Gay Air At Spy Trial
Five persons accused of betraying British naval secrets to Moscow appeared to be at ease in Bow Street as fresh evidence was presented. Bookseller Peter Kroger blinked and blew a kiss. his wife Helen smiled as prosecutors displayed a transmitter allegedly used to contact a Soviet spymaster, hidden under a trap door. The group includes Gordon A. Lonsdale, Harry Frederick Houghton, and Ethel Elizabeth Gee, all linked to the Portland underwater weapons establishment. Canadian and British authorities weigh forged passports and the flow of secrets, with trial likely to decide if charges proceed. Brezhnev heads to Guinea on a state visit, the first by a Soviet leader to the country.
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London
Moscow
Bow Street
Peter Kroger
Helen
Ferguson Smith
Krogers’ Kichen
Krogers
Gordon A. Lonsdale
Harry Frederick Houghton
Ethel Elizabeth Gee
Royal Navy
Portland
Reginald Manningham-Buller
Lonsdale
Toronto Telegram
Gordon Arnold Lonsdale
Cobalt
Ont
Houghton
Miss Gee
Snowbound Roads Halt Elmerton Church Services
Ellerton and Myersville area churches canceled services on February 5 due to heavy snow and poor roads. Twelve to fourteen inches more snow complicated travel and farm lane access remained blocked. Mrs. Anna Mow, former missionary in India, visiting Brethren churches February 12 to 15 as guest speaker at Morning Worship in Grossnickle and Myersville, with events at Harmony Church and a youth gathering February 13.
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Roger Moser
Ellerton
Anna Mow
India
Church of the Brethren
Clyde C. Fry
Myersville
Mow
Bethany Seminary
Chicago
Grossnickle
Churches of the Brethren
Harmony Church
Congregational
Evening Fellowship Meeting at Myersville Church
Feb 14 evening event at Myersville Church with Mrs. Mow as guest speaker. Women from local churches urged to attend. Willing Workers Meeting at Harmony Church canceled to allow full attendance at the Fellowship Meeting. Several Church of the Brethren members listed as visitors to New Windsor Relief Center on a day trip.
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Jing
Myersville
Mow
Harmony Church
Donald Faulders
Lena
Kenneth Wiles
Faulders
Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore
Wiles
Church of the Brethren
New Windsor Relief Center
Clyde C. Fry
Edwin Flook Grossnickle
Roy W. Grossnickle
Elbert Grossnickle
Elmer Leatherman
Ward Kline
John Gaver
Myersville News Briefs Highlight Local Notices
Francis Moser and family visit from the Meche Mover family while noting birthdays for Frank Harshman Gene Winfield Charles Specht Marshall Leatherman Tommie Grossnickle Austin Kline and Mannard Groasnickie. Grayson Cline family hosts Feb Andrea Buren Debbie Douglas Ricky visit. Joe Cline and daughter Julie of Myersville RFD join. Myersville Firemen Ladies Auxiliary to sponsor Valentine Dance February 4 from eight to eleven.
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Frank Harshman
Gene Winfield
Charles Specht
Marshall Leatherman
Tommie Grossnickle
Austin Kline
Maynard Groasnickie
Grayson Cline
Andrea Buren
Debbie
Douglas
Ricky
Joe Cline
Julie
Myersville
RFD
The
Myersville Firemen
Minnesota man writes thanks letter for moving act
A resident of Minnesota expresses heartfelt gratitude in a letter recounting a moving act. The correspondent thanks the recipient for assistance and the impact of the gesture on the community.
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Toure
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Fredericktown
Ker
By Coro
Coro
Kemp
Coffe Uit
Sears
DiaNoup
Ars
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