Mrs Dickins Guilty in Death of Invalid Mother
In Greenville Mississippi on June 29 Mrs John Dickins a 43 year old socialite was found guilty by a Washington jury of hacking her aged invalid mother to death with hedge shears last November 17. The jury convicted as charged but disagreed on punishment leaving life imprisonment mandatory under state law. Wilson Webb the foreman stated the verdict reflected the evidence and the defendant sat at the counsel table with her cotton broker husband nearby.
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Enville
Miss
John. Dickins
Yaryigsissippi
Washington
Firder
Idelia “Ne ‘Thompson
Hen’ Foreman
Wilson Webb
Dickins
Counse
Los Angeles Police Chief Resigns Amid Investigation
Los Angeles chief of police B. Horrall retires amid probes into brutality and payoffs protecting vice. Mayor Fletcher Bowron notes the retirement not his idea and laments the city’s need for a good chief. Horrall, 53, had health issues and received a pension of 3574 a month. His former salary was 12 480 a year.
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Los Angeles
B. Horrall
Fletcher Bowron
Horrall
Police Commission
Bald Horrall
Dark Angel Mine Plot Drives Suspense Romance
Mike McTaig, a mining engineer, works for Cory Parnell to uncover why the Dark Angel ore is low grade. He suspects Uncle Jake Whitnaker, Archie Trask, and Riggs of tampering while Cory hesitates to trust. a plan to trace high grade ore and an unseen mine entrance unfolds as they chase the truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike McTaig
Cory Parnell
Dark Angel
Mike
Jake Whitnaker
Archie Trask
Cory
Jake
Archie
Riggs
Milo
Mac
Royal Commission Slams British Press for Partisanship
London reports a royal commission censures the British press for partisanship distortions and failure to provide a clear world view. It urges a general council of the press to foster integrity and responsibility, while noting the press is not monopoly tied and is largely free from corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
General Council
Th Press
Royal Commission On the Press
Publc
Mutual Newsreel and Music Hour Listings
A dense program of radio segments and music over a Friday schedule including Newsreel Morning Devotional Dance Music and various music and talk showcases featuring Gabriel Heatter Kate Smith and other performers with time slots from early morning to sign off at 11:00 pm
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Mutual
Prescott
Curley Bradley
Salon Serenade
Gabriel Heater
Fulton Lewis
Air Force Hour
Emile Cote
Bill Henry
M Mutual
Nevada Co
Cecil Brown
Kate Smith
Lanny Reess
Gabriel Heatter
John Daniel
Langworth
Nevada County News
Queen
Bob Poole
Sardi
Carle
Ted Drake
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Plantation
Blue Barron
Hope Legion
Nightly Radio Schedule Highlights June 30
Thursday radio lineup includes NBCs Nelson Eddy concert at 8:40 PM with Dorothy Lamour and Barrymores on Screen Guild. CBS offers Club Crosby crime program and Blue Barrow Band. ABC presents Treasure Land Theater USA and Nan the Movie plus quiz shows. MBS air force program and Kay Kyser show also featured.
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Onisht
New York
Toples Knight
NBC
Nelson Eddy
Dorothy Lamour
Ethel
Lionel Barrymore
Screen Guild
CBS
Club Crosby
Blue Barrow Band
ABC
Treasure Land
Theater USA
Nan the
Mavie
MBS
Air Force
Hunt
Mort Your Mateh
Mathias Retains National Decathlon Title
Tulare California June 30 Robert Bruce Mathias retains national AAU decathlon title for the second straight year with a 7 556 point tally. He leads 18 rivals from across the union and eclipses prior marks, continuing his status as the nation's top decathlete post Olympic triumph in London. The field includes Irving Mondschein Bill Albans Roger Terwilliger Floyd Simmons and others.
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Tulare
Calif
Robert “Bruce Mathias
A.A.U
London
Lelio
Boston
Robert E. Lee
Chula Vista
Tony Pershca
Marquette Univ
Colorado
Glenn Morris
Bob
Bob Mathias
Irving Mondschein
New York
Bill Albans
North Carolina Univ
Roger Terwilliger
Illinois A.C
Floyd Simmons
Charlotte
N.C
Ken Beck
San Diego
Arthur Kurtz
Culvery Ind
Dean Pryor Fredonia Kans
Mitchell FF
Esino Calif
Barry Reed
Holy Cross
Bill Mitchell
Eutnesttown University
Dale Keyser
Stockton
Bill. Fleming
South Bend
Ind
Winton
Pasadena
Harley Tinkham
Los Angeles
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Army K Pants
NYLON
Ante
Mnte
Hand
James Thompsson
Wood Thompson
Shields Hood
Thompson
Mrs. Thompson
Mrs. Dickins
Dickens
Hugh Foote
Colonial Beach
Norman F. Brewington
Potomac River
Washington Times-Herald
Washington, D. C
Eve
Times Herald
Benington
Arlington
Brewington
Tald
NEA Service
Ing
Cornish
the Trading Post
Hollywood
Kay Kyser
Mathias
Ney
Winfield
Hurry Supply Limited
John P. Cox Drug CO
Atea
Windsor Club
Morris
Vienna
Kroger
Ofes
Kroger Beverages
Root Beer &Others
Armour Star
Troy
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