From Our Reporters Notebooks
Sticklers for the King's English note a new plural in the column title and report a southern camp soldier rival in a Washington County jail prisoner who devoured nine eggs twelve rolls and six quarts of milk then claimed more milk. Hankey ice cream legacy revived as sons return from service, awaiting OPA sugar allotments to resume production. A hunter in Doubs woods pockets a rabbit from a shotgun blast near patrolman Hamill and others report abandoned quail and worms in rabbits, with game laws flouted. Also a sleeper service inquiry to New York from Hagerstown is addressed.
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Washington County
Hagerstown
Hankey’s
East Franklin Street
William L. Hankey
Germany
Luzon
William L. Hankey, Jr
California
Doub's Woods
William F. Hamill
Hamill
Aged Shidehara Is New Jap Premier
Tokyo reports Baron Kijuro Shidehara, 73, sworn in as Japan’s premier after 14 years in retirement. He pledges a liberal government and aims to form a cabinet within days, reappointing Shigeru Yoshida as foreign minister and planning to meet General MacArthur after cabinet appointments.
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Tokyo
Kijuro Shidehara
Japan
Hirohito
Higashi-Kuni
Shidehara
Shigeru Yoshida
Domei
Yoshida
America
General MacArthur
Richard K. Sutherland
MacArthur
Jamaicans Depart to Southland for Harvest Work
Eighty one Jamaican workers left the Smithsburg labor camp as the first group of 150 foreign laborers to leave Washington county this month. They will harvest crops in southern states before returning to Jamaica, with corn cutting the main remaining task and few Jamaicans willing to do that work.
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Smithsburg
Southland
Mark Miller
Washington County
Jamaica
Miller
Borowy and Newhouser To Start Fifth World Series Game
At Wrigley Field on October 6, Hank Borowy of the Cubs and Hal Newhouser of the Tigers will return to pitch the fifth game of the World Series. Managers announced today that the two right and left handers will hurl again tomorrow in Chicago.
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Wrigley Field
Chicago
Hank Borowy
Hal Newhouser
Cub
Tiger
Promising Young Officer His Boss
In Tokyo on October 6 Baron Shidehara recalled meeting a popular young U S Army officer in the United States years ago. He told newsmen the host said the officer was very popular. the officer was Douglas MacArthur.
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Tokyo
Japan
Baron Shidehara
United States
U. S
Shidehara
Douglas MacArthur
Real Estate Sales Spurt To 150000 Here
The local real estate market shows a sharp rise with 150000 in aggregate sales. Notable transfers include Nattie V. Warner to Laura M. and Donald F. Rowe for a dwelling at Howard and Summit at 8000 dollars and Dessie H. and Ira Downey to Daniel H. Downey for the 204 acre Conococheague Manor tract at 27000 dollars.
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Nattie V. Warner
Laura M
Donald F. Rowe
Howard and
Summit
Lee E. Stine
Clarence V. Eldridge
Harry E. Bester
Summit Avenue
Cora G. Snavely
Edward Q. Carter
Main Street
Sharpsburg
Dessie H
Ira Downey
Daniel H. Downey
Conococheague Manor
Downsville
Raleigh S. Williams
William E. Downs
South Locust
Walter EB. Carbaugh
Alice R. Carpenter
Marshall Street
Lena Ruben Et al
Susie Jane Spidle
West Side Avenue
Anna Hamilton Richardson
Fred J. Stahl
Army S Sgt Brunngraver Receives Honorable Discharge
Sgt Fred Brunngraver, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Brunngraver of 301 North Mulberry, has been honorably discharged after 30 months overseas in the African and Italian theaters and is returning to Hagerstown. He wears three battle stars and is the grandson of Mrs A D Rowland of 201 North Mulberry.
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Fred Brunngraver
North Mulberry Street
Hagerstown
Brunngraver
A. D. Rowland
Flower Loving Thief Is Sought
Police seek a thief who stole three rare cactus varieties from Mrs Lloyd Zitzman on West Side avenue. About a month earlier a large fern and antique stand were taken from Miss Jane Wolfensberger on a neighboring porch. Officers suspect the same culprit.
