Mothers Slain After Hitchhiker Encounter on Route 115
Mary Roberts, 45, and her husband Jonah were shot after they picked up two youths posing as college students near Edwardsville. The attackers robbed the couple and fled into Pocono woods as police launched roadblocks and a near hundred‑strong search. Roberts died later at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital after surgery. her husband survived severe injuries and shock.
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Mary Roberts
Edwardsville
Route 115
Here
Jonah
Roberts
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Pocono Mountain
Scranton
Wilkes- Barre
Lucky Bid for Her Discoveries Hidden Money
BERKELEY June 12 ITP Mrs Tari Tanabe 26 bid 1.50 for a box of kitchen ware at auction. A teapot contained folded money totaling five dollars. She notified police and may keep the money if unclaimed after a year.
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Berkeley
Tari Tanabe
Two Robbers Hold Up L A Transit Line Office
Two methodical gunmen held up a Los Angeles transit line car barn office early today, bound four employees and slugged a fifth, escaping with about $5000. They ransacked two cash rooms, tied two drivers, tore telephones from walls, and knocked Dispatcher Cahill unconscious before fleeing in a victim’s car.
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L.A. Transit Line
Los Angeles
Arthur M. Cahill
Georgia Street
Wage Board Considers 2 Percent Wage Ceiling Hike
The Wage Stabilization Board discussed raising wage ceilings by two percent or about four cents an hour to offset rising productivity. The plan would apply to all workers under WSB regulation and would allow requests for higher pay, including actors and musicians whose output is hard to measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
California Ice Firms Indicted for Conspiracy to Monopolize
A federal grand jury indicted nine California ice companies for conspiring to fix prices and restrict competition across the state. The firms controlled over 80 percent of ice used in California with 7 million dollars in interstate commerce and 1.6 million tons moved in a year. Seven individuals across Los Angeles, San Diego, San Bernardino, and San Francisco face charges for participating in the scheme and for interlocking directorships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wos Angeles
California
William CG. Dixon
United States Attorney General
Anti-Trust
Department of Justice
Dixon
Jee Exchange Inc
Los Angeles
Jee Coy
Union Tee Ytional Ice and Cold Storage Bet
City
Les Delly Co
Union Merchants
Jee Deliver Co
Fresno
Particula
Easton
J.B. Dunbar
San Diego
Joseph T. Gabriel
San Bernardino
R. J. Bailey
HG Hincke
F. O. Conke
J Coupe
San Francisco
Arson Hinted In Crop Blaze Near Pico
A wind fanned a fire that destroyed 200 acres of crops a horse corral and two small farm buildings near Pico today. Sheriff arson experts investigated to determine if the blaze was accidental or deliberate.
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Pico
Ays
Farnum Jr to Wed after Obtaining License
William Farnum Jr. 33 and Margaret Uscola 25 obtained a marriage license in Los Angeles. They plan to wed June 28 at Wilshire Methodist Church, where they met three years ago. Uscola is secretary to the Helms Athletic Foundation manager. Farnum’s father is actor William Farnum.
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Los Angeles
William Farnum Jr
Margaret Ascola
Hall of Records
Iat
Wilshire Methodist Church
Uscola
Helms Athletic Foundation
Farnum Jr
Marjorie Manning
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Hunt
Mrs. Roberts
U.S
Ted Brown
Credit Jewelers
American Ave
5Th Street
FBI
Dair’s
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