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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1942
Page
9
Walter Halas, brother of George Halas, appointed assistant football coach at the University of Maryland. A 15 year Drexel coach, he will likely take over freshman duties later. Halas, Illinois 1916 graduate, worked with Notre Dame and Mt. St. Mary’s, and recently trained with Chicago Bears at Wisconsin camp.
Cuba to issue 2,000,000 green postage stamps commemorating Eloy Alfaro born 100 years ago. Alfaro, Ecuadorian leader who urged Cuban independence, helped spark independence wars with Spain. stamp features his portrait between Ecuadorian and Cuban flags and a commemorative inscription.
New York stamp department prints twenty patriotic envelopes bearing 1842 1942 dates. Designs were chosen from 250 entries in a national contest with judges including Lt Commander Mc Clelland Barclay and Albert Goldman. The stamps feature John Paul Jones and Abraham Lincoln phrases, plus messages like Stamp em Out and United for Victory.
Ruth Bass Auns is described as a three months bride of a soldier in Officer Candidate School at Fort Sill Oklahoma. The notice notes her marriage and the training context, reflecting a brief wartime family update.
Pepper announces a plan using wooden barges to transport heavy fuel oil and gasoline with tanks on barges. Motors would be built by Chrysler, and salesmen were assured that efforts to gain more gasoline allotments would continue. California notes foreign licensed passenger cars entering the state this year are about 19 percent below 1941 levels due to rubber shortages.
Frederick County draft boards granted deferments to 300 of 373 county farm youths at the Pomona Grange quarterly meeting. Howard A. Quinn said grange members aid the war effort, noting deferments granted for agricultural usefulness. New exhibits include eggs and vegetables at the Frederick Fair. election of members planned for Lewistown Community Hall.
Lindquist chairs the National Federation of Stamp Clubs announces a contest with entries sent to O L Hans Lagerloef at 192 Vanderbilt Avenue New York. Published material from weeks Avie Sonney and LeWinay plus June 1 to June 7 will be included.
Washington Sept 2 Senator Pepper requested wooden barges to move fuel oil and fasoliné to the Eastern Seaboard using outboard motors. He said the plan could materialize soon in a letter to a traveling salesman who inquired about the proposal and its feasibility.
The Mountaindale Union Sunday School hosts its 58th annual picnic on Saturday in the grove it owns. A full all day program includes 10:30 AM vocal music, Rev. Ivan G. Naugle address, afternoon appearances by Gov. O’Conor and Rev. Chas A. Shilke, Yellow Springs Concert Band, and a 5 PM entertainment by Cordwood and His New Band Wagon. Officers listed include Luther T. Geesrr president, Benjamin Kanade vice-president, Gordon F. Palmer superintendent, Franklin Krantz assistant, Marion W. Rice treasurer, and Raymond Powell secretary.
The State Roads Commission said August gasoline tax revenue fell eight percent from 1941 while main highway counts fell as much as 57 percent. Long trips decreased, but short trips persisted with declines on Baltimore Washington Boulevard at Elkridge 54 percent and U S Route 240 north of Gaithersburg 57 percent. Toll bridge and ferry usage also dropped, with Susquehanna Bridge traffic down from 444,919 to 274,440 and Chesaneake Bay ferry down 40 percent.
Middletown charged with failure to keep to the right of center of the road bound pully and fined 83 by Magistrate Masue M Weinberg in four Court last night. State presented Willan Fifthlonck claimed Shaffer’s car collided with no car driven by Etter B Houck Myers at the intersection of Old Sharpsburg and Locust near Ferds, and would have occurred had Shafer made a correct turn. Horace Snowden colored Ebe nezer charged with assault and battery by his wife Sarah was found not guilty Wilson Keeney
Court notices show deed transfers including Fanniel L Eyler and Samuel L L Birely to Catherine M Rice in county for 10 dollars. Also listed are Harves George Baker Jr versus Ruth Baker and license references for Orville Earl Baker and others with Edgewood Arsenal Maryland and Washington names.
Fragmentary OCR lists names and ages including Ruth Alberta Stoner of Greencastle Pa George Dennis Pitzer age 21 from Mart W Va Annabelle Daniels Dunbar 21 Gerrardstown Danielstown 35 widower Li Mae Leffler 51 widow bath of Northumberland Pa.
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