F D R to Ignore Fourth Term Draft Agitation
President Roosevelt likely will skip addressing the fourth term draft movement as Democratic leaders say he is behind on appointments due to illness and has little time for politics. Delegates arrive to name a new national chairman and set a convention site with July 24 eyed as a start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
White House
Frank C. Walker
Walker
Robert E. Hannegan
Ohieats
Culbert L. Olson
California
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Thomas R. King
Wisconsin
Deaths and memorials from Clearspring and surrounding area
Multiple obituaries and memorial notices from Franklin and nearby counties recount the deaths of Amanda Susan Snyder at age 3 in Clearspring, Reda Frances Kirby at 10 months in Williamsport, J. McLain Martin in Greencastle, Harry James White of Sumter S C, Cephas Denman of Washington, and Albert May of Hagerstown. Services, survivors, and interment details list numerous family members and local institutions. An inset memorial honors Mrs. Sarah Dagenhart with loving remembrance from her daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reda Frances Kirby
Boyd Kirby
Williamsport
Rebecca
Regina
Melvin
Jack
James
Leal
Vernon Miles
Green Lawn
Harry James White
B. Chapein White
Sumter
S. C
Alfred Judson
Susan Leard Cantey White
Clarendon County
White
Antietam Paper Company
St. Paul's
South Carolina
Irvine H. Rutledge
Albert May
Frederick Road
First Christian Church of
Hagerstown
Junior Fire Company
Kraiss
W. M. Norment
Rose Hill
Allies batter Wewak airfield in New Guinea raid
Advanced Allied headquarters reported heavy air attacks on Wewak by American bombers and fighters. More than 100 Lightning Thunderbolt and Kittyhawk aircraft swept the area, destroying at least 12 enemy planes with 133 tons of bombs. Liberators dropped 123 tons on Oram Field, as enemy pilots fled into clouds. Navy Catalina planes sank a 5,000-ton ammunition ship and a 2,000-ton freighter in the Admiralty Islands area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Americain
Mest
Wewak
Allied High Command
Douglas MacArthur
Oram Field
Admiralty Islands
New Britain
Lerengau
Plane Enroute To San Juan Crashes
A mercy plane of Chilean National Airlines carrying doctors and nurses to quake stricken San Juan Argentina crashed en route near Santiago. All 12 aboard were killed including three doctors four nurses a soldier two pilots a mechanic and a Chilean Airlines representative.
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Santiago
Chile
Government Information Bureau
Chilean National Airlines
San Juan
Argentina
Quake Wrecked San Juan To Be Rebuilt
President Pedro Ramirez announced Argentina will rebuild San Juan at a new site along modern lines designed to withstand tremors. The quake killed more than 3,500 people and the government will underwrite 500 million pesos about 125 million dollars. survivors remain dispersed and largely destitute.
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Buenos Aires
Pedro Ramirez
San Juan
Ramirez
Argentina
Two Jacksons In Assault Cases
Lincoln Jackson a 17 year old colored youth from Bloomalley was fined 25 dollars and costs in city court after arrest on a warrant for assault on Nellie Stoner. Robert Jackson a 39 year old colored man of Charles street pleaded guilty to a warrant charging assault on William A. Burnett and received a suspended sentence of costs. Patrolmen Draper Smith and Wolford made the arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Jackson
Bloomalley
Nellie Stoner
Robert Jackson
Charles Street
Lincoln
William A. Burnett
Draper, Smith and Wolford
Yugoslavs Recapture Jajce Headquarters City
Marshal Tito announced the Yugoslav partisans recaptured Jajce, the mountain war theater headquarters in western Bosnia. They pushed German forces from Mrkanjiegrad to Glamoc, clearing 30 miles of front toward the Dalmatian coast and driving Alpine and motorized divisions back. Jajce lies at the Vrbas and Pliva confluence, near Banja Luka, and is a chemical center.
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London
Joseph Broz
Tito
Gay
Jajce
Bosnia
Mrkanjiegrad
Glamoc
Vrbas
Pliva
Banja Luka
In memory of Flora Ellenook
In memory of our dear wife and mother Flora Ellenook who died one year ago on January 21 1943. The family speaks of a sudden loss and recalls her love and care. A prayer for her eternal rest from Edward Cask and family.
