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20, his the at the N. Forces Center in member in as at Houser. with tho 1941. here to a Henry P. Drifton since J.

and and armed Camp has mother. of a in is Fort and to Of Men In Service News graduate Palucei, of of 547 Girard Seybert Colstreet, receiving his boot training is Naval the Station, Great in Illinois. ing months of specialized With Air Force techtraining schools completed, Sgt. Chas. McKinley, 414 Firsts treet, J.

has arrived Peterson Field, Colorado for training school Hazleton, assignment to the combat engineer gunner. us an aerial others manning a LiberaWith bomber, he will, for several tor undergo final training bemonths leaving one of the theafore of war. The crew formed here tres putting poltrains as a techniques learned in to the schools more importtechnical gaining the close-knit essential in combat tesmwork so 1le, son of Mr. John J. Rafter, Rafter of 975 Peace and Mrs.

has Jack, arrived home from Fort, Florida, to graduated spend Lauderdale, He on short fire control man at March U.S.N.T.S, a stationed in the Lauderdale Beach graduate of Hotel. H.H.S. class He 1943 is a and worked as a substitute of carrier previous to enlisting mail Navy last September. He in the weather is very warm the said Florida. He is now assigndown in Newport, Rhode Island, and led to of greatest pleasures states one reading his The Speaker while the South.

vas in of boys leaving HazleA group 1943, are now staton in January, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, attioned tending at a field artillery school. the They outcome write of that the they State are Championawaiting basketball game and follow ship of the team in The the progress Speaker. The following have Plain received Good Conduct Medals: Cpl. Cpl. William J.

Peter Pfc. Walter RadishCollice, Pfc. Steven G. Shutovich, ofeki, Vincent R. Longo, Cpl.

Patrick Cpl. Sweeney, Pfe. William J. Smith, J. M.

Pacelli, Pvt. Foster Roth, Pvt. Maurice J. Sagaria, Prt. Louis R.

E. Stetz, Cpl. Frederick Polmounter, Sgt. Foster L. BornPrt.

John Pfc. Paul Daniel and Pvt. eisen, George J. Holly. A.

V. Zigretti, son of Mrs. Pfc. Elizabeth Zigretti of 218 North street. West Hazleton, was gradulated from an aircraft mechanic's school lol at Camp Curtissair, at Buffalo, New York.

John J. Safko, of 709 Winters avenue, West Hazleton, comhis preliminary LST trainpleted ing at the Amphibious Training Base at Camp Bradford, N.O.B., Norfolk, Virginia, and has been assigned to a crew of an LST for active duty. Like the Naval Air Force and the Submarine Service, the physical requirements of the Amphibious Force are greater than for the other branches of the Naval Service, To qualify for assignment to any of the amphibious craft, a candidate must successfully complete a thorough and varied curriculum. Pfc. Eugene Gantert, who is stationed with the Military Police at Fort Custer, Michigan, is spending a furlough at the home of his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Julius Gantert, of 640 McKinley street. Cpl. William Gantert of Camp Hahn, California, is also expected home shortly. Sgt.

Michael Moff, Jr, of Weston, recently returned to the United States after serving in the Mediterranean war zone. Donald Dietrich and Kenneth Dietrich, sons of Mr. and Mrs. William Dietrich, of 592 Grant street, this city, are both visiting their home. Donald.

a storekeeper, third class, who is stationed with the Fleet Air Detachment at Harvey Hertford, N. is on a tenPoint, day furlough. He was formerly employed for the Jeddo-Highland Coal Co. Kenneth, who is on a fourteen-day furlough, has completed his boot training at Sampson, N. Y.

Staff Sergeant Teddy Perkowski, of this city, while on his way back to town in Noumea, New Caledonia, met a region boy in Private Joe Martisofski, of Harwood. Sgt. Perkowski has been stationed the South Pacific since May of 1943. He is the son of bert Mrs. Eva Perkowski, of 766 Seystreet.

Robert who stationed Yost, of Conyngham, Texas, is at Camp Barkeley, with the U. S. Army Medical Corps, been promoted from corporal sergeant. Seabee John Paul Baker, a for. mer of the West Hazleton High School faculty, who is at Camp Mr.

