Realty Market Lively Again
The realty market shows brisk activity with many sales totaling over $100000. Notable transfers include Frank T. Taylor and wife to Charles S. Detrow and wife for property on South Main street in Smithsburg at 3800 dollars. Other deeds involve Hamilton boulevard, Funkstown Williamsport road, East Water street, Forest Drive, and North avenue in Smithsburg with prices ranging from 1600 to 12500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank T. Taylor
Charles S. Detrow
South Main Street
Smithsburg
Donald C. Mumma
Albertus B. Healey
Hamilton Boulevard
Samuel F. Winter
Funkstown
Williamsport Rd
George C. Naylor
Edward R. Fleming
North Main Street
Mary Jane Flautt
Daniel K. Leiboldt
East Water Street
Roy Lynch
Marguerite A. Coleman
Forest Drive
Katherine R
Granville D. Washington
George R. Brey
Mary K. Sauders
Hamilton Blvd
Ring Inscribed Himmler Found With GI Returning Vet
Master Sgt. Donald Staley of 714 Chestnut street returns to civilian life after two years in Europe. A ring inscribed with Nazi Gestapo chief Heinrich Himmler was found in a German SS school safe among items given to officers after graduation. Staley fought with Gen. Patton's Third Army in five campaigns and wears multiple decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Staley
Chestnut Street
Himmler
Gestapo
Staley
Germany
Sgt
Gen. Patton
Third Army
Normandy
Ardennes
Europe
France
Rhineland
Western Maryland Railroad
Two-Day Blizzard Moves Out To Sea
A two day storm leaving at least 45 dead moved slowly out to sea across six New England states. Snow and ice disrupted communications and caused coastal damage from tides and winds. Hundreds of families became temporarily homeless as coastal flooding isolated homes. Coast Guardsmen reported two small vessels missing with 11 mariners aboard. The tarra and a 37 foot cruiser drifted away with owners named in reports. The Boston lightship was torn adrift and mariners were urged to watch for it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
New Bedford
Nantucket
Mass
Newport
R. L
Frank W. Pierse
Boston
Russians Evacuate Tehran in Surprise Move
In Tehran Russians began a sudden withdrawal last night evacuating the railway station communications centers and private billets including the military headquarters. The Iranian foreign ministry rejected claims of Iranian troop passage and warned fighting could flare if Iranian troops entered northwestern Iran while denying any Soviet political or economic intervention or aid to Kurdish factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
Russia
Army Enlistee Returns to Service in Western Maryland
James K. Wilcher, 33, of 425 West Washington Street, and six others were enlisted this week through the district recruiting office. Wilcher, discharged as a sergeant, lowered to private first class to join the Hagerstown office. Major Richard Carmody noted dischargees may re-enlist within 20 days at the same grade. A total of 27 men have enlisted in the western Maryland district since last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James K. Wilcher
West
Washington Street
Wilcher
Hagerstown
Richard Carmody
Thomas E. Randall
West Howard Street
Robert L. Wibberley
Dewey Avenue
John R. Crider
Potomac
Bond Sales Sport At Post Office Impetus From Victory Loan Drive
Bond sales at the post office climbed in November to 57768.75 dollars, up sharply from October’s 29700 dollars. Post office receipts totaled 30405.61 dollars, down slightly from last November’s 30486.71 dollars, continuing a downward trend since V J Day.
Charles Mullenix Released By Navy
Seaman second class Charles Walter Mullenix, son of W. H. Mullenix and wife at 874 Virginia Avenue, has been honorably discharged from the Navy at the Miami separation center. He entered the Navy on July 25, 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Walter Mullenix
W. H. R. Mullenix
Virginia Avenue
Navy
Miami, Fla
Snow Help To Deer Hunters Snow Help To Deer Hunters
Harrisburg Pa December 1 Good tracking snow in Pennsylvania mountains gives an estimated quarter million deer hunters a prospect for good sport as Ald day season opens at 7 am Seth Gordon executive director State Game Commission expects a heavy turnout of veterans and civilians held to war work. Male deer with two or more points on their antlers are legal statewide does may be killed in several southeastern counties Gordon urges hunters to be sure before you shoot noting that death toll of small game and four day beag seasons already exceeded by two the 23 deaths attributed directly to hunting accidents during all of 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Seth Gordon
State Game Commission
Gordon
Sleet Storm In Oakland Section
A telephone report from Sixth District headquarters states Oakland experienced a sleet storm with no setup expected today while 10 inches of snow have fallen in Little Switzerland and snowplows cleared the Foxville area. Cumberland to the east remains mostly clear as cold conditions persist with no relief expected through the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Garrett County
Maryland
Sixth District
State Roads Commission
Oakland
Switzerland
Cumberland
Queen City
Foxville
Smithsburg
Keedysville
J. A. Miller
Mercury
Only One Shows Up For Strike Vote