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Sarah Dagenhart
Flora Ellenook
Communists Lose Heads at Angouleme guillotined
French press reports 10 Communists executed January 17 at Angouleme in reprisal for the killing of a Vichy officer. Three other Frenchmen were executed by German military courts January 13 for shooting at German troops. Also notes social notices for dances at Mt Lena Tavern and Span ish Danceland Kemp's Mill Tavern with advertised music and fried chicken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bercelona
Angouleme
MT. Lena Tavern
Four Aces
British Sub Sinks Japanese Cruiser and Three Supply Ships
The Admiralty announced a British submarine penetrated enemy waters and sank a Kuma class Japanese cruiser in the northern approaches to the Malacca Strait between Malaya and Sumatra. It also sank three large Japanese supply ships after closing to torpedo range, with the cruiser sinking following two observed hits as the destroyer counter attacked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Admiralty
Malacca Strait
Malaya
Sumatra
Hunt Gunwoman As Diplomat's Wife Succumbs
A gunwoman, described in police briefings, killed diplomat's wife and wounded another. An inquest is ordered with family members and associates summoned. Police seek a 62 year old woman and investigators in Baltimore are examining related leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt
Liams
Williams
Patricia Goodbody
Patrick Groark
Clgse
Baltimore
U. S
Tokyo
State Department
Washington
First Asst
Wilbur F. Crowley
Seized in Black Market Gasoline Ring Indicted
A four man indictment tied to a gasoline black market operation unfolded in Newark and Baltimore with Jan 7 shooting during a demand for return of money. Witnesses described the confrontation as agents seized gasoline coupons later deemed counterfeit. Detective work traced arrests to addresses supplied by police, with OPA and FBI investigations ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Baltimore
O'Neil
OPA
FBI
U Boat Chiefs Again Seize Ship Captains
U-boat commanders resumed taking senior merchant officers as prisoners after sinking ships. The latest victim, Capt. Owen H. Reed of Jacksonville, aboard the S S William King, torpedoed in the Indian Ocean en route from Arabia to South Africa. Reed is held in an internment camp in Java.
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Washington
War Shipping Administration
WSA
Owen H. Reed
Jacksonville
Fla
Indian Ocean
Arabia
South Africa
Reed
Java
Morgenthau Sets Higher War Loan Goal for 1943
Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau said war production must rise further and announced a 189 percent production goal for 1943, up from 154 percent of 1942. He reported $1.045 billion in individual war bond sales and a national goal of $14 billion including institutional sales, with a fifth loan expected in May or June and most bonds still held.
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Cincinnati
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Morgenthau
Philly Municipal Strikers Vote On Five Cent Increase
Philly is set for a vote by 3,000 municipal workers as a two week old strike nears resolution. A settlement plan endorsed by both sides would grant an immediate five cent per hour raise and set terms for further talks on the remaining ten cent demand, pending city council and union approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
American Federation of State
Cops Wounded In Indianapolis Gun Battle
Three city police officers were critically wounded during a midnight arrest of a man and a tall blonde woman linked to a robbery. The suspects, John Edgell and Marie Taylor, were seriously hurt. the officers were Sgt. Ralph Bader and patrolmen Thomas Flannary and Joseph Klein. A sawed off shotgun was found strapped to the woman as the suspect pair opened fire while detaining them outside a tavern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Woma
Ralph Bader
Thomas P. Flannary
Joseph Klein
City Hospital
John Edgell
Marie Taylor
Bader
Flannary
Klein
NOYES HONORED FOR 50 YEARS OF AP SERVICE
Business associates and friends last night honored Frank B. Noyes for his 50 years of uninterrupted service as a director of the Associated Press, first of the Illinois corporation and since 1906 of the present AP.
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Noyes
New York
Frank B. Noyes
Associated Press
Illinois Corporation
AFL Favors Federal Soldier Vote Law
The AFL executive council urged Congress to enact a nationwide soldier vote law for all servicemen abroad, condemning Senate measures as indefensibly restrictive. The council said state ballot laws protect state citizens but threaten national election participation during the war emergency and called for a simplified and uniform law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
AFL Executive Council
Council
Many Workers To Lose Benefits In War Industries
Dwight Billings, manager of the Hagerstown Social Security office, warns hundreds of war plant workers face loss of social security protection after the war if the law stays unchanged. He notes self employed workers would lose earned coverage, and urges a single comprehensive system covering all workers with unified reports, wage records, and local offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Dwight Billings
Social Security Board
Billings
Congress
French Menace at Gustav Line Threatens Cassino
American Fifth Army patrols under Lt Gen Mark W Clark pushed across the river below Cassino in probing moves as French forces from Sant Ella near Cassino threaten to strike from the rear. German prisoners cited a second line called the Adolf Hitler Line six miles behind the Gustav belt, while British ships shelled Nazi shore defenses along the western end of the line, focusing on the Appian Way near Terracina.
