Slain Woman's Daughter Denies New Shooting Theory
Patricia Goodbody, daughter of the slain Mrs. Frank Starr Williams, calls Lieut. John Quinn’s inquest theory absurd and untrue. She recounts the Jan. 19 Drake hotel shooting, says there was a struggle for a revolver, and believes her mother acted to protect herself. Detectives weigh motives including mistaken identity or robbery as others describe a dramatic, multi-shot tragedy.
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Chicago
Patricia Goodbody
Frank Starr Williams
Drake
John Quinn
Quinn
Ediciones
State Department
Williams
Robert A. Roos
Goodbody
Brodie
Patricia
Trutk
Lieut. Quinn
John L. Sullivan
Finland Warned to Shoulder War Responsibility
The United States told Finland she must shoulder all responsibility for fighting alongside the Nazi powers, Secretary Hull disclosed. Moscow broadcasting threats claimed two Russian air raids on Helsinki signal harsher blows aimed at Finland to end the war, describing Finnish forces as crazy imperialists and predicting the Red Army before Helsinki.
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Washington
United States
Finland
Hull
Moscow
Helsinki
Izvestia
Scouts Back Drive For Paper In Washington County
A meeting set for Thursday evening February 10 at 7 30 in the McCrory building will discuss improved waste paper collection methods. Washington Area Council Scouts report 121000 pounds collected in late 1943 and at least 100000 pounds so far this year, with districts routinely covering areas biweekly. A January contest in South Franklin District, Pennsylvania, netted 62000 pounds from six troops, equaling four railroad cars.
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Boy Scout
McCrory
Washington Area Council
Washington County
Pennsylvania
Myri] Hall Hall
South Franklin
WFA Battles To Hold Butter
Government stocks built during the 1943 harvest could delay civilian butter supplies if released now. Officials warned releasing 20,006,000 pounds would force heavier civilian purchases next season, shrinking future civilian stock. Argentine butter now reserving for UN merchant marine ships, with civilian availability affected.
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United Nations
How To Hold FALSE TEETH More Firmly
Do your false teeth slip or wobble while you eat, laugh, or talk. Sprinkle a little FASTEETH alkaline powder on your plates to hold dentures firmly and comfortably. No gummy taste, no sour odor, and it prevents denture breath. Get FASTEETH today at any drug store.
Germans Drive Deep Into Bridgehead At Cassino Front
Berlin reports advanced several miles in the bridgehead with 700 prisoners taken. Allied counterattacks with tanks and naval guns were repulsed. Luftwaffe attacks shattered waters near Nettuno, while U S forces push toward Cassino Abbey amid heavy fighting around Mt Cassino and Orsogna. Allied air power strikes targets across Italy as heavy bombardments hit rail hubs and shipping corridors.
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Berlin
Stockholm
Scandinavian Telegraph Bureau
Nettuno
Cassind
Pete
Cassino
U.S
Mt. Cassino
Sth
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Cisterna
Siena
Rome
Verona
Prato
Tarquina
Viterbo
Dalmatian
Carroceto
Aprilia
Boyer and Stanwyck Star in Flesh and Fantasy at Henry's Theatre
Charles Boyer and Barbara Stanwyck finally on screen together in Universal's Flesh and Fantasy now playing at Henry's Theatre. Stanwyck becomes Boyer's eleventh top leading lady in a long American film run. U S manufacturing plants report forty thousand plus workers absent daily due to accidents.
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Charles Boyer
Barbara Stanwyck
Universal
Henry's
Miss Stanwyck
Boyer
Donors of Blood in Hagerstown Last Week
The Red Cross Mobile Unit visited Hagerstown last week collecting blood. The published list names many donors including Lorraine A. Brumbaugh Roger Q. Cook D W Holter Amy Petre Roland M. Baker Mrs Nora J. Benner Mrs Edna Hollingsworth and numerous others.
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Red Cross
Hagerstown
Lorraine A. Brumbaugh
Roger Q. Cook
D. W. Holter
Amy Petre
Roland M. Baker
Nora J. Benner
Edna Hollingsworth
F. H. Wagner, Jr
Albert Whitham
Ruth Peiffer
Warry A. Adams
Olive
James Barry
Charles G. Hammond
Ruth M. Stahl
BE. J. Roche
Walter Haynes
Atlee Sheiss
Robert L. Griffeth
Betty Sheeler
Clarence Arnsparger
E. M. Miller
Robert F. Harrison
Walter M. Daniels
Albert G. Sprankle
J. Lucille Ruth
Charles Beecher
Frances Wagner
Beatrice Keifer
R. W. Miller
Francis A. Mazzy
Mildred M. Barr
Geo. McElwain
Rose Grogsman
Emma Wade
Ben Atwood
George F. Rhodes
Margaret S. Cline
Virginia A. Keller
William A. Wolfkill
Mary E. Knepper
James W .Stone
Bruce Remsburg
Helen Harbaugh
Dorothy P. Kuhlman
Margaret Harbaugh
Sarah M. Gill
J. Markwood Hines
Hisse M. Horst
Mable Mets
Rosamond Shetler
Helen F. Hann
Mary E. Lewis
Patrick J. Duffey
Helen N. Strite
Betty L. Miller
Donald Higenbrode
Nancy J. Shockey
Pearl C
Mary Jane Halbach
Dorothy J. Bussard
Catherine Finfrock
Ross B. Culler
Charlotte G. Shrader
Lillian Jordan
Nena Booth
Martha G. Castle
Nellie §. Bowers
Laura O. Shirk
Austin J. Keen
L. W. Seal
Ira Weidner
Delva Rinehart
Isabella N. Reynolds
Ethel G. Gossard
David E. Mellett
I. C. Weidner
Robert §. Winders
John 5
Garver
Marshall Twigg
John Schindal, Jr
Ralph Earley
Lewis J. Snare
Francis E. Coble
Doris Ensminger
Marian Craig
Carrie Benchoff
Joseph C. Gardenhour
Minerva A. Ward
Catherine E. Baer
Lillian B. Lohr
Evelyn M. Wellinger
Warren D. Conner
Nettie B. Garver
Rhoda Munson
Clyde C. Shupp
Margaret Barrow
D. Raymond Stitely
Mary V. Sarver
Florence Y. Castia
Robert KE. Fowles
Harry W Brenner
Fred Rudy
Frank K. Coss
Addie M. Spessard
Janie Hostetter
Marjorie Thomason
Mary Higdon
Jennia Carpenter
Nellie David
Elmer c. Koontz
C. M. Beckley
Roy E. Myers
Service news from home and front lines in wartime
Letters from servicemen reach families as trainees enter nine week pilot programs at Maxwell Field and four engine Liberator bombers. Recruits like Irwin Daugherty, Earl Lambert, Harry Carl and others are listed with new postings, transfers, and training leaves across the United States and overseas.
