Waiter Arrested in Trunk Murders in London
In Southeast London a waiter named Tony Mancini was arrested in connection with trunk murder cases. Police linked him to the two women's deaths, one identified as Violet Saunders known as Violette Kay, with the torso victim still unidentified. Detectives traced his disappearance from Brighton after questioning him about the body found in a trunk. Evidence from the cellar included a hammer and saw and blood-stained clothing.
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London
Tony Mancini
Scotland Yard
Mancini
Brighton
Violet Saunders
Violette Kay
Farm specialist to visit Houston county for meetings
Auburn extension agronomist J. C. Lowry will lead a series of meetings for Houston county farmers next Monday and Tuesday on winter legumes and soil improvement crops. County Agent Ling urges attendance. schedules include Vicksburg Webb Columbia Fansey Ashford Big Creek Cottonwood Gordon Ardilla and Dothan courthouse sessions.
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J. C. Lowry
Auburn
Houston County
Ling
Vicksburg
A. m
Webb
Columbia
P. m
Fansey
Ashford
Big Creek
Cottonwood
Gordon
Ardilla
Dothan
Reckless Driving Incident In Oklahoma City Involves Officers
John Han backed from a driveway nearly striking motorcycle officers B. J. Gibson and Tom Simpson. He taunted them to arrest him, was told to take him to the station, and faced a five dollar fine for reckless driving while joking about the encounter.
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Oklahoma City
John Hancock
B. J. Gibson
Tom Simpson
Hancock
Budapest Police Ordered to Wear Mustaches
Budapest police officers have been instructed by the chief of police to wear mustaches as part of a new uniform guideline. The directive affects all mounted units and follows a period of standardizing appearance across the force.
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Budapest
Murder At The Opera Novel By Met Soprano Queen Mario
Queen Mario, Metropolitan Opera soprano and wife of conductor Wilfred Pelletier, reveals how a rehearsal mishap and dull train rides inspired her mystery Murder In The Opera House. She notes the fictional Consuelo blends traits of famed prima donnas and recalls writing beginnings between performances.
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John Selby
Bear Island
N. H
Metropolitan Opera
Mario
Metropolitan
Opera
Met
Wilfred Pelletier
Consuelo
Nedda
Miss Marlo
Miss Mario
San Francisco
James K. Tillotson
Clean Up Films Shouting Heard In Peepshow Days
Hollywood reports that calls for reform in motion pictures echo past protests against decency. From nickelodeon censorship in 1907 Chicago to New York state scrutiny, reformers opposed crime and sex on screen while defenders touted education and travel value. The National Board of Review formed in 1915 to preview and promote worthy films, reflecting a long cycle of media morality campaigns.
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Pennsylvania
New York
Nickelodeon
Chicago
Mickelodeon
McClellan
State Supreme Court
Jane Addams
San Francisco
Hull House
People’s Institute
National Board of Censorship of
National Board of Review
Hollywood
Main Street Widening Nears Finish with August 1 Opening
The Main street and Hartford highway widening project advances to the final stage, increasing pavement from 18 to 4 feet. R. M. Frown, state highway department resident engineer, announced completion within two days and traffic reopening by August 1. The six-tenths mile project spans Park Avenue to Woodland Drive, funded at 15090 with Way Construction Co. of Valdosta, Ga.
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Main Street
Hartford Highway
R. M. Frown
State Highway Department
Park Avenue
Woonland Drive
Woodland Drive
Way Construction Co
Valdosta
Ashford to Georgia line highway completes 12.3 mile surfacing
The sand and asphalt road from Ashford to the Georgia state line is finished and open to traffic. The 12.3 mile project provides a hard surfaced route from Dothan to the Georgia line.
