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Notting ham township tragedy ends in murder by Terrill
In Petroleum a double murder unfolds as John W Terrill kills Melvin Wolfe with a shotgun after a road chase. Terrill, Wolf and Miss Reed were in a group returning from church when the father-in-law shot. he then fired again at Wolfe on the operating table before surrendering to authorities.
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Petroleum
Nottingham Township
Melvin Wolfe
John W.verrill
Nottingham
Township
Terrill
Wolfe
Della Reed
Clarence Turner
Miss Rose Downey
Terrill Farm
Turner
Wolfer
Miss Reed
Orville Burgess
Burgess
Terril
Culbert
John W. Terrill
Cooly
Luther Fenton
Ines
Dr. Saunders
William Kirkwood
Hirdly
Kirkwood
Clifford Shakeley
Jake Terrill
Shakeley
Byron Wittmer
Wittmer
Lence
Dickason
Shell Johnson
Marshal Crosbie
Johnson
Crosbie
He Ugat
Sylvester Runyan
Runyan
Shakely
Evening Banner
McBride
Warren McBride
Jared McBride
Undertaker Smith
Pennville
Melvin Wolf
Vie
Lucy Wolf
Melvin
Jacob Wolf
Wolf
Baw
Dik
Saunders
HWO
Mack & Sons
A. L. Sharpe
Reed
Matlack
Clifford Shakely
Burns
Thoruch
Della
Toa Banneen
M. W. Walbert
Sesson