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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1943
Page
3
A British port report describes Allied convoy evacuating thousands of German and Italian prisoners from North Africa to Britain. Italians mostly cheerful, German captives hostile, under guard. unloading took three days and the Germans showed Nazist hatred while the Italians smiled at photographers.
Daily life snippets list Gaithersburg residents and friends traveling to Missouri New Orleans and Nevada. Mrs Thornhill in Mallonville and Mrs Richard Waters now in Carson City Nev are noted along with visitors from Washington Grove Poolesville Olney and Eldorado Ms. Emmons attended her son Carter Emmons wedding in Biloxi Mississippi.
Washington reports the National Grange pressing Roosevelt’s administration to resist food price rollbacks and general wage increases. The group warns such moves could deepen the food crisis and trigger inflation, urging food stamps and unified controls to curb purchasing power and stabilize prices. A second item notes four local soldiers trained at Fort Snelling and Fort Meade remain together in California.
Laytonsville residents and relatives spend summer at Camp Wright on Kent Island. Edgehill and Gayfields guests visit, with Edgeland and Golith families hosting trips. Notable travelers include Lt. Ves tus Willcox in Philadelphia and Miss Jean Barnsley visiting Germantown.
The Hyattstown I ne woman s Society of Christian Service meets at Mrs George Nicholson s home on Thursday afternoon Aug 5. July gathering was at Mr and Mrs J J Rippeon s. Various residents from Winchester Washington Silver Spring and Pennsylvania visited local families and attended church events over the week.
The article lists Rev. W. D. Eye at Bethesda and Miss Doris Miles visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Miles. Mrs. Phillip Linthicum hosted a dinner for Cassidy Linthicum Winchester Va, Lanna Linthicum Washington, and Mrs. Miles. Also noted are Mrs. J. Dutrow Linthicum and Mrs. Edward Miles.
The U S Public Health Service reports an epidemic level of infantile paralysis in the southwestern states and nationwide for the first half of the year. Texas California and Oklahoma show sharp June increases with no identified causes and no forecast of further spread.
The world experiences about 1,800 thunderstorms at any moment producing roughly 360,000 lightning flashes per hour. This global activity reflects the scale of atmospheric convection and storm energetics across regions and climates.
Residents of Poqueson Va and nearby towns visit relatives over the weekend. Dorothy Lind of this place is in Frederick City Hospital with appendicitis. Various families gathered Sunday at the Gavers and Saylors, with children and relatives from Jefferson Westminster Taneytown and Frederick involved.
Residents and visitors are noted in brief items. Bert ram Brosius and Carroll Brosius host in Takoma Park on their way home from Beverly Beach. Ann Snyder visits grandparents in the Benson family. C A Brown spent Thursday with Frederick friends. Rachel Mussetter from Garfield Hospital calls on her parents. J Henry Haskinson and family visit Londonderry Farm grandparents. Walter Snyder returns home on two week furlough to visit his parents.
New York reports negligible progress on the stock market after heavy selling earlier in the week. Amid war effort notes, it cites enough solder for a medium bomber or tank from 60 collapsible tubes, and mentions 20 locomotives built in the U.S. used by the American Army in France during World War I, now in service in French North Africa.
Reports indicate RCA owned Blue Network may sell before week’s end as bids climbed from 6.0 million to around 8.0 million with bidders including McGirwin Park hashing and Ed Noble’s group. Wall Street observers note ongoing FCC easing scrutiny of RCA’s split NBC and Blue Network holdings.
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden disclosed that the number of American correspondents in the North African campaign exceeds that of any other Allied country. He clarified that 20 from American news agencies, 18 from American newspapers, 1 from British newspapers, 12 from British news agencies. total accreditation is two per newspaper and six per news agency.
Frederick Retail Merchants Association hosts their first annual picnic at Braddock Sleights with guests from Camp Detrick. Events run 2:30 PM to evening including pie eating races, three legged races, sack races, shoe-tying, beauty contest for children, swimming, bowling, and bingo. Prizes donated by members. dance closes the event.
The Francis Scott Key Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary held a July meeting at the Legion Home with president Mrs EB Fisher presiding. Delegates and alternates to the state convention at the Lord Baltimore hotel on August 15 and 16 were chosen, and Molly Pitcher Tag Day is planned for August 7. Refreshments followed as nominating for 1943-44 officers is set for August 17.
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