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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1942
Page
14
Two air raids by Japanese forces struck Dutch Harbor at six hours apart in Alaska. Four bombers with about 15 fighters attacked at dawn, setting warehouses ablaze with limited casualties, while a second raid occurred around noon with few details released.
Norfolk newsman Captain Rayner Eklund described a raid on April 6 when six Allied cargo ships and a nearby Norwegian vessel in the Bay of Bengal were sunk by three Japanese cruisers in about 40 minutes. A British plane set one cruiser afire. 150 sailors were lost, 350 survivors reached shore.
The text notes American plans to use Alaska bases for potential air attacks on Japan, with Dutch Harbor and nearby Kodiak highlighted. Distances to Yokohama, Seattle, and San Francisco are given. Navy records mention development of Dutch Harbor since 1940, including facilities, barracks, and a radio station at the entrance to Shuliuk Bay.
The freighter with 37 crew members was struck and sunk within 25 minutes. Of 350 survivors, about 300 uninjured walked 12 miles through jungle to a landing, then by bus to Cattack, while the wounded endured a longer route in dugouts paddled by natives. Eklund and the rest traveled by train to Calcuta and Bombay before returning to the United States.
Rev Dr Henri L Kieffer spoke at the Francis Scott Key Hotel luncheon about Memorial Day origins in 1868 and its expanded meaning honoring all who die for the United States. He urged support for an America worthy of soldiers sacrifices and noted a grim necessity in war. Introduced by Charles McC Mathias, guests included E H Fisher WG Vernon and Lt Robert Russell.
World War era quiz items include Albania flag identification and a note that President Wilson recognized China on May 23, 1912. A quoted remark attributed to Gen U S Grant about fighting for a line is cited as context, with language suggesting a summer timeframe.
Frederick born Chester M. Davis, a senior interviewer and farm labor contact agent for the U S Employment Service, will be promoted and transferred to head the Carroll County bureau in Westminster on July 1. He has served in Frederick for 12 years, 42 with the county employment service, and his successor under Miss Mayetta Hershberger has not been named. Davis will rise several hundred ranks to become senior interviewer in charge of the Westminster office, overseeing a small staff and the district’s employment service. He is a Mt Airy native who joined the Frederick agency in 1930 and has coordinated farm labor supply with demand. His new duties will include supervision of the district’s employment service.
Associate Judge James E Boylan Jr seeks re nomination in the September Democratic primary for the Carroll Howard and Anne Arundel Circuit. John Wood Jr chief trial justice of the peace for Carroll county also runs in opposition.
Washington reports warn that copper and steel scarcities may force some ammunition lines to shut down in 1942 and 1943 while shipyards idle for lack of steel plates. The War Production Board cautions expansion plans will be cut 30 to 35 percent as metal runs low, prompting a need to patch and pray to keep existing equipment running.
The article notes that while the average American consumes 1,045 cigarettes per year, a typical British smoker uses 946 cigarettes annually, highlighting a lower British smoking rate.
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