Roosevelt hints at seizing all auto tires if needed
President Roosevelt said it might become necessary to requisition all automobile tires if wartime conditions worsen, though he hopes to avoid such drastic action. He noted scrap rubber collection has improved but is not a cure-all and pressed officials to assess available rubber stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
War Production Board
Fast Coast Matarlete
War and Navy Departments
Petroleum Coordinators Office
Wreck at Nolan Kills Two and Wounds Twenty
A Norfolk and Western coal train smashed into loaded cars near Nolan nine miles northwest of Williamson and exploded, killing engineer John W. Baber of Portsmouth Ohio and Allen Maynard of Nolan. About 200 bystanders suffered burns and were treated at Williamson Memorial Hospital as houses and autos burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson
W. Va
PRR
Norfolk and Western
Nolan
John W. Baber
Portsmouth
Ohio
Allen Maynard
Baber
Maynard
Williamson's Memorial Hospital
Answers To War Quiz Reveals Leopold as Belgium King
The page lists King Leopold II of Belgium as the answer. It places Kowpeng on the island of Fier in the East Indies and mentions the Crimean War of 1854 to 1855.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Leopold
Belgium
Kowpeng
Fier
East Indies
Howard Remanded To Serve Out His Term
James N. Howard, colored of Nameville, returns to the Maryland House of Correction to complete an 18 month term for chicken stealing. Circuit Court rejects writ of certiorari and remands the petitioner for further habeas corpus review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Arthur D. Willard
James N. Howard
Nameville
Maryland House of Correction
G. L. Pendelson
Baltimore
Howard
Housing Law For City May Be Enacted
A Baltimore study on housing reforms spurs Frederick to consider a similar ordinance to combat deplorable living conditions. The proposal names the City Health Officer as enforcer and urges a survey of hog pens and uninhabitable properties, with condemnation steps for owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Baltimore City
Lloyd C. Culler
Board of Aldermen
Edward J. Smith
Reading
Frederick City
Smith
E. C. Kefauver
City and County
Oral Welfare Board
Rubber Scrap Drives Below National Averages In Frederick County
Maryland and Frederick County fall below the national scrap rubber average for reclamation. County chairman Roger B. Wolfe urged farms and urban areas to boost the three day push to reach the 200 ton quota, calling for inspections of barns for overlooked scrap rubber and stressing benefits to farmers from reclaimed material for retread tires and farm machinery. A telegram from the State chairman urged a ten percent weekly gain as government agencies mobilize resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Frederick County
Roger B. Wolfe
Wolfe
Friday Mieht
Tte
Hom Ben Eas
Baltimore
United States
C. Ho Wagner
State of
Wolfer
New Political Group to Meet On Thursday
A new Montgomery County political committee plans for the coming elections after a Rockville meeting attended by over six party workers. The group elected Frank Kats George Esworthy and Thomas B E Kelly to represent Rockville and other areas. An amendment allows adding members from thirteen election districts to ensure broad representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockville
Montgomery County
Pasyna
Thomas Mc Anderson
Frank Kats
George Esworthy
Thomas BE. Kelly
Darnstan
Doris Siebolds
Tra Whitacre
Commander Spurns Handshake With Nazi Sub Commander
A Norwegian cargo ship torpedoed June 15 sank in 40 seconds. The chief engineer aboard survived on two life rafts as a submarine commander offered bread water and a handshake twice, then left heading west. Seventy of 21 crew were rescued the next day by a naval vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caribbean
Naurwegien
Navy
Washington
Abe
Stop Gap Farm Bill Passes as Looming Crisis Looms
Congress approved a stop gap appropriation sending about 56 million dollars to the Agriculture Department for July operations and enabling parity price loans. The House and Senate also advanced a separate loan measure on six major crops, with debates over parity and sales of surplus grain. The package aims to fund payrolls for about 9,000 federal workers and avert a departmental shutdown amid ongoing fiscal disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
White House
Agriculture Department
House
Senate
House Farm Bloc
Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Russell
D-Ga
Farm Securly
Farm Tenant Loan Administration
Sty
McCormick
Brunswick to Enforce Sewer Connections
Brunswick Council directs enforcement of sewer connections for properties with lines available. Notices to four owners require installation within five days or face prosecution. warrants may follow for noncompliance. Council accepts resignations, discusses locomotive smoke complaints, and notes mayoral and council election filings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick Council
Frank L. Spitzer
E. E. Bowers
Alfred Harris
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
M. E. Mullen
E. W. Leach
Brunswick
Paul J. Molez
W. C. Nuce
Stanley T. Wirts
Mr. Bowers
Escaped Prisoner Caught Near Taylorsville
Joseph L. Fisher, a colored inmate, escaped from the State Penal Farm Roxbury Washington County and stole a car in Boonsboro. Radio alerts helped Corpl Puncke and Trooper Coady locate Fisher near Taylorsville on Route 26, and the car was returned to Howard Wilkinson in Boonsboro. Fisher was taken back to the Penal Farm the same night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Penal Farm
Roxbury
Washington County
Boonsboro
Joseph L. Fisher
Taylorsville
Baltimore
M. M. Puncke
Joseph J Coady
Fisher
Howard Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Recruiters Seek Volunteers for 32nd Ordnance Regiment
Rovert Lwarneig and Frederick Motor Company open HQ at 117 West Patrick Street to interview applicants for enlistment in the 32nd Ordnance Regiment. The unit, recruited by auto dealers, is composed of volunteers and training in North Carolina. No special training is required though civilian trade experience may qualify one as a technician for extra pay. Needed roles include clerks typists stock record clerks carpenters box makers packers checkers and warehouse workers with storage or shipment familiarity.
