Seven welders arrested for sabotage of Liberty ships
The Associated Press reports FBI Director J Edgar Hoover announced seven men, former welders, arrested on sabotage charges at Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards in Maryland. They admit faulty welding to finish ships faster for money, with no Axis direction found. Defendants include Herman Scherer, Raymond Burkholder, Hiram Via, Ferrell Smith, Leonard Lucas, Hartley Miller, and Wilfred Gossman, arraignment in Baltimore or Lexington. Many faulty welds were in vital areas detectable by X ray. extent of damage uncertain, but some ships could have sunk if undetected.
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Bethlehem Fairfield
Hoover
Herman Scherer
New York
Raymond Asby Burkholder
Buchanan
Hiram Thomas Via
Irme
Basic City
Ferrell Houston’ Smith
Catawaba
N. C
Leonard Lucas
Lancaster
S. C
Baltimore
Hartley Erastus Miller
Lexington
Wilfred James Gossman
Will Construction Proceedings in Raleigh Co WV
Court in Raleigh County on April 16 1943 orders Mary T Church estate will construed and a special commissioner appoin ted to sell convey real estate and distribute proceeds to Home Owners Loan Corporation after loan payments. James F Mowery non resident ordered to appear within one month.
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State OF
West Virginia
Circuit Court
Raleigh County
Ash Mankin
Mary T. Davis Church
Ackey J. Smith Hicks
James Fewery
Walter W. Ross
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
United States
Mary T. Church
Owners’ Loan Corporation
James FE. Mowery
Mackey
Twenty two convicts escape from Georgia prison
REIDSVILLE Ga. Led by Forrest Turner and Leland Harvey, two noted escape artists, twenty two prisoners overpowered three guards at Tattnall state prison and fled after stealing two trucks and a car. They disabled a switchboard causing darkness and escaped with key evidence from the warden’s report. A 23rd prisoner surrendered later at the sheriff’s office.
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Associated Press
Reidsville
Georgia
Tattnall State Prison
Morrison
Coggstown
DuVall
Forrest Turner
Ords
Leland Harvey
D. C. Black
Turner
Harvey
Black
Conquitt County
Alcatraz
Dallas
Tattnall
Savannah
Nelson Eddy Considers Army Singalong Plans and Opera Recall
New York singer Nelson Eddy weighs performing for soldiers versus full benefit recitals due to tax rules. He notes he has sung 28 roles in 28 operas and knows 31, mostly in Philadelphia before his rise with Naughty Marietta. Eddy also mentions garden work in California and his new Phantom of the Opera film with Universal.
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Nelson Eddy
New York
Mr. Eddy
New England Conservatory
Eddy
Red Cross
California
Metro
Universal
Hollywood
Metropolitan
Bing Crosby
Amanasio
Philadelphia
Marietta
Coach Leaves Huntington for Navy Pre-Flight School
Willis Hertig, coach of Barboursville high school and 1942 West Virginia Class B football champion, has been commissioned a lieutenant (j.g.) and will depart next Wednesday for the Navy Pre-Flight Training School at Chapel Hill North Carolina.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Willis Hertig
Baroursville High School
West Virginia
J.g
Navy
Chapel Hill
N.C
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