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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1944
Page
3
Washington reports that German strategists may face their decisive moment within a week as Allied invasion forces approach western Europe. Berlin planners may gamble on throwing the beachhead back into the sea or stabilizing lines, while Hitler’s air force is thought capable of a fierce fight despite Luftwaffe setbacks.
Allied headquarters in Naples reported heavy German patrol activity along the upper Garigliano valley on the Fifth Army front near Sant’Andrea and Cassino. German harassing fire and transport movements were noted while American and British ships shelled German dumps and traffic on coastal roads south of Vajana during May 2 and May 8 operations.
Madame Julie Marie Colbjornsen wife of the Norwegian Embassy financial counselor will speak at Hood College Brodbeck hall Wednesday at 11 50. The event includes Frederick Red Cross Nurse's Aide members. She recounts fleeing German invasion skis to Sweden and journey from Stockholm to Moscow to Istanbul to Bagdad and Bombay to New York where she reunited with her husband a year after their parting.
The Dominion navies of the British Commonwealth have expanded from under 100 ships and 15 000 personnel before the war to about 900 vessels with more than 118 000 sailors. Growth driven by rapid overseas shipbuilding coincides with peak Allied war activity in Europe and the Pacific.
Kansas City May 8 The quadrennial general conference completed the unification of the North South and Methodist Protestant churches and approved a 25 million dollar Crusade for Christ plan for reconstruction and global evangelism. Delegates codified church polity and integrated financial systems while noting slow Sunday school growth and declining minister numbers. A Hood College Fathers Club formed with 40 men attending its charter meeting, led by C Walter and George Tembland from Frederick, to support campus events and future alumni activities. Fathers of Hood students join without dues, with quarters at Mevran Hall and plans for Campus Day and May Day programs.
Washington May 8 police and military authorities hunted an Army private suspected of raping and robbing a 19 year old Baltimore girl last night. The victim, a Baltimore peanut factory employee, was invited to visit friends, then taken to the district where the assault occurred in an alley on Jackson Place. Her wallet with over 250 dollars was taken as the soldier fled. The suspect, thought to be stationed at Fort Belvoir Virginia, remained unnamed and the girl was in Gallinger Hospital.
London and Moscow announced an agreement for administering areas of Czechoslovakia liberated by the Red Army. The communiqués note the Red Army reached the Czech border in the Carpathians weeks earlier.
The Kotka Harbor east of Helsinki on Finland s south coast was attacked this morning by twenty dive bombers, the Finnish communique said. U S government monitors tracked the broadcast. London conference moves into second half after empire leaders approve Allied agenda.
Approximately 4000 guests from Frederick and nearby towns attended a reception for Mrs. Roger B. Wolfe of Frederick and Frank Bo Smith of Cumberland at Frederick High School. The event, led by Loyalty Chapter No 2 of the Order of the Eastern Star, featured a ceremonial grand officer seating, decorations, a program by University of Maryland faculty, and dancing.
Five local soldiers in an overseas engineer unit serving at a U S General Depot in England are identified. Sergeant Avastin Baumgardner, Corporal Hugh Chem, Corporal Robert Strailman, Corporal Nelson Jones, and Private Dash are stationed at the depot where large quantities of supplies are stored. All five are linked to Frederick area addresses and prior to service trained at Fort Snelling with family ties and civilian jobs noted.
In June 1942 a clerk for Joseph Hemp of Frederick, later serving as a mechanic in the Engineer section motor pool. Cpt Jones has as a stepfather Howard Wachter.
Brig. Gen. Joseph W. Byron will address the Maryland Federation of Music Clubs two day spring meeting at Haven Macot. President Mrs Franklin Onion announced Miss Pauline McCready of Virginia, assistant to the director of hospital and welfare of the Red Cross for the eastern area was assigned to talk on the program.
Mrs B S L Davis of Baltimore war service chairman will preside at the opening day luncheon. The item notes African bushmen praying to the moon and other celestial bodies as part of a broader cultural reference.
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