Murder charge sought in Mrs Norwood slaying at Prices Distillery
County and state police pursue on the spot inquiry into the death of Mrs Laura Norwood near Urbana, with John Richardson in jail without bond. Autopsy cites a right chest bullet wound and a .22 caliber bullet recovered. Richardson provides no cohesive account as investigators question him at the scene. Funeral arrangements set for Saturday. Navy bulletin reports bombed a Japanese destroyer near Bougainville and eight enemy planes shot down in Shortland Island area.
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Laura Norwood
Price
John Richardson
State Board of Medical Examiners
Norwood
Richardson
Stats
Sheriff’s Office
Witz
Charles M. Norwood
Prices
Green Valley
Urbana
Montgomery County
Washington
Navy
Bougainville Island
Solomons
Shortland Island
South Pacific
United States
Manda
New Gours
Cape Friendship
Munda
Alexander M. Patch
United States Army
Umed
Guadalcanal
Patch
Alexander A. Vandegrift
United States Marine Corps
Frederick City Hospital Trustees Elect Officers
At the annual meeting the Frederick City Hospital trustees re elected officers for the year: President emeritus Jacob Rohrbach. president William A Storm. vice president F Ross Myers. treasurer D Ralph Zimmerman. secretary W Clinton McSherry. Zimmerman reported finances and other reports were heard. Attending were J Richard Ramsburg Samuel H Rosenstock J Welty Farnney Cy F Bowers R E Delan and Harry J Lebherz.
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Frederick City Hospital
Jacob Rohrbach
William A. Storm
F. Ross Myers
D. Ralph Zimmerman
W. Clinton McSherry
J. Welty Fanrney
F. Bowers
R. E. Delan
Harry J Lebherz
Baltimore Manpower Area Expanded to Entire State
The Baltimore manpower area will include Maryland, announced by regional director Dillard B. Lasseter. Lawrence B. Feneman will head the new area with offices in Baltimore, joining existing regions in Cumberland and Hagerstown and assisting employers and workers with local workforce issues.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Dillard B. Lasseter
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
District of Columbia
Lasseter
Lawrence B. Fenneman
Cumberland
Hagerstown
WMC
Elxton
Navy to issue daily casualty lists in war notice
The Navy announced on January 21 that casualties from the Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard will be listed daily instead of in periodic accumulations. The first daily list names 14 killed 15 wounded and 43 missing and was prepared yesterday. Next of kin will not be notified before public release.
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Washington
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Jap Positions Are Crumbling Near Sanananda Point
Allied headquarters in Australia reports Japanese positions in the Sanananda Point area of New Guinea crumbling under steady jungle attacks. An enemy pocket northwest of the Sanananda road and near Giruwa to Tarakena is said to be breaking, with inland road groups still fighting.
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Australia
Idan
Sanananda Point
New Guinea
Sanananda Road
Giruwa
Tarakena
Tetum
Lae
Finsch‘Thafen
Madang
Cape Gloucester
Gasmata
New Britain
Rear Admiral Eliot Buckmaster Identified At Blood Center
In Kansas City on January twenty one a volunteer donor wore a naval uniform bearing the name Buckmaster. Staff later learned the man was Rear Admiral Eliot Buckmaster, commander of the aircraft carrier Yorktown sunk in the Pacific.
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Kansas City
Naval U
Buckmaster
Eliot Buckmaster
Yorktown
Pacific
Dentist and inventor Lee Lewis dies after porch fall
Chicago reports dentist and World War I gas innovator MW Lee Lewis aged 64 died in Evanston hospital following injuries from a fall from his second story porch Tuesday. He had developed the Lewisite agent used by Allied armies.
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Chicago
Lee Lewis
Evanston
Transport Plane Wreck Kills 35
A transport plane crash off the coast of Dutch Guiana in South America killed 35 people on January 15. Major General Harold L. George announced the loss, listing 26 passengers and nine crew members including Major Eric M. Knight and several FBI and State Department officials among the deceased.
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Washington
Army
Dutch Guiana
South America
Harold L. George
Air Transport Command
Eric M. Knight
Pleasant Valley
William Hodson
New York
State Department
P. E. Foxworth
Federal Bureau of Investigation
F. D. Harberfeld
United Nations Bombers Attack Targets In Burma
United States heavy bombers hit railway installations at Thazi in central Burma marking another raid as part of daily assaults on Japanese bases. RAF bombers struck Toungoo airdrome and Akyab Island while daylight attacks targeted trains in Magwe and other locations. Wellington crews were said to bomb Heho airdrome and the Myingwan railway junction.
