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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1942
Page
4
A wartime community newspaper page note lists publication details for The News Frederick Maryland. It includes address and contact lines, subscription rates, and editorial policies on corrections and authorship, reflecting 1940s press norms and Associated Press credit.
The Fisher Body division of General Motors completed the first all welded medium M 4 tank in 471 days. The company adapted automobile body skills to armor, built new machine tools, and trained workers with no prior tank experience to meet wartime production goals ahead of schedule.
Analysis warns Laval’s return strengthens Vichy Nazi collaboration and could allow control of the French fleet. If the fleet falls under German hands, Allied supply lines to Britain, Russia, Africa and the Far East via the Cape could be endangered, raising doubts about appeasement policies and US strategy.
A devotional line cites Psalms 145 9 praising God s goodness and mercy toward all his works followed by a brief assertion there is no God but God attributed to Koraa
Washington notes Willkie remains a contentious figure within Republicans. The Republican National Committee backed parts of his prewar stance while questioning his cross-party appeal. The piece compares Willkie to Bryan, arguing he pursues public opinion over party leaders, and considers whether party factions will back him in 1944 if domestic issues outweigh foreign policy.
April 23 1892 items include a male high school program with impromptu speeches by Prof M P Richards Elmer Barrick Harry Lakin Stewart Dean Frank Weller Elmer Gorman Charles Zellers David Beale J W Smith and Robert Nicodemus. Also a Twelfth Presbyterian Sunday School anniversary in Baltimore with gold medals and honor certificates for Bible recitations. A Japanese tea given by Miss Florence W Doub and pupils on North Market Street attracted about 150 guests. Carty H resigns as a Frederick neighes public official. Creagerstown projects flourish with many lots for sale. The Walkersville Cornet Band buys the former Wolfsville Band’s handsome wagon.
Twenty years back reports note five delegations appearing before a county health board meeting. Thomas Chick Day, Newark chub of the Nal League, returned to his old stamping grounds after being signed by Buck Ramsey. The Potomac River Bridge at Harpers Ferry is guarded day and night by armed men since the coal miners' strike began.
New York April 23. George Sebastian, born Hungarian, served as general musical director of the Soviet Broadcasting System from 1932 to 1997 and had conducted across the Russian states. He discusses Soviet life, favorite composers, and his wish to remain in America amid wartime and political pressures.
A veteran AP reporter notes Moscow claims Hitler’s Caucasus oil thrust is off schedule. He traces winter conditions, Russian resistance, and German delays from the Balkan campaign to Rostov, warning massed Soviet forces may delay any southern strike while keeping the Caucasus as the main objective.
Review of Louis Kronenberger's book Kings and Desperate Men in Knopf series. The author sketches 18th century England figures like Marlborough Pitt Swift Garrick Johnson and Walpole while noting London's caf feh house life and the era's moral decay. The piece cites praise and questions whether this is England's greatest century and hints at the contentious legacy of its elites. Leahy death and May 2 return timeline noted.
A speaker rejects monogamy in art, saying he cannot live with a single symphony nor with women, but desires many symphonies for none. He asserts a preference for multiple works to avoid commitment to one.
Babson urges cautious consumer spending and thrift amid a booming wartime retail season. He advocates buying with judgment, saving, and using defense bonds, while urging focus on durable value, debt reduction, and bank stocks as prudent investments. He also urges faith in Washington and personal responsibility to support the war effort.
Washington column notes Director Eastman’s authority over pipelines and its potential shift toward Interstate Commerce Commission oversight. The piece details past gas shortages, proposed 24 inch and 12 to 10 inch pipelines, and the Wichita Falls Savannah line, now stalled, as Eastman asserts federal control of domestic transport under the Office of Defense Transportation.
A compact recap of notable historical anniversaries and birthdays. Entries include Shakespeare, James Buchanan, Stephen A. Douglas, Chauncey Depew, James Hammond, Edwin Markham, Arthur Hadley, and John Paul Jones, with events from 1635 Boston Latin School to 1789 Washington oath, plus 1941 American First Committee rally notes and a list of today’s honorees and a brief horoscope.
Bernice E. Runkles of Frederick was granted an absolute divorce from Charles H. Runkles of Monrovia through attorney Reno & Harp. The defendant is ordered to pay the costs of the proceedings.
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