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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1942
Page
4
A damaged OCR fragment from a 1942 Frederic MS column shows partial lines about notices published on a Saturday in October. Readable elements indicate an office location and publication timing, but most specifics are missing or garbled.
The article, citing Col. Claude C. Earp, urges intensified recruitment and training of women to replace men drafted for WWII production. With rising drafts for 18 to 19 year olds and later withdrawals of older workers, plants should analyze jobs and maximize female hiring to sustain war materiel output.
Defeating Japan historian Ray Cromley argues shortages of iron copper lead zinc and proteins undermine Japan. He cites extended shipping lines and hard to govern conquered peoples plus a war-hungry mindset. He favors moving west via the Aleutians to reach Tokyo within 900 miles to enable a decisive blockade and quicker collapse.
Mogerstown October 30 Ogello Lei g prominent member of the Hagerstown Crew resigns to enter the Navy. He will be succeeded by Prosthet M. J. Kitinger.
Treasury officials defend new anti inflation rules that bar court review on questions of fact claiming executive orders restrict review. Critics warn the policy clashes with Constitution giving Congress power over jurisdiction and with precedents that facts or conclusions should be reviewable. Washington analysis flags potential wave of lawsuits challenging the order. Reproduction Rights Reserved.
Fifty years ago on October 31 1862 local notes tell of Pawnee Bills stock moving to Samuel Hokes farm at Ceresville for winter quarters and Pawner Bill and cowhove departing. Palmetto brush factory workers noisy on way home prompt misread fire alarm. James F Suman near Elerton kills a 60 pound wild cat attacking his dog after two hour fight. Frederick City Lime Company incorporated with 15000 capital, securing 40 acres along B and O Railroad for kilns. Postmaster Keefer maintains a garden at the post office with notable chrysanthemums.
Three fires thought incendiary swept Frederick county forests injuring valuable timber and burning 200 to 300 acres of water shed. Four year old Claude Franklin Jr. broke his left arm after a fall from a ladder. an x ray was taken. A window at North Markers school was struck and glass broken as Principal Miller investigates. The Metropolitan Opera Association presented Verdi's Il Trovatore at its first grand opera in Frederick.
George Tucker surveys New York society and culture from Oct 31, noting Margie Hart’s feud claim with NYU, Martha Scott’s home upkeep, fashion at fall football games, etiquette debates, Broadway burlesque spotlight on Billy Miller, Polish pilots, Harry James’ contract toss, meatless Tuesdays, and urban life from Fifth Avenue to subway glare, plus a rugged geographic aside about the Owen Stanley Range heights.
A lively Saturday column reflects on Halloween masked by war, urges voters to pick qualified state leaders, notes caucus outcomes, and lists local war effort efforts. It mentions rationing, induction notices, and Christmas service drives while highlighting personal letters and community resilience through autumn weather.
A fragmented OCR reading blends biblical phrasing about divine vengeance with a note on Norse mythic female divinities described as prophetesses at births. The text juxtaposes Old Testament language with Norse myth, suggesting a cross cultural reference in a newspaper snippet.
Edson reports that a dairy labor shortage, worsened by war industry demand and long farm hours, threatens 1943 milk production. Leading states like Wisconsin and Minnesota face shortages while experts debate farm draft rules to maintain operations.
Frederick Maryland paid Gen Jubal Early 200000 in 1864 to spare the town from burning. Chambersburg failed to meet a similar demand and suffered major losses. The piece contrasts debts, wartime penalties, and long term costs, then shifts to a local court ruling on residency for voting and a feature on Commander Bartholomew Hogan’s wartime rescue of wounded aboard the carrier Wasp.
News disputes details of Hogan injury recovery as sources in Baltimore Washington Annapolis and beyond relay scattered information. The Wasp medical officer is reported at a home near Emmitsburg while efforts to confirm Hogan aboard the Wasp stall. The Associated Press collates messages from bureaus to verify facts.
Washington dispatch notes Governor O Conor faced unintended spectacle as three Frederick Women’s Club members with flowers watched his approach near the Opera House. The flowers, later viewed as a misplaced tribute, sparked a pause and amused the crowd. Senator Carter Glass filed a brief campaign expense report with no disbursements.
The piece lists etiquette guidance for women at football games, including smoking, attire, postgame social events, warmth, and paying for group snacks. It ends with a housing of a skating dilemma and concludes naval shipyard work suspension due to material conservation, noting a yard in Memphis, Tennessee.
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