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New Delhi
United States
Thazi
Burma
Mandalay
India
Toungoo
Akyab Island
Magne
Medin
Wellington
Heho Aidrome
Myingwan
Five Axis Subs Sunk In South Atlantic
Rear Admiral Jonas H. Ingram announced that five Axis submarines were sunk in the South Atlantic in the last month. He also said a German surface raider was intercepted in these waters and scuttled by her crew in the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio de Janeiro
Jonas H. Ingram
United States
South Atlantic
Ingram
Woman's Body Found in Baltimore Ravine
unidentified woman found dead about a week in a shallow ravine near Holabird Avenue and Ponce Street. Police located a welfare department stationery letter in a pocket and the name Mary O Connor of Baltimore appeared on it.
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Baltimore
Holabird Avenue
Ponea Street
Department of Welfare
Mary O'Conor
Baiimore
Fire Attacks Five-Story Pascal Hotel in Peoria
A fire attacked the five story Pascal hotel in Peoria's business district this morning injuring at least eight persons. Local authorities suspect arson as investigators sweep the scene and secure the area. Firefighters battled the blaze for hours as passengers and guests were evacuated from the building.
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Peoria
Vleas
Eighth Army Advances Toward Tripoli Across Tunisian Front
The British Eighth Army extended its advance from Nefusa Ridge toward the coast likely within 33 miles of Tripoli. Montgomer y reports close contact with retreating Axis forces as air attacks increase and Axis defenses show disorganization. Meanwhile Allied bombers strike Tripoli harbor and sink two ships off Tunisia with another damaged. Italian communiques claim 1,300 prisoners taken and consolidation of gains on the Tunisian front.
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London
Eighth Army
Rommel
Nefusa
Tripoli
Tarhuna
Homs
Cairo
Pont du Fahs
Fort la Fahs
Mussolini
Tunisian
Aegean
Wildcat Mine Strike Ends as Miners Return to Work
The Pennsylvania anthracite wildcat strike ends with most miners resuming duties hours before President Roosevelt's back to work deadline. About 3,000 idle remain, as locals vote on meetings and several mines open or stay idle. no violence reported and government threatened necessary steps to reopen.
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Wilkes Barre
Padan
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
South Wilkestake
Woodward
Juber
Lance
Glen Alden Company
Prospect
Two Drivers Fail To Appear For Hearing
Two rectorists cited to appear before the Wart Price and Rationing Board for hearings on "pleasure driving" charges failed to appear. Officials said the panel would decide action tomorrow and indicated immediate steps may follow in both cases. First hearings scheduled after the new edict.
Property Sold in Willard Estate Public Sale
The late Mrs Emma V Willard property at Dill and College avenues was sold at court house for 7270 to Mr and Mrs Austin Foland. The two story brick dwelling has seven rooms and a garage, fronts about 49 feet on Dill and extends 168 feet back toward College. Executors Arthur D Willard and Paul C Willard conducted the sale with Emmett B. Bowus as auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma V Willard
Dill Avenue
College Avenue
Court House
Austin Foland
Dit Avenue
Dudge
Arthur D. Willard
Paul C. Willard
Emmett BR. Bow Us
Nazi Peace Feeler In 1940 Described By Davies
Joseph E Davies, former ambassador to Russia, recounts at a town hall how Nazi spokesmen in 1940 proposed a peace that would retire Hitler yet let Germany keep its dominance in Europe. He said the offer, delivered by men with credentials from leading U.S. bankers, aimed to force a broader German-led order while avoiding direct conflict. Davies reported he refused to present the message to the President or Hull and alerted the State Department.
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Los Angeles
Hitler
Germany
Europe
Joseph E. Davies
Russia
Davies
New York
Hiller
Hull
Department of State
England
Britain
Sheir
Frederick Denied Priority to Buy Stoker for Disposal Plant
Frederick City faced a denial from the War Production Board of priority rights to purchase a stoker for its disposal plant. The city had planned to switch from fuel oil to coal with a $30 purchase from Frederick Iron and Steel, aiming to replace the oil burner during the emergency and relocate the stoker later. The WPB cited limited stock and suggested greases or other options. officials indicated ongoing discussions and possible future efforts to secure stokers, while recognizing the city's cooperation on power formerly used for street lights.
