Teenager admits local robberies in Berwick case
Authorities say 17 year old James Lieby of Berwick, now residing in Frederick, admitted involvement in three garage and filling station robberies in the city weeks earlier. John Eisenhour, 23, of Berwick, was arrested as a conspirator in the December 31 General Penn Refining Co. robbery. Lieby claimed solo roles in two January 10 robberies with over $600 in equipment stolen. Equipment recovered includes an emery wheel a grinder drills and battery recharger.
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Berwick
Frederick
Horace M. Alexander
Corp
Elwood O’hara
State Police
Allen Bartgis
James Lieby
Lieby
John Eiisenhour
General Penn Refining Company
East Patrick Street
Russell Warfield
Condon Tobacco Store
Claude J
Hazel B. Neal
East Street
New Jersey
Berwick Police
Warfield
Hisenhour
Argentina Expected To Clean Up Spy Mess
London January 27 Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden said in the House of Commons Britain expected Argentina would sever diplomatic ties with the Axis and take immediate action against the Nazi spy network. Britian also anticipated expulsion of German and Japanese officials and ending enemy activity on Argentine soil.
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London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Argentina
Axis
Britain
Eden
Press division warns editors on safeguarding military secrets
Washington reports the advisory board of the censorship office urges editors to guard even minor military details as Europe nears a critical phase. They warn that slips or careless remarks could cost thousands of lives, amid wartime pressure. Also from Cairo to Piraeus, British planes attacked ships in the Aegean, sinking two and damaging others, with raids on Piraeus harbor and the main railway station.
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Washington
Censorship Office
Europe
Cairo
Van
Aegean Sea
Piraeus
Truants Rewarded For Halting Freight Train Switch
Two 9 year old boys Robert Mulnick Jr and Norman Burns stopped a freight train that could have derailed at a switch near the Airco Corp plant after alerting Harold Haulake who notified railroad men. They will receive 50 war bonds at a school assembly. They were playing hockey when it happened.
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Los Angeles
Robert Mulnick, Jr
Norman Burns
Harold Haulake
Airco Corp
Two-thirds Of Army To Be Overseas By Year End
Washington reports two thirds of the U S Army will be deployed overseas by year end as War Secretary Stimson outlines camp closings and reassignment to combat units. The plan doubles overseas forces, with many officers over 38 to be placed on inactive lists due to lack of suitable assignments. Replacements will come from civilians, then Women Army Corps, then other groups. Miss Margaret Eslinger of Hood College will leave for Indianapolis to join Eli Lilly as a chemist.
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Washington
America
Stimson
National Guard and Reserve Corps
Army
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Pine Camp
Fort Hayes
War Department
United States
Pearl Harbor
Army Corps
Hood
Margaret Eslinger
Hood College
Indianapolis
Eli Lilly Co
Miss Eslinger
Dickinson College
Carlisle
Ohio State University
Athens College
Athens
Ala
MacMurray College
Jacksonville
Ill
Post War Plans Outlined By Thurmont Men
Businessmen of Thurmont and surrounding community met Tuesday night to form a post war planning committee. Ross V. Smith as permanent chairman and a nine member slate set employment goals for returning veterans and defense workers. The group endorsed a five year road program funded by a $5 automobile tax and county levy increase, and nominated a special committee to oversee the road project. They urged prioritizing the Thurmont Foxville road and promised to inform citizens of forthcoming plans and invite ideas.
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Thurmont
Ross V. Smith
Floyd Blower
Ernest P. Hammaker
Clinton R. Waesche
Charles W. Reid
William J. Stoner
M. 0. Sawyer
Ross C. Firer
W. R. Kelly
Messrs
Hammaker, Waesche, Weybright and Sawyer
Frederick County Roads Board
Hammaker
Weybright
State Roads Commission
O'Conor
Foxville
Barbers Seek Higher Haircut Price In Philadelphia
Philadelphia barbers, pushing from 63 to 75 cents, asked public support today. Pasquale Lougon, president of the barbers union, said the move would allow elimination of offers for unnecessary treatments like massages and shampoos.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Barbers
Pasquale Lougon
Barbers’ Union
Bulgaria faces crisis like Italy's last July
Budapest dispatches said Bulgaria was nearing a crisis comparable to Italy's upheaval last July when Fascism fell. In Charles Town West Virginia Emma Van Meter, 77, a Shenandoah valley pioneer, died at her Leetown home after a six year illness, survived by two brothers Melvin and Noland.
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Bern
Switzerland
Budapest
Bulgaria
Italy
Charles Town
W. Va
Emma van Meter
Shenandoah Valley
Leetown
Melvin
Noland
Congressman Gifford Struck by Street Car in Washington
Rep. Charles L. Gifford, 73, a Massachusetts Republican, is in critical condition after being hit by a street car in Washington. He was injured while crossing a city street and received immediate medical care.
