War production lag cited as threat to U S war aims
The Office of War Information warned production of planes tanks artillery and naval vessels lagged in June and urged greater civilian sacrifices. It called 1942 a decisive year and said Allies carry most of the burden while American output must rise to meet targets and sustain fighting fronts.
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Washington
Ofce
Europe
OWI
Owl
Ikvye Biel
Russia
China
Middle East
Central Pacific
Australia
Philippines
Schefiute
OWT
Mrs Byron Drops Out Of Fight In Sixth District Race
Maryland Congress candidate Katharine Edgar Byron withdraws from renomination in the Sixth District leaving Col E Brooke Lee as the party nominee. She cites family duties and funding burdens, notes strong wartime voting record, and says she will continue to assist constituents during her remaining term.
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Katharine Edgar Byron
Washington
Col. E. Brooke Lee
Montgomery County
Byron
Diene Dowdy
Williamsport
Maryland
Timves
Apple Uses Highlighted by Doctor Mottern Exhibit
Buffalo August 7 Dr Mingh t H Mottern a Department of Agriculture chemist showed exhibits claiming the apple is versatile as a drink food smoke chew and medicine for internal or external use. He said apple syrup can substitute glycerin in cigarettes with wartime glycerin rerouted. Concentrated dehydrated apple foods aid armed forces with beverages like juice cider and jack and pectin treats burns wounds restores blood volume and acts as a mild laxative.
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Buffalo
Minght H. Mottern
Mottern
Department of Agriculture
International Apple Association
Frederick County doubles rubber salvage quota in drive
Frederick County officials led by Roger B. Wolfe announced the completion of the first phase of an emergency rubber reclamation project. The county doubled its original fifty ton quota by collecting a hundred tons of rubber scrap donated by residents, with some material still in storage awaiting transport to reduction centers. The campaign ends for now but may resume for additional scrap or other scarce materials.
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Frederick County
Roger B. Wolfe
Wolfe
Frederick Countty
Rubber shortages warned by cautious leaders
A cautious official warns against false optimism about abundant rubber, saying eager belief in plentiful supplies only fools the public and aids the enemy. The remark highlights wartime supply anxieties and the need for restrained expectations amid shortages.
Officials Not Anxious To Force Hookups
In Police Court Magistrate Manuel M. Weinberg held Newton R. Kefauver guilty of failing to connect his property to the city sewerage system but imposed a suspended sentence. He argued the city can compel connections by lien rather than prosecute, urging officials to act to protect public health. City Plumbing Inspector Edward, noting voluntary compliance, saw Kefauver’s case continued on request.
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Manuel M. Weinberg
Newton R. Kefauver
Kefauver
Weinberg
Frederick City
Edward J. Smith
Carroll E. Almany
Smith
Edward
Answers To War Quiz From Page Five
Answers to a wartime quiz note insignias of a seaman gunner and report Ensign Donald Mason sending back praise when, as an enlisted pilot on patrol off the eastern coast, he sank an enemy submarine and earned a promotion. Missed facts mention the famed Japanese fighter Zeros and the Mitsubishi bomber.
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Donald Mason
Warrant Connections and Local Court Sentences Summary
Mobley reported four night warrants organized with plumbers for connections and two more planning to do the same, with about 350 connections remaining. James D Baker received a suspended sentence for assault and battery. William E Schroyer pleaded guilty to stealing a Winchester rifle and shells. case continued for review. Gepus A Favorite ordered to pay Thelma R. and five children $16.50 weekly. Collateral forfeitures include Marshall Layton $5 for speeding and Edward B. Gray $10 for expired licensing. Martin Ropp got a suspended sentence for public drunkenness. Charles Keeney fined $5 for failing to stop at a stop sign.
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Mobley
James D Baker
Mary Crist
William Edward Schroyer
East Street
Frederick Trading Company
Gepus A. Favorite
Franklinville
Thelma R
Marshall Layton
Breezewood
Edward B. Gray
Martin Ropp
Charles Keeney
Man Held For Murder In Smithsburg Shooting
Edward Blaine Blickenstall 58 of Smithsburg is held without bail on murder charges stemming from the death of William W. Stull 25. Witnesses at a preliminary hearing described a confrontation at the Blickenstall home and a shotgun shot at close range.
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Smithsburg
Edward Blaine Blickenstall
William W. Stull
B. G. Miller
Stull
James McIntyre
Miller
Blickenstaff
Blickenstaft
Blickenstatl
MacIntrye
Charles Guessford
Blickenstall House
Shortt
Joseph D. Baker
Army Bomber Crashes Near Charlottesville
An Army two motor bomber exploded and crashed near Keswick, 12 miles east of Charlottesville, killing both crew. Identification papers indicate the dead were Ferry Command fliers. Authorities believe the plane was a new Ferry aircraft being ferried to the Army. Wreckage covered three acres on Mrs. Kate Dabney’s farm. motors landed 200 feet apart amid large smoke columns. Civil Air Patrol members investigated the scene.
