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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1942
Page
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A 28 degree minimum shattered September records as frost covered Frederick and county. Early reports say tomatoes, celery, beans and flowers suffered, with dahlias worst hit near Carroll Creek. Frost warned of a hard winter ahead as residents warmed homes and faced fuel shortages during wartime.
San Francisco September 29 Clark Lee AP war correspondent who dodged bombs and torpedoes from Bataan to Australia to Hawaii is home from the war zone and seeks a new assignment. He expects orders to send him anywhere joining friends at the AP office before heading to New York. His wife remains in Honolulu.
Two buildings at the Frederick Fair Grounds are nearly full of new automobiles, leased through local sources with the Office of Price Administration. Auto storage spreads to the pomological building the area under the grandstand and will extend to poultry house and garden buildings. Cow barns to be used as storage as well.
Baltimore reports foggy conditions at the Dickerson Md crash site where the Ambassador Express rear collided with the Cleveland night express. Witnesses describe 200 feet visibility as 18 people are believed dead. Authorities note torpedoes and fusees set back for emergency stopping.
A British Army officer warned the French via BBC that the Allied force plans a landing on French soil. He urged preparation for possible Navy actions in French waters and RAF strikes against targets in occupied France, saying the Allied offensive is in the making.
Frederick County Office of Civilian Defense announces a Civilian Protection School for all enlisted workers. The first group, about 450 Air Raid Wardens, will begin the three night general course in October with sessions on Monday and Thursday, later followed by fire and gas defense courses.
A public meeting will explain the Frederick County Salvage committee work and how individuals can help the war effort by joining the scrap drive Friday at eight in the county courthouse. Dr. David G. Everhart Sr led the drive, announcing awards for workers and Red Cross Motor Corps volunteers.
London report notes Greer Garson listed for divorce by Edward A A Snelson of India in the undefended term calendar opening Oct 12. Garson previously won a Los Angeles divorce May 8 1940, under the name Eileen Evelyn G Snelson, asserting desertion and coercion to move to India.
Baltimore September 29 Leo H McCormick state OPA director today urged 36 executive secretaries of Maryland war price and rationing boards to speed their roundups of price information in their localities. The information is needed for the government’s new detailed price control plan to be released next month, he told a meeting in the OPA office.
Scattered favorites attracted mild bidding in today s session as leaders struggled for buying attention. The most encouraging note for bullish forecasters was the exceptionally small offerings. Dividend prospects aided some issues near the fourth hour.
A Public Relations Office stated only body remnants exist for two victims while a third missing person may not have been aboard the train or could have died in the crash. The fragment leaves about three victims unidentified.
The British Ministry of Information declared that Germany’s claim to have sunk American troop transports in the Atlantic is untrue. The announcement says the enemy assertion is false and that no large Allied transports were sunk in the reported convoy attack from the United States toward England.
The Western Maryland mail service will switch from rail to four Railway Express trucks starting Monday. The early morning Baltimore to Hagerstown train is discontinued. Thurmont will transfer mail to Frederick line, with trucks to Hagerstown and Westminster. The change aims to keep arrival times near current levels, while major eastern mail from New York Philadelphia and Baltimore will flow via trucks to Thurmont and beyond.
London in the House of Commons Prime Minister Churchill condemned public statements or speculation about future Allied operations as undesirable. The House applauded but offered no reply when a member asked if the remark would be conveyed to Wendell Willkie.
The regional Office of Price Administration charged that unscrupulous dealers in the Philadelphia area are selling unsafe automobile tires likely to cause fatal accidents. The report notes such tires pose serious risk to drivers and passengers, with no regard for safety standards or consumer protection. Government records indicate heightened scrutiny of tire retailers amid wartime price controls and safety enforcement programs.
The Navy today disclosed that more than 2301 officers and men of the American Merchant Marine were dead or missing due to enemy actions at sea. The list includes 41 ship captains and one stewardess Mary Cal Jom Kimbo of Nashville. The report, dated Sept 27 1941 to Aug 1 1942, notes many losses from attacks on merchant ships and explains the missing as possibly prisoners or unreachable, with further casualty lists to follow.
Washington reports two letters from American prisoners in Japan describe liv ing conditions at Zentsuji war prisoners camp as pretty good. Lieut. Cmdr. H. T. Johnson and Eugene Windham write of freedom in a large compound with classes, exercise, and fine food. Windham says he is in good health and spirits with work to keep him occupied. Johnson notes six sailors injured or missing but safe. Windham mentions a cheerful note about a cook seeking an extra sailor for a husband.
A heavily armored ocean going ship destined for foreign service slid into the Kaw River near Kaw Point 2000 river miles from salt water. It marked the first launching with Navy publicity approval, highlighting shipbuilding inland at the Darby Corporation amid a historical river landing site once used by Lewis and Clark.
United States Army Air Force bombers with fighter escort conducted two raids on Japanese targets in Wanting and Tengiyuc southwest Yunnan. Lieut. Gen. Joseph Stilwell's headquarters reported excellent results with bombs hitting the target areas and no American aircraft losses. This marked the third consecutive air assault on Japanese communications and other targets in Yunnan in as many days.
President Roosevelt asked Congress for 2,862,000,000 dollars in additional Navy funds to build airplanes deemed necessary for autosecuring the war. The request reflects a push to expand aviation capacity amid growing global tension and national defense priorities.
Annapolis September 29 State Secretary Thomas Elmo Jones announced he certified the Democratic Congressional candidacy of Rep. David J. Ward in Maryland District 1. Opponent State Senator Dudley G Roe filed a petition in Wicomico County Circuit Court to have 138 Democratic ballots in Benitis district declared invalid, which could shift the nomination by 19 votes if granted.
Maryland Governor O'Conor issued a proclamation designating October 4 to 10 as Fire Prevention Week and urging citizens to help reduce loss of life and property in a bid toward self preservation and wartime efficiency.
Moscow reports a Soviet offensive northwest of Rzhev clearing German positions from a river bank while flanking moves along the Don Volga corridor aim to relieve Stalingrad. The fight spans over 40 miles with heavy losses and prisoners taken as Marshal Timoshenko’s troops push the Axis flank.
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that Tulear, the last port in Madagascar, had surrendered to the British. He credited the success of Madagascar landings to Royal Navy efficiency and rapid troop ferries, and reported progress of the Kings African Rifles against light opposition while noting French authorities sought justice from Antananarivo.
New York reports a German radio broadcast stating a Japanese submarine recently visited Bordeaux on the French Atlantic coast. The message described the submarine’s departure amid Axis fanfare and a Navy head playing national anthems and songs for submariners.
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