Ancillary Letters Granted In R S Bright Estate
The Orphans Court issued ancillary letters of admin istration on the estate of Robert S Bright near Frederick to J Gowen Roper of Philadelphia who qualified in Richmond as executor. The filing notes pending matters include tax and residency questions and a will copy shows Bright claimed Richmond residency in 1943. The will leaves 10000 to Mrs Bright and residuary shares to grandsons and other relatives with executors named.
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Orphans Court
Robert S. Bright
Frederick
J. Gowen Roper
Philadelphia
Richmond
Maryland
Frederick County
Bright
Roper
William F. Johnson
Baltimore
Mary McCaw Bright
Office of the Register of Wills
First and Merchants National Bank of Richmond
Thomas F
R. S. Bright
Gustavus W. Cook
Mary Hawes Harrison
Anne H. Harrison
Thomas F. Bright
Register of Wills Office
Stormy weather cools Frederick area after weekend heat
Storms moved around Frederick Saturday bringing cooler air and a 48 degree low last night. A sultry Saturday reached a maximum of 48 with high humidity and a light evening shower followed by north to northwest winds. In Belfast the Gripsholm liner repatriated hundreds of soldiers from German camps and set sail for the United States after discharging British Army and Canadian patients.
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Frederick
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Gripsholm
United States
Weekend Holiday Toll For Nation Now 109
The Associated Press reports 109 weekend deaths across the nation on Memorial holiday third day. Auto accidents accounted for 31 deaths, 5 from miscellaneous causes, and 33 from drowning, with national Safety Council data showing May weekends average 250 motor vehicle fatalities across a four day span.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Tension Grows Among Nazis Over Invasion
Nazi broadcasts reported heightened alert on the invasion front as Allied preparations continued. Temperatures near the Strait of Dover rose to about 100 degrees with sunny heat giving way to storms. German commentators speculated Eisenhower missed favorable dates.
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London
Marshal von Rundstedt
Strait of
Dover
Eisenhower
Germany
Hitler
Arate Ocean
Foreign Office
DNB
Gazette de Lausanne
von Rundstedt
Berlin
America
Brussels
Parii Reynaud
United States
France
Europe
Strait of Dover
F B I Checks 1600 Sabotage Complaints in Maryland
Baltimore May 29 The Federal Bureau of Investigation has checked more than 1600 complaints of suspected sabotage in Maryland since the war began. John W. Vincent announced that slightly more than two per cent of cases warranted court action, reflecting the ongoing effort to curb saboteur activity.
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Baltimore
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Maryland
John W. Vincent
Senate Judiciary Committee Votes to Refer Poll Tax Abolish Bill
Washington May 29 The Senate Judiciary committee voted 10 to 7 to refer to a subcommittee a proposed constitutional amendment to abolish state poll taxes as a requirement for voting.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Victory ship named for Frederick to seek library gifts
Mayor Hugh V. Gittinger announced a committee headed by Miss Josephine Etchison to collect books games and recreational equipment for the Victory ship to be named in honor of Frederick Md The group includes leaders from Rotary Kiwanis Lions and other clubs and will meet soon to set collection details The city will donate a plaque and a library as part of the ship’s honor plan
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Josephine Etchison
C. Burr Artz Library
Frederick
Hugh V. Gittinger
Etchison
Elias B. Ramsburg
Rotary Club
Francis B. Sappington
Kiwanis Club
G. Raymond Shipley
Lions Club
Richard Bowlus
Business and
Professional Women's Club
Roy Crum
Zonta Club
Ernest Berger
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Gard
Emory S. Land
Maritime Commission
William A. Riddell
S. S. Frederick
Victory
Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyards
Baltimore
Minister to Leave Utica Evangelical Charge for Danville
Rev. Seward R. Kresge resigns as pastor of the Utica Evangelical and Reformed charge effective June 2. He accepts a call to Trinity and Immanuel churches in Danville Pennsylvania. The move follows 14 years of service and renovations to three churches and the parsonage at Lewistown. Mrs Kresge has been active as organist in the Utica congregation.
