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News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1944

Page

8

Weekend City Police Arrests Leads to Multiple Charges

Dozens arrested over the weekend face varied charges from drunkenness and peace disturbances to destruction of property and indecent exposure. Among those named are Sponseller, Welty, Cook Jr, and Keith, with numerous others cited across Brunswick and nearby streets in a carnival roundup.

Willard L. Sponsejler East Potomac Street Brunswick Oolice Walter Winchell Frank Dorsey South Carroll Street Sponseller Irvin Welty West Sixth Street Allen Bartgis Sergt Austin L. Heffner Welty Charles Cook McMurray Street Cook A. P. Jones Arthur Haller Austin Arnold South Market Street John Stephens Nannie Frith Charles Town W. Va Harry Engle New Market Guy Bartholow Franklin Street Marian Feaga Frank A. Grove West Patrick Street Charles Whitting Klinehart Alley LeRoy Weedon Jefferson Robert Tyler Frederick Paul Green Sjamsville John Edna Renner Middle Alley Oliver Miller Mary Stonesypher Alice Keeney Frances Blank Minnie Barker John W. Crone Middletown Frank Crebbs Yellow Springs Worley Watts Monrovia Winford Bieh Carl C. Bell West Fifth Street

Sunday Evening Sermon in Baker Park Sermon on Grace

Rev. C Robert Sutton of All Saints Parish preached at the Sunday evening union song service in Baker Park on grace and reliance on God. He warned that confidence in self can fail, urging faith in Christ's grace for righteousness despite unworthiness. The service included invocation, hymns, Bible lesson, prayer, sermon, and benediction with music by St Barnabas and Timothy’s chapels choirs.

Robert Sutton All Saints Parish Baker Park Mr. Sutton Peter God St. Paul Martin Luther Christ Episcopal Church Seemel S. Johnston Ralph E. Hartman H. L. G. Kieffer St. Barnabas Timothy's

Lortz Receives Medals After Army Induction

Pvt. Lortz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Irving R. Lortz of Route 5 Frederick, was inducted into the Army on March 9. He is stationed at Fort Knox Kentucky in the A R T C and has earned medals for expert marksmanship with rifle and machine gun.

Pvt. Lortz Irving R. Lortz Route 5 Frederick Army Fort Knox

Contingent Of Wacs In Normandy Arrives at Beachhead

A 49 enlisted WAC detachment and six officers arrived in Normandy to join forward communications duties. The unit traveled from 23 states and settled under canvas near an old chateau, two days after storming the beachhead alongside GI brothers who entered France weeks earlier.

Normandy WAC States France

Burglars Steal 500 From Mrs Harris In Baltimore Home

Four chains and four padlocks failed to deter thieves who took $500 in cash, insurance policies, and valuables from Mrs. Doris Harris at 12637 W. North Ave. Baltimore. The loot was stored in a steel box tied to the bed. the bed itself was left behind.

Baltimore Doris Harris North Ave

Bombers Hit Guam and Rota for Twelfth Straight Day

US Navy release says carrier aircraft bombed Guam and Rota islands in the Marianas for the twelfth straight day. Rockets and bombs damaged buildings and bivouac areas at Guam. a dive bomber was shot down but rescued. A direct hit struck automotive and railroad targets at Rota.

U. S. Fleet Pearl Harbor Guam Rota Marianas Adm Chester W. Nimitz United States Naval Base

French Partisans Hold 140-Square-Mile Front Near France

A visitor reports French Partisans controlling a roughly 140 square mile zone near the Swiss frontier, within striking distance of Vichy. They patrol away from bases, sabotage railways and factories, and kidnap small German units, aided by stolen German equipment and some British and French gear.

Switzerland France Vichy Normandy

Unusual Garnet Easter Egg Lays in Doubs Hen

A hen owned by M. L. Cordell of Doubs laid an egg that appeared colored for Easter. The egg was garnet colored and bore what looked like a single letter, making it an odd and eye catching find for Friday.

M. L. Cordell Doubs

14 000 More Japs Killed In China

Chungking reports the Chinese High Command claims 14 000 Japanese deaths in the Hengyang area during June 23 to July 14 while noting Japanese offensives in Kwangting province near Yingtak. Foreign observers questioned the tally though acknowledged heavy combat and slowed Japanese advance toward Hunan.

Chungking High Command Canton-Hankow Hengyang Jjuly Kwangting Province Yingtak Canton Hunan

DeGrange Family Swells War Unit List With Three Sent Abroad

The DeGrange family from 33 East Fifth Street has 13 children, four serving or drafted for World War II. Walter DeGrange, 18, drafted March 1 and stationed at Fort Custer. Harlen DeGrange, drafted March 17, at Aberdeen Proving Grounds. Elwood DeGrange, called March 1, 1943, sent to Kansas. Merkle DeGrange wounded on D-Day in England. Richard DeGrange in France with the 29th Division. Lee DeGrange fighting in the Pacific. Two daughters at home. several others either overage, farming, or rejected for service.

New Guinea Normandy Mary Kline DeGrange Walter Fort Custer Battle Creek Mich Harlen DeGrange Aberdeen Proving Grounds Elwood DeGrange Kansas Melvin DeGrange Ust Frederick Iron and Steel Company Merhle DeGrange Frederick England Richard France Lee Pacific Pacific, Pictures of Mrs. DeGrange Melvin Merkle Richard and

Dewey To Meet With Maine Republicans

Governor Thomas E Dewey will meet Maine Republican members of Congress to discuss presidential campaign issues and national problems. The delegation led by Senate Minority Leader Wallace H White includes Senator Ralph O Brewster and Representatives Robert Hale Frank Fellows and Mrs Margaret Chase Smith, lunching at the Executive Mansion before traveling from New Hampshire.

