Bank Is Accused In Conspiracy Indictments In 1943
A New York grand jury indicted Leonard Smit and related firms for conspiring to trade industrial diamonds in violation of wartime laws. The case links Chase National Bank as a conduit and names Anton Smit & Company Inc and Elfantmi Inc among defendants.
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New York
Chese National Bank
Leonard
J. A. Smit
Biddie
Smit
Anton Smit and Company, Inc
Elfantgm, Inc
Filtkile
Leonard Smit
Chase National Bank
Your Blood May Save Your Soldier's Life
A public health appeal urges individuals to donate blood to support soldiers. The call to action emphasizes personal responsibility and timely registration for donation programs.
House shifts as party loses majority after resignations
Caragan resigned from the party after being elected to the New York State Supreme Court bench last November. His departure leaves the House with 217 Democrats, 208 Republicans, four minor party representatives and six vacancies, one short of the 218 needed for a majority.
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Caragan
New York State Supreme Court
Many Men To Be Reclassified
Richmond Virginia January 12 Col Mills F Neal state Selective Service director has told local boards that all men in 3 A deferred for dependency who have not reached 38 must be reclassified immediately He says Virginia has failed to fill quotas and calls will stay heavy until accrued short ages are made up He notes reclassification should be done now so boards meet state quotas fairly and equitably Evidence of current occupational necessity must be filed for any man given occupational deferment.
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Richmond
Mills F. Neal
Selective Service
Neal
Virginia
Cromwell Divorce Case Accuses Doris Duke Heiress
In Elizabeth New Jersey the Cromwell case charges Doris Duke Cromwell with humiliation of her husband James H. R. Cromwell and asserts his Reno divorce should be voided. Lawyers call the affair with a British Parliament member a factor in his dismissal. The brief asks the court to void the Reno decree and press Reno to reconsider based on New Jersey evidence of residency.
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N.J
James H. R. Cromwell
Doris Duke Cromwell
James E. Toolan
Dougal Herr
Chancery Court
Canada
United States
New Jersey
Toolan
Meyer Ruback
New Jersey Chancery Court
Cromwell
Reno
Nevada
Alleged Whiskey Monopoly To Be Investigated
Senate inquiry opened with Chairman Van Nuys alleging a whiskey monopoly seeks to dominate beer wine and liquor markets. A public hearing will hear Edward W Wooten of the Wine Institute of California as findings target Seagram's National Distillers Hiram Walker and Schenley.
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Senate
van Nuys
Ind
Edward W. Wooten
The
Wine Institute of California
Seagram's
National Distillers
Hiram Walker
Schenley’s
Governor says Idaho will retire all general obligation bonds
Boise Idaho January 12 Governor C A Bottolfsen told the state planning board that all general obligation bonds against Idaho will be retired by year end leaving four to six hundred thousand dollars annually for post war building He urged that the state never issue bonds again regardless of the cause
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Boise
Idaho
C. A. Bottolfsen
State Planning Board
Soldier Interest In Pin-Up Gals Wanes
NEW YORK January 12 Master Sgt. David Golding of the Stars and Stripes says GI interest in pin up pictures has faded. He notes the Army newspaper has dropped such images without soldier complaints and has reduced sports content while expanding home front and international affairs. He plans reports on soldier voting mustering out pay and postwar employment.
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New York
G I. Joe
David Golding
Stars and Stripes
Mediterranean
Army
Golding
Kiwanians View Soldiers Of Soil At Club Meeting
Winchester Kiwanis Club members watched the film Soldiers of the Soil during the regular meeting. I Fred Stine county agent introduced the movie. Hugh Spalding Salvation Army spoke on the upcoming drive. Guests included J Luther Maphis Balton, Billy Butler and Hary W Butler, Eva Everett Washington, John Babage Baltimore, Paul Myatt Charlottesville, and Harry Schmidt won the attendance prize.
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Soldiers of the Soil
I. Fred Stine
Hugh Spalding
Salvation Army
J. Luther Maphis
Babsgueton
Arthur Robinson
Corp
Billy Butler
Hary W. Butler
Eva Everett Washington
O. L. Jamison
John Babage
Baltimore
Amos Shyrock
Paul Myatt
Charlottesville
Harry Schmidt
Allied Counterattack Posts Setback on Mountain Front
Allied forces halted a Nazi advance on the mountain front and pushed them back across the river. Artillery duels and patrol activity dominated the Fifth and Eeb fronts as trains and a schooner were damaged by gunfire along the Adriatic coast. Eleven enemy planes were destroyed. seven Allied aircraft missing. Sofia evacuation underway as raids disrupt industrial districts and government offices.
