Confession in Bronx girl murder shocks New York
In a two day search across Bronx buildings and sewers police say building superintendent Thomas Conroy confessed to strangling and burning 10 year old Genevieve Connally. He described luring her for a cigarette, forcing her into a hallway, gagging, choking and burning her body in a furnace, then returning to sleep.
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New York
Bronx
Genevieve Connally
Honel
Sylvester Bryen
Thomas Conroy
Conroy
Ryan
Htr
West Meath
Ireland
Lim
Tir
Ctrl
Dedication Sunday at Mr Zion Church near San Mer
A rededication and home coming program will be held at Mr Zion Church near San Mer on Sunday November 10. Sunday School begins 3 10 with guest teachers Miss Gamma Xrider of Hagerstown and W Waller Esmar, superintendent of Washington County Orphanage. Main service starts at 2 00 with address by Rev H A Early former pastor from Bridrowater VA and special music by local singers and the Brethren church under BL Huffaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Zion
San Mer
Miss Gamma
Xrider
Hagerstown
W. Waller Esmar
Washington County
Church of the Brethren Ohder
Scientist Finds Four Inches Sea Level Rise In Century
Pasadena California scientist reports global sea level has risen about four inches in the past century. Observations indicate northern Lake Superior and areas along the Boston Cleveland Milwaukee corridor show significant rises and sinking land in other regions. The study attributes increases to sea floor changes, melting ice, warmer water, and river inputs.
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Pasadena
Calif
Phee
Bere Cudernberg
Califionia Instiiute
Technnology
Seising
Lake Superior
al. Lawroner
Boston
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Ag Fay
California
Laker
Thaksin
Honie
Scandinavia
Hoston-Cleveland-Mibyaiken
Education Week Observed by Hancock Schools in Nov
Education Week will be observed by Hancock Schools from November 10 to 16 with special programs in both the aid giver and high schools. Seventh and eighth grades plan an Armistice Day program in the high school auditorium. J. Andrew Cahill’s son Billy Cahill hosted a Halloween party at Cahill Manor for school friends.
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Hancock
Mil
Mandarimorning
Daniel BE
Weller
Elizabetty
Lalla Lorraine
West
Tacoma, Washington
Billy Cohill
J. Andrew Cohill
Cahill Manor
Diary Evidence In Divorce Case In New York Court
In New York City court Bernard Ridder seeks to dismiss his separation suit from wife Helen Rush Ridder. The diary detailing Cape Cod nights is presented as evidence. A separate suit accuses another Mrs Ridder of invalid divorce proceedings.
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Helen Rush Ridder
Cape Cod
New York City
Bernard Ms. Ridder
Ridder
Stop Look and Wake? A Cryptic Press Notice
A fragmented OCR snippet appears with garbled phrases and unclear names. The readable portion hints at a stop and look instruction, possibly a public notice or ad, but lacks coherent facts or identifiable entities to form a full summary.
Roll Call To Start Monday Roll Call
The American Red Cross plans a major Roll Call starting November 11 with a goal of 7000 memberships in Washington County as part of national defense efforts. Mrs J C Fylde emphasizes local chapter success to support domestic operations including disaster relief and military aid, noting prior aid to 64,000 service members. A national radio program featuring Katharine Cornell and others will air 1:30 to 2:30 p m on local stations.
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American Red Cross
J. C. Fylde
Washington County
Red Cross
Fulde
United States
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Katharine Cornell
Leopold Stokowski
Norman H. Davis
Raymond Grammrent
Outton Fadiman
Bob Trout
Draft boards classify men amid wartime induction plans
Washington county draft boards sent out 360 eligibility questionnaires to men with low national lottery numbers. Registrants are being classified as forms return. First contingent for military training anticipated around November 18 with voluntary inductions already requested.
