Woman hacked to death in York family tragedy
In York, a 61-year-old woman, Minnie Rudisill, hacked her 81-year-old mother-in-law Sarah Auchey with a dull axe in a shared home. Coroner Lester J. Sell said homicide is probable, with Rudisill under detention for mental examination as investigators review the motive linked to despondency after her husband's death.
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York
Lester J. Sell
Barrisburg State Hospital
Sel
Sarah A. Auchey
Minnie Rudisili
John
Sell
News Flow Disrupted By ACA Embargo In Sympathy Strike
New York August 12 The American Communication Association embargo against eight cable and wireless firms disrupts news traffic to and from the United States in sympathy with 900 strikers at Press Wireless Inc. The Tass Agency reports continued copy while government and other traffic move normally.
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New York
United States
American Communication Association
CI0
Cable and Wireless
Af Press Wireless, Inc
Joseph Kehoe
Tass
A. Warren Norton
Press Wireless
Woman appointed to Maryland Legislative Council
Mrs. Genevieve H. Wells of Silver Spring becomes the first woman member of Maryland's Legislative Council, succeeding James W. Gill. Governor O'Conor announced the appointment, noting Wells previously served in the House of Delegates since 1942 and had won the Democratic nomination in the June 24 primary. Wells stressed the need for greater female participation in government and the continuation of war-year gains.
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Annapolis
Genevieve H. Wells
Silver Spring
Montgomery County
Meyer
Legislative Council
O'Conor
James W. Gill
House of Delegates
Wells
August Klecka Dies Veteran Baltimore Politician
August Klecka 68 longtime Bohemian American Democrat and U S marshal for Maryland since 1933 died today at Bon Secours Hospital after several weeks as a patient. He also served as vice president of the Baltimore City Council and was a noted political leader in the Bohemian community.
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Baltimore
August Klecka
U. S
Maryland
Bon Secours Hospital
Klecka
A Bomb Viewed As Just Another Weapon by Army Officers
Fort Knox reports army leaders see the atomic bomb as a future factor but not a decisive shift. Armor, infantry, and artillery officers expect adjustments in tactics with airborne emphasis and rapid deployment to counter artillery and radiation risks. Protective shelters and air transportable equipment are under study as war plans adapt to atomic warfare.
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Fort Knox
Pentagon
Esac Iudint
Ft. Benning
Ft. Brage
N.C
U. S
War Department
Army
Aield
Normandy
Pacific
Fraontitlaunee Tha
Stole $55 From Girl Given Six Months
Baltimore August 12 Kenneth Stevens 19 of Secanton Pa was sentenced to six months for stealing 53 dollars from a girl companion to finance a trip to Scranton to see his wife. Assistant State’s Attorney said Stevens courted Miss Marie Lamartina and the couple claimed engagement though Stevens denied it. He admitted the theft saying he would use the money to visit his wife. Lamartina said she was unaware he was married. A historical note recalls the 1867 Alaska purchase and the Coast Guard cutter Lincoln.
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Baltimore
Kenneth Stevens
Secanton
Maryland House of Correction
Scranton
William J. O'Donnell
Stevens
Marie Lamartina
O'Donnell
Miss Lamartina
E. Paul Mason
New Car Price Increases Lift Retail Costs
Washington reports retail ceilings on new automobiles rising about 22 percent over 1942 prices as OPA authorizes fresh increases from 62 to 922 dollars per car. The hikes, effective immediately, are the first of at least two general rises required by the price control act.
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Washington
OPA
Congress
State's Crab Season Reported Best In Years
Maryland fishermen report one of the best crab seasons in years with exceptionally good crab quality. Prices fluctuated with the meat supply, but demand remains high as many fishermen plan to continue crabbing after the oyster season begins in September. A West River packer said this year’s catch tops his previous five or six years, noting crabs last week were the best he has ever seen.
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Annapolis
Maryland
West River
Vehicle price range from Chevy coupe to Cadillac sedan
The price range is listed from 362 dollars for a Chevrolet business coupe to 322 dollars for a Cadillac T passenger imperial sedan.
