Gittinger will case clarifies trust distribution
Judge Arthur D. Willard interpreted the Henry M. Gittinger will directing five $500 bequests to nieces and a nephew and defining how the residual trust estate passes to full siblings of the testator. The trust, about $26,000, is to be managed for the widow and then distributed to heirs of the full blood, with costs covered by the trust fund.
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Henry M. Gittinger
Frederick
Arthur D. Willard
Equity Court
Susan F. Gittinger
Hugh V. Gittinger
Fesiduary
Clara M. Gittinger
Samuel J. Gittinger
Margaret S. Gittinger
Mildred J. Fogle
Helen B. Zimmerman
Ruth Gaither
Ann Rebecca Gittinger
Ann’ Rebecca Gittinger
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
Laura C. Gittinger
Margaret S Gittinger
Hughi
Richard Simmons
Hammond Urner
Mary Gittinger Worman
Lewis Gittinger
Leo Weinberg
Walter E. Sinn
William M. Storm
Niewspa Prrfbr Hiye
Sugar Stamps To Be Issued For Rationing
Washington reports government will issue sugar stamps to registered consumers before purchases. Each stamp covers 12 ounces weekly, with booklets lasting three months or more. Family registration expected with stamp booklets for each member, one stamp per person per week, enabling up to 36 ounces weekly for a three person family.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
War Time For Schools Protested By Frederick County Parents
Delegation of 20 to 30 Emmitsburg area parents protested the national shift to war time at a Frederick County Board of Education meeting. They urged adjusting school start times between November and April to avoid early darkness for bus children and farming disruption. Superintendent Pruitt said principals favored the change and noted it is a nationwide schedule. The board planned to act later this day.
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Frederick County
Eugene W. Pruitt
Dive Bombers From United States For Britain
Air Minister Sir Archibald Sinclair announced in the House of Commons that Britain is receiving its dive bombers from the United States. He said a special new type is being produced in the U S and hinted that its performance should be satisfactory without giving specifications.
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London
Archibald Sinclair
House of Commons
RAF
United States
Britain
Restrict West Coast Movements of Aliens Hearings Ordered
Washington designates a zone along the California coast from the Oregon line to 30 miles north of Los Angeles as a restricted area for German Japanese and Italian nationals. Effective February 24, enemy aliens must stay at home from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. and may travel only to work or home within five miles of residence or between designated areas.
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Washington
Biddle
Germany
California
Oregon
Los Angeles
New Jap Attack Repulsed On Batan Peninsula
The War Department reports a local night attack on General Douglas Mac Arthur's left flank on Batan Peninsula February 3 was sharply repulsed. In a related update from the Netherlands Indies a force of seven Flying Fortress bombers sank two Japanese transports and probably a third at Balik Papan, Borneo, on February 2.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Batan
War Department
Netherlands Indies
Balik Papan
Borneo
Department
Archibald Wavell
Batavia
Philippine
16Th
Kimura
Tatari
Wavell
Renewed Russian Drive Pushes West of Moscow
Russia’s renewed westward offensive drives German divisions back toward Smolensk as the Red Army pushes through central Smolensk province towns. Simultaneously a Donets Basin counteroffensive advances with flanking tactics. German defenses near Kursk and Kharkov allegedly pierced, with retreating enemy forces.
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Moscow
Smolensk
Izvestia
Red Army
Donets
Kuibyshev
Kursk-Knarkov
Freighter San Gil Torpedoed Off Maryland Coast
Lewes Del Feb 4 The freighter San Gil owned by United Fruit Company was torpedoed and shelled by an enemy submarine off the Maryland coast at 11 50 last night, two crew members missing, 39 crew and one passenger saved, four injured, coast guard cutter later recovered survivors after seven hours at sea.
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Lewes
Del
San Gil
United Fruit Company
Maryland
Stewart Winslow Condon
Roslindale
Mass
Fruit Lines
Navy
Beaumont Barbe
Antwerp
Belgium
Secondino Castro
Honduras
Walter W. Koch
Canasota
N. Y
Coast Guard
Aussie Flyers Hit Jap Vessel In Rabual Raid
Canberra reports Australian air force units scored a direct hit on a large Japanese vessel in the Rabual harbor raid last night. A near miss was claimed on a second vessel and all RAAF planes returned safely after fending off intercepting fighters. Port Moresby issued a second air raid warning at dawn with no clear attack indications. Also Koepang Timor endured a one hour machine gun attack with one small motorboat destroyed.
