World War II Air Power Across Global Fronts
American Flying Fortresses and fighters operate across a vast theater from German occupied France to the Pacific front. Reports praise bombing accuracy and durability in Europe while U S planes support the RAF in North Africa and strike Japanese forces from China to the South Seas. Names cited include Air Chief Marshal Coningham and General Stilwell as American air power expands, flying from New Guinea to Hawaii and Midway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Agyvp
RAF
Rommel
Arthur Coningham
Western Desert
China
South Seas
Joseph W. Stilwell
Nanchang
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Mons
Aleutians
Hawaii
Midway Islands
Pacific
Allied Air Power
Baruch Rubber Report Highlights Wartime Admin Flaws
Washington notes that the Baruch committee’s rubber report, approved by President Roosevelt, condemns distribution chaos and weak administration. It urges a capable industrial executive to lead a new rubber agency under the War Production Board and criticizes nontechnical, politicized decision making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baruch Rubber Committee
David Lawrence
Roosevelt
Congress
War Production Board
Economic habits shift as war expands nationwide saving urged
A wartime survey notes early reductions in civilian purchases after Pearl Harbor, rising incomes and wages, and more war bond activity. It warns inflation if savings lag and taxes fail to curb excess money, as many still lack tax reach and postwar adjustment risks loom. The piece also mentions a women’s army unit in Washington and border checks on German nationals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Divte inougnt Even as I have seen iniquity and wickedness
A compact quotation card presents moral reflections. It cites Job 4.8 and Schiller on the perpetual nature of evil, framed as a short proverb-style thought for contemplation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schiller
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The Column Of The News
Sept 11 1892 report notes a clever swindler in Frederick posing as a Baltimore picture firm rep charging 30 cents for a photograph and crayon portraits he never delivered. Also mentions McClellan’s army passage 30 years ago, a painter at Kunkel property, a coffee price rise by Frederick grocers, and Prof George Ed Smith returning from Shepherdstown after five weeks with Col William A Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Baltimore
McCleNan
South Mountain
Antietam
J. H. Lampe
West Church Street
Mauisbey
Light vote in today’s primary for Senate seats
Twenty years ago in Frederick, Sept 11, 1922, voters sample a light turnout in both parties for U S Senate, with Democrats also nominating a Congressional contender. Prominent citizen George A. Dean dies at 81 from heart trouble at his Rockwell Terrace home. An attempted bank robbery at Damascus fails as a posse forms quickly. Baltimore shoe merchant John H. Urner, nephew of Milton G. Urner, dies in Munich after a short illness while on a Mediterranean cruise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
George A. Dean
Frederick
Rockwell Terrace
Bank of
Damascus
John H. Urner
Baltimore
Milton G. Urner
Munich
Germany
Mr. Urner
Unionville
Man About Manhattan A Harlem Star Ingram Remains A Legend
George Tucker reports on Rex Ingram the renowned Black actor known as De Land in Green Pastures and his return from the West Coast. The piece notes Ingram’s enduring fame in Harlem, his movie role status, and references to other entertainers and industry figures in a brisk society column style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tucker
New York
Rex Ingram
de Land
Marc Connelly
Ingram
Harlem
United States Supreme Court
War Interpreted: Stalingrad Toll and Axis Gamble
The article weighs why Hitler pushes at Stalingrad despite harsh autumn mud and floods. It notes Russian winters, high German losses, and rumors Rommel may be replaced. It suggests only a Japanese attack on Russia could aid Hitler, with speculation about a Chinese spokesman in Chungking tying Tokyo to Stalingrad’s fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stalingrad
Hitler
Valdal
Moscow
Volga Delta
Baltic
Caspian
Russia
Axis
Hiller
Egypt
Rommel
Rusia
Japan
Chungking
Tokyo
Strength For Today and Escape From Penal Farm
