War Devices To Help FBI Fight Crime
FBI Inspector J. J. McGuire described wartime devices adaptable to postwar crime fighting at the National Armored Car Operators convention in Chicago. He cited mine detectors for locating weapons spectrophotometers to identify paint and other tech, plus walkie talkie and television aids for rapid suspect identification and remote witness input. He noted crime rose 10 percent in the first nine months of 1945 versus 1944 and warned the postwar wave has begun.
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Chicago
FBI
J. J. McGuire
Washington
McGuire
Blinky Cat Nabbed Odd Chicago Charity Offer
Chicago residents seek Blinky the cat of Dr. R J Brouillet who vanished and prompted a relief offer of either any medical operation or a year of free care plus 50 dollars for the return. The upset owner fears a kidnapping amid the plea. Also notice announces the appointment of administrator in Linn County Iowa for Julius Conrad estate with payment and claim procedures.
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Chicago
INS
State of Iowa
Linn County
Julius Conrad
Towa
Iowa
Ina Hibbard
Men and Women IN THE SERVICE Of Their Country
Reports list multiple service members with overseas deployments and honors. Irving Finger arrives at Kure Japan with 818th Ordnance Depot. Walter Trabu discharged after eight years with 34th Division. Ver Dean Denison returns after 34 months overseas with the 99th Tank Destroyer Battalion. Leon Axline speaks in Japan. Robert Smythe promoted to captain in Manila with 86th Division. Lt Eleanor Goodman sails home from Calcutta. Richard Hach promoted to staff sergeant in France. Capt Robert G. Leo on 45‑day leave after B 29 combat in Marianas with Bronze Star, Air Medal, DFC. LeRoy Hollan Jr transferred to 810th Signal in Germany.
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Irving R. Finger
Kure
Japan
Philippine Islands
C. F. Finger
Seventh Street
Finger
818Th Ordnance Depot Company
Walter F. Trabu
George F. Trabu
Tucson
Ariz
Cedar Rapids
Mable Carne
Sixth Avenue SW
Edward Traby
Dean
Denison
Meda Denison
Avenue NW
99Th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Richard Hach
France
Peter Hach
D Street
Robert G. Leo
R. V. Leo
Dysart
Leo
20Th Air Force
Marianas
Cpl
LeRoy E. Hollan, Jr
Paris
LeRoy EF. Hollan
Second Street
Signal Service Battalion
Army of Occupation
Germany
810Th Signal Serv
Military personnel and families up in arms and homefront notes
Cpl Hollan, after two years abroad, leaves Paris this month with two battle stars and a Bronze Star for meritorious service. Sgt Elmer H Hodge and Mrs Hodge of Greenville S C enjoy a 20 day furlough with Mrs Elmer Bailey. Sgt Hodge is a tower operator for Army Airways Communication System at Greenville AAB. Pvt Lyle W Creger, son of Mrs Georgia Creger of SE, arrives in Tokyo. Dr Robert P Meyers, visiting his parents, returns from overseas and resumes work at the University of Virginia in Richmond.
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Hce
Cpl. Hollan
Paris
Elmer H. Hodge
Greenville
S. C
Hodge
Elmer Bailey
Lyle W. Creger
Georgia Creger
Sixth Avenue SE
Tokyo
Robert P. Meyers
Fred C. Meyers
Ridgewood Terrace
University of Virginia
Richmond
Goering Backed Nazi Freezing Experiments Revealed
Allied investigators disclose Hermann Goering ordered Dachau medical tests freezing human subjects and attempting revival with hot water and sexual stimulation. Major Leo Alexander details torture, death, and the alleged aim to improve rescue of German fliers, with findings added to Nazi files awaiting trial.
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Mernberg
Hermann Goering
Goering
Luftwafffe
Europe
Leo Alexander
Duke University
Dachau Concentration Camp
Dachau
Rascher Experiments Probed by Alexander Evidence
The testimony described Dr Rascher's long running experiments on male prisoners who were exposed to extreme cold to render them insensible. Witness Alexander stated the subjects were deliberately frozen until their body temperatures dropped to around 86 degrees.
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Rascher
Alexander
Lord Haw Haw's Appeal Is Refused
London AP William Joyce known as Lord Haw Haw for German radio broadcasts was denied an appeal against his high treason conviction. He remains under the death sentence and his lawyers must now consider seeking the attorney general's ruling on next steps.
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London
William Joyce
Lord Haw Haw
Joyce
Court Move Seeks Review From House Of Lords
A legal filing requests permission to bring a case before the House of Lords for review. The matter centers on questions of appellate authority and potential implications for prior rulings.
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Eral
House of Lords
What Causes Epilepsy A Doctor Opinion Booklet
A reader is invited to request a free booklet compiling doctors opinions on epilepsy. Send a request to Educational Department 535 Fifth Ave New York NY Dep 1 505. The notice emphasizes free distribution to interested readers.
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Fifth Ave
New York
N.Y
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W. L. Criesman
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1St Ave
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Marion
Nees Tah
Leon D. Axline
J. C. Axline
Third Avenue
Gary Linn
Linda Rae
Robert O. Smythe
Manila
R. C. Smythe
First Avenue
Bobby Mike
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Eleanor Goodman
Burma
India
G. Goodman
I Avenue
Calcutta
Paul C. Bragg
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Room
Paul Bragg
Bragg
McCready's Health Foods Shop
Second Avenue SE
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