Lonergan Admits Slaying Wife In Row Over Baby
Wayne Thomas Lonergan, 25, confessed to strangling and bludgeoning heiress wife Patricia Lonergan, 22, after she refused to let him see their 18 month old son, Wayne William Lonergan. He made the admission during extended police questioning before arraignment on homicide charges.
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Patricia Lonergan
Wayne Lonergan
Lonergan
New York
Beekman Hill
Wayne Thomas Lonergan
Cafe Society
Royal Canadian Air Force
Patricia
F. S. Hogan
Wayne William Lonergan
Berlin Admits Kesselring Believed He Was Relieved
An Axis source confirmed Kesselring was relieved of command in Southern Italy and Heinrich von Wittinghoff succeeded him. The Vichy radio quoted Berlin as the source. Rommel reportedly opposed Kesselring’s removal amid tensions between the two German field marshals. Von Wittinghoff, 50, a tank expert, had been second in command.
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London
Albert Kesselring
Italy
Heinrich von Wittinghoff
Vichy Radio
Ministry of Information
Berlin
Erwin Rommel
Kesselring
Rommel
von Wittinghoff
Composer Of St Louis Blues Hurt In Fall
William C. Hanby, 69, composer of the St Louis Blues, was listed as serious at Harlem Hospital after a fall from a subway platform. The partially blind musician, known as the father of the blues, wrote more than 60 songs in the past two decades.
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New York
William C. Hanby
St. Louis
Harlem Hospital
Ten Mines Closed in Georges Creek Region
Ten mines in the Georges Creek region of District 16 are closed and about 1,000 miners are idled due to the ongoing no contract situation. The Cumberland area report notes the action occurred October 29 with United Mine Workers of America.
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Cumberland
Georges Creek
United Mine Workers of America
Woman Dispatches Attacker With Unconventional Takedown
Mary Bischel a 20 year old telephone operator in Los Angeles recounted how a man grabbed her from behind while she walked. She kicked his ankle and flatted him on the pavement then stamped on his face and fled describing the move as learned perhaps from neighborhood boys.
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Los Angeles
Mary Bischel
Youths Enlist in Navy at Hagerstown Office
Four youths aged 17 were enlisted in the Navy this week through the Hagerstown Navy Recruiting Office. Recruter John N. Millard announced the acceptances following final physical exams in Baltimore. The enlistees are Robert N. Myers, 1365 Salem Avenue Lafayette. Herbaugh Jr., 49 East Avenue. Ivan K. Helman Jr., 3 Madison Avenue. Samuel H. Shaffer, behind 276 South Potomac Street. Millard noted 17 year olds can enlist with parental consent and that Navy physicals are less stringent now for reasonably healthy applicants.
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Navy
Hagerstown
John N. Millard
Baltimore
Robert N. Myers
Salem Avenue
Lafayette Herbaugh, Jr
East Avenue
Ivan K. Helman, Jr
Madison Avenue
Samuel H. Shaffer
South Potomac Street
Millard
Elephant Tramples Trainer To Death In Arizona Cage
In Douglas, Arizona, veteran circus keeper Ted White, 65, was killed when a 9,600 pound elephant he entered into the cage with became angered. Deputies later shot the elephant, a longtime star of the show.
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Douglas
Ariz
Ted White
Sheriff's Deputies
Moscow Parley in Final Stages Says President
President Roosevelt announced the Moscow conference is a great success in final stages with draft documents. He backed a Senate declaration for postwar cooperation, praised Russia Britain and the United States for progress, and stressed peace as the primary goal while withholding specific agreements for later disclosure.
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Moscow
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Connally
Russia
Jars of jams and jellies get ration values set
Washington reports jam and jelly values at four and six points a pound under the November OPA ration chart. Beets pumpkin squash and grapefruit juice values fall while picks and brandied fruits drop out of rationing. Notable increases include No 2 cans of apples and berries and No 1 fruit cocktail worth 20 points.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Purse With $103 Stolen Here
Irene L. Barnhart of Summit avenue reported to police the theft of her pocketbook containing $103 from a local store counter. She set the purse on the counter to inspect an article, then looked away briefly and police noted a description of the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene L. Barnhart
Summit Avenue
Italian Prisoners Of War Work Outside Camps
Italian war prisoners in the United States who have been in custody at least six months and show trustworthy demeanor will be allowed to work outside prison camps without guards. The War department said the program will be gradual and closely supervised, with no parole. Employers must report misconduct or pledge violations to authorities, and each prisoner must sign rules, wear identifying clothing and carry an ID card, while performing the assigned work honestly to save manpower by reducing guard numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Department
Army
Britons Face Chilly Winter As Coal Rationed
London dispatch reports the Ministry of Fuel set coal use limits for November and December. Southern England households may use 1,120 pounds, while the rest of England, Wales, and Scotland may buy 1,456 pounds. Increases require a special license.
