Murder of Ex Wave Frances Brown Shocks Chicago
Chicago detectives hunt for a maniac killer who murdered Frances Brown, 33, a former WAVES stenographer. The body was found in a Lakeview apartment with a double gunshot and fatal knife injuries, lipstick message on wall, room ransacked, fire escape entry, autopsy shows a bullet wound. roommate away.
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Chicago
Frances Brown
Frank Reynolds
Miss Brown
Pine Crest Hotel
North Side
Lakeview District
Reynolds
Tax Listers Prepare for 1945 Work Throughout County
Tax listers for 1945 will begin work in January at selected county locations. Six officers will lead the High Point listing: H A Wood W G Ralston J H Oglesby C B Bryant C S Murphy and Evelyn Hassell. Supervisors named for Sumner Friendship Jamestown and One River report to county tax supervisor Troy R Short.
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High Point
H. A. Wood
W. G. Ralston
J. H. Oglesby
C. B. Bryant
C. S. Murphy
Evelyn Hassell
Paul B. Groome
Sumner
William S. Driver
Friendship
C. C. Moran
Jamestown
Dale W. Marshall
One River
Troy R. Short
Spelling Bee Slated For Kill Devil Hill
Navy fighter pilots about two hundred plan a spelling bee at Kill Devil Hill on Monday December 17 to precede Wright memorial ceremonies. The event centers on spelling the word Wright in mile long sky letters over the memorial while Miles Clark leads planning for the annual aviation observance with Orville Wright’s wreath ceremony and Elizabeth City tribute.
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Kill Devil Hill
Navy
Wright Memorial
James Doolittle
P. .N. L. Ballinger
Wright
Miles Clark
Kill Devil Hill Memorial
Brotherhood Meet of Emmanuel Southern Brotherhood
The Emmanuel Southern Brotherhood will meet Wednesday at 6 30. The meeting moves up one week due to Christmas holidays. Supper will be served by the auxiliary.
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Emmanuel Suthern Brotherhood
New Rockefeller Plaza Tree Lights Up With Invisible Rays
A 55 foot Norway spruce stands in Rockefeller Plaza New York to be decorated with 700 fluores cent painted 10 inch balls. At night three mercury light beams will turn the globes into glowing spheres in white green yellow orange and blue. The piece notes composer Jean Philippe Rameau gained prominence after his 40th year.
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New York
Rockefeller Plaza
Sokatch Delights at Wm. Penn High Piano Recital
Richard Sokatch gave a highly praised piano recital at Wm. Penn High School last night. He played brilliantly with a standout original march inspired by Ylavia and a varied program including Debussy Liszt Gershwin and Beethoven compositions. A reception in the school library followed the performance.
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Wm. Penn High School
Richard Sokatch
Sokatch
Ylavia
Beethoven
Shubert
Debusy
Gershwin
Tansman
Liszt
Crusaders Club to Meet at Goins Home
The Crusaders club of the First Baptist church will meet with Mrs. Lillian Goins at the home of her parents 1304 Leonard street in the evening at 8 pm.
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Crusaders
Crusaders Club
The
First Baptist Church
Lillian Goins
Leonard Street
Christmas Program Rehearsal at Mt Vernon Baptist Church
Co B McRae urges all participants to meet for rehearsal today at 5 pm at the Mt Vernon Baptist Church. Mrs Maggie McCollum of Deep River dies Friday at Guilford County sanatorium. survivors include husband Pvt Shirley T McCollum son Robert and siblings Lula Wilems Alice Williams Julie Williams. Funeral Wednesday at 2 30 pm Florence AME Church.
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B. McRae
Mt. Vernon
Maggie McCollum
Deep River
Guilford County
Pvt
Shirley T. McCollum
Robert McCollum
Lula Wilems
Alice Williams
Clinton
N. C
Ulie Williams
Florence Ame
Hairlips Funeral Home
Brotherhood Meeting at St. Mark Church House
Brotherhood No. 1 of St. Mark church will meet Tuesday night at Tom Bynum's Day street home. President M. B. Byrd urges all members to attend. Mrs. Rosa Lee Kirby is reported in High Point memorial hospital. Pfc. Boston McKnight visited his sister Mrs. Lola Freman and Mrs. Mary Mingo. He was discharged and is now in Brooklyn. Luther Mingo Jr. has gone to Brooklyn.