Perry, is here to visit with South Mrs. Bud Airey of Wyoming street. safely Air the American Army The Northern Ireland. into was soldier drafted mark, forces with a Neary contingent on Januitinerary serving induction found him Valkusky's Virginia, Dix, N. Camp Lee, and Forrest, de California TrainIreland.

prior to his landing in son Corporal of Joseph Valkusky, kusky, Drifton, Mrs. has Joseph arrived ValMr. Kenneth Bayless of West Broad stationed in Flor- with spend a furlough 3 Ritchie, Maryland, is spending wife, the furlough former with 7-day Mil- Pt. Facinelli, stationed With Military Police Detach- Technical Sergeant of Mr. and Mrs.

Antoy Martini, 557 Arthur street, pending is stationed at Muroc, is furlough at his home. THE PLAIN SPEAKER, HAZLETON, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 4, 1944. PAGE 11 Free Woman In Perjury Case New York, March 4. (P)--Exonerated of a perjury charge in what Kings County Judge Peter Brancato praised as fair verdiet," Mra. Hancock, 31, of Drury, was detached today from an unhappy tangle of legal fights which began last July 1 when she charged Murray Goldman attempted to rape her.

As the situation finally resolved itself, Goldman stood free of Mrs. Hancock's charge of attempted rape and she was free of the charge that she brought about his convition through perjury. Goldman later was freed by County Judge Samuel S. Leibowitz after a lie detector test. A cheer arose from a crowded courtroom when a jury of 11 men and one woman, acquitted Mrs.

Hancock yesterday after deliberating on the perjury charge one hour and 25 minutes. Shortly afterwards she was in the arms of her husband and childhood sweetheart who had stood by her through all the trouble. The husband, Navy Seaman William Clark is a and announced ter now lationered Davisville, R. intention of going there with him. "By reason of your acquittal and the previous conviction of Goldman by another jury." Judge Brancato told Mrs.

Hancock, "your husband's faith in you has been justified, and I hope he will continue to repose confidence in you. You are discharged." The jurist remarked that lie detectors had no standing in New York courts; that "this issue has been passed upon by two different juries who alone in this state have authority to determine it, without the aid of any mechanical device." Mrs. Hancock testified Goldman was a stranger to her at the time of the alleged rape attempt in her room at the Brooklyn State Hospital Nurses Home. An unsigned statement she allegedly made to the contrary was introduced as evidence but she testified it was not true. Allentown Girl In War News (By Olen W.

Clements) Somewhere in New Guinea, March 4. (P)-Tales from the South Seas: Some of the boys are still chuckling over the first aid raid Sgt. Michael Ratkovich of Chicago underwent, Ratkovich, who weighs better than 300 pounds, had started a foxhole but did not have it finished when the alarm sounded. Somehow he managed to cram his big frame inside the small hole, but when the all clear sounded he couldn't get out. It took six men several minutes to pull him free.

Almost the same thing happened to tiny Lieut. Winifred Diehl, an army nurse from Allentown, Pa. Miss Diehl, slightly less than five feet tall, into a deep hole with other nurses. When the raid was over other nurses clambered out, leaving tiny Miss Diehl in hole, unable to scale the high wall. It was an hour later that her cries were heard and she was rescued.

Pvt. James P. Wright of Saginaw, (now a lieutenant) had two full colonels did a foxhole for him north of the Owen Stanley Mountains. Wright and several other enlisted men were decoding messages when a Jap air raid became imminent. The enlisted men had to continue their work and the only two men to dig foxholes were the colonels.

They sweated over their shovels and finished the foxhole in time for the GI's to jump in as Jap bombers came over. He's a bit sloppy in dress, this GI cook called "Bull Baker." His pants always bag at the seat and his, overseas beneath his cap khaki always shirt is askew. there beats a heart that is full of romance -or was. He's a private in a signal corps company and he hails from Minnesota. He gets his nickname from the dish he serves most often, bully-beef.

"Bull Baker" believes in practical gifts to the fair sex. So when the Southern Cross cast its romantic spell on his tortured soul, he bought his Australian girl friend a gift-a a brand new set of false teeth. (Many South Sea girls have false teeth because of the lack of calcium in their diet). romance progressed. Then "Bull Baker" saw her out with another GI He reclaimed the dentures and put the set on a box beside his cot.

