29 Oct 1942
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1942
Page
1
Maryland December induction plans begin with the 20 year olds and collateral dependents. Frederick County boards expect to call in stages and fill quotas with 1 B limited service as existing registers deplete.
Albert M. Campione, resident manager of the Hotel Del Serenato at Coronado, California, and three other men have been ordered from the western defense area as potentially dangerous to the nation's security. The hotel formerly hosted President and Mrs Roosevelt, senior Army and Navy officers, and wealthy guests, serving as a social center for military officers.
In a historic change county ballots will list chief and associate judge candidates without party labels next Tuesday. An act from 1941 bars party designations for judiciary races. other candidates will still bear party labels. A separate fire at Salisbury Pocahontas Coal Co caused about $30,000 in damages to a storage and crate facility used for war materials.
U S bombers with fighter escort attacked the Japanese airdrome at Lashio Burma two days earlier. The raid damaged the runway hit a small hangar a dispersal area and an anti aircraft battery. Heavy anti aircraft fire was faced but all American planes returned to base.
Frederick city and county schools will open 30 minutes later on Monday due to a 35 mph speed limit and wartime bus travel concerns. The new start time is 9:30 a.m. with a closing near 9:38 a.m. and five minutes shaved from each of six periods at Frederick High, while lunch remains about half an hour.
Lieutenant John C Bowers surgeon aboard the destroyer Meredith is missing after the Solomon Islands battle. Navy reports suggest likely rescue of other Meredith and O'Brien personnel. next of kin will be notified. Bowers, Catonsville native, graduated from Catonsville High School Gettysburg College and University of Maryland Medical School.
A $250 suit was filed in Circuit Court by Abe M. Legum and Jacob R. Legum trading as Park Circle Motor Co. against Osbo Grover McAfee of Foxville. The plaintiffs allege their car, driven by agent Lee Ward, was struck by McAfee’s northbound vehicle turning left on Emmitsburg road near Thurmont causing damage of 101.46 dollars.
Wendell L. Willkie is set to appear again on the March of Time program at 10 30 p m EWT over the NBC network. The broadcast follows his recent journey to United Nations fronts and will air from New York.
Washington reports the entire Alaskan highway is open to traffic weeks before schedule. Secretary of War Stimson said thousands of trucks will operate over the 1671 mile route carrying soldiers and supplies to Alaska with plans to bring loads of strategic materials on returns. A WAACS training school will open December 1 at Daytona Beach Florida for more than 6 000 trainees.
Washington reports the War Department cuts the inactive status period for newly inducted draftees from two weeks to one week, effective November 1. Secretary of War Stimson citesWar Manpower Commission deferments of agricultural workers as necessitating earlier drafting to avoid shortages next month.
A Black registrant, Chester Montgomery Ogle of Baltimore, has received a final notice to appear for a local physical examination by November 4 at 5.15 p.m. After two prior failures to report, nonappearance could trigger criminal action by the U.S. District Attorney. Ogle formerly lived in Frederick, now at 205 North Fremont Avenue.
The chamber of commerce sent a complete list of housing facilities and approximate rents to a government agency seeking a relocation site. No further word has been received since the submission, and the status remains unclear.
The article reports a major Japanese push in the Solomons with Guadalcanal hemmed in by overwhelming enemy forces. U.S. and Allied reinforcements, planes, heavy weapons, and supplies are critical to prevent a repeat of Bataan’s stand as Japanese sea control increases. A Tokyo broadcast urges U.S. troops to quit Guadalcanal, claiming a crushing Japanese victory at sea.
Byron Price, director of censorship, urged ample war news from the government to prevent collapse of press and radio cooperation. Elmer Davis of OWI defended transparency ahead of Pearl Harbor anniversary and claimed U S disclosures outpace enemy reports while secrecy harms public trust.
Local retailers report no nylon stockings for sale despite Washington promises of immediate sale. Merchants say none on hand since before Easter and doubt stock will arrive before Christmas with only rayon hosiery and rare silk options available. Some believe wholesalers may still hold nylons but shipments are problematic.
New York October 29 irregular tendencies continued in obscure stock markets direction today though new leaders showed little strength or weakness. Selling pressure persisted at the start with scattered issues then managed fractional gains. Dealings were sluggish throughout with minor variations near the fourth hour.
Baltimore October 20 OPA attorney Reuben Oppenheimer ruled local war price and rationing boards may exclude the public from informal fact finding hearings in price ceiling and speed limit cases. He said no constitutional requirement demands open hearings and noted privacy concerns for individuals summoned to appear. He tied formal public action to referrals for state action and endorsed publishing summaries of informal hearings.
Articles of incorporation for Bell Farms Inc filed via the Clerk of Court from the State Tax Commission. Purpose to operate a general creamery cold storage and refrigerator business in the county. Involves incorporators Leslie N Cobrentz Amos A Holter and Charles McC Mathias with Holter serving as resident agent. Capital stock stated as no par value. Also notes dissolution of Woodsboro Canning Company and a Berlin Italy royal decree report regarding Crown Prince Umberto.
Washington, Oct. 29. Mounting protests over divided commands in the South Pacific drew calls for unified direction, amid a debate tied to MacArthur and political maneuvering. MacArthur rejected political ambitions, saying his sole aim is victory for the allied cause.
Chicago observers report that emotions influence ulcer development. Two physicians described a case of a 36 year old fed via a stomach opening, noting anxiety and stomach over activity may lead to hemorrhage or perforation. The finding supports mind body links in peptic ulcers.
New York reports Branch Rickey was named president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers. He signed a five year contract to start November 1, succeeding Larry MacPhail who left to join the armed services. Salary terms were not disclosed but believed to reach about 75000 dollars annually.
Soviet and German dispatches report a large scale German advance in the central Caucasus near Nalchik with troops tanks and artillery pressing Red Army defenses. Berlin claimed Nalchik fell after heavy fighting with 7000-plus Soviet prisoners and numerous guns and tanks seized.
Milan was caught unprepared by a daylight RAF attack last Saturday disrupting the city during Fascism week. Bombs hit shoppers and cyclists as fires raged with about 700 fires reported, homeless numbered around 5,000, and Milan registered 962,000 residents.
Chicago reports Hank Ane Gerson and Luke Johnson were appointed co coaches of the Chicago Bears as George Halas relinquished duties to become a naval reserve lieutenant commander.
Cairo reports four Messerschmitt 109 fighters shot down by United States fighters in continued operations over the Egyptian front. The communique notes dog fights and repeated attacks on Axis ground and air targets as Allied forces press offensives in North Africa.
The New York Times reported Archibald MacLeish may resign as assistant director of the Office of War Information to devote time to the Library of Congress. A Washington statement denied he had resigned from the OWI post, noting he remains in his roles.
In New Delhi on October 28 Allied forces repelled Japanese raids over northeastern India. United States fighters claimed two Japanese aircraft shot down and several damaged with minimal Allied losses, according to a brief communique.
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