Spies Shot as Rome Cracks Network of Informers
Two men described as impostor Aurelio Cocozza and officer Francesco Ghezzi were shot at dawn after being condemned in Rome for spying. Twenty two others including two women were imprisoned. The case followed rumors of links to the Taranto raid and fueled debate over Axis and Allied wartime moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Tarento
Aurelio Cocozza
Taranto
Francesco Ghezzi
Virginio Garcia
United States
Ronald Cross
Bri Sain
Santa Claus, Inc. Has A Busy Day
Santa Claus, Inc. distributed gifts to about 140 families at the Arcade Building with a broader drive to reach over 400 more today. Boy Scouts, led by Scout Executive Alfred BenDell, aided in directing families and collecting toys from a house to house effort and a 800 toy yield from a Maryland Theatre toy show. A Mayflower Cab Co and Hagerstown Laundry aided transport and free toy cleaning, while a WPA project reconditions used toys. President John Vincent Jamison and volunteers work around the clock to deliver thousands of gifts for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Santa Claus, Inc
Yeain
Boy Scouts
Ahred
Bendell
Maryland Theatre
Dance of Santa Claus, Inc
Hagerstown Laundry
Mayflower Cab Company
WPA
John Vincent Jamison
Itis Corps of Workers
Christmias
Captain Peters to Gather Santa for Club Party
Captain William St Peters will lead the third annual Christmas party for children of the Little Hotshell Club. Mayor and City Council members attend to greet youngsters who will receive supper candy and gifts. The event starts at 6 50 am at the South Hagerstown Fire Company building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William St. Peters
Little Hotshell Club
Three Autos Robbed In Weekend Thefts
Three parked cars were broken into over the weekend with items taken. D. W. Kendall reported two new blankets stolen from his car on West Franklin street. Howard Stotelmyer lost a tire and wheel from his vehicle on East avenue. Donald Reedy reported a laundry bag stolen from his car behind J. W. Myers Co on West Washington street. A separate note states forest service costs to eradicate gophers and prairie dogs on rangelands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Kendall
Maryland Avenue
West Franklin Street
Howard Stotelmyer
Route 1
East Avenue
Donald Reedy
West
Washington Street
J. W. Myers Co
Denial Of Lease Sparks Battle For Fair Association Directors
Fair Board denies lease of the main exhibition hall to Fairchild Aircraft Corp prompting a large director nomination list. Twenty three candidates were named for ten director seats as the defense program looms large in the race. Incumbents modified by rotation face a charged contest with nominations for corresponding secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairchild
Fair Association
Fair Board
Fairchild Aircraft Corporation
C. Welles Little
Roger Hershey
Charles H. Rinehart
Andrew E. Coffman
Harold F. Bester
Charles W. Wolf
Thomp
Eden Takes Foreign Post as Britain Signals Tougher Russia Tilt
London dispatch says Anthony Eden assumed the Foreign Secretary role amid expectations of a tougher British diplomacy toward Soviet Russia and potential improved trade and other ties. Lord Halifax becomes ambassador to Washington, with cabinet reshuffles anticipated including possibly Lloyd George. In Washington, officials welcomed Halifax as the new U S ambassador.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Anthony
Eden
Russia
Lord Halifax
England
Washington
Ten
Halifax
Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Moscow
Foreign Office
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Lden
David Margesson
Commons
David Lloyd George
India
Stanley Baldwin
House of Lords
Germany
Hitler
Yorkshire Post
Daily Mail
Gerald Campbell
New York
Board of Education
Anthony Eden
Hion
Oxford
Viscount Halifax
United States
Marquess of Lothian
Hull
Christmas tree bears one dollar bills at Rockford post office
In Rockford Illinois on December 23 the Christmas tree at the post office features fifty one dollar bills placed by Varble’s fellow employees. Varble has been ill for a year and is honored by the gesture as a special decoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford, Ill
Paul Varble
Varble
West Side Water Spout Traced to Station Mixup
Apartment residents in Portland Oregon report fountains of charged water from faucets. Sid Benedict, water engineer, traced the issue to a nearby service station. An attendant said he accidentally attached an air compressor hose to a city water pipe instead of the station’s air hose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
West Side
Sid Benedict
Éugzinéer
British Foreign Minister Halifax Seen as Key U.S. Liaison
The Washington scene regards Lord Halifax as a cabinet level asset and a strong proponent of vigorous wartime policy. His prior ties to Neville Chamberlain blend with a reputation for interpreting British aims to the United States amid ongoing global conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Halifax
Washington Post
Neville Chamberlain
United States
Fugitive motorist sought after killing Georgia trooper
In Decatur Tennessee police hunt a suspect described as Charles Butler or Charles Coates, an escaped Missouri convict. After shooting Corporal W F Black of the Georgia State Highway Patrol during a traffic stop, the man fled through a mountain area, exchanging shots with officers and abandoning a stolen car near Chattanooga. Bloodhounds traced a new lead to a yard near 3 am, with Missouri records confirming aliases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tenn
W. F. Black
Georgia State Highway Patrol
Georgia
Tennessee
Chattanooga
DB D. F. Simmons
Georgia Highway Patrol
Charles Butler
Charles Coates
Missouri
Corporal Black
B. R. Farr
Black
Oklahoma
Officers Named In St John’s Lutheran Men’s Class
Members of the Men’s Bible Class at St John’s Lutheran Sunday School presented billfolds to teachers Dr J Edward Harms and Edward Oswald. A handsome Bible was given to E Leister Mobley who presided the class. Nominees for 1941 include Mobley Sheeley Smith Hobstetter Jones Schafer Hoffman Young as presidents with C Weigand Neikirk as secretary and C Sprecher Hoffman as treasurer. The top vote recipient will become president and the next four will be vice presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Lutheran Sunday School
J. Edward Harms
Edward Oswald
E. Leister Mobley
Emmett Sheeley
D. Walter Smith
Henry A. Hobstetter
Nelson Jones
William C. Schafer
O. K. Hoffman
Cy” Young
C. Weigand
E.G. Neikirk
Charles Sprecher
Earl Hoffman
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Italy
Berlin
Gayda
la Voce d'Itaiia
Europe
China
Foreig
Crosa
America
Cordell Hull
Arrow Shoe Store
Ru-Co
Rudy
Pharmacy
Ketel Hamilton Carner
Hagerstown Gas Co
Ren
RM. Hays & Bros., Inc
Washington St
Capt. Peters
Santa
The
Forest Service
A. Brown
Raymond H. Miller
Robert B. Rench
Robert G. Snavely
D. Eldred Rinehart
J. Vincent Jamison, Jr
BE. W. Ditto
J. Kieffer Funk
William D. Byron
Hubert H. Schindel
Fred M. White
William Preston Lane
W. Harry Reisner
Hubert L. Porterfield
Charles ©. Cushna
Elmer A. Corderman
Joseph D. Baker
Thomas W. Pangborn
Charles W. Huyett
David H. Ankeney
William McHenry
William H. Cunningham
James YT. Wolfe
Simon L. Downey
Thompson A. Brown
Harry Schwinger
Community Finance Service, Inc
West Washington Street
Krytek
Kohler
Hagerstown
Mad
Shockey Furniture CO
Summit Avenue
Daniel D.caldwell
Attorney General’s Office
Department of Justice
Clear Toys
Huyett Bros
Potomac Street
Farr
Ooiers Genery
the House of Blue White Diamonds
Aladdin Mantle
North Potomac Street
Tron
Bohman - Warne, Inc
West Franklin ST
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