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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1942
Page
4
The Frederick News-Post notes subscription pricing and mailing details with 2 cent copy and 30 cent monthly rates and annual option. It lists Associated Press membership and editorial policy and requests real-name authors for published communications. The date line indicates a Wednesday issue, likely June 14, 4520.
Lieut. Gen William Knudsen former GM president told war material manufacturers that goods in the next sixty days will be more valuable than double next year's output and urged full use of plants to convert civilian production to combat materials amid rising Axis pressure and Atlantic losses. He warned against underestimating needs and stressed American resolve to sustain victory through expanded mobilization.
New books highlighted include a homemaking cookbook for radio audiences and practical wartime guides. Volunteers from Frederck High School assist with library pages during the summer, aiding readers in applying saving and efficiency tips.
Washington reports optimistic findings from wartime statisticians on tire mileage and rubber supply. Predictions show 74 percent of normal mileage possible with conservation, reclaiming rubber and new stockpile adjustments. Government plans include retreads, exchange programs, and cautious gas rationing pending 1944 synthetic rubber availability.
The report outlines German advances along the lower Volga toward Moscow with potential to sever the Red Army in the South Ukraine from its northern forces. It notes dire prospects for a Russian counteroffensive, the risk of a Don to Volga withdrawal, and the urgency to reach oil and conserve manpower as the front lines stretch from Leningrad to Astrakhan.
The York Man About Manhattan notes a New York Museum of Science and Industry display linking Versailles, Hitler, and Pearl Harbor. Observers read Roosevelt’s Prayer for Peace amid depictions of signers, Berlin crowds, and figures from the interwar era, highlighting the fragile path to war and the fate of democratic nations.
Many readers complain that state military figures show off ensive aims The piece urges the Church to stay aggressive against sin and to lead with action not defense It calls believers to preach teach and uplift amid a wave of evil while offering guidance on comforting the bereaved and interpreting tragedy
Lufburrow muses on road use and gas availability while noting a cedar tree takes over a century to grow enough for a 30 foot telephone pole. The writing blends caution about traffic with a tongue in cheek remark on energy and transportation.
Fifty years ago notes report a coal oil lamp accident at Mrs. Mary Yeakle’s South Market street home. A passerby tossed the lamp into the street where a blaze damaged a rug but caused limited harm. An open air Salvation Army meeting gath ers at Court House park featured a one hour evangelistic address by a traveling salesman. A horse owned by Mr. R Clinton Zimmerman fell into the Ely mill race and broke a leg, requiring humane euthanization. Charles Kooghe of near Bolivar sold his boy driving mare to Chdhiis W Huss for 300 dollars. Postmaster Long of Middletown learned maintenance for experimental free delivery offices would continue to June 30, 1898.
Twenty years ago highlights note pay day for B and O railroad workers at Brunswick after a strike. A Philadelphia contractor begins remodel work on a West Secor street synagogue donated by Ten Weiberg for Rosin. A quarry incident involves a massive rock loosened by dynamite from the M. J. Grove line plant, causing a skidding and delivery trouble near West Church.
Dependents of local Army members receive new financial aid under the Servicemen's Dependents Allowance Act signed by President Roosevelt. Eligible dependents include wives with children and other relatives supported by enlisted men across lower Army ranks. Initial payments begin after November 1, with amounts based on family size and deductions from the soldier's pay plus government contributions. Applications should be filed by soldiers through their commanding officers. approvals determine monthly allowances continuing up to six months after the war ends.
Peter Edson reports the War Departments future Pentagon in Arlington will become the world’s largest four story office complex. spanning five nested buildings with 921 foot outer faces and 4.605 mile total perimeter. capacity for 8 000 cars and 21 bridges. peak 13 000 workers. cost about 35 million dollars with 15 000 windows and 40 600 piles. U S Corps of Engineers oversees the project Architect George Edwin Bergstrom design features five sided layout for five approaches from which each side presents a full view.
A fragmentary note discusses misused phrases and pronunciations. It features examples such as di-oses and Millennium while urging daily vocabulary growth centered on a single word each day with Embryonic meaning undeveloped.
A collection of past events and birthdays: Almira Phelps born 1793 in Berlin Conn founder of a Maryland girls education school. Sidney Breese born New York 1800. Thomas C Platt born Oswego NY 1833. William Winter born Gloucester MA 1836. Bartlett Tripp born Harmony Me 1842. Franklin K Lane born Canada 1864. Anna Coleman Ladd born Philadelphia 1878. Then events from 1779 Stony Point captured by Gen Wayne. 1813 British fleet reaches Potomac. 1815 Nanotech surrenders after Waterloo. 1830 Sac and Fox sell land. 1838 Emerson speaks at Cambridge. 1913 Mediation Board created. 1918 Chateau-Thierry battle begins. 1929 Hoover Farm Board created. 1988 Wiley Post flight. Today's Birthdays include several notable figures with locations and ages. Horoscope notes a sensitive, home-loving nature with variable energy depending on birth time.
A surprise party honored Harlan Albaugh at Mrs. Gaillard Putman’s home on Sunday. Guests included Harlan and son Ray William from Henrytor, Doris Albaugh of Mt. Airy, Emma and Johnny Gruber of Rocky Ridge, and many Albaugh relatives from Frederick and Union Bridge. A pink and white cake, games, swimming, and gifts marked the celebration.
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