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Hurt Washington
Charles L. Gifford
Massachusetts
Olives Bigger, Not Martini Glasses, Says Sun Reporter
A Baltimore Evening Sun reporter toured downtown bars to test a claim that martinis were shrinking. He found the glasses unchanged. what changed were the olives, which are bigger now.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Evening Sun
Quail fall through church window in Abbeville incident
Ham and Abbeville Ga January 27 J K Ham editor of the Abbeville Chronicle bagged five quail without firing a gun. During services at a country church birds flew against a window breaking the glass and fell inside Ham picked them up.
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Abbeville, Ga
J. K. Ham
Abbeville
Heavy Battle Anticipated After Nelluno Landing
Secretary of War Stimson warned a heavy battle may unfold south of Rome as German forces try to push Allied troops back into the sea after the Nelluno landing. He said Allied positions are favorable but expected strong German reaction to sever Rome’s links to the southern front. He noted initial landings showed tactical surprise with minimal beach opposition and few casualties from mines.
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Washington
Rome
Nelluno
Stimson
Italy
Charles A Six Dies Suddenly in Frederick
Charles Augustus Six longtime city grocer aged 67 died suddenly at 8 15 this morning at home 531 North Bentz street from a heart condition He had run a grocery for 32 years with 26 at the present residence He was a charter member of Frederick Aerie 1067 Eagles and tied to local politics He is survived by his wife and a large family Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 30 pm at 106 East Church Street Mt Olivet Cemetery Etchison Son Funeral Directors
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Charles Augustus Six
North Bentz Street
Mr. Six
Frederick Aerie
Order of Eagles
Independent Hose Company
Six
House of Delegates
John S
Georgianna Hamilton
Beatrice Roberts
Lewis G. Bartgis
William E. Littig
Charles E. Heffner
Charles F. King
Lillian M
Sarah L
Barbara A
Shirley L
Charles L
Baltimore
John A
Laurel
Arthur
Frederick
Osborne E
Washington
Gertrude Humphries
Clara Etter
East Church Street
Mt. Olivet Cemtery
M.R. Etchison and Son
British Prisoners on Jap Transport Lost
War Office announced Japan sank a transport carrying British prisoners of war from Java on November 28, 1943. A list of victims was received from the Japanese government and urgent inquiries are being made into the sinking’s circumstances.
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London
Java
War Office
False Alarm Triggers Wave of Calls in Memphis
Hundreds of calls flooded the Commercial Appeal and police switchboards as residents asked if the war was over or bombs had fallen. The confusion stemmed from a railroad engine whistle that became stuck and rang continuously overnight.
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Memphis
Hitler
Russians Reach Luga River as Germans Fall Back
London's dispatch reports Stalin announcing Leningrad freed by Govorov and Meretskov offensive. Soviets reach Luga river west of Novgorod as German forces withdraw 40 to 60 miles, with more towns freed and rail lines under threat. The front drives threaten to trap about 250,000 Nazi troops south of Leningrad.
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London
Joseph Stalin
Leningrad
Leonid A. Goveroy
K. A. Meretskov
Moscow
Luga River
Novgorod
Pravda
Leonid A. Govorov
Volkhov
Luga
Vitebsk
Red
Russia
Tosno
Luban
Chudove
Byrd cites wartime waste and sprawling bureaucracy
Senator Harry F. Byrd tells the New Jersey Taxpayers Association that inefficiency and a sprawling government bureaucracy have raised war costs. He warns that if the current budget is enacted, total war appropriations could reach 428 billion dollars, with a net federal debt of 358 billion by July 1, 1946. He notes the civilian payroll exceeds eight billion dollars and calls for more focus on private enterprise.
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Newark
N. J
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Byrd
Joint Congressional Economy Committee
New Jersey Taxpayers Association
Roosevelt
Congress
Washington
Armed Services
United States
New Type Plane Tire Tested in Hari Florida
A new airplane tire aimed at reducing landing shock was tested in Hari Florida by Eastern Air Lines and the B F Goodrich Rubber Co. The test used a tire type designed to lessen impact upon touchdown.
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Hari
Fla
Eastern Air Lines
B. F. i Goodrich Rubber Co
OPA raises February meat point values and cheese costs
The Office of Price Administration announced February ration value increases for most beef, lamb, veal cuts and canned meats, with pork and cheese seeing boosts as well. Butter remains 16 points. lard rises to three points per pound. oysters stay the same and canned fish drops four points.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Chester Bowles
Ribbentrop rails at Argentina over US bend in ties
German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop condemned Argentina for severing diplomatic relations with the Axis and warned that England would be the loser, not Germany, in the fallout of Buenos Aires swapping sides with the United States.
