Man claims four murders as card trick show unravels
Frank Travers alias Eddie Welch tells officers he is wanted for four killings in Los Angeles and Oregon while being checked by detectives after a dawn arrest. A magician’s convention fundraiser and a hotel party erupt in accusations of felonious assault among attendees as one woman seeks charges.
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Frank Travers
Ohn Gifford
Eddie Welch
Bureau of Investigation
Fedu
Lo Ian
Los Angeles
Miss Julian
Miss Anderson
Beall
Goodlette Dodson
Birmingham
Ala
Sdoutherner
Larry Ireland
Ecards
Ireland
Otto
Ken Sheeler
Washington
Jean Fole
Lorraine Heubert
Local Saloon Scuffle Ends With Assaut Charges
Police report a chaotic incident at a New York area venue involving Miss Marion Ander and Miss Sylvia Julian. A colonel allegedly struck Julian with a champagne bottle during a dispute, then reappeared and grabbed Ander as officers intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Julian
Staten
Back to Work Move Fought by CIO Rally
A Johnstown citizens committee adopted a resolution opposing compromise with the right to work and urged order. Representative Clare Hoffman addressed the rally calling true Americans to join hands and fight to triumph over disloyal threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Clare Hoffman
Monroe, Mich
Johntown
Patrolman fatally struck during traffic stop
A North Carolina highway weighing station near state highway 117 saw patrolman Moore shot and killed around 2:30 a.m. while stopping a car. Sheriff Paul Garrison led a search for a Black suspect who fled. Moore, a Raleigh patrol member for two years, died from two bullet wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Garrison
Charles D. Farmer
Raleigh
Here
Greenville
Moore
Mia
Roanoke Rapids
Davison Re elected Head of Magicians Club
John H. Davison secures seventh term as secretary and president of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. He appointed an executive committee and led tonight’s Mount show at the Paramount featuring Ed Miller J Lloyd Handy and other renowned magicians from across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawtucket
R. I
Floyd G. Thayer
Los Angeles
Calif
Paramount
Harry Stevens
Detroit
Mich
Chicago
Ed Miller
J. Lloyd Handy
Tommy Osborne
Baltimore
Preatdigitation de Luxe
Charles F. Finding
Ailk
Chucky Koontz
Frank Caton
Wallace Lee
Durham
South
Herman Weber
Evangelical pastor challenged amid real estate sale notice
Public notice of a trustees sale in Guilford County North Carolina names Carl P. Koonee and Irene L. Yarborough as owners, with Home Owners Loan Corporation holding the note. The sale at Greensboro courthouse noon July 19 1987 follows substitution of trustee T C Abernethy and MacRae as attorneys. A 5 percent cash deposit is required.
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Carl P. Koonce
Georgia E. Koonce
Alan
O'Neal
Register of Deeds
Guilford Q County
North Carolina
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Office of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
Court House
Greensboro
Bain
Wm. PF. Preeman
C. EB
Home Owhers’ Loan Corporation
Carl PP. Koonee
Irene L. Yarborough
N. Cc
International Magicians at 12th Annual Convention Picture
Delegates of the International Brotherhood of Magicians and their wives gather for the 12th annual convention. John H. Davison is named to head the association again as president, shown in the center of the photograph with others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Nicholson
International Brotherhood of Magicians
Mr. Nicholson
John H. Davison
Gates
John H
John) Davison
Association
Pic
Church Elections in June Spark Clergy Repression Claims
A pastor denounces June 27 church elections as a tool of suppression by authorities. He cites arrest, expulsion, and pulpit bans among pastors, and says the Prussian Council of Brethren offices were sealed, paralyzing church work. He brands the elections as unfree and rejects political framing.
