Theft charge tied to neighbor’s money and jail hold
James Wills of Emmitsburg is held on $1,000 bail after allegedly stealing $50 from a neighbor while he slept in his mountain home on May 10. At a preliminary hearing before Magistrate Francis J. Campbell in Emmitsburg, he was remanded to jail for grand jury action after failing to post bond. Police say Wills admitted prior prison time and was arrested by Deputy Adelsberger following a complaint by George Mitchell. Also reported: two defendants pleaded guilty to drunken and reckless driving with fines set. one man jailed for 30 days for inability to pay. several traffic and collateral issues, and a drunk-on-the-street conviction with a $5 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wills
Emmitsburg
Francis J. Campbell
Willis
Albert Adelsberger
George Mitchell
Wills
Campbell
Joseph Leonard Myers
Taneytown
Bernard Jeneski
Baltimore
Jack Kaminsky
Johnstown
Roy E Hawk
Littlestown
W W Corbin
Charles E . Wagaman
Adelsberger
Court News Property Deals and Divorces in County and City
Court notices list property transfers totaling $10 each from multiple parties to various recipients, including Green to Dudderar and Schafer to Kepler. Equity cases seek absolute divorce between Runkles and Crawford. Numerous marriage licenses issued to pairs from several states. Woodsboro service details a May 31 decoration event with parades, ceremonies, and speakers. City softball league managers to meet Wednesday at Y M C A to discuss rainouts and standings. The African cheetah fact ends the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Green
Harry Damer Dudderar
Archie T. Schafer
Margaret D. Kepler
Samuel R. Robison
Robert W. Leichert
William H. Buxton
Helen F. Mock
Anna G. Buxton
Frederick High School Alumni Association Officers Elected
At the Frederick High School Alumni Association annual banquet last Thursday officers were elected. Front row shows James MecLaren president and directors Martin L. Bowers Daisy Mae Baumgardner Charles Troxell. Back row includes Ruth Ella Dronenburg and Rebecca Dronenburg. Charlotte Loy won one of two $25 defense bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick High School Alumni Association
Braddock Heights
Harriet K. Schildknecht
Ruth Ella Dronenburg
Rebecca Dronenburg
Harry Reid
Daisy Mae Baumgardner
Darsey Shipley
Robert Gardner
James MecLaren
Charles Troxell
Martin L. Bowers
Helen Crampton
Austin M. Fogle
Charlotte Loy
Alfred Sharpe
Association
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Sharpe
Mary Ott
Norman F. Ford
Charles Hahn
Marriage Should Be A Vocational Life
Dorothy Dix argues marriage is a demanding vocation, not easy escape from work. A shopgirl asks if marrying for ease will bring happiness, while Dix warns against marrying without love, noting the daily strains, lack of pay, and risk to the husband’s trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Dix
Fcee
Peg
Miss Dix
Dearies
the Beil Syndicate, Inc
Man Held On Theft Charge In Maryland and Ohio
Charles Walter Nusbaum of Frederick is held on $1000 bond for grand jury action after allegedly embezzling $8844 from Charlton Brothers Transportation in Hagerstown. He claimed he turned in $66.44 and provided records. prosecutors said cash passed through several hands without receipts. The report also notes convictions for drunken driving in Lancaster and various court forfeitures for liquor and disturbing the peace among CCC personnel. In Oregon and Washington, the War Production Board rescinded a 50 percent gasoline cut, keeping a one third reduction in place due to improved supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Walter Nusbaum
Frederick
Charlton Brothers Transportation Company
Hagerstown
Alton Y. Bennett
Nusbaum
Sam Miller and Sons
W. Jerome Offutt
Washington
War Production Board
Oregon
Pacific Northwest
WPB
Audrey R Barger Granted Divorce in Maryland Case
A decree filed in the Clerk's Office grants Audrey R Barger of Brunswick an absolute divorce from Joseph E Barger, a non-resident. The plaintiff may resume her maiden name Audrey R Harrington and was represented by E Austin James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey R Barger
Brunswick
Joseph E Barger
Maryland
Audrey R Harrington
E. Austin James
Rain Strikes Unionville With Fencing Loss and Flooded Basements
A day of cloudbursts drenched Unionville with 1.13 inches of rain in under 30 minutes causing topsoil washout, downed trees, and damaged fields east of Liberty. Farmers report fencing shortages due to storm damage and efforts to untangle and replace torn wire. The region cooled to 61 overnight with no more than 68 during the day as pea canning plants prepare for increased acreage and labor. Feagaville WCTU met May 27 with a Bible verse response and program readings, planning a June 25 meeting.
