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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1942
Page
4
The issue is a 1942 edition of The News with standard early wartime notices. It lists subscription rates, mailing terms, and Associated Press usage rules. Local corrections policy is noted with the editor notified for errors.
The editorial notes that revelations about Standard Oil and the German chemical trust raise concerns about American frankness in disclosures. It argues government alertness is needed to prevent industrial dominance from overriding national safety and stresses the international implications of postwar adjustments.
Strategists believe Allied air power can smash Germany from the air sooner than bombing Japan. Britain acts as a springboard for Western Europe while Pacific distances hinder bomber operations. Alaska to Kamchatka routes could strike Tokyo, with Petropavlovsk Vladivostok shuttle as possible offensive plan.
The Walker Turner's Plainfield New Jersey plant may pursue a court challenge to the War Labor Board ruling on union security. The company argues the Wagner Act requires mutual consent and forbids forced union maintenance, asserting the board lacks authority and that enforcement could affect war production nationwide.
Pursuit pilots must serve as their own four man team handling piloting navigation radio operation and gunnery duties.
Fifty years ago Jonathan Main Jr encountered a drove of cattle that frightened his horse on East Fourth Street. The cattle rammed an iron verandah at George Gelzaugh’s residence, pulling it away. the horse remained unharmed.
STATE TREASURER JOHN M Dennis sought a new highway to Washington from Urbana Hrathdtown Clerksburg and Hendersons Corner. Contracts for part of this road have been granted. THE JOHN B Rogers production for the American Legion is ready to show on Easter Monday and Tuesday. A crowd gathered for opening night tickets. FIFTY OR SIXTY applications for Ku Klux Klan membership followed a Brunswick meeting led by Col. Noland of Atlanta Klan headquarters. I SAYLOR WEYBRIGHT sold his Water street home and grocery feed business to Carl Gall who takes possession April 7.
New York April 16 The writer describes a field in New York acting as an outpost like Fak Fak and Palembang with warlike activity. Air power is constant with aircraft launching and returning while hangars are unnecessary. The piece blends combat talk with playful decoding of army slang and names John J Hennessy as the Empire State Building air warden.
County property on the north side of the State road from Frederick to Baltimore was deeded Tuesday by William B. Droneburg and others to Lillburn Hall and wife for 7500 dollars.
American bombers based in Australia have struck Japanese targets across the Philippines from Manila to Davao and Cebu as Major General MacArthur presses the offensive. The raids signal a shift in Allied air power and threaten Japan’s eastern flank, possibly impacting Burma and the Bay of Bengal.
Traveler Nicol Smith profiles Martinique and French Guiana in a Haliburtonesque travelogue. The chapters include scenes of refugees, spies, Fort de France, volcano Pelee, and life under wartime constraints, with vivid images of crime, smuggling, and local attitudes toward U.S. presence.
A compact note cites Isaiah 40 8 about lasting word of God and quotes Bidpai on random words forming pearls. The piece juxtaposes scripture with a poetic line, presenting a reflective, moral tone consistent with a period newspaper item.
Washington April 16. Babson declares standardization to be the twin of rationing in the war economy. He urges elimination of luxury and non essentials, foresees changes in consumer goods, wardrobe and housing, and argues standardization will raise corporate profits despite taxes and price controls.
Edson outlines postwar aviation battles as Imperial Airways and Pan American vie for dominance while the Ferrying Command expands bases in Africa the Near East and India Northwest Airlines eyes Alaska routes and American Airlines seeks El Paso Mexico City access Pan American faces competition from American Export amid wartime realignments Civil Service shifts in housing and staffing loom large as Washington grapples with a growing federal workforce and housing demand.
WPB chief Donald M. Nelson urges broad debate on policy to allocate scarce steel for war needs while seeking ways to expand synthetic rubber output. Leon Henderson handles consumer perspective as small businesses and manufacturers are urged to keep every machine, even small lathes, at work before full capacity is reached.
A short verse from N. A. Lufburrow longing for peace and reconciliation. The poem envisions a world free of war and bloodshed where human hearts choose saner, selfless goals over conflict.
An article on avoiding endless rumination and trusting faith to solve problems urges fresh air laughter and brief rest from thought. It notes the subconscious may reveal solutions later and that God handles life’s events. TO BE FINGERPRINTED Rockville April 15 Montgomery County to fingerprint schoolchildren under FBI auspices per Hoover notification to the board.
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