There they are yet. Child Shot In Suicide Case PALMYRA, March 4. (P)-- Coroner W. H. Brubaker of Lebancounty today listed the fatal on shooting of Mrs.

Lawrence Galebaugh, 50, as suicide due ill health and said an inquest would be unnecessary. The woman and her granddaughter, Sonia Lingle, were found shot Mrs. Galebaugh's bedroom here yesterday. The granddaughter was taken 8 Philadelphia hospital where her condition was described as satisfactory. Police Chief Allen Longenecker said Mrs.

Leroy Lingle, Grantville, told him her mother took the child upstairs to give her some money before she and Mrs. Galenurse, Miss Carrie Wagner, heard shots and then found them on the floor, a .32 calibre revolver lying nearby. Mrs. Galebaugh died last night in a Lebanon hospital while Sonia was taken Dr. Francis Bauer, Palmyra, to the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia where she was on an operating table for several hours.

(13 Phils Signed: To Report In Two Weeks' Philadelphia, March 4. (AP)Thirteen players of the Philadelphia Phillies are now under contract and will report for spring training in two weeks, Phillies General Manager Herb Pennock said. Manager Fred Fitzsimmons, Conches Mervyn Shea and Chuck Klein and pitchers Bill Lee, del and Warren (Moose) Fralick, all of whom were signed before the present management took over, are included in the 13. Others who have eigned on the dotted line are: Pitcher Ken Raffensberger, Catcher Andy Seminick, Second Baseman Ford Muller, Catcher Benny Culp, Pitcher Roger McKee and Outfielder Nick Goulish is that the Phils other reported, Finley, has signed, but Pennock said his contract has not been received. American Ace Is Missing London, March 4.

(P) -Major Walter Carl Beckham, the leading American fighter ace in the European theater of operations who was officially listed today as missing in action, was the victim of a single burst from a German anti-aircraft gunner who accomplished what scores of German fighter pilots had tried and failed to do. The 27-year-old Thunderbolt pilot from De Funiak Springs, who had 18 victories to his credit, went down recently with the safety of the other fliers of his wing uppermost in his mind. the boys home, George," he called over the radio as flak bit into his ship. "I can't make it." George Perpente, of New Brunswick, N. hesitated.

And again the radio barked with an order from Beckham, "get the hell out of here. Take a course of 310 degrees, stay low and get goling. I hope to see you all later." Then Beckham nosed his plane up to get altitude, apparently in an effort to bail out. When last seen, the quiet southerner with the shy smi'; was up about 12,000 feet and still flying, although his plane was afire. Plane Crashes: Three Killed: Investigation of an Army plane crash late last night near Belin Village, Moosic borough, in which three Army fliers were reported killed and a fourth injured, was in charge of military authorities from the Army air base at Tobyhanna today.

No names of the four on the ill-fated craft were announced. Residents of Belin Village, which is not far from the duPont powder mills, said they heard the plane flying low shortly before 11 o'clock and a little later heard it crash. It was more than an hour later that state police and citizens came upon an injured flier trying to get out of the wooded area where the plane crashed during a snowstorm. The injured man was taken to the Taylor Hospital at Scranton. State police then came upon the wreckage.

The plane seemed to explode after crashing, Belin Village citizens Moscow Leningrad Freight Resum Moscow, March 4. (P)-The Moscow-Leningrad railway now has been restored and the first freight train already has made the journey between the two cities, it was announced today. Passenger service, will begin soon. Red army advances below Leningrad cleared the Germans away from the railway several weeks ago. Was Honest About It Camp Kearns, Utah, March 4.

(P)-Pvt. Sidney Bletter of Milwaukee wired his commanding officer: "No death, no emergency. Request extension of furlough. Having wonderful time." Maj. George A.