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Seward R. Kresge
Utica
Carl E. Holtz
Austin E. Zimmerman
St. Paul's
Zion
Charlesville
Grace
Pleasant Hill
Mr. Kresge
Lewistown
Kresge
Baust’s Church
Westminster
Union Bridge
Pennsylvania
Specialties Popular Boost Stocks Again In NY Market
Special ties again proved popular with stock market buyers in New York on May 29, lifting several issues to new highs for the year or longer as shares advanced fractions to 2 points or more.
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New York
Markets to Close for Memorial Day Across U.S.
New York May 29 stock and commodity exchanges announce closure for Memorial Day. The notice states markets will be closed tomorrow and indicates a general halt in trading across the financial sectors.
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New York
United States
Auto use stamps go on sale June 10 nationwide
The $5 automobile use tax stamps for the coming year will go on sale June 10 in post offices and Internal Revenue collectors offices. These will cover the tax for the fiscal year beginning July 1 and must be displayed on windshields after that date.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Collectors
Candidates Debate Future Amid Conference In Hershey
Governor Dewey signals willingness to express views on platform matters as Bricker Warren and others outline strategies at the national conference of governors in Hershey Pennsylvania. Delegates show Dewey with a pledged advantage while Bricker and Warren press for clear positions.
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Associated Press
Thomas E. Dewey
Hershey
New Yorker
Dewey
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Indiantown Gap
Bricker
Earl Warren
California
G.O.P
Indiana
Homer £. Capehart
Indianapolis
James M. Tucker
Senate
Frederick van Nuys
Ralph Gates
Rune
Alabama
War Food Admin Plans 1944 Production Quota Cuts
Washington May 29 The War Food Administration facing depleted livestock feed reserves plots drastic reductions in 1944 farm production quotas.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Dereliction Trials Delay Is Approved
Washington reports House Rules Committee approved a one year extension for dereliction of duty charges arising from Pearl Harbor. The extension delays the statute of limitations past June 7, 1944 and targets Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and Major General Walter C. Short, while covering other officers and civilians linked to the December 7, 1941 attack.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
House Rules Committees
Rep
Short
Husband E. Kimmel
Walter C. Short
Roosevelt praises governors conference unity in wartime mobilization
In Hershey Pennsylvania on May 29 President Roosevelt commended states for rapid resource mobilization for unified action against a common enemy. Governor Leverett Saltonstall presented the message at the 36th annual Governors Conference noting cooperation and practical benefits from inter state discussions.
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Hershey
Roosevelt
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
National Conference of Governors
New York
America
Split Supreme Court May Adjourn Today
Washington May 29 A momentous eight month Supreme Court term may end today with a plan to adjourn for the summer unless ordered. A backlog of 14 undecided cases fuels speculation of an extra session next Monday to dispose of argued issues before the October term. The court has handed down many 5 4 and 6 3 decisions and only about a third were unanimous.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Hoover
Memorial Day Observed With Bank Closures and Cemetery Exercises
Memorial Day will be observed as a general holiday with banks, business houses, and many industries closed. City and county offices will observe the holiday. the post office will run on holiday hours with no window service or mail delivery. Afternoon cemetery exercises at Mt Olivet, sponsored by Francis Seatt Key post American Legion, will mark the day.
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Tufasday
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Francis Seatt
2000 U S Bombers Hit Nazi Plants In Poland
London May 29 A thousand American heavy bombers escorted by 1200 fighters crossed Germany and bombed two aircraft factories in Poland and four in eastern Germany. The raid formed part of a broad daylight assault across Germany with heavy losses on both sides.
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London
Germany
Poland
Vienna
Wiener Neustadt
Britain
Haly
U. S
Twelve Hotel Patrons Killed in German Raid
Twenty six patrons at a south coast hotel suffered a direct hit in a German raid Sunday night with twelve killed. Several towns were attacked but names were not officially announced. Yeana, Torquay and Brighton were cited by German radio.
