Newark Girls Admit $2.10 Bus Slaying in Crimen Gang
Two Newark women aged 20 and 17 confessed Tuesday to the murder of a bus driver in a $2.10 holdup. Ethel Sohl and Genevieve Owens said they acted for “fun” while recounting the Rutherford North Newark crime spree. The pair, held without bail, described the getaway and a prior hold up from which Sohl claimed the driver’s shooting.
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Enewark
N. J
Jane Py
Ethel Strouse Sohi
Newark
Genevieve Owens
Everett B. Smith
Helen Durning
Joseph Cocozza
Sohl
William Barbarat
Rutherford-North Newark
Cocozza
House of Detention
Texalvery
Rutherford
Main Street
Belleville
Local Young Men Win Promotions
Word has been received of promotions among several local servicemen in the U S Army. Private First Class George G Kesslering of the Coast Artillery Regiment Band in Hawaii is promoted to corporal, son of Mrs Vada A Williams of Middleburg Maryland. His brother Dorsey G Kesslering is stationed with the same regiment in Hawaii. Private First Class Edgar M Kline, son of Mr and Mrs Daniel I Kline of Smithsburg, with Co M 19th Infantry at Schofield Barracks Hawaii, is promoted to corporal and awaiting promotion to sergeant. Kline is a Smithsburg High School graduate who enlisted in 1935. Other young men at home include Privates First Class James G and Raymond O Dawson of Co A First Medical Regiment at Carlisle Barracks Pennsylvania, visiting parents Mr and Mrs John G Dawson of 708 George Street. Private First Class William A Dudley of Co A First Medical Regiment is with his parents Mr and Mrs James A Dudley of Rose Hill Avenue Extended. Private First Class Claude B Ridenour of 1st Chemical Warfare Service Regiment at Edgewood Arsenal Maryland is visiting his parents at R F D 2 Hagerstown Maryland after returning from Army clerical school at Fort Monroe Virginia.
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U. S. Army
George G. Kesselring
Coast Artillery Regiment
Hawaiian’ Islands
Vada A. Williams
Middleburg
Dorsey G. Kesselring
Hawaii
Edgar M. Kline
Daniel I. Kline
Smithsburg
Co. M
19Th Infantry
Schofield Barracks
Kline
Torhis City
James G. and
Raymond 0. Dawson
Co. A
First Medical Regiment
Carlisle Barracks
John G. Dawson
George Street
Thin City
William A. Dudley
Edgewood Arsenal
Hagerstown
Mad
Army
Fort Monroe
Youth 15 Fatally Struck by Debris After Practice
Martinsburg authorities report Anthony Martin fifteen died after a small iron girder and brick dislodged in City Hall basement shower area as St. Joseph's High School players finished practice. The team’s game with Paw Paw High School tonight was canceled.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Anthony Martin
St. Joseph's
Paw Paw High School
Ane Relieves Constipation and Indigestion in Keedysville Woman
A local advertisement recounts Mrs Marr Hess thanking Ane for relief from chronic constipation and indigestion after trying the triple strength herbal compound. The notice cites daily visits at Cauffman’s Cut Rate Store in Hagerstown and lists multiple local agents and stores offering Ane with health booklets free.
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Marr Hess
Cauffman
Washington Street
Hagerstown
Cut Rare
F. Washington Street
Blair
Waynesboro
Williamson
Crauz
Frederick
Smithshurz
Smithsburg
Mad
Craft
Greencastle
Brunswick
Chambersburg
Lambert's
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
J. A. Helier
Hancock, Md
Zimmerman
Boonsboro
Méwee
Williamsport
State Motorists Receive Last-Minute License Delay
Washington County motorists waited late in 1957 to apply for vehicle registrations. State police assured residents no arrests for lack of registration would occur while applications were sorted at the Motor Vehicle Commissioner’s office. Some 25,000 applications mailed before December 31 faced processing delays even as postmark rules allowed New Year’s Day mail to count.
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Washington County
Liewt
Niles Falkenstein
Motor Vehicle Commissioner's Office
Veteran actor Edward M. Kimball dies in California
Edward M. Kimball, 75, veteran stage and screen actor and father of silent star Clara Kimball Young, died Tuesday in Follywood California after suffering a stroke on New Year’s Day.
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Follywood
Calif
Edward M. Kimball
Clara Kimball Young
Couple elopes. 17 year old daughter marries Indiana drummer
Detroit January 5 news reports 17 year old Gertrude Bennett daughter of a Ford official eloped with 21 year old Russell Hughes a Michigan State Normal College student. They wed at Auburn Indiana after applying for a license Monday and were confirmed by county officials. Police suspended the extensive search and Bennett expressed guarded joy.