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Leningrad
Mark W. Clark
Fifth
Cassino
Sant’ Ella
Adolf Hitler
Gustav Belt
Fifth Army
Terracina
Families Receive News From Overseas Soldiers
Mr and Mrs George J Wagner of 327 South Potomac street report two sons Edward Lee in Africa and Frank lin R in Ireland are well fed and healthy Edward A third son George A is in Newfoundland Another son Pvt Norman Turner hopes to meet his brother Pvt Buster Turner in the same area William B Detrich now at sea in Miami Fla writes from Ord Div N A S letters welcome Pvt Charles C Clipp seeks letters at ASN 33 728 981 Bks 469 22 T S S Lowry Field Denver Col Pvt Frank McCarney of Waynesboro now in Fort Benning Ga has joined Army Paratroops Sgt Michael Sarno promoted to sergeant at Fort Benning Ga and wife Lorraine Hovis Sarno resides at 1207 Potomac Avenue Oscar A Line promoted to A Mf 2/C U S N Air Station Norfolk Va and thanks friends for Christmas cards A S Thomas W Ernde son of Clarence Ernde East Franklin Street would like to hear from friends Page continues on page 10
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George J. Wagner
South Potomac Street
Edward Lee
Africa
Franklin R
Ireland
George A
Newfoundland
William B. Detrich
Bainbridge
Miami, Fla
Lee Detrich
Winter Street
Ord. Div. N. A. S
Charles C. Clipp
Felen Reel
Singapore Avenue
ASN
T.S.S
Lowry Field
No. 1
Denver
Col
Cpl
Michael Sarno
Fort Benning
Sgt. Sarno
Pangborn Corporation
B. Sarno
Brooklyn
N. Y
Lorraine Hovis
Potomac Avenue
Thomas W. Ernde
Clarence Ernde
East Franklin Street
Missing in Action Apprentice Seaman Swisher
Missing in action is Bernard Edwin Swisher 17 a Merchant Mar ine apprentice seaman. He trained as a salon messman at Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn NY and graduated from Greencastle High School. His mother Mrs Elsie Swisher Hamilton Homes reports the status noting previous Troy Laundry employment.
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Bernard Edwin Swisher
Merchant Marine
Elsie Swisher
Hamilton Homes
Swisher
Troy
Sheepshead Bay
Brooklyn
N. Y
Greencastle High School
War Production In Germany Hit
Stockholm reports German propagandists admit a shrink in Reich war production that has affected fighting on the eastern front and submarine warfare though described as temporary. Doenitz says Allied subs are stronger for now, while U boats are not broken in 1943. Dittmar claims Germany will conserve time to rebuild armaments as bombing has slowed output.
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Stockholm
Reich
Karl Doenitz
Stettin
Doenitz
Kurt Dittmar
Berlin
Germany
Russia
Games and Party at Odd Fellows' Temple
Odd Fellows' Temple hosts games every Wednesday and Saturday at 8 P.M. Prizes include War Stamps groceries and merchandise. Ady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
Ady
Also Mentioned on This Page
F.D.R
McCormick’s Grill
Summit Avenue
Winkler Stokers
Dixie Supply, Inc
Franklin Street
General Ins
Agey
Dealers In Sound Insurance
Arthur F. Detrow
N. Jonathan St
Legal Reserve Life Insurance Company
Washington Co
Yingling Auto Sales & Service
Pontiac - Gmc
Frederick Street
West Washington St
Amanda Susan Snyder
Clearspring
George Saiar
David Snyder
Park Avenue
Episcopal Church
Indian Spring
David
This City
Ben
Marinsburg
Earl
Arthur Kesselring
Fred Weaver
R. V. Brandendolph
Mercersburg
Albert
J. McLain Martin
Greencastle
Elizabeth M. Martin
Mary Elizabeth
Norland H
Chambersburg
J. Donald Martin
Camp Lee
Iva
Martin
Cephas Denman
6Th Street
N. E
Edith May Miller
National Cemetery
Memoriam
Maude
Bessie Ady
Jap Airforce Nest
Jacksons
Dward
S. Potomac St
Potomac
Baldwin Cafe
Henry Liles and His Orchestra
Spanish Danceland
Kemp's Mill
Ross
Philly
Wilhelm
Thumma Motor Co
Signature Auto Furniture Loans
Hagerstown Industrial Loan
Jonathan St
D. Earl Neikirk
AFL
Gustav
Quick Confidential Service
Consumers Credit Service, Inc
Professions Arts
Public Square
Pvt
Norman Turner
W. G. Turner
Sharnsburg Pike
Chance
Buster Turner
Frank McCarney
Waynesboro
U. S. Army
Oscar A. Line
A. Mf
U. S. N. Air Station
B. D
AVR Dept
Norfolk
Bernard E. Swisher
Fleigh Motor Co
Oak Hill Ave
Reichard’s
W. Antietam St
Hamilton Hotel
Central Garage’s Value Center
Summit Ave
Maryland
Stude. Com
LA Salle Sedan
Value Center
Saum
House of Quality
Jonathan Street
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