Quick Acting Sheriff Prevents 3 Murders
Sheriff Pat Gordon orchestrated a staged abduction to prompt a murder plot reveal. Emmett Donnelly, Willard Durden, and Manuel Reeves surfaced in a conspiracy to kill three wealthy individuals, with Donnelly later dying by his own hand. Investigators pursue the unidentified go‑between and the exact role of each party.
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Pensacola
Clifton Kelly
Pat Gordon
Byrd Roach
Lake Wales
Gordon
Emmett Donnelly
Willard Durden
Orlando
Manuel Reeves
Donnelly
Ail
Durden
Bond
Kelly
Reeves
Dixie Division to Be Renamed Golden Arrow at Camp Carson
Confederate 31st Infantry Dix ie Division returns to Alabama and Mississippi next Tuesday to become the 8th Infantry Golden Arrow Division. Ceremony at Camp Carson will last two hours with no troop movement. Retirement of the 31st supports returning eight National Guard units to inactive status. Most troops come from the Northeast and will remove the double-D patch and Confederate shoulder emblem.
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Camp Carson
Colo
31St Infantry
Dixie
Alabama
Mississippi
8Th Infantry
Golden Arrow
31St
United States
Park Monkey Business Rescues Squirrel on Monkey Island
Park employees intervened to stop a monkey attack on a squirrel on Monkey Island. The small animal fell into a moat but climbed back to safety as monkeys chased it into branches until staff rescued it.
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PARK
Davenport
Feberuary Park
Monkey Island
Air Force sends Korean piano prodigy toward Juilliard
Tony Il Han, a Korean child prodigy pianist, receives a $4,600 Air Force sponsorship to study in New York after a 5th Air Force theater manager noticed his talent in Seoul. Lt. Gen. Samuel E. Anderson helped spark the push, leading to Juilliard awarding a scholarship without an audition. Tony will live with a Korean American family in New York as his journey continues.
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Air Force
Fort Worth
Tex
Tony Il
Tony) Han
New York
Juilliard School of Music
Tony
Sth Air Force
Samuel E. Anderson
Thomas Cutshaw
Carswell Air Force Base
Cutshaw
Anderson
Seoul
Pusan
5Th Air Force Theater
Julliard
5Th Air Force
Japan
USW Contract Demands Get Airing Today
Pittsburgh reports union claims by United Steelworkers and U. S. Steel negotiators meet to discuss wage boosts guaranteed annual pay improved pensions and hospitalization and other contract changes. About 600 000 USW members work in basic steel as talks continue with contracts expiring June 30.
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USW
Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
CIO
United Steelworkers
Big Steel
U. S
Basic Steel
U. S. Steel
Speed Action on Tariff Bill Extends Reciprocal Trade Act
Two House committees moved quickly on a bill to extend the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act for one year, keeping Eisenhower’s authority to lower tariffs in force. The law expires at midnight Saturday, but a temporary lapse would not affect existing agreements. The president had sought a three year extension but agreed to a one year pause to allow further review.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
U.S
Senate
Special Commission On Foreign Economic Policy
Clarence B. Randall
Inland Steel Co
Ways and Means Committee
Nine Southern Governors Meet on Segregation Policy
Virginia Governor Thomas B. Stanley hosts a meeting of nine Southern governors discussing possible responses to the Supreme Court's segregation ruling. Louisiana's Robert Kennon says no binding policy can be formed among states, while Georgia's Herman Talmadge and South Carolina's James Byrnes threaten abolishing public schools if needed. The conference follows the Court delaying arguments in five segregation cases, with briefs due by October 1.