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Incioerator
Frederick City
Board of Aldermen
Frederick Iron and Steel Company
Lingeanore Fitratia
City
oMd
Mee Wicipality
Freterick Iren and Steel Company
Retreading Of Men Suits Demonstrated To Club
A two day clothing school in Frederick teaches mending methods for men’s suits and making new garments from salvaged material. Miss Helen Shelby demonstrates darning retreading and reinforcement techniques to home demonstration agents from Frederick Washington Carroll and Howard counties.
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Frederick
Fred Trick
Washington, Carroll
Howard Counties
Helen ‘Shelby
Neo Ems
Shelby
Said
Mildred Flannigan
Howard
Ardith Martin
Washington County
Adeline Hoffman
Carroll County
Vaumimerty
Edward F. Holter
Middletown
Elmer E. Thomas
Frederick County Federation of Rural Women's Clubs
Canned Baby Foods Also To Be Rationed
Washington announces that many canned baby foods will be rationed under the point system as part of planned rationing of processed fruits and vegetables. Harold B. Rowe, head of the foods rationing division, says the inclusion aims to guard supplies and does not necessarily indicate shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Harlod B. Rowe
OPA‘: Foods Rationing Division
OPA
Rowe
Fire destroys 23 barracks at Camp Carson in Colorado Springs
Fire swept Camp Carson today destroying 23 internment camp buildings. No injuries were reported as flames reached storage, officials said the cause and total damage remain under investigation.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Camp Carson Am
eMierre
Colorado
Buying Is Light in New York Stock Action
In New York on January 21 buyers portank rights of their stock market fare as mild gains extended a belated recovery. Early trading showed light activity with slow dealings, but minor advances emerged around the fourth hour and several issues moved up slightly.
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New York
Moscow Says 250000 Of These Have Been Killed
Qondan Jan Ut 14 - Reetern quoted a Moscow radio broadcast saying German casualties in the Soviet Russian frontier fighting in the past six weeks totaled 734 408 with 250 000 dead. Soviet shock troops pushed west toward Rostov, as German efforts to hold the Manych line faltered. Russian detachments seized key positions while Germans blew bridges and laid mines in retreat. The drive aimed to isolate the Anis Army in the Caucasus with Rostov Kharkov Voroshilovgrad and Maikop oil fields among objectives amid continuous hard fighting along the front.
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Qondan
Jan
Reetern
Moscow
Mogeow
Manych
Selsk
Rostov
Axstadt
Manyeh
Don J Milus
Rea
Voroghilavgrad
Maikop
Caucasus
Lake Lattoga
Rugaiang
Leningrad
Lake Umen
Stalingrad
No 4 Coupon Valid Friday Opens Gasoline Rationing Relief
Filling station operators report No 4 ration coupons will be valid Friday easing a tight gasoline supply. Drivers have nearly exhausted No 4 quotas amid a past ban on pleasure driving, with some stations already seeing near zero stock. Renewals of B and C books are due, and inspections continue, sometimes costing dollars for tire checks.
Arbitration Award Recognizes Right to Lay Off Union Members
New York January 21 an arbitration committee named to settle a dispute between the Newspaper and Mail Deliveries Union and the Publishers Association of New York has announced an award recognizing the publishers' right to lay off union members for economy of business reasons.
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New York
Publishers Association of New York
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C. M. Norwood
Ary Arenas
Ermerarsea
Uarmy
James W. Seeger
Albert L. Seeman
E. Henryson
S S& Opsvance
Charles W. Campbell
Robert B. Walker
John P. Girline
Thomas L. Gallagher
Russell A. Bachman
Robert M. Stofler
Ellis M. Roberts, Sr
Carl A. Mat
Ted
Charles S. Shively
Max Soloman
Charles S. Roberts, Jr
Heyward O. Wylis
Oscar Spahr
Basil BD. Gallagher
Donald C. Mar
Tin
Peter D. Barnhart
Morris Lewis
Charles H. Brown
The
California-Arabian Oil Company
B. H.dally
T. M. Wagner
J. E. Vos
J. M. Kane
CF. Quisenberry
Leonard la Frank
L. J. Moriarity
E. Demp
United Nations
Axis
Albert Vernon Trout
Ius
Stoker
WPH
WPB
Jesse Hammerly
Miss Shelby
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