12 Dec 1942
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1942
Page
1
Officials announced motorists must present the consumer's copy of tire registration blanks before applications are considered. The deadline for receipt of complete forms is tonight. About 9,000 to 10,000 motorists have submitted forms listing tire serial numbers and gasoline ration book types.
Washington reports a national clock shortage as civilian alarm clocks vanish from markets. Officials warn the supply is exhausted and urge practical solutions to rouse war workers, noting some people relocate to hotels to be woken in the morning.
Army planes bombed a Japanese tanker and possibly damaged another in the Solomons, claim six Zeros shot down. Commu nique No. 217 notes a new Munda air field near Shortland Harbor, about 150 miles from Guadalcanal, potentially allowing larger Japanese fighter operations against Guadalcanal.
Washington reports a subdued White House Christmas due to wartime constraints. The community tree will be litless by order to save electricity, with a smaller East Room tree and a single mini tree for Roosevelt grandchildren. Family guests include Mrs. Roosevelt and Hopkins, with holiday events scaled to wartime norms.
Boston reports heavy demand for horsemeat as a wholesale firm distributes its second 30 000 pound shipment in a week. Clinton Beef Co executive says first 30 000 pounds sold in three days with rapid repeat orders. Government tested and approved meat sells 25 cents a pound, 35 cents for steaks, priced below regular beef. High class markets buying, indicating it may become a staple product.
Berlin claims a U S destroyer was sunk by a U boat off Oran and a British destroyer was sunk in the English Channel in a night engagement. These claims lack independent confirmation. Fuel oil coupon sheets will be issued to eligible applicants after corrections. The public sale of the 125 acre John Clark farm at Monrovia was cancelled.
Draft boards were ordered to stay open Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a m to 5 p m during the sixth Selective Service registration for men who reached 18. The only exception is Christmas Day when no registration occurs. Board One sent Marion P. Toms to Fort Meade for induction. A large group of men departed yesterday.
Allied reports claim Gen Sir Bernard Montgomery and Gen Kenneth Anderson met in North Africa amid talks of concerted action against Rommel. Axis forces in Libya and Tunisia pressure the Allies as bombardments and air campaigns intensify, with renewed Allied raids on Naples and Turin signaling rising air power.
Moscow reports a third battle for the Don river elbow west of Stalingrad with Axis forces launching repeated attacks on the east bank while the Red Army repulses assaults. Soviet claims include progress on Stalingrad and central fronts and a water crossing at a point west of Rzhev where enemy trenches were captured.
Allied headquarters report brutal fighting in New Guinea as Japanese troops attempt to break out from Buna area. Gona falls into Allied hands, the sea line tightens, and enemy holds are reduced with heavy bombardment and counterattacks repulsed. About 440 Japanese killed and 18 captured, with guns and ammunition seized.
Christmas shoppers on the streets and greens on curbs signal Yuletide. Deyembor sold Christmas trees for 10 to 65 cents, while Frederick reports trees thinning only slowly at a 35-cent floor price. Posts note rising Christmas mail and card activity, with stamp receipts up as the postal service braces for their biggest Christmas in mailing volume.
British light naval forces sank a medium sized supply vessel and an escort ship in an attack on an Axis convoy off Dieppe last night, the Admiralty communique announced today.
United States heavy bombers struck Naples in a second eight day assault setting the waterfront aflame and hitting merchant ships. Italian and British reports confirm RAF and US air forces conducted raids amid cloudy skies over the azure Mediterranean.
Baltimore December 12 Baltimore j is one of three cities hosting a survey of buying habits of housewives conducted by the Office of Price Administration to determine meat rationing needs and possible shortages in foods. Miss Dorothy Martin a Census Bureau statistician said similar studies are under way in Providence RI and Greenville DC, and success there could decide expansion to other cities.
Navy announces the former liner President Coolidge carrying about 4,000 Army troops hit a mine and sank in the South Pacific on a war mission. Four men were lost, survivors include Henry Nelson of San Francisco, master of the vessel. The ship was the largest of ten transports sunk in recent weeks.
The Home Appropriations committee chaired by Rep. Cannon vows strict retrenchment on all non military expenditures in 1943. He says the policy is to oversee billions for Army and Navy needs carefully, but to avoid underfunding the war effort while promising stricter cuts next year. Republican leaders mark a curb on political waste and unauthorized bureaucratic power.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce and Tivoli theater fed 900 attendees who paid with food or gifts to raise about 300 dollars in goods for local Christmas baskets. Carols opened the program led by Salvation Army Captain Stovall. Tommy O Neill performed a black face act. six film shorts followed. Volunteers including Barry Everett and Jack Forney assisted in collecting items for relief efforts coordinated by local charities. Separately, sheriff’s office added deputies for four year terms after new appointments.
City and county residents who have not received War Ration Book No 1 must apply to the Ration Board immediately. The issuance deadline is next Tuesday. Exceptions include institutionalized persons and armed forces members. Nurses at work in hospitals who did not receive Book 1 may now obtain it. Some compensation will be detached when issued. Guadalcanal natives were invaded inland half a century ago by headhunters from nearby islands.
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