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Troubridge
Penult
Adriatic
San Benedetto
Cairo
Sofia
Bulgaria
Roosevelt urges flexible highway routes to cut costs
President Roosevelt argues the actual path of new highways should be kept fluid to avoid immediate, high rights of way costs. He cites multiple routes as cheaper, and notes building new highways is often cheaper than widening existing roads when government acquisitions are needed.
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Roosevelt
Caucus Moves Toward Short Session Amid War Conditions
The Virginia Assembly, led by Clerk E. Griffith Dodson and Democratic nominees, debated a brief session under 60 days to speed laws. A Williams burg capitol meeting pause and weekly lobbyist lists were approved. Bills include William and Mary land disposal near Williamsburg and boiler inspection under the governor’s recommendation.
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House
Stanley
Paul Crockett
York
Williamsburgz
E. O. McCue
Charlottesville
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Darden
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg
Senate
Nazis Report Biggest Sky Fight
A prolonged three hour air battle saw heavy opposition as bombers faced continuous German attack. Aircraft from both sides engaged aggressively with the German fighters delivering a fierce, determined assault. Brig Gen Robert F Travis noted only three minutes elapsed from first contact to end and that German fighters vanished.
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U. S
Robert F. Travis
Red Army advances in Ukraine push toward rail hubs
Soviet forces shattered Nazi defenses along the Sarny wedge and near Shepetovka as Vatutin’s left wing pressed from Novograd-Volynski toward Radulino and Burtin. The Moscow bulletin cited heavy losses for German troops, with 800 officers and men killed in the area yesterday and mass surrenders reported around the Shepetovka line.
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Ukraine
Warsaw-Odessa
Wiraial Vatutin
Arek. Pecareme
Sarny
Moscow
Vatutin
Novograd- Volyinski
Shepetovka
Red Army
Radulino
Novograd-Volyinski
Burtin
Lieut. De Cicco Seriously Ill at Mitchel Field
First Lieut. Pasquale De Cicco, husband of former Gloria Vanderbilt, is seriously ill in a Mitchel Field hospital. He fell ill January 1 and was treated with penicillin. his condition has improved in recent days. His wife is staying at Red Cross headquarters at the field.
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Mtchell Field
N. Y
Pasqquie de Cicco
Gloria Vanderbilt
Mitchel
Red Cross
de Cicco
Mrs Lucy Kiger Died In Staunton Rites Friday
Mrs Lucy E Kiger died January 12 at Western Hospital Staunton Virginia after years of poor health. She is survived by her husband and several relatives in Winchester Frederick County New York and Los Angeles. Funeral services are set for 4 PM Friday at Kurtz Funeral Home with burial in Mt Hebron Cemetery. The family requests no flowers.
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Lucy E. Kiger
Western Hospital
Staunton
C . Aietare
Allied bombers strike Piraeus and British destroyers bomb San Benedetto
Allied air forces mounted a strong attack on Piraeus yesterday, with Allied bombers taking part, and British destroyers shelled San Benedetto on the Italian Adriatic coast, officials announced.
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Algiers
Piraeus
San Benedetto
Italian Adriatic
Mrs. Mary E. Buncutter Dies at 87 in Nain
Mrs. Mary E. Buncutter, 87, widow of James M. Buncutter, died at home in Nain after a long illness. Born January 24, 1886 in Frederick County to Rev. John H. Parlett and Sarah Jane Parlett, she leaves one son Herbert, three daughters, two sisters, and two brothers. Funeral Friday at home with Bethel Lutheran pastor officiating. interment Mt. Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers named Fred Shane, Ray Butler, Robert Butler, Guy Smith, Grover Teets, Peter Snyder.
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Mary E. Buncutter
James M. Buncutter
Nain
John H. Parlett
Sarah Jane Stepp Parlett
Frederick County
Herbert J. Buncutter
Robert Butler
Grover Teets
Mary K. Buncutter
Mt. Hebron
Fred Shane
Ray Butler
Guy Smith
Peter Snyder
Men Allowed At Mobile Liquor Store Now Open To Men
Mobile Alabama reports that the state operated liquor store, which opened January 3 for women only, will start serving men on Monday. Field representative J B Bransford said the experiment is being discontinued and men may buy there as of next week.
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Mobile. Ala
Mobile
J. B. Bransford
Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
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