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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1944
Page
7
An advance South Pacific base report recalls Capt William Q Frick of Warrenton Missouri who lost his right engine over Rabaul when he feathered both props by error. With one engine feathhed he returned home in a P38, aided by squadron mates singing a fighter pilot tune.
Alameda May 27 Mrs Chester Martin head of the Alameda Red Cross production committee urged householders to sew 10 000 convalescent bags for soldiers. All materials are furnished and 40 women may call at Red Cross headquarters 2033 Central Avenue for home sewing kits.
Funeral services were held for John H. Wolfe 96 Pittsburg resident for 20 years who died visiting his daughter in Sacramento. A pioneer railroad contractor and Indian scout under Col William Buffalo Cady he worked as a government engineer in Wyoming under Gen Douglas MacArthur's father. Born in Harrisburg Pa he is survived by sister Prudence Zobrists 988 South Pasadena three daughters and one son plus numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
The article discusses German bombardment impact on Nazi aircraft output, arguing many factories moved underground or to safe areas while Soviet air strength grew. It notes divisions over whether Allied bombs halted German production and praises a new Navy cargo airplane development while criticizing secrecy around wartime aviation topics.
Fine horses from the Bay area will display their skills at the Leona Hill and Dale Club field day and first annual horse show. The two day event at Leona Stables on Mountain Boulevard features Western events and hunter trials on a 2.5 mile course with 19 jumps. Judges include Tom Norris and Mrs. Hazel Puthman. Charles L. Hall directs the show which has over 160 entries from San Mateo San Francisco Sacramento Stockton San Jose and San Rafael. admission is free.
In Belmont Massachusetts on May 27 W Edward E Hill found a wedding ring while tending Victory garden. The ring had been missing from his family for 46 years and was returned to his mother Mrs Jost.
In Edinburg Texas on May 27 a local Office of Price Administration report notes a man with a wood burning stove sought a gas stove due to his wife’s illness and inability to cut wood. The note adds the couple are not cooking with gas.
Marine Pfc Donald Effelly, blinded in the Southwest Pacific last August, returns to Oakland from a Naval hospital in Philadelphia with a guide dog but without his cherished Braille watch stolen in Philadelphia. He described the loss as a kind of pat to police as a robber on record.
Transportation officials forecast Memorial Day weekend travel to rise about ten to fifteen percent from 1943 levels. Airlines buses and rails anticipate higher passenger volumes with a push for travel restraint. Col J Monroe Johnson urged civilians to stay home and travel only when necessary. A separate Berkeley event announced a color film and lecture by Paul Lb Hoefler on Africa set for June 6 at Wheeler Auditorium UC Extension.
Brig. Gen. Charles C. Hillman of the U S Army Medical Corps says private guide dog agencies will supply dogs gratis or at nominal cost and that government aid authorized for such purpose may not be needed. He cited adequate facilities and offers in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Pupils from the Esther Anderson School of Dancing will perform at the City Club Theater this afternoon at 2 30. Seventy five students take part in the open public recital with no admission charge.
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