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Unionville
Liberty
Johnsville
Thurmont
Adamstown
Feagaville
Leroy Horine
E. C. Renn
Flve
White Ribbon Herald
Mary Haslup
John Krantz
Eugene Renn
Elizabeth Derr
Claude Hargett
Holy Spirit Faithful Guide
Austin Renn
Hart in accident at lime plant injures man
Donald Shewbridge of 105 West Fifth street was removed to Frederick City Hospital Monday after an accident at the M. J. Grove Lime Company plant. He sustained injuries to his right leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart
Donald Shewbridge
West Fifth Street
Frederick City Hospital
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Shewbridge
Bernice Kaplan Weds Harold Temin in Baltimore Ceremony
Bernice Kaplan daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Myer Kaplan wed Harold Temin in Baltimore on Sunday May 31. Rabbi Adolf Coblentz officiated. Mrs Temin a Penn graduate and social work fellow. Mr Temin, Georgetown and Wharton School alum and personnel consultant in Philadelphia. They plan a two week honeymoon in the Adirondacks and will reside in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myer Kaplan
Rosemont
Brunswick
Bernice
Harold Temin
Baltimore
Adolf Coblentz
Temin
University of Pennsylvania, College of Liberal Arts For
Pennsylvania School of Social Work
Philadelphia
Washington
Georgetown University
Wharton School of Finance
University of Pennsylvania
Employment and Vocational Bureau
Adirondack Mountains
Was It Divorce Trial Or a Fashion Show
Reno June 1 actress Myrna Loy 36 was granted a divorce from film producer Arthur Hornblow 49 after a 10 minute hearing. Loy said he treated her with extreme mental cruelty causing great unhappiness and injured health. The private hearing featured Loy in a grey tweed suit with victory bob and she is to travel to New York tonight with Mrs Ramsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Reiners
Shirley Ramsey
Miss Reiners
Miss Loy
Nevada
Ramsey
New York
Hornblow
Ensenada
Mexico
Film Colony
Mexico Declares War on Axis Powers
Mexico City June 1 President Manuel Avila Camacho signed a declaration putting Mexico at war with Germany Japan and Italy The move makes Mexico the 27th nation aligned with the United Nations against the Axis and the only formal step remains the gazette publication tomorrow in the official notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Manuel Avila Camacho
Mexico
Germany
Japan
Haly
United Nations
No Critical Shortage Of Farm Labor In This County
Frederick County officials report no current critical shortage of farm labor. Miss Mayetta Hershberger of the U S Employment Service says labor may be scarce during harvest but present indications show no major need this year. Local students and graduates fill farm and industrial roles, with a policy linking unemployment benefits to willingness to work. The office remains open on select evenings to gather occupational questionnaires to aid war industry staffing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Mayetta Hershberger
Henry RK. Shoemaker
Hershberger
Frederick Tailoring Company
Capt Wermuth Among Missing Army Men
Mrs Arthur Wermuth a nurse in Ardmore Hospital said the War Department notified her her husband Army Captain known as One man Army of Bataan is missing in action in the Philippines. She remains hopeful, noting three letters from him in the past two weeks and that seven letters have arrived since Good Friday, the latest dated March 1.
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Detroit
Arthur Wermuth
Ardmore
War Department
Expinite
Bataan
Philippines
Wermuth
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Equity
Edward George Runkles
Louise Runkles
John
E. Crawford
Emily A. Crawford
John Paul Monahan
Jane Ann Hardman
William W Schwalm
Dornsife
Coral L. Long
Shamokin
Calvin Henry Dandy
Miami
Fla
Joan Victoria Pilegian
N. Y. CG
Gerald E. Cline
Ruth I. Moser
Boonsboro
Oliver B. Pettebone
Dickerson
Lillian Virginia Jones
Poolesville
Phillip S. Moyer
Ruth M. Hunsicker
Harrisburg
Fred
Garner
Anna Lee Troxell
Rocky Ridge
Russell P. Stine
Knoxville
Maude T. Smith
Jefferson
Edward T. Snowden
Mary E. Dixon
DeGrange Street
City
Woodsboro
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Mt Hope Cemetery
American Legion
Helen Zimmerman
P. Bowers
Frederick Bar
Taps
Edward Long
Creagerstown
P. A. Richardson
George Etzler
H.C. Dorcus
Ira G. Houck
W. J. Eyler
J. E. Stone
Y. M
H. S. Alumni Dance Assn. Officers
William J. Jenkins
Lancaster
John Davis
CCC
Joseph Eisenhauer, III
Toby King
Irvin Thomas
Lillian Thompson
W. Cranwell
David Myers
John Bartlett
Cuyler
John Doe
Wilson Keeney
Joseph B Magruder
Virginia
John Bruce
J. Baumgardner
Jerry Hawkins
William Speck
Walter Fenner
Avondale
Axis
Williamson’s
Quaker City
North Market Street
Farmers & Mechanics National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Frederick, MD
U. S. Employment Service
Keystone
Nicodemus
Court St
Lydia E. Pinkham
William R. Slemmer
Liberty Finance Corporation
Market St
Stieff
Doll’s Jewelry Store
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