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News

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Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1942

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2

Minister Oscar Blackwelder speaks on Being A Person

Reverend Dr Oscar F Blackwelder of Washington DC addressed the Frederick County Ministerial Association at the Y M C A on Being A Person focusing on five traits for ministers and the need for holiness culture integrity vocation A sermon before the sermon Jeremiah example and emphasis on vocation followed by new member introductions and committee appointments A May speaker from the Office of Chaplains Washington DC was announced and devotions and benediction closed the morning session with a luncheon at Centennial Memorial United Presbyterian Church

Oscar F. Blackwelder Lutheran Church of the Reformation Washington, D.C Frederick County Blackwelder Jeremiah Thomas Morgan Methodist Church Clarksburg John F. Graham The Myers, Wife Church of the Brethren R E Shober Ralph Eilartman Frederick George H. Seiler Jefferson Milton B Crist Thurmont C . Frushour Myersville Ivan G Naugle Mersal Weaver Office of Chaplains United States Washington DC John Stuff Brunswick Edward C Bialer New Windsor Centennial Memorial United Brethren Church

New Roof To Be Placed On State Armory Here

Armory board chairman Roger R. Rice said a Baltimore report weeks earlier promised a new roof but no further news followed. Earlier war precautions included painting out a directional marker on the Armory roof to hinder enemy aircraft.

State Armory Armory Roger R. Rice Armory Board Baltimore

Mercury visible in May's evening twilight for best eastern elongation

Astronomy note details Mercury at greatest eastern elongation around May 18 with several evenings of visibility after sunset low in the northwest. Jupiter appears high in Taurus while Mars shines near Castor and Pollux in Gemini. Venus greets dawn as Sirius fades. Maps show horizon positions for early, mid, and late May.

Science Service Science Sersue Mercury Canis Minor Jupiter Taurus Gemini Mars Naked Eye Saturn Venus Sirius Vega Lyra Deneb Capella Pollux Castor Procyon Ursa Major Polaris Arcturus Bootes Spica Virgo Leo Son Regulus Scorpius Antares

Wide World Features Naval Figures From France Split

The article analyzes potential naval shifts if France ceded portions of its fleet to Germany and Allied powers reassessed units in British and Caribbean ports. It notes battleships, cruisers, and an aircraft carrier at stake, while dismissing destroyers and smaller ships and Russia’s limited role in the present ocean battles.

United Nations France Germany United States Great Britain Caribbean U. S Black Sea Japan Italy

Five Divisional Field Meets To Be Held In May

Hundreds of Frederick county public school children prepare for five divisional field meets in May replacing the single county fair grounds event. Led by Mrs. Helma Hann Bowers, plans place meets at county points to reduce crowding during the war. Elementary meets at Thurmont, Woodsboro, and other towns start May 5 with dodgeball, softball, volleyball, and track events.

Frederick County Helma Hann Bowers Frederick High School Oder Thurmont James Zimmerman Emmitsburg Lewistown SabiNastile Cateet Furnace Foxville Philos Deight Rocky Ridge

Western and Eastern Division School Meets Planned

A meeting is set at Woodsboro on Thursday May 7 with Harry Smith as chairman. Eastern division lists Liberty New Midway Walkersville Woodsboro Creagerstown Harrisville Johnsville as Class C schools and Burkitsville Knoxville as Class D. The Western division elementary meet is at Middletown on Tuesday May 12 with Miss Sarah Leiter as chairman. Western list includes East Brunswick West Brunswick Jefferson Middletown Myersville Wolfsville as Class C and Burkitsville Knoxville as Class D.

Woodsboro Harry Smith Liberty New Midway Walkersville Creagerstown Harrisville Johnsville Middletown Sarah Leiter East Brunswick West Brunswick Jefferson Myersville Wolfsville Burkitsville Knoxville

Nazis Resort To Air Warfare On Eastern Front Birthdated Assaults

Adolf Hitler marked his 53rd birthday at the eastern front headquarters as German air forces regrouped for renewed offensives. Reports claim as many as 50 planes targeted secret objectives while Western Europe saw limited activity due to poor visibility. Small EAF fighters swept northern France with minimal opposition, and German efforts against Britain were limited to a three-plane raid. Casualties rose from bombings on the Caucasus coast and Russian targets, with German high command claiming successes against harbor facilities and front lines.

Associated Press Adolf Hitler Eastern Front Europe EAF France Britain Red Army Caucasian Black Sea Karelia United States Caribbean Malta

Raid Damage and Bomb Alarms Reported in World War II News

A London Daily Mail radio listener cites a Tokyo broadcast saying air observers who failed to warn about Saturday’s raids would be court-martialed. Berlin offered conflicting accounts of alarms and broader destruction in Japan than previously acknowledged, with reports of daylight raid activity at 1 p.m. and speculation on precautions versus rehearsals.

London Daily Mail Tokyo Berlin Japan

Tokyo Air Raid Report and Rebuilding Funds Accepted

A Berlin broadcast said Japan will fund rebuilding of factories and homes burned in Tokyo area after air raids. Tokyo broadcasts admitted raid damage, with Domei noting a vice ministers meeting to discuss damage and curb rumors.

Edidioe Tokyo Berlin Japan Yokohama Kobe Nagoya Domei

12 000 Cookies Given To Army at Fort Meade

Hood College Choir under Prof Paul Beck staged The Mikado at Service Club No 3 Fort George G Meade drawing the largest crowd to date. An appeal for cookies to send to the troops yielded about 12 000 donated and distributed after the show by Frederick county residents and soldiers.

Service Club No. 3 Fort George G. Meade Frederick

Definition of Life address at Hood College Y Hut

Rev W Merral Weaver of Frederick Presbyterian church spoke to Hood College students in the Y Hut about Life as learning to be to do to do without and to depart using Lord Morley’s definition. He noted that every hour an earthquake occurs somewhere on earth.

Eaks W. Merral Weaver Frederick Presbyterian Church Hood College Mr. Weaver Lord Morely

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