Castaway secrets drive a murder plot with tangled alibis
Gerry Lane arrives as secretary to Walter Greer a wealthy contractor and uncovers a web of fear rivalries and hidden motives. Worth Durfee suspicions murder and a missing $5 anchor a deadly night. Estelle and Sydney confront a fragmented family saga amid a climate of suspicion and staged show business dreams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerry Lane
Walter Greer
Durfee
Greece
Mstelle
Grege
Martha
Gress’sira
Pauline Manson
Greex
Gerry
Florabeelle
Pauline
Grese
Harry Craven
Gregs
Lanes Greag
Florabelle
Paine
Mars
Craven
Estelle
Sydney
Lance
Allen
Worth Durfee
Walter
Castaway
Worth
Mystery woman and fatal overdose headline the Gregg case
The narrator recounts Estelle Gregg’s sudden death from sleeping pills at her daughter Sydney’s home. Police and detectives take over as the case connects to the nearby Gregg shooting, with investigators questioning witnesses and considering homicide. The story ends with the hint of ongoing repeats tomorrow.
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Walter
Leo
Virgo
Hollywood
Estelle
Allen
Miss Lane
Sydney
Estelle Gregg
Sheriff Allen
Lance
Howell
Gregg
Homicide Bureau
City Police
He Literally Ate His Way Into Navy
Paul Fritz, 92, earned entry to the Navy by meeting all physical requirements after gaining weight, with the recruiting officer noting only one criterion remained unmet. He was six pounds under the minimum 156 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Chicago
Paul Fritz
Man Surprises Weight, Heads to Great Lakes Training
A man, described by readers as unusually tall, returned home with a heavy lunch including six bananas a large steak six slices of bread three potatoes two desserts and a gallon of water. He weighed 156 pounds on the scale and immediately departed for the Great Lakes naval training station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imum
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Unclear Textile Aditem Describes Coats and Dress
Fragmentary ad copy highlights rayon shanting like weave and crease resistance. Mentions full coat with stitched plaid trim in blue aqua luggage white, and a solid torso jacket print dress with revers and cuffs in black navy. Sizes given as M17 but unreadable.
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Bermuda
Accessories and Apparel Sale Items Listed Amid Vintage Trade Card
The ad lists leather purses with long straps and side handles in red white or blue, All American white rayon gloves with red and blue piping, white organdy neckwear, prints and white handkerchiefs, holeproof hosiery in new spring shades, and related linens and nautical handkerchiefs from a 19th or early 20th century shop on Gh Street.
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Cerne A Cardlawtay
Pattern Department
Cedar Rapids Gazette
West 17Th Street
New York
N.Y
Anne Adams
Brian Donlev
Veronica Lake
M.J.B
Vecenica
M.d.b Co
Third Street
San Francisco
Killian’s
Ave
Census Bureau
Fleer
Oor
Killian
Killian Company
Rothley
Patricia
Fieeg
Yee
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