Tragedy near Congress Avenue woman shot by assailant
Gertrude Bentz, 38, of Congress avenue, was shot multiple times in her home by a man named Eagar from Bridgeport. He fled after an attempt to abduct her daughter, while Bentz was hospitalized and Pritchard faced weapons at the scene. Police say Bentz is a material witness and a separate charge of attempt to kill is before authorities.
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Chieftains to Be Converted Into Veterans Hospital
The Port Chester residence valued at $400,000, once part of Alfred W. Church and Elsie J. Church divorce settlement, will be converted into a tuberculosis hospital for ex service men. Plans approved by Treasury and TB groups, site near Greenwich. Conversion to occupancy in about six to eight months after transfer.
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POPS PRUNE PATCH By CHARLES MILLER
A quirky column questions what a mental process is and how it happens. Vignettes of romance and flirtation mix with odd humor, memory, and misheard lines as readers ponder perception and motivation.
Banks Granted Extended Time to Buy Victory Bonds
Washington April 14. Federal Reserve banks may purchase Victory notes at par with interest until May 16 extending an April 15 deadline. The 4 3-4 percent Victory notes were $8,009,009 purchased to date. Redemption of the 3 1/2 percent Victory notes called for June 1 has an advance redemption of about $80,000,000. The Fed reduced the discount rate from 5 to 4 1/2 percent across districts, though nine districts remain at 5 percent. Shipping interests seek action on claims totaling about $1,600,000 with support from Senator Edge and Frelinghuysen. The bankrupt steamship line formerly operated as Shipping Board subsidiary.
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Mail Ship: Creditors Given Assurances
New York April 14 reports creditors of the defunct United States Mail service received assurances regarding their claims. Details indicate pending action to settle outstanding debts and resume operations under new management.
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United States Mail
Poisons Her Son and Then Attempts Death
Newark Nova Scotia April 14 Beaging for the return of her son she killed Mrs Mauc Fancher who sought death by poison to guide her and prosperity even to the selection of a wife for night still wanted to die She told how she held her two year old child in her lap till he died then took poison herself The object of Mrs Fanchers af remat odia was revealed in secrets.
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Fragmentary Text Appears Incoherent and Garbled
The snippet mentions a woman and a husband, plus a reference to spirituation and a risk to life. A second line mentions Siona and a cooking instruction with gait ig and starch, which reads as distorted and unclear.
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