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Lloyd Zitzman
West Side Avenue
Jane Wolfensberger
Zitzmans
Weatherman's Thermometers Go Haywire in Maryland
Keedysville weatherman J A Millers two thermometers failed to match Baltimore Bureau readings as a 23 degree low on Thursday cut through normal 1 to 2 degree differences with Chewsville. Baltimore and Chewsville observers flagged unusual variance prompting checks of Miller and Oswald reports.
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Keedysville
J. A. Miller
Baltimore Weather Bureau
Miller
Maryland
Baltimore
Miller’s
D. Paul Oswald
Chewsville
Baltimore Weather Observer
Oswald
Manbeck Office Looted Of 473 In West Church Street Robbery
Between 7 last evening and 7 this morning the Manbeck Baking Co on West Church Street was robbed. A thief entered, took a desk key, and rifled a steel cabinet containing 473 in cash and checks. Detective Wayne A. Sellman noted no break in and that the thief likely knew the routine and exact location of the key.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manbeck Baking Company
West Church Street
Wayne A. Sellman
Sellman
Tablet For War Dead Sought
The William D. Byron Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars seeks a memorial tablet listing Washington county World War II dead to be placed beside the existing World War I tablet at the courthouse. Commander E. G. Smith said the post will work with the County Board of Commissioners to have the tablet ready for an Armistice Day ceremony on November 11.
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Washington
Washington County
Court House
15 Year Old Girl Wins Annulment
Rita Hutson Whitehair, 18, married in this city on September 14, won an annulment of her marriage in the court at Charles Town yesterday. She testified she was 18 when applying for the license.
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Rita Hutson Whitehair
Charles Town
Whitehair
Plane carrying war correspondent Bryan Reynolds overdue
London reports that Bryan Reynolds 37 a Pacific war correspondent for the Daily Sketch is missing as his plane from Singapore to Colombo Ceylon was two days overdue according to the papers notice.
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London
The
Daily Sketch
Bryan Reynolds
Singapore
Colombo
Ceylon
Beast Of Belsen Confesses He Gassed Inmates
Lueneburg October 6. Joseph Kramer known as The Beast of Belsen confessed to gassing prisoners at Natzweiler and acknowledged the gas chamber and crematorium at Oswiecim. His sworn statement was read as 45 SS guards’ mass murder conspiracy case neared verdict.
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Lueneburg
Joseph Kramer
The
Beast of
Belsen
Natzweiler
Kramer
Oswiecim
T. M. Backhouse
Strassbourg University
Jadin
Man Held After Killing Wife and Two Sons in Cleveland
A 36 year old mechanic, Chester Killadziej, was held for investigation after police quoted him saying he killed his wife Jane and two sons Robert and David to protect them from devils and ease his conscience. The bodies were found in an upstairs suite with extensive injuries.
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Cleveland
Chester Killadziej
Jane
Robert
David
Set
Theodore Carlson
Killadziej
Child Hurt In Bath Tub Fall At 19 East Franklin
Four year old Gary Whitacre of 19 East Franklin Street was badly scalded after falling into a tub of hot water earlier this week. He was taken to Washington County Hospital in good condition where blood plasma was administered as part of his treatment.
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Gary Whitacre
East Franklin Street
Washington County Hospital
Hang Five German POWs In London
Five German prisoners of war were hanged in London for the murder of fellow prisoner Sgt Major Wolfgang Rosterg. The men, alleged to have conducted a kangaroo court, hanged Rosterg in a Scottish camp latrine two days before Christmas last year. The War Office announced the sentences tonight.
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London
War Office
Wolfgang Rosterg
Latrine
Grants divorce for Isabella Mozings from Granville Mozingo
Isabella Elizabeth Mozings has been granted an absolute divorce from Granville Thomas Mozingo. Attorneys Harvey Miller and Calvert K. Hartle appeared for the parties.
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Isabella Elizabeth Mozings
Granville Thomas Mozingo
Harvey Miller
Calvert K. Hartle
Daredevil Bruffy Killed In Jasper Tent Act
Elmer L. Bruffy known as The Man Who Hangs Himself and Lives died Tuesday in Jasper Alabama during a fair performance. The aerialist, formerly from Hagerstown, leaped from a swing 120 feet high. a rope loop failed, causing a 60 foot drop. Bruffy had lived at 200 West Franklin Street while in town and worked for L G Heth Shows.