Stolen Ford Found Stripped in Randleman
Police learned a 1936 Ford V-8 stolen from Asheboro last night was found stripped of tires and parts in Randleman. No suspect identified. Asheboro officers seek a 1936 Plymouth stolen in Asheboro with no accurate description provided to local police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Randleman
Religious Drama The Unlighted Cross Set for Sunday Night
The First Methodist Protestant church will present the religious drama The Unlighted Cross Sunday at 8 o clock. Directed by Rev. J Clay Madison the pastor the event showcases the churchs young people in a community program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Protestant Church
J. Clay Madison
Four Railroads Allowed to Set Auto Freight Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized four railroads to ship automobiles and chassis from Linden New Jersey to High Point and Thomasville North Carolina without observing long and short haul rules. Rates set are 1.27 per 100 pounds to High Point and 1.29 to Thomasville matching the Potomac Yard route. The decision lets the High Point Thomasville and Denton railroad meet existing rates without the haul clause.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Linden
N. J
Thomasville
High Point
N. C
Igh Point
Potomac Yard
Virginia
Denton
Interstate Commerce
Farm Tenancy Bill Explained
The article outlines a senate backed farm tenancy bill authorising the Agriculture Secretary to buy and resell farms to tenants at a 3 percent loan rate. Tenants would face resale restrictions until loan repayment, must keep farms in repair, and follow soil conservation rules. Local county committees select loan applicants, with committee approval required. Eligible applicants include sharecroppers and farming workers, favoring married applicants with dependents and down payments. aliens are ineligible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Hidyoetao
Roosevelt backs navy yards for battleship bids
The article notes Roosevelt cites navy yard bids as cheaper than private builders. It mentions a plan to build at least one battleship in a navy yard this year with another possible option. Also covered are labor actions with Philip Murray demanding that four steel company heads be summoned, and Mary Norton’s rise to chair the House labor committee succeeding the late Connery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Murray
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Chicago
Tom Girdler
Republic Steel Corporation
Republic
Béthl¢éhem
Youngstown Company
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Navy Yards
Navy Yard
Mary Norton
D-Nj
House Labor Committee
William P. Connery, Jr
Frances Perkins
Railroads Seek To Boost Freight Rates In North Carolina
Railroads operating in North Carolina filed a petition with the utilities commission seeking authority to raise intrastate freight rates on over 200 commodities by about 100 percent. H Noah, acting director of railroad transportation, said a hearing would likely be scheduled later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
The
Utilities Commission Today
H. Noah
Railroad Transportation
Stolen Auto Wheel Case Leaves Police With Questions
Police investigated a wheel theft near the Tomlinson Chair Company but could not prove the two suspects were the same man. One Negro removed the wheel from a car, another man picked up the discarded wheel nearby and wore no glasses. Neighbors doubted they were the same person, and the latter was not charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomlinson Chair Company
Chicago Produce Prices and Grades for Butter and Eggs
Chicago market notes show butter at 17,421 unsettled with creamery extras graded 93 and 92, plus various firsts and extras. Eggs tally 20,056 with firm extra firsts local at 10 14, fresh graded firsts local at 18 15, and storage packed firsts and extras around 20 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mrs Marjorie Hard Sues For Divorce In Greensboro
Mrs Marjorie Hard filed suit for divorce from Alfred W Hard a High Point businessman. She seeks $500 monthly support custody of two children and attorney fees and asks that he be restrained from annoying her before trial. The couple wed July 27 192.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Marjorie Hard
Alfred W. Hard
High Point
St. Aul
Labor Federation To Name Successor To Lawrence Sunday
Salisbury news: C A Fink, president, announced the State Federation of Labor directors will meet Sunday to appoint four directors and prepare for the July 26 convention. They will replace Roy R. Lawrence and J H Fullerton, B L Sandefer, and F L Latta who recently joined the CIO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
C. A. Fink
State Federation of Labor
Fink
Roy R. Lawrence
J. H. Fullerton
B. L. Sandefer
F. L. Latta
Durham
CIO
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the Wizard
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Ted Heuber
Pittsburgh
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Lancaster
Keni Punchett
Rochester
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Karland
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Ace Willard
the Paramount
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New Yorker
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Ky Smith
Ture
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Enterprise
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Charles Laughton
Newton
Monroe
Daniel A. Knagas
Michigan National Guards
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Big C. S. O
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East Commerce
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