Enters Plea Of Guilty To 2d Degree Murder
Russell A. Robertson 20, truck driver from Plane No. 4 near Frederick, pleaded guilty in Circuit Court to second degree murder in the robbery slaying of 80 year old storekeeper John Henry Gillis. He changed from not guilty as jurors were being selected. judges planned to pass sentence later. Maximum penalty is 18 years. Co-defendant Lewis Kline 47, charged with burglary and accessory after the fact, will be tried later.
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Hagerstown
Russell A. Robertson
Frederick
Robertson
D. Lindley Sloan
William A. Husser
Joseph D. Mish
John Henry Gillis
Lewis Kline
Giraud To Arrive Today
General Henri Giraud arrives in Washington for a White House meeting with President Roosevelt at 4:30 p.m. Accompanied by his staff, Giraud will stay at Blair House and discuss wartime strategy with Admiral Leahy and the Anglo American Chiefs of Staff.
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Washington
Henri Giraud
North Africa
French Committee For National Liberation
White House
Roosevelt
Giraud
Staf
Mr. Roosevelt
Allo Alll
William D Leahy
Leahy
Blair House
Executive Mansion
Roosevelt Sends China Greetings on Sixth Anniversary
President Roosevelt sent a brief radio greeting to the people of China on the sixth anniversary of their resistance to Japanese aggression. The message, transmitted from San Francisco to Chungking, echoed previous addresses and asserted that U S promises are kept and pledges redeemed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
China
San Francisco
Chungking
United States
Submarine sunk off Solomons by NZ crew
Prime Minister Peter Fraser said a Hudson bomber crew from Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands sank a large Japanese submarine. He added another enemy submarine was sunk in a separate successful attack.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Prme
Peter Frazer
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Fraser
Collegian Orders Unusual Sandwich at Temple University
In Philadelphia on July 7 Joe Wild, a sandwich seller catering to Temple University students, believed he had fulfilled every request until a collegian ordered a tomato liverwurst apple jelly and mayonnaise combination on raisin bread, a quirky request amid a heat wave.
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Philatelphia
Joe Wild
Temple University
Hearing Set On Water From Carroll Creek For Camp Detrick
City and county officials plan to attend a Monday hearing in Baltimore on drawing about 230000 gallons daily from Carroll creek near Montevue springs for Camp Detrick. Officials stressed most water will come from Montevue overflow, with potential small reservoir nearby and water diverted to sanitary sewerage, not returned to the creek.
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Baltimore
Carroll Creek
Montevue Springs
Detrick Field
Hugh V. Gitlinger
L. E. McReynolds
Hf Porgussa Camgens
Camp Detrick
Montevue Spring
Rock Creek
Gittinger
E. Austin James
Board of County Commissioners
Water Resources Commission of
State Department of Health
Public Service Commission
Dempsey Awarded Divorce Decree
White Plains November 7 1947 Lieutenant Commander William Harrison Dempsey of the U S Coast Guard Reserve former heavyweight boxing champion was granted an interlocutory divorce from Hannah Williams Dempsey a former musical comedy actress Referee J Addison Young heard the case last month and found the charge of wife's infidelity proven beyond doubt Dempsey named Benny Woodall as corespondent Detectives testified to Hannah Dempsey and Woodall seen together in a Los Angeles bungalow Custody and other matters to be considered after findings by attorneys
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White Plains
William Harrison Dempsey
U. S. Coast Guard Reserve
Hannah Williams Dempsey
J. Addison Young
Supreme Court
Dempsey
Los Angeles
Benny Woodall
Lew Jenkins
Hannah Dempsey
Woodall
Young
Wreck on B and O near Confluence delays main line
A Baltimore and Ohio freight train derailed near Confluence Pennsylvania shortly before midnight delaying traffic on the Cumberland Maryland to Pittsburgh line. Train crew reported none injured and the Pittsburgh office issued the update.
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C. Confluence
Trafic
Cumberland, Md
Pittsburgh
Soldier Who Lost Both Legs Returns Home Walking
Pvt. George Ramsburg, of Creagerstown, returned home on a 15 day furlough walking, the first sight of him since he left for Army duty in March 1942. He served in the South Pacific and is now assigned to military police in Cincinnati, Ohio. His brother Pvt. William Ramsburg had visited earlier and planned to return to Nashville.
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Southern Pacific
Mic
George Ramsburg
Creagerstown
Agan
Ramsburg
William Ramsburg
Nashville
Tenn
South Seas
Guly
Cincinnati
Red Cross Blood Donor Unit Visits Frederick for 3 Days
The Red Cross Blood Donor unit will visit Frederick for three days Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday July 20 21 22 to collect 450 pints of blood. Volunteers aged 18 to 60 are urged to make appointments promptly to fill the three day schedule. Co chairs Mrs Holmes D Baker and Charles K Taylor lead the drive with hours from two to eight on Tuesday and from ten to four on Thursday.
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Europe
Red Cross
Frederick
Pacific
Holmes D Baker
Charles K. Taylor
Taylor
Jgi
A. C. Sting
W. H
Anders
Fiero
Daluiaie
Loin
New Jersey
House Stand for Abolition of Government Crop Insurance
In Washington on July 7 the House refused to move from its demand to abolish the government crop insurance program and challenged the Senate to back down or face a deficiency appropriation, a confrontation over the program’s fate.
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Washington
House
Senate
Town clock confusion stirs residents with fast, slow readings
Early this morning the town clock ran 10 to 15 minutes fast causing residents to rely on the timepiece. By shortly after noon, the erratic readings reversed and the clock appeared to be slow or misset, leaving locals unsure of the correct time.
