Metor Nickels Theft Case Stuns McKeesport
McKeesport Pennsylvania city employees grew suspicious when James R Deberko a 25 year old engineer for a parking meter firm borrowed the citys master key and did not return it Detectives Michael Shegan and Louis Johnson trailed him as he allegedly repaired meters then observed him remove nickels from the coin slots and pocket them Deberko was held on larceny charges by police authorities
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Mckeesport
James R. Deberko
Michael Shegan
Louis Johnson
Deberko
Thieves Halt Sale At Daytona Beach Store
William Sussman called off a clearance sale at his fashionable women’s wear shop in Daytona Beach after thieves broke in the night before and stole several thousand dollars worth of stock. Local police investigate the burglary and the canceled sale.
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Daytona Beach
Filane
William Sussman
Circus Tickets Now on Sale in Amarillo
The Gainesville Community Circus comes to Amarillo for June 2 and 3 at the Fair Park Pavilion under the South Amarillo Lions Club. Tickets at local drugstores and sporting goods shops. reserved seats 1.80, general 1.20 including tax. Clown manager F E Frankie Schmitz stars, juggling business duties with circus duties. He drives a 31 inch car on stage and even fits many clowns from a tiny vehicle. He travels from city to city and has perfect attendance records for performances.
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Frankie Schmitz
Gainesville
Frankie
Fair Park Pavillion
South
Amarillo
Fair Park Pavilion
South Amarillo
Walgreen Drug
Bert Levy
van Bruner Drug
Castleberry Drug
Ratliff Drug
Hancock Hardware
Henry Blackburn
Sporting Goods
F. E
Schmitz
Clown Alley
Retail Merchants Association
Gainesville Automobile Dealers Association
Merry Andrews
Joeys
Texas Ranger
PMA
Tomobile
Southwest
Coal men push tariffs to curb oil imports
Washington report shows mine owners and miners urging Congress to embargo or tariff imported oil to revive coal demand. Thomas Kennedy and D T Buckley argue oil imports hurt furnace use, while senators question the oil shift amid strike history. The piece notes a personal jab at John L Lewis and hints at industry ties.
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Frederick C.othman
Washington
Congress
John L. Lewis
John L
Senate
Thomas Kennedy
United Mine Workers
Kennedy
Arabia
South America
Thomas
D. T. Buckley
National Coal Association
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Buckley
Cinderella Comic Fontaine Becomes Hollywood Sensation
Frank Fontaine, once dropped from a studio contract, has risen to top comic status in Hollywood. The Cambridge, Massachusetts native with seven children impressed Claude Binyon, Jack Benny, and President Truman during a Chicago rally. Fontaine now eyes roles in Stella, Call Me Mister, Amos N Andy, and potential long air work.
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Hollywood
Frank Fontaine
President Truman
Fontaine
Winston Churchill
Cambridge
Mass
Ray Fontaine
Bing Crosby
Canada
Frank
Boston
New York
MGM
West
California
Beverly Hills
Claude Binyon
Stella
Binyon
Jack Benny
Benny
Republic
Twentieth- Fox
Mister
Andy and
the Kingfish
Amos ‘N
Andy
Truman
Chicago
George Jessel
Row Over Money Brings Romance Row
A $40 theft case in Miami was dismissed after the witness revealed she had married the defendant. Eugene Adkins faced charges of taking $40 from Lily McCoy, who later claimed she had him arrested. Adkins noted Lily became his wife after the arrest.
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Miami
Fla. U.P
Eugene Adkins
Lily McCoy
Ben Willard
Adkins
Miss McCoy
Honest When It Suits Him Turns Honest When It Suits Him
Santa Fe reports state comptroller Jim Hannon now has two gas tank caps for his car amid a brief reading of his actions.
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Santa FE
Jim Hannah
Honest thief returns gas cap note to owner
A man recalls finding a note from an alleged thief who admits taking a gas cap. The writer explains he borrowed a cap, later found his own, and returns the original cap with a courteous sign off. The odd missive highlights quirky responses to petty crime.
Fort Worth motorist collides with police car in chase
A Fort Worth motorist collided with a police car after an eight block chase and was ticketed for aggravated collision leaving the scene defective brakes speeding and driving without an operator's license.
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Fort Worth
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