Attorney calls embezzlement a $708 mistake
Dallas lawyer for 43 year old divorcee Gladys Gaar says the embezzlement charge is just a $708 mistake and that she did not take bank funds. Gaar, arrested in Tyler after a $54,422 shortage was reported, waived preliminary hearing and bonded out. Authorities continue FBI and bank examiner investigations ahead of a federal grand jury in May.
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Mercantile National Bank
Joe H. Jones
Gladys Gaar
Tyler
FBI
Federal Bank
Walter A. Sandlin
Sandlin
Gaar
Jones
Red Naval Strength Feared in Sweden
Stockholm February 28 Admiral Helge Stromback Sweden's naval chief urged stronger defenses after charging the Soviet Baltic fleet is far beyond defense needs He cited a buildup of battleships armored ships cruisers destroyers torpedo craft submarines motor torpedo boats and many minesweepers plus an air fleet capable of 600 to 800 planes.
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Stockholm
INS
Helge Stromback
Sweden
Baltic
Stromback
US Officials Send Self-Styled Prince Back to Mexico
Rico David Tancous known as Prince Otto Wilhelm Hohenzollern was sent back to Mexico after attempting to re-enter the United States. He faced accusations over allegedly taking Welles family paintings in New York and married in New Orleans before fleeing. The Justice Department said he is a German alien and that the Welles paintings were recovered.
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Mexico
Washington
Rico
David Tancous
Prince Otto Wilhelm Hohenzollern
Justice Department
United States
Prince
Sumner Welles
New Orleans
Tancous
Welles
Mexico City
Nogales
N. M
Fugitive Benny Binion Free on Bail in Las Vegas
Gambler Benny Binion, charged by Dallas with operating a $1,000,000 policy gambling game and named a fugitive, posted a $1,000 bond in Las Vegas after an extradition warrant was signed by Governor Vail Pittman. Binion challenged the extradition, with attorney Claiborne asserting the indictment is deficient and lacks proof Binion was bodily present in Dallas during the alleged crime. The hearing was scheduled to decide the writ of habeas corpus.
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Las Vegas
Benny Binson
Dallas
Texas
Binion
Vail Pittman
Harry E. Claiborne
Frank McNamee
Claiborne
Gov. Pittman
Manganese Deposits Found in South Dakota Valley
Extensive manganese deposits are located in the Missouri Valley of South Dakota but the ore presents refining challenges due to its form and processing requirements.
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South Dakota
Missouri Valley
Blind Fort Worth passengers trapped in wreck
Four blind Fort Worth residents riding to their Lighthouse for the Blind work were trapped when their Bert and Steve Cab Company taxicab collided with another car and overturned. Only F. F. Morrow, 33, was thought to have serious injuries, while the others Mrs. Lois Cooper, 28 Clyde Smith, 39 and Mrs. Anie G. Crowson, 42 suffered minor injuries. Injured driver Donald Ericson aided by nearby housing project residents.
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Fort Worth
F. F. Morrow
Donald Ericson
Bert and Steve Cab Company
Lighthouse For
Lois Cooper
Clyde Smith
Anie G. Crowson
Hattie Sue Jackson
Window Cleaner Falls 11 Floors to His Death
A 19 year old Negro youth named Sheppard D. Carter died after a window inside the 11th floor of the Southland Life Building swung open and he fell into the alley between the Southland Life Building and the Baker Hotel in Dallas. Homicide Detective T L Baker led the investigation into the fatal accident.
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Dallas
Sheppard D. Carter
Southland Life
Homicide
T. L. Baker
Carter
Baker Hotel
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