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Canberra
Australia
New Britain
Rabau
RAAF
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Koepang
Dutch Timor
Port Darwin
Nine Degree Robin Spotted in Frederick County
A pre season robin appeared in Frederick county despite a nine degree overnight low. The Mt Pleasant sighting described the bird as chipper amid the county's second cold spell of the new year. Temperatures rose to 29 degrees at the day’s peak as Culler Lake remained ice bound and not ready for skating. The ice strength was deemed insufficient by City Engineer W. Raymond Waller, with more extreme cold expected to firm it up.
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Frederick County
Mt. Pleasant
Culler Lake
W. Raymond Waller
All Railroads Busses To Observe War Time
Washington reports that on the next Monday clocks will move up one hour for war time. All railroads bus lines and radio stations will keep the same schedules despite the time change. The shift only alters the relation between watches and the sun.
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Washington
County Commissioners Convictions Upheld in Maryland
Anapolis Maryland February 4 The Court of Appeals upheld the misfeasance convictions of five former Wicomico County Commissioners Ernest M Larmore George E Wright Charles R Parker James S Adkins and H Lay Phillips All were fined 100 by the Wicomico County Circuit Court
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Anapolis
Wicomico County
Court of Appeals
Ernest M. Larmore
George E Wright
Charles R. Parker
James S. Adkins
H. Lay Phillips
Navy Appropriation Bill Increased to Record Total
The House approved Senate increases to the Navy appropriation bill raising the total to 26,499,265,474 dollars, the largest ever for the program.
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Navy
Washington
House
Senate
British Quit Derna as Axis Push Continues
The British have withdrawn from Derna Libya 160 miles northeast of Benghazi and 95 miles from Tobruk in a retreat that Cairo described as completed movement from Derna. Axis forces push two thirds of the way from El Agheila toward the Egyptian frontier while British sources note only patrol actions. Rome reports Axis victory over Indian troops defending the retreat with strong air support from German and Italian forces.
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London
Derna
Bengali
Tobruk
Libya
Middle East
Cairo
el Agheila
Britain
Germany
Mediterranean
Erwin Rommel
Rome
Generals Report To Third Corps Area
Major General Claude V. Birkhead and Brigadier General Don S. Scott have reported for duty with the Third Corps Area. Birkhead commands troops under General Reckord and coordinates security agencies within the Corps area. Scott commands Virginia related activities and leads Corps Area troops there.
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Baltimore
Milton A. Reckord
Third Corps
Claude V. Birkhead
Don S. Scott
General Birkhead
General Reckord
Scott
Virginia
Former Hagerstown postmaster dies at 73
Edward M Tenney of Hagerstown died of heart disease at Washington County Hospital. He served as postmaster of Hagerstown and was a Maryland state legislator for several terms. Born in Hagerstown, he was active in local civic affairs and died early today.
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Hagerstown
Edward M Tenney
Maryland
Washington County Hospital
Sugar thieves haul 500 pounds of sugar in Baltimore heist
Baltimore on February 4 reports sugar thieves seized a 500 pound haul from a warehouse. Nathan Black, proprietor, said five 100 pound bags were taken and two more 100 pound bags were ripped open spilling sugar on the floor.
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Baltimore
Nathan Black
Jap Attempt To Smash Soerabaja Is Failure
Batavia Feb 4 Japanese bombing fleet failed to significantly damage Soerabaja the United Nations chief base in the Dutch East Indies Indies High Command announced. Raid on Soerabaja involved 70 to 80 bombers with heavy fighter escort causing light damage and eight Japanese fighters and two bombers reported as lost fighting. Dutch forces resisted at Amboina Balik Papan and near Amboina airfield while Dutch villages suffered four deaths and three injuries. Berlin radio cited Tokyo reports claiming Amboina occupation and Tawao seizure with interned Japanese released.
