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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1942
Page
7
President Roosevelt disclosed plans to consider voluntary registration of all women ages 18 to 65 as part of mobilizing manpower for war industries. He warned that organizing registrations would be a tremendous task and noted decisions may come within a week with a possible registration date after April 27 if chosen.
Stewart J Topper is being sued by his wife Alice M Topper in local court for partial divorce on cruelty grounds. She seeks an injunction to prevent harassment, citing fear and prior threats. Associate Judge Arthur D Willard ordered the injunction. Topper’s income is listed at 125 dollars monthly. The action requests alimony and costs with initial support set at 20 dollars every two weeks plus 75 dollars for counsel, contingent on later proof.
St Louis in April report on experiments at Indianapolis City Hospital using hog kidney extracts to control high blood pressure. Dr A C Corcoran says the extract, not yet identified, can blunt renin angiotonin interaction, slow heart rate, and calm the patient.
The 24 hour precipitation ends at 8 am with 0.70 inches. April precipitation to date is 0.82 inches versus a normal 3.39 inches. April 1941 recorded 3.67 inches. Deficiency in 1942 precipitation to April 1 stands at 0.104 inches. Yesterday’s high 42, low last night 34. Sunrise 6:41 am, sunset 7:42 pm. Moon rises 4:39 pm, moon sets 3:59 pm.
British columns seized the initiative in renewed Libyan fighting with two Axis columns engaged yesterday. Axis tanks in one engagement numbered about 20, with British fire damaging some. An Axis column north of Tengeder was contracted and several enemy vehicles were set ablaze. Tengeder lies 35 miles south of El Mechili and 100 miles west of Tobruk.
Baltimore reports a state roads Traffic data show Susquehanna bridge tolls fell in February year over year while revenue from Morgantown Potomac river bridge nearly doubled. Codd cites war status and income restrictions as factors in the variance.
A roundup of sandwich recipes and fillings across breads from whole wheat to rye. Includes peanut butter with jam, cream cheese with jelly, ham with relish, crab meat with mayonnaise, and a bacon and pickle version. Also notes railway mileage comparisons, a Washington marriage license, and a 1941 egg production record.
City Engineer W Raymond Walter announced securing prices for about 200 tons of bank sand for air raid precautions and will report at the next Board of Aldermen meeting. The Over-65 Club suggested distributing land to homes for raids, with about 100 pounds left at each place. HOSIERY ELECTS The Union Manufacturing Company held its annual meeting and elected Louis L Wilson, Charles Mec Mathias, William D Zimmerman, Jesse B Anders and Thomas L Zimmerman as directors.
City considers using old CCC buildings at Fishing Creek after they were turned over from the recreation area. No final decision yet but facilities could house several people and attract groups like Boy Scouts and local civic clubs seeking camp space. Officials restricted dam area access as a safety measure while exploring the plan.
A damp Weather report notes Aprils heaviest rain fell in chilly temperatures. Nearly three-quarters of an inch soaked fields and gardens as temperatures stayed low. By morning clouds were to clear, with a cold start afterward and a high near 87 after a cooler week.
The article notes Betty Greensborg Rol and nine of her thirteen children educated at St Josephs and Mount St Marys College Emmitsburg Wy. Anne Berry, junior at St Josephs, discusses graduates Jock William James and Frank Berry. Two daughters, Mary Elizabeth and Margaret, are Sisters of Charity.
In Circuit Court Associate Judge Arthur D Willard refused to reduce weekly maintenance payments for a non‑support case. John L Grable, employed in Hagerstown, owes $10 weekly for his wife and infant child with a hearing continued for four weeks to verify payments. Grable claimed illness and unemployment but made partial payments and listed small expenditures.
A fragment mentions a wife serving as treasurer and secretary of a profitable coal business she helped her husband develop, highlighting a key role in the family enterprise.
State's Attorney Patrick Schnauffer detailed Grable's involvement with another woman seen in Hagerstown. Grable admitted accompanying her but claimed no money was spent, saying he survived on baked beans and weiners. The court labeled his conduct not very commendable. Defense counsel Sherman P. Bowers represented the defendant.
County commissioners were urged to remove a World War I cannon from Memorial Ground for conversion into scrap metal for potential wartime weapons. No action was taken. The request came from former State Senator Rohrback, who pushed removal, with similar pleas to Mayor Lloyd Culler. The county and city share ownership of Memorial Ground.
Notices record multiple license actions in Frederick County for Poole’s Restaurant 29 South Market Frederick Evergreen Paint and Southern Distributors 69 South Market Street. Applicants include George W Poole William F Shuff Louise F Shuff Charles H Kehne and Ella F Kehne. Hearings and exceptions procedures noted with dates in 1942.
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