Seized in Liquor Gas Black Market Aftermath of Shooting
Fifteen suspects were arrested in Newark as investigators probe a liquor and gasoline black market tied to the fatal shooting of Christopher Cibelli, a former Newark taxi driver, in Baltimore. Police say counterfeit gas coupons circulated, a cash and carry network operated, and arrests may exceed 25 in the area as more clues emerge.
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Newark
Baltimore
N. F
Christopher Cibelli
Frank O'Neil
Joseph Inqui
Cibelli
Inqui
Ingui
Angelo Perrerra
Few 4-Fs Here Face Induction in Washington County
Washington county's 2,288 draft registrants classified as 4-F are being re checked in a rare process. Re openings occur only when physical standards have changed. Hernia cases are re-examined if not severe, ear drum injuries need not be rechecked, earlier lack of teeth groups have already been inducted, and psycho-neurotic or personality inadequacies account for about 60 percent of 4-F rejections. The medical standards revision, led by a National Medical Board, could alter Induction prospects for some 4-F registrants.
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Washington County
Selective Service
National Medical Board
Theft reported of five foot sled from porch
Mrs. Charles Millar of 10 South Locust Street reports a five foot sled was stolen from her back porch today. She provided a description and officers are checking surveillance and nearby areas for clues.
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Charles Millar
South Locust Street
Traffic Resumes After 21 Derailments Near Deerfield
The Western Maryland line reopened at 5:45 a.m. after 21 freight cars derailed near Deerfield, blocking single track for about 18 hours. The accident occurred around 2:45 p.m. at a grade crossing where a rail broke in cold weather. No injuries were reported. Two passenger trains were rerouted via Gettysburg, with special trains from Baltimore reaching Thurmont to carry commuters.
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Maryland
Deerfield
Gettysburg
Baltimore
Thurmont
Machine Gun Burst Sprays Dwellings in New Jersey Town
Calms returned to Millville after an accidental machine gun burst from a nearby Army air base damaged eight buildings and a clubhouse four miles away. No one was hit though several near misses frightened residents including Mary Bird and her brother William. Elizabeth Bean heard bullets smash a downstairs room while Ambrose Pancoast slept as a veranda ceiling was peppered. Damage covered walls ceilings roofs fixtures and fences.
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Millville
N. J
Jersey
Army Air Base
Mary “Ird
Willian
Elizabeth Bean
Ambrose Pancoast
Soldier Vote Log Jam Breaks as Compromise Moves Ahead
Washington reports a Senate Elections Committee compromise on soldier voting. Aims for a uniform federal ballot while preserving state control of vote counting. Defenders of states rights rallied to back the measure, co sponsored by Senator Lucas of Illinois. The rewritten bill drops provisions voiding state poll tax and registration rules and requires state and local election officials to handle procedures.
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Washington
Congression
Senate Electors Committee
Senate
Lucas
D-Ill
Fog Lifts as Ice Clears Across This Area
Dense fog eased across the region with sun breaking through and ice on streets thinning. Coastal fog hampered ship movements between Baltimore and Norfolk, while Annapolis and Baltimore area streets remained icy and many workers stayed home. Temperature dropped to 16 degrees above zero.
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Chesapeake
Baltimore
Norfolk
Annapolis
J. A. Miller
Progress Made In Local Bond Drive
Washington county crosses the unofficial $600,000 mark in the Fourth War Loan after a $50,000 corporate allocation and expected rise in individual sales through local bond selling agencies. Chairman John D. Hollyday announced the progress this morning as plans proceed to erect the bondometer in Public Square to display the total, a device built by Fairchild Aircraft Division workers for prior drives and reused from the Community Chest campaign.
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Washington County
John D. Hollyday
Fairchild Aircraft Division
Coat Theft Seeks Stranger In East Washington Street Incident
Early this morning Jack Green of East Washington Street spoke with a stranger who admired his light tan sports coat. The stranger swindled Jack by taking the coat after a punch, then fled into the darkness. Police are on the lookout.
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Jack Green
East Washington Street
Jack
State Deputy To Visit Courthouse To Collect Taxes
Millard Tawes, State Comptroller, notified Clerk of Court Edward Oswald that a deputy from his office will be at the local courthouse from March 1 to April 15 to collect state income taxes and help prepare tax returns.
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Millard Tawes
Edward Oswald
Reds Roll On After Leningrad Siege Breakthrough
Russia reports northern armies have lifted the siege of Leningrad, captured Novgorod, and slain 40 000 Germans in six days. Dispatches say forces under Meretskov and Govorov encircle and trap remaining German units, with a push toward Lake Peipus and southern Estonia. The Moscow communique lauded the victory as outflanking, while Stalin issued a day of praise.