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Maxwell Field
Ala
Irwin Willis Daugherty
Williamsport
Daugherty
Army Air Forces
AAF
Plan Tire Show Here February 23
A decision to stage a free educational tire show was reached at a Monday noon meeting of the Hagerstown District Maintenance Committee. The event, to be held Wednesday evening February 23 in Franklin Court auditorium, will explain synthetic tire care and maximize mileage with input from Office of Price Administration, Office of Defense Transportation, and tire manufacturers. Government maintenance methods will be showcased, with additional features and musical entertainment to be announced.
Elmer Swain Reelected Leader Of Potomac Sportsmen
Elmer L. Swain was re elected president of the Potomac Fish and Game Club in Williamsport at the Feb 3 annual meeting by the Potomac. A roast pig feast and tributes to members serving in the armed forces accompanied the proceedings. New officers include Roy Shipp as first vice president Edward W Arthur as second vice president Charles N Harsh as secretary treasurer and Ralph Flook as assistant secretary treasurer. Directors named include J D Baker E R Banzhoff L M Bentzel J H Bowser R GO Britner R H Cromer D K Cushna Jr C F Delphey G Downs Jr H I English H R Forsythe J 4H Forsythe R G Hawken J B Heffner Joseph M Hoffman A A Keysar G Koons F M Murray L H Martin J B Poffenberger I W Traver Paul V Miler I M Zimmermann and C E Brewer.
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Elmer L. Swain
Potomac Fish and Game Club
Williamsport
Potomac
Roy “. Shipp
Edward W. Arthur
Charles N. Harsh
Ralph Flook
Recty-Treas
J. D. Baker
E.R. Banzhoff
L. M. Bentzel
J. H. Bowser
R. GO. Britner
R. H. Cromer
D. K
Waves enlistee from Smithsburg details and wartime ties
A Smithsburg woman enlisted in the WAVES on December 15, 1943. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Slick and a Hagerstown High School graduate. Her husband, also in the armed forces, has been overseas for many months. The article notes Canada imported 110000 tons of salt annually before the war.
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Frank Slick
Smithsburg
Hagerstown High School
Armed Forces
Pangborn Corp Over The Top In War Loan Drive
Pangborn employees mobilized as an Army to support the 4th War Loan Drive. The payroll deduction effort and community chest contributions boosted the bond sale from a $56,475 quota to a total of $85,325. Majors and captains led office, shop, and night shifts with broad participation across the organization, driven by a letter from company president Thomas W. Pangborn urging full cooperation.
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Pangborn Corporation
Pangborn
U. S. Treasury Department
Army
A. Lesley Gardner
Lloyd L. Stouffer
Frank Kaiss
Vince Delaney
Victor F. Stine
W. Q. Vedder
John R. Bell
Hu Zimmerman
Max Fahrney
L. M. Peuke
Edward Poe
Chas. Sleasman
George Scheck
Howard Neikirk
Ed Hartman
Leroy Piper
H. Rinehart
H. Kline
H. Zentthyer
Thomas W. Pangborn
Peterson's Ointment Relief for Piles Widely Used
Millions of sufferers over 40 years report quick relief from itching and smarting with a cooling soothing astringent formula. A user testimonial claims relief and overnight sleep. Available in 35 cents per box or 60 cents per tube with applicator, money back if not delighted.
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Peterson
Youth Injured Crossing Virginia Avenue
Five year old Philip Jones of West Howard street was struck by a southbound car on Virginia Avenue near Howard Street yesterday around 4 PM. He suffered possible skull fracture, a fractured left arm and facial cuts and was taken to Washington County Hospital. Emma E. Banzhoff of Williamsport drove the car. Police noted eye witness accounts of the accident.
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Philip Jones
West Howard Street
Virginia Avenue
Howard Street
Washington County Hospital
Carroll and Palmer
Emma E. Banzhoff
Williamsport
Indian Springs
Benjamin Baer
Baltimore
Carter's Little Liver Pills Digestion Aid Ad
Health quiz questions lead to the claim that Carter's Little Liver Pills increase bile flow to aid digestion. The ad asserts natural digestion improves quickly, often in thirty minutes, and urges purchase at drugstores for 25 cents.
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Carter
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