Bank Robbery Laid To Two Fayetteville Soldiers
Two soldiers on furlough from Fort Eustis admit holding up the Winona National Bank in Fayetteville West Virginia, taking about 19 247.99 dollars of the nearly 30 000 reported. Dean 23 and Neff 26 fled into a railroad underpass after surrendering at the county jail. Neff’s pistol and a sack with seven thousand six hundred thirty one dollars were found. another 215 dollars was recovered at Neff’s mother’s home. They had bought whisky in Hilton Village Virginia before the robbery and discussed the act during the drive to the bank. The sheriff said formal charges would be filed tomorrow.
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Fayetteville
W. Va
Nev
Winona National Bank
Clyde Reinhart
Dean
Peratiteoroie
Oxey Neff
Winona
Fort Eustis
W. K. Kounta
Chesspeake and Ohio Railway
Nuttaburg
Neff
Hilton Village
Bank Robbery Suspects Captured After Chase and Escape
Dean and Neff robbed the bank and fled in a car driven by Neff. The vehicle broke down after about two and a half miles. They hid in fodder shocks near the road until night and divided, Neff fleeing to his mother's home and Deas heading toward the allroad to catch a night freight. Mrs Nell W Walker and cashier J B Hersey identified Dean as the robber who forced them into the vault.
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Dean
Neff
Reinhart
New Chief Operator Appointed at Middletown Exchange
Catherine L. Gaver, a native of Fredericktonian and Middletown resident, was named chief operator at the Middletown exchange by the C. and P. Telephone Co of Baltimore. The promotion follows her prior role as phone service assistant in Frederick, and she is well known in the Middletown district.
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Catherine L. Gaver
Middletown
Pierce Gaver Mother of Three Sons Named in Town Event
Pierce Mrs Gaver a Mid dletown native and mother of three sons Pierce Jr Branley and Jack Gaver is noted in a town event with plans for a celebration or reception to be held soon Saena is mentioned as expected to attend with a selection of a reception to follow.
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Pierce Mr. Gaver
Middletown
Soma, Pierce Jr., Branley
Jack Gaver
Hagerstown Council Extends Rent Controls Six More Months
The Hagerstown Council votes unanimously to extend local rent controls for six months beyond December 31. Harold Parham, Public Relations counselor for Fairchild Aircraft, joins labor union leaders in urging the extension.
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Hagerstown
Harold Parham
Fairchild Aircraft Company
Governor Lane Promises Tax Cuts and State Improvements
A political promotion notes support for Governor Lane to halt the meals sales tax by December 1 and extend tax relief to purchases, citing a defense program boosting business. It lists road lengths, costs, and past funding for county roads, plus hospital expansion and care for mental illness and tuberculosis patients across Maryland.
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Governor Lane
Lane
Maryland
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