MEMPHIS December 1. Armour and Co meat packing plant workers vote one to nothing in favor of a nationwide strike. Sixty two eligible employees were to vote. only one appeared at the polls. C E Boone CIO field representative declined to comment on the result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Armour and Co
C. E. Boone
United Packing House Workers of America
CIO
GM Proposes Reopening Plants to Supply Rivals Parts
Detroit Dec 1 General Motors offers to reopen about 70 strike bound plants to manufacture parts and accessories only for rival automakers. GM president Do E Wilson sent the proposal in a letter to CIO UAW president R J Thomas, outlining the strategic move as dependence on GM parts could affect industry-wide production. The UAW reaction faces questions as blockade tactics loom and peacetime recovery among other manufacturers hinges on GM output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
General Motors
Do. E. Wilson
G.M
CIO Auto Workers Union
UAW
Wilson
TAW
R. J. Thomas
Lane Declares For Governor Lane Declares For Governor
W Preston Lane Jr the Maryland Democratic National Committeeman and former State Attorney General stated I want to be governor He addressed criticisms he said stem from sources favorable to other candidates and referenced an Eastern Shore episode during Governor Ritchies 1933 term while asserting his willingness to seek the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Preston Lane, Jr
Maryland
Mr. Lane
Lane
Ritchie
Hancock Publisher Honored For 56 Years In Press
George Carl Huber owner and editor of the Hancock News ends a long career in small town journalism. He recalls the canal era and rail lines shaping the region while admitting the work is hard and dirty yet hypnotically engaging. Born in 1871 he learned printing in Greencastle and chose a trade with a bright future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
George Carl Huber
The
Hancock News
Huber
C&o Canal
National Pike
Maryland
Cumberland
Chambersburg
Greencastle
Man Convicted Of Spotlight Hunting
James F. Flowers of Hancock was fined $50 and costs after arrest in Little Orleans Allegany county for spotlight hunting. He had two loaded guns in the car. the spotlight was in use at the time according to regional game warden Joseph A. Minke. Guns were impounded for 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Flowers
Hancock
Roy S. Bowman
Cresaptown
Allegany County
Little Orleans
Flowers
Joseph A. Minke
Battie Mixon
Russians to Delay Manchuria Withdrawal to January 3
Chungking December 1 The Chinese government announced Russia will delay the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Manchuria until January 3 to allow Chinese administration and troops to assume control before the Soviet exit. The date change was made to prevent Chinese Communists from taking over first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Russia
Manchuria
Chiang Kaishek
Sixteen Local GIs Receive Discharges at Meade
Sixteen Hagerstown area servicemen were honorably discharged from the Army between November 29 and December 1 at Fort Meade. Names listed include First Sgt. Wilmer D. Ausherman, Ever Ett Burgan, Mark H. Johnson, Huber O. True, Charles L. Turner, Peter V. Kline, Jesse W. Spitler, Harry C. Bingaman, George B. Ridenour, Gail A. Lewis, James F. Deavers, Otha S. Barnhart, Harold E. Barnhart, Richard Allen, Claudis P. Turner, and Robert H. McCleaf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
County Gii
Army Separation Center
Fort George G. Meade
Wilmer D. Ausherman
Belview
Everett E. Burgan
Washington Avenue
Mark H. Johnson
Blooms
Huber
True
Hancock
Charles L. Turner
Big Pool
Peter V. Kline
Smithsburg
Jesse W. Spitler
Madison
Harry C. Bingaman
West Franklin
George B. Ridenour
South Cleveland
Gail A. Lewis
James F. Deavers
South Prospect
Otha S. Barnhart
Rt. 2
Harold E. Barnhart
Spruce
Richard Allen
Fairground
Claudis P. Turner
Fenton
Robert H. McCleaf
South Potomac
Former GI Senator Heads to Paris to Hear Enlisted Complaints
Senator Robertson, a former private in the British army and now a Republican from Wye, plans to gather enlisted service members’ demobilization complaints in Paris this week. Army officers will assemble a 25‑man group from camps for direct talks with the Army committee member, who cites his Boer War service as background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dec
Paris
Robertson
R-Wye
Europe
Army Committee
Local Officers Placed On Inactive Status
Major John S. Hollyday Funks town and Captain John L. Carnahan 155 Wing Street are returned to inactive status from the Army per an announcement from Fort George G. Meade separation center Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Hollyday
Funkstown
John L. Carnachan
155
Wing Street
Army
Fort George G. Meade
Two Local Gobs Discharged By Navy
Two Hagerstown men, Robert B. Liskey and William M. Eichelberger, were honorably discharged from the Navy at Bainbridge separation center Maryland. Liskey served as PHM 1-c and Eichelberger as SC I-c, both with listed home addresses in Virginia avenue and 134 Bay street respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Liskey
Virginia Avenue
William M. Eichelberger
Bay Street
Hagerstown
Navy
Bainbridge, Md