Board Hears Many Testify On Price Controls
Washington August 12 A. E. Lyon executive secretary of the Railway Labor Executives Association testified before the Price Control Board that if the government fails to curb food prices wildcat strikes could follow. Edward O Neal of the American Farm Bureau Federation urged wage limits if ceilings are restored. The hearing focused on restoring ceilings for grain and livestock feeds with advocates and opponents warning of black markets and shortages.
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Washington
Price Decentrol Board
A. E. Lyon
Railway Labor Executives Association
Edward O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Lyon
Roy L. Thompson
Deconiro Board
O’neal
O'Neal
OPA Advisory Committee
Dorothy Dulles Bourne
Amputee Veterans Granted Special Driving Licenses
About 300 Maryland amputee veterans have been issued licenses to drive specially equipped cars with devices aiding limb use. The licenses, first issued in 1945, come with a strong safety record and include a non resident licensed despite losing two legs and an arm.
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Baltimore
Marshall Schroeder
Maryland
William L. Robinson
American Automobile Association
Washington
Former Countian S x OFmeoration escaped jail and arrest
John Hawes, 21, once of Frederick and a Merchant Marine, was arrested Monday afternoon by Sergt. Dan Swomley and Officer Marshall Murray after police linked a wanted notice to his home. Hawes had escaped from Jefferson City Missouri State Reformatory where he served five years for robbery, and was tied to a car theft and filling station robbery in Missouri. Missouri officers notified.
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Jefferson City
State Reformatory
John Hawes
Frederick
Merchant Marine
Dan Swomley
Marshall Murray
Missouri
Hawes
Missouri Reformatory
Frederic
East Patrick Street
Sergi Swomley
Murray
Hagerstown Doctor Faces Drunken Driving Charge
Dr Ira L Houghton of Hagerstown held on $1000 bond after a Route 40 pursuit and hit and run with a taxi. Officer H D Stupp stopped the vehicle near the Fair Grounds after a wild chase through Frederick and East Patrick street, leaving a damaged cab and no serious injuries.
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McMurray
Frederick
Ira L. Houghton
Washington Street
Hagerstown
H. D. Stupp
Patrick Street
Stupp
East Patrick Street
Houghton
Fair Grounds
Ab Delief Wandararmare
Wardston
Library to Receive Over 575000 From Rohrbach Estate
Court officials announce the C. Burr Artz Library will receive more than 575,000 from the late Jacob Rohrbach estate, up from an earlier estimate of about 50,000. The increase is credited to investment management during estate administration, which will close next month with F. Ross Myers managing the investments.
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C. Burr Artz
Jacob Rohrbach
F. Ross Myers
Body of Mussolini Found Hidden in Monastery Trunk
The long missing body of Benito Mussolini, removed from Maggiore cemetery after his execution, was found wedged in a trunk at a monastery in Pavia. It rested at Sant Angelo dei Minori before transfer to the monastery of the Order of Chartreux. The discovery followed a dramatic monk’s disclosure, ending a year of mystery. A separate Maryland note reports egg carton labeling requirements for state law, and a divorce petition for George J. and Phyllis A. Brice was dismissed after the couple reconciled.
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Milan
Italy
Benito Musolini
Pavia
Sant’ Angelo Dei Minori
Order of Chartreux
Duce
Maggiore
Claretta Petacci
Sve
Mussolini
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Cumberland
District Conciliation Service
C. E. Cline & Son Funeral Directors
Japan
Manchuria
U.S
D. Lee Staley
State Uremployment Compensation Board
Washington County
Staley
the Social and Economic Research Foundation
Social and Economic Research Foundation, Inc
Paul L. Ronsburg
Fredericktown
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
I! Duce
College Park
Russell C. Hawes
University of Maryland Extension Service
George J
Phyllis A. Brice Iere
Equity Court
Patrick M. Schnauffer
H. K. DeLauter
Edward D. Storm
Niea
Helene, Rubenstein
Allen’s Corner Market & Second
Barbara Fritchie Motor CO
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