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Richmond
Supreme's Court
Robert Kennon
Louisiana
Kennon
Georgia
South Carolina
Mississippi
Herman Talmadge
James F. Byrnes
Hugh White
Virginia
Thomas B. Stanley
Supreme Court
Governors from six states attend conference on integration issue
Virginia stated he would not attend to evade the court decision and came to learn something to aid West Virginia. Governors or representatives from Arkansas Kentucky Maryland Oklahoma Tennessee and Texas were sent. Delaware declined the invitation.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Arkansas
Kentucky
Maryland
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas
Delaware
Water safety gram cautions for children near water
The notice warns that young children lack fear of water and must be watched closely. It urges extra precautions near any home with water hazards to keep youngsters away from unsafe areas.
Enjoy Comfort Beyond the Mains visit to plant
A fragmented notice describes a visit to a plant showcasing a range of appliances and comforts beyond the mains. It mentions Enjoy Comfort and hints at a display or open house event with various products.
Local Families Attend Weddings and Gather for 4-H Events
Meltonville residents Mrs Fred Logemann and Mr and Mrs Oren Igon visited Chicago for Naydyne Nebergall and Richard Tracy’s wedding and returned to Ackley for Maurice Gaulke and Mariene Bickmier’s ceremony. 4-H rally in Manly and Worth County organizers Joan Holden and Janice Gordon named president and vice president. A large Gordon-Hagerud reunion occurred at Northwood park with many local families attending.
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Oren Igon
Chiago
Naydyne Nebergall
Harry Nebergall
Chicago
Richard Tracy
Ackley
Iowa
Maurice Gaulke
Mariene Bickmier
St. John's Lutheran Church
Harold Shoemaker
Ruth
Archie Gordon and
Daucers
Manly
Ona
Joan Holden
Worth County
Janice Gordon
Deer Creek Township
Guy Pike
Fred Logemann
Lawrence Ash
St. Ansgar
Oscar Levarson
Calvin Levarson
Riceville
Gordon-Hagerud
Northwood
Lawrence Hulshizer
Nels Gordon
Warren Hulshiver
Marvin
George Oakland
Lloyd Hagerud
Lyle
Ardella Venum
Albert Lea
Frank Shoemaker
Oscar Leverson
Alfred Johnson
Archie Pike
Lucille Johnson
Evelyn Bowers
Clear Lake
Oren Igou Farm
Mrs. Igou
Mies Johnson
Mother who extorted gets probation in Pasadena case
Mattie Mae Heath 23 pleads guilty to attempted extortion and receives probation in Superior Court. Judge Kenneth C. Newell grants leniency and Caspers, a wealthy loan company executive, offers $100 for travel home to Elgin after posting $2,500 bail for Heath and her husband Donald. They were arrested March 7 for allegedly soliciting $10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
Mattie Mae Heath
Kenneth C. Newell
R. W. Caspers
Elgin
Caspers
Mrs. Heath
Donald
Playmate Gives Firecracker To 2YearOld In Texas
In Longview Texas an eight year old friend gave a firecracker to two year old Bobby Hughes claiming it was a cigar. Bobby lit it and it exploded in his mouth leaving him in serious condition at Gregg Memorial Hospital.
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Longview
Tex
Bobby Hughes
Bobby
Gregg Memorial Hospital
Scientists claim humans are under a million years old
Scientists contend that the human species is younger than one million years, challenging earlier estimates. The statement highlights ongoing debates in paleoanthropology about when Homo sapiens emerged and diversified.
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Escambia County Sheriff's Office
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K. H. Gerlach
Louise Clark Hawley
Westinghouse
Mitchell
Hesse-Roberts Electric CO
Emperor Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
H. H. Corey
Hormel Co
Joseph Simonson
North Korea
Ando
America
Rey Rayhu
Lee
Harry Nash
Stanley
William B. Umstead
North Carolina
Gordon Persons
Charley Johns
William C. Marland
West
H. L. Hoffmann
Minneapolis
Minn
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Hoffmann
Hoffmann’s Surgical Appliance CO
Lincoln Bldg
Neevs
Tome Tao
Phillips
Magnesia
Dean
Carter
Pao
Mts Adie
Meltonville
Eclipse
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Timken
AXE
Johnson Hardware
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Coty Instant Beauty
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Charles Antell
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