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London
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Argentina
United States
England
Germany
Halt Movement Merchant Fleet
Buenos Aires reports freezing all merchant fleet movements as Argentina breaks diplomatic ties with the Axis. Vessels ordered to remain in port until new orders, with protection concerns and possible convoy plans implied. Disruptions extend to communications as Transocean and Pampero face closure amid the shift.
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Buenos Aires
Ramires
Atlanta
Germany
Transocean
Pampero
Allies Make Burma Gains In World War II Drive
Allied ground forces aided by air support advanced in Burma, inflicting casualties on Japanese units in the Chin Hills and making progress on the Mayu peninsula. The southwestern thrust toward Akyab pushed south of Rekhat Chaung, near Maungdaw, amid determined resistance. Counterattacks near Rasabil were repelled as the Chin Hills plan targets Chindwin river logistics. The report notes no public dance will be held to observe President Roosevelt's birthday.
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New Delhi
Burma
Chin Hills
Mayu
Akyab
Rekhat Chaung
Rne
Maungdaw
Southeast Asia
Rasabil
Chindwin River
Kyaukehaw
Roosevelt
Tamu
Frederick
National Foundation
Frederick Covilians
Sears and Roebuck
West Patrick Street
Injured Soldier Transferred After Auto Crash Near Fort Monmouth
Pvt. Frank W. Widmann son of Mrs. T. E. Halpin of 8 East Fourteen Street sustained leg and hip fractures in an automobile accident at 5 am on Tuesday while en route to Fort Monmouth New Jersey. He was taken to Northampton General Hospital where his condition was reported good and he was to be transferred to Fort Monmouth Tuesday evening.
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Frank W. Widmann
T. E. Halpin
East Fourteen) Street
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Porthamption General Hospital
Hagberg Ordered To U S Naval Academy
Annapolis January 27 Cmdr Oscar E Hagberg USN of Falls Church VA a end and full back on Navy teams in the late 1920s and later assistant coach has been assigned to duty at the Naval Academy the superintendents office told the Associated Press today Hagberg had been mentioned as the candidate to succeed Capt John E Wheichel as Navy s head football coach
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Annapolis
Oscar E. Hagberg
USN
Follansbec
W. Va
Navy
Naval Academy
Associated Press
Hagberg
John E. Wheichel
First German Counter Blow Smashed By Allied Army
Allied forces halted a German counter attack south of Rome, destroying armor and pushing back the Hermann Goering division. Fifth Army units pressed toward Littoria and Cassino, with French and American troops advancing in the Cassino area as naval guns pounded coastal roads and German supply routes.
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Algiers
Rome
Harold Alexander
Mediterranean
Herman Goering
Littoria
Pontine Marsh
Hermann Goering
Fifth Army
Liboria
Cassino
Lirt Valley
Mt. I Lago
Sant Bila
Secco Sivey
Cassino-Alloa
Mt. Belvedere
Mt. Cairo
Germany
Formia
Japs Bombed Their Own Bougainville Positions
Bougainville near Empress Augusta Bay came under Japanese airstrike at night as 12 bombs fell on their own positions. A U S Navy spokesman noted one Japanese aircraft was shot down in the bay by American anti aircraft fire.
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Sundalcanal
Solomons
Bougainvile
Empress Augusta Bay
Naval
Malnutrition On Tax Front Morgenthau Says
Secretary Morgenthau hinted at possible tax changes while joking about malnutrition on the tax front at his Washington press conference. In a separate note, George N. Briggs was indicted on forgery false pretense and mail fraud related to the Hopkins letter and scheduled for arraignment Monday before Chief Justice Edward Eicker.
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Morgenthau
Washington
The
Treasury
George N. Briggs
Hopkins
Edward Eicker
Federal District Court
Justice Department
Liberia declares war on Germany and Japan
The British Foreign Office said Liberia, the West African republic, declared war on Germany and Japan yesterday.
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London
British Foreign Office
Liberia
Africa
Germany
Japan
Man Aid After Slip on Orange Peel in Street Car
Too Helpful Los Angeles January 27 reports Ralph A. Henderson slipped on an orange peel aboard a street car and fell. Two men assisted him to his feet and at a receiving hospital he told police the men helped themselves to his wallet, allegedly containing nine dollars and sixteen cents.
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Los Angeles
Ralph A. Henderson
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Foxville Highway
Ham
Charles A. Six
U. S
War Production Board
Chungking
Kweichih
Yangtze River
Anhwei
Central China News Agency
Pacific
New York
U.S
Bougainville
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