British Seize Argentine Consul As Enemy Agent
Buenos Aires reports the British have detained an Argentine consul as an enemy agent amid an espionage probe. Osmar Alberto Hellmuth, auxiliary consul at Barcelona, was seized from a vessel at Trinidad and relieved of duty. The government says an ample investigation and federal police involvement are under way to determine if a spy ring operates in Argentina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Osmar Alberto Hellmuth
Barcelona
Spain
Trinidad
Venezuela
British Foreign Office
Foreign Office
Hellmuth
Obituary Notices From Maryland And Pennsylvania
A round of deaths is reported including Mrs Eliza Mildred Carr of Cavetown near Smithsburg aged, with funeral at Cavetown. Charles Baker of Boonsboro by way of Highspire Pa, Alfred Frank Schnebly of Greencastle, and John L Becher of Wolfsville, all with funerals planned soon. Also noting Prof James Mahlon Barton of Fairmont aged 88, Mrs Annie Virginia Groff of Tilghmanton, and Edward M Hult a real estate dealer of Hagerstown.
Four Seized In Theft Of Liquor
Baltimore FBI announces the arrest of four men on charges of stealing a truckload of whisky valued at over 12066 dollars. Edward Linthicum John Hood Henry Oberfeld and William Beds are held on theft from an interstate shipment and conspiracy charges. Hood is the company dispatcher. Oberfeld recently inducted into the Army. Linthicum has a long Maryland and other states criminal record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Federal Bureau of Investigation
John W. Vincent
FBI
United States
James K. Cullen
Federal Grand Jury
Vincent
Edward R. Linthicum
John C. Hood
Henry A. Oberfeld
William Beds
T Vincent
Maryland
C M Schildknecht seriously injured in pedestrian collision
Clifford M Schildknecht, 67, of 100 block East Franklin street, was struck by a west bound car on East Franklin near Cannon avenue about 8 20 pm. He was rushed to Washington County Hospital with a crushed right leg amputated below the knee and internal injuries. physicians reported his condition as critical at noon today. The driver was Joseph H Smith, 41, of 399 block West Washington street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford M. Schildknecht
Franklin Street
Cannon Avenue
Palmer
Smith
Schildnecht
Joseph H. Smith
Washington Street
Schildknecht
Washington County Hospital
Funeral notices for Hull and Stenger
Estate professional Mr Hull long ill for over a year. Survived by brother W Kieffer Hull. Suter funeral home to host Monday 2 PM service with Rev Dr Walter Byron Steh officiating. Interment Rose Hill cemetery. Funeral for George N Stenger retired Chambersburg farmer died at home Wednesday. Burial Fairview cemetery Mercersburg. Survived by widow Lenora E Stenger and children Helen Flora Jeanette Chambersburg Laura Arnold Ethan Ha gerstown George N Jr Raymond D Paul J Betty Jane. Siblings William C G and Harry C of Hanover. Daisy Bennett of Hagers town. Elizabeth Hartle Los Angeles. Bertha Kelly Philadelphia. three grand children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Becher
Thurmont
Josiah
Mary (Cline) Recher
Wolfsville
Olive A
Toms
Recher
Robert Bill
Hagerstown
Albro C. Scott
Guy Kelly
Emmitsburg
Paul
Howard
Smithsburg
Emma Grove
Iona
Etta Poole
Jessups
Ivan G. Nagle
United Brethren
Hull
W. Kieffer Hull
Suter
Walter Byron Steh
Rose Hill Cemetery
George N. Stenger
Chambersburg
Fairview
Mercersburg
William I
Malissa (Mummert) Stenger
Methodist Church
Lenora E. Stenger
Helen M. Flora
Payetteville
Jeannette A. Chambersburg
Card of Thanks and memorial verse combines thanks and verses
Card of thanks from John A Cox and family for kindness during illness and death of wife and mother with floral tributes and car use. Also from Mrs Howard Lighter and family for kindness during husband and father Hiness death with similar tributes. A memorial poem recalls a loved one laid to rest and comforting verses from a grieving mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adx
John A. Cox
Howard Lighter
Sinatra Defends Popular Music Against Delinquency Charge
Hollywood January 22. Conductor Rodzinski of the New York Philharmonic calls boogie woogie a major cause of youth delinquency while Frank Sinatra argues the music is not to blame. Sinatra says his fans are sane and that he would let his own children enjoy pop music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinatra
Bunk
Hollywood
Arthur Rodzinski
New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Frank Sinatra
