program to reduce heavy accident losses. Officials warn 52,000 workers could be killed and 180,000 permanently injured this year unless accidents slow. They project over 4,000,000 mishaps across all workers, urging use of safety devices and practices to prevent injuries and losses.
A wartime business note says that even a superior mouse trap design must wait until after the conflict ends to begin manufacturing. The statement implies strategic pauses, rationing, and market timing shaping innovation deployment during wartime.
Lesson notes discuss misused phrases and pronunciation errors with examples. Focus on vocabulary growth by mastering one word daily. Today's term countervail means to furnish an equivalent or compensate, preserving sense of balance against calamities and misdeeds.
A 1941 edition of Jane's All the World's Aircraft provides full descriptions of fighting planes carriers and auxiliaries for rapid speed and marking identifications. It helps compare German and Japanese ships with British and American vessels, solving aviation designation mysteries. Mentioned are also reviews of new novels by Kansan author Michael Amrine and other contemporary works.
Precipitation for 24 hours ending 8 a.m. today .37 of an inch. September to date . AT of an inch. Normal September precipitation 3.05 inches. Yesterday high temperature, today compare to last year 94. Low last night 64, last year 4. Sun sets 7.31 p.m. Sun rises 6.45 a.m. Moon rises .37 a.m. Moon sets 7.06 p.m. Streams clear at Poto mac Knoxville, Monocacy and Caenetitia areas.
From The Columns Of The News Sept 8 1852 Prince a beloved yard dog owned by J Allen Grumbine of Braddock died of old age. He was known around Braddock and reportedly had the sense of a human. He will receive a decent burial by his owner. Frederick sees an umbrella mender’s tiger on wheels hauled by a horse. Charles Rodkey replaced as gatekeeper on the Emmitsburg pike with the gate moved near Tuscarora bridge. The Sullivan Corbett fight in New Orleans drew local interest with bets at two to one Sullivan, and Corbett KO’d the champ in the 21st round. The Frederick Entomological Society plans its fall exhibition and blooms chrysanthems for the event.
Buckeystown Women’s Club gathered Friday afternoon at Mrs. Edgar R Nicodemus home with hostess Mrs C H Lamar. Eighteen members and five guests attended as Mrs Guy Bell chaired the meeting and Federation board report was read by Mrs C B Stilely. Activities included poetry by Grace Nell Cromell and a citizenship program led by Mrs Nicodemus followed by songs and a social hour. Next meeting to be hosted by Mrs T C Boutson for Mrs C E Main on Sept 18.
The Buckeystown W C T U gathered at Buckeystown Methodist Church on Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. T C Boutson presiding. The program opened with Onward Christian Soldiers and prayers led by Jennie K Derry. Various readings and poems followed by Miss Annie Poole, Mrs J B Jones was introduced as new president after Mrs C E Dryden resigned due to moving away.
Frederick news notes from 1922 include mail delays on Western Maryland service, a Bringing Up Father play at City Opera House, Russell Eichelberger injured when his Woodsboro truck hit by a train, a Ku Klux Klan demonstration in Frederick, and a 1922 tax rate set at $125 per $100 with Confucius birthday observed.
The Loyal Workers Class at Parkway Church of God met on Tuesday evening with Mrs. Mary Sullivan presiding. Activities included singing, scripture, and a brief program led by members, with eight members and one visitor in attendance. The next meeting is planned for October 6.
Officials note Nazi troops struggle to take Stalingrad with reserves held north west and south. Russians resist fiercely around the Volga flank, risking encirclement and delaying German advance as winter looms. In North Africa Rommel withdraws east of the minefields, with British forces countering toward Alexandria and the Suez Canal.
Earl L Douglass D D reflects on Punch magazine caricatures about social norms. A lion skin and a huge sewn on button illustrate society’s focus on visible conformity. The piece warns against overreacting to trivial matters while stressing expected behavior in public life.
A concise reflection urges harmony among believers citing first Corinthians and a proverb from Sallust. It emphasizes speaking the same thing and not being divided, urging unity and shared judgment. The fragment presents biblical and classical sources to illustrate the value of unity over discord.
Edson’s Washington column examines the Soviet Union’s hidden Ural industrial complex and its potential to sustain war effort despite losses in the Caucasus. He cites new plants, cities like Sverdlovsk and Cheliabinsk, and vast mineral resources enabling near self sufficiency in wartime.
George Tucker reports on Arthur Wirtz and Sonja Henie expanding ice shows across the United States. Wirtz, co owner of Sonart, discusses casting, draft and transport for their eighth production with Henie, and notes future plans while highlighting box office peaks in Chicago and New York. The article, ending with a segue on avocados, blends show business with hockey interests.
A historical etiquette quiz asks five questions on proper behavior. The sample answer shown is No for question one, with scenarios about dogs, children, mail, phone calls, and returning a borrowed vase, highlighting standard norms in a domestic context.
A compact listing of historical anniversaries and birthdays. Figures include Manuel Lisa, Joshua Leavitt, Henry Placide, George Crook, Mrs. Russell Sage, Raphael Pumpelly, with notable events such as Montreal surrender in 1780 and the 1935 Roosevelt emergency claim. Includes Today’s Horoscope noting feminine influence and moral growth.
In this column a local resident laments fewer doctors and dentists as they head to front duties. The piece urges readers to eat vitamins and healthful foods to preserve vigor through a harsh winter, hoping qualified medical care remains available at least at some stations. N. A. Lufburrow signs the note.
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