Lloyd wired back: "Reward for honesty extension days on present furlough granted." Heavy Attacks By Bombers (Continued 1 from First Page) warning to the German people that their capital and far reaches of the homeland are now open to heavy daylight blows. An early announcement on today's activities said the RAF, dominion and Allied Mitchells, Bostons, Typhoons and Mosquitos struck at military objectives in northern France again without a loss. Later reports on yesterday's day. light operations American disclosed also that both the and British tactical airforces sent hundreds, of medium and light into northern France without loss, striking at four French airfields among other objectives. These forays, together with last night's RAF erations over Berlin, western Germany and enemy waters, a all were made without loss.

Last night's Mosquito attack on Berlin was relatively light, probably involving about 20 bombers which is the usual number used in this type of operation. The thunder of planes over the British capital led to the belief that a heavy operation was under way, but there were no announcements today of large-scale over-night assaults. Aircraft exercises probably accounted for some of the activity. Before the morning was well along waves of Marauders were observed returning shortly after the sound of explosions rumbled across the channel from the French coast. The daylight sweep of American fighters over Berlin yesterday was regarded as a possible curtain raiser for daylight assaults against the capital by U.S.

heavy bombers. Dispatches from Italy, meanwhile, said that Flying Fortresses had spread destruction through the Littorio and Tiburtina rail yards in Rome yesterday in the fifth American assault against military objectives in the eternal city. Crewmen said they caught the rail yards crammed with German supply trains, and scored many hits on rolling stock, tracks and warehouses. The sweep twin-motored Lightnings over Berlin--a penetration of at least 575 miles--served notice on the Nazis that one of the major considerations which has prevented American heavy bombers from raiding the capital long ago -a lack of range in escort fighters -has been removed. The army said the fighters flew to the outskirts of the city and then circled around the capital, going at least 15 miles beyond for a probable record penetration of the Reich, The flight was at least equal distance of the previous record--to Regensburg last week.

planes encountered some flak, but were unimpeded by Nazi fighters. A dispatch from Berne, Switzerland, quoted the Nazi-controlled Rome radio as saying that 40 persons were killed and 200 wounded and that bombs fell on Vatican City during an Allied air raid on Rome yesterday morning. The broadcast declared that no serious damage, was that several in stained Vatican glass windows in St. Peter's Basilica were broken. It added that bombs also fell on the Protestant cemetery where the English poets, Shelley and Keats, are buried.

Fortresses of the same group which led last summer's double assault on Rome's transportation nerve centers spearheaded yesterday's operations. The crews were helped by almost perfect visibility in following strict instructions to avoid all risk of damaging Rome's cultural and religious treasures. Marauder medium bombers followed, striking Rome's Ostiense rail yards. The new "super-super blockbuster," the bomb which the British Air Ministry disclosed yesterday is being dumped by Lancaster heavy bombers against special targets, has been nicknamed "Corporal Cookie" by RAF crewmen. They have been told they must bring the bomb back if they cannot identify the target or are not confident of hitting it.

Coal Price Drop at Phila. Philadelphia, March 4. (P) The price of anthracite drops 45 cents a ton after midnight tonight in the Philadelphia area, the Office of Price Administration district office announced. The new price is effective in Philadelphia, Chester and parts of Montgomery and Bucks counties. SHEFFIELD WHEATIES Milk 3 cans 26c 2 Pkgs.

21c GENETTIS) Genetti's Restaurant PURE FOOD MARKETS: Coffee 2 lb. 51c Reg. Size SWAN PURER, THAN 60 for 20c FINEST Large Size CASTILES 3 for LUX TOILET SOAP NEW QUICK REGULAR LARGE 3 for LUX RINSO THAN BETTER LIFEBUOY LARGE REGULAR LIFE SUOY pinso 3 for GAS JARS AND IN NOW! 3LR SPRY 3 LB. THE FLAVOR SAVER 1 LB. Today's Funerals Frank Barletta of 202 South Cedar street, this city, was laid to rest today, The funeral took place at 8:30 this morning with a high mass of requiem in the Mother of Grace Church 9.

Rev. Father Henry Luchi, pastor of the Holy Rosary church on South Poplar street, was celebrant. Rev. Father Joseph Berardi, pastor of the Immaculate Conception church at Kelayres, was deacon and Rev. Father James Clark of Our Lady of Mt.