The Trumpet column urges religious enthusiasm as the note of faith and joy, contrasting muted piety with unmeasured joy. It recalls Jesus urging rejoicing and the trumpet of faith. Also reports two inmates, George Jenkins and Carl Wilk, escaping from the State penal farm at Roxbury after Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl L. Douglass
D. D
Babson Newspaper
Hagerstown
George Jenkins
Carl Wilk
Roxbury
Wilk
Garrett County
Jenkins
Baltimore
Bride Introduced by Bluffing Guest At Wedding
In a social misunderstanding during introductions at a wedding J M Kendrick asks a pretty blonde who she is. She replies with humor and says she is the bride, causing amusement among relatives and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Kendrick
Hill
War Swells Crimes Of Violence By Youth In Wartime
Rob ert Ruark reports from Washington on the FBI semiannual crime survey for 1942 showing violent crime rising in wartime. Youth accounts for a large share of arrests, with 19 to 21 year olds most active and minors increasing, as crime tracks with war related social changes and economic shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edson
Washington
Robert Ruark
Federal Bureau of Investigation
America
FBI
Lockheed
Junior
Jess Jush
Norfolk
San Diego
Hayrick
Capone
Today in History and Birthdays Spotlight
A compilation of historical anniversaries and birthdays. Notable figures include Sarah Bache Franklin and O Henry, with events such as Brandywine 1777 and Boulder Dam 1936. Birthdays listed for Yale divinity, Bell Labs, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Bache
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
Felix Grundy
Tennessee
John Treland
St. Paul, Minn
Ireland
Mind Your Manners Test Your Knowledge
A vintage etiquette quiz asks five social questions with authoritative answers. It covers whether to mention seen photos, repeat compliments, reciprocate praise, thank compliments about a spouse, and whether a couple should mingle or stay together at a party.
Golden Anniversary Observed by Frederick D A R Chapter
Frederick Chapter D A R plans a Monday luncheon at the Francis Scott Key hotel to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary with invitations extended to Mrs. William R. Pouch and state officers. Regent Mrs. Ira Z. Brandfield leads planning with a committee of local members.
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Frederick
Daughters of the American Revolution
Francis Scott Key Hotel
William R. Pouch
National Society
Ira Z. Brandfield
Chanter
Pouch
Cooperative Concerts Association
Frederick Co- Operative Concerts Association
J. Walker
Carty
Robert E. Clapp
Charles Byerly, Jr
Francis B. Sappington
Calvin E. Schildknecht
R. Ames Hendrickson
Sperry Storm
Paul B. Beckhelm
W. Merval Weaver
England
Canada
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Renee of Che
Sefuesibes
Baruch
David Lawrence War Industries Board
Conant
Harvard R
Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Donald Nelson
Rameie
Washagton, Lc
Colunme
Columes of the News
Manhattan
Ray
Bob Eberle
Jimmy Dorser
Glenn Miller
Herb
Jimmy
Nanny Lamare
Benny Goodman
Harry
Irving
Freddy
Phil
Maurice Spitalny
Claie
Los Lucas
Bing
Bob Crosby
Fred
Tom Waring
Fletcher
Horace Henderson
Lombardo Bors
Carmen
Victor
Liebert
Tom
Amy
Jimmy Dorsey
John Gunther
U.S. Signal Corps
Twentieth Century-Fox
Marines
Opus
Wake Island
Quantico
Gunther
Europe
Asia
Latin America
Signal Corps
George Ross
Broadway Observer
William Saroyan
Saroyan
Boston
Gladwin Hill
Wide World
London
Keiree L. Simfeon
Peter Edson
Robbert Ruark
Brandywine
Howe
Nicholas Roosevelt
Fulton
New Orleans
William Morgan
Canandaigus
N. Y
Historico Mountain Meadow
Arkansas
California
Utah
San Francisco Stock and Exchange Board
First World Exchange
James G Cutler
Rochester
Mar
World Parliament of Religions
Chicago
Santa Fe
N. M
Boulder Dam
Navy
Lindbergh
Des Moines
Luther A. Weigle
Yale Divinity School
Littlestown
Harvey Fletcher
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Provo
William T. Walsh
Manhattanville College
Waterbury
Francis A. Garrecht
Spokane
Walla Walla, Wash
MEA
WC Tre
PAT
Marianne Maples
Upper College Terrace
Margaret W. Kern
Braddock Heights
Fort Benning
Kern
Frances Keller
East Second Street
Elinor Birnie
M. Louise Johnson
James H. Harris
Maryland Society, Daughters of the American Revolution
Matapeake
Chesapeake Bay
Harris
Wilson
Philip R. Winebrewer
This City
Williamsport
U. S&s
Katherine E. Bryan
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