Seal Beach Death Mystery Ends With Wife in Jail
A Seal Beach housewife Frances Thorpe 21 is jailed as officers investigate if her husband Herman T thorpe 52 was murdered or killed himself. The body lay on the living room floor with a revolver and four discharged cartridges nearby. Neighbors say a drinking spree and a jealous argument followed a visitor's arrival. Thorpe contested the events, claiming self defense after her husband fired at her and she passed out. The case remains under investigation with the sheriff's crime lab examining evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances C. Thorpe
Herman T. Thorpe
Thorpe
Sixth St
Seal Beach
Herman T. Trorpe
Sixth St. Seal Beach
Vhs Aye
Mofest
Santa Ana
Frances €. Thorpe
James Maresuk
Bill Dowdy
al McNutt
Ocean Ave
Sheriff's Crime Laboratory
Weather Outlook With Cloudiness And Fog Near Coast
Increasing high cloudiness today and tonight with variable high clouds Saturday. Mostly sunny days ahead with local early morning fog near the coast. Light temperature change. High today near 65 degrees.
TV Fans Here to See Part of USC Irish Tilt
TV viewers in the area will see part of the USC Notre Dame game from South Bend. KNBH Channel 4 will televise the game start at 12 45 p m after the Army Navy game ends. About 90 minutes of USC will be shown. Radio stations KGFJ KNX will provide live coverage with announcers Joe Boland and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Usc-Irish
USC
Army Navy
KGFJ
South Bend
Joe Boland
KNX
Douglas Aircraft raises pay for 17000 Long Beach workers
Long Beach division of Douglas Aircraft Co grants voluntary hourly rise of 51 cents to about 17 000 employees. Raises retroactive to Aug 25 pending Wage Stabilization Board approval. Union Local president says 14 000 in bargaining unit plus 13 000 others receive the boost. minimum wage at plant rises to 1.35 dollars per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Aircraft Co
Long Beach
James L. Mayer
Oval Pierce
Uaw-Cio
Long Beach Blvd
Piercé
Waco Stabilization Board
el Segundo
Santa Monica
Mayer
Pierce
Winnie Judd Escapes Again From Phoenix Hospital
Winnie Ruth Judd, the so called trunk murderess, fled from the state hospital for the insane in Phoenix after sawing a window screen. Authorities believe she had help and launched a large search on the asylum grounds amid questions about how she evaded security. Judd had been confined since 1933 after dismembering two girlfriends in 1931 and shipping the bodies to Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
State Hospital
Winnie
Los Angeles
M. W. Conway
Sheriff
Frank Mitchell
Mitchell
Conway
Eisenhower vows to end discrimination and stop filibustering
Walter White of the NAACP said President elect Eisenhower pledged to abolish discrimination and segregation and to push Senate rules reform. White reported Ike would inform the Senate that filibustering should be halted and that no second class citizenship would be allowed. He noted Eisenhower would use executive power to advance civil rights and include Negro leaders in building his administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Walter White
National Association For the Advancement For Colored People
Eisenhower
Congress
White
Senate
Russia
Teener’s Jalopy Destroyed After Recurrent Breakdowns
Oakland reports teenager Edward Sander enraged by a stubborn car last Thursday. He used a .22 rifle to shoot tires and windows, hammered the radiator and spark plugs, then set the wreck on fire to end the breakdowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Edward Sander
Sanders
Thanksgiving Death Toll Reaches 125 In Holidays Travel
An unofficial Thanksgiving survey records 125 deaths from traffic and other mishaps from 6 p m Wednesday to last midnight. The toll, lower than some years due to weather, lists state by state fatalities with Texas totaling 92 and Ohio 23 overall across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eif
National Safety Council
Juhe
Texas
California
Kentucky
Tinois
Indiana
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Solorads
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Missouri
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
U S Ban on Canada Cattle Ends March 1
The Agriculture Department announced a ban on imports of Canadian cattle and other livestock products will end March 1, following an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Canada. The order was issued February 26 and applies to livestock and related products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agricuure Department
Where to Find It Beach Combing Pace 6-1 Boyle-Page A-9
A brief directory-like listing shows navigation to sections across the publication. It notes pages for Beach Combing Pace 6-1 Boyle-Page A-9 and additional features including Comics Crossword and various editorial and section pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pace
Boyle
Southland
Spach
India Peace Plan Vote Postponed
UNITED NATIONS New York a United Nations vote on India's compromise Korean peace plan was postponed until at least Monday as V K Krishna Menon delayed final remarks awaiting instructions from New Delhi. Peiping radio called the Soviet proposal the only reasonable way to peace and India likely to win by about 50 to 5 unless changes are made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N. Y
India
V. K. Krishna Menon
Indiana
Jawaharlal Nehru
General Assembly
Feiping
Peiping
Menon
New Delhi
Local area men injured in Palmdale crash
Montrose report states a car skidded off Angeles Forest Highway and plunged 200 feet down a cliff injuring two men. Robert Haynes of Downey, 29, and Charles May of Bellflower, 28, were hospitalized in Glendale. May suspected of skull fracture. Haynes unharmed. Both North American Aviation employees at Palmdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montrose
Angeles Forest Highway
Robert Haynes
Downey
Charles May
Bellflower
Glendale
Haynes
Here
Palmdale
North American Aviation
Medics Patch Half Dollar Hole in Heart at Riley Hospital
Indiana University Medical Center reports patching a half dollar sized hole in 13 year old Richard Duffy’s heart at Riley Hospital for Children. Surgeons used pericardium to seal the defect in a new procedure developed with James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association and Office of Naval Research. The boy has recovered sufficiently to return home this week. surgeons’ names were not released.
