Mystery on Fifth Avenue Fire of India ruby theft and disappearance
Sara Dacre bought the Fire of India ruby at a ten cent store on Fifth Avenue. Moxon hid the gem in the jewelry counter but died before retrieving it. Gerry Hone, Sara's neighbor, vanished in a cafe crowd after a suspicious confrontation, while Judith Jenkins and Capt. Sanders discuss possible force or abduction behind Gerry's disappearance.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
Sara Dacre
Judith
Capt. Sanders
Sara
Miss Dacre
Sanders
Gerry
Hone
Mercantile Trust Co
Radio TV Logs Show Weekend Schedule Mix Across Stations
A dense listing from a newspaper page outlines daily and Friday schedules across radio and TV, detailing programs from Farm News at noon to late night Sign Offs. It enumerates show times, titles, and hosts or performers across stations WHE Decater, WABT, WMSL, and WERC, with numerous dance programs, news segments, and music hours.
Cousin in New York Aids in Mystery Case
In New York Judith Dacre and Sara describe Gerry Howe in detail from a meeting at a building lobby. Howe wears a brown herringbone suit with a fawn felt hat and heavy brown shoes, carries a gold engraved watch, and is connected to a Christmas 1946 gift from his mother.
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Sara
Judith
Gerry
Miss Dacre
New York
Gerry Howe
Probate petition for Odessa Williams will in Morgan County
State and probate court notice lists heirs and interested parties for the last will and testament of Odessa Williams, deceased. Filing details reference Elmer Williams and a July 11 1955 date. The surrounding text includes unrelated narrative dialogue about coffee and a wrist tattoo, not relevant to the legal notice.
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Morgan County
Elmer Williams
Odessie Williams
Harold Hamric
Alvin Overstreet
J. B. Overstreet
Jimmy Overstreet
Tommie E. Overstreet
Elmer Wil
Dear Miss Dix Reluctant Beau Breaks Engagement
Dorothy Dix responds to a 20 year old business college graduate who plans marriage but faces a reluctant fiancé Lew. She argues Lew is immature and unready for marriage, advises breaking the engagement, and suggests the writer help him set life goals while dating ends.
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Miss DIX
Business College
Lew
Muriel Nissen
Lola
Worthington Buys 15 Acre Ampere Site in New Jersey
Worthington Corporation purchased from The Elliott Company the 15 acre Crocker Wheeler site in Ampere East Orange and Newark New Jersey plus a dozen existing buildings over 330000 square feet. The acquisition funds two divisions large central station air conditioning equipment and standard pumps. The move consolidates departments and may bring about 650 new employees.
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Harrison
N.J
Worthington Corporation
Elliott Company
Crocker-Wheeler Electric Manufacturing Company
Ampere
East Orange
Newark
Essex County
J. L. Kislak, Inc
Jersey City
Walther H. Feldmann
Worthington
M. M. Lawler
Standard Pump Division
V. de P. Gerbereux
Jeannette
Crocker-Wheeler
Joshua Hendy Corporation
William A. Elliott
Crocker- Wheeler
John J. Summersby
Dear Miss Dix column leads to family meal etiquette note
Dear Miss Dix addresses a mother upset by her son's girlfriend visiting unannounced, rummaging through cupboards and leaving a mess. The reply supports restricting visits to when the mother is present, suggesting the girl could dine at her own home. A probate notice follows about Dessie Williams' will petition filed July 1955 with a hearing set for August 8, 1955 before Judge T. C. Almon.
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Miss DIX
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