Noted shoplifting in Hagerstown stores during holidays
From Our Reporters' Notebooks describes heavy shoplifting by youths in a large downtown store and a drug store incident where a well dressed girl returned items. Gasoline price forecasts by local distributors suggest a spring drop due to storage limits and refinery efforts. An attorney allegedly injured by a pumpkin adds local humor. A dual Christmas tree stands in the Public Square, and tax law complexities are outlined with thousands of decisions and letters cited.
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Hagerstown
Six Killed In Trolley Oil Truck Collision
Eight miners survived a coal mine blast near Pineville Kentucky and were hospitalized while two men died. Rescue teams recovered a burned miner and identified Albert Bennett, 64, as the first fatality. The mine involved was Kentucky Straight Creek Coal Company mine number one.
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Pineville
Tom McQueen
Albert Bennett
Kentucky Straight Creek
Little Heroine Had Reason For Timidity
Eleven year old Phyllis Regan slid on her stomach over dangerously thin ice to reach another girl who had crashed into the cold water off Malibou Beach. She kept her identity secret and told reporters she hoped her mother would not let her go skating again.
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Boston
Phyllis Regan
Malibou Beach
Phyllis
Violent Antarctic Earthquake Reported by Seismologists
A severe earthquake centered in the Antarctic region 3,100 miles south of Australia was recorded by scientists in England and Australia. J. J. Shaw of West Bromwich said the seismograph readings showed great severity. Shocks began about 6:30 p.m. yesterday and lasted several hours.
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London
Antarctic
Australia
England
J. J. Shaw
West Bromwitch
Ship named for city nearly hit mine in English Channel
Mayor Richard H Sweeney releases a letter from Capt Sven Englund describing how the U S S Hagerstown Victory narrowly escaped a mine while carrying 2000 veterans home. The veteran skipper’s 41 year record remains unbroken and the vessel’s maiden voyage included deliveries to Odessa and Marseille before repatriating POWs to Leghorn.
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Sven Englund
Richard H. Sweeney
Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard
Baltimore
M. Josephine Sweeney
Odessa
Russia
Guadeloupe
French West Indies
Marseille
France
Leghorn
Italy
Fifth Army Headquarters
Big New Year Celebration Here
New Year Eve festivities in Hagerstown are expected to attract more patrons to night clubs bars and restaurants than in four years with relatively low prices. A minimum of about five dollars per couple for the evening and the next day’s headache is noted. One lounge advertises a full evening at two dollars fifty cents per person making it cheaper than New York City options. Revelers may receive an extra half hour on Monday night.
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Hagerstown
New York City
Predicting a Suit Shortage Till March First
Local clothing merchants warn of a persistent shortage of men s suits in Hagerstown and larger cities. If fabric supplies arrive early, manufacturers face at least three months to rebuild levels after a long idle period. A Baltimore store, normally carrying 6 000 to 7 000 suits, reportedly had only fifty in stock weeks before Christmas.
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Hagerstown
Baltimore
Explosion at ammunition dump kills 23 near Codroip o
Ansa reports 23 killed and 30 injured in a blast at an ammunition dump near Codroip in Udine province. The event occurred yesterday, December 28, as authorities investigated the cause and scope of the explosion.
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Rome
Ansa
Codroipa
O F Udine
Local Flower Shops Suffer Debutante and Wedding Boom
Flower shops in Hagertown report record demand from postwar debutante parties and holiday weddings, straining supply and forcing many to refuse new orders. Weather and illnesses add to the rush, but florists expect normal operations to resume next week.
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Hagerstown
Hero Of Bataan Dies Of Wounds
Capt. Eugene Dale, 27, Bataan death march survivor, died at Roosevelt hospital from bullet wounds after a melee over a model. Capt. Archie B Miller, 25, estranged husband of the model, was held without bail for felonious assault. The model, Mrs Fay Hancock Miller, said she fell in love.
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Eugene Dale
Bataan
Archie B. Miller
Center
Army Signal Corps
Bellevue
Tex
New York City
Dale
Miller
Fay Hancock
New York
Roosevelt Hospital
Edward Murphy
Fay Hancock Miller
City Truck Driver Narrowly Escapes Injury
George Little, a city truck driver on North Prospect Street, avoided serious harm when a motor driven door on the municipal equipment building fell off its track and struck his car entering the garage. The impact tore the windshield and cut Little’s arm with flying glass, causing only minor injuries.
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George Little
North Prospect Street
Municipal Equipment Building
Little
Mayor William Etter Qualifies for Private Pilot License
William Etter, mayor of Chambersburg, yesterday qualified for his private pilot license after flight tests at the Municipal Airport conducted by Richard Carson, flight examiner for the Civil Aeronautics Administration.