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Rodzinski
Mystery Murder Case Ties Thefts To Dr. Williams Slaying
Chicago police probed the murder of Mrs. Frank Starr Williams, a socially prominent woman, shot in her lake front drive apartment. She had rented two safety boxes at the Drake hotel hours before the killing and wore a valuable diamond ring. Investigators weighed robbery revenge and mistaken identity theories as they questioned family members and prepared to open the boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frank Starr Williams
Washington
Drake Hotel
Lake Front Drive
Williams
A. L. Brodie
Acquitted And Is Given Coat
The case involved Daley who admitted the coat belonged to Green after an exchange with a jacket. Green confirmed the trade amid claims they drank together. Magistrate Snyder fined Daley a dollar for disorderly conduct and dismissed the coat larceny charge, allowing Daley to leave with the coat after Green’s admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Snyder
Daley
House Standing Pat On $300 Top For Mustering Out Pay
Washington January 22 Senate conferees yielded slightly in the fight to keep a 200 to 500 scale for servicemen mustering out. The House cut Senate allowances to 160 for under 60 days service and 300 for longer terms, sending the bill to a conference committee. American transport planes have evacuated over 125,600 casualties from combat zones since Pearl Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Allied Bid For Key Jap Madang Base Is Seen In Strategy
Allied efforts to seize Madang, once the premier wharf on the northeastern New Guinea coast, are highlighted by Gen Douglas MacArthur’s headquarters. Allied air and ground operations near Dumpu and the Ramu valley press toward resuming the push into Madang region with raids on bridges and roads, while PT boats along the coast sink four enemy barges and kill 160 reinforcement troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Madang
Douglas MacArthur
Ramu
Dumpu
Boganjim
Saidor
Realty Week Buys Lead Busy Market in Fountain Head Heights
Realty listings show brisk activity with multiple property transfers. Purchases include Jeannette G. Kreps to Marion F. Rickard for 1.25 acres near Kemp’s to Wilson’s store at 2800 dollars. Other transfers cover Woodland Way, Hancock Colored School land, Preston Road, Virginia Avenue, Hamilton Boulevard, Han cock district, and Downsville Election District, with prices ranging from 1000 to 11500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fountain Head Heights
Jeannette G. Kreps
Marion F. Rickard
Kemp’s
Wilson's
Harold H. Hoffman
Wits
John L. Triplett
Woodland Way
Board of Education
Thomas and
Benjamin P. Little
Hancock
Robert E. Beck
Ralph L. Sharrett
Preston Road
John C. Sunderland
Julian M. Huffman
Virginia Avenue
Edward T. Beall
Thomas R. Jenkins
Hamilton Boulevard
Effie D. Shives Et al
Joseph C. Vance
Hancock District
Naomi C. Martin
George C. Smith
Chewsville
John J. Roger
Harvey L. Jamison
Downsville
Public Sale At Salem U B Church For Building Fund
Public sale on February at Salem United Brethren Church Keedysyilte to benefit the building fund. Goods include modern and antique furniture glass china curios novelties and more. In W C T U Hall rain or shine from 10 30 A M all day with heat and eats. Watch for future large ad. Round and square dance every Saturday night MT Lena Tavern music by Four Aces fried chicken adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem U. B. Church
Keedysyilte
Building Fund
W. C_T_U
MT. Lena Tavern
Unsolved Murder Mystery Deepens in New Jersey
Essex county and Montclair detectives intensified their probe into the 1940 slaying of John Longstreet Ely. They pursue a link from North Carolina convict Robert J. Pitts to Dr Leopold Brandenburg as they explore whether the intended target was J Raymond Tiffany, former assistant state attorney general, amid a case tied to federal fingerprint removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montclair
N. J
North Carolina
New Jersey
Essex County
J. Raymond Tiffany
John Longstreet Ely
Tiffany
Ely
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Joseph Cocozza
Robert J. Pitts
Leopold W. Brandenburg
Union City
Bradenburg
Brandenburg
Pitts
Austin
Tex
FBI
Free maternal care program aids families of service members
