Reward Issue Raised In Bowie Case
County commissioners have not rescinded a $100 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Millard Bowie in the 1937 New Market district murder. Bowie was arrested in Philadelphia on hold-up and robbery charges, with the local reward pending a conviction. Officials plan to dispatch bench warrants and case evidence to Philadelphia authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard “Moose” Bowie
Frederick County
Philadelphia
Bowie
Detective Story Magazine
Melvin Knight
Chester
New Market District
Pennsylvania
William Young
Sheriff’s Office
February Ends With Dry Weather And Sparse Snowfall
February closed with a dry spell and only two inches of snow across 28 days. The month, hailed by some as the coldest, brought snow flurries and a few showers after Groundhog Day. Fishing Creek reservoir rose to capacity briefly despite overall dryness and near normal sunshine. The coldest night hit 7 degrees on the third, and the longest cold snap occurred near month end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fishing Creek
Cruiser Fires on Enemy Vessel Near Wake Island Claim
Japanese broadcasts report Imperial headquarters saying guns on Wake Island set fire to an enemy cruiser during dawn sighting of a fleet near Wake. Bombs hit a destroyer and a large cruiser with five Japanese planes shot down. one patrol boat lost, minor land damage. Wake referred to as Oriori Island. In a separate Tokyo cast, Japanese forces claim sinking Allied cruiser and three destroyers in the Java Sea, pursuing the remainder. losses not specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Imperial Headquarters
Wake Island
Imperial
Wake
Oriori Island
Dutch East Indies
Java Sea
Canning Groups Plan Summer Care for School Gardens
The U S Department of Agriculture expert Dr W R Boswell urges careful summer maintenance for school and community gardens started in spring. He advises planning harvests mid summer for families or welfare use, and establishing local canning centers to preserve surpluses near the source of supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA
W. R. Boswell
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Senator Hatch In Serious Condition After Car Crash
Senator Carl A. Hatch of New Mexico remained in serious condition with a fractured spine and internal injuries after a vehicle overturned several times southeast of Albuquerque. He was en route from Clovis to Albuquerque when the accident occurred yesterday. Hospital attaches reported he is testing comforts. In other news, the Interior Department said the United States will be able to produce all the potash it needs.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Carl A. Hatch
D-N. M
Hatch
Here
Clovis
United States
Department of the Interior
Three Hurt In Auto Accident Near Middletown
Three men were injured in a 12 30 a m auto crash in Middletown when a car driven by Robert Moats 16 of Waynesboro Pa struck a vehicle driven by Charles Kepler of Middletown Moats occupants Orson Rock 22 Fairview Pa Warren Bluebaugh 22 Fairview Pa and Piper Otto Fort Meade soldier were hospitalized at Frederick City Hospital with head lacera tions scalp wound and facial and leg lacerations All three shown to be in satisfactory condition Police Corporal M M Punike and Trooper Harry Hoslinger continue investigation with no charges filed yet
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Fort Meade
Middletown
Corp. M. M
Moats
Orson Rock
Fairview
Warren Bluebaugh
Piper Otto
Frederick
Rock
Bluebaugh
Otto
Frederick City
Gladhill Company
Community Chest In Annual Meeting Monday
The annual meeting of the contributors to the Community Chest of Frederick Inc will be held at the Francis Scott Key hotel on Monday evening March 2 at 7 30 o clock. Reports from President Dr Henry I Stahr and Treasurer William D Zimmerman will be received. Six board members will be elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Chest of Frederick, Inc
Francis Scott Key
Chest
Henry I. Stahr
William D. Zimmerman
William B. Bennett
William T. Delaplaine
James H. Gambrill, Jr
Parsons Newman
Benjamin Rosenstock
Robert L. Smith
Social Service Exchange
Rebekah
Manchester
Samaritan Rebekah Lodge
Rebekah Assembly of
Maryland
Bertha Hughes
Baltimore
British Bombers Raid Kiel and Wilhelmshaven Bases
British bombers raided the German naval bases at Kiel and Wilhelmshaven last night with no reported damage. Berlin says nuisance raids over coastal areas occurred. Germany notes three British planes were lost.