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London
Ministry of Fuel
England
Wales
Scotland
Stabbing Case Aired In Court
Joseph Teeters, 48, of Carrollton avenue, stabbed Vincent Ruck, 17, on October 7 and was held under $500 bond for November court after two hearings in city court. Harold and Albert Valentine, cousins, were fined $10 and costs for disorderly conduct. Testimony showed wine drinking and an argument with a girl led to water being dumped in a rear apartment hall. Teeters admitted the stabbing and turned over the penknife to officers.
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Joseph Teeters
Carrollton Avenue
Vincent Ruck
Fremont Street
Buck Boy
Harold
Albert Valentine
Cousins
Teeters
Buck
Fairchild Praised by CAP Leader for Coast Patrol Service
Major Wyatt C. Farr of the Atlantic Coastal Patrol lauds Fairchild aircraft for long antisubmarine patrol hours. He notes his Fairchild 24 carries 12 chevrons and a 250 pound bomb, with over 12,006 hours flown over the Atlantic and prior Fairchilds flying thousands of hours on the Eastern Sea Frontier.
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CAP
Fairchild
Wyatt C. Farr
Atlantic Coastal Patrol
Fairchild Aircraft Division
Farr
Atlantic City
Atlantic Ocean
Former Speaker Conlon Succumbs
Thomas E. Conlon longtime Maryland legislator and Baltimore City Council president died after a stroke in City Hall. A three time Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates he also served as general tax agent for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad since 1941.
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Baltimore
Thomas E. Conlon
Baltimore City Council
Maryland House of Delegates
Board of Estimates
City Hall
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Maryland House
Baltimore Council
Conlon
House of Delegates
New York Central Railroad
California
Tom
Traffic Deaths Since Pearl Harbor Twice U. S. Battle Losses
CHICAGO Oct 294 AP War time driving restrictions helped cut traffic deaths but total since Pearl Harbor is twice the nation’s battle losses. Since war began 21,940 died in combat and 46,000 in traffic accidents. government figures show 65,170 wounded or missing, while 1,600,000 suffered traffic injuries including 110,000 permanently disabled. Ned H Dearborn said the comparison should shame loyal Americans.
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Chicago
Pearl Harbor
National Safety Council
Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Fugitive Heberlein Freed After Rehabilitation Praised
Adam Heberlein alias Harvey Ray Nelson, who escaped from Montana State Prison four years ago, was granted freedom after officials in Montana and Arizona endorsed his rehabilitation. Governors Ford of Montana and Osborn of Arizona supported his release and extradition was waived. He had raised a family and lived lawfully in an Arizona lumber town.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Adam Heberlein
Harvey Ray Nelson
Montana
Arizona
Sam Ford
Heberlein
Sidney P. Osborn
John E. Henry
Ford
Osborn
U S Warships Intervene In Rome Battle
Allied forces press toward Rome as American cruiser and destroyers shell Rommel’s line. Lt Gen Mark W Clark’s troops advance three miles in the Sanitized Sparamine area amid rain and heavy artillery. In the north, Ragiscanina gains secure high ground while Ebenfurt area near Wiener Neustadt shows freight-yard damage from a prior raid.
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Algiers
Erwin Rommel
Minturno
Mt. Massico
Mark W. Clark
Revulets
Sparanise
Teano
Rome
Fifth Army
Regia Canal
Volturno
Mondragone
Ragiscanina
Venafro
Rommel
Austria
Ebenfurt
Wiener Neustadt
No Brazil Nuts But Plenty Of English Walnuts Assured
Brazil nuts will be among the missing this Yule season, but English walnuts will be plentiful, according to local merchants. Reports from the West Coast indicate a bumper crop of English walnuts this year, while Brazil nuts are not being shipped from South America due to wartime space being used for essential materials.
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Brazil
South America
Mail Boxes Hit By Careless Driver
A careless driver knocked down two mail boxes along the Sharpsburg Pike on Wednesday night. The boxes belonged to Mrs. Olevia Harbaugh and Mrs. Emerson Harshman. One box disappeared by Thursday morning and the other was carried some distance up the road. Tire marks at the scene told the story.