Carmel church was sub-descon. Interment was in St. Gabriel's cemetery, The pallbearers were: Louis Genetti, Salvatore Caputo, Angelo Biasi, Frank Phillips, John Costabile and Anthony Diana. Andrew Malaney of 14 Jackson avenue, West Hazleton, was burled today. The funeral was held at 8:45 this morning with requiem high mass at 9:30 in St.

Gabriel's church, this city Interment was in St. Gabriel's cemetery. Rev. Father Toolan was celebrant, Rev. Father Joseph Batrett, deacon, and Rev.

Father Joseph McDonough, sub-deacon. The pallbearers were: James Duffy, William Theabold, Charles McGeehan, Patrick Hanlon, John McGlynn and William Moody, The funeral of Mrs. Carroll Boone, of Sugarloaf, R. WaS held at 3 o'clock this afternoon from the Bachman Bros. Funeral Home on West Broad street.

Services were conducted by Rev. F. W. Kimper, pastor of the Conyngham M. E.

church. Interment was in the Maple Hill, cemetery at Ashley. The pallbearers were: Charles Troy, Claude Wolfe, Fred Paden, George Landios, Fred Hauze and Warren Zehner. The funeral of Mrs. Anna Hubosky of 218 West Muir avenue, Hazleton Heights, as held at 9 o'clock this morning in St.

Mary's Greek Catholic church. Interment was in St. Mary's cemetery, Rev. John Koval celebrant of the mass and gave the blessing at the grave while the pallbearers were John Hubosky, Michael Hubosky, Francis, Joseph and Francis Hubosky and Emil Skashko, all grandchildren of the deceased. The funeral of Mrs.

Mary S. Dunn, of Drums, was held privately at 10:30 this morning. Services were conducted at the house by Rev. William Y. Gebhard, pas of Grace Reformed church, this city.

Interment was in the Vine street cemetery. The pallbearers were: Fred Witchey, Earl Christman, William Stahr, Edward Markard, Marvin Young and Norman Wagner. Miss Minnie Hill of Beaver Meadows, was laid to rest today. The funeral was held at 1 o'clock this afternoon from her home, 15 West Broad street. Services were ducted at the house.

Interment was in the Beaver Meadows cemetery. Giacomo Spallone, who died at Easton, was buried today from the Joseph and Mary Fierro funeral home. The funeral was held at 9.30 this norning with a solemn high mass of requiem in the Most Precious Blood church. Interment was in the Most Precious Blood cemetery. The priests officiating at the mass were: Rev.

Father Francis Molino, celebrant; Rev. Joseph Ferrese, deacon, and Rev. Father Joseph Ferrara, sub-deacon. The pallbearers were: Angelo Gadola, Michael Spallone, James SpalIon, Peter Spallone, Charles Spallone and John Bottley. The funeral of Mrs.

Edward Gallagher, of Main street, Freeland, took place this morning with solemn requiem high mass in St. a Ann's church, Freeland. Rev. George Jeffrey, the pastor, was celebrant; Rev. Charles O'Donnell was deacon and Rev.

Michael Egan sub-deacon. Rev. A. G. Rafferty Holds Girl In Two Killings Mercer, March 4, (P) -Justice of the Peace Thomas McClain yesterday ordered blonde Janice Graham held for grand jury action on two charges of murder in the unsolved shotgun slayings last Oct.

7 of Mrs. Katherine Wilson, 78, and Robert McKay, 70, on the Everett Wilson dairy farm near here. The grand jury meets and the murder charges will be among the first considered, District Attorney Edwin C. Moon said. 20-year-old former employe the Wilson farm was not called to the stand during the two-hour hearing, but heard her former employer, Wilson, and William A.

Morell, another employe at the farm, testify. Morell, convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Mrs. Helen Wilson, 48, wife of the farm owner, refused to answer questions concerning a conversation with Miss Graham at the time of the slayings. Lehigh Cage Captain In Last Game Tonight Lehigh University's basketball captain, Frank Majezan, plays his final game tonight against Lafayette. we White Top this scorer season, for the former Brown Beth- and lehem High and Moravian College star set a record with 36 points against Franklin and Marshall February 16.

