Courtroom drama as Roy Secrest case nears verdict
The trial court heard closing arguments from H. P. Lauf for the state and James T. Blair Jr for Roy Secrest. Prosecution described a struggle in a lane leading to the Weith home and urged the jury to find Secrest guilty. defense appealed for justice amid a somber, packed courtroom.
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H. P. Lauf
Roy Secrest
Jams T. Blair, Jr
Laul
Blairs
Centertown
St. Mary’s Hospital
Jefferson City
Elyda Anderson
Elizabeth
Nell
Herrick
Yarur
Nike Sevier
Secrest
Miss Anderson
Weith
Miss Anferman
Secrest defense ridiculed as trial stresses motive in fatal crash
Prosecutors outline Roy Secrest's alleged threats and braggadocio in Elyda Anderson case. Witnesses describe the highway incident and alleged admission that she "ought to have hell beat out of her." The state questions why he delayed medical help and claims centrifugal force caused Elyda's fall from the Ford.
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Secrest
Roy Secrest
Miss Anderson
Curt Quimby
Desth
Elyda
Roy
Cooper County
Windsor
Westhues
John Windsor
Reduction in Base Prices Passed to Retail Trade
New York based J C Penney Company reports broad price cuts across its 1450 stores. Earl Sams says declines in staple goods and silk items push down costs, with silk pieces, hosiery and work clothes among the notable reductions. Lower prices reflect a general trend noted by readers and industry magazines.
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New York
J. C. Fenney Company
Earl
Sams
J. ¢. Penney Company
Mr. Sams
Bennett Shocks Springfield As Teacher Cleared
Springfield State Teachers College regents freed Miss Olive Warren of Newburg from charges she smoked and drank while teaching, cancelling the trial after Joe Vitzgun withdrew his complaint. The Bennett slander case against Evangelist Paul Bennett in Phelps County continues, with defense arguing for acquittal amid questions on Warren.
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Springfield
Springfield State
Teachers College Today
Olive Warren
Newburg
Joe Vitzgun
Newburg Carpenter
Miss Warren
Paul Bennett
Inyan
Bennett
Phelps County
Warren
College Regenta
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Roger “Almond
Wichita
Kan
Physical Culture
Prof
Peter James
Missouri Hotel
Fibre
Wawe and Coum
Indies
Patr
Blue
Chambray
Rayon Voile
Aegee
Seays
Montgomery Ward & Co
East Capitol Ave
Jefferson City, Mo
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