Pawling N. Y Thomas E. Dewey Congress Maine Albany Wallace H. White United States Senate Executive Mansion Ralph O. Brewster Robert Hale Frank Fellows Margaret Chase Smith New Hampshire New England Dewey

Weather Summary and River Conditions

The report shows none of 24 hour precipitation. July to date 1.28 inches, July normal 4.03 inches, actual 1943 0.84 inches, and 1944 deficiency to July 1 0.16 inch. High temp yesterday 4 degrees, high last year 93. Low last night 63, low last year 62. Sun sets 8 37 p m, rises 3 57 a m. Potomac and Monocacy rivers are clear at Knoxville and Ceresville respectively.

Potomac Knoxville Monocacy Ceresville

Woman Dies In Slate Quarry Near Riggs Sanitarium

The death of Mrs. Margaret Darby 71 of Dawsonville Montgomery county was ruled accidental after her body was found Sunday evening in a slate quarry near Riggs Cottage Sanitarium Ijamsville where she had been a patient for about eighteen months. She disappeared Saturday evening after supper prompting a county search before being located. The inquest by Dr E P B Thomas found fracture of the face from a fall 25 to 36 feet to the quarry surface. Interment at Monocacy cemetery Beallsville.

Riggs Cottage Ijamsville Margaret Darby Dawsonville Montgomery County Darby Hosea W. McAdoo Horace M. Alexander Elwood O'Hara Brandon Duvall Charles Bell E. P B. Thomas Thomas C. Darby Milton G. Daray Nathan and Margaret Allnutt Sweral Barnesville Mr. Darby Monocacy Beallsville Williamb. Hilton

50 Italian Prisoners Revert To Old Status

Fifty Italian prisoners in the First Service Command had their status changed back to Prisoners of War after a melee with Boston Police at Camp McKay in South Boston. Three police and one Italian were treated. the group was removed from the service battalion and confined to their barracks for the remainder of the day and night.

Boston Army First Service Command Service Camp McKay

Bishop's Son Wins Wings at Turner Field

Lt. Henry Wise Hobson Jr. of the United States Army Air Forces has received his wings at Turner Field Albany Ga He is the son of Rt Rev Henry Wise Hobson bishop of the Episcopal Church Diocese of Southern Ohio in Cincinnati.

Albany, Ga Henry Wise Hobson, Jr United States Army Air Forces Turner Field Henry Wise Hobson Cincinnati Episcopal Church Southern Ohio

Recently Married Corp. Mackley Ties Knot Before Army

Mackley son of Edwin O Mackley Sr. recently married Marjorie Franklin of Muskogee Oklahoma. Prior to enlistment he attended Frederick High School and is now stationed at Muskogee.

Spain Reduces Trade With Germany Over Wolfram Quotas

Spain has sharply cut its overall trade with Germany, withholding 28 tons of wolfram and reducing July deliveries from 40 to 20 tons after May excess. Other embargoed items include woolen goods and olive oil, with Spain granting landing rights to American planes and a mission sent to Madrid to set port use and flight frequencies.

Washington Spain Germany United States Pan-American Airways Iberian Peninsula Lisbon

Two German Ships Sunk Off France Near Ile De Croix

Allied destroyers Haida Tartar and Blyskavica engaged a German fleet off Ile De Croix southwest of Lorient. Two German ships were sunk, a third left burning, and a battle practice target was damaged. Allied forces suffered no damage or casualties.

London Jeft Admiralty Ile de Croix Lorient Haida Tartar Blyskavica

Doctor Williams Named to Maryland Tuberculosis Sanatorium Board

Annapolis announces the appointment of Dr. H. Maceo Williams, director of Druid Hill Health Center, to the Maryland Tuberculosis Sanatorium Commission. The report notes Egypt's population distribution along the Nile.

DR. Williams Annapolis O'Conor H. Maceo Williams Druid Hill Health Center Maryland Tuberculosis Sanatorium Commission

Nazis' 10 Ton Robot Bombs Report Sparks Debate

Stockholm Tidningen reports suspected Nazi weapon claims of 10 ton robot bombs in Western Jutland capable of reaching New York at 700 mph and 65 000 feet altitude. Conflicting sources call the tale fantastic while others say Germany experiments with longer range robots.

Stockholm Ing Stockholm Tidningen New York Jutland Denmark Tidningen Damerk England

Orioles Open New Stadium With Double Win Over Jersey City

Baltimore opened its new municipal stadium with a 9 to 3 victory and a 10 to 1 victory over Jersey City before 13,000 fans. The wins move the Orioles into a virtual tie for the league lead, overtaking the Little Giants.

Orioles New Nest Baltimore Baltimore Orioles Municipal Stadium Jersey City Little Giants

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Winchell Grand Guillotte Pet William D. Lortz Wacs U.S Noemfoor Noemfoor Island Dutch New Guinea RAAF NEA China U. S Walter DeGrange Bishop Egypt Lower Nile Valley and Delta Sylvia Hendrickson ALLEN North Market ST Cvely C. E. Cline & Son Funeral Directors
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