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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1947
Page
23
Michael Roth said he bought 15,000 gravy boats on a dare and is stuck with them. He owns a Chicago storage company and frequents government auctions. The auctioneer is trying to resolve the situation.
Roth recounts buying army surplus gravy boats and unloading about 5,000 in lots from one to 3,000 at 10 cents each. He packed 292 barrels and now has 15,000 left with plans for other surplus items as the market nears saturation.
The unidentified suspect attempted to conceal the crime by burning the victim’s body. The charred and mutilated remains were discovered February 4 inside a burned barn at the Wilson farm.
Homer Wilson, 28, a farmer from Newton Illinois, was found guilty by a 12 juror panel after about an hour and a half of deliberation for the murder of his wife, 23, at their farm home on February 3. The verdict came Monday night with the death age noted in coverage.
In Chicago Mrs. Bernice Grill, aged 37, whipped her prize Doberman Delf for burying a bone in a neighbor’s shrubbery and causing damage. The dog then lunged, biting her on both hands and arms as the attack occurred.
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