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Elmer L
Daredevil
Bruffy
Jasper
Ala
Hagerstown
Charles Houpt
L. E. Moore
Franklin Street
L. G. Heth
Mishap Victim Still Unknown
A 50 year old man killed on the Middleburg pike last night remains unidentified at noon as Sheriff Huyett and state troopers probe every lead. The body was taken to Kraiss Mortuary for identification viewing after being struck by J W Davison Greencastle merchant near North Potomac street.
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Middleburg Pike
John B. Huyett
Kraiss Mortuary
North Potomac Street
J. W. Davison
Greencastle
Strikes Cut Deep Into Coal Supplies
Two hundred thousand telephone workers across the nation plan a strike vote within 15 days. A four hour walkout yesterday showed the potential impact on long distance lines and local service. Workers seek about a 30 percent wage boost with a floor of $2 weekly.
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New York
Henry Mayer
Federation of Long Line Telephone Workers
Ind
Mayer
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
NFLW
Meyer
Laval Goes On Sitdown Strike In Court
Pierre Laval’s trial in Paris was suspended after he was expelled from the high court for refusing to answer questions. He later returned and staged a one man sit down protest causing a second suspension as no witnesses remained to proceed.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
Vichy
Laval
French High Court of Justice
Paul Mongibeaux
Mongibeaux
Layal
Patrolman Schmidt Recovers From Hernia Operation
Patrolman Lewis Schmidt, longtime traffic officer in the Public Square, is at home recuperating after a hospital hernia operation. He is expected to resume duties soon.
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Lewis Schmidt
Police Head Warns Small Fry Hallowe'en Nears
Captain William H. Peters warns youths to seek safe fun and avoid vandalism as Halloween approaches on October 31. He vows police action against car tire deflation garbage dumping porch chair theft and property destruction, urging parents to influence children to avert legal trouble.
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Small Fry
Hallowe’en
Hallowe'en
William H. Peters
Peters
Telephone Workers To Petition For Strike Vote
The United Mine Workers and coal operators seek a way to avert a nationwide coal strike as walkouts disrupt production. A 250000 telephone workers demonstration stalled Bell system service while Solid Fuels Administrator Ickes reports 529 mines idled and production down 749000 tons daily. Joseph Beirne of the National Federation of Telephone Workers says a strike vote will be pursued with the NLRB. More than 150000 miners are involved as the industry faces continued disruption and inspections halt production.
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Washington
Schwelelenbach
United Mine Workers
Solid Fuels Administration
Indiana
Schwellenbach
Ciq-Oil
Navy
White House
Bell
Joseph Beirne
National Federation of Telephone Workers
National Labor Relations Board
Ickes
John L.lewis
Supervisory Workers’ Union
District 50
Lewis
Re-enlistment Data Sought in Hagerstown
Report from Hagerstown recruiters shows many inquiries about re enlistment by World War II veterans but no one signs up. Navy at the land office has enrolled many 17 year olds while Army and Marine recruiters note many questions on benefits yet no immediate enlistments.
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Army
Navy
Marine
Hagerstown
Hotel Patterson
Marine Corps
Eleven Local Overseas Vets Return
Eleven more local GIs returned from overseas service. Named are M Sgt Marlin G Hil of 750 Summit Avenue. Pfc Robert E Hess of 631 Guilford Avenue. T/Sgt Edward J Dunn of 404 Liberty Street. Sgt Thomas C Clipp of Hagerstown. Cpl Paul P Price of Hagerstown. Pfc Joseph E Semler of Hagerstown. Pfc Arthur J Sharer of Hagerstown. S/Sgt John I Stevens of Funkstown. Pvt Ralph W Stottlemyre of Hagerstown. S/Sgt John A Theil of Hagerstown. T/Sgt Joseph IV Wasilius of Hagerstown.
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Marlin G. Hil
Summit Avenue
Robert E. Hess
Guilford Avenue
Edward J. Dunn
Liberty Street
Thomas C. Clipp
Hagerstown
Paul P. Price
Joseph E. Semler
Arthur J. Sharer
John I. Stevens
Funkstown
Ralph W. Stottlemyre
John A. Theil
Joseph IV
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States
Borowy
Newhouser
Best Farms
Sgt. Brunngraver
Ace
Louis Zamperini
Hamilton Field
Calif
Manbeck
VFW
Beast of Belsen
Jacklyn H. Lucas
Plymouth
N. C
Elmer L. Bruffy
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