Maryland through December 31, 1943 approved 2,577 cases statewide with about half in Baltimore City. The program covers free medical and hospital expenses during pregnancy and childbirth for wives of enlisted men and for infants under one year whose father meets service requirements. Residence isn’t required to reduce migration hardship. ward care only and semi private or private care disqualifies. Applications available at Health Department Welfare Board Army Navy Relief offices posts Red Cross and clinics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Baltimore City
Feathland
United States
Health Department
Welfare Board
Army and Navy Relief Office
Army and Navy
Red Cross
News of Our Men and Women in Uniform
Lewis G Ardinger is promoted from private to corporal and awarded the Army Good Conduct Medal for a year of exemplary behavior and fidelity. Address ASN 33 558 800 Ser Co 65th AFBn APO 444 20th AD Camp Campbell Ky. Charles Fleming has entered pre flight school at Maxwell Field Alabama for wings and second lieutenant status after October graduation. PFC Pyt at Maxwell Field is listed. Ivan B Delosier has returned to camp at Smokey Hill Army Airfield Salina Kansas after furlough. Dora Bowers of 421 Jefferson Street is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis G. Ardinger
Army
ASN
A. F
APO
A. D
Camp Campbell
Charles F. Fleming
John W. Fleming
Keedysville
Maxwell Field
Ala
Gin
Fort Myer
Pyt
Ivan B. Delosier
California
Kansas
323Rd Signal Co
Smokey Hill Army Airfield
Salina
Deferment Rules for Occupation Based on Job
Local Selective Service officials state that large families do not justify occupational deferment. Employers must prove production loss and non replacement if a worker in an essential war industry is drafted, otherwise deferment is not granted. The boards urge accurate Form 42-A submissions and remind family size is not a grounds for deferment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service
FDR Nomination Appears Certain for Roosevelt Ticket
President Roosevelt faces a possible renomination with Vice President Wallace and Speaker Rayburn on the program at Jackson Day dinner. Wallace receives limited radio time while Rayburn is slated for a longer address. Delegates in California and other states show varying support for Wallace, suggesting they will back the President’s choice or push for a convention decision that could ignite a major battle if the VP is left to the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Wallace
Sam Rayburn
Tex
House
Wallace
Rayburn
Culbert L. Olson
California
Jake Mere
Roosevelt
Convention
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kraiss Funeral Home
N. Potomac St
Dixie Supply, Inc
Bear 2& Wear
McCormick's Grill
Summit Avenue
General Ins
Agey
Dealers In Sound Insurance Professional Arts
Arthur F. Detrow
Gen
Frederick Street
Wilhelm Thumma
Washington Co
Yingling Auto Sales & Service
Pontiac
GMC
Eliza Mildred Carr
William A. Carr
Max Doyle
David Q. Pound
Catetown
Oswald Poured
Margaret Pound
Army Nurse Corps
Cairo
Egypt
Frank Stanley
George Crimm
Shepherdstown
WV. Va
Charles Baker
Boonsboro
Highspire
Fannie
Cora Holmes
Lela Baker
Welty Baker
Alfred Frank Schnebly
Greencastle
Waynesboro Hospital
Mary Ziegler Schnebly
Rebecca
Washington, D. C
Catherine
Virigina Schnebly
Williamsport
Daniel
Minnich Funeral Home
James Mahlon Barton
Fairmont
William Henry
Sabina (Young)Barton
Hagerstown Ordway Music Co
Apple’s Reformed Church of
Near Thurmont
Kitty M. Heard
Niieces
Walkersville Funeral Home
Apple's Reformed Church
Rev. Bright
Annie Virginia
Jennie) Groff
John W. Groff
Tilghmanton
First Brethren Church
St. James
Lelia Groff
Albertus Moats
Hezekiah
Spielman
Philip Reger
Pearl Moats
Annie Houser
This City
Leo Jones
U. S. Army
Jacob Moats
R. M. Miller
Manor Cemetery
Edward M. Hult
South
Prospect Street
D. Frank and
Mary C. (Pryor) al
Baldwin Cafe
East Franklin Street
Henry Liles and His Orchestra
Saum
Jonathan Street
C. M. Schildknecht
Memoriam
David Earle Smith
Sadiv
Adv
West Franklin St
Ady
Valentino
Rudy Vallee
Tve
Voice
Jap Madang
U.S
Masonic Temple
Potomac St
Potomac Orch
Geo. Wiles
Adm
35C, Inc
Cleveland Ave
Carpenters
Jamison Cold Storage Door Co
Maple Avenue
Well Field
Clyde Bowers
Jefferson Street
Dora Bowers
H. W. Zeigler
W. Howard St
Hendrickson
Hamilton
Fleigh Motor Co
Oak Hill Ave
Reichard
W. Antietam St
Little Mike’s Tavern
Community Finance Service, Inc
W. Washington
Earle
Legal Reserve Life Insurance Company
Value Center
Summit Ave
Signature Auto Furniture
Hagerstown Industrial Loan
Jonathan St
D. Earl Neikirk
Commercial Small Loan & Finance Co
Gagerstown
Court House
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