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Sharpsburg Pike
Olevia Harbaugh
Emerson Harshman
Notre Dame Centennial Commencement Praised by Pope
South Bend October 29 Notre Dame marked its centennial commencement with a papal message read aloud. Pope Pius XII recalled his 1936 visit as Cardinal Pacelli and praised the university training for fostering loyal patriotism among Notre Dame’s graduates.
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South Bend
Ind
Pope Pius XII
University of Notre Dame
Pope Pius
Notre Dame
Cardinal Pacelli
Sons of Notre Dame
Germans report increased activity in south England wartime push
Berlin radio said reconnaissance planes observed stronger military activity in south England. A possible channel thrust was discussed in Moscow negotiations, as shipping traffic rose in southern harbors and minesweepers worked the Channel with fresh troop concentrations noted.
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London
England
Berlin
Moscow
Britain
Channel
Anti-Freeze Shortage Hits Hagerstown Cars
In Hagerstown permanent anti-freeze stocks are nearly gone as shops face soaring demand. A prior government sale limit was lifted allowing private owners to buy, but supply remains scarce. Meanwhile manufacturers prioritize wartime aviation and military needs. A local jobber expects a small shipment of permanent anti-freeze, rationed to garages, while non permanent alcohol-based anti-freeze also dwindles. Local garages urge conserving with reuse of last year’s leftovers and routine engine checks to prevent leaks and evaporation.
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Hagerstown
Automobile Service
Judge's Son Among Those He Jailed
In New York on October 29 a group of teen college students wearing red pork-pie hats entered Kings County court for a fraternity initiation. Judge Peter J. Brancato ordered them to remove the hats but they stayed still as wooden figures. He held them in contempt and jailed them, including his son Peter J. Brancato Jr. They were later released.
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New York
Kings County Court
Peter J. Brancato
Peter J. Brancato, Jr
Soap Flake Dearth Strains Local Housewives In War Effort
In Hagerstown the soap flake shortage forces women to resort to grandma methods. Stores offer crates sparingly as labor shortages, lend lease demands, and packing material scarcities drive up reliance on traditional bar soap. Local retailers note gadgets fail to replace basic cleaning aid.
Battle For Iron Mine and Rail Center Raging
London reports a Russian tank assault driving toward Krivoi Rog as a German defense fights to hold the iron mine and rail hub on the Dnieper loop. Berlin claims 115 Russian tanks destroyed while Soviet forces advance 12 to 18 miles daily toward Perekop, with rapid westward progress expected as Nizhne-Saragozhy falls and German casualties rise.
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London
Krivoi Rog
Dnieperloop
Dnieper Loop
Red Army
Ukraine
Perekop
Moscow
Nizhne- Saragozhy
Melitopol
Dnieper
Kakhovka
Nizhne-Saragozhy
Mel
Draft Director Predicts 4-Fs Will Be Called by July 1944
Major General Lewis B Hershey, Selective Service director, predicts by July 1944 draft boards will process all current registrants and likely call 4-Fs. Washington county has about 1,900 4-Fs, though the number who can be inducted is uncertain. Local boards report around half of 4-Fs are psycho neurosis, with others disqualified by physical defects. Hershey says a choice may come between 4-Fs and men aged 38 to 45, and that it may be wiser to take 4-Fs. The push nears a point where the bottom of the barrel is scraped and dads may be called to fill quotas. Many local 4-Fs are sent back monthly for fresh physical exams, especially those with nervous disorders.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Washington County
Hershey
Husband of Former Local Girl Missing
Lt. Jay G. Coberly of Cumberland, a bombardier on a Flying Fortress, is reported missing in action by the War Department. He married former local Lucille Rippetoe who lived here before marriage. Coberly, a Maryland National Guard Company G member, left for active duty in 1941 and joined the air corps in April 1942. He has been stationed in England for the past year.
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Jay G. Coberly
Cumberland
War Department
Lucille Rippetoe
Company G
Maryland National Guard
Coberly
England
Divorce Filing for Reigel and Reizel Pair in Court
Todd H Reigel through Attorney Angin Woolfinger filed suit in court seeking a divorce from Jean Reizel. The filing names Angin Woolfinger as the attorney and lists the case as a divorce action.
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Todd H. Reigel
D. Angin Woalfinger
Jean Reizel
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