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Brotherhod Meeting Brotherhood No. 1
St. Mark Church
Tom Bynum
Day Street
M. B. Byrd
Rosa Lee Kirby
High Point Memorial Hospital
Pfc
Boston
McKnight
Lola Freman
Mary Mingo
Brooklyn
Luther Mingo, Jr
Luther Mingo
Joint Meeting At First Baptist Church Wednesday
The junior women's club and the W I C circle of the First Baptist church meet at the church Wednesday at 8 pm. Members urged to attend. The regular W S C S monthly meeting at St Mark Methodist Place also convenes this evening at 8 o clock with members urged to be present.
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Junior Women's Club
First Baptist Church
St. Mark Methodist PLC
Bus Fire In Philadelphia Forces 20 Passengers Out
On December 11 in Philadelphia a bus fire caused 20 riders to evacuate after driver Elwood Kramer halted the bus and directed passengers to another vehicle. Six fire companies quickly extinguished the blaze as Kramer explained the danger to frightened riders. The piece also mentions Handel's father seeking a legal career for his son.
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Philadelphia
Elwood Kramer
Enswers
Kromer
Army Navy merger opposition and independent air force plan
Leaders of the house military and naval committees oppose unification arguing for an independent air force. May and Vinson present bills to create the Air Forces as a cabinet department with its own academy and a joint chiefs of staff while the Navy would keep its air arm separate.
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Washington
House
Military and Naval Committees
Army
Navy
Air Force
Andrew J. May
D-Ky
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
May-Vinson
May
Vinson
Air Forces
West Point
Annapolis
Army Air Corps
Army Air Forces
Department of the Air Forces
Joint Chiefs of Staff
McNarney Outsmarts Banquet Host With Simple Reply
Gen Joseph T. McNarney, commander of U. S. forces in Berlin, reveals a dodge to handle lavish Soviet banquets. When asked to try more food, he says he will take some if the host will. He developed the tactic after dining with Marshal Zhukov at a luncheon after Allied Control Council talks.
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Berlin
Joseph T. McNarney
U. S
McNarney
Georgi Zhukov
Allied Control Council
Marshal Zhukov
Maryland Race Group Delivers Hearings On Stimulation Charges
The Maryland racing commission held hearings for trainers E A Christmas and R F Curran over stimulants found in saliva from Branns New Challenge and Weathercock. Clay Sutphin’s hearing was postponed for further defense witnesses. A horsemen group condemned the commission as overly zealous, proposing changes to evidence rules to limit conclusive drug proof.
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Baltimore
Maryland Racing Commission
Maryland
E. A. Christmas
W. L. Brann
R. F. Curran
E. D. Talbert
Branns
Pimlico
Weathercock
Talbert
Clay Sutphin
Annapolis
S. W. Labrot, Jr
Maryland Horsemen's Protective Association
Association
Coun
Sel L
Harold Sothorn
Commission
James Munch
University of Maryland
Temple University
Shako
WY. S. McClintock
Dream
C. O. Ferguson
F. W. Page
Institute of Atomic Research founded at Iowa State College
Dr. Charles E. Finley announced the Iowa Atomic Institute of Research is established at Iowa State College. The project has State Board of Education approval and detailed plans are under way.
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Ames, Iowa
INS
An _ Institute of Atomic Research
Iowa State College
Charles E. Finley
State Board of Education
Jolly Fellow and Dining Exchange Described in Testimony
McNarney recounts a guest who shared a long line of dishes with hearty praise. The witness notes the method of prompting more sampling by reciprocal, cautious eating, observing that the other person skipped some dishes while he persisted.
Eclipse of Moon Seen Across United States December 18
The United States will witness a total lunar eclipse the night of December 18 the first since 1942. If skies clear the moon will appear a ruddy red as sunlight refracted through Earth’s atmosphere reaches the lunar surface. The eclipse begins at 7 30 p m and ends about 11 03 p m Eastern Standard Time with a total duration near one hour and twenty minutes.
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Washington
United States
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