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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1942
Page
3
State Police Sergt Walter K May urged the public to aid a tire theft crackdown after reports rose around Brunswick. He outlined 12 safety rules for vehicle owners, including recording tire numbers, locking cars, securing garages, and reporting suspects to police.
Ralph M. Burlin of Port Deposit Md won the Sylvester watch as the University of Maryland’s top athlete amid a spring ceremony at College Park. He is a football tackle and lacrosse defender and a strong student in engineering, with more than 50 Maryland recipients in attendance.
Navy pre flight instructors train pilots to swim through blazing oil to escape sinking ships or planes. Lieut Foster and Lieut Tessier describe diving into fire slicks and surfacing for air, using arcing arm motions to extinguish flames and submerge again to safety. Training emphasizes lifesaving over burn risks.
Survivors recount a Japanese style incident as a U S merchant ship sinks off Cuba May 23. The submarine commander allegedly blamed President Roosevelt for the loss and waved for lifeboats while denying responsibility. Two ships lost 39 merchant sailors and 15 naval personnel overall.
City Engineer W Raymond Walter announced a War Production Board directive to remove Fredericks rails from main streets with 100 tons allocated to Frederick Iron and Steel Company and 100 tons to Baldwin Locomotive in Eddystone Pa. Shipment within 30 days is required but no start date given as WPA awaits asphalt repair assurances. note mentions Gibraltar fortress history.
A Westminster jury awarded Mrs Catherine Joy 16750 for injuries from a 1940 accident near Johnsville that killed five and injured eleven. The verdict targeted driver Cecil C Mullinix and his co defendants. The case involved a head on collision with a station wagon owned by Miss Viola Nash on a curving highway. Attorneys included D Eugene Walsh and H C Bregie for Joy, Ralph Hoffman and Walter Harrison for the defendants.
Over-65 Club members will muster into two Frederick Minute Men companies this evening after a meeting at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. About 100 civilians will be formed into two companies under Brig Gen Francis Perrott, with prior musterings at Price Bros Braddock Heights Thurmont and Emmitsburg. Public invited to attend. club had held three safety-focused meetings recently.
Baltimore May 20 The Maryland warehouses held 58 872 621 gallons of whiskey as of April 30 1942 Officials say stock levels ensure continued tax revenue of about 3 958 000 annually despite a War Production Board limit on distillery output. Tax proceeds fund the state general treasury, not special accounts.
City officials tentatively plan skipping the Independence Day fireworks at Baker Park citing high costs and difficulty securing land and permits. Mayor Culler will discuss the issue at the June 3 meeting. a concert or Maryland State Guard demonstration might replace the show. Stock of fireworks is scarce as a statewide permit and safety rules limit sales. A rotary strawride and picnic at High Knob completed a Price Brothers outing.
Bell addressed the group briefly. Prizes were awarded to Mrs Wilbur Smith Mrs Guy Bel Unger Mrs Kemp Bentz Miss Ruth Stevens Miss Mary Zimmerman Elwood Murray Mitton Frank Jr and Wilbur Smith. Guests and employees listed include Kemp Bentz Wilbur Smith Norman Clark Guy Bellinger Anna Shankle Ella Eyler Agnes Horne Rebecca Poole Ruth Stevens Madeline Stevens Mary Zimmerman Eileen Null Elaine Wynkoop Beulah Lucas Hallie Brandt Blanche ie Loretta Strine Mary Michael Riith Seheson Esther Cox John Droneburg Warfield Rippeon Charles S Miller Richard Tregoning Charles Cole Woodrow Humin Harold W Young Allen Cochrane Milton Frank Jr El lwood Murray Richard Williams Sellman Blehl.
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