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London
Russia
Leningrad
Novgorod
Moscow
Stalingrad
K. A. Meretskov
Lake Peipus
Estonia
Stalin
Red Army
Leningard
Leonid A. Govorov
Strelna
Krasnoye Selo
Gulf of Finland
Govorov
Gorotov
Krasnogvaretsk
French Menace Gustav Line in Italian Campaign
Allied reports say French troops cross the Rapido River and seize the foot of Mt Lago near Cassino, threatening the Gustav Line. Fifth Army advances along the Appian Way capture Minturno with 300 prisoners, attack Castelforte and Ventosa near Mt Santi Cosma E Damiana as German weather hampers operations.
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Algiers
Rapido River
Mt. Ly Lago
Cassino
Gustav Line
Italy
Fifth Army
Appian Way
Minturno
Rome
Castelforte
Ventosa
Mt. Santi Cosma E Damiana
Tyrrhenian
County Farmers Boost Milk and Beef Output
Four hundred fifty of six thousand county pasture acres have been limed and phosphated under Soil Conservation Service plans. More land fenced in the last year by conscientious objectors will be prepared after snow melt to increase grass and hay yields. The effort aims to lift milk and meat production while preventing erosion and improving moisture retention. A spreader truck is available to cooperating farmers at a nominal cost.
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Soil Conservation Service
College Park
Hopkins Leaves Sick Bed To Testify In Forged Letter Case
Harry Hopkins, White House confidante, appeared before a grand jury investigating a forged letter about Wendell Willkie's renomination. Recently ill with influenza, Hopkins left Naval Hospital to testify, saying he felt so so. Officials noted he was not subpoenaed.
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Hopkins
Washington
Harry Hopkins
White House
Wendell Willkie
Naval Hospital
Tojo Sees Golden Chance To Strike During U. S. Unrest
In New York report Hideki Tojo told the Japanese Diet a golden opportunity exists to strike the Allies. He urged expanding national labor service to supply front line needs and emphasized air power as decisive, warning Japan must boost iron, metals, coal and transport to sustain war efforts.
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New York
Hideki Tojo
Diet Today
Japan
National Labor Service
Comei
Tokyo
U. S
Toyo
Domei
Tojo
United States
Charges Graft At Army Base
New York Daily News reports a shocking graft story tied to Camp Shanks, the $30 million Army base at Orangeburg New York, prompting a House military affairs committee investigation. It alleges high Army officers colluded with civilians to siphon war funds. Continued on page 2.
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New York
New York Daily News
Camp Shanks
Orangeburg
N. Y
House Military Affairs Committee
The
Andrew J. May
D-Ky
Missing In Action Sergeant Fearnow From City
Staff Sergeant Melvin Fearnow is reported missing in action in New Guinea. The event was relayed to his mother, Mrs. W. O. Fearnow, who lives on the 100 block of South Mulberry Street. Fearnow previously lived with his mother and worked at the American Store and Ingram's Men's Shop before enlisting.
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Melvin Fearnow
New Guinea
W. O. Fearnow
South Mulberry Street
Ingram’s Men's
Hunt Gunwoman As Diplomat's Wife Succumbs
Chicago police intensified the hunt for the slayer of Mrs. Frank Starr Williams, 45, wife of an American diplomat. She died 25 hours after a middle aged woman gained entry to her Drake Hotel apartment and fired a bullet into her head. Police described the case as a revenge shooting as investigators pursued multiple theories with city officials urging progress.
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Chicago
Frank Starr Williams
February Court Jurors Drawn for February Term
Judge Joseph D. Mish today drew jurors for February term court across multiple towns. Hagerstown jurors include B Frank Favorite and 28 others. Sharpsburg, Williamsport, Clearspring, Hancock, Boonsboro, Smithsburg, Rohrersville, Funkstown, Cearfoss, Ringgold, Keedysville, and Halfway lists feature named residents appointed for jury duty.
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Joseph D. Mish
Hagerstown
B. Frank Favorite
Charles .L. Harris
Charles H.plack
George M. Payette
Russell B. Keener
Wm. C. Schildknecht
Paul L. Cartee
E. Guy Neikirk
Roger Whipple
G. Ray Bollinger
Edw. L. Koogle
George J. Schmidt
A. L. Graber
Wm. C. Nehring
Charles E. Binning
Edgard H. Koons
David K. Cushwa
Howard C. Ringer
W. Riley Daniels
Paul M. Robinson
Howard Miller
Daniel Lecron
Samuel E. Foltz
Harry C. Hodges
Arley O. Slea
John B. McKee
Richard Miller
George W. Fisher
Orville H. Myers
Sharpsburg
Charles F
D. M. Ridenour
Keedysville
George L. Miller
Halfway
Ami C. Saum
J. Early Troup
Carroll L. Poffenberger
Local Auto Is Damaged In Baltimore Snow Storm
The car of Donald G. Kaylor of Mulberry Avenue suffered several hundred dollars in damage in an accident near Baltimore during last Saturday's snow storm. Kaylor, a Senior High School faculty member, was returning from a meeting when the mishap occurred at an intersection. no one was injured. The other driver was charged with a violation, found guilty, and fined at a trial held recently.
