23 Mar 1943
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1943
Page
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Local rationing board officials warned motorists and dealers that no value reduction occurred in A gasoline coupons. Each coupon remains good for three gallons, but pages now cover four months, creating a 90 percent weekly cut. A-3 and A-6 dates shift to July 21 and November 21, with total supplemental mileage capped and ride sharing encouraged to conserve rations.
New Orleans police guard Episcopal rector Rev. Charles Monroe after he admits shooting his former secretary Joan McBride and her husband. McBride stabbed Monroe. she had objected to paycheck remittances to Monroe’s wife. He claims the shooting was accidental for one victim and warned of prior threats. The rector, widow, had served St Pauls Episcopal Church for 16 years.
The Berlin and Tokyo radios reported completed talks among Germany Japan and Italy with claims of a new world order and eternal peace. Tojo attended though no evidence of wider Axis agreement appeared. European diplomacy showed signs of strain as Germany and Italy discussed manpower and labor exchanges while Mussolini met Laval.
Secretary Knox said the Pacific is quiet but the war continues and warned against assuming calm reflects no action. He noted casualty lists change and discussed Martinique shortages and North Africa moves while dismissing German claims of a diesel oxygen powered super submarine as an exploded idea.
An Army training plane crashed into a Hofstra College classroom building near Mitchel Field early today, setting the structure ablaze. No students were inside at the time. The fire was controlled, and the pilot was killed in the crash during a mission begun after takeoff from Mitchel Field. Hofstra had no dormitories on campus.
Washington dispatch previews next week under meat cheese and butter rationing with stop sales on butter and fats. Expect menus to shift toward cheaper items and creative substitutions while housewives test new recipes and stretch rations.
Washington March 23 4 Who's a 3-B in the draft Legal guidance clarifies that dependents do not exclude 3-B status if the registrant engages in an essential civilian activity supporting war production This guidance notes boards misinterpretations and cites examples including a baker's helper and a newspaper reporter emphasizing that essential activity determines 3-B classification rather than mere dependents The ruling also lists nondeferrable jobs like elevator operators as exception and outlines 2-A 2-B pathways for other essential roles
Frederick county delegation introduced city bills in the House to amend police department retirement pay and allow the mayor to appoint a non FBI graduate as police chief while preserving charter powers over rank appointments. A second bill raises the City Register salary to 2700 plus bond for an assistant. Both go to delegation for report. A separate measure grants tree trimming permits by ordinance within municipal limits, reducing forestry permit needs.
An Imperial headquarters broadcast cited by the Associated Press says 10,500 Chinese soldiers were killed, 25,500 captured, and 28,590 survived in campaigns across Hupei and Kiangsu. The claim, reportedly heard on Tokyo radio, lacks Allied confirmation and lists 192 Japanese deaths.
Soviet forces on the northern Donets repelled German attempts to cross the river in force as the central front pressed toward Smolensk. In Belgorod and Chuguey sectors heavy losses were inflicted on German trucks and batteries, with no clear Soviet weaknesses everywhere along the line.
Parsons Newman chair Draft Board One says employers must arrange deferments for men in Selective Service age. He cites many firms delay deferment requests until too late and fail to study the proper Grdit oldivaalt Classification forms. When employers submit timely forms, efforts aim to reach satisfactory arrangements.
New York March 23 The United Mine Workers union offered Appalachian coal mine operators again today an agreement to keep all mines in the Appalachian coal producing area in operation for 30 percent under the enlist limits. Any future raises or improvements would be paid after adjustment to that rate.
A three alarm fire at Kaya Neuga Products Inc. on Odutaws Streets delayed thousands of war plant workers in Baitemore. The blaze burned a $160,000 rendering pant, with hoses dragged as far as a mile and a fireboat assisting water pumping. Firefighters reported flames about 30 feet high, and crews worked to control the blaze.
United States Army airmen delivered the first one ton “Jap Busters” on Kaisha Island during a nine hour Aleutian raid. Six groups of raiders, over 72 U.S. planes, targeted enemy positions with demolition and fragmentation bombs and incendiaries. One American fighter pilot was lost in a forced water landing. weather patrol reported driving off enemy fighters with evasive action.
Cumberland police captured Earl W. Johnson who fled Warrenton Virginia jail last Thursday. He admitted identity and was treated for a bullet wound in the left hip at Cumberland hospital. Johnson, charged with robbery, reportedly came to Cumberland in a stolen truck from Gore Virginia.
Allied advance from Maknassy toward the Gulf of Gabes tightens as Patton's armored column pushes east of Maknassy and Montgomery's forces strike the Mareth Line. An Allied communique notes 1,700 Axis prisoners and heavy air raids pound German positions near El Hamma, Gabes, and Mezzouna with fighting continuing along a six mile front and toward coastal targets.
Cairo reports heavy bombers struck Naples for a second consecutive night, setting fires near a railway depot and an oil installation. The Ninth Air Force previously raided the port, with claims of civilian casualties and demolished structures, while a Rome radio communique noted Spain…
The Navy reports Army bombers raided the Japanese base at Kiska in the Aleutians twice on Sunday starting a large fire. Communique No. 321 notes two waves of B-24 and B-23 escorted by fighters attacked Kiska on March 21 with one large fire reported and no further results observed. This brings the month’s total American air-operations at Kiska to two.
Viereck, a German propagandist long active since World War I, was indicted in Washington on six counts for violating the foreign agent registration act. The charges allege he failed to disclose that he acted for the Nazi foreign office in the United States.
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