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William Etter
Chambersburg
Richard Carson
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Realty Deals Move Over 125000 In County Week
Realty values exceeding 125000 changed hands in the county last week with numerous sales chiefly of residential property. Transactions include Charles R Brake and wife to Richard Carson and wife half of double brick property on South Mulberry near Baltimore for 6800 dollars and Margaret A Loose to Albert M Davis and wife three lots on Williamsport Hagerstown Pike for 2700 dollars.
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Charles R. Brake
Richard Carson
South Mulberry
Baltimore
Margaret A. Loose
Albert M. Davis
Williamsport-Hagerstown Pike
Williamsport
William B
Max G. Seibert
John W. Stullerand
Ringgold
Marshal F. Zeigler
Board of Education
Leitersburg
Harry A. Vaughn
John E. Sanders An
Alexander Street
Two Day Holiday Shuts City Services and Stores
Thousands of workers will enjoy a double holiday on Monday and Tuesday, December 31 and January 1. Hagerstown Retailers Bureau members close for two days, three large downtown groceries shut, chain stores mostly open. City Hall closed except light service. Fairchild Aircraft plants off for two days. U S Employment Service and Unemployment Compensation offices closed. Potomac Edison buses run weekend schedule Monday and Sunday schedule Tuesday.
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Hagerstown
Fairchild Aircraft Division
U. S. Employment Service
Unemployment Compensation Office
Potomac Edison Company
City Buses
Four Enlist Here In Navy This Week
Four young men enlisted in the Navy this week through the Navy Recruiting Station at City Hall. They are Charles W. Bonebrake of Greencastle, Paul L. Reeder of 121 West Franklin Street, Neal B. Spitler of 43344 North Potomac, and Delmont W. Barnhart of 2423 Virginia Avenue. Chief John Squires Jr. began duties as officer in charge, replacing Specialist Birch Shepherd who heads to Baltimore for discharge around January 15.
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Navy
City Hall
John Squires, Jr
Charles W. Bonebrake
Greencastle
Paul L. Reeder
West Franklin Street
Neal B. Spitler
North Potomac
Delmont W. Barnhart
Virginia Avenue
Squires
Birch Shepherd
Baltimore
Mrs Biershing Fractures Leg After Front Ice Fall
Mrs Thomas F Biershing age 67 of East avenue slips on ice in front of her home fracturing a leg and is confined to Washington County hospital for treatment.
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Thomas F. Biershing
East Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Naval discharge for Thomas T. Kendrick at Bainbridge center
Thomas T. Kendrick of Hagerstown has been honorably discharged from Naval service at the Bainbridge Maryland separation center.
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Thomas T. Kendrick
Hagerstown
Naval Service
Bainbridge, Md
This Fox Terrier Lives Up To Name
Fifteen year old Nelson Dono hough and his fox terrier Tippy hunt near Roessner avenue. Tippy ducked into a fox den and caused a scramble, prompting Nelson to fire as the dog reemerged leading a second fox. He finally shot the fox after Tippy disentangled.
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Nelson Donohough
Tippy
Roessner Avenue
Nelson
Roads West Of Here Very Slick
A Washington county report from Sixth District State Roads Commission describes slick west of here on Route 40 while eastbound travel remains safe. Crews cleared icy spots overnight, Hancock had about a half inch of snow, with temperatures near 30. Garrett County fared better at 36, Cumberland area worsened with slick roads early today.
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Washington County
Maryland
Sixth District
State Roads Commission
Hagerstown
Here
Hancock
Mercury
Garrett County
Cumberland
Allegany County
Violinist Walks On Hotel Ledge At Camp Ritchie
A Savannah tied violinist with a USO troupe walked the icy fourth story ledge of the Anthony Wayne Hotel in Waynesboro at 9:15 pm. Mrs Elizabeth Hope Brewster ignored pleas and was pulled inside by H Lee Merriman the hotel manager. Police warned her to keep antics to the stage after recent overseas USO tour escapades including a Mediterranean swim and a Mississippi canoe ride.
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Camp Ritchie
Waynesboro
Anthony Wayne Hotel
Elizabeth Hopestill Brewster
Savannah
Prowler Reported on West Franklin Blocks
Miss Eyler of 4144 West Franklin street reported to police early this morning a prowler has been harassing residents in the first block of West Franklin street for several nights. The intruder is seen on rear roofs carrying a flashlight.
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Miss Eyler
West Franklin Street
Water Main Burst Halts New York Transit System
A massive water main break under Broadway flooded Canal Street station to five feet, submerging four rail lines and stopping Sea Beach West End Brighton and Fourth Avenue service between Times Square and Chambers Street. Western Union cables were damaged as crews shut off the flood. Broadway pavement buckled from the pressure as thousands faced delays.