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Donald G. Kaylor
Mulberry Avenue
Baltimore
Kaylor
Tenants Face Possible Heat Cutoff After Dynamite Found
In a Central Park West apartment a coal shoveler named John Ozbert discovered a dynamite stick among fuel while tending the furnace. The find threatened a home with potential heating loss as authorities investigated the volatile hazard.
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New York
Central Park West
John Ozbert
Driver In Mishap Found Guilty in Drunken Driving Case
J. Melvin Elliott, 50, of Greencastle Rt 2, was found guilty of drunken driving after his car collided with Edna Brinton Cearfoss’s vehicle on January 13 at 12:20 am. He was fined 100 dollars plus costs by Magistrate Harry E. Snyder. Brinton testified Elliott’s car was over left of center, making avoidance impossible. Arrest by State Trooper Bruce Brachey and sheriff’s officers.
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J. Melvin Elliott
Greencastle
Rt. No. 2
Edna Brinton
Cearfoss
Harry E. Snyder
Miss Brinton
Mollers
Elliott
Bruce Brachey
CAP Planes To Drop Leaflets In Loan Drive
Eight airplanes of the Hagers town Civil Air Patrol will drop over 206000 leaflets over the city early next week urging residents to buy an extra bond in the Fourth War Loan Drive. Officials note wind drift and elevation affect the drop after last fall's drive and an Aramiv aircraft may join the effort. Weather will decide the day.
Enlist Here In Army Flying Cadets
Tech Sergeant Clarence Biehn announces local youths who passed mental tests for Flying Cadets enlistment. names include Stull, Wibberley, McCauley, Hart, Rodeffer, Porter, Myers, Wallace, Neikirk, Mazzo, Hess, Lindsay, Wood and others. Recruits will take physical exams in Baltimore next week.
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Highland Way
Donald W. Myers
Bryan Place
James A. Wallace
Jonathan
Daniel B. Neikirk
Dever Avenue
Francis A. Mazzo
South Street
Charles E. Hess
Hagerstown
Clarence W. Lindsay, Jr
Winter Street
Earl G. Wood
Greencastle
Baltimore
Williamsport S Sgt Kees Wounded in Action in Germany
Staff Sergeant Alonzio R. Kees age 2% son of Mr and Mrs Martin C Kees of Williamsport Route 2 was seriously wounded over Elberfeld Germany. Inducted September 4 1942 he overseas since November 17 1943 and was a bomber gunner. Green Castle boy Sgt George Glaser wounded in Italy, a Greencastle High School graduate.
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Alonzio R. Kees
Martin C. Kees
Williamsport
Elberfield
Germany
Adjutant General
Kees
England
Young Kees
Williamsport High School
Greencastle
Karl Glaser
George Glaser
Italy
Greencastle High School
Bombers Attack Berlin As RAF Pounds Nazi Capital
London reports American and RAF force of about 700 bombers struck Pas de Calais and Berlin, renewing the Berlin campaign with a massive raid. Indications show three quarters of Nazi facilities in Berlin damaged, with about 16,000 tons of explosives dropped since the campaign began. British Mosquitos conducted a feint in northwestern Germany while minelayers operated at sea. 35 bombers were lost. The day also included reports of Rome outskirts hit for a second time in two days.
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London
RAF
Germany
Berlin
Reich
Nazidom
U. S
Air Ministry
Rome
Axis
Cianos Widow and 3 Children Interned in Switzerland
Countess Edda Ciano daughter of Benito Mussolini and widow of former Italian foreign minister is interned in Switzerland under close watch with her three children. She sought refuge January 9 the day after Count Ciano’s treason trial began at Verona. Dino Alfieri, former Italian ambassador to Germany, condemned to death in absentia, crossed into Switzerland last October. The Swiss revoked his exile order temporarily due to his health.
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Bern
Switzerland
Edda Ciano
Benito Mussolini
Count Ciano
Verona
Oiver
Ciano
Grand Council
Vut
Mussolini
Dino Alfieri
Germany
Apple Market Dead as Prices Loom on Feb 1
Storage apples in this territory move slow as growers hold back fruit for an 18 cent bushel price boost on February first. A large orchard company reports holdings at 50 to 75 carloads and predicts some sales will occur in the coming months while most storage apples remain in New England and New York.
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New England
New York State
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Patricia O'Connor
Zoo
Clyde Gordon
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Fearnow
Hunt
U. S. State Department
Patricia Goodbody
City
Army
Flying Cadets
Sgt
Pas de- Calais
France
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