Accused Slayer Shot to Death in Arkansas
In Crawfordsville Arkansas on December 27 an accused killer of a white taxi driver and shooter of two peace officers was shot dead by deputies after resisting arrest. Sheriff Goodwin said deputies Williams and Rieves opened fire when Wilson alias Eddie Hall resisted. Williams' wife was briefly threatened but not hurt. Police had hunted Wilson since December 9 after Mrs. Joe McDaniel, Luzora town marshal’s wife, was killed and officers Williams and Williamson were wounded during the arrest attempt in a taxi.
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Crawfordsville
Ark
Cecil V. Goodwin
Gladstone Williams
C. M. Rieves
Wilson
Eddie Hall
Williams
Joe McDaniel
Luzora, Ark
McDaniel
Ralph Williamson
Luzora
Weather Normal In Most of US
The Associated Press reports temperatures near or above normal across most of the United States with subzero readings limited to western North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. Light rain affected New England and mid Atlantic areas while the southeast and north central saw drizzle. Rain touched the Washington and Oregon coasts with light snow in central Washington.
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Associated Press
North Dakota
Minnesota
North Central
Midwest
New England
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Washington
Oregon
Fine Suggested For Skunk Killers
A Virginia reader proposed fining drivers who strike skunks on highways. The letter suggested that drivers who hit skunks be fined and noted that skunks have right of way. The suggestion was filed by the state highway department.
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Richmond
U.P
State Highway Department
President Emeritus of I. C. U. Taken by Death Fort Worth
Dr. E M Waits 78 longtime president and president emeritus of Texas Christian University died last night after over four years of illness. He led TCU from 1916 to 1941 guiding enrollment growth, campus expansion, and endowment gains while serving also in education boards. Funeral set for tomorrow at 2 pm with Greenwood Cemetery burial.
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Fort Worth
E. M. Waits
Texas Christian University
Sarah Wooten
Bowling Green
Texas
Christian Church
Ladonia
el Paso
First Christian Church
Tabernacle Christian Church
Waits
San Diego
Cal
TCU
M. E. Sadler
Four Girls Die After Orphanage Fire in Germany
Four girls aged 8 to 12 died after their cotton snowflake costumes caught fire from a candle lit Christmas tree at a lower Saxony orphanage party. Police say six dresses burned. two died on Christmas Day and two more yesterday as the Christmas play Snowflake proceeded with other children watching the blaze.
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Hamburg
Germany
Lower Saxony
Tony
News Events of Year in Hollywood Reviewed
Hollywood 1949 highlights feature top stars Rita Hayworth Ingrid Bergman Robert Mitchum Shirley Temple and others amid a quieter year focused on restoring profits. Highlights include best pictures All the King's Men Battleground champion The Heiress A Letter to Three Wives with trends toward better film quality and cautious optimism about television and audience faith.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Rita Hayworth
Ingrid Bergman
Robert Mitchum
Shirley Temple
Hollywood News
Humphrey Bogart
Robert Walker
Judy Garland
Errol Flynn
Marie Wilson
Bill (Hopalong) Boyd
Jack Benny
James Cagney
Broderick Crawford
Kirk Douglas
Gregory Peck
Richard Todd
Jeanne Crain
Pinky
Olivia de Havilland
Barbara Hale
Jolson
Susan Hayward
Ann Sothern
President Truman
H. V. Kaltenborn
Kathy Fiscus
Harry Davenport
Richard Dix
Frank Morgan
Sam Wood
Maria Ouspenskaya
Joe Young
Bob Hope
Emma Matzones
Lizabeth Cott
Backing Away From Royalty Is Fine Art
In a reflection on royal ceremony, Mrs. Eugenie Anderson, the American ambassador to Denmark, met King Frederik IX and performed a cautious curtsy before backing from the audience. The piece compares this to old painting heirlooms, notes the training needed for proper curtsying, and sketches shifts in diplomat etiquette across nations and eras.
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America
Denmark
Eugenie Anderson
Frederik IX
Hussein Kamil
Egypt
Alexandria
England
Britain
Col
George Harvey
Court of St. James
Poker Game Proved Costly
George W. Waters says he will never play poker with a stranger again after a friendly game led to a loss of his $400 cash and a $400 check when the other player’s $2,400 check bounced. Waters chased the man to his work address and then to a corner, where the suspect offered to cash the check and take Waters’ car. The man vanished with Waters’ money and vehicle.
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Los Angeles
U.P
George W. Waters
Waters
Accused Jewel Thief Arrested in St Louis
ST. LOUIS, Dec 27 U P Former convict Francis Howard May 37 held by police today as one of three men tied to a 20000 diamond and watch robbery at Fort Worth. Accomplices Sam Akers and Ralph Brown were nabbed in Texas after the daytime holdup. Police traced May via a Texas plated car and found him living with family in a midtown hotel.
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ST. Louis
U.P
Francis Howard May
Fort Worth
May
Charles Renaud
Sam Akers
Ralph Brown
Texas
Tyler Aviation Leader Is Dead
Col. O. C. Palmer, 54, pioneer flier and radioman in East Texas, dies from a heart condition on Christmas Day. He helped develop Pounds Field in Tyler and served as airport manager for 20 years, gaining nation-wide recognition in 1938 after the New London school explosion. He remained at his radio microphone for 48 hours to send emergency messages.
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Tyler
Col
O. C. Palmer
East Texas
Palmer
Pounds Field
New London
Ex-Medic Sets 50 Bullseyes In Police School Record
Elmer S Dolan 23, former Medical Corps member and now probationary patrolman in St Louis police training, fired 50 shots from a 38 caliber revolver at 20 yards scoring a perfect 50 bullseyes and setting a new school record.
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ST. Louis
U.P
Elmer S. Dolan
Dolan
Have Second Set of Twins in 10 Months
Los Angeles reports Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Kohai welcomed their second set of twins in ten months. Jeffrey and Michael were born yesterday weighing just over five and a half pounds. Mother Kohai, 27, and father Kohai, 31, a grocery manager, expressed pleasure at the new arrivals.
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Los Angeles
Jesse Kohai
Jeffrey
Michael
Kohai
Front page portrait sparks talk of royal attire and breeches
A York daily shows a man in garb on the front page for several days. Debate arises over breeches at St James and the persistence of royal trappings. The piece quips that royal regalia persist while a king reigns.
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York Daily Newspaper
St. James
What a Doctor Discovered for Advertisement What a Doctor Discovered for
Advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a uterine sedative and tonic for mid life changes and nervous tension. Cites a clinical study claiming 93 percent relief. Offers 35 tablets for 50 cents and liquid for $1.00 at druggists.
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Dr. Pierce
Windsors Arrive In New York City
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor return to the United States for a stay. Wallis Simpson says she is not seeking employment, calling reports of a job search rumors. The pair arrived in New York yesterday amid ongoing public interest.
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New York
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
United States
Wallis Simpson
Baltimore
Mar
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