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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1942
Page
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Mayor Lloyd Culter stated a corrected list of properties not connected to Frederick's sanitary sewerage system will prompt action. A full recheck is underway to identify delinquent properties, with the list likely not ready by Tuesday night.
General Douglas MacArthur sends Easter greetings from Australia and asks divine guidance for leadership in the coming Pacific war. He notes ongoing talks with Australian and American civil leaders and plans to work through Easter, a sober holiday in Australia.
New Delhi April 4 Moslem League leader Mohammed Ali Jinnah denounces Cripps plan saying it fails to recognize Muslim nation self determination and warns against a Palestine style outcome. Congress considers Bengal Assam issues as Gandhi delays visit to advise. Nehru denies Chinese pressure message on plan.
London reports Russian forces are shifting what they call several million freshly trained reserves from Leningrad to the Black Sea as part of a push to blunt a German spring offensive. Moscow claims an army of seven million along the western front, drawn from all parts of the USSR under universal military training. A Russian source warns the reinforced Red Army will decide whether the initiative stays with the fascist offensive.
In Lafayette Indiana on April 4 Mr and Mrs Arthur H Leslie were found guilty of assault and battery for flogging their son Danny’s fifth grade teacher. Circuit Judge Lynn Parkinson sentenced each to 30 days in jail and fines of 200 dollars. The judge denied a defense request to suspend the penalties.
Washington police identified Enoch E. Laster, 44, as the man who leaped from the ninth floor of an office building in the shopping district today after shouting a warning to pedestrians. Laster had been a patient at St Elizabeth's hospital, undergoing mugging since last Tuesday.
Washington reports authoritative word that the Administration is seeking a voluntary pact for a 44 or 48 hour work week in war industries with regular pay. Key lawmakers and officers are involved to quiet a 40 hour week clash and avert restrictive legislation.
Washington easter season will be subdued with no tourist traffic rebound and government workers occupying the capital. Cherry trees won t be in full bloom for days while new construction lines Constitution Avenue and the White House cancels Easter Monday egg rolling. Vice President and Mrs Wallace will attend an Easter sunrise service at Arlington National Cemetery. Weather is described as a military secret.
Salisbury reports Civilian Defense Corps Commander Jack Lynch saying a Fifth Naval District order caused Ocean City to experience a total blackout for an hour and a half. The directive was misinterpreted as extinguishing all seaward and street lights rather than only the Coast Guard station lights. The district had approved a regular dim-out earlier in the week.
The Foreign Office announced an all or none prisoner exchange between Britain and Italy for sick and wounded POWs will start soon at Izmir Smyrna in western Turkey. Negotiations through a protecting power have set the machinery in motion.
Annapolis April 4 Navy training shifts to rough and tumble fighting to counter Pacific adversaries. 3,200 midshipmen and V-5 battalion members study brutal holds and strikes inspired by jiu jitsu as a new style to win.
In Frederick the general construction industry remains largely unhurt for materials though some items are scarce. Brick and lumber stay available locally with no priorities, while metal roofing grows hardest to obtain and substitutes like asphalt and asbestos are discussed. Non-defense area status suggests low or no priority for materials, yet builders are reluctant to start new work and only two new home permits issued in two months. The Taney housing project is about 65 percent complete, Lloyd Culler predicting completion in May. A second project on Church and Market streets is nearing completion, with the old bank building reduced to two floors and expected to finish by early summer.
The Navy announced three ships sunk: a medium U. S. merchant vessel off the Atlantic coast, a medium Latvian merchantman, and a small Canadian merchant vessel in the Caribbean. No further details were released.
The Vichy radio reported that two of ten Norwegian ships escaping from Goteborg reached an English port. Two returned to Goteborg, two were sunk, and news from the remaining four was unavailable. The mass escape attempt aimed to break the German blockade for England.
A group from Harmony Highland Freder ick County says forty men left unemployed by the April 2 end of WPA county road work appealed to the County Commissioners for work. They had been crushing stone for a road from Highland to Grossnickle church near Ellerton and blame tire rationing for hindering job search. The board expressed sympathy but no current county openings, urging private employment efforts.
In New Delhi on April 4, Mohandas K. Gandhi refused to voice his views on the British independence plans. He stated that he serves the country's cause by observing strict silence and asked others to respect his wish.
The White House said Louis Johnson, President Roosevelt's personal minister to India, arrived in New Delhi and carried a letter from the President to an unnamed leader. The contents were not disclosed here.
William Dudley Pelley leader of the Silver Shirts was arrested in Darien Connecticut on charges of distributing false statements to harm the United States and aid enemies. The arrest followed orders from Attorney General Biddle with an espionage act charge. He faces up to 29 years in prison or a $10,000 fine.
Baltimore April 4 The acting regional director of the OPA said field men were checking reports that used tires were evaded by dealers. Leo H. McCormick said dealers had bought large stocks before ceilings, selling at lower retail prices than paid. Investigators were probing tire wheel bundling, high wheel costs, and tire lease schemes above price caps. Findings will go to the office legal section.
Hundreds of tardy motorists queued at the Baltimore Commissioner of Motor Vehicles office for 1942 automobile license tags. Officials noted a possible sales match to last year as the line extended.
Leslie N. Coblentz local attorney and lieutenant governor of the capital district of Kiwanis International paid an official visit to the Cumberland Kiwanis Club Thursday and spoke on the subject I Live Here.
Calcutta on April 3 1940s alert sounded in the area per FA Bengal government communique but no air raid occurred.
A four motor Army B 17 crashed near the Utah Idaho line last night killing two crewmen and leaving seven missing. Wreckage found near Bridge Idaho ten miles from the Utah border. The craft departed Ogden Utah at 9 18 pm Mountain War Time its last report to Hil Field three minutes after takeoff. A Boise ground party was sent to the scene.
United States and Australian troops are being welded into one great army that will adopt an offensive policy to sweep any enemy from Australian shores. Army Minister Francis M. Forde praised American troops as high standard and pledged they will dovetail with Australia’s forces. Lieutenant Governor Van Mook of the Dutch East Indies called an all-out assault on Australia very risky for Japan and suggested Japan may aim to neutralize Australia as a base rather than seek full occupation.
The Herald-Tribune reports a possible end to sugar rationing if WPB estimates beat OPA. About 1,000,000 more tons of Cuban sugar may reach the U S due to faster industrial alcohol production in the Midwest. Transportation issues are the main hurdle to supplying the surplus.
United Nations air forces reported four Japanese aircraft shot down over Darwin while six were downed at Koepang, Dutch Timor. The announcement came from Darwin on April 4.
The War Department reports Corregidor anti-aircraft guns shot down two heavy Japanese bombers, raising total to 17 in under two weeks, with two other raids damaged. In Bataan a three hour artillery barrage failed to trigger a ground attack as Japan moved medium guns toward defense lines. Patrols clashed and Japanese dive bombers attacked front lines in futile efforts.
London reports Mandalay was heavily bombed by the Japanese air force with no confirmed military damage. A hospital caught fire and patients were moved to safety while two other central Burma towns also saw slight damage. British troops withdrew from Prome amid hard Japanese infantry and severe air attacks.
Fort Meade Easter sunrise service expected to draw thousands of troops with Bishop Adna W. Leonard of Washington delivering the principal sermon. Third Corps Area command bands will play and colors will be massed as a vested choir from Episcopal churches at Laurel and Beltsville sings.
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