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New York
Broadway
BMT
Canal Street
Sea Beach
West End
Brighton
Fourth Avenue
Times Square
Chambers Street
Western Union Telegraph Co
Grand
Canal Streets
Damage suits filed for 20 thousand in Tilghmanton crash
Three damage suits filed in court through Leo H. Miller claim injuries from a Christmas Day 1944 auto crash on Manor church road Tilghmanton. Plaintiffs are Raymond R. Lake his wife Mary M Lake and daughter R Orale Lake seeking 8000 10000 and 2000 respectively from Frank H Berger owner and George Berger driver.
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Manor Church Road
Tilghmanton
Leo H. Miller
Raymond R. Lake
Mary M. Lake
R. Orale Lake
Frank H. Berger
George Berger
Lake
Pvt Norman Messner Receives Army Discharge at Camp Claiborne
Pvt Norman Messner honorably discharged from the Army at Camp Claiborne Louisiana on December 1 He served with post special service across Louisiana entertaining GIs in veterans hospitals USO quarters Red Cross groups and military organizations He is the son of Mr and Mrs G N Messner of Hagerstown Route 3 and will resume duties at WJEJ radio station
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Pvt
Norman
Bud) Messner
Army
Camp Claiborne
Louisiana
Messner
USO
Red Cross
G. N. Messner
Hagerstown
WJEJ
Chas. W. Randall Paralyzed at City Market
Charles W. Randall, city market master, was paralyzed yesterday afternoon around four o'clock and taken to Washington County Hospital in serious condition. A resident of Elizabeth Street, he had a slight stroke weeks earlier but resumed duties at the market house.
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Charles W. Randall
Washington County Hospital
Elizabeth Street
Randall
Six Die in Essington Trolley Truck Crash Near Philly
Philadelphia December 29 six persons were killed and seven injured when a Philadelphia Transportation Company trolley collided with an oil truck near Essington. The death toll may rise to eight. None identified yet, though a injured witness said her five year old daughter Peggy died in the blaze. Police removed four charred bodies from the wreckage.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Essington
Charles Drewes
Delaware County
Drewes
Howard Ray
Chester
Peggy
Mrs. Ray
Local Airmen To Fly To Miami
About ten Hagerstown aviators will travel to Miami Florida next week to take part in the Miami All American Air Races on January 4 5 and 6 This event is expected to attract upwards of 2000 flyers from every state Richard Kit Carson manager of the Henson Flying Service and operator of Hagerstown Municipal Airport will lead the local group The air show will feature all types of aircraft and equipment on display.
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Hagerstown
Miami
Florida
Richard “Kit” Carson
Henson Flying Service
Russia Puts German General On Trial In Leningrad
In Leningrad a military tribunal opened a war crimes trial with 11 Germans including Maj Gen Hendrik Roemmlinger. Russian lawyers defend the defendants who face charges of hanging and torturing 52355 civilians, driving 404230 into Germany, and looting Russian cities and towns.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Hendrik Roemmlinger
Germany
Woman, 69, Fractured Shoulder From Fall at Home
Mrs. Elizabeth Funkhouser of 439 Jefferson Street sustained a fractured shoulder in a fall at her residence yesterday. She was treated at Washington County Hospital and later returned home.
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Elizabeth Funkhouser
Jefferson Street
Washington County Hospital
Redmer Couple Granted Absolute Divorce
William Herbert Redmer was granted an absolute divorce from Sylvia Olive Redmer. Attorney Calvert K. Hardy appeared in the case.
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William Herbert Redmer
Sylvia Olive Redmer
Calvert K. Hardy
Sea Sergeant Brings John E. Lee To San Francisco
John E. Lee of Hagerstown arrived from overseas aboard the Sea Sergeant, which docked in San Francisco on Thursday bringing him home.
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John E. Lee
Hagerstown
Sea Sergeant
San Francisco
Epstein Started Career in Hagerstown That Led to Fortune
Jacob Epstein Baltimore merchant and philanthropist died in Florida and will be buried Monday. He began his business career in Hagerstown, starting with $6 as a peddler then a tin shop opposite St John’s Church. He later built the Baltimore Bargain House, which became the American Wholesale Corporation and merged with Butler Bros. in 1929. He left a widow, two daughters, seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Jacob Epstein
Baltimore
Florida
Hagerstown
Epstein
Lithuania
Baltimore Bargain House
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City Light Department
Light Department
U. S
Tax Court
District Courts
Appeal Courts
Supreme Court
Internal Revenue Bureau
Bureau
Treasury
Prowler Reported
Norman Messner
Chas. W. Randall
Philly
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