British raids seize 60 to 70 steel magnates in Ruhr
British troops arrested between sixty and seventy German heavy industry leaders in the Ruhr last night. Among those detained were Heinz Gehm of Deutsche Edel stahlwerke Walther Schwede of Reichsvereinigung Stahlwerke Friedrich von Beulow and Edward Hudremont of Krupps Rudolph Liederleben Arthur Hennecke and Guenther Henle of others. The raids were part of the Allied Control Commission effort to eradicate German militarism and Nazism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iserlohn
Germany
Ruhr
Heinz Gehm
Deutsche Edelstahlwerke
Walther Schwede
Reichsvereinigung Stahlwerke
Friedrich von Beulow
Edward Hudremont
Krupps
Rudolph Liederleben
Otto Wolff K.G
Arthur Hennecke
Mitteldeutsche Stahlwerke
Friedrich Flick
German General Dostler Shot For War Crimes In Italy
AVERSA Italy December 1 German General Anton Dostler was executed by a firing squad for ordering the execution of 15 American soldiers captured behind the lines in March. Convicted by a U.S. court martial he claimed he acted under higher command, but died staunchly erect in the stockade. The raiders had landed near La Specia to blow a railroad tunnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aversa
Italy
Anton Dostler
Behin the
Dostler
Europe
U. S
la Specia
Meat and poultry in plentiful supply at city market
Early morning shoppers found abundant meat and fowl at the city market with chickens ducks turkeys squabs geese and guineas available. Pork was also plentiful across four butcher stands, while some farmers offered sausage and pudding. Greens appeared in small supply, wreaths noted, greenhouse flowers were scarce, and J E Rowland’s tomatoes sold quickly as his crop progresses toward more supply in a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Rowland
Maugansville
Bobcat Intercepts Quail Hunt in Oklahoma
In Land Springs Oklahoma on December 1 Steve Garoutte and partner Leary Everett watched a rising quail when a 28 pound bobcat charged from the brush. Everett shot and killed the animal before it could reach the hunters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land Srings
Okla
Steve Garoutte
Garoutte
Leary Everett
Gossard Divorce Granted After Complaint by Betty Gossard
Donald Robert Gossard is granted a divorce from Betty Mre Gossard. Attorney Calvert K. Hartle appeared for the complainant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Robert Gossard
Betty Mre Gossard
Calvert K. Hartle
Hess Confesses Memory Faking as Nazi Trial Opens
The International Military Tribunal rules Rudolf Hess must stand trial with 19 other Nazi leaders. Lord Justice Lawrence says no more mental exams are needed and Hess is capable of facing charges. Hess admits simulating amnesia for tactical reasons and accepts responsibility for his actions, signaling a shift in court dynamics as cross-examination begins with Gen. Erwin Lahousen testifying on mass murder blame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mernberg
International Military Tribunal
Rudolf Hess
Geoffrey Lawrence
Hitler
Hess
Erwin Lahousen
Wilhelm Keitel
Franz von Papen
Lahousen
Canaris
Deadline Nears On Affiliations
The Board of Election Supervisors announced Monday that December 24 is the deadline to change party affiliations, six months before the primary. Soldiers who voted by mail last year without a party designation may affiliate now through June’s primary. The board also said fewer than 20 of over 9000 voters removed last spring have re registered to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Election Supervisiors
Pvt James Collins Honorably Discharged
Pvt James A Collins of 212 North Jonathan Street was honorably discharged from the Army Air Forces at Andrews Bolling Field Washington DC. He returned to the states in May 1944 after service in the China Burma India theater where he earned the BCI ribbon. At discharge he was stationed at Sedalia Army Air Field Troop Carrier Command installation in Warrensburg Missouri assigned to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Collins
North Jonathan Street
Army Air Forces
Andrews-Bolling Field
Washington
D. C
Collins
China-Burma-Indian
Sedalia Army Air Field
Troop Carrier Command
Warrensburg
Missouri
Four More From Here Back From Overseas
Four more local and county GIs returned yesterday from overseas service. T-5 Donald ND Rush Hagerstown arrived at Boston aboard the Ko komo. Staff Set Marion E Stouffer Hagerstown arrived at New York aboard the USS Portland Elmer T Hixon Hancock and T 3 Lawrence E Davis Hagerstown arrived at Seattle Wash aboard the SS General Ernst
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald ND
Rush
Hagerstown
Boston
Marion E. Stouffer
New York
Portland
Elmer T. Hixon
Hancock
Lawrence E. Davis
Seattle
Wash
General Ernst
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Rankin Cole
Potomac Street
Jack
Cole
Mt. Etna
William C. Schildknecht
Theodore Fahrney
Alvey Koogle
Harry L. Henneberger
Lloyd K. Hoffman
Charles C. Ward
George K. Hoffman
OPA
Frederick County
G.M. President
C. E. Wilson
Earl F. Sauders
Angeliki C. Papachristos
North Avenue
Robert H. Shadrach
Paul E. Lighter
Associated Press
J. K. Wilcher
Charles Mullenix
George C
Chiang
Mukden
Pvt
James Collins
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