Frederick lawyer Leo Weinberg dies at Philadelphia hospital
Frederick Maryland obituary notes Leo Weinberg a leading local attorney with a brilliant mind memory and spoken gift. The piece prints excerpts from his 1640 manuscript detailing his humor flaws and professional zeal while praising his advocacy for clients facing injustice and offering condolences to his family.
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Frederick
Bart
Leo Weinberg
Philadelphia
Mr. Weinberg
Washington picks rubber administrator amid Baruch report
A single man on the Baruch committee list was chosen as rubber administrator but President Roosevelt’s approval pause leaves questions. The Baruch report condemns Washington’s handling of rubber, warns against politicized decisions, and calls for a strong manager with rubber expertise to push synthetic production and wartime rationing.
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Washington
Baruch Rubber Committee
Roosevelt
William M. Jeffers
Union Pacific Railroad
Baruch Committee
Jeffers
Carte Herae
Serica
Dents
Infyrmmiva
Russia
New Fall Styles Debut Across War Era Wardrobe
The article notes new fall fashions for American women with chic, modern lines in coats gowns and hats. It critiques fabric quality citing wool rayon and cotton blends due to wartime materials while affirming that despite material limits the overall look remains flattering on the American girl. It comments on male perception and the era’s mood influencing designers and wearers.
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Professor Weeney
Inflexible Lincoln Integrity Mentioned
Lesson notes urge precise usage and pronunciation of inflexible with a corrected example praising Lincoln. It also notes a USDA claim that 75,000,000 trees were planted nationwide in the country during the spring of a referenced year.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bible Thought And Some Fell Among Thorns
A compact scripture meditation cites Luke 8 7 and a Horace line on shaping a person like clay. The fragment reflects religious reflection and classical quotation within a brief devotional note.
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The News
Fifty years ago items from The News detail OLD DON a hunting dog of John A Horner Emmitsburg found dead at about 18 years of age Miss Gertrude Hoffmeier daughter of Rev T F Hoffmeier of Middle town leaves to teach music at Berkeley Hall Female Seminary Palmyra NJ Joseph Weaver elected secretary of the Democratic Tariff Reform Club succeeding Jacob Rohrback club now over 500 members Frederick City Packing Company shut down for season last corn was capped by James Bear heavy rain toppled two chimneys at Mechanistown Thurmont both on De Anders dwelling and Mrs Philp Mathias home
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Don
John A. Horner
Emmitsburg
Gertrude Hoffmeier
T F. Hoffmeier
The
Reformed Church
Middletown
Berkeley Hall
Palmyra
Joseph Weaver
Democratic Tariff Reform Club
Jacob Rohrback
Frederick City Packing Company
Cub
James Bear
de Anders
Philp Mathias
Mechanistownt Thurmont
Beautiful wedding seals ceremony in Marlboro NH
Twenty years ago column notes a wedding at Marlboro New Hampshire as Miss Geraldine Frost and Hermes D Baker wed in 1922. Marriage details include Mrs A P Fros from Worcester and Mr and Mrs Joseph D Baker, with local observers.
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Marlboro
Geraldine Frost
A P Fros
Worcester Mas
Mariyora
Hermes D Baker
Joseph D. Baker
Inis City
Florence Flook
Burkritysville
Fesgavile
Fredericktonians
Binigigati Hood College
Woodsboro
Frederick
Twe
L. Smith R
Bruce le Gore
Today in History and Anniversaries
A mixed historical list notes birthdays and deaths of notable figures such as Franklin Buchanan and Lucius Lamar, with events like Boston settlement in 1630 and the 1787 Constitution Convention. Also includes brief remarks on aviation milestones and a horoscope segment.
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Frederik William von Steuben
John J. Albert
Virginia
Franklin Buchanan
Baltimore
Moses D. Hoge
Richmond
Lucius Q. C. Lamar
Mississippi
U. S. Supreme Court
Putnam Co. Ga
Harry W. Wathrous
San Francisco
New York
Boston
Mass
Presidio of
Franciscol
Philadelphia
George Washington
England
Mordecai M Noah
Grand Island
Niagara River
Pan American Union
Washington
Amcgregor
Iowa
Franklin F Hooper
New York Publics Library
Eatetown
John H Overton On
Marksville
Henry Smith Leiper
Presbyterian Church
Belmar
N. J
Willard W Beaty
U 3
Elvy
Cal
Martha Ostense
Minneapolis
Norway
Willam
Hotchins
Rensselaer Polytechnic
Eau Claire
Wis
War Interpreted Amid Arctic Winter Threats Across Axis Warfront
Moscow reports the coldest day of the season as autumn rains fall from the Baltic to the Caspian. A Japanese broadcast quote hints at a new world order, while Allied and Axis actions unfold from Rostov to Pearl Harbor, signaling intensified Pacific and European campaigns and advancing winter lines in Russia.