Majezan, who transferred to Lehigh at the beginning of last summer's semester, also has won letters in baseball and football. Germans Set Narva Ablaze (Continued from First Page) the Narva garrison. Berlin admitted Russian gains in the Narva area, described the fighting as "exceptionally embittered" and said "the enemy continues to attack without interruption." Indicative of the fight the Germans were prepared to put up to hold Pskov, key to what is left of their communications and supply system in Northern Russia, Moscow that has transformed all populated places situated on the approaches to Pskov into powerful centers of defense and is putting up strong artillery resistance." Nevertheless, according to the Russian communique, the Red army troops captured 17 to towns and four railway stations in yesterday's fighting, bringing their lines to a point eight miles southeast of Pskov at Pokhvalshchina. Another town, engulfed in the Soviet drive was Sysaeva, 17 miles southeast of Pskov and six miles from the Pskov- Warsaw trunk line. The lunge into the eastern outskirts of Pskov came when Soviet units smashed forward for six miles to capture the suburban town of Maloye Fomkino, five miles away.

The Germans left more than 800 dead on the field of battle, the Moscow bulletin said. Three of railway stations swept into the Russian bag were on the Pskov-Polotsk railway. was seated in the sanctuary. Interment was in St. Ann's cemetery and pallbearers were: Charles McGill, James Gallagher, James Brogan, James A.

Gallagher, Joseph Hill and Robert O'Donnell. Mount Massive, Colorado, is the second largest mountain in continental United States, Mount ney being largest. Supreme Court Turns Down (Continued from First. Page) thus asked the aid of which had turned him down cold in another appeal, Capt. John Campbell has been serving with the U.

S. Captain John In. Campbell, who Army Medical Corps in the Southwest Pacific for the past 13 months has been named as malaria control officer of his Army unit in that theatre of war. Dr. Campbell is a son of Hugh L.

Campbell of South Wyoming street, and is a graduate of St. Gabriel's High School, the University of Notre Dame and Jefferson Medical College. He was commissioned a first lieutenant in the Army Medical Corps, August 1st, 1942, after he had passed his state board examinations, and five weeks later sailed with his Army unit for the Zone. He was transferred to the Southwest Pacific theatre in January, 1943. Martin L.

McGuire, who fought through World War 1 and who is doing his bit in the maritime service in the present conflict, has arrived at Beaver Meadows on a leave of absence. He was a resident of White Haven at time and is a member of the Legion and the VFW. Mr. McGuire on his last trip was chief cook on a vessel which went to Ireland and England. Robert Mason, former White Haven resident who located at Beaver Meadows several years ago, is home on a leave of absence.

He is in the maritime service. Sgt. John Irvando, who was home on a furlough spent with his parents at Hazleton Heights, has returned to duty at Camp Lee, Va. Lieutenant, West Jack Hazleton, Carr, of serving Jackwith the U. S.

Army, has arrived in China. Mrs. George Kondash, of 220 East Broad street, West Hazleton, formerly Miss Betty J. Paisley, received word that her husband, Pfc. George J.

Kondash, has arrived somewhere in Northern Ireland. Before being sent overseas he was at Camp Forrest, Tennessee, Camp Gordon, Georgia, and Camp Polk, Louisiana. He is the son of Mrs. Mary Kondash, of East Grant street, McAdoo. William J.

Gall, of Stockton, and James C. Correale, of East Cranberry avenue, this city, have completed boot training at the U. S. Naval Training Station at Sampson, New York. Pfc.

Michael Nicholson, who is stationed at Shreveport, is due home soon. is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Nicholson, 663 North Locust street. Pvt.

Daniel W. Blose, of 658 North Vine street, who enlisted in the army recently, has been assigned to Beach, and will enter a school to be trained as an army aviator. 2c Herman H. Mader, who was stationed at Detroit but is to be transferred, is spending a leave of absence with his parents at their home at 758 Roosevelt street. Stanley W.

Milcarek, gunner's mate first class, met his brotherin-law Joseph Bogansky, in New Before enlisting Mr. Guinea where both, are stationed. Milcarek was a forest fire warden at Drifton and also worked for the Jeddo-Highland Coal Company at Stockton. Corporal George Bogansky and Private Sabol, both of Drifton, stationed somewhere in England, met accidentally and spent an entire evening together. Corporal Bogansky before going to England saw service in Africa and Sicily.

