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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1943
Page
4
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Allied aerial onslaught robs Axis air power and cripples Sicily garrisons as invasion unfolds. Experts say infantry will follow air superiority, with Axis delaying tactics possible to entrench inland. Italians and Axis fleet face overwhelming air and sea power as Mediterranean campaign presses east.
Connecticut manufacturer Carl A. Gray proposes reversing Selective Service to demobilize soldiers into civilian life while using the existing training machinery with educational facilities. He warns many veterans will face real adjustment problems and urges a durable program enabling them to resume peacetime roles in the community.
Major General Hershey discusses the extreme hardship clause in Selective Service. He cites a two to three child family with an invalid wife as an example for 2-D deferment. The speaker argues such a man would be needed at home to care for family and could be misused if drafted.
Alvin Dudley of Mit. Airy Md laments coal rationing and distribution inequities he links to government policy under Roosevelt and Lewis. He argues for American democracy, cites Smith Connally bill, and warns of wartime sacrifice for political aims. A Nazi booklet in Poland listing prohibited Polish authors is noted.
In a quiet shift, U S war industry adapts by reallocating contracts and reallocating idle tools and plants. Navy, Army and procurement agencies push plant swaps and subcontracting to accelerate critical materials while halting nonessential new factories. Examples include redistributing 35 idle tools across Rochester Cleveland Warren and New Hampshire. boosting 6500 turret motors to 10000 monthly capacity. reallocating 16 inch gun work to aluminum extrusion presses. and Mack Manufacturing leasing space to speed aircraft production. This emergency reconversion shows American industry’ s flexibility, reducing backlogs and easing labor bottlenecks.
The report records 0.30 inches of precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 8 am, with June to date at 1.68 inches against a normal 4.30 inches. It notes temperatures yesterday and a year ago, plus sun and moon timings for the next day.
From The News June 28 1893 items: Montevue Hospital supervisor Luther Dear to widen Montevue Pike without pay. Mayor builds a dog pound to curb roaming dogs. John D Baer makes six nets for dog catching. Wilbur H Duvall named assistant cashier at Farmers and Mechanics National Bank succeeding John A Markell. Board of Aldermen pauses 8 am street sweeping ordinance to protect merchants from dust damage. Henry Scheel injured when his bakery wagon horse bolted near West Patrick Street. rescued by passersby and expected to recover in days.
The county commissioners may cut the tax as they enter executive session on appropriation items for the new fiscal year beginning July. Both parties will try to sidetrack the primary elections and nominate by convention. Boy's High School Alumni Association officers nominated include FB Sappington Jr president and Walter Zeigler. John Sobel Jr and Lewis Sponseller vice presidents. Richard Simmons secretary. Joseph Griffin treasurer. meeting set for June. Attorney General Alexander Armstrong announced Republican candidacy for Governor, with broad party support.
Glenn Babb argues the Atlantic lull is temporary as Hitler prioritizes the Mediterranean. He notes improved escort systems and air patrols aid convoys but German U boats and coastal defenses remain pivotal. Victory hinges on defeating Ruhr Wilhelmshaven Brest and securing Atlantic access through strategic bombings and air power.
A compact list of historical events and birthdays with dates and places. Notable items include the Battle of Monmouth 1777, the 1914 Wasp Reindeer engagement, 1815 Decatur actions off Algiers, and 1862 Panama Canal appropriation, plus generals Spaatz Royce Blandy and Dr. Harold W. Dodds.
Washington report examines the wartime labor measure’s limited penalties and state control. It outlines four stages from notice and secret ballots to possible government seizure, and notes the lack of coercive power beyond public opinion. It also critiques union political funding limits and calls for broader reform beyond wartime.
The item lists notable figures born in various places and eras including Princeton University Utica Pa Dr Alexis Carrell France Harlan T Stetson Hinson Stites Walker Hancock Floyd Dell and Walker Hancock. It notes today’s horoscope predicting sympathy receptivity potential fortune and cautions restraint. It closes with a wartime reflection on a soldier’s good example inspiring others and mentions Czechoslovakian air pilots serving with the Royal Air Force.
A reader's letter recalls a camper who knelt to pray on the second night in camp. His Catholic faith inspired several fellow soldiers to pray, creating a visible display of Christian example that influenced others despite initial hesitation.
Malaria dominates as a major disease in war zones affecting soldiers and civilians in tropical regions. The article explains the parasite, transmission by mosquitoes, symptoms, and the cycle of infection, plus prevention methods such as drainage, oiling pools, sprays, bed nets, and screening. It notes no vaccine exists, quinine as standard treatment, and two synthetic drugs as effective alternatives. The piece praises Army efforts and calls for civilian adoption of similar measures.
A set of Q and A items on British versus American terms such as clerk to clack cookie to biscuit and first floor to first storey. It also notes Maori in New Zealand, a Maori lieutenant awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery in Tunisia, a rescue method using parachute deployed motor lifeboats, and aluminum’s resistance to oxidation as key for aircraft use.
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