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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1942
Page
7
A new Polish force in the Near East grows Allied strength in Egypt after evacuees arrived from Russia. General Wladyslaw Anders leads thousands of Poles, with a women's corps in Polish dress taking perilous support roles. The group vows Poland will live again.
Mrs. Chase Going Woodhouse of New London addressed Hood College students in Brodbeck hall on three war tasks: win the war, write a decent peace, and social reorganization. She urged educated young women to work in nutritional and child care centers and to build better communities, stressing intelligent economic citizenship and future leadership. She held afternoon conferences and an evening campus talk outlining fields of work in response to student questions.
The Hagerstown and Frederick Business and Professional Women’s Clubs met at the Green Parrot in Emmitsburg with Ruth Trout presiding. Dr. Joan Craft discussed Malvina Hoffman’s sculpture research and her works on display at Washington County Museum through May 5.
The Frederick County Dental Society honored Dr. Thomas S. Bader the elder Maryland dentist for sixty years of practice. A plaque and photo from the old Maryland Dental School were presented by Dr. William E. Trail. A testimonial banquet is set for May 5 in Baltimore with remarks from visiting dentists including Drs. Ide Ferguson and Smith.
Washington visitor Constantinos H. Vlachos toured Frederick and urged Americans to deploy his "pisto-turbine" engine. He claims it could sail 1000 miles per hour, cross oceans in three hours, run on land sea or air, and cost $1 per 1000 miles with 50 pounds and 20 parts. He seeks government support amid alleged sabotage and production delays.
The Army and Navy will pool efforts with five other government agencies to combat industrial slowdowns in war production. Senator Byrd denounces the issue as reprehensible and releases a letter from Daniel S Ring detailing efforts to create a centralized treatment method.
The Westminster Theological Seminary Chorus performed a four part sacred concert Tuesday at Calvary Methodist parish hall before 100 attendees. Conducted by Rev. James A. Richards, the program featured three solos and included church members Rev. Raymond Crowe and Rev. Raymond Roderick among choir staff. Afterward, Youth Fellowship hosted visitors in church parlors. Dr. L. R. Mackey from Manitoba observes Frederick County health methods with Dr. E. C. Kefauver.
Local Draft Board One sent questionnaires to new registrants with order numbers 10501 to 10550. Names and addresses cover multiple towns including Emory, Middletown, Brunswick, Frederick, Burkittsville, and Jefferson. The list includes R. Niles Abrecht Jr and others, with several registrants noted as colored or transient.
Weather data shows 24 hour precipitation nil. April to date total 0.38 inches, below normal 3.39 inches. April 1941 rain was 3.67 inches. Deficiency in 1942 through April 1 is 1.04 inches. Yesterday high 64, low 29. year-ago high 75, low 39. Sun sets 7.54 p.m., rises 6.23 a.m. Moon rises 12.26 p.m., sets 1.58 a.m.
Notice promotes a public sale listing Dr. O. W. Hines at the south end of Thurmont on April 23, urging advertisers to place notices in the News Pad for better turnout.
Public sale in Frederick County under an April 4 1942 court order by a substituted trustee will offer 100 shares Automatic Guns Inc 35 shares Durant Motors 1230 shares old Frederick County National Bank stock and 184 shares new bank stock 79 shares Potomac Edison 7 percent preferred and related equity interests. Also private sale of household and farm items listed with cash terms.
Dr. Gertrude Bussey of Goucher College spoke at Hood College during the Keystone Honor Society White Dinner in Coblentz Hall. Her talk titled A Lady and a Scholar, 1942, urged women to balance homemaker duties with war work and morale keeping. The society welcomed new seniors including Gienna Remsberg and Virginia Quynan Frederick at the Brodbeck Hall initiation.
Baker Park faces a colorful spring as cherry trees, forsythia, hyacinths, and tulips prepare to bloom. Park superintendent Jesse W. Kolb notes weeping and double bloom cherry trees, crab apples along the armory, and Culloer Lake walk will soon dazzle. Hyacinth and tulip beds, planted by the Garden Club of Frederick, add to the seasonal beauty despite wartime bulb shortages.
Memphis reporters announce three new sulfa drugs by Sharpe and Dohme scientists. Succinyl sulfathiazole aims at reducing abdominal infection risk in surgery and dysentery, with field protection implications. Sulfanilylaminoguanidine shows strong results against camp dysentery in animal tests, acting in the gut without absorbing much. The hydantoin-related compound links to dilantin sodium and targets nervous disorders, expanding potential medical treatments.
Plans advance for Citizenship Day events in Frederick on May 17. An afternoon program at the Tivoli theater will feature a prominent out of town speaker addressing the day's theme of recognizing new citizens designated by the President.
A city report notes United States national celebration plans as a local event. The organizing committee will hold its initial meeting at the Y M C A on Thursday at 7 30 p m. In other news, Robert Nuckles of Baltimore reports his Chevrolet coach stolen from Patrick Street near the Square Corner at about 3 a m. The car remained missing this morning.
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