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Ashford
Georgia State Line
Dothan
Georgia Line
Houston commissioners head to Alabama probate judges meeting
Five Houston county board of revenue members Probate Judge Harry K. Martin and Highway Superintendent McEachin travel to Huntsville for the Alabama Association of Probate Judges and County Commissioners annual meeting. Commissioner J B Williams remains at home. The group plans a Birmingham stop and visits Muscle Shoals and Wilson Dam as part of the convention program.
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Houston County Board of Revenue
Harry K. Martin
McEachin
Huntsville
Alabama Association of Probate Judges
County Commissioners
J. 3. Williams Ia
Birmingham
Muscle Shoals
Wilson Dam
City Council Levis One Cent Fuel Oil Tax
City council passed an ordinance levying a tax on fuel oil excluding gasoline and kerosene at one cent per gallon in the city and a half cent in the police jurisdiction. Another ordinance set a license for dry cleaning establishments with a sub-office. Requests from Auditor-Treasurer Vaughan for a tank car of gasoline and fire hose were referred to the purchasing committee with power to act. The session lasted 14 minutes with delays for late members.
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J. L. Vaughan
Pen Inventor Bennett Dies in Nairobi
Nairobi AP reports Henry A. Bennett, claimed inventor of the fountain pen and one of Kenya's early English settlers, has died in the city. He was among the first British colonists to establish himself in Kenya.
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Nairobi
Henry A. Bennett
Earliess
Kenya
Junk dealer Pepper charged with stealing load in Randolph
Brockton scene shows Patrolmen Cousins and Leary confronting Alex Pepper, a junk dealer, who received a warrant charging him with stealing a load of junk in Randolph. Pepper claimed intent to work, while officers moved to enforce the warrant. RICHWOOD ordinance bans cows at large at night, violators and fines lead to city-work on streets.
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Brockton
Mass
Alex Pepper
Cousins
Leary
Pepper
Randolph
Richwood
W. Va
Painter James Booth is hurt by falling scaffold on horse
James Booth, a painter, suffered scalp lacerations when a scaffold fell on him from a wooden horse while he worked on the Munhall high school building. The incident occurred during the lowering of the scaffold.
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Pittsburgh
James Booth
Munhall High School
Army Navy Balloons Enter In National Race At Birmingham
Army and Navy balloons compete in a national race starting July 28 from Legion Field Birmingham. Two Army craft and one Navy craft enter the event to earn a place in the James Croydon Bennett international balloon race starting September 23 in Warsaw. A win would secure the P. W. Litchfield trophy, awarded in 1928, with permanent possession after three victories.
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ARMY
NAVY
Birmingham
Ala
Legion Field
United States
James Croydon Bennett
Warsaw
Poland
P. W. Litchfield
Houston Completes Two Burr Cottages for Tuberculosis Care
Two movable Brer Cottages finished for the Houston county health department by Dr. F G Granger. The wheel mounted shelters can be moved to different patients across the county where about 47 tuberculosis cases are reported.
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Houston
Houston County Health Department
F. G. Granger
Selma Church Benefit Planned Friday Night
A social benefit at Selma church is set for Friday night at 8. The program will feature a beauty contest and a musical concert to raise funds for paying down the church building debt.
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Selma Church
Scrambled Eggs Incident Shuts Oklahoma Road
Okla City reports 28 800 eggs were scrambled when a Geary driver G C Verett collided with a car driven by J Owens. Everett said his truck carried 50 cases of eggs.
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Oklahoma City
G. C. Verett
Geary
J. 2
Owens Everett
Madison Faces Budget Strain as Mayor Halts Salary Cuts
In Madison officials weigh relief from salary reductions as Mayor James Ro Law announces the city can do nothing this year that would cost money. Fiscal strain stems from taxes unpaid totaling 159900 last year and 1800000 this year in uncollected revenue.
The Needle Fish Jaws Elongate Into Needle Points
The needle fish is described as a deep sea denizen whose jaws extend into slender, needle like points. This feature marks its distinctive predatory mouth structure and adaptation for catching prey.
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