Coroner opens probe into death of Martinsburg officer Barbour
A coroner jury adjourned a case into the death of William Henry Barbour a former Martinsburg traffic officer and West Virginia state officer found dead at his home after an alleged late night walk from a beer establishment Autopsy showed bruises and a brain hemorrhage witness testimony covered his movements before his death Barbour born in Williamsport Maryland survived by his widow three foster children and his mother Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 30 p m at Brown Funeral Home with Reverend Clarence Corkran officiating burial in New Northbourne Cemetery
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William Henry Barbour
Martinsburg
West Virginia
Barbour
Williamsport
Max Oates
Berkeley County
Gertrude Murphy Barbour Bush
William H. Barbour
Margaret Garrett
Charles Franklin Barbour
William x. Barbour, Jr
May Cotton
Baltimore
Brown Funeral
Clarence Corkran
Calgary Methodist Church
New Norbourne Cemetery
Watchmaker Thomas Prest Patent Key Jess Watch 1820
Thomas Prest patented the key Jess watch in 1820, though it did not gain popularity until the late 19th century, when broader use and recognition emerged for the device.
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Thomas Prest
Soldiers Escape Injury In Funkstown Army Vehicle Crash
Five soldiers escaped with minor injuries yesterday afternoon when a U S Army carryall overturned four times at the Antietam creek bridge in Funkstown. Operator Robert Warenschel, 24, Baltimore, and four others Sgt W A Jenkins 29 Baltimore Garland Cooper 26 Camp Blanding Fla Sgt James R Dick Richmond and George Kerns 21 Fort Meade were treated for cuts and bruises after the vehicle skidded several hundred feet.
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U. S. Army
Funkstown
Leister Isanogle
Robert Warenschel
Baltimore
W. A. Jenkins
Garland Cooper
Camp Blanding
Fla
James R. Dick
Richmond
George Kerns
Fort Meade
Isanogle
Antietam Creek Bridge
Public Shooting Tract Surveyed in Maryland
Land survey completed for a 32 acre tract near Pearre Maryland planned as a public shooting ground. The area, formerly Potomac Valley Orchards, shows good game bird and deer habitat with deer sightings and tracks reported. Hunters expected this fall with potential periodic game liberation and access via Western Maryland train routes.
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E. R. McCulough
Pearre
Potomac Valley
Maryland
Washington County
Allegany County
McCullough
Little Orleans
Washington County Game Refuge
Mack Becomes Y Secretary for Lincoln MCA in Summit
Robert Z Mack former city resident accepts post as Boys Work secretary of the Lincoln MCA colored in Summit New Jersey He previously led Y work here and was director of personnel for the National Youth Administration based in Baltimore His mother Mrs Rebecca Mack lives in the city He graduated from North Street High School and attended college
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Robert Z. Mack
Lincoln ¥.M.C.A
Summit, N. J
Mack
National Youth Administration
Baltimore
Rebecca Mack
North Street
Italian Troops Mutiny and Patton Advances in Sicily
Reports say Italian units mutinied against German officers as the U S 7th Army under Lt Gen George S Patton Jr moved within 60 miles of Palermo cutting a wide path through Axis lines amid scarce Italian resistance Some Italian divisions reportedly killed German commanders who tried to prevent surrender Gen Porcinari commander of the 54th Napoli Division is captured Canadian forces press north of Piazza Armerina facing the revived German 15th Armored Division Catania is being reinforced by 8th Army troops and patrols probe Axis defenses near Mt Etna as a push toward Messina accelerates Meanwhile Catania is bombed and enemy concentrations near Lagino and Mt Hunt are heavily struck
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U. S. 7Th Army
George S. Patton, Jr
Palermo
Sicily
Giulio Cessara Gotti Porcinari
54Th
Napoli
Porcinari
Libya
Piazza Arminera
15Th Armored
Catania
8Th Army
Mt. Etna
Messina Strait
Cape Passero
Messina
Randozzo
Mt. Hunt
Caltanigsetta
Porto Empedocle
Patston
Porto Ern
Americans and British Drive Deep in Sicily Blitz
Allied forces push eight miles into rugged terrain around Catania and Cal tanissetta, with 23 000 Axis prisoners taken and a third of Sicily under invasion within ten days. Reports claim Enna near fall while MesSina retreat rumors swirl as Montgomery slams home with artillery and parachutists. Italian capitulations surge as Agrigento falls after heavy bombardment and 4 000 surrender amid entrenched defenses and mined streets.