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Tae
Oreath
Mitler
Ume
Baltic
Caspian
Moscow
Russia
Japan
China
Avia
Europe
Shunroku Hata
Mata
Solomon Islands
Asia
Hitler
Rostov
Pearl Harbor
Singapore
Manila
Hong Kong
Hiller
Exchange Stop and Broadway Idols in Wartime Gossip
New York gossip column notes Max Hill's forthcoming book Exchange Stop after six months in Japanese custody. Rita Cansino, aka Rita Hayworth, visits a film set with Fred Astaire. Broadway revival prospects for Abies Irish Rose and Tobacco Road are debated as wartime audiences seek lighter fare. Navy chief praise for New York hospitality is questioned in a broader city-tour debate. Nine cities’ hospitality compared to New York amid war delays.
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New York
Max Hill
Tokyo
U. S
Gripsholm
Hill
Antonio Cansino
Rita Cansino
Rita
Rita Hayworth
Miss Hayworth
Fred Astaire
Grandpop Cansino
Brian Ahern
Broadway
Abie
Tobacco Road
Weather Summary From Daily Report
The report notes 24 hour precipitation ending at a.m. today and September year-to-date rainfall of 0.72 inches. Normal September rainfall is 3.05 inches. Yesterday maximum temperature was 9, minimum last night 61, with last year’s values 62 and unknown. Sunrise 6:34 a.m., sunset 7:10 p.m. Moonrise 3:98 p.m., moonset 2:25 a.m. Streams at Poto mac Knoxville and Monocacy Jat Ceresville show clear conditions.
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Potomac
Knoxville
Clear
Monocacy
Ceresville
Clears
World Wars Seen as Result of Nation’s Lack of God
Roger W. Babson argues wars originate from secular modern life and urges a spiritual awakening. He links inflation and public policy to moral reform, praising Leon Henderson and criticizing government controls while stressing honesty, thrift, and sacrifice as foundations for future prosperity.
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Roger W. Babson
New York City
God
Omaranger Deprts
Leon Henderson
Army’s Pentagon switchboard dwarfs labor strains in Washington
In Washington and Arlington the new Army Pentagon building houses the world’s largest private switchboard. It will serve 16,000 main stations with 370 incoming lines and 200 outgoing lines, staffed by about 300 operators paid $120 monthly. The piece notes a severe national labor shortage, especially in the west, prompting McNutt to designate 12 western states as a critical labor area and authorizing foreign workers for the California sugar harvest.
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Robert Ruark
Washington
Army Pentagon
Arlington
Alexander Graham Hell
Army
Bell Co
Potomac River
Pentagon
West
Paul McNutt
War Manpower Commission
Nevada
Oregon
Arizona
Colorado
Utah
Idaho
Montana
New Mexico
Texas
Wyoming
Watkers
War Work Drives Civil Service to Relax Clerical Tests
Washington now faces a hiring surge as the War Department seeks thousands of clerks at $1,440 monthly while Civil Service loosens junior clerk exams and appeals to residents within 50 miles of the capital to join the war effort. Also notes rising wartime costs and miscellaneous population and policy facts from the era.
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War Department
Civil Service
Washington
Bureau
New York
Internal Revenue
OPA
U.S
Strength For Today By Earl 1 Douglass 1
A short, parable style essay describes a monkey trap to illustrate stubbornness and the folly of clinging to what one desires. It frames the monkey’s gambit as a mirror for human obstinacy and “monkey mentality” in both jungle and Fifth Avenue contexts.
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Cupyngh
Babson
Earl
Douglass
Luf's Stuff and the Call for Caution in Economics
A column discusses the complexity of national finance and the need for cautious, phased experimentation. It notes Congress should debate, deliberate, and adopt a sane plan before attempting reforms. The Needle Art Club met at Mrs. Dutrow’s home for a brief business session and needlework after. More than 800 languages are in use in Asia, per estimates.
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Congress
Needle Art Club
Richard C. Dutrow
Harry L Brittain
Asia
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