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Batavia
Soerabaja
United Nations
Dutch East Indies
The
Indies High Command
Amboina
Tokyo
Berlin
Australia
Indies Command
Dai
Aneta
High Command
Balik Papan
East Borneo Oi
Java
Malang
Madioen
Magetan
East Java
Celebes Sea
Tawao
British North Borneo
Four Prisoners Die in San Diego Jail Fire
A fire in the cork-lined padded cells of San Diego city jail killed four inmates and injured eleven others. Fire Chief Edward F. McLarney described the scene as an oven with intense heat. The blaze sent smoke through the concrete block as responders rushed those hurt to hospital care.
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San Diego
Edward F. McLarney
Japanese Runs Amok With Butcher Cleaver
New Haven Conn Feb 4 A Japanese rath amok in a restaurant today hacking the manager and a waitress with a butcher cleaver before slashing his own throat with a razor The three Takez Zuzu 45 Fred Jacoby 67 Edna Regan 35 were taken to a hospital where their condition was said to be not serious.
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New Haven
Conn
Takez Zuzu
Fred Jacoby
Edna Regan
Spanish Ambassador To Return To U S
United States Embassy announced Ambassador Alexander W Weddell would return to the United States to confer with President Roosevelt. Mrs. Weddell will accompany him. The Bircy family property at 7ia East Patrick Street sold by Mrs F B Delaplaine for 4250 dollars. plans call for converting the house into several apartments.
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Madrid
United States
Alexander W Weddell
Roosevelt
Mrs. Weddell
Ine
East
Patrick Street
Bircy
F B Delaplaine
Oden Bros
Reinforcements Coming to Singapore Warned by Wavell
Allied leaders pledge great reinforcements to the southwest Pacific and urge no retreat as Sir Archibald Wavell compares defense of Singapore to Tobruk and Ypres. Dutch allies join in resisting Japanese moves while Singapore artillery and air defenses counter new raids.
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Singapore
Archibald P. Wavell
Britain
United States
Southwest Pacific
Tobruk
Wavell
United Nations
Ypres
Europe
Asia
Fabruk
Fires Rage Across German Held Norway Amid Sabotage
Swedish dispatches from Oslo report widespread fires and incidents in occupied Norway. A major rubber factory at Askim and a Drammen factory were destroyed while Oslo National Theater fire was put out. Parlia ment and University devices exploded. two railway stations burned as trains prepared. Amsterdam tightens controls with curfew and banned outdoor activity after 8 pm.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Norway
Vidkun Quisling
Oslo
Askim
Drammen
Nasjonal Teatret
National Theater
Funeral Services For Mrs. Harrison Today
Richmond Virginia reports funeral services for Mrs Anne Hawes Harrison wife of A E Willson Harrison. She died of a heart attack at 2023 Monument avenue Monday night. Services were at 2 30 p m from the residence with burial in Hollywood cemetery. She was a native of Richmond and member of St Pauls Episcopal Church the Junior League of Richmond and the Woman's Club. Her husband is an assistant trust officer at First and Merchants National Bank.
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Richmond
Anne Hawes Harrison
A. E. Willson Harrison
Monument Avenue
Hollywood Cemetery
Harrison
Robert S. Bright
Frederick
Horace. Hawes
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Junior League of Richmond
Woman's Club
First and Merchants National Bank
Argentina Expands Atlantic Coast Defense Measures
Acting President Ramon Castillo announced Argentina would keep the 1920 class under arms through 1942 and recall two reserve/officer classes. The move, part of broader Atlantic defense, would raise the army to about 100,000 men as Argentina remains among the few American republics not severing ties with the Axis.
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Buenos Aires
Ramon Castillo
Argentina
Castillo
Beaverbrook Named War Production Head in Britain Cabinet Shakeup
London February 14 Lord Beaverbrook was made Minister of War Production and Sir Andrew Rae Duncan succeeded him as Minister of Supply in Britain's cabinet realignment. Col J J Llewellyn moved up from parliamentary secretary to the Ministry of Aircraft Production to preside over the board of trade.
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London
Lord Beaverbrook
Andrew Rae Duncan
Britain
Col
J J. Liewllyn
Ministry of Aircraft Production
Andrew
Board of Trade
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