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London
Kiel
Wilhelmshaven
Berlin
DNB
Frederick Lions Club Ladies Dinner in Mt Airy
Frederick residents and guests attended Mt Airy Lions Club ladies night at Odd Fellows Hall. About 45 people, including Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Simmons and others, joined dancing after the dinner. The column also notes a Locust Valley birthday social, Hood College events, and various community notices across Frederick and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Airy
Frederick
Locust Valley
Clarence Fink
Daigman
Kathleen Rohrer
Avere
Paul Fink
Clarence McGaha
John H. Sigler
John W. Sigler
Ottie Ausherman
Jasper Younkins
Charles Axline
Austin Brandenburg
John Albright
Herbert Merryman
Ralph Sigler
Arden Webber
Clarence Violet
Sherwood Makenza
Nellie Rohrer
Deloris
Albright
Barbara Crouse
Betty Shultz
Carolina Fink
Kemp Sisters
Anna Mae Virginia
Ruby Dorothy
Evelyn
Ann Younkins
Beverly Ann Axline
Patsy Merryman
Ralph Rusherman
Leon Carty
Warren Simer
Conald Rohrer
Jimmy Albright
Hood Students Attend Play Day At G W U
Hood College sends about twenty five students to the mid winter triangle play day hosted by George Washington and Goucher at George Washington University in Washington. The group attends events in basketball fencing and badminton and will dine at the university before a George Washington versus Virginia Military Institute game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University
George Washington
Virginia Military Institute
Hood
Marion G. Smith
Barbara J. Feiker
Margaret L. Kohlenberger
Hood College Physical Education Department
Registrants Listed For Early Induction Local Draft Board One
Local Draft Board One announced a list of white registrants scheduled for induction soon. Names include James Emory Ellsworth Boyer of 122 West Sixth Street and John Joseph Murphy of Frederick Route 1, with James Franklin Barnhouse Point of Rocks Delmas Monroe Schroyer 18 East Street Robert Lee Foster 3 Second Avenue Brunswick Lewis Staley Schultz Frederick Route 5 Manville Ernest Kefauver Catonsville formerly of Middletown Otis Austin Whitmore Walkersville Route 1 and Philip Charles Tracey 256 South Carroll Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Emory Ellsworth Boyer
West Sixth Street
John Joseph Murphy
Frederick
James Franklin Barnhouse
Point of Rocks
Delmas Monroe Schroyer
East Street
Robert Lee Foster
Second Avenue
Brunswick
Lewis Staley Schultz
Manville Ernest Kefauver
Catonsville
Middletown
Otis Austin Whitmore
Walkersville
Philip Charles Tracey
South Carroll Street
Fighting Conditions In Libya Improve Amid British Cartels (Note: corrected to fit format. original title edge)
British Imperial forces shelled and dispersed Axis patrols in eastern Libya with substantial air support. Improved visibility allowed patrol activity on both sides to operate on a wider scale yesterday, according to the general headquarters communique.
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Cairo
Egypt
Libya
General Headquarters
Applications for New Auto Purchases Under War Rationing
Applicants may obtain authorization to buy new passenger automobiles as the county receives four cars for March. Each applicant must file a separate form with full name, address, occupation, garaging location, and eligibility details. The process requires justification of need, public value, and war effort relevance, with extra questions for individuals.
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Office of Price Administration
U.S
U. K
Harry A. Dobson Named Assessments Supervisor
The State Tax Commission named Harry A. Dobson of Westminster as Supervisor of Assessments for Carroll County to succeed the late George W. Brown. Four peers among Carroll County Commissioners favored Dobson, whose career includes four years as clerk to the police magistrate and six years as local assessor.
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Baltimore
State Tax Commission
Harry A. Dobson
Westminster
Carroll County
George W. Brown
Board of
Carroll County Commissioners
Dobson
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Senator Hatch
Community Chest
New York
Robert Linley Peace
G Horton Peace
Carroll Parkway
Alberta Brown
Hood College
The
College Cooperative Government Association
Coblentz Hall
Frederick City Hospital
Frederick Lions Club
Lions
Lionesses
Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church
Byron A. Winebrewer
Richard F. Simmons
Niemann A Brunk
Walter P. Feaga
Roger B. Wolfe
John W Wolfe
Raymond Shipley
Herman JC. Gubisch
Ross V. Smith
Samuel Royer, Jr
Thurmont
Atlantic City
Gary L. Utterback
Lewistown
Thirteenth Street
E. W. Pruitt
Eugene W. Pruitt
Fred L. Smith
Ross B. Smith
Camp Croft
S. C
Fort Ord
Calif
Jesse W. Nicholson
Chevy Chase
Dorothy
Mildred
Harrison Bates
Greenwe
Sorth Cornling
Corinne Tucker Bates
Robert D. Bates
Greenville
Shoreham Hotel
Washington
Frederick Bock Review Club
F. Earle Shriner
Rockwell Terrace
R. E. Delaplaine
Philip Wertheimer
Macon
Capt. Wertheimer
Camp Wheeler
Lula Buckey Clemson
D. Princeton Buckey
East
Patrick Street
Bluebird Records
South
Happy Fats and His
Heavenly Gospel Singers
St. Louis
Storm & Shipley
Uda Ole
RHONE
College Ave
Farmers & Mechanics National Bank
Frederick, MD
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Schick Electric
Robin
Schick
McCleery’s Jewelry Store
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