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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1942
Page
12
Washington reports that the court martial proceedings for eight Nazi saboteurs who landed off Amagansett, Long Island, began with closed sessions. Prosecutors portray a high stakes case with FBI probes into associates and civil treason possibilities.
Reader notes on page five list quiz questions and answers about wartime topics. The fragment mentions road repair, Army gas masks priced at $9.25, and a cryptic line referencing Germany. The incomplete item reflects a seaside or wartime newspaper feature with unclear context.
An explosion and ensuing fire trapped at least 20 miners at Pursglove Coal Mine No 2 on Scott's Run near Morgantown West Virginia. Rescue crews rushed to the scene as officials reported 18 to 24 workers missing, with 26 checked safe and 70 inside when the blast occurred.
Major Howard W. Jackson of Baltimore says he has no comment on Governor O Conor’s plan to seek a second term. He hints a Sunday statement will reveal his political intentions amid prior Democratic primary losses. Absent a clear stance, he remains a possible candidate but offers no firm plan.
Frederick Lions Club hears W. Freeman and Dr. J. Watts discuss brain surgery for mental disorders. Dr. Watts notes lobotomy concepts and wartime brain procedures, plus early neurotic conditions treated by brain operations. Presenters include W. I. Peeler, C. Wheatley, R. Werth, F. W. Bush, I. Yockelson, J. Wood, L. B. Brown and club officers honor Dr. A. R. Remsberg and induct J. W. Morgan.
Herbert S. Schroeder a Frederick haberdasher and third term Alderman announced his run for Register of Wills in the Democratic primary on September 8. A Frederick native and naval WWI veteran, he is active in business, church and Democratic committees amid competition from Mercer and Leatherman.
Nine Norwegian sailors died when a small Norwegian vessel was torpedoed in May 1940 in the Atlantic. Twenty one crew survived to reach port in two lifeboats, reporting the submarine commander spoke English with a German accent and questions about the ship before firing two torpedoes after midnight.
Seattle July 9 A long range experimental flying boat named Sea Ranger ranked XPBB 1 conducted its first test flight. Edmund T. Allen piloted the two engine all metal craft with a 10 man crew built by Boeing to scout and bomb, capable of hunting submarines and surface vessels.
Russell Creager suffered a fractured left knee when he fell from a tractor on a farm near New Midway Thursday. He was taken to Frederick City Hospital where his condition was reported satisfactory early this morning.
George W Poole operator of a restaurant at 29 South Market Street must show cause on July 20 why his beer license should not be suspended or revoked. License Commissioner Paul M Little will hear the case at 130 o clock in the afternoon. He is charged with selling beer to minors and intoxicated persons on July 5 and other dates and with unduly disturbing the peace by disorderly conduct. Evidence from Police Court is cited. Poole has prior warnings on complaints about his business. Brightwell a witness is held as a material witness in the license case. A second license charge against Leslie Anecarrow of Emmitsburg is set for next Monday at 10. Ancarrow appealed a six month suspension. Freight cars on American railroads last year carried about 60 percent more freight service than their World War I predecessors.
Russian authorities say the German battleship Tirpitz was put out of action for months by a daring Soviet submarine strike. The attack disrupted German operations against an Allied arms convoy, while Izvestia noted the ship will undergo months of repairs.
Three cent denomination stamps in dark blue featuring a screaming eagle with a starry V go on sale at the Frederick post office. The issue replaces Security and Defense, no purchase limit, collectors snap up sheets, and V mail blanks also appear nationwide yesterday.
The ship has been at Trondheim since last spring after being spotted at sea by British torpedo planes and chased back to a deep fjord. It was suspected she planned to attack a convoy but did not engage. The exact fjord of retirement was not disclosed in Russian dispatches.
Magistrate Francis J. Campbell found Paul Sutton guilty of taking an undersize bass and fined him 25 after Bass warden Durward Kettell retrieved a small bass from Toms Creek. Frank Althoff was acquitted as only one fish existed in evidence and two men could not be charged for the same fish. Trial had been postponed at defense counsel E. Austin James’s request. Edwin J. Nikirk represented the defendants. Helium is found in mineral sources of radium in mineral waters and volcanic gases.
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