13 May 1943
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1943
Page
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Local filling stations report critical gasoline stocks with rationing and pleas to use fuel only for essential driving. Dealers warn of possible Sunday shutdowns as supplies run low, while some expect a improvement within a week to ten days. Tourists may receive limited fuel to reach next town.
The War Daily reports three Allied ships sunk off Guadalcanal after Japanese air raids: destroyer Agron Ward, tanker Kanawha, and corvette Moa. A communique also notes renewed air attacks on Kiska Island in the Aleutians, three Solomon Islands raids, and bombardments by US light warships at Vila and Munda.
Report from anti Nazi circles in Goteborg's Handels Tidning says Mussolini sent a firm demand to Hitler for anti aircraft artillery and planes. The tone of the message astonished Hitler's headquarters and drew international notice on May 13.
The Frederick GOP meets at the Court House for its triennial municipal convention amid speculation on a mayoral candidate. Hugh V. Gittinger and others decline. a “dark horse” possibility looms as Emmert K. Bowlus and Edward P. Oden are discussed. Democrats announce delegate slates for Friday’s convention.
Washington reports AFL Progressive Mine Workers chief Laurd Thrush saying the government will release Illinois mines from operating control under contract with the union. Fuel Administrator Ickes says settlement steps depend on the government and declines to extend the one day truce, hoping for a settlement without halting coal production.
Allied HQ in Norti fica reports General Giovanni Messe surrendered to the British Eighth Army. Unconfirmed renomination says the king’s son-in-law may have fallen with him. The event marks a key surrender in the Italian campaign.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower described the North Africa campaign as a union of clever moves that fooled the German high command. He noted the Eighth Army drew heavy enemy attention while the First Army delivered the knockout blow and credited Sir Harold Alexander for coordinating the feints and flank shift.
Frederick city bank clearings for the fiscal year ending May 1 reached 26,796,474.94, the highest in 22 years, per Howard M. Albaugh of Frederick Clearing House Association. The year shows gains over 1941-42 and reflects wartime circulation. Monthly totals topped two million in several months, including February and December.
Reports from the continent describe revolt spreading across Holland and Belgium, with attacks on German troops and facilities as exiled Dutch leaders urge 400,000 service men to resist. Guerrilla actions expand into Lithuania Latvia Estonia and Yugoslavia while Albania reshuffles its puppet cabinet.
About fifty WAVES will arrive in Frederick next week to attend the U S Naval School at the Francis Scott Key hotel. The group, all officers, were stationed in Washington and will be quartered at the hotel.
Russian troops renew fighting in the Donets river valley around Lishchansk near Kharkov and seize a hill described as of great tactical importance after repelling German armor and defeating a thrust to retake a town. Soviet bulletins claim over 1,000 Germans killed and 1,000 captured with equipment after a base operation observed by Soviet radio monitors.
Allied leaders General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral William F. Halsey Jr meet at an Australian base to coordinate command efforts in the South Pacific. Officials say discussions focused on closer cooperation and ongoing conferences between their staffs. Observers see this as a new phase in the Pacific war.
Friday marks the fiftieth anniversary of Trinity Chapel chimes dedication. With H Lee Hanshew ill, George T Schroeder will play selections Old Hundred Maryland My Maryland and America. The bells were dedicated May 14 1893 in a two day event with recitals by Prof James A Gibson. The ten bells weigh from 2114 pounds to 200 pounds, totaling 8000 pounds.
Price Administrator Prentiss M Brown announced plans to hire 1400 investigators to enforce price rules and educate violators. He said enforcement and subsidies could reduce the cost of living by about five percent, aiming to return to September 1942 levels.
British bombers conducted the war’s heaviest night attack on Germany, dropping over 1,000 tons on Duisburg, a key Rhine junction and industrial hub. Thirty four aircraft returned, with Allied fighters escorting as daylight raids followed across the channel.
President Roosevelt outlines a 1944 aircraft production target of 911 million pounds, equating to roughly 73 000 to 76 000 planes. The plan shifts toward heavier models, including 4 engine bombers, with next year’s goal estimated at 1.417 billion pounds and about 90 000 planes.
Associated Press records show that since Pearl Harbor Nipponese ships lost total 358 warships and auxiliaries in 323 days through early 1942. 184 were warships 117 auxiliaries and seven oilers. 25 more merchant ships also sunk.
Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced in the House of Commons that Allied forces had taken more than 100 prisoners and captured 250 tanks along with thousands of vehicles. He praised Navy Africa's occupation as a forward base for future attacks on the Axis and predicted Germany would face unconditional surrender as the UN attacks continue.
Congressman Beall Md asserts miners want fair pay and six day work only if wages cover family needs. He cites operator hoarding and selective layoffs, urging release of workers to meet wartime production and defend the nation.
A Rome radio communique broadcast via the Associated Press reports Premier Mussolini ordered the end of Axis resistance in Africa. The announcement says the First Italian Army held the last line at dawn before surrender, closing a 35 month campaign and marking a switch to Allied control.
Allied forces in Tunisia report 150000 Axis prisoners captured with over 1000 guns and 250 tanks taken. General Alexander calls the victory one of the most complete and decisive in history as Von Arnim and other commanders surrender and air and naval units solidify control across the region.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill will address the American Congress next Wednesday at 12 30 p m Eastern War Time. Speaker Rayburn invited him and arranged a joint Senate House session. the White House announced a radio address the following day for home consumption in England.
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