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1II LJL 1 ffDr. And Mrs. Holzbach In New YorkAfter Running German Sub GantletTell of Blackouts, ter- KTh0U;convoy of destroyer but alter arible Tenseness OnWay Across(By Ansoclated Prefcs)NEW YORK Sept. 13.—Two Ohioans who arrived today on the British liner Cameronia *aid tenseness among the passengers was terrible” during the voyage from Europe.“This morning was the first time we’ve seen any rmiles on the ship/’ said Dr. R. T. Holzbach of Salem, O., who returned with his wile.“We sign ted no submarines coming over bat the blackouts every night were the worst part of the trip,” he said. “Parents kept their children up all night am others refused to take their clothes off. The crew was very excited, too. a net many of them were afraid togo back.“We left Glasgow Sept 5 with awe went our own way.” Ha id Dr. Holzbach. “The Cameronia was white when we left but was ; painted gray during the voyage.” | Unable 10 cash travelers’ checks. Dr. Holzbach arrived with only 25 cents in his pocketI Reports reached America thatthe Ohio couple had boarded the ill-fated liner Athenia after their | passage was cancelled «n the Caledonia, which sailed Sept. 1. This was oecau.se the Athenm was the next ship to leave from Scotland with Americans.But we never planned to take the A then i. i,” Dr Holzbach said. “We booked on the Cameronia. the second ship after the Caledonia.*1 ! Dr Holzbach :aid a three weeks’ surgery course he was taking at the University of Edinburgh was interrupted wocu the war closed the institution. Students were mobilized and patients at the hospital were sent to rural areas.Verification of a previous reportthat Dr. and Mrs. Holzbach were aboard the Cameron!a was received yesterday by Dr. John P. Sharp in an official government telegram from the state department in Washington. The tclegrai i reads:Rcd Cross advises Dr aim MrsHolzbach now passengers on Cameronia. Expect to reach Salem Sept.13 or 14 “Dr. Sharp appealed to a friendin the state department fot assistance in locating the Salem couple after his * fforts to contact Dr. and Mrs. Holzbach learn their whereabouts through European sources failed.A direct communication from Dr. Holzbach was received yesterday by Miss Francis Markovich, city health nurse, m an air mail letter written Sept 4 and mailed in Glasgow Sept. 5 the day the Cameronia was scheduled to sail for tile United States Enclosed with thlt; letter was aseparate envelope with instructions j that it be opened only in the event that Dr. and Mrs. Holzbachfail to reach home safety. jOutlook “Not Too Bright’*The letter savs:We are ieaving Glasgow Sept. 5, tomorrow, and are going to run i the submarine blockade. The out- j look is not too bright, brt I don’t j think it is any worse than staying here and Piking chances on bombing and gas attacks, which will surely come. and. what is worse -* food ration; i1 am enclosing a separate en- ;velope to be opened If and when Nelle and 1 don’t come through.“I am not positively concerned about it, but you lever can tell.! Just a precaution—”. !Written on the face of the separate* envelope is the instruc- i Uon: “To be opened only in case of my sudden decease.” The word “only” is underlined and the state- | ment is s:gned “R T. itoizbach”. iKimCliWAdentgressnoonAlt! no mthe iinfornthe a to coi Uon.Atprocla
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Salem News
Salem, Ohio, US
Wed, Sep 13, 1939
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