College Park Airport Manager Burned In Plane Crash
Julius Schiel 22, manager of College Park Maryland airport, was badly burned when his monoplane crashed in flames about one mile from the airport after striking an electric wire. Witnesses say he tried to land in a clearing as the engine quit. He was taken to Casualty Hospital in critical condition.
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Trenton
Here
Grover Tatum
Dade County
Tatum
Fort Oglethorpe
Lovell Field
Chattanooga
Barksdale Field
Louisiana
Sioux City
Parker C. Everitt
Robert W. Shores
Joseph H. Plew
Jack Barr Jones
Felts Field
Spokane
Wash
Washington
Jay
Julius Schiel
College Park
Schiel
Commuted sentences aid farm labor effort in Maryland
Annapolis July 7 Governor O Conor commuted 54 Maryland convicts serving one to three years to conditional release for farm labor aid. Of those released 40 are black, 18 have longer than three year terms under review. 4 denied. Conditions include acceptance of suitable employment and parole supervision with ongoing good conduct and work. Deserters from Army assignments were arrested locally as authorities prepared to escort them back to camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Maryland
O'Conor
Herman M. Moser
O Conor
Moser
Mosers
Paul B Rhoads
Gene Wright
South Carolina
R. Paul Buhrman
Leo Metz
Chas
A. P. Hill
Fredericksburg
40 Tons Of T Rails Taken Up Here Sold
About forty tons of T rails were salvaged from Jefferson and Patrick streets and sold after inspection. The L F Foster Company of New York will purchase for relaying elsewhere for a net city price of 2662 per ton, far above scrap value. WPA workers will continue removing rails from downtown as concrete slows progress. remaining sections include Market and East Patrick streets with traffic maintained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Patrick Streets
L. F. Foster Company
New York
W. Raymond Walter
Frederick City
Mr. Walter
WPA
West Patrick Street
Frederick Iron and Steel Company
Baldwin Locomotive Company
Eddystone
Walter
Fifth
South Street
Market Street
Market
Carroll Street
East Partick Street
Extradition Waived for North Carolina Fugitive Jernigan
William Henry Jernigan, an escaped convict from North Carolina, was arrested by City and State Police in Frederick Monday night. He waived extradition and will be sent to the State Penitentiary in Raleigh today, with North Carolina deputies en route to take custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Jernigan
North Carolina
Frederick
Raleigh
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U.S
Lee Bushong
Charles Town
Attorney Council
Kefauver
Caller
Ds. Kefauver
Herbert S Schroeder
Russell H McCain
Charles IV. Stup
B. Q Thomas
Ira J. McCurdy
Cleveland
Tris Speaker
Speaker
Hall of Fame
Cleveland Boxing Commission
Cleveland Indians
Vivian Shane
Marcella E. Zimmerman
Sara I. Kemp
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Frederick Junction
Walter E. Sinn
Nazi
Bern
Switzerland
France
Georgia
Hagerstown
Milt D. Moore
Maryland Bureau of Agricultural Employment
Washinton County
Bennett
Perlac
Ex &Ik
Allen
Market ST
Watyes
Delphey
Rea EA
C. E. Cline & Son Funeral Directors
C. C. Carty, Inc
E. Patrick St
Frederick, Md
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