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Detroit
Gertrude Bennett
Ford Motor Company
Indiana
Russel Hughes
Michigan State Normal College
Bennett
Ypsilanti
Ann Arbor
Hughes
Ivan Boutson
Ford
Carl Walter
DeKalb
Auburn
Ind
Miles Baxter
Donald
Leonard
Michigan
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Trudie
Monopoly Charges Hurled At Bank By Congress Report
Washington reports say Wheeler and other lawmakers attacked big banks as Rockefeller era figures. The Senate and House rail investigations allege 24 banks control a third of U S banking resources, with Morgan and Kuhn, Loeb as dominant players. A Kuhn, Loeb partner disputed the summary. In Colorado, bees harvest honey at Dinosaur National Monument despite no visible flowers.
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Washington
Wheeler
D-Mont
Senate Railroad Finance Investigating Committee
New York City
House
Patman
Qt. P. Morgan and Co
Morgan, Stanley and Co
Kuhn, Leeb and Company
Benjamin J. Buttenweiser
Kuhn, Loeb
Dinosaur National Monument
Colorado
Baby Kisses Are Unsafe Says NYC Welfare Leader
Dr. Shirley W. Wynne of the Children's Welfare Federation in New York City warns that kissing children on the lips can spread hundreds of diseases. She advises minimal affection from relatives outside the immediate family and cautions against others picking up the child due to young children’s vulnerability.
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Shirley W. Wynne
Children’s Welfare Federation
New York City
Christmas Pageant Highlights Keedysville Lutheran Program
Keedysville residents enjoyed a Christmas Eve Lutheran Sunday school program titled When Christ Was Born with children’s exercises and an address by Pastor M A Ashby. Ill Rev C M Sparrow is improving. Several locals including Miss Elizabeth Poffenberger of Western Maryland College and Mrs. Rose Wand, injured in a fall, are noted among holiday activities and visits across Hagerstown Boonsboro and nearby areas.
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Christ
M A. Ashby
C. M. Sparrow
Elizabeth Poffenberger
Western Maryland College
Edward Poffenberger
Foster Long
Wm. Early
Jane Elsie Dean
Esta Clopper
Mattie Snavely
Oliver Hines
Hagerstown
Julia Coffman
State Normal School
Towson
John Coffman
Carroll Rohrer
Boonsboro
Rohrer
Louise Fisher
George Gross
Martin Gross
Washington
H. Fisher
Carl Poffenberger
John W. Fleming
Geo. E. Athey
Misa Susie Athey
Roland Morgan
Donnie
Dwight
Herbert Athey
Melvin Reel, Jr
Douglas Reel
Bobby Fleming
Jackie
Susan Virginia Fleming
Rose Wand
Emma Green
A. K. Houpt
Myeraville
Hunt Slayers Of Constable In Georgia Outrage
A posse and bloodhounds pursued a truckload of several Negroes after a group shot and killed constable Kenneth Gahagan and seriously wounded magistrate N A Patterson during a transport to jail. Patterson remained in serious condition at a Savannah hospital. Between 75 and 100 men joined the manhunt, with one prisoner claiming six men rode in the truck before fleeing into nearby woods.
Robbers Gag Six, Flee With Jewels on Long Island
Four armed robbers invaded J. Howard Meyer’s home in the Gold Coast Long Island area on Tuesday. They bound six household members, escaped with jewels valued at $30,000 and $460 in cash, and removed a 300 pound safe containing the insurance policy copy. One robber wore a mask and they spent over an hour rifling the house after ripping phone connections and binding victims with tape and wire.
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Kings Point
J. Howard Meyer
Long Island
Gold Coast
Meyer
New Zeppelin Nears Readiness for US-Europe Service
American Zeppelin Transport Corp announces new airship LZ-190 will launch a US Europe route in about five months using helium instead of hydrogen. The craft will carry about 40 passengers, offer 15 to 18 round trips monthly until autumn, and plans include leasing LZ-121 with American interest. Congress authorized helium export, aiding a potential broader program.
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New York
Jan
Europe
United States
Lakehurst
N. J
Edward P. Farley
American Zeppelin Transport Corporation
Farley
Germany
Congress
Amarillo
Texas
Way to Believe Those Itchy Pimples Relief
Skin irritation from external causes is eased quickly with Petersons Ointment. A 5 cent box from your druggist soothes itching and reduces smarting. Improves skin appearance and is also effective for itching feet and toe cracks.
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Peterson
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