Sgt. Maurice Englehart, of the Marines, who was operated on at the San Diego, California, naval is hospital for an arm infection, making a good recovery. He is a resident of Weatherly. Stephen Matchek, son of Mrs. Dorothy: Matchek, of South Laurel street, arrived here today from the West Indies on a 15 day leave which he will spend with his mother.

He enlisted in United States marines in this city in 1941 and was stationed at Indian Head. Maryland, before being sent to the Caribbean area. Florida Holds Jersey Husband In Morals Case March 4. (P)- Miami, County Solicitor Robert R. Taylor has filed an information charging Mario Ricciardi, 31, of Bernardsville, N.

J. with enticing 18 year her old Jean Feigenstan to leave home for immoral purposes. This information also charges Rieciardi with living, in an open of adultery Miss FeigMiami, although he has enstan at a wife in Bernardsville. Ricciardi is held in the county jail. He said he lived on Claremont Road in Bernardsville.

Taylor said Miss Feigenstan had been released by police after questioning. Police Lieut. C. O. Huttoe of the morals squad said Miss Feigenstan the daughter of a rich northern is family.

Arraignment for Ricciardi has been scheduled for Tuesday. Give Now To The Red Cross No Statement To Dewey Albany, N. March 4. (AP) Charles D. Brietel, counsel to Governor Thomas E.

Dewey, said today no testimony or statements by Louis (Lepke) Buchalter "have been received or are expected" by the governor's office. Breitel, in addition, denied there has been any communication between anyone in the executive offices and Buchalter, scheduled for electrocution tonight with two henchmen for the 1936 killing of Joseph Rosen, Brooklyn storekeeper. "Contrary to published reports," Breitel said, "there have been no communications between anyone in the executive offics and Buchalterione of the prosecuting attorneys who have been interested in the matter has requested a respite of the governor. "No testimony or statements by Buchalter have been received or are expected by the governor's office." Buchalter, Louis Capone and Emanuel Weiss were to have died Thursday night, but Dewey ordered the executions postponed after counsel for the erstwhile chief of the Brooklyn murder syndicate notified the governor of intention of appealing to the U. S.

Supreme Court. The New York Daily News said Thursday that Lepke had made a statement. The same newspaper said today that Frank S. Hogan, New York county district attorney, was preparing for submission to Dewey's office a report of an in. terview the prosecutor had Thurs.

day with Lepke at Sing Sing. The News said the report "contains a rough sketch of the tale of intrigue by which Lepke hopes not only to escape death but to rip the mantle of respectability from those who try to use him." Meanwhile, at Sing Sing Prison the grim ritual of preparation began again for Lepke and his two condemned companions. Once again they were taken from their death house cells to preexecution chambers, there bathed and garbed in the death suits that were issued them Thursday--white shirts and black trousers. Once again they were permitted to order their last two meals, and Mendy Weiss was quoted as remarking with a wry smile: "Well, I'll get good eats again." All ordered the same last meals: For luncheon, steak, French fried potatoes, apple pie and coffee; for dinner, roast chicken, shoestring potatoes, rolls and coffee. Those were their choices on Thursday night, too.

A prison informant said the braggadocio the three once displayed was gone but in its place was an air of quiet confidence and a hint of excited expectancy. Lepke was quoted as saying "things are still uncertain." Receives Speedy Care Harrisburg, March 4. (P)-Mrs. Catherine Stringer, 62, Harrisburg, received speedy care for an injured ankle when struck by an automobile here last night. passing ambulance stopped, Dr.

Edward Sivick, an interne, gave her emergency treatment, and waited with her until she could be removed to a hospital. than a billion railroad ties are in use in the United States. American bombers now fly highand stay at high altitudes longer because of a new chemical development which lengthens by about 50 times the high altitude life of carbon brushes in the planes' generators. Member Federal Reserve System WHO IS GOING TO PROTECT THEM FROM FINANCIAL BUMPS? Life isn't all sleigh rides. Your family will need financial help even when you are not here.

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