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Caltanissetta
Piazza Armerina
Enna
Sicily
Morocco
Radio France
Algiers
Messina
Gerbini
Catania
Catania Plain
Montgomery
North Africa
Mt. Etna
Paris
Reuters
London
Porto Empedocle
Jack Barnett
Movietone News
Jin
Associated Press
Barnett
Mussolini
Germany
Agrigento
Explosion Probed After Munitions Train Derailment
FBI agents investigated a Wheeling and Lake Erie freight train wreck at Monroeville Ohio after munitions cars derailed and exploded showering shell fragments on a 1200 resident town. One transient was killed another missing presumed dead. fire consumed nine crude oil cars and traffic halted on a neighboring line.
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Monroeville
Ohio
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Wheeling and
Lake Erie
Norwalk
New York Central
County Farmer Is Found Unconscious Near Farm
Bernard Barnhart, 51, of Broadfording, was found unconscious in a woods area near his farm after disappearing for about 12 hours. A search by Deputy Leister Isanogle, state police, and county officers located him near his field following illness while operating a harrow. His dog remained by his side. An evening meeting of Funkstown Hill spotters is scheduled at Charles Harp's home.
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Bernard Barnhart
Broadfording
Washington County Hospital
Leister Isanogle
Barnhart
Funkstown Hill
Charles Harp
Cooperation cuts trucker overlaps saves miles
Joint action by truckers and motor carriers reduces overlap in service during shortages. Six plans now in effect nationwide are projected to save about 616,000 truck miles next year, boosting tire and fuel efficiency and public service. Edward R. Gisburne of the Office of Defense Transportation notes ODT can mandate plans when cooperation is lacking.
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Office of Defense Transportation
Edward R. Gisburne
DDT
Gisburne
ODT
Plane crash kills pilot at Akron plant fire near airport
A war plane crashed into a Rubber Reserve Corp synthetic plant near Akron airport late Monday, bursting into flames and killing the sole occupant, Perry Lloyd of Akron. Attendants at Akron City Hospital identified him. Plant damage was slight.
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Akron, D
Rubber Reserve Corp
Akron
Akron City Hospital
Perry Lloyd
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
McCullough Promoted to District Warden in Md
E R McCullough, longtime game warden in Washington County, has been promoted to district deputy game warden effective July 1, announced by State Game Warden E Lee LeCompte. He oversees Pearre and areas above Hancock where wild turkeys and other game birds are raised for release in public shooting areas. His territory includes all of Washington County and eastern Allegany County.
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E. R. McCullough
Washington County
E. Lee LeCompte
McCullough
Pearre
Hancock
Wahington
Allegany County
Fire crews quell blaze on West Antietam Street
Firemen were called to the 160 block of West Antietam Street yesterday evening to extinguish a blaze. Damage was slight.
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West Antietam Street
Allied Air and Surface Forces Batter Japs in Solomons
Allied airplanes and surface ships pounded Japanese shipping in the Solomon Islands over the weekend as U S forces pressed Munda garrison near New Georgia. US warships repelled two supply runs, one destroyer sunk likely, three more damaged, and 13 zeros shot down in Khili area.
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Southwest Pacific
Solomon Islands
Munda
United States
New Georgia
Kolombangara Island
Buin- Faisi
Kahili
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