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Wilta-sever
Washington County
Selective Service Act
Lee
Inontis
Boonshoro Armistice Parade Plans Large School Band
Boonsboro plans Armistice Day events with 625 participants from Boonsboro High School including band students teachers and the entire student body. The parade starts at 10 30 from the high school grounds proceeds to the memorial monument wreaths are laid prayers and taps observed then to Shafter Memorial Park for services. Local clergy will give invocations benedictions and speak. Ex servicemen from several towns participate with a police escort.
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Boonshoro
Ciizens
Seling
Foster Ford
Boonshore
WM AL Ashby
Lesson
Hagerstown
Shafter Memorial Park
PL. Stine
Groff T. Prank
Boonsboro
Brimswick
Emimilsburg
Sete
Maryland sees big jump in license revenue this year
Maryland hunters and fishermen fueled a record license take in the fiscal year ending September 30, with the State Game and Inland Fish Commission reporting 149,157 dollars from sales, up 8,873 dollars from 1959. Officials credit more shooting dates under relaxed federal regulations and a strong duck supply, as 1840-41 licenses sold out in Alleghany and Washington counties. Harold Kolmer, executive secretary, ordered 1,000 extra statewide licenses printed amid growing demand.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Lee LeCompte
State Game and Inland
Fish Commission
Harold Kolmer
Allefany
Washington County
Tidewater
Kolmer
Coaches to announce lineups for St Marys and OCU game
Saint Mary's coach Moses Simms and Ossie Doenges of Oklahoma City University will publicly state who plays before kickoff. The Red Cross reports an 88 percent rise in students taking first aid courses over the past two years.
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San Antonio
Texas
Pantherl
St. Mary's
Oklahoma City University
Moses Simms
St. Marys’s
Ossie Doenges
Oklahoma City
The
Red Cross
Proclamation by Mayor Sweeney on Red Cross Roll Call
The mayor of Hagerstown proclaims November 14 to 30 as the annual American Red Cross Roll Call. He urges all Washington County residents to join or renew Red Cross memberships through their local chapter, stressing a stronger national response due to world events.
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Hagerstown
Red Cross
Washington County
Exhibit Correlates With Club Program at Library
The Washington County Free Library hosts an exhibit highlighting Better Home Business Management as the focus for Homemakers Club of the county. The display features a list of thirty books, fifteen new titles, all published within the last five years, and mailed to members for consideration.
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Washington County Free Library
R. W. Babson
P. F. Douglas
Consumer Credit
L. H. Fralley
Joseph Gaer
Consumers All
C. O. Hardy
Harwood and Fowle
Harwood and Francis
H.C. Jennings
C. F. Jordan
Kirk and Odell
W. H.kniffin
H. Rippenberger
E. A. Sailors
Shaffner
R. A. Wormser
Young Bezek Aims for Army After Name Switched
Milwaukee Nov 8 A 15 year old boy Joseph Bezek planned to join the army after correcting his dental defect and paying 50 dollars for teeth. He learned another underage 11 year old had used his name to enlist and was sent to Fort Moridan, TI. A telegram to Fort Sheridan was expected to confirm the mix up.
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Milwaukee
Joseph Bezek
Fort Moridan
Chum
Joe
Fort Sheridan
Local Youth Writes Home From Coast Artillery Unit
A letter from Sgt J L Bennett Jr of Battery A 73rd Coast Artillery to Sgt Johan Chop recalls a 1925 meeting and thanks for honest information about Army life. He writes from Corozal Canal Zone after eight months on the Isthmus, mentions meeting Chop’s son years ago in Port Monmouth New Jersey, and asks to pass his address to other local boys. A note about a steamship era feature closes the piece.
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Sgt. Chop
Bennett
Army
73Rd. Coast Artillery
Coroza
Port Monmouth
New Jersey
Chop
J. L. Bennett, Jr
Battery
RY Térd
Corezal
Canal Zone
Allway
Defender Of London Hero Of Night Bombing Defense
A compact tribute to a young Briton who displayed remarkable courage during London’s nightly air raids. He remained calm, climbed from a shattered shell to aid in the defense after the attack by Nazi bombers.
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London
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People’s Pharmacy
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Leiter Brothers
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