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London
Yeana Largtels
Torquay
Brighton
Allies report progress in Myitkyina battle Burma push
A Southeast Asia communique says Chinese and American forces penetrated into Myitkyina's southern sector, with a column reaching near the main railway station. It notes the airdrome north of the city was seized May 18 and that a Chinese force moved down the Mogaung valley capturing Charaw north of Kamaung, while Chindits withdrew southwest of Mogaung.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
uPi
Myitkyina
Burma
Mogaung
Charaw
Kamaung
Local Girl Hurt In Crash Near Benevola
A head on collision on U.S. Route 40 near the Harry Toms farm at Benevola left five injured, one seriously. John R. Eichelberger, 21, Williamsport Rt. 2, suffered two arm fractures, severe lacerations and possible internal injuries. Miriam L. Shook, Frederick, had teeth knocked out and facial and leg wounds. Norman Dutrow, Rt. 3 Frederick, drove the other car. Trooper Houck and Deputy Sheriff Leister Isanogle investigated and planned to file charges later. Shook rode in Dutrow’s car. three Williamsport youths were with Eichelberger.
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U.S. Rt. 40
Harry Toms
Benevola
John RK. Eichelerger
Williamsport
Rt. 2
Washington County Hospital
Miriam L. Shook
Frederick
Bruiser Eichelberger
Hagerstown
Norman Dutrow
Rt. 3
Houck
State Police
Washington County
Leister Isanogle
Miss Shook
Dutrow
Eichelberger
German D-Day radio program airs vulgar swing skit
London reports a Nazi radio hour titled D-Day Calling with When D-Day Comes set to When Shadows Fall. A ceremonies segment taunts American troops, and a blackface skit by two characters Midge and Mich draws laughter while a male singer sobs about Poor Old Joe, described as vulgar.
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London
Fred W. Kalienback
Midge
Mich
Joe
US Air Forces Strike Central Germany Targets
American bombers hit synthetic plants at Merseburg Zeitz and other sites in central Germany and the Cologne area while 1 000 Allied escort fighters covered operations. Fighters claimed six enemy planes and attacked locomotives river barges and airfields as bomber gunners others supported the raid.
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Angers
Air Ministry
Danube
Germany
Vienna
Britain
Italy
Central
Westernermans
Channel
Leipzig
RAF
Dominion
Merseburg
Zeity
Dutczkendorf
Conigsborn
Cologne
Allies claim major push toward Rome with 15000 Nazis captured
Allied forces report heavy fighting across the Rome front as Fifth and Eighth Army units advance from the Anzio beachhead toward Rome. More than 15,000 German prisoners are said taken as troops breach toward key strongholds and push toward Valmontone and Lanuvio while German counterattacks continue.
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Naples
Fifth Army
Eternal City
Aprilia
Fifth
Compoleone
Rome
Valmontone
Via Casilina
Via
Casilina
Veletri
Velletri
Lanuvia
Sermoneta
Bassiano
Norma
Ville Santo Stefanao
Lirt
Monte Siserno
Ceprana
Liri
Eighth Army
Sacco
Oliver Leese
Ceprano
Poh
Four Tax Court Judges Reappointed by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt reappointed four United States Tax Court judges whose terms would have expired June 2. The appointees are J. Edgar Murdock, Ernest H. Van Fossan, Eugene Black, and William W. Arnold, with long service records and prior roles on the court.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States Tax Court
Tax Court of the
United States
J. Edgar Murdock
Ernest TH. van Fossan
Eugene Black
William W. Arnold
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Luther Patrick
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Robert R. Reynolds
R. Gregg Cherry
Gastoma
Connecticut
Utah
Elbert Thomas
J. Marshall Staub
Edward S. Delaplaine
Jacob Romrback
Staub
Edward Jo Smith
Municipatis
War Prorduatt Board
U.S
Lower Saxony
Poznan
Kriesling
Tutow
Cottbus
Sorau
Pomerania
Anger
Ludwigshafen
Reich
Sbenevola
Kaltenback
M. C
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