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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1943
Page
3
In New Guinea off Wewak American heavy bombers fought Japanese fighters. Twelve Zeros were shot down, six damaged, while no US crewmen were harmed. Lt. Frank Dowie of Des Moines, Iowa, shot down four Zeros and damaged another, becoming top scorer.
Associate Judge Patrick M. Sehnauffer ruled that five teenagers were neglected and dependent. He placed them under the county probation officer and urged the estranged parents to fund guardianship in a boarding home while considering joint support. The mother testified she earned 42 dollars weekly in wartime work and sent five dollars home, while the father, a farm laborer, said he could not fully provide. Neighbors testified the children often lived alone near Middletown.
Plans announced for two nursery schools in Frederick to care for white and colored children of working mothers. AWVS to partner with Office of Civilian Defense, Frederick County Education Board, Hood College, and local agencies. enrollment aims at sixty children. White school to operate at 125 East Patrick Street with four rooms and yard. colored unit to use Lincoln Apartments recreation room. Staff training at Hood College led by Miss Onica Pratt.
Dorothy R Hammond aged delinquent was committed to Maryland Training School for Ford Girls Glen Burnie after attempting to break into the county jail twice to free her companion George Burke a colored 18. Deputy Paul B Rhoads arrested her on the second entry with a hammer in hand. Authorities had earlier found a missing flashlight and knife after the first break in and she fled the county home following the capture in Hagerstown.
Samuel Foley Bronx district attorney testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that he did not improperly conduct a grand jury that cleared Edward J. Flynn in the New York city paying block case. The hearing reviewed Flynn qualifications for a potential minister to Australia amid related questions about a garage business loan and securities purchases during 1928.
In 1943, ties purchased under Flynn’s direction led to the chamberlain’s default after Flynn had left office. He stated that “a good deal of what had happened had happened after Mr. Flynn left office” while recounting his findings.
Private Paul C. Smith of the U S Marines a San Francisco Chronicle editor in chief and general manager 1937 mediator of the San Francisco warehousemen s strike in 12 days left the Office of War Information to enlist as a private He is 34 a Seattle native and unmarried selected by Future magazine from 10 outstanding young men named by the U S Chamber of Commerce
Washington January 22 The Office of Price Administration applied standardized grade labeling for the first time today in an order fixing maximum prices for canned grapefruit juices at the packer level. Most of the 1943 pack of fruits were affected.
Roger B. Wolfe was reelected for a seventh term as president of the Frederick Chamber of Commerce at a board meeting at the Francis Seat Key Hotel. New officers include William B. Bennett as first vice president Elmer I. Eshleman as second vice president A Hart Etchison as treasurer with eight holdover directors and three year appointees James H. Gambrill Jr Roger B Wolfe Robert E Delaplaine Holmes D Baker.
The Office of Price Administration announced that fruits and vegetables will be added to the price control list as packing seasons begin. Prices will be set by a fixed mark up for whole and retail sales, with little expected change in canned grapefruit juice. The move is hailed as a major step to protect wartime consumers.
The Frederick county delegation in the House of Delegates Thursday introduced a measure postponing the general re registration of Frederick city voters from 1942 to 1948. The bill, referred back to the delegation, aims to defer the act passed in 1941 due to aging registration books and wartime travel. It would rearrange precincts and set salaries for election officials at 300 dollars. The plan reflects wartime manpower and budget concerns.
The text notes moving the terminal from Baltimore toward Bay Shore and a state grant of 625,000 dollars annually to the corporation. It implies government support for the relocation and ongoing subsidies.
An official report states Major R. Sarrat, commander of Martinique prison forces, escaped the Caribbean island and joined the Fighting French. The message notes his assertion that he did so after the American forces arrived.
In North Africa the majority of the French population is discussed, with focus on impact on governance and regional dynamics. The text notes demographic trends and potential shifts in influence as colonial relations evolve.
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