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Keswick
Here
E.V. Walker
Virginia Protective Force
Ferry Command
Army
Kate Dabney
Herman F. Nickels
Tha
Fumst Intn Maman
Civil Air Patrol i
Induction Calls Expand to 66 More From Frederick County
Sixty six Maryland residents were mailed notices to report for induction within ten days, including Frederick County 1B classifications. Draft Board No. 2 reported about ten percent of the call is 1B and that 1B disabilities are foot, teeth and eye problems not hindering limited service. The mailed list names dozens of individuals from Emmitsburg to Smithsburg and beyond, with addresses around Frederick, Thurmont, Myersville, and other local towns.
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Frederick County
Board No. 2
Frederick
Draft Board No. 2
Irvin Charles Tokar
Emmitsburg
John Henry Grable
Hagerstown
Francis Scott Hardman
Joseph John Gorley
Thurmont
Ray LeRoy Sickles
LeGore
John Glenn Kline
Smuithsburg
Wellliam Franklin Blick
Melvin Wesley Stull
Mt. Airy
Victor Morris Kelly
Ranald Orville Miller
Allan Raphael Snouffer
State
Charles Edgar Little
Gettysburg
Pat Howard Albert Severiney
Cyrus Edgar Winfield
Smithsburg
Willam Kimmel Hill
Clifford Buffington Alexander
New Windsor
Charles Edward Schellar
George Edward Grubbs
Sjamsville
George Walter Anders
Christopher Clyde Springer
Carroll Edgar Eyler
Merle Jacob Grable
Samuel Glenn Bittner
Sabillasville
George Washington Martin
Allen Carlton Wachter
Lee Franklin Portner
David Herbert Eaton
Slate Sanatorium
Paul Josiah Becker
Hermes Austin Dutrow
John Henry Eigenbrode
Rocky Ridge
Witt Knight
Elkton
Richard Bartgis
Raymond Daniel Eyler
Roger William Curfman
Libertytown
William Augustus Hoffman
William Toms
Mt Airy
Alvey Atwood Kline
Charles Mervin Shorb
Rocky
Allies Hit Heavily At Jap Airdrome
Allied bombers struck the main Japanese airdrome at Rabaul New Britain dropping 15 tons of bombs and crews reported seven Japanese fighters shot down in yesterday's operations. The Lae airdrome runway in New Guinea was also bombed as part of the raid.
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General MacArthur
Australia
Rabaul
New Britain
Allied Command
Lae
New Guinea
War Interpreted A critical look at Caucasus fighting and potential fronts
Berlin reports say German forces near Maikop threaten the Kuban defense, with Armavir and Krasnodar in reach while Red reinforcements bolster Don and Sal fronts. Moscow notes reserves and a looming center-line counteroffensive as Churchill may visit Moscow and allied high level talks unfold. hope and danger mix as India’s crisis adds pressure.
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Moscow
Kushchevks
Berlin
Armavir
Kuban
Maikop
Yega River
Kushchevka
Red
Azov Sea
Rostov-Baku
Yelsk
Azov
Bay of
Taganrog
Yega
Caucasus Range
Tuapse
Black Sea
Krasnodar
Kropotkin
Don
Sal
Stalingrad
Great Volga
Red Army
London
Vorisiilovgrad
Sar
Kuban-Laba
Russia
Churchill
Siberia
India
United Nation
Jap-Soviet War Begun Assessed by Magnuson in Seattle
Senator Warren G. Magnuson states in Seattle that Japan has begun war with Russia, citing sunk Russian ships in the Pacific and Japanese strength in Manchuria and the Aleutians. He argues Attu and Kiska serve multiple aims including weather data collection and threatening the Russian supply line.
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Seattle
Japan
Russia
Washington, D. C
Pacific
Warren G. Magnuson
D.-Wash
Naval Affairs Committee
North Pacific
Manchuria
Attu
Kiska
Aleutians
Washington
Alaska
Atiu
Tha . Ona
Tobruk Raided by Allied Bombers on Axis Supply Base
Allied heavy bombers hit Tobruk shipping and docks yesterday while on the Egyptian front there was little air or ground action. RAF raids over enemy lines were reduced and patrol clashes with Axis forces occurred along portions of the front.
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Tobruk
Cairo
A AU Ueal
Witli Rlu U
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