Early Blow At Japan Urged By Gen. Chiang
Chungking July 7 Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek urged the United Nations to strike Japan at once to shorten the war and reduce the cost of final victory. He said delaying would make defeat harder and longer. Prime Minister Churchill, in London, praised Allied gains and said the pattern of events was clear. Chiang declared the current year decisive and pledged continued sustained victories to drive out the invaders.
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Chungking
Chiang Kai-Shek
United Nations
Japan
China
Rube eaWen WU de
London
Churchill
North
Africa
Yangtze
Chiang
Coffee Bonus For Large Coffee Users Announced
Washington reports a 20 percent coffee bonus for large institutional users such as restaurants hotels and boarding houses. The Office of Price Administration notes improved shipping and higher green coffee stocks since rationing began enabling the September October allotments to include the extra allowance. The bonus applies to July August bases but excludes certain setup ones including dormitory cafeteria and other in-house users who obtained rations via ration checks.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Tne
Scattered selling tightens markets as miners idle in region
In New York trading today investors pushed prices down with intermittent tape losses. In Brownsville along the Monongahela river roving pickets closed four mines and blocked four more from reopening, idling nearly 5,000 miners who planned to work.
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New York
Pittsburgh
Brownsville
Monongahela River
New Oil Fields Found Near Baku Report
The government paper Tavestia announces discovery of new oil fields in Azerbaijan connected to become second in importance to Baku. The fields are noted for large quantity and high quality aviation gasoline potential, elevating regional energy significance.
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Moscow
Tavestia
Baku
Call By Board One For Final Examination July Draft
Draft Board One released a July call for about 105 men to report for probable induction in Baltimore. The list includes Frederick city men such as Francis Hoffman and James Dunn, plus Sheldon Burns of Baltimore. many are in the third deferment category with few children.
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Baltimore
Mta
Draft Board One
J Z. Hightman
Sheldon H. Burys
Frederick County
Hilwh Knob
Frederick
Francis Leo Hoffman
East Seventh Street
Tonn Steel We
White House executive clerk found dead in hotel apartment
Rudolph Forster long time executive clerk at the White House and an assistant to the president was found dead in bed at his Wardman Park hotel apartment. The House physician said Forster 70 apparently suffered a heart attack in his sleep. Since his wife’s death four years ago he had lived alone at the Wardman Park hotel in Washington. A Washington banker survives.
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Washington
Rudolph Forster
White House
Way Piceidtuk
Wardman Park
Forster
Warlea
Aste
Drier
Germans send fresh force toward Dolecareee Island
London reports via Riders radio that German units moved toward Dolecareee Island, a potential Allied stepping stone to an invasion route. Berlin claims Yugoslav and Greek guerrillas have been wiped out as another move to strengthen Axis defenses.
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London
Te Riders Radio
Dolecareee
Balkans
Berlin
Germans Push In Kursk Area Amid Heavy Casualties
German claims of breakthrough along the Kursk bulge cite significant gains near Orel and Beleino, while Soviet reports warn of heavy losses on both sides. German armor advances press Russians to abandon towns as fronts shift, with casualties mounting and air activity focusing on direct battlefield support.
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Berlin
Kursk Arta
Moscow
Daly
Germaan
Hussyins
Belforad
Red Army
SBC
Unis
Haivy
Mtsensk
Orel
Tula
Fathers May Be Called To Meet September Draft Quota
Col Henry C. Stanwood, Maryland draft director, predicted that fathers may be drafted in September. He said August quotas will exhaust current registrants except childless men, with deferments tightened to delay father calls as long as possible. Stanwood noted some industries will revise replacement schedules to cover essential workers and single men previously deferred.
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Baltimore
Henry C. Stanwood
Selective Service
Maryland
Statevoud
Jock
Free State
Singie
Col Slanwood
War Labor Board authorizes 9 percent salary raise
Wachington, with Koppert Coal Division in Pittsburgh, was authorized by the War Labor Board to grant a 9 percent raise to about three non union salaried employees.
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Wachington
Diciern Gas and Fuel Associate
Koppert Coal Division
Pitzburgh
War Labor Board
Navy says enemy shore batteries failed to reply last night
An American naval task force bombarded Kiska Island last night as part of the South Pacific offensive. The Helena, a 9,700ton light cruiser, was sunk in the July 6 battle near Kula Gulf. two Japanese ships were probably sunk and several more damaged.
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Navy
Washimpton
Kiska Island
United States
South Pacific
North Pacific
Kula Gulf
Helena
Charles Parcel Cecil
Louisville
Claiw
Peart Harbor
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Balroko Harbor
New Georgia Island
Rendove Island
U. S. S. Helena
Kahili
Army Liberator
Itp
Army Liberators
Buka Island
United Sivies
Kiska
Audible All Clear Signals Permissible For Maryland
Baltimore reports a revision of Army air raid regulations to allow audible all clear signals in the Third Service Command if states want the change. W Frank Tobe announced a July 19 test of a 15 second blast as the signal. Maryland Defense Council adopted Army dim-out rules for Wicomico Somerset Worcester counties to empower state officers and courts to punish dim-out violators.
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Baltimore
Third Service Command
W. Frank Tobe
Maryiend Coaucach Defense
Roberts
Maryland Defense Council
Army
Wicomico
Somerset
Worcester
Police Probe Discharge of Gun on West Sixth Street
Police search for Robert Alley a Virginian resident after a shotgun was fired into a West Sixth Street ceiling and later discharged on the street. Alley had vanished as officers arrived with no clear suspect and reports say his wife had been missing but was later believed found in Frederick.
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City
West Sixth Street
Robert Alley
Frederick
Alley
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