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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1942
Page
3
Frederick residents, led by housewives, are collecting kitchen fats to aid the war effort. A local meat dealer pays four cents per pound, with fats redirected to glycerin for explosives and soap for troops. Campaigns vary by store, with Friday and Saturday seeing peak collections while some locations report little activity.
A birthday party was held at the Stoner home in Wakefield on Saturday July 25 for Evelyn Stoner who marked her ninth anniversary. Attendants included Evelyn Mae Stoner and many friends and relatives. Refreshments were served. Local notes also mention visits, marriages, enlistment, and relocations affecting the Stoner and associated families.
Taneytown notes show Grand Deputy Luella Anderson and Past Grand Chief Louise Michaels among attendees at a regular Pythian Sisters gathering. Past Chiefs Club met at Miss Catherine Hahn’s home to plan a picnic for Aug 15 at Big Pipe Creek Park. memberships and relatives invited. Other notes include Richard Hull’s safe arrival in England, visits with Baumgardners, and Ralph Crumbacker’s furlough from Parris Island to Frederick City Hospital. Cecelia and Janet Fair depart for two weeks with Philadelphia hosts.
Mrs Ruth V. Fletcher near Lovetteville Virginia reported a large black snake appearing near her residence on Thursday. Reginald Sandowe, a neighbor, came to assist but the reptile escaped. Later that evening the snake was seen again in the attic over the kitchen and remains at large.
Residents report a flea infestation plaguing Frederick homes this summer with beetle sized pests that jump like grasshoppers. Entomologist Dr. Ernest Cory explains fleas breed on dogs or cats and sometimes rats, with eggs hatching into worm like larvae. A pamphlet suggests destroying bedding, spraying kennels and floors with diluted oil solutions, washing animals with flea preparations, and using pyrethrum products to curb the outbreak.
Premier Carlos Saladrigas announced the resignation of its Cabinet to enable President Fulgencio Batista to form a war cabinet with representatives of opposition parties. Negotiations had been ongoing to draft a program for a coalition government.
A Washington gas station attendant John Leroy Leigh rejects selling fuel to a ration host with no gas. The autographed rationing booklet from Leon Henderson is linked to the incident. Leigh claims pumping into anything but an approved container is unlawful, though the booklet appears loose on the rule.
The War Department announced a new explosive safety branch to set safety rules for munition plants. Based at 333 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago, the unit will be led by Col. Francis H. Miles Jr. of Mahwah, New Jersey, who has just returned from Egypt, with a staff of about 100.
West, running for Governor as a Republican, stated he expected Democratic backing in both the GOP nomination campaign and the general election. A divorce is granted to Mrs. Mary A. Devan from Irvin F. Devan by Equity Court. A Russian cruiser was reportedly sunk by Italian torpedo boats. Peter Stuyvesant, in 1632, defined Albany’s bounds by cannon fire. U.S. vehicle taxes totaled $546,290,000 in 1941 across federal, state, and local levels.
Salisbury Md veteran Kenneth Leaper recounts service aboard Allied ships in the Murmansk run. He describes battles with German planes and U-boats, a torpedo that sunk his ship, and surviving to reach New York and home. He kept a plane’s landing gear salvaged during the attack.
Washington reports a nationwide registration plan for women to tap adult resources for war production. Manpower chief Paul V. McNutt estimates about 5,000,000 more women needed by end of 1943. Detroit will register women over 18 next week to build a pool of workers for wartime needs.
Gasoline rationing reduced marriage licenses at Frederick County Clerk of Court. Licenses issued fell to 88 in June from 136 in May, as about 80 percent of out of state couples previously obtained licenses locally. Couples now seek licenses nearer home to conserve fuel for honeymoons, with further declines expected in coming months.
Melbourne report says eight people were killed when two RAAF training planes collided and crashed into the Murray River in South Australia. Air Minister Arthur Drakeford disclosed the toll amid official statements. details on the investigation and aftermath followed.
Four Montgomery County 4 H Club members from Laytonsville were cited for outstanding achievement in various contests at Laytonsville. Winners from Laytonsville include Louise Whe Merte King and George Fry with prizes in defense slips, and Jean Barnstey for greatest number of ribbons. Others earning honors include Juanita Whirley Amy Fry and Marciel Browning plus Betty Shearman Gladys Arnold Lois Combs Mary Franas Windham Hazel Lechlider Clara Baughman and many more from Germantown Glen Shady Grove and Washington Grove with several silver pins for clothing style revue and other projects.
Berlin reports via German broadcasts that the Luftwaffe attacked Britain with a focus on Swansea last night. The DNB dispatch notes intensified bombing across southern Wales as German sources claim hits on the coastal town.
Vice President Mr McCann was elected state president of the Chesapeake and Potomac Velophore Company in Baltimore City at a directors meet held July 27.
Virginia and neighboring state salesmen pressed Senator Byrd and gas rationing head Joel Dean to revise the post OPA policy. They argued 4,693,137 workers in refining plants and wholesalers depend on gasoline and that current plans unfairly favor nonrationed areas, risking unemployment and reduced payrolls as livelihoods hinge on auto use.
Rushmond Virginia Aug 4 A Democratic primary result gives Rep. Toward Wo South of the Eighth Virginia District renomination as an ally of labor reform. Clifton A Woodrum of Roanoke leads Moss Plunkett while Carter Glass and other statewide incumbents face light opposition. Returns show Smith leading Dayisei in Lowteun County with 48 to 68 votes per precinct.
About 2,100 members of the Ohio Bell Telephone Workers union walked out today in Cleveland and nearby cities over a wage dispute. In Cleveland roughly 1,100 idle, with another 1,000 off the job in Akron Canton Youngstown and other Ohio Bell towns.
U S Army bombers will fly over Pimlico racetrack Friday night at 8 38 in an air raid demonstration. A bombs drop will be prevented by an elaborate system of wiring and planted explosives cut off as planes pass. The event, part of an Army civil defense air raid show, is expected to draw Governor O Conor Major Jackson Third Service Command Commandant Major General Milton A Reckord and about 50 000 spectators.
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