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Indianapolis
Indiana University Medical Center
Richard Duffy
Linton
Ind
Riley Hospital
Duffy
James Whitcomb i Riley Memorial
U S Catches Up With Gang Leader
New York report says Thomas Brown known as Thres-Finges Luchese, successor to Cos tel lo as gang boss, has been served with naturalization proceedings. FBI hunts the wealthy garment maker described as racketeer and ally of politicians. attorney George Frolich confirms service in Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas
Thres-Finges Brown
Luchese
Frank Costello
FBI
George Frolich
U. S. Attorney's Office
Brooklyn
Military Craft Falls in Flames
A C-54 crashed near McChord Air Force Base in foggy conditions, killing 36 people including five women and eight children. Three survived, two service members and a young boy. one serviceman is not expected to live. The flight originated from Fairbanks and Anchorage, marking the fifth Air Force crash linked to Alaska in three weeks and the second MATS transport loss within a week.
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Tacoma
Wash
McChord Air Force Base
Jack Stovall
Military Air Transport Service
McChord
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Alaska
Air Force
MATS
Mt. McKinley
Kodiak
Billings
Mont
Septuplets in Chile Hoax Stuns Capital Newsroom
In Santiago the claim of septuplets born to Carmen Molina proved a vulgar hoax. Police official Luis Salamanca announced the fraud after headlines and a staged birth attracted great excitement. The hoax aimed to gain publicity for a spring festival and queen candidates.
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Santiago
Chile
Luis Salamanes
Heart of
Officis
el Mercuria
Wornayi Salamanca
Carmen Molina
Amanca
Salamanca
Asphyxiation Suspected In Auto Deaths In Columbus
In Columbus Indiana three men were found dead in a parked car and a fourth died later in hospital with a fifth in critical condition. Authorities believe the victims were asphyxiated. The deceased were Omer Carter Jay McConnel and Woodrow Logston believed from Freetown Jackson County. Billy Edward Waite 19 freetown died at Bartholomew Cain Hospital and Paul E Logston 19 freetown was in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
Omer Carter
Jay McConnel
Woodrow Logston
Free Town
Jackson County
Billy Edward Waite
O Town
Bartholomew Cain
Paul E. Logston
Heroic American gunner earns DSC for Koreanfighting stand
Pic. James V. Cline of Rea, Pennsylvania, machine gunner in Co. M, 179th Regiment, U S 48th Infantry Division, kept firing despite two wounded legs and a near useless right arm. He used a pistol and grenades after ammunition ran out, destroying a howitzer crew and repelling multiple enemy waves near Kakhyen on June 15. He personally accounted for over 100 enemy killed and received immediate evacuation after a facial grenade wound.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
James VY. Cline
Rea
Co. M
179Th Regiment
U. S. 48Th Infantry Division
Cline
U. N
Train Hits Man and Kills Woman in Concord Crowd
Walter Wilson Nance, 43, was struck on Southern Railway double tracks after a mill shift change. His body flew into a crowd, killing Estelle Boone, 38, and injuring Charles Ellington, Ann Tucker, Minnie Love, and Nance. All expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N. C
Walter Wilson Nance
Marshvile
Estelle Boone
Norwood
Charles E. Ellington
Ann Tucker
Mt. Pleasant
Minnie Love
Harrisburg
Nance
Southern Railway
Boone
Age No Stopper Man Heads Greenfield Business Boldly
Sylvester Melvin, who will be 101 on Saturday, is among the nation's oldest active businessmen. He serves as secretary of Green County Mutual Fire Insurance Co. and works with his grandsons in registering cattle. A devout church member, he and his wife marked their land wedding anniversary last Oct 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield
Sylvester Melvin
Melvin
Green County Mutual Fire Insurance Co
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